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 Show your strength by Frank Stewart

Show your strength

How do you think you correctly show your strength in these five examples?
See how you fare.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 K Q J 8 4
 Q 10 8 3
 K 9
 A J
 
Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass2NTPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: If your values were minimum and you were content to stop at game, you would bid four spades. As it is, you have extra strength, and slam is possible. Bid three spades, inviting him to cue-bid and leaving room for slam investigation.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
 K 10 9 8 2
 9 8
 A 5
 J 9 5 2
 
Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1DoublePass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: Your hand has the potential for game. Your fifth spade will be a winner, your side card is an ace, and you can surely ruff some club losers in dummy. Jump to three spades to invite game. You would bid two spades to compete if your ace of diamonds were the queen.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
 9 7 4
 A 9 7 3
 J 9 8 6
 A 7
 
Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: This hand, with two aces and four-card diamond support, is too strong for a mere two-diamond preference. Jump to three diamonds, which most pairs treat as invitational to game. Partner will go on with extra values. A hand such as A 3 2, 2, A Q 10 4 3, K Q 4 3 will offer a fine play for game.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
 A K
 A K 7 6
 A 6 3 2
 Q J 4
 
Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---3
?


 Your choice:
A: 3NT: Drat those preempts anyway! If you double for takeout, all will be well if your partner responds four hearts, but if he bids a minor suit, you may miss your best game. Bid 3NT. If partner has nothing, you won't make it, but you must assume he has a few values so as not to be stolen blind by the opponent's preempt.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 J 8 5 3
 A K 6
 J 6
 Q 10 7 2
 
Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--12*
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: Make a negative double to show values plus four cards in spades. An option (especially if you don't play negative doubles!) is a bid of 2NT, promising about 11 points, balanced. Since you have weak spades and two heart stoppers, it's unclear that you would want to play at spades even if partner has four.
2: weak

Your result so far:
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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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