Bridge C

Question 1

What is a balance hand?

Answer 1

No more than one doubleton (can have a 5 card major included)

Question 2

What do you bid with balanced hand and 12-14 points?

Answer 2

Open one of a suit, planning to bid NT at the cheapest level

Question 3

What do you bid with a balanced hand and 15-17 points?

Answer 3

Open 1NT

Question 4

What do you bid with a balanced hand and 18-19 points?

Answer 4

Open one of a suit, planning to rebid notrump jumping a level

Question 5

What do you bid with balanced hand and 20-21 points?

Answer 5

Open 2 NT

Question 6

What do you bid with a balanced hand and 22-24 points?

Answer 6

Open 2C, planning to bid 2NT

Question 7

What do you bid with a balanced hand and 25-27 points?

Answer 7

Bid 2C, planning to rebid 3NT

Question 8

What is the guideline of 20?

Answer 8

In first or second position add HCPs to the number of cards in the two longest suits; if the total is 20 or more open, otherwise pass.

Question 9

How many points are required for game?

Answer 9

25, especially for NT

Question 10

If you are responding to 1NT and you have a balanced hand and you have 0-7 points, what should you bid?

Answer 10

Pass, signing off in part score

Question 11

Is the length bonus (adding 1 pt for 5 card suit) used in NT bidding?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

If you are responding to 1NT and you have a balanced hand and 8-9 points, what should you bid?

Answer 12

2NT - inviting game. Opener will pass with 16 or fewer points or bid 3NT with 17 pts

Question 13

If you are responding to 1NT and you have a balanced hand and 10 - 15 pts, what should you bid?

Answer 13

raise to 3NT - signing off in game

Question 14

When you say you open 1NT with 14+-17pts, what does the + mean?

Answer 14

you add a point for 5 card suits or a lot of 10s or 9s

Question 15

What is the strategy behind NT bidding?

Answer 15

It is a power bid (consider points only) do not be concerned the refinements of having specific cards because it only helps the defenders

Question 16

If you are responding to 1NT and you have a balanced hand and have 16-17 pts. what should you do?

Answer 16

Bid 4NT inviting small slam. Opener will pass with 16 or fewer pts or bid 6Nt with 17 pts. If opener has 17 pts and a 5 card suit, he will jump to 6 of that suit and give responder the option of leaving the bid in that suit or bidding 6NT.

Question 17

If you are responding to 1NT and you have a balanced hand and 18 - 19 pts, what should you do?

Answer 17

Bid 6 NT - sign off in small slam

Question 18

If you are responding to 1NT and you have a balanced hand and have 20 -21 pts, what should you do?

Answer 18

Bid 5NT inviting a grand slam - if opener has 16 or fewer points he will bid 6NT or with 17pts will bid 7NT

Question 19

How does playing an eight card or longer suit compare with playing in NT?

Answer 19

Eight card or more major suit will usually provide at least one more trick than NT, and often two or more tricks.

Question 20

With an 8 card minor suit fit, is it best to play in the suit or NT?

Answer 20

At game level it is best to play 3NT rather than 5C or 5D. In partscore or slam contracts it is usually best to choose the safety of the minor suit.

Question 21

What is the Stayman convention and when is it used?

Answer 21

Stayman is used to respond to a 1NT opener. The objective is to find an 8 card major suit. Use it on any hand with 8 or more points and at least one four card major suit.

Question 22

When a person opens 1NT and partner responds 2C, what should opener bid when he has 4 cards in hearts and spades both?

Answer 22

Bid 1 Heart

Question 23

When a prtnership is using Stayman and responder discovers that they have 8 cards in the major suit and more than 10 points, what should he bid?

Answer 23

Bid 4 of the major suit. If we do not have 8 of a major suit, bid 3NT.

Question 24

When a prtnership is using Stayman and responder discovers that they have 8 cards in the major suit and have 8-9 points, what should he bid?

Answer 24

3 of the major suit. If we don’t have 8 cards in a major suit bid 2NT.

Question 25

When partner doubles, what must you have to bid 1NT?

Answer 25

7 - 10 points plus a stopper in oppnent’s suit