Bridge D

Question 1

What is the response to a double, when you are going to bid a suit?

Answer 1

0-7 bid suit at the cheapest level; 8-11 bid suit by skipping a level

Question 2

Why is it that you should not bid a pre-emptive bid if you have a 4 card major suit?

Answer 2

The reason is because you may have a fit in that major suit and you do not want to discount that possibilty of finding that major-suit fit. By opening with a pre-emptive 3♦ bid here, the Spades may be lost forever.

Question 3

when might you pre-empt at the 4 level with a 7 card suit?

Answer 3

When your partner has passed.

Question 4

When your partner has bid a negative double, how should you respond?

Answer 4

We have a hand in the minimum range for an opening bid (12-14 points or so), and thus we respond with a minimum Spade bid: 2♠. If we had 15-17 (or thereabouts), we’d invite with 3♠, and with 18-20, we’d go directly to game.

Question 5

When you are in second position, why do you cover an honor with a honor?

Answer 5

your 1 honor will take 2 of opponent’s honors

Question 6

When you have pulled trump and have 1 trump on the board and 1 trump in your hand, what is the best use of the trump cards?

Answer 6

rough 2 tricks so you get 2 tricks instead of 1

Question 7

What does MP mean?

Answer 7

Matchpoints - you should play game if there is 50% chance of making it

overtricks count a lot

the 10 bonus points for NT are very useful i.e. 4NT vs. 4M

Question 8

What is IMP?

Answer 8

IMPs is the normal method of scoring in team events, or any event where only 2 tables play each board.

Question 9

When playin instant bridge can you choose between Matchpoints and IMPs?

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

What is a good way to learn bridge

Answer 10

Audrey Grant Bridge Guides - Do the Tests

Question 11

what is a good maxim for leading a card when you are on defense?

Answer 11

lead through strength and up to weakness

Question 12

what do you need to raise opener’s major suit?

Answer 12

3 cards +

o-5 pass

6-10 raise to 2 level

11-12 raise to the 3 level - it is preferable to have at least 4 cards to raise to the 3 or 4 level

13+ get to game

Question 13

what are dummy points?

Answer 13

use when you will be dummy

void = 5

singleton = 3

doubleton = 1

Question 14

what do you need to respond in a new suit to opener’s major suit?

Answer 14

at the one level

6+ pts and 4+ suit

at the two level

11+ pts (13+ if 2/1) 4+ cards for 2C or 2D; 5+ cards 2H

Question 15

when responding and you have a choice of 4 card suits, which should you choose?

Answer 15

bid the cheapest, the one that comes next on the bidding latter

Question 16

when responding and you have a choice of 5 card suits, which should you choose?

Answer 16

bid the higher ranking

Question 17

what do you need to respond 1NT to opener’s major suit?

Answer 17

6+ pts

can’t support partner’s major, and can’t bid a new suit at the 1 or 2 level

Question 18

what are 3 examples of playing a loser on a loser?

Answer 18

1. Every time you fail to ruff an enemy card for fear of an over ruff and throw away a loser instead
2. When you have lead the 12th card of a suit towards dummy and finding it covered on your left, do not ruff for fear of an over ruff but discard one of dummy’s losers and eventually ruff that suit instead
3. If the loser you are playing from one hand is promoting a winner in it, you can discard 2 losers from the other hand. (assuming you are void in the suit in the other hand)

Question 19

how do you determine how many entries you need to the board to set up a suit so that you can use cards to discard losers in your hand?

Answer 19

you can play a low card from your hand to take care of a round without getting to the board.
you can play a low card from your hand to the A of the suit you are trying to set up and then lead another card from the suit. This counts as 2 rounds.

for other entries to the board you need a high card in dummy.