Bidding Test

Bidding
Test

Up for a Bidding Challenge?

The following questions test your bidding judgement and knowledge of fundamentals (e.g. Maxi-Flex, LOTUS, OWES, etc.) against a consensus of expert players. Unless indicated otherwise, you are to assume to be playing "Standard American" with 5-card majors, transfers, splinters, Roman Key Card Blackwood and European style cuebids.

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Bidding Test

#1. Your hand:

95432

LHO	Pard	RHO	You	Matchpoints, Neither side vul.
---	1NT	Pass	???	What should you do here?

Pass

#2. Your hand:

Q9432

LHO	Pard	RHO	You	Matchpoints, Neither side vul.
---	1NT	Pass	???	What should you do here?

Pass

#3. On average, which is stronger:
a pre-empt in first seat or a pre-empt in second seat?

	A pre-empt in first seat is stronger.
	A pre-empt in second seat is stronger.
	Neither. They are the same.

#4. Which is usually Overcaller's better major after this auction?

LHO	Pard	RHO	You	IMPs, both vulnerable.
1	2	---	---	Michaels: Hearts and Spades.

	Hearts are usually the superior major.
	Spades are usually the superior major.
	Neither. On average, they are the same.

#5. Your hand:

QJ43

732

LHO	Pard	RHO	You	Matchpoints, Neither side vul.
---	1	Pass	???	What should you do here?

Pass

1NT

#6. Your hand:

A987

AQ4

RHO	You	LHO	Pard	Matchpoints, You are vul.
---	1	Pass	1	---
Pass	???	---	---	What does Opener rebid here?

2NT

#7. After the following auction if Responder holds a control
in a red suit does Responder have to show that control
or can Responder rebid 4 to show a minimum?

RHO	You	LHO	Pard	IMPs, both vulnerable.
---	1	Pass	3	Limit raise, 10-12 points.
Pass	4	Pass	???	Must Responder cuebid here?

	Yes.
	No.

#8. After the following auction if Opener holds a control
in a red suit (other than the Heart singleton shown
via 3) does Opener have to show that control
or can Opener rebid 4 to show a minimum?

RHO	You	LHO	Pard	IMPs, both vulnerable.
---	1	Pass	2NT	Jacoby, 4+ Spades, 13+ Points.
Pass	3	Pass	4	Club cuebid, suggesting slam.
Pass	???	---	---	Must Opener cuebid here?

	Yes.
	No.

#9. What does Opener's 6 show here?

RHO	You	LHO	Pard	IMPs, both vulnerable.
---	1	Pass	4NT	Roman Key Card Blackwood.
Pass	5	Pass	5	Asks for the Spade Queen.
Pass	6	---	---	What does 6 show?

	Spade Queen, any strength, says nothing about Kings.
	Spade Queen, any strength, no outside Kings.
	Spade Queen, minimum hand, no outside Kings.

#10. Is 3 by Responder forcing here?

RHO	You	LHO	Pard	IMPs, both vulnerable.
---	1	Pass	2	Standard American. 10+ Points.
Pass	2NT	Pass	3	Is 3 forcing here?

	Yes.
	No.

#11. What is the meaning of Responder's double here?

RHO	You	LHO	Pard	IMPs, both vulnerable.
---	1	1	Pass	---
Pass	Dble	2	Dble	What is Responder's double here?

	Takeout (Responsive).
	Co-operative (Optional).
	Penalty (Business).

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