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I am known to be a non-fan of conventions. KISS (Keep It Simple Sweetheart). However, some of my readers just love conventions. Here is a quiz to test your knowledge
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1.
West |
North |
East |
South |
1♦ |
Pass |
1♠ |
2♣ |
Dbl |
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CHOICES
ANSWER
Support Double. Opener’s Double on the second round shows 3-card support for responder (raising would guarantee 4-card support).
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2. With the hands and auction below, what convention do East-West seem to be employing?
West |
East |
♠ Q 7 6 |
♠ 5 2 |
♥K J 6 |
♥A 4 |
♦A K 8 7 |
♦6 5 3 |
♣ K 3 2 |
♣ J 10 9 8 6 5 |
West |
North |
East |
South |
1NT |
2♠ |
2NT |
Pass |
3♣ |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
CHOICES
ANSWER
lebensohl. Yes, with a lower-case “l.” This convention uses a 2NT bid by responder (after a 1NT opening is overcalled) to relay to 3♣ (either to play, or as the start of a different description).
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3. What convention is West using if his 5♦ bid asks East how many of these 4 cards he holds: ♠A, ♠K, ♥A, ♣A?
West |
North |
East |
South |
1♠ |
Pass |
3♠ |
Pass |
5♦ |
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CHOICES
ANSWER
Exclusion Keycard Blackwood
A jump above game (after a trump suit is agreed) is used to ask for Keycards excluding the suit jumped into. West might hold:
♠AQJ1076 ♥K2 ♦— ♣KQJ62.
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4.What convention is being used if West’s 2♣ says nothing about clubs, but promises a limit raise in support of hearts?
West |
North |
East |
South |
Pass |
Pass |
1♥ |
Pass |
2♣ |
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CHOICES
ANSWER
Drury uses a passed-hand 2♣ response to a major-suit opening to show 3+ card support and a limit raise.
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5.What kind of double is not illustrated in the auction below?
West |
North |
East |
South |
1♦ |
Dbl |
1♠ |
Dbl |
Redbl |
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CHOICES
ANSWER
Negative double. A Negative Double is made by the responder (East in this auction) after an overcall. There was no overcall and East didn’t double. North’s double was a Takeout Double. South presumably made a Responsive Double. West made a Support Redouble.