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Bernard Magee's Acol Bidding Quiz Number One Hundred and Thirty-Three January 2014 Bernard Magee’s Acol Bidding Quiz BRIDGEYou are West in the auctions below, playing ‘Standard Acol’ with a weak no-trump (12-14 points) and 4-card majors. 1. Dealer West. Love All. 4. Dealer West. Game All. 7. Dealer East. Game All. 10. Dealer North. Love All. ♠ A K ♠ 8 6 ♠ A K 7 6 ♠ A 3 2 ♥ 9 7 N ♥ A K 8 7 6 N ♥ 7 N ♥ K 8 6 5 N W E W E W E W E ♦ A K 4 3 ♦ A J 8 2 ♦ 9 8 3 ♦ 9 3 S S S S ♣ A Q 5 3 2 ♣ Q 2 ♣ J 9 8 7 3 ♣ A 9 7 6 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South ? 1♥ 1NT 2♠ Pass 1♥ Pass 2♠1 Dbl Pass ? 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass ? ? 1Weak two: 6-10 HCP. 2. Dealer East. Love All. 5. Dealer North. Love All. 8. Dealer West. Love All. 11. Dealer East. Love All. ♠ 10 5 ♠ A 3 2 ♠ A 7 6 5 ♠ 3 2 ♥ 4 2 N ♥ 8 7 3 N ♥ 6 4 N ♥ 8 7 N W E W E W E W E ♦ A 8 7 6 5 4 2 ♦ 4 3 2 ♦ 3 ♦ K 5 4 3 S S S S ♣ Q 2 ♣ J 8 5 4 ♣ K Q 9 8 7 5 ♣ K 10 9 5 2 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♠ Pass 3♠ Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass ? ? ? 2♦ Pass 3NT Pass ? 3. Dealer South. Love All. 6. Dealer West. Love All. 9. Dealer West. Love All. 12. Dealer East. Game All. ♠ A 8 2 ♠ 3 2 ♠ J 9 8 5 4 ♠ A 4 2 ♥ A K 6 N ♥ A J 9 6 5 3 N ♥ K Q 2 N ♥ 4 2 N ♦ Q 5 4 W E ♦ A 7 2 W E ♦ A K 7 W E ♦ 8 3 W E S S S S ♣ J 8 4 2 ♣ A 9 ♣ 6 2 ♣ A Q J 6 5 3 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♥ 1♥ 1♠ 2♥ Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 1NT Pass ? ? ? ? Answers on page 9 Answers on page 11 Answers on page 13 Answers on page 15 BERNARD MAGEE BOXed SETS OF SIX DVDS Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 1 Ruffing for Extra Tricks 7 Leads 13 Hand Evaluation This seminar deals with declarer’s Bernard takes you through all the Going beyond just the point-count use of ruffing to make extra tricks basic leads and the importance of is important if you want to improve. and then looks at how the defenders your choice of lead. If you start to Reaching & making 3NT on 24 HCP; might counteract this. (74 mins.) think not just about your hand, but and avoiding 3NT on 26 HCP when about your partner’s too, then you there are only 7 or 8 tricks. (110 mins.) 2 Competitive Tricks will get much better results. (95 mins.) This seminar focuses on competitive 14 Pre-Empting auctions from the perspective of the 8 Losing Trick Count The art of pre-empting is so important overcalling side and then from the A way of hand evaluation for when in the modern game. Understanding perspective of the opening side in you find a fit. Bernard deals with the the right types of hand to bid up the second part. (86 mins.) basics of the losing trick count then on and realising the importance of looks at advanced methods to hone position and vulnerability. (96 mins.) 3 Making the Most your bidding. (92 mins.) of High Cards 15 Splinter & Cue-Bids This seminar helps declarer to use 9 Making a Plan Take your slam bidding to another his high cards more carefully and as Declarer level. Splinter bids are a vital tool to then looks at how defenders should Bernard explains how to make a plan add to your armoury & try your hand care for their high cards. (83 mins.) then expands on how to make the at Italian style cue-bidding. (116 mins.) most of your long suits. The first half 4 Identifying deals with no-trumps, the second with 16 Avoidance & Bidding Slams suit contracts. (87 mins.) As declarer, an important tactic is The first half of this seminar is about to be in control of the defenders: identifying when a slam might be on 10 Responding to 1NT avoiding a particular defender getting – one of the hardest topics to teach. This seminar deals with Transfers the lead. As a defender, you can try to The second half covers some slam- and Stayman in detail. The 1NT make sure the right player gets the bidding techniques. (96 mins.) opening comes up frequently, so lead at the right time. (88 mins.) having a good, accurate system of 5 Play & Defence responses is paramount. (93 mins.) 17 Pairs Play & Defence of 1NT Contracts Duplicate Pairs is the game most of This seminar looks at the most 11 Signals & Discards us play and getting used to the tactics common and yet most feared This seminar deals with Count, will make a lot of difference to your of contracts: 1NT. The first half Attitude and Suit-preference signals: performance. Making more overtricks looks at declaring the contract and aiming to get you working as a and making sure you do not give the second part puts us in the partnership in defence. (92 mins.) away tricks as a defender. (90 mins.) defenders’ seats. (88 mins.) 12 Endplays 18 Thinking Defence 6 Doubling & Defence Bernard takes you through the basics By far the hardest aspect of bridge, against Doubled Contracts of the technique before showing some but if you can improve your defence The first half of this seminar magical hands where you take extra your results will quickly improve. explores penalty doubles and the tricks from defenders. In the second Learn how to think through the second half discusses the defence half, Bernard looks at how to avoid defence and get your mind in gear for against doubled contracts. (88 mins.) being endplayed. (80 mins.) the decisions that await you. (87 mins.) Individual DVDs. £25 each. Individual DVDs. £25 each. Individual DVDs. £25 each. Boxed Set of 6. £100. Boxed Set of 6. £100. Boxed Set of 6. £100. Make your cheque payable to Mr Bridge and send to: Mr Bridge, Ryden Grange, Knaphill, Surrey GU21 2TH ( 01483 489961 www.mrbridge.co.uk/mrbridge-shop FEATURES 47 Key Card Blackwood 1 Bidding Quiz Answers by Bernard Magee by Andrew Kambites Mr Bridge BRIDGE 5 Mr Bridge Ryden Grange, Knaphill, 9 Bidding Quiz Answers ADVERTISEMENTS Surrey GU21 2TH (1-3) by Bernard Magee 2 Bernard Magee DVDs 2014 3 Mr Bridge 2014 Diaries ( 01483 489961 11 Bidding Quiz Answers (4-6) by Bernard Magee 4 Cruises with Bridge e-mail: 12 Christmas in Austria Voyages to Antiquity [email protected] by John Barr 5 Bridge Events at website: 13 Bidding Quiz Answers The Olde Barn Hotel Players’ www.mrbridge.co.uk (7-9) by Bernard Magee 7 Mail Order Form 14 January 2014 Cut-out Form Diaries Publisher and by Jeremy Dhondy 8 Bridge Event Managing Editor 15 Bidding Quiz Answers Booking Form Mr Bridge (10-12) by Bernard Magee 8 Bridge Events with Bridge Consultant 16 What are the Features Bernard Magee of Playing Five-Card Bernard Magee 9 A Journey to Majors? Jerusalem with Technical Consultant by Julian Pottage Voyages to Antiquity Tony Gordon 17 Fisticuffs at the Club 10 Bernard Magee’s by Richard Wheen Tutorial Software Typesetting & Design 19 David Stevenson 11 Treasures of the Answers Your Questions Ruth Edmondson Aegean with Contents include 21 Mary’s First Lesson Voyages to Antiquity Proof Readers by Liz Dale 13 Classical Greece ♦ Acol Summary Tony & Jan Richards 22 Mr Bridge Club Quiz and Turkey with by Bernard Magee. Catrina Shackleton Voyages to Antiquity 23 Bridge and Travel Tips ♦ Guide to the Laws. Richard Wheen 23 Defence Quiz 15 Sail Around Hugh Williams by Julian Pottage the Black Sea with ♦ Scoring Tables for Voyages to Antiquity duplicate and Office Manager 24 New Year’s Day in rubber bridge. Sherwood by David Bird 18 Mr Bridge Rachel Everett Just Duplicate Bridge ♦ Distributional odds. 26 Julian Pottage 20 Rubber / Chicago Answers Your Questions ♦ Hand patterns and Events & Cruises Bridge Events ( 01483 489961 28 Declarer Play Quiz fascinating figures. by David Huggett 20 Bridge Events at: Rosie Baker Denham Grove ♦ Cover colours remaining: Jessica Galt 30 David Gold Says Red and Navy. Assume You Can 20 Duplicate Bridge Megan Riccio Beat the Contract Rules Simplified ♦ All covers printed in gold-coloured ink. Sophie Pierrepont 31 Declarer Play Answers 22 Tips for Better Bridge by David Huggett 29 Bridge Events at: ♦ Individual diaries £6.95 Clubs & Charities each including p&p. 32 Defence Quiz Answers Elstead Hotel Maggie Axtell Blunsdon House Hotel by Julian Pottage ♦ Special concession [email protected] Chatsworth House 33 The Diaries of to clubs and teachers. Ardington Hotel 10 for £35, Address Changes Wendy Wensum 31 Mr Bridge Playing Cards thereafter £3.50 each ( 01483 485342 34 Key Card Blackwood including p&p. 36 Bridge Tie Elizabeth Bryan by Andrew Kambites 36 Better Hand ♦ Luxury version with super- [email protected] 36 Key Card Blackwood soft kidrell cover, gilded Quiz by Andrew Kambites Evaluation page edges and 37 Stamps a ball-point pen attached, All correspondence should 37 Readers’ Letters in ruby red, navy blue be addressed to Mr Bridge.
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