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Bernard Magee's Acol Bidding Quiz Number One Hundred and Twenty-Nine September 2013 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 East. Love All. 7. Dealer North. Game All. 10. Dealer West. Love All. ♠ A K Q J 8 7 6 5 ♠ K 7 6 5 ♠ 9 8 7 ♠ K Q 4 3 2 ♥ 9 8 N ♥ Q 3 2 N ♥ 4 3 N ♥ K Q 9 N W E W E W E W E ♦ J ♦ K 8 7 6 ♦ J 7 6 5 2 ♦ A 6 5 S S S S ♣ 3 2 ♣ 4 2 ♣ A 4 3 ♣ J 2 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South ? 1♠ Pass 1NT Dbl Pass 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass ? ? ? 2. Dealer South. Love All. 5. Dealer North. Love All. 8. Dealer West. Love All. 11. Dealer East. Love All. ♠ 6 5 ♠ K Q 7 4 ♠ K Q 9 8 7 ♠ 3 2 ♥ K J 3 N ♥ 3 N ♥ K Q 2 N ♥ 6 2 N ♦ A Q 7 4 W E ♦ J 10 8 6 5 2 W E ♦ K 4 W E ♦ J 4 2 W E ♣ A 9 6 5 S ♣ K 9 S ♣ K Q 6 S ♣ K Q 8 7 3 2 S West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South Pass 1♥ 1NT Pass 1♠ Pass 4♠ Pass 1♥ Pass 1NT Pass 3♥ Pass ? ? 1NT Pass 2NT Pass ? ? 3. Dealer East. Love All. 6. Dealer East. Game Alll 9. Dealer East. Love All. 12. Dealer North. Love All. ♠ 7 6 ♠ J 2 ♠ A K 8 7 6 ♠ A 9 2 ♥ A 8 4 2 ♥ 10 7 6 5 ♥ A J 10 8 ♥ A 8 7 6 N N N N ♦ A 6 5 3 W E ♦ 8 7 5 W E ♦ 7 W E ♦ A J 5 4 W E ♣ Q 8 2 S ♣ A K Q 4 S ♣ Q J 3 S ♣ 8 6 S West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♠ Pass 1♠ 1NT 3♦ 3♥ 1♣ 1♥ Pass ? ? ? ? Answers on page 10 Answers on page 16 Answers on page 18 Answers on page 22 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 generate extra basic leads and the importance of is important if you want to improve. tricks and then looks at how the your choice of lead. If you start to Reaching 3NT on 24 HCP and making defenders might counteract this. think not just about your hand, but it; and avoiding 3NT on 26 HCP when about your partner’s too, then you there are only seven or eight tricks. 2 Competitive Tricks will get much better results. 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 to start with and A method of hand evaluation for in the modern game. Understanding then from the perspective of the when you find a fit. Bernard deals the right types of hand to bid up opening side in the second part. with the basics of the losing trick on and realising the importance of count then looks at advanced position and vulnerability. 3 Making the Most methods to hone your bidding. 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 have in your bidding armoury and try care for their precious high cards. then expands on how to make the your hand at Italian style cue-bidding. most of your long suits. The first half 4 Identifying deals with no-trumps, the second with 16 Avoidance & Bidding Slams suit contracts. 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 of the and Stayman in detail. The 1NT make sure the right player gets the techniques used to bid slams. opening comes up frequently, so lead at the right time. having a good, accurate system of 5 Play & Defence responses is paramount. 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. away tricks as a defender. defenders’ seats. 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. being endplayed as a defender. the decisions that await you. 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 8 Bridge Events with 1 Bidding Quiz Bernard Magee Mr Bridge 10 Bridge Events at by Bernard Magee AT THE BRIDGE 5 Mr Bridge The Inn on the Prom Ryden Grange, Knaphill, 9 The Diaries of 11 Digital Hearing Aid ROYAL KENZ Surrey GU21 2TH Wendy Wensum Information Service TUNISIA 13 Duplicate Bridge ( 01483 489961 10 Bidding Quiz Answers (1-3) by Bernard Magee Rules Simplified Two-week e-mail: 15 Rubber / Chicago [email protected] 12 David Stevenson half-board Answers Your Questions Bridge Events duplicate website: 15 Declarer Play Quiz 15 Bridge Events at: www.mrbridge.co.uk by David Huggett Denham Grove bridge holiday The Olde Barn Hotel 16 Bidding Quiz Answers Publisher and 16 Mr Bridge Playing Cards Managing Editor (4-6) by Bernard Magee 17 Fischer Future Heat Mr Bridge 18 Bidding Quiz Answers (7-9) by Bernard Magee 18 Bridge Events at Bridge Consultant 20 Defence Quiz Cheltenham Bernard Magee by Julian Pottage Regency Hotel 21 Chicago or 4-Deal Bridge 19 The Mobility Technical Consultant by David Stevenson Furniture Company Tony Gordon 22 Bidding Quiz Answers 20 Mr Bridge (10-12) by Bernard Magee Christmas & New Year Typesetting & Design 2013/2014 Ruth Edmondson 27 Declarer Play Answers by David Huggett 22 Five-Card Majors with Bernard Magee Proof Readers 28 Julian Pottage Tony & Jan Richards Answers Your Questions 23 S R Designs Bridge Tables Catrina Shackleton 31 Bridge and Travel Tip 23 Bathing Solutions Richard Wheen 33 Defence Quiz Answers Hugh Williams by Julian Pottage 24 2014 Mediterranean 3-17 November 2013 Cruises with Tony and Jan Richards 34 The Baron and the Office Manager Voyages to Antiquity Forces of Darkness £769* Rachel Everett by Dick Atkinson 26 Tutorial Software and QPlus 23 Feb – 9 March 2014 37 Readers’ Letters Bernard Magee Events & Cruises 27 Begin Bridge 42 Catching Up ( 01483 489961 with Bernard Magee £799* by Sally Brock Rosie Baker 32 Bridge Events at: 43 Seven Days 30 March – 13 April 2014 Jessica Galt Elstead Hotel by Sally Brock Host to be advised Megan Riccio Blunsdon House Hotel 47 Jeremy Dhondy Says £899* Sophie Pierrepont 32 Tips for Better Bridge Use the Rule of Fifteen 36 Bridge Events at: *per person half-board sharing Clubs & Charities a twin-bedded room and is ADVERTISEMENTS Ardington Hotel inclusive of bridge fees. Single Maggie Axtell Chatsworth House supplement £6 per night. [email protected] 2 Bernard Magee DVDs These prices are based on air 36 Better Hand Evaltion travel from Heathrow to Tunis. 3 Tunisia 2013/2014 Flights from other UK airports Address Changes 37 Stamps are available at a supplement. 4 Mr Bridge Prices for seven-night stays are ( 38 Eric Hill – Kalinda 01483 485342 Just Duplicate Bridge available on application. Elizabeth Bryan 39 Charity Events Pay £70 per fortnight per person 6 Denham Grove extra and have a pool-facing [email protected] 40 Global Travel Insurance room, tea & coffee making Filming Event facilities, bath robe and a bowl of 45 Mr Bridge 2014 seasonal fruit. All correspondence should 7 Mail Order Form Bridge Player’s Diaries be addressed to Mr Bridge.
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