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Number: 200 August 2019 Bernard Magee’s Acol Bidding Quiz This month we are dealing with responding after there has been an overcall. Overcalls make our lives more difficult: as you will see throughout the following questions, the best answer will often be a matter of compromise. BRIDGEYou are West in the auctions below, playing ‘Standard Acol’ with a weak no-trump (12-14 points) and four-card majors. It is your turn to call. 1. Dealer East. Love All. 4. Dealer East. N/S Game. 7. Dealer East. Love All. 10. Dealer East. Love All. ♠ 7 6 ♠ A Q J 6 ♠ A 4 2 ♠ 4 2 N N N N ♥ K 8 4 2 ♥ J 8 3 ♥ K 10 7 ♥ Q J 9 7 6 4 W E W E W E W E ♦ 7 6 ♦ K 8 3 ♦ J 10 8 7 6 ♦ 7 6 5 S S S S ♣ A J 5 4 3 ♣ 9 8 6 ♣ 8 2 ♣ A 4 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♦ 1♠ 1♦ 2♠* 1♥ 3♣* 1♠ 1NT ? ? ? ? * weak jump overcall * weak jump overcall 2. Dealer East. Love All. 5. Dealer East. Love All. 8. Dealer East. Love All. 11. Dealer East. Love All. ♠ 10 6 5 ♠ A 9 6 ♠ A K 7 ♠ K 2 N N N N ♥ K 4 ♥ K 8 7 6 ♥ 8 ♥ A Q 3 W E W E W E W E ♦ K 7 6 ♦ K 8 3 2 ♦ J 9 8 7 6 5 ♦ J 10 8 7 6 S S S S ♣ J 8 5 4 3 ♣ 3 2 ♣ 9 7 6 ♣ 7 6 3 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♦ 1♠ 1♦ 2♠* 1♥ 3♣* 1♠ 1NT ? ? ? ? * weak jump overcall * weak jump overcall 3. Dealer East. Love All. 6. Dealer East. Love All. 9. Dealer East. Love All. 12. Dealer East. Game All. ♠ 10 6 4 3 ♠ A 7 6 ♠ A 8 ♠ 8 N N N N ♥ K 4 ♥ K 4 3 ♥ K Q 4 2 ♥ A J 3 2 W E W E W E W E ♦ J 7 ♦ 9 6 ♦ A 9 8 2 ♦ 7 6 5 4 S S S S ♣ A 9 7 6 5 ♣ J 8 7 6 5 ♣ 7 6 5 ♣ Q 8 3 2 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♦ 1♠ 1♦ 2♠* 1♥ 3♣* 1♠ 1NT ? ? ? ? * weak jump overcall * weak jump overcall Answers on page 43 Answers on page 45 Answers on page 47 Answers on page 49 Features this month include: ADVERTISERS’ INDEX 1 Bidding Quiz by Bernard Magee BRIDGE 2 Canary Islands and Ryden Grange, Knaphill, 5 Leanora Adds' Holiday News & Ideas Madeira with Cruise & Maritime Voyages Surrey GU21 2TH 7 Bidding Quiz by Bernard Magee 3 Clive Goff’s Stamps ( 01483 489961 8 More Tips by Bernard Magee 4 Mr Bridge UK Events at [email protected] Denham Grove www.mrbridge.co.uk 9 Entries: Part 7 by Mike Lawrence 4 Croatia 2020 shop: mrbridge.co.uk/shop 10 Bidding After An Opponent’s Three Level Pre-Empt 6 River Seine Experience with Cruise & Maritime Publisher and Managing by Andrew Kambites Voyages Editor 13 Bidding After An Opponent’s Three Level Pre-Empt 8 Reboot Your Play with Mr Bridge Bernard Magee Quiz by Andrew Kambites Associate Editor 8 Tricks of the Trade Julian Pottage 14 Julian Pottage Answers your Questions 9 Club Insurance julianpottage 15 Defence Quiz by Julian Pottage 12 Mr Bridge Luxury Playing @mrbridge.co.uk Cards 16 About the ABCL by Ned Paul 13 Charity Events Bridge Consultant 19 Declarer Play Quiz by David Huggett 13 Duplicate Bridge Rules Bernard Magee Simplified bernardmagee 20 Robin Hood's Hold-Up by David Bird 15 Mr Bridge UK Events at @mrbridge.co.uk Blunsdon House 22 Catching Up with Sally Brock Cartoons & Illustrations 18 Travel Insurance 25 Leads Quiz by David Gold 19 Mr Bridge UK Events at Marguerite Lihou The Chatsworth Hotel www.margueritelihou.co.uk 28 David Stevenson Answers your Questions 22 Defence with Bernard Technical Consultant 31 Defence Quiz Answers by Julian Pottage Magee Tony Gordon 23 Mr Bridge UK Events at 32 Reviews by Shireen Mohandes Two Bridges Hotel Typesetting 33 Should You Play Better Minor Or A Prepared Club? 25 Tunisia Summer 2019 Jessica Galt by Julian Pottage 25 BRIDGE Subscriptions [email protected] 26 American Waterways in 35 Bidding After An Opponent’s Three Level Pre-Empt the Fall with New York Proof Reading Team Quiz Answers by Andrew Kambites with Fred. 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