Number One Hundred and Thirty-Eight June 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 East. Love All. 7. Dealer North. E/W Game. 10. Dealer East. Love All. ♠ K Q J 9 8 7 6 4 ♠ 10 9 4 2 ♠ A 7 6 2 ♠ 4 3 ♥ 3 2 N ♥ A 2 N ♥ A 5 4 2 N ♥ 2 N W E W E W E W E ♦ 8 2 ♦ Q J 3 ♦ 4 2 ♦ K Q 9 8 7 6 5 S S S S ♣ 4 ♣ 9 7 6 5 ♣ K Q 3 ♣ 6 3 2 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South ? 1♥ Pass 1♠ 2♣ 2♠ 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 3♣ Pass ? ? ? 2. Dealer East. Love All. 5. Dealer West. N/S Game. 8. Dealer East. Love All. 11. Dealer West. N/S Game. ♠ A 9 8 ♠ A 5 ♠ 6 5 ♠ A 3 2 ♥ Q 9 8 7 6 4 3 N ♥ K Q 9 3 2 N ♥ A K 8 7 6 N ♥ K Q 4 2 N ♦ A K W E ♦ K 9 3 2 W E ♦ Q J 8 7 W E ♦ A 8 W E ♣ 3 S ♣ J 7 S ♣ 4 3 S ♣ Q 9 8 7 S West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 3♣ Pass 1♥ 1♠ 2♣ 2♠ 1♣ 1♦ 1♥ Pass 2♥ Pass ? ? 1♥ 1♠ 2♣ 2♦ ? ? 3. Dealer South. Love All. 6. Dealer West. Love All. 9. Dealer South. E/W Game. 12. Dealer East. Game All. ♠ A 6 ♠ A K 7 6 5 ♠ K 4 3 ♠ 7 6 ♥ 7 3 N ♥ 4 2 N ♥ A K 7 N ♥ 4 3 N W E W E W E W E ♦ K 10 3 2 ♦ A Q 4 2 ♦ A 8 7 6 5 ♦ A K 8 3 S S S S ♣ A 9 8 7 3 ♣ 4 3 ♣ Q 2 ♣ K 9 8 5 3 West North East South West North East South West North East South West North East South 1♠ 1♠ 1NT 2♥ Pass 1NT 1♥ Dbl Pass 2♠ Pass Pass ? Dbl 2♥ 2♠ Pass ? ? ? 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Go for it. 1 Always consider bidding length and an honour spades if you can 34 When declaring 1NT, 2 Bid more aggressively try to be patient TUNISIA ALL IN when non-vulnerable 35 Duck an early round when 3 Always double when the you are short of entries From this coming opponents steal your deal 36 Lead up to your November, our policy is to 4 A takeout double shows two-honour holding have bed, board, beverages shortage in the suit doubled 37 Do not always assume 5 ‘Borrow’ a king a suit will break well I am back safe and sound and bridge combined in an to keep the auction open 38 Drop a high card after being away from the all inclusive package. I had 6 After a penalty double, to put off the defence don’t let the opponents escape 39 Play your highest card to tempt office for four weeks. What thought this would be 7 Halve the value of a singleton a defender to cover a lot to catch up with, inappropriate for bridge honour when opening 40 Draw trumps first unless you especially as I promised a players as they wouldn’t 8 Only add length-points for a have a good reason not to suit that might be useful 41 Do not waste your trumps Spring sale on my return. want to drink too much 9 Isolated honours are bad 42 Consider leaving a lone defen- This is now well and truly and spoil their game, but it except in partner’s suit sive trump winner out overdue, so this is how I seems that every hotel in 10 Use the jump shift sparingly 11 Consider passing and letting Defence Tips propose to handle it. On Tunisia is going all in and partner decide 43 Keep four-card suits intact the back of your carrier really, it is by far the most whenever possible 12 You need two top honours (address) sheet, I have cost effective option.