Stratford-upon-Avon Bridge Club Welcome to the 46th of our now, lockdown 3.0 now Tier 4, stay at home, newsletters. Stratford Online Club News:- ​ ********************************************************************************** Next week, Tuesday 16th February - 1:30pm Thursday 18th February - 10:00am ********************************************************************************** Alan Patel says that he is happy to help players make up pairs, by taking emails, calls, if members don’t wish to use our website partnering system. No need to let me know if you have already let me have your BBOid. If not then email details to me [email protected]. ​ ​ I have been busy in my inspiration isolation station and found the following:- Today is National Plum Pudding Day Born on this day Abraham Lincoln, born 1809 Charles Darwin, born 1809 Maud Adams, born 1945 - The only Bond girl to appear in three different Bond films. A View to a Kill, Octopussy and The Man with the Golden Gun. BRIDGE QUIZ. For Improvers and beyond! 10 quick questions to test your knowledge/understanding. Q1 W N E S 1♥ 1NT X ​ Is the double i) showing 4 Spades, ii) penalty with 9+ hcp, iii) a support double showing three Hearts, iv) showing both minors? Q2 W N E S 1♥ 1♠ 2♠ X ​ ​ ​ Is the double showing i) Support, at least three cards in Spades, ii) a high honour in Spades (to help with the lead), iii) Negative, showing both minors, iv) asking for a NT stopper? Q3 W N E S 1♥ X 2♥ X ​ ​ Is the double i) penalty, ii) showing 4 Spades, iii) both minors and tolerance for Spades? Q4 West holds KJ92 and North (dummy) holds Q43. To make four Fast tricks in this suit, West must play which card? West can assume East has the Ace i) 2, ii) 9, iii) J, iv) K Q5 West holds KJ92 and North (dummy) holds Q4. To make four Fast tricks in this suit, West must play which card? West can assume that East has the Ace. i) 2, ii) 9, iii) J, iv) K th Q6 Against 3NT, your partner led (4 ​ highest) ♦6 and dummy holds ♦K93. You hold ♦AJ82 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Which card do you play? i) ♦A, ii) ♦J, iii) ♦8, iv) ♦2 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ th Q7 Against 3NT, your partner led ♥4 (4 ​ highest) and dummy holds ♥A965. You hold ♥107 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Which card do you play? i) ♥10, ii) ♥7 ​ ​ ​ ​ Q8 Against 3NT, West led ♣5 and your dummy holds ♣AKJ6. You hold ♠97 ​ ​ ​ As declarer, which card do you play from dummy? i) ♣A. ii) ♣K, iii) ♣J, iv) ♣6 ​ ​ ​ ​ Q9 Hearts are trumps and your dummy holds ♥Q2. You hold K87654. ​ ​ What’s the play to give you the best chance of losing only one trick? i) Low from both hands first, ii) small towards ♥Q2 and then low from both hands, iii) ♥Q from dummy, iv) small from dummy ​ ​ ​ ​ towards ♥K ​ ​ Q10 You are playing IMPs, (team scoring) and you can afford to lose only one trick in your trump suit, Hearts. Dummy holds ♥KJ6 and you hold ♥A9432. How do you give yourself the best chance? ​ ​ ​ ​ You have lots of entries in outside suits. i) Low from both hands on the first round, ii) ♥A first and then low towards the ♥J, iii) ♥A and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ then ♥K, iv) ♥K first and then back to hand and small towards ♥J6, v) ♥K and the small ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ towards ♥A9, vi) small ♥ towards ♥A9♥ on the first round. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Answers next week. Write your answers down otherwise you may forget! And just to keep you all alert:- We have the newly names snow gritters awards: Snowcially distanced, Han Snow-Lo and Grittin On Wae It. With a nod to Sir Sean Connery, with names Coldfinger and You only grit ice. Others are named after celebrities, including Sled Zeppelin, Robert Brrrrns .