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[Event "Newton Individuals, Jan 5, 2013"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "19"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "S:K643.K952.543.85 9.AQ73.JT.KQT432 T75.J86.AQ96.J76 AQJ82.T4.K872.A9"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{
Playing in an individual event, you cannot defend yourself against all your
partners. Take the East hand, and see if you can do better than my partner.
Trust me, you cannot do worse. Fill in the blanks below, and select your
rebid:
2\C -- promises ___ or more clubs and at most ___ spades. Circle one:
minimum invitational forcing
1NT (instead) -- promises ___ or more clubs and ___ to ___ spades. Circle
one: minimum invitational
Your rebids after opener's 2\C:
2\D -- promises ___________ in diamonds and ___ or more spades. Circle one:
weak inv forcing-1-round
2\H -- promises ___________ in hearts and ___ or more spades. Circle one:
weak inv forcing-1-round
2\S -- promises ___ or more spades, usually with ___ to ___ clubs. Circle
one: weak inv forcing-1-round
2NT -- promises ___________ in diamonds and hearts. Circle one: weak inv
forcing-1-round
3\C -- promises ___ clubs or more and ___ or more spades. Circle one: weak
inv forcing-1-round
3\S -- promises ___ or more spades. Circle one: weak inv forcing-1-round
3NT -- promises ___ or more spades. I'll give you a freebee: this one is to
play.
4\C -- promises ____ support. Circle one: weak invitational forcing
I have seen this auction messed up by several novice, intermediate, and even
better players recently. Learn this!
- Pete Matthews}
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Pass 1C Pass 1S
Pass 2C Pass +
[Event "===== Solution ====="]
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[Board "19"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "S:K643.K952.543.85 9.AQ73.JT.KQT432 T75.J86.AQ96.J76 AQJ82.T4.K872.A9"]
[Scoring ""]
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[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{The correct auction for this deal is shown above. 3NT by West is the normal
contract.
2\C -- promises six or more clubs and at most three (usually fewer) spades in
a minimum hand. Occasionally partner will have only five clubs, but that is
his problem: he should not open a bare minimum with the need to rebid a 5-card
minor. Weak responders usually pass this bid, even (or especially) when void
in clubs, and much of the time with two clubs.
1NT (instead) -- promises three or more clubs and two to three spades (no
singleton) in a minimum hand. In an Individual, I discuss this with novice
partners, so I can rebid my 5-card major safely - I have been burned.
2\D -- promises a stopper in diamonds and four or more spades,
forcing-one-round.
2\H -- promises a stopper in hearts and four or more spades,
forcing-one-round. (5+ spades, if 4+ hearts.)
2\S -- promises six or more spades, usually with zero to one clubs, weak. (At
matchpoints, a doubleton club is more likely.) Opener usually passes, but may
proceed with an unusually good fit for spades, expecting a singleton club. 2\S
was the bid my partner selected, and I have seen this elsewhere recently.
Partner made 3\S.
2NT -- promises stoppers in diamonds and hearts, invitational. A club honor
is a big plus.
3\C -- promises two or more clubs and four or more spades, invitational. A
club honor is a big plus.
3\S -- promises six or more spades in an invitational hand.
3NT -- promises four or more spades. Opener usually passes.
4\C -- promises club support, forcing.
Experienced players would usually play 3\D and 3\H as splinter bids (0-1 cards
in the bid suit) in support of clubs, since two of each suit is natural and
forcing.}
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Pass 1C Pass 1S
Pass 2C Pass 2D
Pass 2NT Pass 3NT
AP
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N NT 2
N S 2
N H 3
N D 3
N C 1
S NT 2
S S 2
S H 3
S D 3
S C 1
E NT 10
E S 10
E H 9
E D 10
E C 12
W NT 10
W S 10
W H 9
W D 10
W C 12