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QUIZ ON NEGATIVE DOUBLES, WITH ANSWERS

by Barbara Seagram, owner of Barbara Seagram School of Bridge
November 26, 2008

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This quiz is a continuation of Barbara Seagram's article on Negative Doubles.

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Question 1:

1♠
1♦You

You are sitting East and the auction has proceeded 1♦ by partner, 1♠ by RHO. What will you bid with the following hands?

a.♠ 87
♥ AQ94
♦ 752
♣ K753		b.♠ A8
♥ 10763
♦ K76
♣ Q874		c.♠ AQ10873
♥ 84
♦ 8
♣ 9852
 
d.♠ 92
♥ AQJ53
♦ KQ
♣ 10862		e.♠ AJ10
♥ Q73
♦ 965
♣ Q842		f.♠ 76
♥ K542
♦ 983
♣ QJ64

Answers:

  1. Double
  2. Double
  3. Pass & hope that partner can re-open the bidding with a double
  4. 2♥
  5. 1 NT
  6. Double

Question 2:

1♥
1♣ You

You are sitting East and the auction has proceeded 1♣ by partner, 1♥ by RHO. What will you bid with the following hands?

a.♠ AQ62
♥ 954
♦ Q532
♣ 54		b.♠ A763
♥ 108
♦ 32
♣ KQ764		c.♠ KJ654
♥ K98
♦ 3
♣ K872
 

Answers:

  1. Double
  2. Double (If partner now bids 2♦, you now bid 3♣)
  3. 1♠ (Just bid naturally with a 5 card major)

Question 3:

You are using negative doubles. What should you bid after the bidding has gone:

YouOpponentPartnerOpponent
1♣1♠DoublePass
?
a.♠ 87
♥ KJ74
♦♥ A83
♣ AJ98		b.♠ AJ10
♥ Q5
♦ K72
♣ KJ743		c.♠ 4
♥ AJ6
♦ 943
♣ AQJ932
 
d.♠ A7
♥ KQJ6
♦ 93
♣ AQ743		e.♠ 9
♥ AQJ7
♦ KQ7
♣ AQ752		f.♠ AQJ10
♥ 93
♦ KQ8
♣ AQJ4

Answers:

  1. 2♥
  2. 1NT
  3. 2♣
  4. 3♥
  5. 4♥
  6. Pass (You will get lots of points for defeating them in 1♠ )

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