STOP PRESS - CATCH UP LESSON 4 FOR ANYONE WHO MISSED LESSON THIS WEEK OR WANTS ANOTHER GO

6.00PM FRIDAY 18 MAY AT CLUB ROOMS

Coming up in Lesson 5 - Tuesday 22 May at 7 pm prompt - Opening 1 No Trump bids with responder replying

Returnees from earlier years lessons most welcome.

This year's lessons feature both bidding and play aspects being taught each week - don't miss out!

It is fabulous to see such a great turn out of lots of new (and young!) faces! Any questions throughout the lessons, please call Jane Stearns on 827 6061 or email Clare Coles pccoles@clear.net.nz

The lessons are based on the New Zealand Contract Bridge Association lessons and can be dowloaded from http://www.nzbridge.co.nz/learn-bridge/ 

Another great resource is The House of Cards http://www.tinamcveigh.com

Below is a summary of each lesson, starting with the most recent one.

In lesson 4, we learnt "forcing bids". ie when the responder changes suit, it forces the opener to bid at least once again. Remember:

- if the opener rebids same suit it usually promises a 6+card suit

- if the opener bids a second suit, it usually means the first bid suit now has 5+

- the opener rebids at the minimal level with 12-15 points, jumps one level wth 16-17 points and jumps two levels with 18-19 points

- if the opener rebids 1NT, s/he is denying a fit in a major suit and promising 15-16 points; and 17-18 points with rebid of 2NT and 19 points with 3NT.

How would you bid the following hands? West is dealer (ie starts bidding first!).

 

BOARD 1

                          North

S Q J 10 8

H 10 8 5

D 10 7

C A 8 5 2

 West                                                                 East

S A 7 2                                       S K 5 3

H Q J 6 4                                   H K 3 2

D A K 5                                     D Q J 4 2

C Q J 9                                      C 6 4 3

                          South

S 9 6 4

H A 9 7

D 9 8 6 3

C K 10 7

 

 

West    North  East     South

1H      Pass    1NT    Pass

2NT    Pass    3NT    All pass

 

 

BOARD 2

 

S K 7 4 3

H 8

D Q 9 8 7

C A 8 6 4

 

S A                                           S 10 9 8

H A 10 5 3                               H K 9 7 6 2

D 6 5 3                                     D A 4 2

C K J 10 7 3                            C 5 2

 

S Q J 6 5 2

H Q J 4

D K J 10

C Q 9

 

West    North  East     South

1C      Pass    1H      Pass

2H      All pass

 

 

 

BOARD 3

 

S K 8 4

H 9 6 3 2

D Q J 10 9

C 10 4

 

S 10 6 3                                      S Q J 9 7

H A Q 7                                     H K 9 7 6 2

D A K 7                                     D 6 3 2

C K J 9 5                                    C Q 6 2

 

S A 5 2

H K 10 4

D 8 5 4

C A 8 7 3

 

West    North  East     South

1C      Pass    1H      Pass

2NT    All pass

 

 

 

BOARD 4

S 4 2

H J 9 5 3

D A 6 5

C 10 9 8 4

 

S K Q J 9 7 6                            S A 10

H A K Q                                   H 8 7 4

D Q 2                                        D 7 4 3

C 7 3                                         C K Q J 6 5

 

S 8 5 3

H 10 6 2

D K J 10 9 8

C A 2

 

West    North  East     South

1S      Pass    2C      Pass

3S         Pass      4S         All pass

 

 

In lesson 3 (8 May), we learnt how to respond to the opening bid using LIMIT bids. These bids give your partner very specific information about your hand. If you have a fit in partner’s suit (ie 8+ cards in that suit between you and partner), you raise your partner in that suit:

6-9 points      +1 level e      g 1H – 2H

10-12 points   +2 levels       eg 1H – 3H

13+points      +3 levels       eg 1H – 4H

If you do not have a fit in partner’s opening suit and no 4+ card major suit to bid, you respond in NT:

6-9 points      +1 level e      eg 1H – 1NT

10-12 points   +2 levels       eg 1H – 2NT

13+points      +3 levels       eg 1H – 3NT

Here is some practice....

A. What would you open with the following hand?

1.                                      2.                              3.                         4.

S A Q J X                          A Q J X X                A Q J X                 A Q J X
H Q X X X                         Q X X X                  X X                       -
D K Q X                             K X X                      K Q X X                 K Q J X X
C J X                                 A J                          K X X                     J X X X

B. What would you respond to each of the above four opening bids if you held this hand:

S X X X                                       
H K X X                           
D A X X X                          
C Q X X 

C. What would your re-bid of the first four hands be as opener? eg 1H - 1NT - ?

D. What would you respond to THE FIRST opening bid if you held this hand:

S Q X X                                       
H K X X X                          
D A X X                           
C Q X  

Answers below:

A1. 1H          A2. 1S          A3. 1D          A4. 1D

B1. 1NT         B2. 1NT         B3. 2D          B4. 2D

C1. PASS       C2. 2NT (inviting to game - asking partner - if you have 8-9 points, bid 3NT)

C3. PASS       C4. 5D

D1. 3H         

 

Lesson 2

We learnt the rudiments of bidding. You can open the bidding at the 1-level if you have 12-19 points.

You open your longest and strongest suit, remembering:

1. LENGTH before STRENGTH

eg you open 1H (not 1 Spade) with this hand: