Novices Quiz 5 Answers

Bidding	Responder's Hand
1.   1NT - 2NT	♠ K J 6     ♥ 9 4     ♦ A 6 4 2     ♣ Q 8 7 5
2.   1NT - 3NT	♠ K 8 3     ♥ 9 7 4     ♦ J 9 6 2     ♣ A 5 3
3.   1NT - 3♥	♠ A 9     ♥ Q 10 8 6 3     ♦ A 9 8     ♣ 9 6 2
4.   1NT - Pass	♠ 9 7 5     ♥ K 8 6 3     ♦ Q 8 4 2     ♣ 7 6
5.   1NT - 4♠	♠ K Q J 10 8 5     ♥ 9     ♦ K 9 2     ♣ 7 4 3
6.   1NT -   2♥	♠ 4     ♥ K J 9 5 3     ♦ 8 3 2     ♣ J 9 6 5
7.   1NT - 2♣*	♠ K Q 4 2     ♥ A J 7 5     ♦ Q 9 5     ♣ 6 4
8.   1NT - 2♣*	♠ K Q 4 2     ♥ Q J 10 8 3     ♦ A 9     ♣ 8 3
* = Stayman Convention
Bidding	Opener's Hand
9.   1NT - 3♥ - 3NT	♠ A Q 2     ♥ K 8     ♦ A J 9 5     ♣ K 5 3 2
10.   1NT - 2♠ - Pass	♠ Q 2     ♥ 9 8 7     ♦ A K Q 5     ♣ A Q 6 5
11.   1NT - 2♣ - 2♥	♠ K 7     ♥ A K 7 4     ♦ Q 7 5 3     ♣ A J 6
12.   1NT - 2♣ - 2♦	♠ K Q 3     ♥ A 9 2     ♦ K J 5     ♣ K Q 8 6

The Direct Finesse

Declarer		Dummy
1. ♠ >J 10 9		>3 7 Q A ♠
2. ♥ K 10 9		4 8 J A ♥
Two-way finesse, but lead the K or the A first
3. ♣ >A Q J 10		>4 ♣
A first, then lead the Q for a "ruffing finesse"
4. ♦ >Q J 3		>5 A ♦
When you need 2 tricks but can not aford to lose one