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Intermediate Players

Chalk Talk
BY EDDIE KANTAR

Test your bidding smarts as South in
this five-question quiz.

❶

You hold:

♠8 4 3 ♥K J 10 4 3 ♦A 5 ♣8 7 4.
North
2♣
3♥

South
2♥
?

2♣ is strong and artificial, and 2♥ is
a positive response, but not promising
two of the top three honors, as many
play. It just shows a decent-quality
suit, five cards or longer.

❷

You hold:

♠4 ♥A 10 5 ♦A K 3 ♣A Q 7 4 3 2.
North
1♥

❸

South
1♣
?

You hold:

♠K 4 ♥A Q J 7 ♦9 4 ♣A K J 5 4.
North
1♠
2♠
4♠

❹

South
2♣
3♥
?

You hold:

♠A 10 4 ♥A J 4 3 2 ♦A 7 5 ♣9 3.
North
1♦
1♠

South
1♥
?

❺

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❹ 2♣. Using the fourth suit to create

You hold:

♠K 2 ♥10 8 ♦A Q J 10 5 3 ♣K J 10.
North
1♠
2♥

South
1♦
2♦
?

You rebid 2♦ because your hand is
not quite strong enough to rebid 3♦.
2♥ is forcing.
The way I see it:

❶ 4♦. Show your partner the dia-

mond control. It might be just what
the doctor ordered.

❷ 2♦. A "fake reverse," forcing part-

ner to bid again. Next, you will support hearts and give your partner
a good idea of a strong hand which
should include a singleton spade.
An original jump to 3♣ is not forcing and does not describe your hand
at all.

❸ 5♠. A raise to the five level of the

last bid major in a sequence where
three suits have been bid asks
partner to bid slam with a control
in the unbid suit, diamonds in this
case. Partner passes, lacking a firstor second-round diamond control,
bids 5NT with the guarded ♦K
allowing the hand to be played in
6NT from the right side, trots out
6♦ with the ♦A, and bids 6♠ with
a singleton diamond.

a force when the hand cannot be
conveniently limited. A jump to 3♦
is not forcing, and bidding 3NT is
off the wall. After the fourth suit,
partner usually bids notrump with
a stopper in that suit. The bid of
the fourth suit has nothing to do
with your holding in that suit. It is
simply a convenient way to force
partner to bid again and further describe her hand, particularly after
you've made a one-level response.

❺ 3NT. A 2NT rebid would show a

minimum opener, typically 12-14
HCP with at least one club stopper.
Your hand is too strong to make a
discouraging rebid. (The strong sixcard diamond suit, not to mention
the two stray 10s, makes this hand
stronger than 14 points.) Some
would open the hand 1NT to avoid
awkward rebidding problems.

Rating Scale
4-5 correct:
You are a good bidder.
2-3 correct:
It could be worse.
Less:
It is worse. Much worse.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of July 2018

In First Seat - Paul Linxwiler
Letters to the Editor
US Bridge Championships
Atlanta hosts the Summer NABC
Collegiate Bridge Bowl
Poetic License - Haikus
Vision Quest
First in Their Class Update
Obituary - Eric Murry (1928-2018)
Product Reviews
Ruling the Game - by Matt Smith
Losing Trick Count
World Bridge Series in Orlando - Sept 22-Oct 6
Obituary - John Sutherlin (1936-2018)
Fourth Annual Bay Area High School Bridge Championship
For the Record
Club News
Losing Trick Count Updated - Part 3 by Jennifer Jones
The Bidding Box
It's Your Call
Card Play 101 - by Phillip Alder
Play & Learn - by Pat Harrington
Parrish the Thought - Adam Parrish
Startup Bridge - Improving Postmortems- by Lynn Berg
Bidding Basics -Responding to 3♣ and higher by Larry Cohen
Bidding Basics Quiz
Senior Game winners
Ask Jerry - by Jerry Helms
Mike's Bridge Lesson - Mike Lawrence
Chalk Talk - by Eddie Kantar
Boehm on Bridge - G is for guarding- by August Boehm
Misplay these Hands with Me - by Mark Horton
Better Bridge with Bergen - Squeezes made easy (part 2) - by Marty Bergen
The Real Deal - by Larry Cohen
West Hands - The Bidding Box
Challenge of the Month
Out of Hand
East Hands for the January Bidding Box
Test Your Play
Bidding Matters - by Karen Walker
My Bridge and Yours - by Frank Stewart
Mike's Advice - by Mike Lawrence
Solutions to Test Your Play
George's World - by George Jacobs
Dear Billy - by Billy Miller
Bridge with the Abbot - by David Bird
Big Games
New Life Masters
Life Master Milestones
In Memoriam
Obituary - Cecil Cook (1932-2018)
Obituary - Charles Stenger (1922-2018)
Obituary - Margie Gwozdzinsky (1948-2018)
Tournament Directory
July 2018 - 1
July 2018 - 2
July 2018 - 3
July 2018 - 4
July 2018 - 5
July 2018 - In First Seat - Paul Linxwiler
July 2018 - Letters to the Editor
July 2018 - 8
July 2018 - US Bridge Championships
July 2018 - 10
July 2018 - 11
July 2018 - 12
July 2018 - 13
July 2018 - 14
July 2018 - 15
July 2018 - Atlanta hosts the Summer NABC
July 2018 - 17
July 2018 - Poetic License - Haikus
July 2018 - 19
July 2018 - 20
July 2018 - 21
July 2018 - Vision Quest
July 2018 - 23
July 2018 - First in Their Class Update
July 2018 - Obituary - Eric Murry (1928-2018)
July 2018 - 26
July 2018 - 27
July 2018 - Product Reviews
July 2018 - Ruling the Game - by Matt Smith
July 2018 - World Bridge Series in Orlando - Sept 22-Oct 6
July 2018 - 31
July 2018 - Fourth Annual Bay Area High School Bridge Championship
July 2018 - For the Record
July 2018 - Club News
July 2018 - 35
July 2018 - Losing Trick Count Updated - Part 3 by Jennifer Jones
July 2018 - The Bidding Box
July 2018 - 38
July 2018 - 39
July 2018 - It's Your Call
July 2018 - 41
July 2018 - 42
July 2018 - 43
July 2018 - 44
July 2018 - Card Play 101 - by Phillip Alder
July 2018 - Play & Learn - by Pat Harrington
July 2018 - Parrish the Thought - Adam Parrish
July 2018 - Startup Bridge - Improving Postmortems- by Lynn Berg
July 2018 - Bidding Basics Quiz
July 2018 - Senior Game winners
July 2018 - Ask Jerry - by Jerry Helms
July 2018 - Mike's Bridge Lesson - Mike Lawrence
July 2018 - Chalk Talk - by Eddie Kantar
July 2018 - Boehm on Bridge - G is for guarding- by August Boehm
July 2018 - Misplay these Hands with Me - by Mark Horton
July 2018 - Better Bridge with Bergen - Squeezes made easy (part 2) - by Marty Bergen
July 2018 - West Hands - The Bidding Box
July 2018 - Out of Hand
July 2018 - Test Your Play
July 2018 - Bidding Matters - by Karen Walker
July 2018 - My Bridge and Yours - by Frank Stewart
July 2018 - Mike's Advice - by Mike Lawrence
July 2018 - Solutions to Test Your Play
July 2018 - George's World - by George Jacobs
July 2018 - Dear Billy - by Billy Miller
July 2018 - Big Games
July 2018 - New Life Masters
July 2018 - Life Master Milestones
July 2018 - 69
July 2018 - Obituary - Charles Stenger (1922-2018)
July 2018 - Obituary - Margie Gwozdzinsky (1948-2018)
July 2018 - 72
July 2018 - Tournament Directory
July 2018 - 74
July 2018 - 75
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