Beginner Quiz 1Q41 by Richard Pavlicek
Beginner Quiz 1Q41 by Richard Pavlicek
and only the spade suit is shown.
| 4 3 2 | ||
| K | ![[W - E]](u.gif) | A 9 5 |
What is your play?
Wrong!
Sorry!
| 4 3 2 | ||
| K | | A 9 5 |
Right! Who has the queen?
No way!
Not right!
| J 3 2 | ||
| K | | 9 8 4 |
What is your play?
Ouch!
Not best!
| J 3 2 | ||
| K | | 9 8 4 |
Excellent! Do you want to encourage this suit?
Wrong!
Sorry!
| J 3 2 | ||
| K | | 9 4 |
What is your play?
No way!
Not right!
| J 3 2 | ||
| K | | 9 4 |
Correct! Do you want to encourage this suit?
Ouch!
Not best!
| 5 4 | ||
| 3 | | K Q 7 |
What is your play?
Wrong!
Sorry!
| 5 4 | ||
| 3 | | K Q 7 |
Super! What would you play if leading this suit?
No way!
Not right!
| A 5 4 | ||
| 10 | | K Q 3 |
What is your play?
Ouch!
Not best!
| A 5 4 | ||
| 10 | | K Q 3 |
Very good! Who has the jack?
Wrong!
Sorry!
| A 3 2 | ||
| J | | Q 8 4 |
What is your play?
No way!
Not right!
| A 3 2 | ||
| J | | Q 8 4 |
Brilliant! Who has the 10?
Ouch!
Not best!
| A 3 2 | ||
| J | | K 8 5 |
What is your play?
Wrong!
Sorry!
| A 3 2 | ||
| J | | K 8 5 |
Well done! Who has the queen?
No way!
Not right!
| A 3 2 | ||
| K | | J 10 9 |
What is your play?
Ouch!
Not best!
| A 3 2 | ||
| K | | J 10 9 |
Right! Who has the queen?
Wrong!
Sorry!
| 7 5 3 2 | ||
| Q | | A 10 8 4 |
What is your play?
No way!
Not right!
| 7 5 3 2 | ||
| Q | | A 10 8 4 |
Excellent! Who has the king?
Ouch!
Not best!
| 4 3 2 | ||
| Q | | K 8 5 |
What is your play?
Wrong!
Sorry!
| 4 3 2 | ||
| Q | | K 8 5 |
Correct! Who has the ace?
No way!
Not right!
| 4 3 2 | ||
| K | | Q 8 5 |
What is your play?
Ouch!
Not best!
| 4 3 2 | ||
| K | | Q 8 5 |
Super! Who has the ace?
Wrong!
Sorry!
| Q 4 2 | ||
| 3 | | K J 8 7 |
What is your play?
No way!
Not right!
| Q 4 2 | ||
| 3 | | K J 8 7 |
Very good! Who has the ace?
Ouch!
Not best!
| 4 3 2 | ||
| K Q 10 8 | | A 9 5 |
| J 7 6 |
Brilliant! Playing a higher card than necessary is an encouraging signal, asking partner to lead the suit again. Together, you can win the first three tricks.
| J 3 2 | ||
| A K 10 7 6 | | 9 8 4 |
| Q 5 |
Well done! Playing your lowest card is a discouraging signal, meaning you have no desire for partner to continue. Often it would be wise for partner to shift to another suit.
| J 3 2 | ||
| A K 10 7 6 | | 9 4 |
| Q 8 5 |
Right! By encouraging partner to continue you can trump the third round. Note that your nine does not specifically show a doubleton — it merely says, “continue this suit.”
| 5 4 | ||
| J 9 8 3 2 | | K Q 7 |
| A 10 6 |
Excellent! When trying to win a trick as third hand you should play the lowest of equal cards. Note how this differs from the leader, who leads the top of a sequence.
| A 5 4 | ||
| 10 9 8 2 | | K Q 3 |
| J 7 6 |
Correct! Once dummy wins the ace it would be unwise to waste one of your honors, so just play low. Later, you hope to win two tricks in this suit.
| A 3 2 | ||
| J 10 9 6 | | Q 8 4 |
| K 7 5 |
Super! Your queen is an important honor so you should encourage partner to lead the suit again. After forcing out the ace and king, you can win a trick in this suit.
| A 3 2 | ||
| J 10 9 7 6 | | K 8 5 |
| Q 4 |
Very good! You must play the king to win the trick else South would win the queen. It is now apparent that you and partner cannot win another trick in this suit.
| A 3 2 | ||
| K Q 8 5 | | J 10 9 |
| 7 6 4 |
Brilliant! You want partner to lead this suit later, so play the highest card you can spare. Do not confuse a signal with “trying to win a trick” when you would play the nine.
| 7 5 3 2 | ||
| Q J 9 6 | | A 10 8 4 |
| K |
Well done! Partner’s lead of the queen marks South with the king so you should win the ace. You can see what would happen if you ducked.
| 4 3 2 | ||
| Q J 9 7 | | K 8 5 |
| A 10 6 |
Right! There is no need to waste your king on the same trick as partner’s queen, but you can spare the eight as a signal to encourage partner to continue.
| 4 3 2 | ||
| A K 10 9 | | Q 8 5 |
| J 7 6 |
Excellent! Once again, you like partner’s lead and should encourage by playing the eight. You should take the first three tricks in this suit.
| Q 4 2 | ||
| 10 6 5 3 | | K J 8 7 |
| A 9 |
Correct! Usually you play “third hand high” when trying to win the trick, but with the queen in dummy your jack is just as powerful as the king.
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