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Expert Deductions 2


Expert Deductions 2

As I said in the first edition of this quiz, bridge players sometimes seem like magicians. You watch four experts sit down and play, and they'll think for a while and then after three tricks all four players close up their hands and write down a score wordlessly. How do they know? They can't see through the cards, but expert players do think about the meanings of all the cards played and the auction very deeply so that they have a rough picture of the deal. After a few cards are played, that rough picture crystallizes and the players know what will happen. It's magic of a different variety. See if you have what it takes to make a rough picture of the deal.

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You can also try the first Expert Deductions Quiz here

You are East. For this quiz, you'll always be in the same situation (hand, auction, dummy, lead). We're going to try to figure out as much as possible from this position. 

Vul against Not Vul. 

  West    North    East (YOU)    South  
     Pass  2♠
 Pass  4♠  All Pass  

Partner leads the ♠Q. 

Vul: EW
Dlr: S

DUMMY

♠ 87
♥ AKJ2
♦ K84
♣ Q942

 

LEAD

♠ Q

 

YOU (EAST)

♠ A10543
♥ --
♦ Q652
♣ J763

How many points does partner have?

Choose One:

0-6

6-10

8-12

10-14

Impossible to know

Vul against Not Vul. 

  West    North    East (YOU)    South  
     Pass  2♠
 Pass  4♠  All Pass  

Partner leads the ♠Q. 

Vul: EW
Dlr: S

DUMMY

♠ 87
♥ AKJ2
♦ K84
♣ Q942

 

LEAD

♠ Q

 

YOU (EAST)

♠ A10543
♥ --
♦ Q652
♣ J763

How many hearts does partner have?

Choose One:

0

1

2

3

Impossible to know

Vul against Not Vul. 

  West    North    East (YOU)    South  
     Pass  2♠
 Pass  4♠  All Pass  

Partner leads the ♠Q. 

Vul: EW
Dlr: S

DUMMY

♠ 87
♥ AKJ2
♦ K84
♣ Q942

 

LEAD

♠ Q

 

YOU (EAST)

♠ A10543
♥ --
♦ Q652
♣ J763

Do you win the ♠A and if so, what do you play next (assuming South follows low)?

 

Choose One:

Win and play a spade

Win and play a heart

Win and play a diamond

Win and play a club

Duck

 

Vul against Not Vul. 

  West    North    East (YOU)    South  
     Pass  2♠
 Pass  4♠  All Pass  

Partner leads the ♠Q. 

Vul: EW
Dlr: S

DUMMY

♠ 87
♥ AKJ2
♦ K84
♣ Q942

 

LEAD

♠ Q

 

YOU (EAST)

♠ A10543
♥ --
♦ Q652
♣ J763

Which do we know about partner's hand?

Choose One:

Partner has five spades

Partner has the ♠Q

Partner has five diamonds

Partner does not have both the ♠A and ♠K

Not enough information

Vul against Not Vul. 

  West    North    East (YOU)    South  
     Pass  2♠
 Pass  4♠  All Pass  

Partner leads the ♠Q. 

Vul: EW
Dlr: S

DUMMY

♠ 87
♥ AKJ2
♦ K84
♣ Q942

 

LEAD

♠ Q

 

YOU (EAST)

♠ A10543
♥ --
♦ Q652
♣ J763

With the information from Question 4 in mind, which of these statements is true?

Choose One:

If declarer holds the ♠Q, he can't also hold the ♠A

If declarer holds the ♠Q, he can't also hold the ♠A

If declarer holds the ♠Q, he can't also hold the ♠K

If declarer holds the ♠Q, he can't be beaten

All of the above are true

Vul against Not Vul. 

  West    North    East (YOU)    South  
     Pass  2♠
 Pass  4♠  All Pass  

Partner leads the ♠Q. 

Vul: EW
Dlr: S

DUMMY

♠ 87
♥ AKJ2
♦ K84
♣ Q942

 

LEAD

♠ Q

 

YOU (EAST)

♠ A10543
♥ --
♦ Q652
♣ J763

Let's assume declarer has the shape 6-3-2-2 (in one way or another). Declarer's more extreme shapes wouldn't change our calculations much. Which of the following is true?

Choose One:

We can beat this if declarer has three spades by continuing spades

We can beat this if declarer has three diamonds by switching to a diamond

We can beat this if declarer has three clubs by switching to a club

We can never beat this contract