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 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 |
|
LEAD Q |
YOU (EAST) A10543 |
How many points does partner have?
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 |
|
LEAD Q |
YOU (EAST) A10543 |
How many hearts does partner have?
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 |
|
LEAD Q |
YOU (EAST) A10543 |
Do you win the A and if so, what do you play next (assuming South follows low)?
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 |
|
LEAD Q |
YOU (EAST) A10543 |
Which do we know about partner's hand?
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 |
|
LEAD Q |
YOU (EAST) A10543 |
With the information from Question 4 in mind, which of these statements is true?
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 |
|
LEAD Q |
YOU (EAST) A10543 |
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?
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