Opening Bids

Solution

Everywhere in the World, Standard reference materials agree that you can't achieve the same rank twice.

Given a choice between two or more cards of equivalent rank, play the lowest (e.g. the queen from AKQ).

Board: 1
Dealer: North

♠ J 6 3
♥ K 5
♦ A K J 10 7 4
♣ 6 2

♠ Q 10 5 2
♥ J 8 4
♦ 5 3
♣ A K 8 3

West	North	East	South
	??	Pass	1♠
Pass	2♦	Pass	2NT
Pass	3NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

Tricks:

♥2 ♥5 ♥10 ♥J
♦3 ♦2 ??

Board: 2
Dealer: East

♠ 8 4 3
♥ Q 8 5
♦ A 10 4
♣ A Q J 4

♠ Q J 6
♥ A J 4
♦ K J 5
♣ K 10 9 3

West	North	East	South
		Pass	??
Pass	3NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

Tricks:

♠5 ♠3 ♠A ♠6
♠9 ♠J ♠2 ♠4
♣10 ♣2 ♣4 ♣5
♣3 ♣8 ♣J ♣6
♣Q ♣7 ♣K ♥2
??

Board: 3
Dealer: South

♠ K 8 5 2
♥ 9 5 3
♦ 9 6 2
♣ K 7 5

♠ -
♥ A K J 8 7 4
♦ K 8 4
♣ A Q J 10

West	North	East	South
			??
1♠	2♥	2♠	4♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

Tricks:

♠Q ♠2 ♠3 ♥4
♥A ♥6 ♥3 ♥2
♣10 ♣2 ♣K ♣4
♥5 ♥10 ??

Board: 4
Dealer: West

♠ 9 4 2
♥ 8 7 5 2
♦ J 2
♣ 9 8 4 2

♠ A K Q 8 5
♥ A K
♦ 10 9 8
♣ A K 6

West	North	East	South
Pass	Pass	Pass	??
Pass	2♦	Pass	2♠
Pass	3♣*	Pass	3NT
Pass	4♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

* double negative

Tricks:

♥Q ♥2 ♥6 ♥K
??

Board: 5
Dealer: North

♠ Q J 10
♥ Q 7 2
♦ A 7 6 5
♣ A 8 3

♠ A K 9 5 4
♥ 9 6 5
♦ 3
♣ K Q 5 2

West	North	East	South
	??	Pass	1♠
Pass	1NT	Pass	2♦*
Pass	2♠	Pass	4♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

* artificial game force

Tricks:

♦K ♦A ♦4 ♦3
??

Board: 6
Dealer: East

♠ A 10 5 4
♥ 6 5 2
♦ Q 10 2
♣ A Q J

♠ K Q 9 8 3
♥ A 4
♦ 9 7
♣ K 8 6 5

West	North	East	South
		??	3♠
Pass	4♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

Tricks:

♦3 ♦10 ♦J ♦7
♦A ♦9 ♥7 ♦2
♦K ??

Board: 7
Dealer: East

♠ J 5
♥ A 7 5 2
♦ 8 6 4 2
♣ K J 5

♠ A K Q 10 7
♥ 8 4
♦ K Q J 9 5 3
♣ -

West	North	East	South
		??	4♦*
Pass	5♦	Pass	Pass
Pass

* diamonds and spades, forcing

Tricks:

♥6 ♥A ♥K ♥4
??

Board: 8
Dealer: South

♠ A 8 6
♥ 5 4
♦ A 10 6
♣ A 9 8 7 6

♠ Q 4 3
♥ A K Q 10 7 6
♦ K Q J
♣ 4

West	North	East	South
			??
Pass	2♣	Pass	3♥
Pass	3♠	Pass	4NT
Pass	5♣	Pass	5NT
Pass	6♥	Pass	Pass
Pass

Tricks:

♠J ♠6 ♠K ♠3
♣K ♣4 ♣2 ♣A
??

Board: 9
Dealer: North

♠ K J 9 2
♥ A 8 7
♦ 8 3
♣ K Q 7 2

♠ A Q 10 8 7 5 4
♥ -
♦ A 10 9 6
♣ J 6

West	North	East	South
	??	Pass	1♠
2♥	2♠	4♥	5♦
Pass	6♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

Tricks:

♥Q ??

Board: 10
Dealer: South

♠ A K 3 2
♥ A J 10 3
♦ A 9
♣ 9 5 3

♠ 5 4
♥ 7
♦ 8 5 2
♣ A K Q J 10 7 4

West	North	East	South
			??*
4♥	Double	5♦	Pass
Pass	6NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

Tricks:

♦10 ??

Board: 11
Dealer: South

♠ J 9 8 7 6 5 2
♥ 5
♦ A
♣ K 7 5 3

♠ A
♥ A K Q J 6
♦ K Q J 10 9 6
♣ A

West	North	East	South
			??
Pass	5♦	Pass	7NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

Tricks:

♠K ♠2 ♠3 ♠A
??

'Board:

'Dealer:

'North

♠

'J 6 3

♥

'K 5

♦

'A K J 10 7 4

♣

'6 2

W E

♠

'Q 10 5 2

♥

'J 8 4

♦

'5 3

♣

'A K 8 3

'West

'North

'East

'South

'??

'Pass

'1♠

'Pass

'2♦

'Pass

'2NT

'Pass

'3NT

'Pass

'Trick 1:

♥2

♥5

♥10

♥J

'Trick 2:

♦3

♦2

'??

		'Board:	'2
		'Dealer:	'East
♠	'8 4 3
♥	'Q 8 5
♦	'A 10 4
♣	'A Q J 4
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'Q J 6
♥	'A J 4
♦	'K J 5
♣	'K 10 9 3

'West	'North	'East	'South
		'Pass	'??
'Pass	'3NT	'Pass	'Pass
'Pass

'Trick 1:	'♠5	'♠3	♠A	'♠6
'Trick 2:	'♠9	♠J	'♠2	'♠4
'Trick 3:	♣10	'♣2	'♣4	'♣5
'Trick 4:	'♣3	'♣8	♣J	'♣6
'Trick 5:	'♣Q	'♣7	♣K	♥2
'Trick 6:	'??

		'Board:	'3
		'Dealer:	'South
♠	'K 8 5 2
♥	'9 5 3
♦	'9 6 2
♣	'K 7 5
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'-
♥	'A K J 8 7 4
♦	'K 8 4
♣	'A Q J 10

'West	'North	'East	'South
			'??
'1♠	'2♥	'2♠	'4♥
'Pass	'Pass	'Pass

'Trick 1:	'♠Q	'♠2	'♠3	♥4
'Trick 2:	♥A	♥6	♥3	♥2
'Trick 3:	'♣10	'♣2	♣K	'♣4
'Trick 4:	♥5	♥10	'??

		'Board:	'4
		'Dealer:	'West
♠	'9 4 2
♥	'8 7 5 2
♦	'J 2
♣	'9 8 4 2
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'A K Q 8 5
♥	'A K
♦	'10 9 8
♣	'A K 6

'West	'North	'East	'South
'Pass	'Pass	'Pass	'??
'Pass	'2♦	'Pass	'2♠
'Pass	'3♣*	'Pass	'3NT
'Pass	'4♠	'Pass	'Pass
'Pass
'* double negative

'Trick 1:	♥Q	♥2	♥6	♥K
'Trick 2:	'??

		'Board:	'5
		'Dealer:	'North
♠	'Q J 10
♥	'Q 7 2
♦	'A 7 6 5
♣	'A 8 3
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'A K 9 5 4
♥	'9 6 5
♦	'3
♣	'K Q 5 2

'West	'North	'East	'South
	'??	'Pass	'1♠
'Pass	'1NT	'Pass	'2♦*
'Pass	'2♠	'Pass	'4♠
'Pass	'Pass	'Pass
'* artificial game force

'Trick 1:	♦K	♦A	♦4	♦3
'Trick 2:	'??

		'Board:	'6
		'Dealer:	'East
♠	'A 10 5 4
♥	'6 5 2
♦	'Q 10 2
♣	'A Q J
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'K Q 9 8 3
♥	'A 4
♦	'9 7
♣	'K 8 6 5

'West	'North	'East	'South
		'??	'3♠
'Pass	'4♠	'Pass	'Pass
'Pass

'Trick 1:	♦3	♦10	♦J	♦7
'Trick 2:	♦A	♦9	♥7	♦2
'Trick 3:	♦K	'??

		'Board:	'7
		'Dealer:	'East
♠	'J 5
♥	'A 7 5 2
♦	'8 6 4 2
♣	'K J 5
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'A K Q 10 7
♥	'8 4
♦	'K Q J 9 5 3
♣	'-

'West	'North	'East	'South
		'??	'4♦*
'Pass	'5♦	'Pass	'Pass
'Pass
'* diamonds and spades, forcing

'Trick 1:	♥6	♥A	♥K	♥4
'Trick 2:	'??

		'Board:	'8
		'Dealer:	'South
♠	'A 8 6
♥	'5 4
♦	'A 10 6
♣	'A 9 8 7 6
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'Q 4 3
♥	'A K Q 10 7 6
♦	'K Q J
♣	'4

'West	'North	'East	'South
			'??
'Pass	'2♣	'Pass	'3♥
'Pass	'3♠	'Pass	'4NT
'Pass	'5♣	'Pass	'5NT
'Pass	'6♥	'Pass	'Pass
'Pass

'Trick 1:	'♠J	'♠6	♠K	'♠3
'Trick 2:	'♣K	'♣4	'♣2	♣A
'Trick 3:	'??

		'Board:	'9
		'Dealer:	'North
♠	'K J 9 2
♥	'A 8 7
♦	'8 3
♣	'K Q 7 2
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'A Q 10 8 7 5 4
♥	'-
♦	'A 10 9 6
♣	'J 6

'West	'North	'East	'South
	'??	'Pass	'1♠
'2♥	'2♠	'4♥	'5♦
'Pass	'6♠	'Pass	'Pass
'Pass

'Trick 1:	♥Q	'??

		'Board:	'10
		'Dealer:	'South
♠	'A K 3 2
♥	'A J 10 3
♦	'A 9
♣	'9 5 3
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'5 4
♥	'7
♦	'8 5 2
♣	'A K Q J 10 7 4

'West	'North	'East	'South
			'??*
'4♥	'Double	'5♦	'Pass
'Pass	'6NT	'Pass	'Pass
'Pass

'Trick 1:	♦10	'??

		'Board:	'11
		'Dealer:	'South
♠	'J 9 8 7 6 5 2
♥	'5
♦	'A
♣	'K 7 5 3
	N
	W E
	S
♠	'A
♥	'A K Q J 6
♦	'K Q J 10 9 6
♣	'A

'West	'North	'East	'South
			'??
'Pass	'5♦	'Pass	'7NT
'Pass	'Pass	'Pass

'Trick 1:	'♠K	'♠2	'♠3	♠A
'Trick 2:	'??

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