Negative Doubles Quiz by Barbara Seagram

Posted 2012-09-06

This quiz is a continuation of Barbara Seagram’s article on Negative Doubles

Question 1:

You are sitting East and the auction has proceeded 1♦ by partner, 1♠ by RHO. What will you bid with the following hands?

a.	♠ 87 ♥ AQ94 ♦ 752 ♣ K753	b.	♠ A8 ♥ 10763 ♦ K76 ♣ Q874	c.	♠ AQ10873 ♥ 84 ♦ 8 ♣ 9852
d.	♠ 92 ♥ AQJ53 ♦ KQ ♣ 10862	e.	♠ AJ10 ♥ Q73 ♦ 965 ♣ Q842	f.	♠ 76 ♥ K542 ♦ 983 ♣ QJ64

Answers:

1. Double
2. Double
3. Pass & hope that partner can re-open the bidding with a double
4. 2♥
5. 1 NT
6. Double

Question 2:

You are sitting East and the auction has proceeded 1♣ by partner, 1♥ by RHO. What will you bid with the following hands?

a.

♠ AQ62 ♥ 954 ♦ Q532 ♣ 54

b.

♠ A763 ♥ 108 ♦ 32 ♣ KQ764

c.

♠ KJ654 ♥ K98 ♦ 3 ♣ K872

Answers:

1. Double
2. Double (If partner now bids 2♦, you now bid 3♣)
3. 1♠ (Just bid naturally with a 5 card major)

Question 3:

You are using negative doubles. What should you bid after the bidding has gone:

 

a.	♠ 87 ♥ KJ74 ♦ A83 ♣ AJ98	b.	♠ AJ10 ♥ Q5 ♦ K72 ♣ KJ743	c.	♠ 4 ♥ AJ6 ♦ 943 ♣ AQJ932
d.	♠ A7 ♥ KQJ6 ♦ 93 ♣ AQ743	e.	♠ 9 ♥ AQJ7 ♦ KQ7 ♣ AQ752	f.	♠ AQJ10 ♥ 93 ♦ KQ8 ♣ AQJ4

Answers:

1. 2♥
2. 1NT
3. 2♣
4. 3♥
5. 4♥
6. Pass (You will get lots of points for defeating them in 1♠ )