50 English Bridge February 2016 www.ebu.co.uk
THIS MONTH'S QUIZ
West North East South
1™ Pass Pass 1NT1
Pass 3NT All Pass
1 10-14.
Choose from: (a) ´2; (b) ™A; (c) ™Q; (d) tA.
HHHHH
West North East South
1NT1
Pass 2t2 Pass 2™
Pass 4™ All Pass
1 12-14; 2 Transfer to hearts
Choose from: (a) a spade; (b) a heart; (c) tA; (d) a club.
HHHHH
West North East South
1NT1
Pass 4NT2 Pass 6NT
All Pass
1 12-14; 2 Natural and invitational.
Choose: (a) ´K; (b) ™2; (c) a diamond; (d) ®8. r
Hand 1
´ J 5 2
™ A Q J 7 5 4
t A 7
® 7 5
Hand 2
´ 9 8 6
™ 10 4
t A Q
® 10 8 7 6 5 4
Hand 3
´ K Q 10 2
™ K 5 3 2
t 7 6 5 2
® 8
New Prize Leads Quiz
New Prize Leads Quiz
OPENING leads are often subjective and vir tual ly any
opening lead can be successful some of the time.
However, bridge is in many ways a game of
percentages and there fore certain leads will gain more
often than others. In each issue you will be given three
hands and the bidding on each, and you are asked to
choose your opening leads from those proposed by
our Quizmaster. Answers will be in the next issue. In
each problem you are on lead as West.
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ANSWERS TO DECEMBER QUIZ: Page 54
ANSWERS TO DECEMBER QUIZ: Page 54