50 responses to “Quiz – Play and Defense for Beginners #2”
Anonymous
How did I do?
Anonymous
Very enjoyable and informative thank you
Mike Slinn
thanks!
Anonymous
educational
Mary Ane Flanagan
Enjoyed the challenge………..MAF
Loddington
Thank you good lessons!
Anonymous
fun and it made me think, even if wrong
Anonymous
Enjoyed
Beginner
Very enjoyable, explanations are excellent.
BEATRICE BOOTH
I’ve been advised never to lead from a doubleton unless your partner bid the suit.
Norm Farber
On #7, spades are trump and I’m defending. Leading the ace and then another trump forces East to create his/her own tricks and reduces any ruffs in dummy. Maybe that’s not aggressive enough, but I don’t understand why the rules for leading a side suit apply when you have Axx in the trump suit.
Anonymous
Same here, leading from a doubleton is last resort
Anonymous
I did better than I thought I would.
Anonymous
When the bidding goes 1S – 4S all pass in the modern game (similar to the Robot’s bidding in BBO) it is usually pre-emptive. It relies on ruffs to take tricks. Partner is unlikely to have more than one trump. Hence to reduce the number of ruffs in dummy, play Ace and another trump.
Morton Isaacs
Agree.My reasoning exactly.
BARBARA NICHOLLS
Very good lesson more of it please. 9 out of 10 shows that I am getting there
Annette
I loved the quiz plus the explanations
Anonymous
Please send more! Thank you!
Anonymous
#6. Lead.AS, but if E shows out, finesse the J, surely
Anonymous
Just a beginner, gives you time to think! Enjoyable even if I only got 4 right!
Anonymous
Excellent. Keep them coming
Anonymous
Very good review for me. Thanks
Anonymous
Good practice and doubly so with the explanations!! More please. Thanks
Anonymous
Ditto the response at 9:32pm
sab
Interesting quiz, but I just found this. Thanks.
SalNanda
Excellent quiz. And explained so well. Thanks for the lesson.
Alan Ananda
Excellent program my. first attempt and I am pleased
Anonymous
Good exercise. tks, explanations v helpful
Lim Hui Choo
First time I read this Bbo newsletter, forwarded by a friend. Don’t know how to subscribe with Bbo, although I joined bbo. Couldn’t find subscription in Help menu or anywhere else. The quizzes n the answers are very enriching. Please continue n post more advanced n interesting ones. Thank you
Anonymous
Great to have quiz at this level. The usual quizzes seem aimed at very good players. Hope you’ll do more at this level.
Anonymous
Helpful and enjoyable. Thank you
Donna Hunter
I enjoyed this very helpful challenge and learned a lot from the thorough explanations. Hope to see more of these at this level. Thank you.
Hapevaft
Thanks for the explanations, I got more right than I thought, but the explanations clarified some of my guesses?.
Bill
The reason you play for the drop with 10 cards isn’t that a 2-1 break is more likely than a 3-0 break. It’s that when you lead from hand and LHO follows low there are only 3 out of a possible 6 layouts where finessing works vs. 5 out of 6 where playing for the drop works. Also, you should lead the J to the ace in case a weak LHO covers the jack holding Qxx
Patricia n/a Thibadeoux
1st time playing. enjoyed the lesson and need more please.
gsascot
First attempt for me – the exercise made me stop and think and it told me something I know/knew but often ignore – I’m a ‘lazy’ defender and sometimes regard defending as something to pass the time till we are next declaring.
puff ther magic dragon
thanks. Getting some right is a confidence booster
Anonymous
I do like this exercise.
Anonymous
Love the quizzes and the explanations. Thanks!
Anonymous
Great learning opportunities.
Kilmactran
Really enjoyed this questions and answers
The explanations were very helpful
The correct answer on problem 6 is not one of the choices. You plan to play the AK, but you should lead the J, just in case opponent has Qxx and thoughtlessly covers
Sallydk
Thank you. Nice to have defensive situations and great explanations. 😊
Anonymous
do we have ist of this quiz?
Anonymous
good problems for Intermediate players.
Anonymous
Muy agradecida, muy didactico
Jules Wilkins
A number of responses gave various reasons for leading trumps in Question 7, all of which have validity in other situations but not this hand. The opener has 5 spades and the preempt response also shows 5. With this hand the best you can do is draw two rounds of trumps given that the only entry to your hand is the A and it is only an entry if the opponents lead trumps. Very rarely the opponents will have a cross ruff but even then you will be able to overruff and play another spade. It is the fact that you have the A of trumps that makes the lead of the doubleton alluring. It comes with no guarantees, but even if it finesses partner’s K it is one that the declarer could take himself. Once declarer is in he is usually going to try to draw trumps himself. If you judge that partner cannot possibly give you a ruff, then play small on the first round then A and small on the next.
gordon
thanks, Its great to get tested and have explanations as to what went wrong
Comments
50 responses to “Quiz – Play and Defense for Beginners #2”
How did I do?
Very enjoyable and informative thank you
thanks!
educational
Enjoyed the challenge………..MAF
Thank you good lessons!
fun and it made me think, even if wrong
Enjoyed
Very enjoyable, explanations are excellent.
I’ve been advised never to lead from a doubleton unless your partner bid the suit.
On #7, spades are trump and I’m defending. Leading the ace and then another trump forces East to create his/her own tricks and reduces any ruffs in dummy. Maybe that’s not aggressive enough, but I don’t understand why the rules for leading a side suit apply when you have Axx in the trump suit.
Same here, leading from a doubleton is last resort
I did better than I thought I would.
When the bidding goes 1S – 4S all pass in the modern game (similar to the Robot’s bidding in BBO) it is usually pre-emptive. It relies on ruffs to take tricks. Partner is unlikely to have more than one trump. Hence to reduce the number of ruffs in dummy, play Ace and another trump.
Agree.My reasoning exactly.
Very good lesson more of it please. 9 out of 10 shows that I am getting there
I loved the quiz plus the explanations
Please send more! Thank you!
#6. Lead.AS, but if E shows out, finesse the J, surely
Just a beginner, gives you time to think! Enjoyable even if I only got 4 right!
Excellent. Keep them coming
Very good review for me. Thanks
Good practice and doubly so with the explanations!! More please. Thanks
Ditto the response at 9:32pm
Interesting quiz, but I just found this. Thanks.
Excellent quiz. And explained so well. Thanks for the lesson.
Excellent program my. first attempt and I am pleased
Good exercise. tks, explanations v helpful
First time I read this Bbo newsletter, forwarded by a friend. Don’t know how to subscribe with Bbo, although I joined bbo. Couldn’t find subscription in Help menu or anywhere else. The quizzes n the answers are very enriching. Please continue n post more advanced n interesting ones. Thank you
Great to have quiz at this level. The usual quizzes seem aimed at very good players. Hope you’ll do more at this level.
Helpful and enjoyable. Thank you
I enjoyed this very helpful challenge and learned a lot from the thorough explanations. Hope to see more of these at this level. Thank you.
Thanks for the explanations, I got more right than I thought, but the explanations clarified some of my guesses?.
The reason you play for the drop with 10 cards isn’t that a 2-1 break is more likely than a 3-0 break. It’s that when you lead from hand and LHO follows low there are only 3 out of a possible 6 layouts where finessing works vs. 5 out of 6 where playing for the drop works. Also, you should lead the J to the ace in case a weak LHO covers the jack holding Qxx
1st time playing. enjoyed the lesson and need more please.
First attempt for me – the exercise made me stop and think and it told me something I know/knew but often ignore – I’m a ‘lazy’ defender and sometimes regard defending as something to pass the time till we are next declaring.
thanks. Getting some right is a confidence booster
I do like this exercise.
Love the quizzes and the explanations. Thanks!
Great learning opportunities.
Really enjoyed this questions and answers
The explanations were very helpful
Really great learning tool. Thanks
The correct answer on problem 6 is not one of the choices. You plan to play the AK, but you should lead the J, just in case opponent has Qxx and thoughtlessly covers
Thank you. Nice to have defensive situations and great explanations. 😊
do we have ist of this quiz?
good problems for Intermediate players.
Muy agradecida, muy didactico
A number of responses gave various reasons for leading trumps in Question 7, all of which have validity in other situations but not this hand. The opener has 5 spades and the preempt response also shows 5. With this hand the best you can do is draw two rounds of trumps given that the only entry to your hand is the A and it is only an entry if the opponents lead trumps. Very rarely the opponents will have a cross ruff but even then you will be able to overruff and play another spade. It is the fact that you have the A of trumps that makes the lead of the doubleton alluring. It comes with no guarantees, but even if it finesses partner’s K it is one that the declarer could take himself. Once declarer is in he is usually going to try to draw trumps himself. If you judge that partner cannot possibly give you a ruff, then play small on the first round then A and small on the next.
thanks, Its great to get tested and have explanations as to what went wrong
very informative good review