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The questions from last week: Vil thanks all those who sent in their answers.
1.
Dlr N Nil Vul
You are West and after two passes, South opens 1H. Your hand:
S KQ987
H KQ87
D AK8
C 7
What would you bid?
a) If you double, North passes, East bids 1S and South 2C. What would you bid then?
b) If you bid 1S and North doubles and East bids 2S and South bids 3C, what would you bid?
c) If you pass, North bids 1NT and South 2C. Do you wake up and bid something now and if so, what?

This week, some more questions.
1. Dlr N Nil Vul
You are West and after two passes, South opens 1H. Your hand:
S KQ987
H KQ87
D AK8
C 7
What would you bid?
a) If you double, North passes, East bids 1S and South 2C. What would you bid then?
b) If you bid 1S and North doubles and East bids 2S and South bids 3C, what would you bid?
c) If you pass, North bids 1NT and South 2C. Do you wake up and bid something now and if so, what?

Some more questions resulting from board 5 this week:

Board 5 from Thursday 7/03/2019
Dealer N NS Vul

	943 K9543 43 752
KT52 Q2 92 AT983		Q AJT76 AQ85 KQ6
	AJ876 8 KJT76 J4

East opens 1H. What would you do as South?
If South overcalls 1S, what would you do as West?
Do you play “Michaels”? If you do and are South, would you bid 2H?
If South bids 2H (Michaels, spades and a minor) what would you do as West?
These are just some questions that might come up in this deal. Have a think about them before reading on.

Here are my takes on the problems posed in the article before last:

Board 20 from 27/02/2019
Dealer W All Vul

	AJ74 KT98 AK54 2
KQT932 A6 72 A64		85 543 QJT3 T985
	6 QJ72 986 KQJ73

There are some bidding and play questions arising from this deal.

Board 20 from 27/02/2019
Dealer W All Vul

	AJ74 KT98 AK54 2
KQT932 A6 72 A64		85 543 QJT3 T985
	6 QJ72 986 KQJ73

1. When West opens 1S what would you do as North?
2. If North doubles 1S, what would you, as South, bid?
3. If South ends up in 4H what would you lead if you were West?
4. Should West ever be declarer in 2S? How and why would that happen?
5. If West is declarer in 2S, what should North lead? And after North makes the opening lead, how should he then continue?