Diamond – Chapter 1 Exercises
1. Look at the following contracts and decide the objective, counting winners in notrump and loser in a
trump contract.
1) 3C
4 losers
2) 6NT
12 winners
3) 4S
3 losers
4) 1NT
7 winners
5) 2D
5 losers
6) 5C
2 losers
2. Count the number of sure winners in each suit – the tricks that can be taken without giving up the lead:
DUMMY:
1) AKQ
DECLARER
42
3
2) AJ
KQ
2
3) QJ75
AK432
5
4) A832
K95
2
5) KQ
42
0
3. Count the number of losers that declarer has in each suit – the tricks that could be lost to the opponents.
Are the losers quick or slow?
DUMMY:
1) KQJ4
DECLARER
98
2) JT98
5432
3) 9862
A5
4) A5
9862
5) K64
85
Losers:
Quick/Slow
3
Quick
1
Slow
3
Slow
2
Quick
DUMMY:
6) Q42
DECLARER
983
7) K76
JT93
8) 7432
AKJ
9) KQ5
742
10) AJT
842
Losers:
Quick/Slow
2
Quick
1
Slow
2
Quick
2
Slow
1
Quick
3
Quick
4. With which card would declarer win the first trick in each of the following suits:
DUMMY:
1) AQJT3
DECLARER
K2
K
2) A4
KQ5
3) AJ4
KQ73
4) Q5
AKJ7
5) KQ6
AJ9
A
A
Q
A
5. Which card would the opening leader select from each of the following hands against a contract of 3NT?
1) S – J63
H – Q7
D – KQJ85
C – T84
2) S – 94
H – JT86
D – QJT8
C – A73
3) S – T8652
H – AJ7
D – K5
C – Q52
4) S – KT2
H – Q97
D – 8542
C – Q76
K diamonds
Q diamonds
5 spades
2 diamonds
6. As dealer, what would be the opening bid with each of the following hands?
1) S – KJ6
H – Q7
D – KQJ85
C – T84
2) S – 94
H – JT8
D – AQJT8
C – A73
3) S – K8652
H – AJ7
D – K5
C – Q52
1 diamond
1 diamond
5) S – A63
H – Q7
D – KQJ85
C – T84
6) S – AK94
H – JT8
D – AQJ
C – 873
7) S – A8652
H – AJ7
D – K5
C – Q52
8) S – KT2
H – Q97
D – AK42
C – Q76
1 diamond
1 Notrump
1 spade
1 diamond
1 spade
4) S – KT2
H – Q97
D – A542
C – Q76
Pass
7. Partner opens the bidding 1NT. What responses should be mode with each of the following hands?
1) S – J84
H – Q62
D – T853
C – J93
Pass
5) S – A5
H – JT8643
D – KQ6
C – 52
2) S – T86432
H – J5
D – 96
C – JT9
3) S – K9
H – QJ8
D – JT83
C – Q863
2S
4) S – KT2
H – Q97
D – 8542
C – Q76
2NT
6) S – KJ983
H – A42
D – 72
C – QT3
4H
Pass
7) S – 72
H – K5
D – QT9752
C – A42
3S
8) S – QT2
H – A97
D – 6542
C – K76
3D
2NT
8. Partner opens the bidding 1H. What responses should be made with each of the following hands?
1) S – J73
H – 94
D – Q43
C – T8762
Pass
5) S – QJT
H – 62
D – K9763
C – JT5
1NT
2) S – 82
H – QJ5
D – J9642
C – K83
2H
6) S – 84
H – Q6
D – A832
C – KQT62
2C
3) S – Q964
H – A2
D – 743
C – Q952
1S
7) S – AK4
H – KJ65
D – T963
C – 87
2D
4) S – KT2
H – Q97
D – 8542
C – Q76
2H
8) S – QT2
H – A97
D – 6542
C – K76
2H