Name That Convention

I am known to be a non-fan of conventions. KISS (Keep It Simple Sweetheart).

However, some of my readers just love conventions.

Here is a quiz to test your knowledge.

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  • What is the name of the convention whereby West's Double below shows 3 cards in spades?

    WestNorthEastSouth
     1♠Pass1♠2♠
    Double   
    Choose One:
    1. -

    Takeout Double

    2. -

    Negative Double

    3. -

    Support Double

    4. -

    Responsive Double

    5. -

    Other

    Answer: 3

    3 - Support Double. Opener's Double on the second round shows 3-card support for responder (raising would guarantee 4-card support).

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  • With the hands and auction below, what convention do East-West seem to be employing?

    WEST EAST
    ♠ Q76
    ♥ KJ6
    ♦ AK87
    ♣ K32
    		 ♠ 52
    ♥ A4
    ♦ 653
    ♣ J109865
    WestNorthEastSouth
     1NT2♠2NTPass
     3♠PassPassPass

     

    Choose One:
    1. -

    Unusual Notrump

    2. -

    Puppet Stayman

    3. -

    Relay-Control steps

    4. -

    lebensohl

    5. -

    other

    Answer: 4

    4 - lebensohl

    Yes, with a lower-case "l."  This convention uses a 2NT bid by responder (after a 1NT opening is overcalled) to relay to 3♠ (either to play, or as the start of a different description).

    Interested in learning more about lebensohl? Check out Larry's Webinar.

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  • What convention is West using if his 5♠ bid asks East how many of these 4 cards he holds: ♠A, ♠K, ♠A, ♠A?

    WestNorthEastSouth
     1♠Pass3♠Pass
     5♠   
    Choose One:
    1. -

    Roman Keycard Blackwood

    2. -

    Splinter Asks

    3. -

    Relay Step-Asking

    4. -

    Exclusion Keycard Blackwood

    5. -

    Splinter Bids

    6. -

    Other

    Answer: 4

    4 - Exclusion Keycard Blackwood

    A jump above game (after a trump suit is agreed) is used to ask for Keycards excluding the suit jumped into. West might hold:

    ♠ AQJ1076  
    ♥ K2  
    ♦ --  
    ♣ KQJ62.
     

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  • What kind of double is not illustrated in the auction below?

    WestNorthEastSouth
     1♠Double 1♠ Double
     Redouble   
    Choose One:
    1. -

    Takeout Doubles

    2. -

    Negative Doubles

    3. -

    Responsive Doubles

    4. -

    Support Doubles & Redoubles

    Answer: 2

    2 - Negative Double

    A Negative Double is made by the responder (East in this auction) after an overcall. There was no overcall and East didn't double.

    North's double was a Takeout Double.
    South presumably made a Responsive Double.
    West made a Support Redouble.

    To read more about Doubles, see this book.

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  • What is the convention being used by South here?

    ♠ KQ43  
    ♥ A732  
    ♦ 4  
    ♣ K843
     

    WestNorthEastSouth
      1♠ Pass 4♠
    Choose One:
    1. -

    Bergen Raise

    2. -

    Weak Jump Shift

    3. -

    Splinter

    4. -

    Texas Transfer

    5. -

    Flannery

    Answer: 3

    This is a splinter bid, showing a singleton or void in the suit bid, 4-card support, and 10-14 HCP.

    Interested in learning more about splinters? Check out Mike Lawrence's Webinar.

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  • What is the name of the conventional bid shown?

     

    WestNorthEastSouth
      1♠ 2♠ 
    Choose One:
    1. -

    Michaels Cuebid

    2. -

    Western Cuebid

    3. -

    Eastern Cuebid

    4. -

    Unusual 2NT

    5. -

    Takeout Bid

    Answer: 1

    This is a Michaels cuebid promising 5 spades and 5 of a minor in this situation. Michaels cuebids always promise 5 cards in any unbid major.

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  • Which of the following is NOT a real convention used to interfere after the opponents open 1NT?

    Choose One:
    1. -

    Hamilton

    2. -

    Meckwell

    3. -

    Cappelletti

    4. -

    Fusilli

    5. -

    Landy

    6. -

    DONT

    7. -

    Woolsey

    8. -

    Mohan

    Answer: 4

    Fusilli is a type of pasta, not a bridge convention (yet). Michael Berkowitz did a webinar on interfering over 1NT which discussed many popular conventions here. You can purchase it here. 

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  • 3♠ in the auction below shows a strong hand for spades. What convention is being played? 

     

    WestNorthEastSouth
     1♠ 2NT 3♠ 

     

    Choose One:
    1. -

    Splinter Bid

    2. -

    Unusual vs Unusual

    3. -

    Strong jump shift

    4. -

    Transfer over 2NT

    5. -

    lebensohl

    Answer: 2

    Unusual vs Unusual. This is one variant. Partnership agreement is needed to know which cuebid corresponds to a raise and which corresponds to a strong hand for the other suit. 

    Want to learn more about Unusual vs. Unusual? Read Larry's Article here.

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