407 - Defense Bidding Quiz 1

Effective overcalls in bridge hinge on sharp judgment and well-defined partnership agreements.
Unlike opening bids, they aren’t backed by strict point-count, quick-trick, or distributional rules—only flexible guidelines.
Each overcall therefore calls for thoughtful assessment and discretion.

Quiz 1 - Overcalling

For the next four questions, yours and the oppositions' vulnerability should determine if and what you overcall.

1. Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1C a natural club. With this hand, would you overcall—and if so, and if so, which bid? X (Takeout double) 1S 1D 2S Pass
2. Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1C a natural club. With this hand, would you overcall— and if so, which bid? 2D 2C Pass X (Takeout double) 1D
3. Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1C a natural club. With this hand, would you overcall—and if so, which bid? Pass 1H X (Takeout double)
4. Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1C a natural club. With this hand, would you overcall -and if so, which bid? 1D 1S Pass X (Takeout double)
5. Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1C a natural club. With this hand, would you overcall -and if so, which bid? Pass 1D 1H X (Takeout double)
6. Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1C a natural club. With this hand, would you overcall—and if so, which bid? Pass 1H 2H X (Takeout double)
For the next four questions, yours and the oppositions' vulnerability should determine if and what you overcall.
7. Neither side is vulnerable (VUL= NIL). Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1D. With this hand, would you overcall—and if so, which bid? Pass 2C X (Takeout double)
8. You and East/West are vulnerable (VUL = ALL). Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1S. With this hand, would you overcall—and if so, which bid? Pass 1NT 2C X (Takeout double)
9. You are vulnerable and East/West are not vulnerable (VUL = NS). Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1D. With this hand, would you overcall—and if so, which bid? Pass 1NT 2C X (Takeout double)
10. You are not vulnerable and East/West are vulnerable (VUL = EW). Your right hand opponent (RHO) has opened the bidding 1S. With this hand, would you overcall —and if so, which bid? Pass 1D 2H X (Takeout double)