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A quiz on playing your honour in second position

In all the questions below, the card led is underlined, and you have to decide whether you will play your honour or not. Yes or No answers only are required.

1)

Dummy
You  A Q 3
 K 5 4 #
  Declarer
    J

2)

Dummy
You  A Q 3
 K 5 4 #
  Declarer
    2

 

3)

Dummy
You  A 9 3 2
 K 5 4 #
  Declarer
  J

4)

Dummy
You  A 9 3 2
 K 5 4 #
Declarer
 2

 

5)

Dummy
You  A 4 3 2
 K J 10 #
Declarer
 Q
6)       Dummy

 

Q J 10 9 You
#  K 4 3
Declarer  
anything  

 

 7)        Dummy  
 Q 5 2 You
#  K 4 3
Declarer  
anything  
8)        Dummy  
 Q J 9 2 You
#  K 4 3
Declarer  
anything  

 

9)        Dummy  
 Q 3 You
#  K 7 6 5
Declarer  
anything  
Declarer is known to have 5 of 10)                               this suit
Dummy  
 Q 6 5 4 You
#  K 3 2
Declarer  
anything  

By now, you should have ten answers, which you will be supremely confident are correct. To check this, why not email me. I promise to 'mark' your answers by return. It's so nice to know that there are real people out there, actually reading what I write.

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