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Drawing of Esther YOUR HOST: Esther Klinktoast-Houstonhousen, a hypothetical Quintuple Emerald Gold Life Master (20+ million ACBL Masterpoints), who vacillates between insisting on being called "Ms. Klinktoast-Houstonhousen," and "Esther, because I am so warm and caring."

Drawing of EstherEsther Bridge 'Pop' Quizzes:
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Bridge Play on Defense

Bruce Thompson

Esther says, "These simply ain't
yo' Momma's 'Drill-and-Kill' 'Pop' Quizzes!!!"

As advertised in the December, 2023 ACBL Bridge Bulletin.
Also see the article about Esther in the Winter, 2024 issue of the
      the American Bridge Teachers' Association ABTA Journal, or the
      article about Esther in the Summer, 2024 issue of the ABTA Journal.

          The "Esther Bridge 'Pop' Quizzes" website includes a series of bridge quizzes developed by Esther. Each brief quiz poses a bridge quandary or a series of bridge quandaries. Every Quiz also includes a Hyperlink to Esther's suggested answer(s) to the quandary or series of quandaries on a given Quiz. These answers are relatively detailed, and include references and links to related content on the "Esther Bridge Lessons" website.
          Unlike the "Esther Bridge Lessons" and the "Esther Bridge Conventions Lessons", which vary in levels of focus and difficulty, the "Esther Bridge 'Pop' Quizzes" are more uniformly targeted at serving newer players. Enjoy! And please please tell all your Bridge Friends!!!

Esther Bridge 'Pop' Quiz" #103 is a very, very special "Esther Bridge 'Pop' Quiz"! This special 'Pop' Quiz both tests and teaches. Quiz #103 covers (1) your knowledge about Bridge Scoring and (2) your knowledge about how Duplicate Pairs MatchPoint and Total Percentages are computed. Would you start competing in football or cricket if you did not really understand how the competition was scored??? To bid and compete effecively in duplicate bridge you similarly must reasonably soon become facile in your understanding of how duplicate bridge is scored!!!

PLAY ON DEFENSE

        Quiz #319: "As a Defender When Should You 'Cover an Honor With an Honor'?"
        Quiz #272: "Some Bridge Wisdom About 'Signaling' While Playing on Defense".
        Quiz #180: "'Signaling' Information Other than 'Attitude' When Playing on Defense Against a Bridge Suit Contract".
        Quiz #134: "Returnng Partner's Initial Lead on Defense Against Opponents' Suit Contract: BUT WHICH CARD SHOULD YOU RETURN?"
        Quiz #107: "On Defense, What Should You Lead When You (1) Sit 'Over' the Dummy and (2) You Are in a 'Surround Position'?"
        Quiz #287: "Playing Bridge on Defense When Holding 'Surround' or 'Near-Surround' Card Combinations".
        Quiz #2: "Leading Against a NT Contract".
        Quiz #5: "Leading Against Opponents' 3NT Contract When Opponents Bid Stayman, and Failed to Find a Fit in the Majors: 'Listening to the Auction!'".
        Quiz #9: "Query to Your Partner When You are on Lead Regarding Partner Taking the Third Trick, Along with a Touch of Lead Direction to Partner".
        Quiz #14: "How on Defense to Tell Partner Your Preferred Lead from Partner".
        Quiz #27: "While Playing on Defense Partner Obtains the Lead, and Leads the Ace of Diamonds, but Not the King Next: What is the Message from Partner?"
        Quiz #47: "Leading Against Opponents' 3NT Contract When You Hold <6 HCPs and No Promising Long Suit".
        Quiz #64: "With These Hands, What Should You Lead on Initial Lead, or Later in Play?"
        Quiz #75: "It Helps to #1, 'Listen to the Auction', and #2, THINK, in Order to Play Good Defense".
        Quiz #95: "Play on Defense When You Are 'On Lead'".
        Quiz #97: "Leading Against Opponents' 3NT Contract When Responder Bid Stayman and Opener Denied a 4-Card Major".

      You may also be interested in "The Bridge World 'Learning Center' Bridge Quizzes". Click "Bridge Play on Defense Quiz #1" to go to Bridge Play on Defense Quiz #1 of the 25 of these TBW Bridge Play on Defense Quizzes.

Special "Esther Bridge 'Pop' Quiz"

          In February, 2024 Esther added a new Special Quiz, "Test Your Knowledge of the Plethora of Some of the More Exotic Bidding Conventions: A Special (and Challenging) Esther Bridge 'Pop' Quiz". ["con_quiz.pdf" =] This Special Quiz involves a comprehensive overview of Conventions, but is not intended for beginners. Esther says, "Even if you are not yet ready to play some of these more Advanced Conventions, it may help you to (1) get a general 'lay of the land' about what your bridge future may eventually involve, and (2) have some (albeit vague) understanding of some of these Conventions in case you encounter Opponents who are bidding these Conventions!"

Another and Recommended "Bridge Quiz" Website

          For a very good and diverse set of bridge web-based quizzes that provide immediate feedback, albeit with very terse/brief explanations, see the Quizzes section of Grand Lifemaster (20K+ MPs) Richard Pavliceck's bridge teaching website: rpbridge.net. For example, the Bidding Quizes each consist of about 15 questions. Your bridge Hand is presented, along with any prior bidding, and you are asked to type what you would bid. Immediate feedback is given. The next few bids are given. Then you are asked what you would bid next, and so forth, until the contract is set on a given Board. Each quiz consists of a series of 3 or 4 Boards.
          Although the website is not secure, the website does not collect any information of any kind from users, and certainly not any sensitive information, so obviously therefore none of your personal information can be stolen on his website! Click Richard's Bridge Quizzes to go to Richard's website.


Drawing of Esther Click "Esther Online Bridge Lessons" to return to the Esther Bridge Lessons website.
          Click "Bridge Bruce's Way ('BBW') Introductory (But Sophisticated) Beginner Bridge Lessons" to go to the "BBW Lessons" website.