OPENING LEADS Count v Suit Contracts, Reverse Attitude v NT v.
suit contracts AK QJx Hxxx A K x (x) QJx Hxxx AKx J 10 x Hxxxx A J 10 x J 10 x Hxxxx K Q 10 10 x x Hxxxxx K Q 10 10 x x Hxxxxx KQx 10 9 x xx KQx 10 9 x xx K J 10 987x xxx K J 10 987x xxx K 10 9 10 x x x xxxx K 10 9 10 x x x xxxx Q J 10 Hxx Strength Q J 10 Hxx
Nigel Jones Bobak Kamaei Level 3
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BIDDING METHODS
February 2012
Forcing 1 Five Card Majors 9-13 1NT
1NT OPENINGS AND RESPONSES 9-13
Shape constraints No singleton
v. NT contracts
CARDING METHODS Signals On Partners lead On Declarers lead When discarding Primary method v suit contracts Ace for attitude Others Count Count (Suit Preference) Count (Suit Preference) Responses Primary method v NT contracts Same Same Same
1st and 2nd is a relay 13+ four card major or five card minor suit slam try and in 3rd and 4th is a weak signoff in clubs. Responses to relay: 2 no four card major, 2 four hearts, 2 four spades three hearts, 2NT four spades two hearts 9-11, 3 four spades two hearts four card minor 11-13. Responder rebids NT with the other major or a minor with a minor suit slam try.
2
Others
Weak Sign-offs
Pre-emptive and natural
2/3NT
Natural No Four Card Major
Action after opponents double Action after other interference
Pass forcing asking partner to bid a five card suit or XX Suit bids five card weak signoffs, XX 13+ starts a penalty trap. X Penalties, Suit Bids Forcing
TWO-LEVEL OPENINGS AND RESPONSES
2
21+ unbalanced five , game forcing six or balanced hand, Stayman and transfers 6-10 six or seven card. Raise to 3 level three card support, four level four card support, 3NT natural. New suits are five card forcing to next NT. 2NT is an inquiry: 3 min bad suit; 3 min good suit; 3 max bad suit, max good suit.
Good suit = 2/3 top hons. X of intervention show a good raise (support X). Meanin g Responses Notes
2NT
Seven card club pre-empt, new suits forcing
OTHER ASPECTS OF SYSTEM WHICH OPPONENTS SHOULD NOTE
Openings may be light 9+HCP in 3rd and 4th
OTHER OPENING BIDS
HCP Min Length CONVENTIONAL MEANING SPECIAL RESPONSES
COMPETITIVE AUCTIONS Agreements after opening of one of a suit and overcall by opponents Level to which negative doubles apply Special meaning of bids Exceptions / other agreements Cue bid shows a raise, natural raises TNT 4 level
12+
Forcing natural or Balanced 14-23 1 weak 0-5, 1/1 6+ four card, forcing 1NT 6-10 non-forcing no four card major, 2/211+ four card forcing to 2NT 2NT shows a raise 7+ four card at least: 3 12-15; 3 16, 17; 3 18+ single jump shift six card game forcing double jumps shift weak 2 forcing to 2NT 3 four card diamonds 0-6; 4 five card diamonds 0-6 2NT shows a raise 6+ four card at least: 3 12, 13; 3 14, 15; 3 16, 17; 3 18+ single jump shift six card game forcing double jumps shift weak 2Major 6-10 three card support 3Major four card support 0-5; 4Major five card support 0-5 See Front
Agreements after opponents double for takeout Redouble Penalties Jump raise Same New suit Same 2NT Same Jump in new suit Same Other Same
12-20
12-20
SLAM CONVENTIONS
1NT 2 2 2NT 3 bids 4 bids
9-13 21+ 6-10 5-9 0-5 0-11 5 7 0 6
2 negative others slam try See Front Seven card clubs pre-empt New suits non-forcing
1430 Roman Key Card Blackwood
Used in the following circumstances... Suit agreement below game in a game forcing auction including pull of 3NT to 4 of a minor. Raising a Minor to the 4 level unless its competitive. 4NT any other time accepts partners bid major if he has one, your own bid major if you have one and the un-bid major if the opponents have bid one. Responses Step 1 one or four key cards, step 2 three or zero key cards, next available bid asks for Q of trumps, show a side suit K or signoff. Step 3 two without Q of trumps, step 4 two with Q of trumps, show a side suit K or signoff. 1 2NT 3 3NT is Roman Key Card Blackwood
DEFENSIVE METHODS AFTER OPPONENTS OPEN OPPONENTS CONVENTI SPECIAL OPEN A NATURAL ONAL Notes RESPONSES ONE OF A SUIT MEANING Simple overcall 8-15 1 level, 11-15 2 level five card suit. New suits forcing 5-9 HCP 6 card 2 level or non-vulnerable, seven card otherwise new suits forcing Jump overcall below game 5-9 HCP 55 Highest un-bid suit plus another. Show tolerance upwards, new suit Cue bid forcing below game X 11+ takeout or 16+ not suitable for 1NT overcall. Three cards in the other three suits and doubleton in bid suit, the un-bid major over a major opening. 1NT 2NT OPPONENTS OPEN WITH Strong 1 Short 1 Weak 1NT Strong 1NT Weak 2 Weak 3/4 Multi 2 15-19 with a stop, natural responses 55 Lowest two un-bid suits 5-9 SPECIAL RESPONSES Wonder Bids, show five card suit or the other three with support change suit Wonder Bids if not three card Natural, X shows 15+ Natural, X shows 15+ X=TO, 2NT 16-19 with a stop X=TO X=16+immediate, later X is weaker TO DEFENSIVE METHODS
1430 Voidwood
1 2NT 3 34 new suit shows a void and ask for key cards as above but without the Ace of the void suit.
