DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Natural, Cue = good raise; 2N = 4+ raise opposite 1M Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / Brown Sticker: Jump cue = mixed raise Suit 4th & 2nd NCBO: NT 4th & 2nd PLAYERS: Artur Malinowski-David Bakhshi Subseq EVENT (Open/Women/Senior/Transnational) Other: 3rd & 5th in partner’s unsupported suit
1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY Direct 15-18, system on Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Protective 12-15, 2. = range ask; 2 = ./; 3m = INV; 3M = SPL Ace AK+ AK+ GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King AK; KQ+ KQ+; AKJ+ (U/B) Polish Club: 1. = (11)12-14NT, 5+. 16+, or any 18+ Queen QJ+ QJ+; KQ10+ (U/B) 5CM; 15-17NT Jack J10+; HJ10+ J10+; HJ10+ JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 109+; H109+ 109+; H109+ PRE 9 9x; H98+ 9x; H98+ 2N = lowest 2 unbid Hi-X xx xx; xSx+; HSx V: (1M)-3♣ = OM+♦ Lo-X Hxx+ Hxxx+ Reopen: 19-21 SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen) Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE (1m)-2 = 5/5MM 1 HI = ENC HI = Even SP 2. = 6+. or 5+./4M (10-15) NV: (1M)-2M = OM+m Suit 2 HI = Even HI = Even 2 = Weak 2/ V: (1M)-2M = OM+♣ 3 2M = 5M/4+m (NV); 5M/5+m (V) 1 HI = ENC Smith (HI = ENC) SP 2N = 5/5mm (5-10) VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 HI = Even HI = Even HI = Even 3N = Good 4/ (1st & 2nd) Dbl = PEN; 2. = MM; 2 = /; 2M = 5M/4+m; 2N=mm 3 Signals (including Trumps): SP overtones if ATT/COUNT known/not important
DOUBLES
VS.PREEMPTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) Dbl = T/O; (2M)-4m = OM+m; (3m)-4om = om+M
VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES Dbl = MM; NT = mm SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS Dbl = usually T/O without a fit
OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE IMPORTANT NOTES 1m-(Dbl)-2L = natural, PRE 1M-(Dbl)- transfers from 1N; Jump = SPL; Jump OM = PRE raise PSYCHICS:
4 4 4 3N 3 3 3 3 2N 2 2 2 2 IN 1 1 1 1 N . . . .
/ /
OPENING X X X X
TICK IF
ARTIFICIAL 6 6 6 6 5 5 0 5 5 5 4 0
MIN. NO. OF CARDS 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
NEG.DBL THRU 5 Good Natural Natural 4 Good 5/5mm( 5 5 Weak2 6+ 15 5+ any18+ (11) - . /4+m NV; 5/5V (5 5/5V /4+mNV; /4+m(5 5/5 V NV; 17 (can offshape) be 17 12
or5+ unless anywith 4 4441 - . 5+ 14NT, DESCRIPTION
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/5 = NF NV; 4 NV; =NF =any 0 = S/T;4 =RKC =ENQ; 3M= NF = FGENQ =asks to transfer Opener to M = =ART; = 2N = PUP; 2 = 4 = 4 = F1 4+ . . =RKC
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=5 RESPONSES
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PRE PRE
PL; PL;
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. =ART 2 rebid; after 1N =ART after 1m ------14NT after14NT 1
3M =m maxwith linked 3M 4 = max 3M m with linked 3 2 2 2M = = 2M 2N 4M; 2 = 1M 3+M = . SUBSEQUENT ACTION SUBSEQUENT
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= 3+ = 5+ = 3+ = 3+
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8) 8) 11);
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