DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Style: aggreesive Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: Green Bids between and simple raise = transfers Suit 2nd/4th 2nd/4th NCBO: Jump raise preemptive NT 2nd/4th 2nd/4th PLAYERS: Tadeusz Janowski, Krzysztof Nguyen Other new suit bids – forcing at 1 and 3 level, NF at 2 level Subseq EVENT Open Other: MUD

1NT (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY 2nd pos 15-18 Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Responses – same as after 1NT opening Ace AK(+) AKQ, AKJ GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE 4th pos 11-14 King AK(+), KQ(+) KQJ(+) KQ10(+) 5 card majors, 3-card minors Same as after 1NT opening Queen QJ(+) QJ10(+) QJ9(+) AQJ(+) 15-17 NT Jack J10(+) KJ10(+) J109(+) KJ10(+) AJ10(+) 2/1 forcing to game JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 10x, H109, 109(+) 10x, H109, 109(+) Weak jump overcalls 9 9x 9x Hi-X Sx, xSx, xSxx(+) Sx, xSx, xSxx(+) Lo-X HxS, HxxS(+) HxS, HxxS(+) Reopen: Intermediate, 2NT=19-21 BAL 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 Direct cue = Michaels 1 Low/Hi E Low/Hi Even Suit preference Multi 2D opening Direct jump cue = natural over a minor, stopper ask over a 2 Low/Hi Even Suit preference Lucas 2H/2S 3 Suit preference 3NT gambling 1 Low/Hi E Low/Hi Even Suit preference Transfers in competitive auctions VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 Low/Hi Even Suit preference Multi- 3 Suit preference vs strong NT 2H/2S weak, 5 bid suit + 4+m Signals (including Trumps): vs weak NT 2H/2S natural

DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) Standard Cue – invitational with support in both majors or any GF

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL SEQUENCES X – both majors SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS 1NT – both minors Responsive, Negative, Support

OVER OPPONENTS’ IMPORTANT NOTES Transfers (see note 7.3)

PSYCHICS: Very rare 4NT 4 4 4 4 3NT 3 3 3 3 2NT 2 2 2 2 INT 1 1 1 1    .    .    .    . OPENING

ARTIFICIAL TICK IF 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 MIN. NO. OF CARDS 4H 4H 4H 4H NEG.DBL THRU Preemptive Preemptive 20-21 BAL 5-11 + 4+m 5S 5-11 + 4+m 5H H S 5-11 or 6+ Artificial,strong 15-17 BAL 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ Preemptive Preemptive Preemptive Preemptive Gambling Preemptive Preemptive DESCRIPTION Inverted minors,reverseInverted note (see 3.2) 3C puppet 3C Stayman, transfers note (See 3.2) above As preemptive 3/4H raise note (see 3.2) forcing NF 2NT relay, 3C relay,3D raise inv p/c,2NT (See2M/3M relay note 3.2) H,2NT – 5+ S 2S – 5+ 2D puppet (see3C Stayman note 3.2) transfersStayman, 4-way (2NT diamonds) to above As 2NT,minisplinters Jacoby (see 3.2)note 1NT,2/1 to Forcing forcing game, above,1D-2C to As forcing game semi-positive ; - 2H negative RESPONSES (see sectionnote 4) Exclusion Keycard Blackwood, splinters, D0P1, R0P1 Cue showing bids 1 Kickback (4 a1430 in suit the above agreed asks aces) one for See 3.2note See 3.2note See 3.2note 2C-2D-2H Kokish Second transfers round after transfer Jacoby As above As above, Gazzilli note (see 3.3-3.7) As above (See 3.3-3.7) note XYZ,2-way checkback,4 SUBSEQUENT ACTION SUBSEQUENT st 2 or nd th control round suit GF HIGH BIDDING LEVEL X penalty - Major – (exceptbids p/c 4H/4S) See 7.1-7.6 note (See 7.1-7.6) note System after on 2C, Rubensohl (See 7.1-7.6) note and overcalls1-level 2-way afterdrury, transfers x (See 7.1-7.6) note Transfers after overcall x/1-level COMPETITIVE & COMPETITIVE PASSED HAND BIDDING HAND