DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS WBF (Style, Responses, ½ Level, Reopening) OPENING LEADS AND SIGNALS Style: Generally normal, can be light non vul Lead In Partners’ suit Category: Green Responses: 2NT is inv+ 4crd fit Suit 4th best with attitude same NBO (Country): NT 4th best with attitude Same Event: Mixed world championships Sanya 2014 Reopening: Light We lead 2nd or highest from 3 or more small Players: Marion Michielsen – 1NT (2nd /4th Live; Responses, Reopening) Subseq Attitude. Can be 1/3/5 in cash out situations. 2nd position: 15-17 We lead low from xxx in partners suit if not supported SYSTEM SUMMARY Responses: as after 1NT opening L E A D S 4th position: after 1m (10) 11-14 bal, after 1M 11-16 , Lead vs. Suit vs. NT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE: does not need to have a stopper Ace A(x) AKx(x) A(x) AKx(x) 1♥/♠ 5+, 1♦ 3+, 1♣ 3+, 2/1 GF Responses: as after 1NT opening King K(Qx), AK K(Qxx) AKJT(x) 4th position live: 16-18 Queen Q(Jxx) Q(Jxx) KQT9(x) 1NT opening: (14) 15-17 HCP,5M/6m/5422/4441 possible JUMP OVERCALLS (Style, Responses, Unusual NT) Jack J(Txx) KJT J(Txx)/KJT 2 over 1: GF Style: Weak suit jumps. 10 T(9xx)/HT9 T(9xx)/KT9 High x Xx, Xxx, xXx, same Responses: Natural Low x HxX, HxxX, HxxXx same Our style of overcalls and is very much depending Unusual notrump: 5-5 lowest unbid suits on the vulnerability and may be very aggressive favorable.

Reopening: Suit: Intermediate; 2NT: 19-21HCP SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE Cuebid: 55+ in 2 unknown suits, very strong hand Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding Openings: ST DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style, Resp., Reopening) Suit:1 High: enc/even low/high: even low: enc 2♦: Weak ♥ or ♠ (5+) (weaker than 2M and/or 5crd suit ND Michaels cuebid: 2 UDCA S/P low/high: even non vul) /strong with ♦ 1M-2M: 5+OM, 5+minor. 1m-2m: 55+Majors 3RD 2NT lowest 2 55+ NT: 1ST low/high: enc Smith echo: H=E low: enc 2ND low/high: even Low/high : even low/high: even 3RD S/P VS. NT (vs. Strong / Weak; Reopening; PH) Vs strong NT in MP or with PH: x : clubs or both majors Lot of suit preference. 2mi: mi+ma (often longer mi) 2Ma: nat DOUBLES Vs weak NT , or strong NT in teams, UPH: SPECIAL SEQUENCES X: pen, 2♣ both majors, 2♦ ♦+Ma, 2Ma nat TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style, Responses, Reopening) VS. PREEMPTS (Doubles, Cue-bids, Jumps, NT bids) Style: Can be light (10+ HCP with good distr.) Doubles are take-out; responses: lebensohl IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DOESN’T FIT ELSEWHERE 2NT: 16-18 HCP bal, system on Responses: Natural Frequently upgrade, rarely downgrade. 3NT: to play Reopening: Light 3rd hand openings can be very light, especially if favorable Leaping Michaels SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE (RE)DOUBLES Psychics: Marion: rare, but it happens. VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS Support X and XX Zia: more, usually to show length/ strength in a suit dbl= majors, 1/2NT is minors Negative doubles through 4♥ to get a different lead. (game tries!) OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKE OUT DOUBLE Most low level doubles take out Both: With a passed partner and favorable we like Rdb: good hand (10+ HCP) , 1M (x) 1NT+= transfers to fool around a bit.

Neg. Opening Artificial Min. Double Description Responses Subsequent Auction

Optional which minor to 2m= natural GF, no 4crd major open with 44. Possible to 2 = inv bal, 2 limit raise minor 1♣ 3 4♥ ♥ ♠ open 1♣ with 4♦3♣ (not 2N = GF balanced, usually no major 1X-1Y-1Z is unbalanced. systematic) 3m = (weak) mixed (depending on vulnerability) 1X-1Y-1N may have 4crd major 3♦/♥/♠= natural, 1 3 4 Only 3 with 4 4 3 2 ♦ ♥ ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ All jumps by passed hand are fitshowing

1NT: semi forcing, 2 over 1 = GF , 2M = 6-10 1♥ 1♥/♠ 5 4♦ - 2♠ = Limit Raise 1♠ – 3♣ = Limit Raise 2NT = 1M-1♠/1N-2♣ is either artificial 16+ or natural 4+ support GF 2♣: stayman; 2♦/♥/transfer; 2♠: range ask or ♣. 1NT 4 (14) 15-17 Transfer lebensohl after intervention ♥ 3♣ asking 5crd major 3♦: both minors FG 3♥/♠: short with minors

2 22+ bal/ GF / / / SF / 2 = waiting Kokish ♣ ♣ ♥ ♠ ♥ ♠ ♦ Weak ♥ or ♠ (5+) (weaker 2M/3M/4♥P/C, 2NT = relay inv+, 2♦- 2NT - 3♣ minimum ♥ (or 5crd) , 3♦ minimum 2♦ x than 2M and/or 5crd suit ♠ (or 5crd) , 3♥ maximum ♠, 3♠ maximum ♥ Non vul) /strong with ♦ Constructive weak 2 (abt 8-11) 2NT: relay, inv+ 2 / 6 Use judgement wether to open ♥ ♠ 2M or 2♦

20-21HCP, can be slightly 3♣: puppet-stayman; 3♦/♥: transfer; 3♠: both 2NT-3♣: 3♦: 1/2 4crd(s) M; 3♥/♠: 5crd; 2NT 4♥ unbalanced minors; 3NT: to play, 3NT: no 4/5crd M ,

Preemptive , Can be very 3 -3 6 ♣ ♠ light when favorable ½: Wants to play 4M from 3NT x partners side

3rd/4th seat: to play

4♣/♦ 6 Preemptive HIGH LEVEL BIDDING

RKC Blackwood (1430), Splinters; Mixed cues; Quantitative NT; Serious 3NT , Exclusion blackwood (0314), DOPI/DEPO 4♥/♠ 6 Preemptive Cuebids are not obliged and do therefore not deny a cuebid in a lower suit