DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Usually 5 cards 5-17 hcp, New suit at one level F1, 2♣ = , Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / : Cue bid = ♣, Jump cue bid = Mixed Raise, 2NT= 4cards limit raise Suit 3rd 5th 3rd 5th NCBO: ITALY or better, Jump at 4 level = fit showing, jump raise = pre NT attitude 3rd 5th PLAYERS: Dennis Bilde – Giorgio Duboin Reopening = 5+ cards 6-15 Subseq attitute EVENT (Open/Women/Senior/Transnational) Other:vs NT we lead the smallest only with 2 top H or 1H+10

1NT (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY 15-17 system on Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Reopening 10-15 2♣ = range asking Ace AKx(+), Ax AKx(+) GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King KQ(+), AK AKJ10,KDJ9,KQ109 5 cards Ms, 1♦ = nat. unbal, 1NT = 15-17 Queen QJ(+), Qx KQx(+), KQJ, QJ10, QJ9 Jack (H)J10, Jx (H)J10, Jx JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 (H)109,10x (H)109,10x Weak jump, 1♣ 2♦ = ♥+♠, 1♣ 2♥ =♦+♠, 1♣ 2♠ = ♦+♥ 9 98xx, 9x H98(+) 1♦ 2♥ = ♣+♠, 1♦ 2♠ = ♣+♥ , 1♥ 2♠ = ♣+♦ Hi-X Xx,xxXx, HxXx Xxx, xXxx, xXXxx, HxXx Lo-X xxX,HxX, HxxxX H10x(+)X, HHx(+)X Reopen: 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 1♣ 2♣ = ♣ + 4M, 1♦ 2♦ = ♥+♠, 1♥ 2♥ = ♣+♠, 1♠ 2♠ = ♥+m 1 Small = Encour Lo-high = even # Lavinthal 1♣ = could be any 11-14 bal. also 5♦ 3 3 2 Suit 2 udc Suit preference udca 2♣ = 18-19 bal. 3 2♦ = any F.G. 1 same same same Transfer responses over 1♣ opening VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 DBL = penalty, 2♣ = 4+♥ 4+♠, 2♦ = 1M, 2♥/♠ = nat. +m 3 Vs weak 2NT = 4♥ longer m, 3♣ = ♣ +4♠, 3♦ = ♦+4♠ Signals (including Trumps): First trick we play standard attitude and standard count Reopening vs strong DBL= ♣ or ♦ or ♥+♠ or good ♠, 2♣ = ♣+M Suit preference in ,High trump could be interest to , regular Smith 2♦ = ♦+M, 2♥ = nat., 2♠ = nat. but we could DBL with good Hand DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) DBL= T/O, 3♣ 4♣ = ♦+M, 3♣ 4♦ = ♥+♠, 3♦ 4♣ = ♣+M, Max Dbl, 3♦ 4♦ = ♥+♠, 3♥ 4♥ = ♠+m, 3♠ 4♠ = ♥+m

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL SEQUENCES DBL= good hand Ms oriented less distribution = more points SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS In forcing situation DBL = I prefer to bid Pass is transfer to DBL 1NT = ms 1♣ 1♦ DBL 5+♥ 4+ if passed hand, 1♣ 1♥ DBL = 4 or 5♠, 1♣ 1♠ DBL=4+♥ 1♦ 1♥ DBL= 4 or 5♠, 1♦ 1♠ DBL= 4 or 5♥

Inverted DBL after overcalls and after RDBL OVER OPPONENTS’ IMPORTANT NOTES 1♣ DBL RDBL= 10+ other transfer 1♦ DBL RDBL = 10+ other transfer 1M DBL RDBL = 10+ other transfer, 2NT = limit raise or+ PSYCHICS: rare

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