DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS (Style; Responses; 1/2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Lead In Partner's Suit WBF 2.16 Suit Attitude with a tendency toward fourth same NT Attitude same Category: Subseq Attitude with a tendency toward fourth same Country: United Sates Other: Event: NEC Championships Players: Robert Blanchard- Sam Lev 1NT (2ND/4TH Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY Strong 15- 18: DOUBLE= mINORS OR mAJORS, 2C = CLUBS +HIGHER, 2D=DIAMOLead Vs. Suit Vs. NT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE 2H= HEARTS ONE SUITER 2S= SPADES ONE SUITER Ace A shows King Asks partner for attitude : Strog NT 15/17 HCP, 2/1 Game Forcing, % card Majors, Frcing NT King K shows queen Asks partner for natural count in suit H Queen queen shows Jack Asks for attitude/ hi= encourage Jack shows 10 JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 shows 9 or shortness 1-Suit: WK IN SUIT BID 9 shows 8 or shortness 2-Suit: Hi-x 1NT Openings: 15 to 17 HCP Lo-x 2 OVER 1 ResponsesGame Forcing except by Passed hand, 1 major - 2c (passed han Reopen: iNTERMEADIATE GOOD 6 CARD SUIT SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Responses; Reopen) Partners Lead Declarer's Lead Discarding Over Strong NT Direct and Pass out: Double= both Minors or Both Majors, 2c= clubs aSuit:1st 2nd 3rd NT: 1st VS. NT (vs. Strong / Weak; Reopening; PH) 2nd 3rd Signals (including Trumps):

DOUBLES TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) VS. ( Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT bids) Negative Doubles, Responsive Doubles, doubles

SPECIAL SEQUENCES VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL AND COMPETITIVE DOUBLES/REDOUBLES OVER PRECISION OR TWO WAY CLUB: 2C=NATURAL 2D= ONE MAJOR (MULTI) 2 ANOTHER SUIT(5-5 AT LEAST) 2S= SPADES AND ANOTHER (5-5) tHIS IS AL;SO IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DON'T FIT ELSEWHERE

OVER OPPONENTS' TAKE OUT DOUBLE jORDAN IN mAJORS 2NT =LIMIT RAISE MINORS AND MAJORS, jUMPS BY PASSE ARE FIT SHOWING. jUMP q-BIDS ARE MIXED RAISE Psychics: OPENING BID DESCRIPTIONS

Opening Artificial Min. Neg Dble thruDescription Responses Subsequent Auction Passed Hand Bidding

1n 11+ unbalanc4qqspades 3 or more clubs 11+-21 HCP Natural, 2nt= non frcing, 3nt=13-15 , can by pass diamonRedbid of 2nt= 18-19 hcp, Jump shifts and reverses are f

1b SAME same 3+b 11+-21 HCP NATURAL, 2NT= 11-12HCP NON FORCING 3NT=13-15

1b

1p SAME same 5 or more hearts 3nnn n= ARTIFIAL RAISE EITHER Drury 2c

1q SAME same 5 or more spades Drury 2c

1NT 14++ 3s 14++-17hcp stayman, smolen, texas, Transfers.

2n Artificial 20+ 20+ hcp 2b b= waiting bid, everything else natural and positive 2nt rebid after 2d =22-24 hcp,

2b 5+ hcp 5-11 HCPs 6 Cards in diamonds New suits are non forcing and in comp could be lead dire

2p same same same

2q same same same

2NT 19++ 20-21 HCP balanced stayman, Transfers, smolen, texas

3n 0++ Premptive 6+ clubs New suits are forcing by an unpassed hand and could be

3b 0++ Premptive 6+ diamonds New suits forcing by unpassed hand and could be lead di

3p 0++ Preemptive 6+ hearts

3q 0++ Preemptive 6+ spades

3NT 9++ sOLID SEVEN CARD MINOR

4n PREEMPTIVE

4b PREEMPTIVE

4p

4q

4NT

5n

5b

5p

5q

5NT

HIGH LEVEL BIDDING oVER mAJORS kEY CARD bLACKWOOD 1430 5C=1,4 5D=03, 5H= TWO, 5S = TWO oVER QUEEN ASK RESPONSES ARE LOWEST RANKING KING WITH QUEEN. OR