Defensive and Competitive Bidding Leads and Signals

DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Sound at 2 level Lead In Partner’s unsupported CATEGORY: Green Occasionally 4 cards at 1 level, weak 1M possible suit Jump raises are preemptive, fit jumps, new suit F1 Suit 3rd/5th 3rd/5th NCBO: SWEDEN NT 3rd/5th 3rd/5th PLAYERS: Daniel Gullberg – Lars Andersson If p overcalls w 1X, 1NT=9‐13, cue=good 3+crd raise, 2NT=14‐15 Subseq 3rd/5th 3rd/5th If p overcalls w 2X, cue=good 3+crd raise/13+, 2NT=10‐12 Other: 2nd/4th through decl unless in partner’s bid suit 1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY Direct: 15‐18, system on Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Protective: 11‐14, system on Ace AKx AK GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King AK, KQx AKJ, KQx 1m=3+, 5cM, 1NT = 15‐17, 2/1 FG, Multi 2D Rubensohl applies in competition. Queen QJ, KQ QJT, QJ9, KQT(xx) After they x for penalty, xx=a suit (relay to 2C), 2X=44+ in that suit Jack JT JT9, JT8 and a higher. Pass= to play JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 T9, HJT T9, KJT Weak, 5‐9, 6 card suit 9 9x, HT9 9x, HT9 Subsequent 2NT is an inv+ enquiry. Raises are preemptive. Hi‐X Xx, xxXx, xxXxxx xXxx, Xx, HxxXx Unusual 2NT: 55 in two lowest suits Lo‐X xxX, xxxxX HxxX, HxX, xXx Reopen: Jumps are 13‐16, 2NT=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 Michaels, 55+ : 1m‐2m = majors; 1M‐2M= oM+m 1 Low= enc Low = even Low= enc 1X‐2Y = Weak, 3‐7 (except 1D‐2H and 1C‐2D) (1M)‐2M‐p‐2nt = inv+ enquiry as you can bid 3c p/c Suit 2 Low = even S/P Low = even 1X‐3Lower = game invitational with 6+cards 3 S/P S/P 1M‐1NT = Semi‐Forcing 5‐11 (1x)‐3x=stopper ask 1 Low = enc Low = even Low= enc 3NT opening= good 4M VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 Low = even S/P Low= even Gazilli over 1H‐1S/1M‐1NT (2C= nat or 16+) X = Pen, 2C Majors, 2D/2H=TRF, 2S=Good 3m overcall 3 S/P S/P 1D‐2H and 1C‐2D = INV+ with support 2NT = Big two‐suiter, 3X = pre Signals (including Trumps): UD attitude/UD count

DOUBLES VS.PREEMPTS (Doubles; Cue‐bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) Dbl = T/O, Lebensohl applies over weak twos (slow shows) Doubles generally take out, passed more often at higher levels. Leaping and Non‐Leaping Michaels

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS‐ i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES X = Majors, 1/2D=Multi, 1/2MAJ 4 cards w side suit SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE Game Try Doubles IMPORTANT NOTES XX=9+, N/S Nat, F1, 2NT=good raise, Other same as over (P) Lightner Doubles

PSYCHICS: rare

4 3N 3 3 2N 2 2 2 2 1N 1 1 1 1 5M 5 5 4N .  .  .  .      any T T T T / /

 

OPENING

X TICK IF

ARTIFICIAL 6 6 7 6 6 0 5 5 3 3 7 7 7

MIN. NO. OF CARDS

NEG.DBL THRU 5M/6m PRE PRE PRE 20 (14)15 Specific 9 9 5 10 10 Natural Natural PRE PRE PRE Good 20 ‐ ‐ ‐ 12 12 9 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 21 20 20 21

5+MAJ

4M bal bal, ‐ 17, DESCRIPTION

or or ace

pre

balanced balanced can

ask

any ‐ empt

include

3NT: Italian 1430 4 New New 3 2NT=Ask(Jacoby 3X= 2NT=Ask(Jacoby 2S=Constructive 4 2X=P/C, 2 3 2 As 2/1=GF, 1nt 2 4 3nt=any 3 2NT= suit 3 3NT= 3m=  ♣ ♣ ♣ ♦ ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣

= =ask =5

= / above

Stayman, = = = Relay,

♦ =

(pass inv F1

inv / suit suit

transfer 5 9 serious

‐ RKCB 5 55+ 13 ‐ ♥ 9

‐ 9 Cues; ‐ card 11

/ 11; diamonds,

TRF 4+C;

‐ ♠ 5+C; 2NT= 1NT=semi 6+m, singleton;

15bal =Nat, =Nat,

[1S

=transfers, or in other 6+C;

(step 2 stayman,

minors correct) ♣

‐ bid 2

slam

2 3X 3

to ♦ 2

♦

♥

ask, = 3 F1 F1 

bids your

♦ both =void GF; ♥ is F1, responses) responses) up

10+

/ try

3M=splinter inv forcing, 4any=void ♠ 3m=NAT

‐

(with 5 asks 3X=

are

transfers,

‐

major, when 3

♦ 1

4+C;

9 with splinter; ♦ with st

= 4+D;

F1 and natural

for ♥

5 no

‐

2M Transfers,

2NT=jacoby 3, 9+

9cM

6H]

4 interest 2 3

3 ♦

nd ♥ 4+D; RESPONSES

trumps)

 =

3 3NT=13 13(45), = /

♣ round and fit wjs;  =

bid

= 6 /4

established 2

‐ weak

♣ ♥ weak

your 2nt in 3

= w

♠

= control

‐ 4 inv+

playing 15bal 10+

♣

Minor 4, 10 =nat

/ or

(0 ♦ 3 ‐

13 with

=transfers, 4+D;  ‐ strong

3) 4M

=void; inv;

splinter; or Suit NT)

equal 4 =

2 in



card

slam

ask w

2/1

4 =

diamonds, ♣

wjs

priority

, 4M /

support,

auction interest ♥ =void

;

2nt

play =

in 2S=

nat support

that

WJS, inv;

HIGH 3 2M 2NT 2D 2 Subsequent 2NT 3NT Rubensohl void 1 1NT Kokish: Smolen transfers) 3 1 3 ♥ . ♦ ‐ ♣ ‐ Way Way ‐ /3 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2 ‐ 2NT: 2 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2NT:

♥ 4 3 4 2 ♦  

LEVEL ;   ♣ ♣ ;

/3nt

; Checkback Checkback

2S= 2H

‐ : 2 ‐ ‐ after 2NT=

4 3 3 3

4 . 3 ♦

. ♥ ♣ ♦

♣ =

‐

(bids

FG shows 2 = =max =

denies

= =any BIDDING 5NT= FG 

any

1NT good H, SUBSEQUENT 24+ ;

4h from

♥ ‐ extra. min, +

Specific 2 bal slam

‐

a clubs 2 singleton ♣ =



4cm ‐ S

2 2NT

; 3

♦

interest 2NT= ♦ 3

with

=max ♦

King =min upwards

54 ACTION

no Ask

in ‐ H; the

21 MM

shortage, H

3 (6

are bal

line, ♥

hands trumps =

inv+ min

4 ♣

/ S ♦

= /

♥ no) =

As 4crd with shortage Fit spades) Same Same 2 . PASSED

above jumps =Good

raise, shortage

(2NT but2NT (2NT=

3crd

HAND

(3C then

raise, 4crd

fit

asks)

jump BIDDING

4crd asks)

raise

2 

=Good raise in

with