BASIC RESPONSES AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION Jump raises - minors limit forcing Other: INCORPORATED © Jump raises - majors limit forcing Other: STANDARD SYSTEM CARD Jump shifts after minor opening Strong (self supporting suit or 19+ with five+ suit) Names: Denise Sharbarnee Jill Courtney Jump shifts after major opening As above ABF Nos: 129372 155764 Responses to strong 2 suit opening 2D positive or negative; Other suits semi-positive Basic System:Modified Responses to 2NT opening Puppet Stayman Classification: Green Blue Red Yellow PLAY CONVENTIONS OPENING BIDS 'NT' Versus Notrump 'S' Versus Suit = Both Describe strength, minimum length, or specific meaning Canape Sequence leads: Overlead all All except AK x (x) 1A 4+ cards opener 1B 4+cards opener 1C 4+card opener 1D 4+ dards opener Underlead Other: 1 NT 12-14 pts may contain 5 card major Four or more with an honour 4th highest attitude 2A Stayman: simple extended Other: could be limit raise NT 3rd/5th Other: Transfers 2B to 2H 2C to 2S 2D 3C S/A common From 4 small 2nd highest Other: fourth if partner has suit and count better 2 NT3D S/A common Other: Jumps to three level six card suit slam try From 3 cards (no honour) top middle bottom 2A Game Force on partner's lead: high encourage low encourage 2B 8 Playing tricks or 23-24 bal. Other: natural count (rarely suit preference) 2C Weak two Signal on declarer's lead count when needed Hi-lo trumps suggests poss. 2D Weak two Discards McKenney high encourage low encourage 2 NT 20-22 bal. odd/even Other: count or unwanted card/safe discard 3 NT Four level pre-empt in either minor Count natural PRE-ALERTS: CALLS THAT MAY HAVE UNEXPECTED MEANING/S OR REQUIRE SPECIAL DEFENCE CONVENTIONS Strong Jump shifts Variable jump and Blueclub 4NT: Blackwood RKCB Other: Minor RKCB as well Namyats and 3NT minor pre-empt Multi Two diamonds inc 23-24 bal or 8PT 4A Gerber when? Truscott raises. Long suit trials 2/1 forcing to 2NT. In comp. unassuming cbids Other Conventions Checkback over 15-17 NT rebid; also over 1X-1X-2NT-2NT (GF) COMPETITIVE BIDDING Splinters over 1NT Negative doubles through4H Responsive doubles through 4H Two over ones forcing to two no trumps Modified Swine over 1NTX. Jump overcallsVariable/B-Club Unusual NT Lower Two suits Truscott over 1suit double Feature ask over wk twos 1NT (immediate)15-18 (re-opening) 10-14 (not nec.stopper) Cuebids (1st poss. 2nd) Minor RKCB Immed cue of minor Blueclub (tend to be weak or strong) Immed cue of major Blueclub '' ©ABF Marketing PO Box 397 Over opponent's 1NT (weak) Landy Fyshwick ACT 2609 Over opponent's 1NT (strong) Landy Tel: 02 6239 2265 Over weak twos FAX: 02 6239 1816 X Copyright © BCC 6.3.20.1 Over opening threes X

RESPONSES TO OPENING BIDS CONVENTIONS Describe strength, minimum length or specific meaning Additional responses to 1NT 1A 1B natural 2NT 13+ game force with support 3A/3B natural slam try 1C/D natural 3A limit 3C/3D '' 1NT6-10 3B mini splinter 4A transfer to hearts 2A natural strong or 19+ balanced 3C '' 4B transfer to spades 2B strong 3D '' 4C to play 2C strong 3NT to play 4D to play 2D strong 4 bids rkcb or splinters Unusual NT: minors other suits lower 2 unbid suits

1B 1C/D same principles as one club 3A other overcalls 1NT 3B 2A 3C Other slam bidding Cue Bids Asking Bids 2B 3D 4th Suit Forcing One round Game force 2C 3NT NT Checkback Priorities up the line 2D 4B Defence to 3NT opening cuebid of minor shows inteest in majors 2NT 4 Other Defence to opening Two's: Multi 2B natural

1C/D 1NT6-10 3A strong RCO style 2-s as above 2A limit 3B strong 2B forcing to 2NT (nat) 3C/D limit Other 2-s X with lebensohl 2C/D limit 3NT tp 2NTgf usually with 3 or 4 of suit 4A/B splinter Defence to strong A wonderbids at one level and weak to intermediate jumps 2A 2B waiting may have three control 2C/D semi positive

other natural Lebensohl Over NT interference 2B 2C 2NT enquiry 3A/B semi positves Other uses 2D semi positive 3C/D '' Take out of 4 level pre-empts 4A/4B x takeout 2NTenquiry forcing 3NT to play 4C takeout 4D values but 4NT is t/O

2C/D 2NTfeature ask 3NT to play OTHER NOTES 3A/B raise or forcing nat 4A/B splinter Overcall 1NT is treated as NT opening. Fourth suit transfers. Specific Ace asks. 3C/D tto play or forcong 4C/D to play Unasssuming cuebids. 2D 8PT or 23-24. Long suit game tries. Fit showing jumps 2NT 3A puppet 4A strong natural by passed hands. Truscott jumps only after interference double. 3B transfer 4B '' 3C '' 4C '' 3D 5S-4H+ 4D '' 3NTto play other 4NT quantitative