DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS EBL CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE std,sound 2level Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: GREEN responses to an overcall:cue-bid=limit bid or better, jump cue=gf and Suit 1st,3rd,5th Same NCBO: PORTUGAL short in opp NT same Same PLAYERS: ANTONIO LEITÃO –MANUEL CAPUCHO jump raise:preemptive, jump raise(-1)=mixed raise Subseq Depend on situations, but EVENT usually att New suit=nf, Jump in m=fit+ value in m ( Fit Bid) Other: Lead the 4th if 3rd is too high
1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY 1nt2nd=15 17, system on Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT 1nt 4th=11-14 system on Ace AKx,Ax,AKV AKx, AK GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King KQ,KQJ,KQT AKJT,AKJx,KQ(Jor T) 2\1 GF generally; better m Queen QJx,Qj KQx,QJx,AQJ, 1M/1nt=f1 1NT=(14+)15/17 Jack JTx,HJT, JT, JTx inverted minors, bergen raises JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 T9x, Ht9 Ht9,HJT 2♣-gf; 2♦=Multi 1-Suit: preemptive 9 9x T9x,9xx,9x 2-Suit Ghestem - Cue Bid – Top and lower, 2Nt – 2 lowers,New suit- Hi-X from doubleton others 1♣,2♣=nat Lo-X from odd Reopen: Same but 2Nt nat 18/19 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 Ghestem- Cue Bid – Top and lower, 2Nt – 2 lowers,New suit- others 1 Hi= Enc HI=even Hi=Enc 2♣ GF - ALBARRAN
Nt Suit 2 Suit preference Hi low=even 2♦MULTI (SS10) 3 1 VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 same multilandy, dbl strong, in 4th -2C –majors, other nat 3 Vs weak nt=double 14+ Signals (including Trumps): Dbl strong, Echo smith, trump echo, std suit preference
DOUBLES
VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) Double=take out 2 Suits after preempt - SS 1 1-opening values,strong unicolor,empazhing in Ms, Cue=♠+other AFTER 3 PREEMPT 3nt to play VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES Vsstrong club 1nt= Majors, SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS 1x-1(2)y-p-p=F to double with max 2c in y Support doubles and redoubles In 4th position after pt overcall and right opp X –XX shows an honour OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE IMPORTANT NOTES 1M,dbl,2C=8-10 3 card suport, 2D same with 4 cards direct raise Reverse drury(SS5), Check Back(SS4), Walsh,,Lebensohl (SS11) weak,3 Fit Bid with 4 card sup, 2NT –Invit with 4 card support Splinters, Fit Bids in competition XX – 10+ PSYCHICS:rare
COMPETITIVE & PASSED DESCRIPTION RESPONSES SUBSEQUENT ACTION TICK IF TICK HAND BIDDING
OPENING ARTIFICIAL MIN. OF NO. CARDS NEG.DBL THRU 1. 3 11-20 walsh, Inv minors, nat SS2 1♣-1♥-1NT=may have 4♠ No Inverted minors
1 3 11-20 same Same same
1 5 10-20 Jump Raise weak, 3C-4 cards 5/8, 3D – 4cards 10+ After X – 2C 7/9 3 cards supp, 2D – 7/9 – 4 Reverse Drury SS5;1NT NF, No cards supp, Fit Bids, If 2Nt rebid – check Bac BERGEN 2Nt Bergen asks strength and Distr SS3 Check Back – SS 4 1 5 2/1 GF; 1Nt F1R – Raise to 2 – 7/9 – 3 cards Cachalot SS6 INT 14+-17(maybe sing honor) Stayman SS7, Trsf, 4♣ both majors, 2 and 2NT m Lebensohl – SS11 – SS8, 4♦/4♥ transfers
2. Yes FG Albarran SS9 SS9 After overcall a new suit is 5c with 2H without aces; DOPI 2 Yes 0 MULTICOLOR – 6 (5) SS10 SS10 After 2Nt strong opening = 2Nt opening WEAK or Bal 22/23 SS10 bid 2 (5)6 STRONG 19+/5Lts 2NT relais weak,single raise strong with Ace,jump raise- interest 2NT Strong (19)20-21 Puppet St, Transfer; 3=54 Declarer accepts transfer with 3 cards 3. (6)7 preempt 3NT Yes Solid minor without stoper 4♣ pass or correct 4. (7)8 Preempt 4 same 4 same 4 same 4NT Preempt BW 5. preempt HIGH LEVEL BIDDING 5 same KCB 3041 ( with Htrump 4130),Exclusion,blackwood,Josephine, 5 same Opp overcall after BW: 5 same dbl=0 or 3 A pass=1or 4 A Next step 2A without the Q, next step 2 with Q
SS1 2 SUITS BIDS AFTER PREEMTS
2♥- Cuebid is minors/// 4 Clubs – Spades and Clubs/// 4Diamonds Spades and Diamonds
2♠ - Cuebid is minors/// 4 Clubs – Hearts and Clubs/// 4Diamonds Hearts and Diamonds
3♣ - Cue is spades and other /// 4♦ is ♦ and ♥///4Nt BW
3♦ - Cue is Spades and other///4Nt BW
3♥- Cue is Spades and other///4Nt minors
3♠ - Cue is Hearts and other///4Nt minors
SS2 INVERTED MINORS
Forcing Game // Jump in the other minor invitational
SS3 BERGEN 2NT
New suit is singleton// 3M strong without sing//4M weak // 3NT-interm//4 New suit 5/5 or +
SS4 CHECK BACK -For invitational hands
After 1m p 1M p 1Nt p 2Clubs//2D with 3 cards support and 4 cards other
Single raise 3 cards without 4 other minor//2 Nt without 3 cards support and without 4 cards other M
SS5 REVERSE DRURY- After drury opener rebid is suit is weak
2Clubs – 3 cards support 9/11//2Diamonds – 4 cards support 6/9// 2NT – 4 Cards support 10/11
SS6 1♣-1♦ X 4+♥ 1♥ 4+♠ 1♠ Bal without stop or m or dont want to play nt by his hand 1ST Natural 2♥ 6 cards weak 2♠ 6 cards weak 1♣♦-1♥ X 4+♠ 1♠ Bal without stop or m or dont want to play nt by his hand 1ST Natural 2♠ 6♠ Fraco
Opener acts as the real suit was bid naturally and Bid the suit with 3 cards or Nt after 1♠ with stopper.
Support Xs
SS7 and 8 1 NT OPENING BID - SUBSEQUENT AUCTION-
2. Stayman may be a sign off and may not have 4 cards major. After a transfer Op can bid 2nt max 2/3 honours and 3 cards, or other suit with 4 cards max. 2 , Op. bid 2nt without 4 cards any minor or bid his minor; any major bid by Resp is sing or void , 3nt is BAL without stops in majors ;
After rebid of 2Nt or 3. -3is sign of with a M bid is 4/6
1NT P 2NT – Opener must bid 3 .
3 is Fg in ; 3 major - 6/4 ./ major ; 3nt or 4 . - Fg in . ( 6322) 4 other suit is singleton
SS9 AFTER 2 Clubs FG
2D negative//2Hearts or spades - suit ace// 2Nt- 2Kings or 8+ without aces// 3 clubs- ace of clubs//3diamonds ace of diamonds//3Hearts -2 aces same colour//3Spades,- 2 Aces same rank// 3 Nt 2 aces mixed.
After overcall : new suit is 5 cards with 2H and without aces// DOPI
SS10
2 MULTICOLOR OPENING BID
Responder bids 2H waiting,2 Sp accepting to play 3or 4 H and 2Nt asking strength and suit
Opner rebid of 2Nt is 22/23 baland follows the 2Nt opening conventions ( Baron and transfers after 2d-2nt-3nt)
After 2Nt openers bid 3Clubs max with H, 3Diamonds max with Spades , his suit -minimum
2 MULTICOLOR OPENING BID - DEFENCES AGAINST
2ND POSITION :
a major bid means short and 4 cards in the other major double - 13/15 bal, or opening hand with , or bal with 20 h + 2 Nt 16/19 h 3nt 2 minors 4TH POSITION –
after 2 p 2 - X means Hearts if opener bid 2Spades and Spades if opener /// 2nt bal hand 16/19 /// 3 2 minors after 2 p 2 - x with 4 /// 3. or or natural / 2nt bal 16/19 /// 3 2 minors 6TH POSITION –
After 2 p 2 p p :
x penalty 2 nat without op.strenght 2nt - minors after 2 p 2 p p - x is penalty /// 2nt - minors /// others natural
DEFENSES OVER OPP OVERCALS 1NT
SS11 . LEBENSOHL
2nt followed by cuebid is stayman with stopper
2nt followed by 3nt shows a stopper
Direct cuebid is stayman without stopper
Direct 3nt is a trial bid without stop