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Convention Card Editor BASIC RESPONSES AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION Jump raises - minors limit forcing Other: Inverted INCORPORATED © Jump raises - majors limit forcing Other: Bergen STANDARD SYSTEM CARD Jump shifts after minor opening See inside page Names: Cassie Morin Liz McNeill Jump shifts after major opening Bergen - see inside & other notes ABF Nos: 308749 466514 Responses to strong 2 suit opening See inside page Basic System:Standard American Brown Sticker Responses to 2NT opening See inside page 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 11+ hcp 3+ 1B 11+ hcp 3+ 1C 11+ hcp 5+ 1D 11+ hcp 5+ Underlead Other: Ace=suit preference; K=nat count 1 NT 15-18 may contain 5 card major Four or more with an honour 4th highest attitude 2A Stayman: simple extended Other: Lavings 3rd/5th Other: top of interior sequence Transfers 2B H 2C S 2D C From 4 small 2nd highest Other: 2 NTD Other: Super accepts max pts 3+ with honour From 3 cards (no honour) top middleS bottom 2A GF 23+ or 10 playing tricks Signal on partner's lead: high encourage low encourage S 2B 6H/S 5-10 hcp or 20-22 hcp or 4 loser hand Other: McKenney if singleton in dummy 2C 5H and 5 of another 5-9 hcp (could be 5/4 NV) Signal on declarer's lead Low encourage 2D 5S and 5 minor 5-9 hcp (could be 5/4 NV) Discards McKenney high encourage low encourage 2 NT 5/5 minors 5-10 hcp odd/even Other: 3 NT Kabel - specific Ace ask Count natural reverse PRE-ALERTS: CALLS THAT MAY HAVE UNEXPECTED MEANING/S OR REQUIRE SPECIAL DEFENCE CONVENTIONS Inverted minors Leaping Michaels 4NT: Blackwood RKCB Other: Minor suit KC 3041 ELU - cue = extremes,2NT = lower 2 suits, Bergen raises 4A Gerber when? CRO after NT; Exclusion KC 3C = upper 2 suits Other Conventions Reverse Drury after 3rd seat opening Cue raises COMPETITIVE BIDDING DOPI and ROPI Negative doubles through3S Responsive doubles through 3S 1C/D by partner, x opps - <6hcp bid suit; Jump overcallsweal Unusual NT ELU 6-8 hcp pass; xx 9+ hcp 1NT overcall (immediate)14-18 (re-opening) 11-14 Long & short suit trials (combined) Immed cue of minor ELU - see Pre-alerts Immed cue of major ELU - see Pre-alerts ©ABF Marketing PO Box 397 Over opponent's 1NT (weak) Reverse Cappelletti - see other notes Fyshwick ACT 2609 Over opponent's 1NT (strong) Reverse Cappelletti - see other notes Tel: 02 6239 2265 Over weak twos FAX: 02 6239 1816 x = 14-16; 2NT = 17+; Leaping Michaels Copyright © BCC 6.3.20.1 Over opening threes x = 14-16: 2NT = 17+: Leaping Michaels RESPONSES TO OPENING BIDS CONVENTIONS Describe strength, minimum length or specific meaning Additional responses to 1NT 1A 1B 5+ hcp 4+ D 2NT 10-11 hcp no 4 card M 3A/3B n/a 1C/D 5+ hcp 4+H/S 3A 5-9 hcp and 5+C 3C/3D n/a 1NT5-9 hcp no 4 cd M 3B Pre-emptive 4A CRO 2A 10-12 hcp 5+C 3C Pre-emptive 4B n/a 2B <6 hcp 6D 3D Pre-emptive 4C To play 2C < 6 hcp 6H 3NT 12-16 hcp no 4 cd M 4D To play 2D < 6 hcp 6S 4 bids mskc(4C) or to play Unusual NT: minors other suits lower 2 unbid suits 1B 1C/D 5+ hcp 4+ M 3A Pre-emptive other 1NT5-9 hcp no 4 card M 3B 5-9 hcp 5+D 2A 10+ hcp 3+C 3C Pre-emptive Other slam bidding Cue Bids Asking Bids 2B 10-12 hcp 4+ D 3D Pre-emptive 4th Suit Forcing One roundAt 1 level natural and F1 Game force 2C <6hcp 6H 3NT 12-16 hcp no 4 cd M NT Checkback Priorities 2D <6 hcp 6S 4B mskc Defence to 3NT opening 2NT10-11 hcp no 4 card M 4 Other To play Defence to opening Two's: Multi 2B X = 14-16 hcp; 2NT+17+hcp; Leaping Michaels 1C/D 1NT5-9 hcp < 3 card support 3A 6-8 hcp 4+ supp RCO style 2-s As for Multi 2D 2A 10+ hcp 3+ C 3B 9-11 hcp 4+ supp 2B 10+ hcp 3+ D 3C/D <6 hcp 4+ supp Other 2-s As for Multi 2D 2C/D 5-9 hcp 3 card supp 3NT 12+ hcp <3 card supp 2NT12+ hcp 4 card supp 4A/B Splinter Defence to strong A X=Majors; 1D=single suiter:1H=H & m;1S=S & m;1NT=minors 2A 2B 0-3 hcp 2C/D 2H=4-6 hcp;2S=7-9 hcp other 2NT 10+ hcp Lebensohl Over NT interference 2B 2C Weak relay 3A/B Pre-emptive Other uses In response to x of weak 2's 2D <14 hcp GF in H; if S to play 3C/D Pre-emptive Take out of 4 level pre-empts 4A/4B 4NT = Majors 2NT14+ hcp strong enquiry 3NT n/a 4C 4NT= minors 4D 4NT=minors 2C/D 2NT14+ hcp requesting 2nd suit 3NT To play OTHER NOTES 3A/B pass or correct if 2S 4A/B n/a Modified swine of 1NT (X) - xx minors: 2D=Majors; all else natural 3C/D Inv to game 4C/D To play After overcall of major 3H/S = 0-5 hcp 4+ support 2NT 3A To play 4A mskc Bergen: 1H - 2S or 1S - 3H =3 card support 10-12 hcp and/or 8 loser hand 3B To play 4B mskc Reverse Cappelletti: 2C = Majors; 2D = sgle suiter; 2H/S = H/S & m 5/4 either way 3C To play 4C To play 3D To play 4D To play 3NTTo play other.
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