DEFENSIVE and COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS and SIGNALS W B F CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE 8 to 17

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DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE 8 to 17. New suit forcing Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / Brown Sticker: Jump to 3 level 4 trumps pre-emptive Suit 3rd and 5th highest Low from honour ,mud NCBO: Reopening x = take out NT 3rd and 5th highest Low from honour, mud PLAYERS: Gay Keaveney Enda Glynn Subseq EVENT (Open/Women/Senior/Transnational) Other: 2nd highest from all bad suits

1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY 2nd position 15 to 18 Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT 4th position 10 to 14 Ace Ace for attitude (rev) GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King King for count(reverse) Sound opening Bids Queen 2 over 1 Jack Denies Queen, may have H Weak No Trump H 1 5 card majors Diamond always 4. Club may be 2. JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 Denies Jack, may have h h Weak 6 card suit 9 Usually a doubleton Ghestem Hi-X Denies honour Lo-X Guarantees h (or 1 or 2) Reopen: 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 Looking for no trump stop 1 Reverse Count Reverse Count Reverse count Ghestem Suit 2 Suit preference Reverse Count Reverse count 1S in response to 1h opening 4 or less spades 3 1 NoT to 1 H opening shows 5+ s 1 1S 1NoT forcing up to 11 with 3 or 4 s (5 to 7) VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 Suit preference Suit preference Reverse count 1H 2H response =8 to 10 Reopening double on passed hand shows minors or majors. 2 clubs is 3 1S 2S response = 8 to 10 natural Signals (including Trumps): reverse count

DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) X = take out 10 plus, shortage in suit opened Cue bid = 2 suiter A jump after take out x at 2 level will show 8-9 A jump to 3 level will show 10 11 VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES Over 1 C : CRO X = 2 of same colour,1d= 2 of same rank, 1h= two SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS odd suits , 1NT= minors A redouble after partner’s overcall will show a top honour

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE IMPORTANT NOTES Redouble 9 plus Ghestem 2NoT = 10 11 points – fit for partner Other bids natural PSYCHICS: Rare 5 5 5 5 4NT 4 4 4 4 3NT 3 3 3 3 2NT 2 2 2 2 INT 1 1 1 1        .   .   .   .   .

GhestemOPENI NG

TICK IF ARTIFICIAL 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 2

3H weak 4s 4s S 4s 4S

NEG.DBL THRU play To Play To play To play To Ace Asking 4D Weakerthan 4C Weakerthan suit spade Solid Heart Suit Solid cards) 8 ( Minor Solid PreEmptive PreEmptive PreEmptive PreEmptive balanced 22 to 20 10) to (6 55 +another S Flannery suit any in Or2 Acol 24 Bal 23 6s. or 6h 9 to 6 Multi Responses Control Weak 12-14 DESCRIPTION Key Card 5NoT card Key 5S Card Key 5H Card Key 5D Card Key 4Not card Key 4NoT que, a 4S card Key 4NoT play, to 4S a que, 4H cardKey 4NoT play, to 4H a que, 4D minor to correct or Pass play to 4S 3NoT forcing, New suit play to 4H 3NoT, forcing, New suit play to C 3NOT/5 forcing, New suit play to 3NoT/5C forcing, New Suit majors transfers to Baron, inquiry an 2NoT convert or pass 3C + strength_ distribution for asking inquiry NoT 2 invitational play to 3H/3S invitational minor a of 3 inquiry an NoT 2 H better 2S - H in weak 2 opposite play to 2H controls =4 3C Kings, =3 2NoT aspades King Ace and 2 controls, = 2 2h minors both or =D 2NT suit minor acceptsuper in suits, All to Transfer 1 over 2 10 to =8 2S forcing, Nt 1 1 over 2 s 5 = 1NT 10 to =8 less (s) 2H or 4 1S inverted 2D upwards, points 5 Responses Natural inverted 2C upwards, points 5 responses Natural RESPONSES

Queen. trump and suit that of King show will level at higher new suit of bid a for looked is if queen used After 4NoT odd. =2 5NoT same = 2 rank, 5S same2 5H= colour, 5D=1, 0, = 5C Queens for looks opener by NoT 4 of bid subsequent opening, Club After 2 agreed suit if Card Key NoT 4 forcing non 3H forcing non 3D queens for looking opener by 4NoT forcing Newsuit K C is major Roman other of 4 of a bid major a in After response stayman card Key NoT 4 card key NoT 4 Keycard 4NoT play, to 3NoT stoppers, Show card Key 4NT play, to NoT 3 stoppers, Show SUBSEQUENTACTION HIGHBIDDINGLEVEL

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