DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F SYSTEM CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / Brown Sticker: Suit 2nd/4th Small from an honor NCBO: NT 2nd/4th/journalist Same as above PLAYERS: BIRAN 643 – NETZER 3721 Subseq EVENT (Open/Women/Senior/Transnational) Other:

1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY Regular 15-17 4th - 11-14 Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Ace Asking for attitude same GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King Asking for count Same + drop honor 2/1 with modifications Queen From QJT/QJ9 same NEGATIVE FREE BIDS Jack From JT same JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 Doubleton Same + Journalist Weak jump ovecalls 9 Doubleton or longer w T9 same Overcall 2NT= 2 lower suits Hi-X Lo-X 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 1 count count Italian style 2/1 BIDS HAVE 2 POSSIBLE MEANINGS Suit 2 attitude High from sequence RESPONSES FOR M OPENINGS OVER 2M ARE DIFFERENT AND MAY HAVE 2 POSSIBLE MEANINGS 3 Suit preference Same as above Same as above 1 Same as above Same as above VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 Same as above Double over 1NT opening = 1 long suits 3 Same as above Otherwise - Brozel Signals (including Trumps): Low to encourage

DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) Take out double

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE IMPORTANT NOTES ignore

PSYCHICS: NO

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TICK IF ARTIFICIAL 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5+5 5+5 6 5 5 3 3 - - 7 7

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