Defensive and Competitive Bidding

Overcalls (Style; Responses; Reopening) System Leads and Signals Light .Cue is either GF any, or good raise with support. Jump in Card M is invitational (nat) and jump to minor is minisplinter Opening Leads Style 1 NT (2ND/4TH; Responses; Reopening) Lead In Partner’s Suit

Suit 3rd-5th 3rd-5th 15-18, system after opening 1NT on

Jump Overcalls (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) WBF VS 1 ♣: System: GREEN 2 ♦ ca 14-16 with 6 card suit 2 ♥/♠: 5+- 5 ♦ NCBO/team: 2 NT: 5+-5+ ♣ and ♦ De Botton If 1 ♣ opening is on 2 or less, 2 ♣ is natural. If so 2 ♦ is Michaels

NT 3rd-5th 3rd-5th Vs 1 ♦: 2 ♥/♠: 5+-5+ ♣ Subseq Event:Spring Fours

2 NT: 5+-5+ ♣ and ♦ if opening less than 4 ♦ Leads 3 ♣: 14-16 with 6 card suit Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT 1M- 3 m/3hj: ca 14-16 and natural. Green vs. red: Pre-emptive Ace AKx/AKxx(x) AK/AKx/AKxx(x) Players Thomas Charlsen Thor Erik Hoftaniska Direct and Jump Cue Bids (Style; Responses) King KQ/KQJ(x)/KQT(x)/AK KQ/KQJ(x)/KQT(x)/(AKD) Over m: Both Majors (5+-5+) System Summary Over M: Other Major +  (5+-5+) AQJ(x)/QJ(x)/QJT(x) AQJ(x)/QJ(x)/QJT(x) Queen General Approach and Style Jump cue-bid: Asks for stopper Jack HJT(x)/JT(x) HJT(x)/JT(x) Natural, 5 c M Mixed range, depending on vulnerability 10 HT9x/AQT(x)/T9x HT9x/AQT(x)/T9x 5 Card Major, (14+)15-17 NT VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopen: PH) 9x,9 98/98x/J98(xx) 2♣- ♠ and ♥ have occoured on 4-3 in M, but normally 5-4+ 9 Negative doubles. 2 over 1 GF 2♦- one major (Muliti) X Hxx(x)/Hxxxx Hxxx/HT9x/xxxx(x) Special bids that may require defence 2♥/♠ - 4c M and 5+ m Signals in order of priority 2♦: Multi 1) 24+ NT, 2)weak two in ♥ or ♠ (ca 3-11 HCP) 3) Gambling with a 2NT: Both minor or game forcing hand with Partners lead Declarer Discarding minor Dbl: ♥ and ♠ less distribution, take out vs 13-15 or weaker. After pre passing and Suit: Enc=Low HI-LO= Even nr Enc=Low 3NT: Gambling with a Major balancing position it shows balanced maximum hand 2nd Lavinthal Lavinthal LO-HI=Odd nr 1M- (any)- 2 ♣: Toronto, 3+ support and 8+ HCP VS. (Doubles; Cue bids; Jumps; NT bids) 3rd Gazilli after 1M-1NT t/o dbls, leaping micheals, (3M)- 4m non- with other NT: same Smith Peter: High Special sequences major and bidden suit. card good from both hands Forcing pass after GF established 2nd VS. Artificial Strong Openings 3rd Important notes that don’t fit Dbl: Strong or both majors,1 NT: one major and one minor, rest is natural. rd 2NT minors Signals (including ’s): Suit pref. or 3/5th- optional 3 hand openings might be out of description, both in length and strength.

Psychics Over Opponents’ take out double RARE RD: 9+, normally without support Doubles

Takeout Doubles (Style; Responses; Reopening) Light, based on shape

Special, Art and Comp Dbl/Rdbl’s Forr, konvensjone Support doubles, no support rdb

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about 4 about ♠ and ca 8 ca and - ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠

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16 HCP, 2 HCP, 16 5+ solid minor, 3nt 24+ nt.24+ 3nt solidminor, - ♣ 3 puppet,

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: drury, 3+ support and 8 + HP + 8 and support 3+ drury, : ♥

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♦ : Puppet : ak with both both with ak ♣ - - 2 2 or 3 2 ♦ , 3 , : : singleton a normaly denies : Any : ♥ 2 2x - Short clubs Short -

♥ 2 3 ♥ - ♦ ♥ : ♥ ♦ 2 -

Minisplinter - or 18 or Unknown singleton, 2 singleton, Unknown

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♣ - 4 singleton,

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