DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE 1st level: Aggressive, Natural overcalls, (5) 8-15 HCP, (4) 5+ cards, Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: RED – Polish Club 2nd level: 12-16, constructive Suit 3rd/5th same NCBO: LATVIA Responses: new suit 2nd level NF, opp suit F1, NT 3rd/5th same PLAYERS: Janis Bethers – Martins Lorencs After 1M - transfer bids, fit bids, SPL Subseq same same Other: 2nd/4th thru declarer 2nd/4th vs NT in own bid suit 1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY 2nd seat 15-18 bal, 4th seat 11-14; 9-11 after pas Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Responses: System on after [1m] - 1NT - [pass] Ace Ax AKx GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE [1M]-1NT-pas- transfers, transfer to opponent suit= 4OM, inv+, King AKx, KQx KQ10+ 1♣ = 12-14 bal or 16+ with suit or 18+bal 2♠=♣ or invitational, 2NT=both minors Queen QJx KQx 1♦ = 4+♦, unbalanced; 1M = (8) 11-15 HCP, 5+ Jack J10x, Jx J10x 2♣= 11-15 HCP 6+♣ or 5+♣ & 4M JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 HH10x, 109x, 10x HH10x 2♦ nonvul = 3-8 HCP 4+/4+ ♥/♠; 2♦ vul = 8-10 HCP 5+♥/4+♠ 1-Suit: WEAK 9 H109x, HH9x, 9x H109x, HH9x, 9x 2♥/♠ = (4) 6-10 HCP, (5) 6 M 2-Suit: ; 4th level Hi-X Sx Sx, (Sxx) 2NT= 20-21 bal, 5M possible Lo-X HxS, HxSx, xxSx, xxxxS HxS, xxS, xxxxS 1NT Openings: 15-17, bal Reopen: Medium hand, playing tricks based SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY 2 OVER 1 Responses:F1 DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen) Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE Ghestem cue=2-suiter highest+lowest, 2NT= lowest, 1 Att C/T S/P 3♣=highest (against M); Suit 2 C/T S/P C/T 2♦ nonvul = 3-8 HCP 4+/4+ ♥/♠; 2♦ vul = 8-10 HCP 5+♥/4+♠ [1♣art]-2♦=both majors, System on; 3 S/P 3NT = SOLID MAJOR (AKQxxxx+, no side A or K) 3rdlevel cue=solid suit, asking stopper 1 ATT C/T S/P VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 C/T S/P C/T X-Competitive strength plus, 2♣=both majors 4+/4+; 2♦=one major 3 S/P (5) 6+, 2♥/♠=nat+minor, 2NT = minors, 3x=nat Signals (including Trumps): UDCA – hi-low odd, small – encourage; 4th seat- DONT DBL = onesuiter; suit= nat+ higher suit 4+/4+ Smith against NT; discarding – odd=values, even=Lavinthal DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) DBL for takeout, 12+ to unbid suits or 16+ with own suit or 19+any 2NT = 15-18 HCP, [2M] - 4m = nat + other M; Responses: 1NT 6-9 bal, minimal bid 0-8 NF Reopening: might be very weak VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL SEQUENCES same as after 1NT, except [1♣ ] -1NT=minors, 2NT=strong 5-5 any; SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS in GF and ST sequence DBL=♣ Negative Doubles over strong 2♣, 2NT= 5+5+ any Direct redoubles after partners opening=strong OVER OPPONENTS’ Lightner dbl, lead directing double, slam double IMPORTANT NOTES Redouble- strong DOPI, ROPI 1M - [dbl] - 1NT/2♣/♦/♥ = transfers, fit-bids; 2NT=unbal invitational 1./♦-[1♥]-x: 4+ PSYCHICS: Rare

5 5 5 5 4NT 4 4 4 4 3NT 3 3 3 3 2NT 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1        .   .   .   . NT   .

OPENING X X X

TICK IF

ARTIFICIAL 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 5 5 5 4 0

MIN. NO. OF CARDS

NEG.DBL THRU pre pre ou 7 majormaximum Solid with K destructive Pre, destructive Pre, top 2/3 pre, honors top 2/3 pre, honors 20 7 7 V 7 NV: 3 11 15 11 11 . 11 c)18+any a)12 - -

10. 10. 6 10, 6 t - - - - - mightlonger be -

side 21 a)5 15, 17 5+ 15, 5+ 15, 15, - - 10, 10, 5+ 14 balanced,14 b)16+unbal

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DESCRIPTION

4+4+Majors

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unbal 4Mb)6+ , , 4+ - 15 441

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asking 4♣ asking shortness, 4♦ to namesuit 3 Stayman, Puppet transfers 2NTrelay, transfers 2 F1 2NT:relay,3♣/♦ 2 inv, 3♣/♦ 3 ♦,Stayman,minor 2NTtransfers,inv ♣, or 2♠ both Sameas after 1 2NT:FG,4+ 1NT:NF,2♣: 2 1 2NT:nat 2 1   ♣/♦ ♦  ♦ ♦ : asking: for 3 :0

relay,2 / / NF, 2NT relay,NF, transfers   - :nat,GF, 2 7 or 7or 8 :(5)6+, FG; 2NT:relay :(5)6+, M 3♣:both 7+,4+ :

  - 11 minor(s),1 bad  /  /  2  ,2 +, F1;2♦/ /

  

NF, 2NT relay,NF, 3 - FG,shortness cardM 

; 1NT: NF; 2♣,1NT: NF; ; 2♦:10+, 4+,F1; 4+ :8 /3♣/♦:suit+fit, splinters void /3♣/♦:suit+fit, RESPONSES -

11, minors 11, 2

5+, F1 5+,

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:13+bal w/o :13+bal 4M : 8+,4+M :  /  trsf, inv+ trsf,

Kickback,RKCB,ROPI Blackwood, DOPI SlamExclusion Double, 1 1 1♦ 1♣ 1   ♣ - - - - - 1 2 1 1 1   ♦   - - - /NT /NT 2 1NT:denies 3 1NT:denies 2 ♣  SUBSEQUENT ACTION SUBSEQUENT :FG,1 :relay - - 2 Gazilli 2♣:Relay,  : 5 ♣ ; 1♣ ;  - 1

4+♣; 1  -  2 /  ; 1♦  - - 2 2NT:relay  - ♣ 1 HIGHLEVEL BIDDING :FG, relay, -  2x ;

- 2♦:with 3 - 2 y - 2NT:FG

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