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This help file does not try to explain the game of bridge. Instead, it explains certain details of the Trickster Bridge implementation. When we encounter an unimplemented sequence, our computer players will pass or suggest you pass. Screen shot showing first bid. We present possible bids using a digital replica of a standard bidding box. We highlight the suggested bid in yellow; suggestions to pass, double, and redouble are highlighted with a white glow around the button. During bidding, we display your count of high card points at the bottom of the screen. When you move your mouse over any bid or press and hold on a bid on a touch screen , we display a bubble explaining the bid. If you click or tap a placed bid, we explain what that bid means in SAYC. Board with dummy exposed. On large enough screens, the dummy is displayed in traditional layout; on smaller screens it displays as a flat spread of cards. Click or tap a card to play it. Your suggested card is displayed slightly raised. In the Preview, these suggestions are dummy-aware but still sub-optimal; no conventions are followed for the defensive lead. In both hands, you simply click or tap a card to play it. Open the higher of long suits of equal length: or Normally open 1 with in the minors. Notrump openings show a balanced hand and can be made with a five-card major suit or a five-card minor suit. Weak two-bids in diamonds, hearts and spades. Suit Vs. The only exception is AK - lead the king. Top of nothing vs. Second-highest vs. Drury , and all its variations, is off if the 1 of a major is overcalled. Opener continues as follows: Call 2! Sub-minimum opener Rebid of suit! Shows full opening hand Reverse Drury more commonly used! An improved version of Drury that "reverses" the meanings of opener's rebids. Opener Responder Opener Shows 1 - 2! Artificial, showing full opening hand 2 -! Responder can pass with 4x or return opener to spades 1 2! Good 5 card minor. Does promise opening strength. Responses are the same as for RDrury above except after 2! A clear advantage of 2-way RDrury is that opener can now identify the combined trump fit and that extra trump may be invaluable in partner's decision to bid game. Instead of a weak 2 , an opening bid of 2! The hand must have no outside Ace or King. If responder has stops in the other 3 suits and no minor void and no slam interest , he can pass. If he does not have the required stops and entry, he must bid 4 which opener can adjust to 4 if necessary. Acol 3NT Opening Recommended HCP, a solid or semi-solid minor suit of at least 6 usually 7 cards, and outside stops in at least 2 often all 3 suits, no void or small singleton Note: Responder must never rescue partner: if slam is out of the question, responder should pass. Inverted Minors! When responder has a weak minor raise eg. Conversely if responder has a good minor raise, he wants to keep the bidding as low as possible to allow careful exploration for game, or slam. No hand is too strong for a single minor raise. Denies 4-card major. Weak hand with 5 trumps or 4 good trumps After the single minor raise, opener must bid again, except if responder is a passed hand, or if opener's RHO intervenes with a bid or a double. Otherwise, responder has the option of passing if he feels the proper contract has been reached. After responder's rebid, any further bidding is governed by the following principle: " After a single minor raise, if either partner returns to 3 or 4 of the agreed minor or 2NT, this is not forcing except if either partner has bid 3NT prior to a return to 4 of the minor and indicates minimum values for his previous bidding. Hence, any other bid that does not complete game is forcing. The better method which keeps Opener as declarer: After a 1NT opener, 2! Landy and Revised Landy rlandy! A simple defense over opponent's 1NT opener. An overcall of 2! All other overcalls are natural, unless you use Revised Landy which additionally uses 2! Laventhal Discards Lav Discard of a low card of either remaining suit ie. Discard of a high card of either remaining suit, asks for the higher suit Example: If, say, diamonds are trumps and you are discarding on spades , then a high heart or club asks for a heart. A method of contending with the opposition suit overcall of partner's 1NT opening bid. Essentially it involves an artificial response of 2NT. Responder may then pass with clubs or sign off in his real suit. After a 2-level overcall by the opponents, a response of 3 of a new suit is natural and forcing , e. This also applies if it is a jump bid over opp's 2-level overcall: e. If responder, after the Lebensohl 2NT bid, bids a suit that is higher ranking than overcaller's suit , it is invitational to game e. The logic behind this is that if the responder had wished to sign off, he could have bid two immediately after the overcall, which would be weak, just as in standard bidding e. A common problem after an overcall of the 1NT opening is determining whether a stopper is held in the opponent's suit. This problem can be solved through another application of the Lebensohl convention. Here's how assume West passes : e. Confirms a heart stop - partner should pass 3! Pass 3NT! B 1NT 2 2NT! Cuebid is Stayman showing 4 spades and confirms a heart stop 3! Pass 3! C 1NT 2 3NT! Denies heart stop. Partner must have a heart stop to Pass D 1NT 2 3! Denies heart stop but shows 4 spades. After a 2-suited artificial overcall of 1NT opening, the suit bid is still an " unbid " suit. The agreements re the stop in opp's suit see above are " off " 3. Note : After a natural 3-level suit overcall a double is for takeout A further application of the Lebensohl convention is used after partner has made a takeout double of opponent's weak 2-bid opener. A response of 2NT! Note 1: The failure to engage the Lebensohl 2NT bid gives a constructive meaning to 3-level suit responses to partner's takeout double Note 2: If the suit bid at the 3 level, after engaging the Leb 2NT is a higher ranking suit than the opp suit, then it is invitational, e. A form of lead-directing double made over a voluntarily bid slam contract. Its purpose is to request an unusual lead, never a suit bid by your own side. In the majority of cases the Lightner Double is based on a void , often in one of the opponents' suits, usually in a side-suit bid by dummy. Note: The Lightner Double only applies against voluntarily bid slams so the double of an opponent's sacrifice bid is not lead-directing but penalty. Minor Suit Stayman mss! Over partner's 1NT opener, 2! If the 1NT opener responds 3! Also over openers of 2NT and 3NT. The Minor Suit Transfer Bid must always show a "one-suited" hand, since all "two-suited" hands are adequately catered for with the use of Stayman , Jxfers to majors , or MSS. MST uses 2NT! Example A No. North South South's Rebid Shows 1. At least 5 usually 6 clubs and a "bust" 3! Pass 2. At least 5 usually 6 diamonds and a "bust" 3! Pass Example B: further bidding by the Xfer bidder No. Singleton or void in the "new" suit, at least 6 of the known minor. No singleton or void, Game Force, possible slam interest. Signing off in the known minor. This works as follows: No. Note 2: If the Minor-Suit Xfer Bid is overcalled or doubled, opener may: Bid with a good fit for responder's minor X for penalty Pass Responder's rebids will have their usual meanings. Note 3: If opener bypasses the Xfer rare and rebids 3NT, it would indicate a super-fit in responder's known minor and an expectancy of making 3NT despite partner's weakness. He may Pass Rebid his suit usually a sign off Cuebid a new suit if he has slam interest Bid 4NT to invite slam in NT Note 4: If as responder you have HCP and a 6-card minor suit a direct raise to 3NT is probably the best bid since any attempt to employ Minor- Suit Xfer Bids to further describe your hand would decrease your chances of succeeding in the better contract of 3NT. This would be game forcing and would show slam interest. If the shortage is in clubs , then use Stayman and bid normally. Splinter Responses are "off" after interference by the opposition. The use of a bid in an unbid minor suit by responder as an artificial convenient forcing bid after a 1NT rebid by the opening bidder. Bidding Practice - SAYC Bridge

It's also really really nice when you can make a call looking for slam and know it won't get passed even if your partner doesn't know what you're doing yet. Posted July, "Many years ago:" that would be or 7. At this point, I totally agree with you. But 30 years of bridge evolution does change things, even in the ACBL. Posted July, mycroft, on July, , said: "Many years ago:" that would be or 7. Fast or slow lebensohl? It doesn't tell you whether partner will assume those treatments undiscussed, either. If p is born before , maybe you can agree to play Goren. And that is all that matters. No amount of optimal gadgets can make up for two or three system mixups per sesion. Posted July, It's a minefield. Vampyr said "some have very fancy agreements after 1NT forcing", and even if they are not fancy, people have very different understandings. Zelandakh suggests invitational hands can respond 1NT and make a forward going move after that, but to many, a "forward going move" will be interpreted as a weak long suit signoff. Helene summed it up with " nothing can make up for two or three system mixups per session". Posted July, If the Yellow Cards are widely available then a pair might just need a few minutes to look it over, less if they have played the system before. Otherwise th problem is that there is no "basic" system that everyone recognises. Here you can specify "old-fashioned Acol" and add a couple of things like transfers and weak twos and just agree that any methods not specified are not being played. For a pickup or first-time partnership, this is pretty safe and will not result in any spectacular disasters, even if it is not optimal, The LMBA have a "Palmer Bayer" card that is a very basic system with a few choices you can make. You could use this card with virtually anyone in England, and once you made the few choices available everyone would know what the base system was. Personally I prefer rubber-bridge methods with casual partners. Posted August, akwoo, on July, , said Fast Reply. Other styles Fonts Sizes. J2NT , forcing. Game Forcing Note 1: Nowadays most use 3! Note 2: A jump to 3 of the other major shows a hand worth a raise to game with singleton or void in side suit: if opener wishes to discover the short suit he bids in steps eg. Over 1 -3! A method of competing against an opponent's 1NT opening. A double is used to show a 1-suited hand. If partner does not wish to defend, he removes the double to 2 and the doubler can pass with clubs or bid his real suit. Note: Most players prefer to use this as a natural bid. Strong hand penalty oriented 2! Pass only if you have a good 6-card club suit. Partner can pass with diamonds or correct to his suit 2! Both minors Possible responses to Cappelletti! Relay asks Pd. Poor major suit support with long good clubs 2NT! Preferred minor 3! In this case, Partner2's Capp overcalls at the 2-level would have the same meaning as above and would indicate a weak hand of 8 or less Points, since with a stronger hand he would double for penalty. Pass with hearts or adjust to spades 2! Pass Raise if you have a strong hand and at least 2x. Bad hand with clubs and unknown other suit 3! Good hand with clubs and diamonds 3! Good hand with clubs and hearts 3! Good hand with clubs and spades 2! Bad hand with diamonds and hearts 3! Bad hand with diamonds and spades 3! Good hand with diamonds and hearts 3! Good hand with diamonds and spades 2! Bad hand with better hearts than spades 3! Bad hand with better spades than hearts 3! Good hand with better hearts than spades 3! A response of 2! Drury , and all its variations, is off if the 1 of a major is overcalled. Opener continues as follows: Call 2! Sub-minimum opener Rebid of suit! Shows full opening hand Reverse Drury more commonly used! An improved version of Drury that "reverses" the meanings of opener's rebids. Opener Responder Opener Shows 1 - 2! Artificial, showing full opening hand 2 -! Responder can pass with 4x or return opener to spades 1 2! Good 5 card minor. Does promise opening strength. Responses are the same as for RDrury above except after 2! A clear advantage of 2-way RDrury is that opener can now identify the combined trump fit and that extra trump may be invaluable in partner's decision to bid game. Instead of a weak 2 , an opening bid of 2! The hand must have no outside Ace or King. If responder has stops in the other 3 suits and no minor void and no slam interest , he can pass. If he does not have the required stops and entry, he must bid 4 which opener can adjust to 4 if necessary. Acol 3NT Opening Recommended HCP, a solid or semi-solid minor suit of at least 6 usually 7 cards, and outside stops in at least 2 often all 3 suits, no void or small singleton Note: Responder must never rescue partner: if slam is out of the question, responder should pass. Inverted Minors! When responder has a weak minor raise eg. Conversely if responder has a good minor raise, he wants to keep the bidding as low as possible to allow careful exploration for game, or slam. No hand is too strong for a single minor raise. Denies 4-card major. Weak hand with 5 trumps or 4 good trumps After the single minor raise, opener must bid again, except if responder is a passed hand, or if opener's RHO intervenes with a bid or a double. Otherwise, responder has the option of passing if he feels the proper contract has been reached. After responder's rebid, any further bidding is governed by the following principle: " After a single minor raise, if either partner returns to 3 or 4 of the agreed minor or 2NT, this is not forcing except if either partner has bid 3NT prior to a return to 4 of the minor and indicates minimum values for his previous bidding. Hence, any other bid that does not complete game is forcing. The better method which keeps Opener as declarer: After a 1NT opener, 2! Landy and Revised Landy rlandy! A simple defense over opponent's 1NT opener. An overcall of 2! All other overcalls are natural, unless you use Revised Landy which additionally uses 2! Laventhal Discards Lav Discard of a low card of either remaining suit ie. Discard of a high card of either remaining suit, asks for the higher suit Example: If, say, diamonds are trumps and you are discarding on spades , then a high heart or club asks for a heart. A method of contending with the opposition suit overcall of partner's 1NT opening bid. Essentially it involves an artificial response of 2NT. Responder may then pass with clubs or sign off in his real suit. After a 2-level overcall by the opponents, a response of 3 of a new suit is natural and forcing , e. This also applies if it is a jump bid over opp's 2-level overcall: e. If responder, after the Lebensohl 2NT bid, bids a suit that is higher ranking than overcaller's suit , it is invitational to game e. The logic behind this is that if the responder had wished to sign off, he could have bid two immediately after the overcall, which would be weak, just as in standard bidding e. A common problem after an overcall of the 1NT opening is determining whether a stopper is held in the opponent's suit. This problem can be solved through another application of the Lebensohl convention. Here's how assume West passes : e. Confirms a heart stop - partner should pass 3! Pass 3NT! B 1NT 2 2NT! Cuebid is Stayman showing 4 spades and confirms a heart stop 3! Pass 3! C 1NT 2 3NT! Denies heart stop. Partner must have a heart stop to Pass D 1NT 2 3! Denies heart stop but shows 4 spades. After a 2-suited artificial overcall of 1NT opening, the suit bid is still an " unbid " suit. The agreements re the stop in opp's suit see above are " off " 3. Note : After a natural 3-level suit overcall a double is for takeout A further application of the Lebensohl convention is used after partner has made a takeout double of opponent's weak 2-bid opener. A response of 2NT! Note 1: The failure to engage the Lebensohl 2NT bid gives a constructive meaning to 3-level suit responses to partner's takeout double Note 2: If the suit bid at the 3 level, after engaging the Leb 2NT is a higher ranking suit than the opp suit, then it is invitational, e. A form of lead-directing double made over a voluntarily bid slam contract. Its purpose is to request an unusual lead, never a suit bid by your own side. In the majority of cases the Lightner Double is based on a void , often in one of the opponents' suits, usually in a side-suit bid by dummy. Note: The Lightner Double only applies against voluntarily bid slams so the double of an opponent's sacrifice bid is not lead-directing but penalty. Minor Suit Stayman mss! Over partner's 1NT opener, 2! If the 1NT opener responds 3! Also over openers of 2NT and 3NT. The Minor Suit Transfer Bid must always show a "one-suited" hand, since all "two-suited" hands are adequately catered for with the use of Stayman , Jxfers to majors , or MSS. MST uses 2NT! Example A No. North South South's Rebid Shows 1. At least 5 usually 6 clubs and a "bust" 3! Pass 2. At least 5 usually 6 diamonds and a "bust" 3! Pass Example B: further bidding by the Xfer bidder No. Singleton or void in the "new" suit, at least 6 of the known minor. No singleton or void, Game Force, possible slam interest. Signing off in the known minor. This works as follows: No. Note 2: If the Minor-Suit Xfer Bid is overcalled or doubled, opener may: Bid with a good fit for responder's minor X for penalty Pass Responder's rebids will have their usual meanings. Note 3: If opener bypasses the Xfer rare and rebids 3NT, it would indicate a super-fit in responder's known minor and an expectancy of making 3NT despite partner's weakness. He may Pass Rebid his suit usually a sign off Cuebid a new suit if he has slam interest Bid 4NT to invite slam in NT Note 4: If as responder you have HCP and a 6-card minor suit a direct raise to 3NT is probably the best bid since any attempt to employ Minor-Suit Xfer Bids to further describe your hand would decrease your chances of succeeding in the better contract of 3NT. This would be game forcing and would show slam interest. If the shortage is in clubs , then use Stayman and bid normally. Splinter Responses are "off" after interference by the opposition. The use of a bid in an unbid minor suit by responder as an artificial convenient forcing bid after a 1NT rebid by the opening bidder. Much like " 4th Suit Forcing 4sf ". With a choice of "new minor" bid the longer and stronger to suggest a stopper. It asks opener for a 4-card heart suit, as well as for 3-card spade support. NMF may also be used as a temporising bid when responder wishes to invite game in his own suit, or in opener's suit. This is the only means of describing such hands of invitational strength, assuming that responder's 2nd-round jump bids are forcing. After the NMF forcing bid, opener must further describe his distribution, in order to help responder locate the best contract. In most cases, opener may also indicate whether he holds minimum or maximum strength for his 1NT rebid. Note: In competition if either opponent has bid, the NMF convention is " off ": responder's rebid in a new minor after opener's 1NT shows a real suit and is not forcing. Does not deny 3x spades 1NT 2! Do not bid a new minor suit. With an invitational 2-suiter , responder should bid a new minor , even when holding both majors. Then on the next round, responder may bid his 2nd suit unless opener's 3rd bid has indicated an obvious final contract. SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card) Bridge Bidding System

When you move your mouse over any bid or press and hold on a bid on a touch screen , we display a bubble explaining the bid. If you click or tap a placed bid, we explain what that bid means in SAYC. Board with dummy exposed. On large enough screens, the dummy is displayed in traditional layout; on smaller screens it displays as a flat spread of cards. Click or tap a card to play it. Your suggested card is displayed slightly raised. In the Preview, these suggestions are dummy-aware but still sub-optimal; no conventions are followed for the defensive lead. In both hands, you simply click or tap a card to play it. The scorecard is displayed automatically at the end of each hand. You can display it at other times by choosing the Scores item from the main menu. Scorecard after two hands. The scorecard shows contract and bonus points for each team along with a total at the bottom. It also displays an explanation of the points awarded in the last hand. Game winners are designated by the dotted line with the small arrow indicating the team that won that game. Score summary during hand 3. Open the higher of long suits of equal length -- or -- including Spades and Clubs. Normally open 1 with in the minors. Although opener should treat this bid as if it shows slam interest, opener should not just jump to slam. Simply cue bidding an ace on the 3 or even 4 level can show slam co-interest without getting too high. It is possible that responder has no slam interest, but is simply giving opener more information for deciding whether to play 3N or 4 of responder's major. See Kit Woolsey's book, Matchpoints , page You have six losers in this hand, 1 spade 1heart, 2 diamonds and 2 clubs. Toggle navigation 60SecondBridge. Rapidly increase your Bridge skills with our exclusive 'members only' features. Overview of Preemptive Bids. Why should I make a Preemptive bid? This means it is in your partnerships best interests to be in the lowest level contract - but it is in your opponents' best interests to push you to the highest level contract in the hope you 'go light' and not make your contract. What is a Preemptive bid? A pre-emptive bid is an opening or overcalling bid in your long suit. Its purpose is to fully describe your hand both length and HCP in just one bid, and to make the opposition bid at a higher level than if you had not bid. Remember you are always trying to push your opponents to the highest level contract. General guidelines before making a Pre-emptive Bid.

Preemptive Bidding (SAYC Lesson 10a)

Game Forcing Note 1: Nowadays most use 3! Note 2: A jump to 3 of the other major shows a hand worth a raise to game with singleton or void in side suit: if opener wishes to discover the short suit he bids in steps eg. Over 1 -3! A method of competing against an opponent's 1NT opening. A double is used to show a 1-suited hand. If partner does not wish to defend, he removes the double to 2 and the doubler can pass with clubs or bid his real suit. Note: Most players prefer to use this as a natural bid. Strong hand penalty oriented 2! Pass only if you have a good 6-card club suit. Partner can pass with diamonds or correct to his suit 2! Both minors Possible responses to Cappelletti! Relay asks Pd. Poor major suit support with long good clubs 2NT! Preferred minor 3! In this case, Partner2's Capp overcalls at the 2-level would have the same meaning as above and would indicate a weak hand of 8 or less Points, since with a stronger hand he would double for penalty. Pass with hearts or adjust to spades 2! Pass Raise if you have a strong hand and at least 2x. Bad hand with clubs and unknown other suit 3! Good hand with clubs and diamonds 3! Good hand with clubs and hearts 3! Good hand with clubs and spades 2! Bad hand with diamonds and hearts 3! Bad hand with diamonds and spades 3! Good hand with diamonds and hearts 3! Good hand with diamonds and spades 2! Bad hand with better hearts than spades 3! Bad hand with better spades than hearts 3! Good hand with better hearts than spades 3! A response of 2! Drury , and all its variations, is off if the 1 of a major is overcalled. Opener continues as follows: Call 2! Sub-minimum opener Rebid of suit! Shows full opening hand Reverse Drury more commonly used! An improved version of Drury that "reverses" the meanings of opener's rebids. Opener Responder Opener Shows 1 - 2! Artificial, showing full opening hand 2 -! Responder can pass with 4x or return opener to spades 1 2! Good 5 card minor. Does promise opening strength. Responses are the same as for RDrury above except after 2! A clear advantage of 2-way RDrury is that opener can now identify the combined trump fit and that extra trump may be invaluable in partner's decision to bid game. Instead of a weak 2 , an opening bid of 2! The hand must have no outside Ace or King. If responder has stops in the other 3 suits and no minor void and no slam interest , he can pass. If he does not have the required stops and entry, he must bid 4 which opener can adjust to 4 if necessary. Acol 3NT Opening Recommended HCP, a solid or semi-solid minor suit of at least 6 usually 7 cards, and outside stops in at least 2 often all 3 suits, no void or small singleton Note: Responder must never rescue partner: if slam is out of the question, responder should pass. Inverted Minors! When responder has a weak minor raise eg. Conversely if responder has a good minor raise, he wants to keep the bidding as low as possible to allow careful exploration for game, or slam. No hand is too strong for a single minor raise. Denies 4-card major. Weak hand with 5 trumps or 4 good trumps After the single minor raise, opener must bid again, except if responder is a passed hand, or if opener's RHO intervenes with a bid or a double. Otherwise, responder has the option of passing if he feels the proper contract has been reached. After responder's rebid, any further bidding is governed by the following principle: " After a single minor raise, if either partner returns to 3 or 4 of the agreed minor or 2NT, this is not forcing except if either partner has bid 3NT prior to a return to 4 of the minor and indicates minimum values for his previous bidding. Hence, any other bid that does not complete game is forcing. The better method which keeps Opener as declarer: After a 1NT opener, 2! Landy and Revised Landy rlandy! A simple defense over opponent's 1NT opener. An overcall of 2! All other overcalls are natural, unless you use Revised Landy which additionally uses 2! Laventhal Discards Lav Discard of a low card of either remaining suit ie. Discard of a high card of either remaining suit, asks for the higher suit Example: If, say, diamonds are trumps and you are discarding on spades , then a high heart or club asks for a heart. A method of contending with the opposition suit overcall of partner's 1NT opening bid. Essentially it involves an artificial response of 2NT. Responder may then pass with clubs or sign off in his real suit. After a 2-level overcall by the opponents, a response of 3 of a new suit is natural and forcing , e. This also applies if it is a jump bid over opp's 2-level overcall: e. If responder, after the Lebensohl 2NT bid, bids a suit that is higher ranking than overcaller's suit , it is invitational to game e. The logic behind this is that if the responder had wished to sign off, he could have bid two immediately after the overcall, which would be weak, just as in standard bidding e. A common problem after an overcall of the 1NT opening is determining whether a stopper is held in the opponent's suit. This problem can be solved through another application of the Lebensohl convention. Here's how assume West passes : e. Confirms a heart stop - partner should pass 3! Pass 3NT! B 1NT 2 2NT! Cuebid is Stayman showing 4 spades and confirms a heart stop 3! Pass 3! C 1NT 2 3NT! Denies heart stop. Partner must have a heart stop to Pass D 1NT 2 3! Denies heart stop but shows 4 spades. After a 2-suited artificial overcall of 1NT opening, the suit bid is still an " unbid " suit. The agreements re the stop in opp's suit see above are " off " 3. Note : After a natural 3-level suit overcall a double is for takeout A further application of the Lebensohl convention is used after partner has made a takeout double of opponent's weak 2-bid opener. A response of 2NT! Note 1: The failure to engage the Lebensohl 2NT bid gives a constructive meaning to 3-level suit responses to partner's takeout double Note 2: If the suit bid at the 3 level, after engaging the Leb 2NT is a higher ranking suit than the opp suit, then it is invitational, e. A form of lead-directing double made over a voluntarily bid slam contract. Its purpose is to request an unusual lead, never a suit bid by your own side. In the majority of cases the Lightner Double is based on a void , often in one of the opponents' suits, usually in a side-suit bid by dummy. Note: The Lightner Double only applies against voluntarily bid slams so the double of an opponent's sacrifice bid is not lead-directing but penalty. Minor Suit Stayman mss! Over partner's 1NT opener, 2! If the 1NT opener responds 3! Also over openers of 2NT and 3NT. The Minor Suit Transfer Bid must always show a "one-suited" hand, since all "two-suited" hands are adequately catered for with the use of Stayman , Jxfers to majors , or MSS. MST uses 2NT! Example A No. North South South's Rebid Shows 1. At least 5 usually 6 clubs and a "bust" 3! Pass 2. At least 5 usually 6 diamonds and a "bust" 3! Pass Example B: further bidding by the Xfer bidder No. Singleton or void in the "new" suit, at least 6 of the known minor. No singleton or void, Game Force, possible slam interest. Signing off in the known minor. This works as follows: No. Note 2: If the Minor-Suit Xfer Bid is overcalled or doubled, opener may: Bid with a good fit for responder's minor X for penalty Pass Responder's rebids will have their usual meanings. Note 3: If opener bypasses the Xfer rare and rebids 3NT, it would indicate a super-fit in responder's known minor and an expectancy of making 3NT despite partner's weakness. He may Pass Rebid his suit usually a sign off Cuebid a new suit if he has slam interest Bid 4NT to invite slam in NT Note 4: If as responder you have HCP and a 6-card minor suit a direct raise to 3NT is probably the best bid since any attempt to employ Minor-Suit Xfer Bids to further describe your hand would decrease your chances of succeeding in the better contract of 3NT. This would be game forcing and would show slam interest. If the shortage is in clubs , then use Stayman and bid normally. Splinter Responses are "off" after interference by the opposition. The use of a bid in an unbid minor suit by responder as an artificial convenient forcing bid after a 1NT rebid by the opening bidder. Much like " 4th Suit Forcing 4sf ". With a choice of "new minor" bid the longer and stronger to suggest a stopper. It asks opener for a 4-card heart suit, as well as for 3-card spade support. NMF may also be used as a temporising bid when responder wishes to invite game in his own suit, or in opener's suit. This is the only means of describing such hands of invitational strength, assuming that responder's 2nd-round jump bids are forcing. After the NMF forcing bid, opener must further describe his distribution, in order to help responder locate the best contract. In most cases, opener may also indicate whether he holds minimum or maximum strength for his 1NT rebid. Note: In competition if either opponent has bid, the NMF convention is " off ": responder's rebid in a new minor after opener's 1NT shows a real suit and is not forcing. Does not deny 3x spades 1NT 2! Do not bid a new minor suit. With an invitational 2-suiter , responder should bid a new minor , even when holding both majors. Then on the next round, responder may bid his 2nd suit unless opener's 3rd bid has indicated an obvious final contract. With a game-forcing 2-suiter , responder should jump in his 2nd suit. What is a Preemptive bid? A pre-emptive bid is an opening or overcalling bid in your long suit. Its purpose is to fully describe your hand both length and HCP in just one bid, and to make the opposition bid at a higher level than if you had not bid. Remember you are always trying to push your opponents to the highest level contract. General guidelines before making a Pre-emptive Bid. Length of the Suit 1. Opening or overcalling at the 2 Level requires a 6 card suit preferably with two honour cards in the trump suit. Opening or overcalling at the 3 Level requires a 7-card suit with an honour in the trump suit. Opening or overcalling at the 4 Level requires a 8-card suit and approximately opening hand values. Vulnerability and its impact on bidding If your contract goes down 2 doubled by the opposition then that equals points against you Non Vulnerable; If you are vulnerable however and you go down 3 tricks doubled equals points against you. Your opponents will only score points if they bid and make their non-vulnerable game. Its all in the scoring! Responding to your Partners Preemptive Bid The problem with Pre-emptive bids is not what you bid, but what your partner decides to bid in response. Usually partner is best to "pass", even if they have HCP. This is because The Pre-empter is already counting on you for two or three tricks depending on vulnerability so you should only support partner if you have values above and beyond these tricks rather than using point count. Hand 1. Boost your Bridge skills with exclusive access to 60SecondBridge member only content.

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