DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE

1 level: 7-16 ,5+cards ,fair suit Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: Green 2 level: 10-16 6+ cards ,good suit Suit 3rd/5th ,2nd Low from odd.high from NCBO: even no of cards Reopen: 9+pts 5+cards any suit quality , 13-16 jump NT 4th ,2nd from no H Low from odd nom,high PLAYERS: Baher Ahmed-Hussien Sherif from even nom of cards 6+cards Subseq 3rd/5th count EVENT : OPEN Other: High smith echo 1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY 2nd: 15-18 ,responses: stay/trf ,imp TRF for club Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Reopen 11-15 responses: 2C size ask ,TRF ,imp TRF for Club Ace AKxx, Ax. A AKxx. AKx. GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE: 2/1 , semi F 1NT

4th live: 15-18 King AK, AKJx, AKxxx,KQJx AKJX, KQJ, KQTx, Strong 2C opening, KQTx, Queen QJTx,OJ9x, KQxx, Qx AQJx, KQxx, QJTx, QJ9x WK 2M open, frequent 3rd seat 4 cards M open Jack KJTx, T9xxx, Tx. T KJTX. T9xxx, T9x Light preamptive style NV JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 QT9x, KT9x, 987x, 9x KTX. QT9x T9xxx, T9x Inverted minor, minorwood aces Ask WK jump overcall ,Except 1C -2D=Both Majors 9 , 987x, 9x ,J98x, 987x Fit showing responses at 4 level minors over 1M 2NT = H& L unbidded suits Hi-X Xx ,xxxx Xx Lo-X Hxx, Hxxx,Hxxxx Hxx, xxx Reopen: sound 13-16 6 cards 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 Direct cue :Specific Micheals, 2NT response inv + 1 att count S P 2C: 23+ bal Reopen :any 5/5 16+ Suit 2 count S P Dummy long suit 2D: wk 6 cards, 5-10 count Jump cue: stopper Ask 3 S P 3N : solid/semi minor/ no outside Ace/King 1 count count S P 4C/4D namyats showing 4 level opening in H/S 1st&2nd seat VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 Att S P Dummy long suit 4N: freakish 11 cards both minors count Vs ST: dbl: min& M ,2C both Majors,2D:6M,2M :M&minor 5/5 3 S P Reopen: dbl M&min ,2C=both Majors, 2D/H/S nat Signals (including Trumps): Light pre , play S P/ smith echo High encourages Vs WK: dbl :pen,2C: 6 cards suit, 2D:both Ms,2M: M&min Constructive 2/3 bids in 4th seat Reopen : dbl optional 2!C: both Majors,2D/H /S nat DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) T/O up to 4H, Cue :2 suiters diff rank ,jump 4C: C&M,4D:D&M 11+ 2nd seat, 9+ 4th seat, sound over pre 2/3/4 level, light NV vs Vul Cue under 3N level : stopper Ask

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL SEQUENCES X=2 same col, 1D:2 same power,1NT: 2 diff, rest nat SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS After int over 2C. after int over inverted min, after stay/TRF dbled, , after int on 2/1 sequence RESp thru 4D/ sup thru 2S /maximal thru 2H, protective thru 2S Pds suit H show, fit lead show, lightner showing OVER OPPONENTS’ IMPORTANT NOTES TRF,2N mixed raise, RDB implies no fit, F 1 level new

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D op HS ad aeivt Lead directing TRF ne 3D: comp, 3H/S: 6 cards game invite an 3NT: , Pupstay/TRF/ 3N:5S/4H NF, 5/ jump New 20-21 bal, maybe 6 min,5/4min F, semi 1NT 13-15/ any spl minors,or 5/5 8+ 2S: 2C Rebid pass by 4+D 5-7,freq bal if short maybe 1D Stay/4wayTRF/3 level sho 2NT 15-17 ,maybe 6min,sing H min 2 4H 2 5C/4any 2 2 INT 1 1 1 1 N * Bt iosfeih 4D/HTexas,4S: quan withboth minors,4N quan frekish minors Both Solid minor no 5 5 * 5 5 4NT 4 4 4 4 3NT 3 3 3 3    .    .    .    .    .

OPENING Sm ie2 3 i,hnNM o hr 9-11 ,4fit spl 3new 3Cmin,thenNLMH for short 3Cmin,thenNLMH fo f NLMH min,then 3C 2N:asking shape&pts, new F, newF, shape&pts, 2N:asking Same like 2H 6cards 5-10 WK 6cards 6 6 7/9 3C fit, 4+ inv fit,3D 4+cards GF 2NT: 5S/5H maybe 10+ 6H/5S maybe 10+ 2S=min raise, jump M,wk GF,2D=lWK Inv 4H ,2H raise,WK GF,3C:bad Inv 5D/4any 4/4minors, maybe 10+ 4H 5 6C/5M maybe 10+pts, 4H 5 4H 4 2 Exclusive BW, /ripo. RKC4130 . minorwood 4130, 4130, minorwood . RKC4130 /ripo. BW, Exclusive NewF. 4C: ask short, 4!D suit quality ask NewF.4C: suit quality ask suit ask quality F,4D: New 1 7+S 1 7+H Wk 3-10 Wk 3-10 3-10 Wk * * 7 7 7 7 W k 3 - 1Sa 0 m e a s a b o v e

* 22+ bal, or GF any 2D:, 2M :0/1/2+ cntrlsNF,2NT:6 cards any cards cntrlsNF,2NT:6 :0/1/2+ 2M 2D:, any GF or bal, 22+ * TICK IF ARTIFICIAL

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NEG.DBL THRU st st &2 & 2 & DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION nd nd seat ,8+D 3 seat, 8+C 3 rKotie4C&5C: A or K outside rd rd &t &4th 4h &4th AY6with2HH 3ANY:6 sha p e,4C: 4min or 4/4 slam inv,4D/H tex TRF TRF tex inv,4D/H slam 4/4 or 4min e,4C: p y /correc AQXX AKQXXXX t RESPONSES ws various both minors 4C:5/5 Majors Rectify over TRF=no fit,3N:fit, 4M : fit & & fit : 4M fit,3N:fit, TRF=no over Rectify Majors 4C:5/5 ivblo 2N jump: unbal 17+ =inv bal Cor 4cds 2N jump:unbal 17+,spl, jump 6+ 14-16 2C:fit 39-11,3D:fit 2C:fit 14-16 6+ jump 17+,spl, jump:unbal 2N 4cds solid, r 2 up na 7,p 4 i hwoe M WK Jshift, wk 2N jump: unbal 17+,spl ,4C fit show over 1M ors t

ue cetfrTF, Sys on afterunpenalty dbles,leb super accept for TRFS, cue ever 2N:22-23 Cookish seq, 3H:6D/4H GF,3S:6D/4SGF

y SUBSEQUENT ACTION ACTION SUBSEQUENT where by respforces 2D, 2D=GF any b alover 2D, F2NT: fit 4 7-9,2S: spl 4fit 9-11 5 GF sl,Dftso vr1 WK J ,spl ,4D fit show over 1M rsot or short r short Ovrer T/O OvrerDBL r short HIGH LEVEL BIDDINGHIGH

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