DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE light Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / : Response not forcing (but likely inviting) Suit Count 2/4 NCBO: Reopening natural (if double dangerous) 2suiters on NT Attitude PLAYERS: Garbosi F. – Uggeri P. Subseq St.rd no journalist EVENT (Open/Women/Senior/Transnational)Senior Other :with doubleton, smallest up to the 8

1NT (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY

2nd= nat. responses to play but cue and trx above 2NT(Inviting bid) Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Ace Asks count Asks preference GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE 2/1 King St.rd but vs a suit contract K 1c = 2+ 1d = 4+ 1M = 5+ 1NT (14)15-17 (5M possible) and switch usually shows 2c = GF or bal 20-21 2d = multi 4 ways 2M = weak 2suiter (rare singleton ( in new suit) 5-4) 2NT 18-19 no 5Ms 3c = gambling any no entries A/K 3x = pree 3nt pree 1m (7-8 cards) 4m = better than 4h/s

Carding UDCA style. 1st free discard odd encouraging. Leads : 2/4 (3/5) :with doubleton smallest up to the 8 !!! i.e. 82 = 2 92 =9 Attitude leads only vs NT

Queen Vs NT QJ or KQ.(…) Small encouraging Jack JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 Weak or unusual () 9 Hi-X Odd or doubleton if 9 and more Lo-X Even. Possible doubleton Reopen: nat 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 = 2suiter (higher+lower) but 2c over 1c = 5h4s 2d = MM 1 count count 2d multi: a) weak 1M b) bal 22-23 c) GF 1m d) 3suiter 21+ 2d over 1d = MM Suit 2 3 Trx on our opening 1c/d and opp’s overcall 1 count count VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 Except as above Raptor only passed hand

After response 2c GF , 2d always shows a not strong hand Vs strong: 2nd : X= 4M+5+m 2c=MM (even54) 2 +mind=6th M 3 2M= +m (54+) . Ph usually about 10 (may be less if green) Swiss: ex: 1s -4c fit + suit

Reopening Raptor style: 2c/d/h 5th + 4spades 2nt=mm X=forces 2c> pass=c 2d=d 2h=5s4h 2s=5s4c. PN we can’t bid 5h+m Signals (including Trumps): Ghestem 2suiters

DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) X= t/o cue=ov3c = 5d5M ov3d=55MM ov3h=5s5m 3NT=to play t/o or strong hand Vs weak 2= t/o X> responses: any sui 2Mt weak 2NT Responses (8) 9+ possible 3rd fit. Exception on our opening 1m asking(INV.+) 1s – x -2s as 2s opening and X promises h or strong Reopening t/o VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1. or 2. SPECIAL SEQUENCES Vs big clubX=d others = trx 1s= 55MM 1NT>2h =6th trx 2s=s+d SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS 2NT=mm No 3rd support played

OVER OPPONENTS’ 1M X 3M X denies 4 in other M IMPORTANT NOTES Trx or conventional if 1c/1d doubled 1M X 2M X promises 4 in other M or strong hand Opening 3rd chair possible light Nat and XX 9+ (PA after XX, X is t/o and pass may be penalty.

PSYCHICS: rare

COMPETITIVE & PASSED DESCRIPTION RESPONSES SUBSEQUENT ACTION

TICK IF TICK HAND BIDDING

OPENING ARTIFICIAL MIN. OF NO. CARDS NEG.DBL THRU

1. 2 4s No4M (may be 5 in 65) Nat up to 1sa – 2c GF even bal (2 cards possible) Over 2cGF, 2d shows a not strong hand (nothing about D) 2d= 1M weak 2h 4h5s (3-7) 2s 4h5s (8-11) PA: 1c-2c(GF)-2d(max15). 2s=no s and no 2NT weak m or GF 5+c 3c=inv (different if 1c X) stopper, 2NT=stopper and possible s 1c- 1x3c=14-16 1c- 1M-2other M=strong 1suiter or strong fit (3rd /4th) 1c-1M-2NT= strong in other major(5/6-4) 1 4 4s nat Similar as above Similar as above 2c nat or fit 3+ 2d nat or weak fit 2h=inv (usually 1h-2s -2NT asking, than singleton and 3rd) 2s=fit 4h + singleton/ game or slam try) strength 2NT=fit4 no singleton 1h-2NT> 3c slamish 3d for game 3NT 17-19 1 5 4s nat Similar above but: 2NT fit4 + singl and 3h fit4 no singl 1s-2d = nat. or weak h/s 1 INT 4h (14)15-17. possible 2c even weak- 2d/h trx- 2s=c 2NT=d or weak 1NT-2s> 2NT no fit 3C fit 5M/3suiter/etc 55mm – 3c=55mmGF 3d= asking 5M 3h/s=3rd 1NT-2NT> 3c no fit 3d fit +54mm 3NT=55MM 4c/d=h/s 1NT-3c>3d/4f=good fit 3h(c ) 3s (d) bad fit 1NT 2d/h> 2sa=fit 3rd 17hcp 3c=fit4 max 3M=fit4 min 1NT-3NT- 4f/q=h/s slamish 2. 0 3s Any GF or bal 20-21 2d=0/2 ctrls 2h=s 3+ctrls 2s=h 3+ctrls 2NT bal 2f-2d-2nt-3c =puppet 3+ctrls 3c=d3+ctrls 3d=5c4d 3h/s 4th+5c+3+ctrls 2f-3NT-4C=ask minor(4d=d cue=c) 3NT=6m 3+ctrls

2 0 Multi a):weak M b)strong m- 2h=p/c 2NT=ask 3h/s = p/c 4h/s to play Ask please. Most:common: 2d-2NT-3c min GF c)bal 22-23+puppet h-3d min s- 3h max s 3s max h d)3suiter 21+

2 5 3s Weak 2suiter (rare 54)+ any 2NT ask – 3h pree

2 5 3s Weak 2suiter (rare54)+m 2NT ask – 3s pree

2NT 18-19 bal Usual conventions but 3c puppet style even if opener CAN’T have 5M

3. 0 Gambling no entries A or K 3d = p/c . Possible pass (very rare) 3 6 pree 3 6 pree 3 6 pree

3NT 1m weak (7-8 cards) 4c=p/c 4d ask

4. 0 h-namyats-8 winners 4 0 S namyats 8 winners 4 7 Nat weaker 4c 4 7 Nat weaker 4d 4NT Big 2suiter mm 5. 8 HIGH LEVEL BIDDING 5 8 / trurbo starting from 3NT if Ms fit : 1st NT shows even aces (out of 5), 2nd NT shows Q / BW only after jump (1430) / exclusion BW / strong pass= try and control / swuiss ( of splinter) 5 Possible 3rd chair-pree 5 “