BASIC RESPONSES AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION Jump raises - minors limit forcing Other: inverted INCORPORATED © Jump raises - majors limit forcing Other: barrage 0 - 5 hcp STANDARD SYSTEM CARD Jump shifts after minor opening weak if 2M Names: Cynthia Belonogoff Viv Wood Jump shifts after major opening Bergen ABF Nos: 118966 324043 Responses to strong 2 suit opening Basic System:Standard 2/1 Responses to 2NT opening puppet stayman after myxi 2NT rebid Classification: Green Blue Red Yellow PLAY CONVENTIONS OPENING BIDS 'NT' Versus Notrump 'S' Versus Suit = Both Describe strength, minimum length, or specific meaning Canape Sequence leads: Overlead all All except AK x (x) 1A 11-20 (3) 1B 11-20 (3) 1C 11-20 (5) 1D 11-20 (5) Underlead Other: A and Q for attitude, K for count 1 NT 15 - 17 may contain 5 card major Four or more with an honour 4th highest attitude 2A Stayman: simple extended Other: Lavings 3rd/5th Other: Transfers 2B 2H 2C 2S 2D 3C From 4 small 2nd highest Other: journalist 2 NT3D Other: super accepts in majors and minors From 3 cards (no honour) top middle bottom 2A weak 6-card H 6-10 hcp, 8+ PTs in C or H, flat 20-21, 28-29 on partner's lead: high encourage low encourage 2B weak 6-card S 6-10 hcp, 8+ PTs in D or S, flat 22-23, 30-31 Other: count 2C H & another 5-5 weak or GF flat 24-25 Signal on declarer's lead reverse attitude 2D S & a minor 5-5 weak or GF flat 26-27 Discards McKenney high encourage low encourage 2 NT 5/5 minors weak or GF odd/even Other: 3 NT specific ace ask Count natural reverse PRE-ALERTS: CALLS THAT MAY HAVE UNEXPECTED MEANING/S OR REQUIRE SPECIAL DEFENCE CONVENTIONS Multi 2s Cue bids, Cue raises 4NT: Blackwood RKCB Other: splinters 4A Gerber when? Reverse Drury Other Conventions , reverse Drury support doubles COMPETITIVE BIDDING ROPI, DOPI Roman Keycard (4/1, 3/0),voidwood Negative doubles through4H Responsive doubles through 4H keycard Bergen raises, Cue raises Jump overcallsweak Unusual NT Michaels - lower 2 suits Journalist leads - 10 from interior seq. Opening 4NT specific ace ask 1NT (immediate)15-18 (re-opening) 11-14 long suit trials Exclusion Blackwood Immed cue of minor Michaels - Spades and another Immed cue of major Michaels - minor and other major ©ABF Marketing PO Box 397 Over opponent's 1NT (weak) X (14+)2C(mjs),2D(1 mj),2H/S(mj + mn),2NT(mns) Fyshwick ACT 2609 Over opponent's 1NT (strong) X(15+) ditto Tel: 02 6239 2265 Over weak twos FAX: 02 6239 1816 X for t/0 with Lebensohl Copyright © BCC 6.3.20.1 Over opening threes X for t/o, 3NT to play

RESPONSES TO OPENING BIDS CONVENTIONS

Describe strength, minimum length or specific meaning Additional responses to 1NT 1A 1B 6+pts, 4+ cards 2NT 11-12 flat, no 4-cd major 3A/3B strong slam interest 1C/D 6+pts, 4+ cards 3A 5+ cards, 0-6 hcp 3C/3D strong slam interest 1NT6-9 may have 5 C, no major 3B splinter 4A Minor suit keycard 2A GF unless 3C rebid 3C splinter 4B Minor suit keycard 2B 10-12 5+ C 3D splinter 4C to play 2C weak 0-5 hcp 6+ card suit 3NT 12-14 pts flat, no 4-cd major 4D to play 2D weak 0-5 hcp 6+ card suit 4 bids 4C , 4D, 4H, 4S cue Unusual NT: minors other suits lower 2 unbid suits

1B 1C/D 6+pts, 4+ cards 3A 10-12 4+D other 1NT6-11 may have 5 D 3B 0-7 4-card support 2A 5+ cards, 10+hcp 3C splinter Other slam bidding Cue Bids Asking Bids 2B GF unless 3D rebid 3D splinter 4th Suit Forcing One round Game force 2C weak 0-5 hcp 6+ card suit 3NT 13-14 NT Checkback Priorities 2-way 2D weak 0-5 hcp 6+ card suit 4B preempt Defence to 3NT opening 4C 5/5 majors , 4NT minors , X 16+hcp 2NT10-12 hcp flat, no 4-card major 4 Other cue bids Defence to opening Two's: Multi 2B X = opening hand or better with Lebensohl

1C/D 1NT6-9 3A 6-9 hcp 4-card support RCO style 2-s x t/o with Lebensohl 2A 4+cards, 10+hcp 3B 9-11 hcp 4-card support 2B 4+cards, 10+hcp 3C/D 0-6, 4-cd sup;1S - 3H lim 3-cd sup Other 2-s x t/o with Lebensohl 2C/D 6-9hcp, 3+; 1H - 2S lim,3-cd sup 3NT 12-15 3343/3334 3-cd supp 2NTForcing g/f 4-card support 4A/B splinter Defence to strong A Myxi 2s, suit natural 2A 2B relay 2C/D 2H to play opp weak H

other 2S/3C/3D non-forcing Lebensohl Over NT interference slow shows 2B 2C relay 3A/B non-forcing 6+cards Other uses over weak 2 or multi openings 2D to play opp weak S 3C/D Take out of 4 level pre-empts 4A/4B X=t/o 2NT 3NT to play 4C x t/o 4D x penalties 4NT t/o 5/5+

2C/D 2NTenq over 2S, 2S to play over 2H 3NT to play OTHER NOTES 3A/B non-forcing long suit 4A/B splinter agreeing opening bid 2-way checkback over 1NT;2C relay to 2D, 2D forcing 3C/D preemptive 4C/D to play Reverse Drury over 3rd and 4th hand openings 2NT 3A to play 4A keycard Blackout over reverses, X t/o after 1NT or 2 opening and suit overcall by opps 3B to play 4B keycard Over 1NT (X) XX denies 5-card suit, bid 4-card suits up line. Otherwise system on. Pass to play 3C forcing 6-card suit 4C to play Q ask inc Kings.After 1m - 2m show range 1-13/14-16/17+ then shortage 3D forcing 6-card suit 4D to play 3NT other