Polish Standard 2000 ('WJ 2000') by Krzysztof Jassem Ó 2000 Translated into English by Daniel J. Neill, June 2003. Distributed with the author's express permission. Publisher: Jarek Zalewski Semata Sp. z o.o. 53-659 Wroclaw ul. Sikorskiego 28/32 tel. (071) 373 55 80, 373 58 81 fax (071) 3735 55 79 Technical editor: Maciek Wreczycki Cover concept: Ula Gardy Reproduction and preparation for press: Semata Sp. z o.o. 53-659 Wroclaw ul. Sikorskiego 28/32 tel. (071) 373 55 80, 373 58 81 fax (071) 3735 55 79 Press: Drukarnia i Oficyna Wydawnicza FORUM 52-016 Wroclaw ul. Rybnicka 2 ISBN 83-914291-1-3 1 PDF byl vytvořen zkušební verzí FinePrint pdfFactory http://www.fineprint.cz Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 2 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 4 DEFINITIONS OF SEVERAL BRIDGE TERMS.................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 1 - "POLISH STANDARD 2000" BASICS............................................................................ 9 THE UNCONTESTED AUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 9 1§ Opening ............................................................................................................................................ 9 1¨ Opening .......................................................................................................................................... 18 1© Opening .......................................................................................................................................... 21 1ª Opening .......................................................................................................................................... 24 1N Opening........................................................................................................................................... 25 2§ Opening (Precision)........................................................................................................................ 28 2¨ Opening (Wilkosz) .......................................................................................................................... 29 2©, 2ª Openings.................................................................................................................................. 30 2N Opening........................................................................................................................................... 31 3-level Openings................................................................................................................................... 31 Opening 3NT......................................................................................................................................... 31 Opening 4§, 4¨ ................................................................................................................................... 31 Opening 4©, 4ª ................................................................................................................................... 32 THE CONTESTED AUCTION........................................................................................................................ 32 Auctions over a takeout double............................................................................................................. 32 After a suit overcall .............................................................................................................................. 34 After 4th-seat interference ..................................................................................................................... 36 General principles ................................................................................................................................ 37 1-level overcalls.................................................................................................................................... 37 2-level overcalls, non-jump .................................................................................................................. 37 1N Overcall .......................................................................................................................................... 38 Jump-overcalls...................................................................................................................................... 38 Double .................................................................................................................................................. 39 CHAPTER 2 - CONVENTIONS............................................................................................................... 42 SLAM-SEEKING CONVENTIONS .................................................................................................................. 42 4NT - Keycard Blackwood.................................................................................................................... 42 Hoyt (king-ask) ..................................................................................................................................... 43 5N-Trump-asking.................................................................................................................................. 43 Trump-invite ......................................................................................................................................... 44 Cue-bids................................................................................................................................................ 44 Splinters................................................................................................................................................ 47 Autosplinter .......................................................................................................................................... 50 Inconvenient splinter ............................................................................................................................ 50 Shortness cue-bid.................................................................................................................................. 50 The opponents interfere with our slam bidding .................................................................................... 51 CONVENTIONS IN THE UNCONTESTED AUCTION......................................................................................... 52 Jump-responses in a new suit ............................................................................................................... 52 Fourth-suit forcing ............................................................................................................................... 54 Third-suit forcing.................................................................................................................................. 56 Forcing 2N............................................................................................................................................ 57 2N over a major-suit raise.................................................................................................................... 59 "Magister" (a.k.a. PRO) ....................................................................................................................... 60 2 PDF byl vytvořen zkušební verzí FinePrint pdfFactory http://www.fineprint.cz En passant ............................................................................................................................................ 61 Drury .................................................................................................................................................... 62 THE CONTESTED AUCTION........................................................................................................................ 62 Negative double .................................................................................................................................... 62 Pass-or-correct double ......................................................................................................................... 63 Support double...................................................................................................................................... 64 Trap pass .............................................................................................................................................. 64 Western cue .......................................................................................................................................... 65 Drury .................................................................................................................................................... 66 Michaels cue-bid................................................................................................................................... 66 Lebensohl.............................................................................................................................................. 68 APPENDIX 1: THE "POLISH STANDARD 2000" POLL................................................................... 69 OPENINGS.................................................................................................................................................