Inhaltsverzeichnis ROYAL VIKING SYSTEM - SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 3 1 – RVS – 2/1 – 1NT FORCING – BETTER MINOR ................................................................................ 4 Principles for Openings ................................................................................................................... 4 Better Minor Openings ................................................................................................................... 4 Responses over 1. - The Walsh Diamond ...................................................................................... 5 2 over 1 response over Major + 12 HCP Game-force ..................................................................... 5 Opener’s Rebids After a 2/1 Response ........................................................................................... 6 Responder’s Non-Jump Rebids ....................................................................................................... 7 1 NT Forcing Response to a Major .................................................................................................. 7 Opener rebids after 1 - 1 NT ........................................................................................................ 8 Responder´s Rebids after Opener Rebids 2 of a minor................................................................... 8 1 NT is not Forcing .......................................................................................................................... 9 Finding Hearts after Spades – Check-back ...................................................................................... 9 Two Way Check-back .................................................................................................................... 10 Exceptions after 1 opening........................................................................................................ 11 Examples on Forcing versus Non-forcing sequences .................................................................... 11 Interference and defense.............................................................................................................. 12 2 – NT CONVENTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 13 1 NT Opening ................................................................................................................................ 13 Stayman ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Transfers ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Summary 5 - 4 and 5 – 5 Major respons ....................................................................................... 14 Quantitative 4 and 5 NT ................................................................................................................ 14 Transfers minors ........................................................................................................................... 14 Puppet Stayman ............................................................................................................................ 15 Check-back for Majors .................................................................................................................. 15 Check-back for Minors .................................................................................................................. 16 Gambling 3 NT ............................................................................................................................... 16 NT in balancing 4th seat ................................................................................................................ 17 No Trump in balancing Pass-out seat ........................................................................................... 17 NT Overcalls .................................................................................................................................. 18 Interferance over our 1NT ............................................................................................................ 19 Defence against Balancing and Weak NT ...................................................................................... 20 Defence against Gambling 3NT ..................................................................................................... 20 3 – CONVENTIONAL OPENING BIDS ...................................................................................................... 22 1 2 Clubs Opening ................................................................................................................................ 22 Defence against Opener 1 ♣ ...................................................................................................... 22 Defence against 2♣ strong ......................................................................................................... 22 2 Diamonds Multi .............................................................................................................................. 23 Actions against interference ......................................................................................................... 23 Defence – Meck-Well - against 2 Diamonds Multi Opening ......................................................... 25 2 Suited Opening Bids ....................................................................................................................... 26 2 NT Showing both minors ............................................................................................................ 26 Defence against weak 2 ................................................................................................................ 26 Defence against high level pre-empts .......................................................................................... 27 Defense after 2 NT Opening showing both minors ...................................................................... 28 4 – CONVENTIONS............................................................................................................................. 30 Bergen ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Drury ............................................................................................................................................. 30 Fourth Suit Forcing ........................................................................................................................ 30 Game Try ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Inverted minors ............................................................................................................................. 31 Michaels ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Weak Jump Shifts .......................................................................................................................... 33 5 – SLAM BIDDING ................................................................................................................................ 33 Control Bids ................................................................................................................................... 37 Splinter Bids .................................................................................................................................. 38 Jacoby 2NT .................................................................................................................................... 38 Josephine ...................................................................................................................................... 39 6 – CUE BIDS .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Limit Raise ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Western Cue Bid ........................................................................................................................... 41 Forcing or Non-forcing ...................................................................................................................... 41 7 – DOUBLES ......................................................................................................................................... 43 Take-out Doubles .............................................................................................................................. 43 Responses after a take-out double ................................................................................................... 43 Other Doubles ................................................................................................................................... 44 Negative Doubles .............................................................................................................................. 45 Partnership – Bread and Butter Issues ............................................................................................