DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS

WBF Convention Card

OVERCALLS (Style, Responses, 1/2 Level, Reopening) OPENING LEADS AND SIGNALS
Can be light, 5+ hcp if good suit Lead In Partners’ suit Category: All
After strong 1♣: dbl=♣, 1NT=unknown unbal, 2♣=Majors Suit 1st 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 5th NBO (Country): Czech Republic
Solid 2nd level overcalls NT 1st 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 5th Event: All
After 1M – (X) – special 2level bids Subseq same, attitude Same, attitude Players: Patrik Bouřa – František Králík
1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses, Reopening) Other: Version 21/1/2016
2nd position: 15-18 bal SYSTEM SUMMARY
Responses: System on LEAD S Green, 5 card major, weak twos, responder tends to be agressive
Lead vs. Suit vs. NT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE:
4th position: (10)11-15, does not promise a stopper Ace AK, AKx(x), Ax(x) AKx(x),AKJx 1m – at least 3crd, 11+
Responses: System on King AK, AKx(x), KQx(x) KQT(x), AKJT(x) 1M - 5+crd, 11+
Queen QJx(x) QJTx(x),QJ9(x),KQx(x) 1NT – 15-17, may be semibalanced or 5M332
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style, Responses, Unusual NT) Jack JTx(x), AQJ(x) JTx(x), AQJ(x) 2 over 1 GF (over 1M opening)
1 suiter: weak 6c 10 109(x), AJT(x), KJT(x) 109(x), AJT(x), KJT(x)
2 suiter: 2NT = two lowest suits 9 HH9(x), HT9(x), 98x(x) HH9(x), HT9(x), 98x(x)
Hi – x Sx, HxSx, HxxxSx Sx, HxSx, HxxxSx
Reopening: 11-15 6+crd Lo – x HxS, HxxxS HxS, HxxxS

DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style, Resp., Reopening) SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE
Vs. 1♣: majors Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding Openings:
Vs. 1♦: majors Suit:1ST Hi = DISCRG Hi = ODD Lavinthal
Vs. 1M: 5+oM 5+minor, weak or strong 2ND Hi = ODD Lavinthal 1♥/♠ on 3rd seat – maybe weak and only 4crd (drury)
Resp: cue = inv+ with support for M, 2NT asking for m 3RD Lavinthal
Jump cue = asking for stopper NT: 1ST Hi = DISCRG Hi = ODD Lavinthal 2♣ - strong, 22+ if balanced
VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening; PH) 2ND Hi = ODD Lavinthal 2♦ - 11–15, 5+crd ♥ and 4+crd ♠
2♣ = both Majors, rest nat, 2NT = both minors, 3♣/♦/♥/♠ = 3RD Lavinthal 2♥/♠ - sometimes may be only 5crd
PRE in nonvul, strong in vul;
Dbl always penalty
Smith 1m-2m – inverted minors (10+ points)
Reopening: same, dbl= 11+ hcp vs. weak NT
DOUBLES
VS. PREEMPTS (Doubles, Cue-bids, Jumps, NT bids) SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES
TO dbl (Lebensohl), nat overcall, 2NT 16-19 (puppet stayman) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style, Responses, Reopening) After GF and after penalty dbl or redbl pass is forcing
Vs. 2♦ multi: natural, dbl showing 14-16 balanced or strong, Style: 10+ with 3c. Supp to other suits, 17+ with suit, 19+bal
2NT=17-19, 3♥= 17-19 6crd ♥
Against artifitial 1m opening: at least 43 in Ms
VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS
Vs. strong 1♣: IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DOESN’T FIT ELSEWHERE

SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL AND COMPETITIVE DOUBLES

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKE OUT DOUBLE 1♣ - (1♦) - dbl = both Ms; 1m - (1♥) - dbl = 4crd♠
1M – F1 4+c, 1M – (X) 2♣/♦ = artificial, fit showing
Psychics: Rarely
Opening Artificial
Neg.
Min. Description Response Subsequent Auction
Double
1x=nat F, 1NT=8-10, 2♣=F1 no 4cM, 2♦/♠ = strong jump shift,
1 3 4 11+,3+. Open 1♣ with 3-3 in minors 2♥=strong jump shift or 7-9 w ♣ or INV to 3NT, 2NT=13-15 or 18+,
3♣=weak, 3x=GF splinter, 3NT=16-17
1M=nat F, 1NT=6-10, 2♣=nat F1, 2♦=F1 no 4cM, 2♥=strong jump
1 3 4 11+, 3+ shift or 7-9 w ♦ or INV to 3NT, 2♠= strong jump shift, 2NT=13-15 or
18+, 3♣=INV 6+crd, 3♦=weak, 3M=GF spl, 3NT nat
1=F1,1NT=forcing,2♣=nat GF or bal,2♦=nat GF,2♥-normal raise,
1 5 4 (8)11-23, 5+♥ 2♠=nat strong, 2NT=GF 4+card ♥, 3♣/♦=INV 6+crd, 3♥=INV 3crd♥ w
shortness or 4crd♥ w/o shortness, 3♠=9-12 any spl, 3NT=GF spl ♠
1NT=forcing, 2♣= nat GF or bal, 2♦/♥=nat GF, 2♠-normal raise,
1 5 4♥ (8)11-23, 5+♠ 2NT=GF, 4+card ♠, 3♣/♦/♥=INV 6+card , 3♠= INV 3crd♠ w shortness
or 4crd♠ w/o shortness, 3NT=9-12 any spl
1NT 4 15–17 can be 5M332 Stayman, transfers
2 Yes 0 22+ if balanced, otherwise GF 2♦/♥/♠/3/3=0-1/2/3/4/5+ controls, 2NT=AK in same suit
2 Yes 0 11-15, 5+♥ and 4+♠ 2NT=asking, 3♦ = slam try
2 (5)6 6-11, (5)6+♥ 2NT=asking
2 (5)6 6-11, (5)6+♠ 2NT=asking
2NT 20+-22, balanced stayman, transfers
3 6 preemtive NS nat GF
3/♥/♠ 6 preemtive NS nat GF
3NT Yes Gambling, long and solid minor suit 4/5♣=P/C, 4M to play
4/♦ preemptive
4/ 6 PRE rule 4332 4 or 5x = non-cue
4NT Yes Extreme minors
HIGH LEVEL BIDDING
Cuebids, exclusion blackwoods, 1430, doroszewicz after response to RKCB

5/ 7 PRE: 4332 Responses to 4NT RKCB: 5♣=1 or 4, 5♦=0 or 3, 5=2 w/o Q, 5=2 w/ Q,
5NT= odd number of aces and void, 6x= 2 aces + void

5/ 7 PRE: 4332