DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS WBF Convention Card SBL

OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE ♣ ♦♥♠

Nat 6 + HCP Lead In Partner’s Suit
RESPONSE: jump raise: pre-emptive Suit 1st/ 3rd / 5th 1st/3rd /5th
2NT: support, game try in M, NAT in m
CUE: support, invitat. in M, forcing in m
NEW SUIT F
SPLINTER
NT 1st/3rd /5th 1st/3rd /5th Category: Natural – Red
1NT OVERCALL (2ND/4TH Live; Responses; Reopening) Subsequent Attitude attitude NCBO: Finland
2nd = 15 – 18 HCP, STAYMAN Other: A asks length or unblock, K asks attitude Event: European Championships 2001
4th = 11-15 HCP, 2♣ ASK Players: Birgit Bärlund – Ritva Niemistö
LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY
Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE
Ace AK AKx(x) Ax(x) AKJT(+) AKJT(+) 4 card suits
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) King KQx+ AK Kx KQJ KQJx+ KQTx KQx Natural
1-Suit: WEAK, New suit F Queen QJ QJx(x) OJTx(x) Ox QJ9(+) QJx Limit
2-Suit: 2NT = unusual, 5-5 in lowest unbid suits Jack JTx Jx AQJx(x) JTx Jx 1NT: 15- 17 HCP, bal.
2 NT : unsual, lowest unbid suits 5+ 5+ 10 T9x HJTx(x) 10x T9x HJTx(x) 10x 2 over 1 response 10 +
9 HT9x+ 9x 98x(x) HT9x+ 9x
DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Responses; Reopening) Hi-x Xx xx
MICHAELS CUE: highest + another unbid suit 5-5+ Lo-x Xxx xxx
Response: 2NT ask other suit; cue=GF SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE
SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY 2♦ multi, weak major or 20-21 bal.
Partner’s Lead Decl. Lead Discarding 2♥: 6-11 55+♥ and ♣ or ♠ and ♦
VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopen; PH) Suit: 1st Hi=DISCRG Hi/Lo=O O=ENCRG 2♠: 6-11 55+ ♠ and ♣ or ♠ and ♦
DBL = 4+ M and 5+ m (versus weak NT 15+) 2nd Low=EVEN SP E=DISCRG S/P 2NT: 6-11 55+ minors or majors
2 ♣ = Majors at least 5-4 3rd SP Hi/Lo=odd 3N: gambling
2♦= a Major NT: 1st Hi=DISCRG Hi/lo=O O=ENCRG 4♣ /♦: solid in ♥/♠
2♥/♠ = 5+ and 4+m 2nd E= DISCRG S/P
2NT = minors 3rd Hi/lo=odd

Signals (incl. Trumps) SP

VS. PREEMPTS (Doubles; Cue bids; Jumps; NT bids)
D=T/O DOUBLES SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES
CUE = two-suiter TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) After GF
Opening values
Responses: natural, limit, cue GF
VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS
DBL = ♦ & ♥ or ♣ & ♠ IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DON’T FIT ELSEWHERE
1♦ = majors or minors, 1NT = ♣ & ♥ or ♦ & ♠ Fourth suit forcng
OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKE OUT DOUBLE NEGATIVE DBL thru 3 ♠ Lebensohl in competitive situations
RD 10 + RESP DBL thru 4 ♠ Fast arrival shows minimum
2NT = trump support, invitat. OPT DBL, COMT DBL, SUPPORT DBL, MAX DBL; LIGHTNER DBL
PHYSICS: sedom
OPENING BID DESCRIPTIONS
Opening ART Min Neg. Dbl. Description Responses Subsequent Auction Passed Hand Bidding

1♣ 4 3♠ 11 – 22 p Inverted raises 1♣ -2♣; forcing to 3 ♣ 2NT= natural

2NT/4 ♣= support, slam try Singl. Showing and asking bids
1NT rebid 2♣=check-back Stayman
1♦ 4 3♠ 11 – 22 p As above
1 ♥/♠ 4 3♠ 11 – 22 p Limit, 2NT= support GF Singl. Showing and asking bids 2NT= 10 + support
4 3♠ 3NT= 13-15 bal 1NT rebid 2♣=check-back Stayman

1NT 15 – 17 bal 2♣= Stayman; 2♥♠ NT=TRA, 2♠ = minor suit Stayman , COMP: Lebensohl
3♣/♦ =HHxxxx
3 ♥♠ = short (5-4 minors)
Texas TRF
2♣ X 0 GF except 22-23HP bal. 2♦= neg or ralay, other natural 2 NT rebid: Puppet Stayman; 3♣ = ask 4/5 c Major
3♦♥ transfers ; 3♠= transfer to 3NT

2♦ X 0 MULTI weak 2M; 2♥ non- forcing 2♠ invitat. ; 2NT =F 2NT rebid: Puppet Stayman
or bal 20-21HCP 4♣ = ask for trf; 4♦ = ask to bid the suit

2♥ X 0 6-10 HCP, min. 5-5 ♣+♥ or 2NT = F

♦+♠
2♠ X 0 6-10 HCP, min. 5-5 ♦+♥ or 2NT = F
♣ +♠
2NT X 6-10 HCP, min. 5-5 ♣ ♦or ♥♠ 3♥ = F
3♣ 7 Pre New suit F1R
3♦ 7 Pre “
3♥ 7 Pre “
3♠ 7 Pre “
3NT X Gambling 4/5 ♣ = searching; 4 ♦= F
4♣ X 0 8+ tricks in ♥ New suit cue
4♦ X 0 8+ tricks in ♠ New suit cue
4M 7 To play

4NT X Asking specific Aces 5♣= none ; 5♦/♥/♠ = ace; 5 NT = ♣ ace; 6 ♣= 2 aces

HIGH LEVEL BIDDING

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