DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS

WBF Convention Card

OVERCALLS (Style, Responses, ½ Level, Reopening) OPENING LEADS AND SIGNALS
aggressive 1. level Lead In Partners’ suit Category: Strong club - BLUE
sound 2nd level :10 – 15/ 16 HP Suit 3rd /5th 3rd /5th NCBO: Croatian Bridge Federation
Resp. Suit=NF,jump=invit, Cue=F NT 3rd /5th 3rd /5th Event: ALL EVENTS
Subseq Players: Renata Bilušić – Sanja Zagajšek
1NT OVERCALL (2nd /4th Live; Responses, Reopening) Other: During the game low=enc. .
2nd: 15-18Hp&1 ½ st. resp same as 1NT open. SYSTEM SUMMARY
4th: 11-14Hp & st. resp. nat. L E A D S
After 1x p 1y 1NT= 2 other suit 5-4 without 2 defence tricks Lead vs. Suit vs. NT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE:
Ace AK,AKQ+,AKJ+ SAME Standard American modified
King AK+,KQ,KQJ+,KQT+,Kx SAME 5+Majors,4+♦
Queen KQ+,QJT+,QJ9+,Qx SAME 1NT 15-17, may have any 5C suit
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style, Responses, Unusual NT) Jack AQJ+,QJ+,JT9+,JT8+,Jx SAME 1♣ can be 2 cards
Jump=pre, resp. is nat 10 JT+,(A/K)JT+,T9+ SAME Possible canapés: yes, not in openings
Unusual NT is 2 lower suit /on high level can be any 2 suiter 9 hi-x SAME
Hi-x lenght SAME
Lo-x lenght SAME 2 over 1 Response: 10+ F1
SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE
Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding Openings:
DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style, ResReopening) Suit:1st odd =enc. hi/lo=even odd=enc 2♣= FG, asking for aces (23+HP or 16+HP&9+tricks)
Direct cue= 2 suiter, highest+ any, strong or weak. resp is p/c 2nd hi/ho=even S/P even=S/P 2♦= Semi.forc (5+in one suit,20-22 HP or 16+HP&8tricks)
Jump cue is strong 3-suiter 3rd even=S/P hi/lo=even 2M= 6-11, 6M
NT: 1st odd=enc hi/lo=even hi/Lo=S/P 3NT=Gambling 4♣ pass corect, 4♦ asking for single or schicken
2nd hi/lo=enc S/P 4♣/4♦ solid or semisolid M (♣=♥,♦=♠) Resp: ART
3rd even=S/P
VS. NT (vs. Strong / Weak; Reopening; PH) Other signals (including trump):small enc. opening/leading suit,
Dbl= strong or minor 1-suiter hi/lo in trump/long suit in NT ask switch i
2♣=major 2 suiter, 2♦= major 1 suiter, In other suit, or odd no. of trump
2♥/♠=4c♥/♠&5+m , 2NT= 55+m´s DOUBLES
3x= pree SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES
TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style, Responses, Reopening) 1NT – X- Pass
VS. PREEMPTS (Doubles, Cue-bids, Jumps, NT bids) strong (16+) or shape/ reop. May be light: resp=nat.
Dbl=T/O,cue=strong 2 suiter Resp: suit=0-7Hp, jump=9-11Hp & 4+c, NT=7-11, jump NT=11-
jump 4m= strong M+m, 13Hp & 2X stopp. CUE= 12+HP.
NT= nat. IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DOESN’T FIT ELSEWHERE
Reopening: natural 4th suit forcing
SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL AND COMPETITIVE DOUBLES
VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS Negative 1x-p-1y-dbl=other 2 suit 44+ with some defence,
Dbl= M oriented, 1NT= minors Lightner 1x-p-1y-NT=other 2 suit 54+ without defence
Dbl of 2♣=♣ Sandwich double – after 2 suits
OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKE OUT DOUBLE Lead direction

Psychics: rare
 Min Neg.
Opening Artificial Double Description Response Subsequent Auction Passed Hand Bidding
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1♦,1M 4+ cards,6+HP; 2♣=5+♣,6-9HP,3-cards in other suits; Check back

1♣ x 2 4♥ 11-21HP
2M/3♣= 16+ HP & 5+cM/♣, 2NT=10-11HP bal

1♦ 4 4♥ 11-21HP 2♦=10+HP & 4+c♦; 3♦=0-7HP & 5+c♦; 2M=w2, 2NT= 10-11HP bal Check back

2♥=6-9Hp &3+c♥; 3♥=pre 4+c♥; 2NT= invit+ &

1♥ 5 4♥ 11-21HP 4c♥;jump= mini Splinter

2♠=6-9Hp &3+c♠; 3♠=pre 4+c♠; 2NT= invit+ & 4c♠;

1♠ 5 4♥ 11-21HP jump= mini Splinter

NF Stayman not promising 4 M, Jackoby, 2♠ transfer for

1NT 15-17 balanced ♣/♦; 2nt/3♣♦♥ = 6c with 2TH in higher suit; 3♠=5-
5M+void; 4♣/♦=5-5M + singl ♣/♦

16+HP & 9+tricks or 2♦=0-7hp no A or 2K; 2NT=2K or 8+HP; 2♥/♠/3♣/♦= A in

2♣ x 0
23+HP; GF that suit; 3♠/3NT/4♣=2 CRM A´s

16+HP& 8tricks or 20- 2♥=R; 2M/3m=HHxxxx+; 2NT=10+bal

2♦ x 0
22HP; semi forc
after 2NT: 3♣= min HP, bad suit; 3♦= min
2♥ 6 5-11 HP, decent suit 2NT=R; suit=nat inv; jump suit= Splinter; raise=pre HP, good suit; 3♥=max HP, bad suit; 3♠=
max HP, good suit; 3NT= AKQxxx

2♠ 6 5-11 HP, decent suit same as after 2♥ same as after 2♥

3♣=Baron; 3♦/♥=trf; 3♠=ask for m; 4♣/♦= 0-4HP 6+c

2NT 20-22HP
4♥/♠= slam try for♣/♦; 4NT=kvant
3♣, 3♦,
3♥, 3♠
6+ - Decent suit 3x=nat,F1; 4x=CAB [ ]; raise=pre

3NT x 7 - 7 c solid (AKQ) m 4♣=p/c; 4♦=ask for shortness

4♣ x 7 - 10-15 HP, semisolid ♥ 4♦= ask for shortness; 4NT= KCBWS [ ]
4♦ x 7 - 10-15 HP, semisolid ♠ 4♥= ask for shortness; 4NT = KCBWS [ ]

4♥ 7 - Pre on 1st & 2nd pos. 4NT =KCBWS HIGH LEVEL BIDDING

4♠ 7 - Pre on 1st & 2nd pos. 4NT= KCBWS Splinter, RKCBW + spiral cue; KCBWS; Blackwood; CAB; cuebid; Josephine

4NT x - - 66+ m´s nat