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Convention HELP

1diamond - 2clubs

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  • Melih Özdil - Melih Özdil

 

 
1¨   -             2§

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- 2¨               : minimum hand with five diamonds, four card major possible
- 2NT              : balanced hand 14 HCP or 19-20 HCP, if (4-4-4-1) can be 14-15 HCP, game forcing
- 3NT              : long diamonds 17-19 HCP, singleton club possible

- 3§               : good hand with support, game forcing
- 3
¨                                    : good hand with long suit
- 3M               : good hand with four card support and shows singleton in the bid major
- 2
ª                                     : reverse

- 2©                                      : three possibilities

                        - weak balanced hand, no five card diamonds
                        - weak hand with club support, also no five card diamonds
                        - natural reverse hand

 

1¨   -             2§
2
©   -             ?

 

                      - 3§                : good six-card suit, opener can Pass, non-forcing
                      - 2NT              : balanced hand with four or five club, non-forcing
                      - 3
¨               : good hand with four or more diamonds and five or more clubs, game-forcing
                      - 2
ª                : asking bid with game forcing hand

 

1¨   -             2§
2
©   -             2ª
 ?

 

- 2NT              : minimum balanced hand
- 3
§                : minimum hand with support
- 3
¨              : reverse hand with four hearts and five diamonds
- 3
©                : reverse hand with five hearts and six diamonds or (4-4-4-1)
- 3
ª                : reverse hand with three clubs, (1-4-5-3)   
- 3NT              : reverse hand with three spades,
(3-4-5-1)

 

1¨   -             2§
2
©   -             2ª
3
©   -             3ª                  asking bid
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- 3 N               : (4-4-4-1)

               Now responder’s 4¨ bid slam try in spades

 

1¨   -             2§
2
©   -             2ª
2NT  -             ?

 

                      - Any bid is game forcing
                      - 3
¨ shows four card spades, if responder has diamond fit, must show 2nd round

                        Now opener 3© bid shows four card in spades and if responder continues with 3ª,

                        it could be slam try in spades