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Convention HELP

2NT opening

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  • Melih Özdil - Melih Özdil

 

 
20-21 HCP, five cards major possible

 

responses

 

2NT  -             ?

 

                      - 3§               : asks four hearts or five cards major

                      - 3¨               : transfer, over 3¨transfer, 3ªshows five spades and two hearts

                      - 3©                : transfer        

                      - 3ª                : transfer to 3 NT

                      - 3NT              : to play

                      - 4¨               : Texas
                      - 4
©                : Texas

                      - 4ª               : slam forcing with balanced hand; asking lowest four card suit

                      - 4NT              : quantitative,

                        if you accept, bid lowest four cards suit at five level or five cards suit at six level
                      - 4
§               : Gerber, with long suit

                       

Asking 5 cards major

 

2NT -             3§                  asks four cards heart or five cards major

 ?

 

- 3¨              : no four hearts or five cards major

- 3©                : four or five hearts

- 3ª                : five spades

- 3NT              : four hearts and four spades

 

2NT -             3§

3©   -              ?

 

                      - 3ª                : asks five hearts

                      - 3NT              : to play

                      - 4m               : five cards suit, forcing

                      - 4ª                : RKCB for hearts

                      - 4NT              : quantitative

 

2NT -             3§

3©   -             3ª                 

 ?

 

- 3NT              : four hearts

- 4m               : five hearts maximum

- 4©                : five hearts minimum

 

2NT -             3§

3©   -             3ª                 

3NT -              ?

 

                      - 4m               : five cards suit, slam try

                      - 4©                : slam invitation with four cards support

                      - 4NT              : quantitative

 

 

 

 

 

2NT -             3§

3¨   -              ?

 

                      - 3©                : asks four spades

                      - 3ª               : five spades and four hearts

                      - 3NT              : to play

                      - 4m               : five cards suit, slam try

 

2NT -             3§

3NT -              ?

 

                      - 4¨              : transfer to heart

                      - 4©                : transfer to spade

 

Minor suit slam try

 

2NT -             3ª  

 ?

opener must bid 3 NT

 

2NT  -             3ª

3NT -              ?


                      - 4m               : slam try in this minor,

                                     now, cue-bid shows good hand, 4NT or raise shows bad hand;
                        if opener shows bad hand, next new suit bid is RKCB

                      - 4©                : five clubs and four diamonds
                      - 4ª                : five diamonds and four clubs
                      - 4NT              : invitation with (5-5)
                      - 5NT              : (5-5) bid slam

 

Bidding with five spades and five hearts or four spades and five hearts

 

2NT -             3©

3ª   -             4©                  choice for game with 5-5 majors

 

2NT -             3¨

3©   -             3ª                  five hearts and four or may five spades

 

2NT -             3¨

3©   -             3ª

3NT                                      opener has not four spades or three hearts

 

2NT -             3¨

3©   -             3ª

3NT -              ?

 

                      - 4NT              : slam invitation with four spades and five hearts

                      - 4ª               : slam invitation with five spades and five hearts

                      - 4m               : shows singleton minor and slam try in spade, with (5-5) majors

 

Bidding with four major and five minor

 

Bid 3§ first looking for major support, if not possible bid minors at four level with slammish hand

 

2NT -             3§

3¨   -             3©

3NT -             4m                 opener shows four spades and five cards minor