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Convention HELP

Lebensohl

After opponents overcall of our 1NT-open

Source

  • "The Lebensohl convention complete in contract bridge" by Ron Andersen

 

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link
1NT-2§
  • 1NT-2§-DBL=Penalty
  • 1NT-2§-2¨©ª=Signoff
  • 1NT-2§-2NT=Lebensohl
  • 1NT-2§-2NT-3§=Relay
    • 3§-Pass=Weak,6+§
    • 3§-3-level below overcall rank=Signoff
    • 3§-ANY,above overcall rank=Invite
    • 3§-CUE=Stayman
    • 3§-3NT=Stop OK
  • 1NT-2§-3§=Stayman
  • 1NT-2§-3¨©ª=5+cd,GF
  • 1NT-2§-3NT=No STOP
    • 3NT-Pass=Stop OK
    • 3NT-3§=Stayman
    • 3NT-4¨©ª=5+cd
1NT-2¨
  • 1NT-2¨-DBL=Penalty
  • 1NT-2¨-2©ª=Signoff        
  • 1NT-2¨-2NT=Lebensohl
  • 1NT-2¨-2NT-3§=Relay
    • 3§-Pass=Weak,6+§
    • 3§-3-level below overcall rank=Signoff
    • 3§-ANY,above overcall rank=Invite
    • 3§-CUE=Stayman
    • 3§-3NT=Stop OK
  • 1NT-2¨-3§=5+cd,GF
  • 1NT-2¨-3¨=Stayman
  • 1NT-2¨-3©ª=5+cd,GF
  • 1NT-2¨-3NT=No STOP
    • 3NT-Pass=Stop OK
    • 3NT-3§=Stayman
    • 3NT-4§©ª=5+cd
1NT-2©
  • 1NT-2©-DBL=Penalty
  • 1NT-2©-2ª=Signoff
  • 1NT-2©-2NT=Lebensohl
  • 1NT-2©-2NT-3§=Relay
    • 3§-Pass=Weak,6+§
    • 3§-3-level below overcall rank=Signoff
    • 3§-ANY,above overcall rank=Invite
    • 3§-CUE=Stayman
    • 3§-3NT=Stop OK
  • 1NT-2©-3§¨=5+cd,GF
  • 1NT-2©-3©=Stayman
  • 1NT-2©-3ª=5+cd,GF
  • 1NT-2©-3NT=No STOP
    • 3NT-Pass=Stop OK
    • 3NT-3§=Stayman
    • 3NT-4§¨ª=5+cd
1NT-2ª
  • 1NT-2ª-DBL=Penalty
  • 1NT-2ª-2NT=Lebensohl
  • 1NT-2ª-2NT-3§=Relay
    • 3§-Pass=Weak,6+§
    • 3§-3-levelbelow overcall rank=Signoff
    • 3§-ANY,above overcall rank=Invite
    • 3§-CUE=Stayman
    • 3§-3NT=Stop OK
  • 1NT-2ª-3§¨©=5+cd,GF
  • 1NT-2ª-3ª=Stayman
  • 1NT-2ª-3NT=No STOP
    • 3NT-Pass=Stop OK
    • 3NT-3§=Stayman
    • 3NT-4§¨©=5+cd
1NT-3§¨©ª
  • 1NT-3§-4§=Stayman
  • 1NT-3¨-4¨=Stayman
  • 1NT-3§¨©ª-ANY,Below game=GF
  • 1NT-3§¨©ª-DBL=Takeout
  • 1NT-3§¨©ª-Game=Signoff
  • 1NT-3§¨©ª-3NT=Stopper incl
Conventional overcall

  • 2/3-suiters, all suits known(Landy, Ripstra, Brozel)

  • Low CUE=invite

  • High CUE=GF 

  • 2/3-suiters, some unknown suits(Astro, Crash)

  • CUE of known suit= Stayman,invite

  • else no cue

  • Artificial DBL

  • Ignore 

  • 2§=Unknown 1-suiter

  • DBL=Stayman

  • else ignore 

  • Direct Cue=No stopper

  • Delayed Cue

  • (2NT-3§-Cue)=  Stopper included 

  • Jump 4-level=Natural,GF

  • DBL/RDBL=Natural

  • DBL=Defensive value    in opps suits

  • RDBL=A good hand

  • Delayed DBL=Penalty

  • Delayed suit=compete