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Vanderbilt Club

4 card MAJOR but not canape’

Harold S. Vanderbilt

1§=*16+HcP,ANY

*8+ playing tricks

1¨=(10)12-15,(3)4+¨

1©=(10)12-15HcP,4+©

1ª=(10)12-15HcP,4+ª

1NT=19-20HcP,bal

2§=(10)12-15HcP,5+§

2¨=Any Game Force

2©=5-10HcP,6+©

2ª=5-10HcP,6+ª

2NT=23-24HcP,balanced

3§¨©ª=Preempt

4§¨©ª=Preempt

Opening-leads:

Leads(suit):

A=AKx(x)

K=AK,KQx(x)

Q=QJx(x)

J=JTx(x),KJTx(x)

10=T9x(x),AT9x(x),

KT9x(x),QT9x(x)

9=Short,Top of nothing

Hi-x=2 or 5/6 cards

Lo-x=3 or 4 cards

Leads(NT):

A=AKx(x),Aqx(x),Ax(x)

K=Asks for unblock or count

Q=QJTx(x),QJ9x(x),KQJx(x)

J=JTx(x),AQJx(x),KQJx(x)

10=T9x(x),AJTx(x),KJTx(x)

9=AT9x(x),KT9x(x),QT9x(x) or Top of nothing

Hi-x=Count

Lo-x=Count

Signals to partners lead:

Signals to declarers lead:

Discards:

Vanderbilt Club

Vanderbilt Club