bridgeFILES

canape’ bidding style   NEAPOLITAN  CLUB   canape’ bidding style

Here you see 2 original versions of Neapolitan Clubs. The early version was employed by partnerships Forquet/Siniscalco and Chiaradia/D’Alelio. The late version was employed by the partnership Antonio Ferro/Arturo Franco from around 1964.

The descriptions here are based on:

• Edgar Kaplan, “The complete italian system of winning bridge”, 1959

• Charles H. Goren, “Goren presents the italian bridge system”, 1958

  Pietro Forquet      Guglielmo Siniscalco

  Eugenio Chiaradia      Massimo D’Alelio

1§=17+HcP,ANY

1¨=12-16HcP,3+¨,reverse=strong

1©=12-16HcP,4+©,reverse=strong

1ª=12-16HcP,4+ª,reverse=strong

1NT=13-17HcP,semi-bal with §

2§=12-16HcP,6+§ or 5+§+ a 4card suit

2¨=7-12HcP,6¨ exactly

2©=7-12HcP,6© exactly

2ª=7-12HcP,6ª exactly

2NT=8-12HcP,

    *7+¨,Semi-solid

    *7+©,Semi-solid

    *7+ª,Semi-solid

3§=8-12HcP,Good suit

3¨=5-10HcP,7¨

3©=5-10HcP,7©

3ª=5-10HcP,7ª

3NT=Gambling,long minor + side entry

4§=5-10HcP,8§

4¨=5-10HcP,8¨

4©=8-12HcP,8©,Solid

4ª=8-12HcP,8ª,Solid

1§=17+HcP,ANY

1¨=12-16HcP,3+¨,reverse=strong

1©=12-16HcP,4+©,reverse=strong

1ª=12-16HcP,4+ª,reverse=strong

1NT=13-17HcP,semi-bal with §

2§=12-16HcP,6+§ or 5+§+ a 4card suit

2¨=7-12HcP,6¨ exactly

2©=7-12HcP,6© exactly

2ª=7-12HcP,6ª exactly

2NT=21-22HcP,bal,Stop all suits

3§=8-12HcP,Good suit

3¨=5-10HcP,7¨

3©=5-10HcP,7©

3ª=5-10HcP,7ª

3NT=Gambling,long minor + side entry

4§=5-10HcP,8§

4¨=5-10HcP,8¨

4©=8-12HcP,8©,Solid

4ª=8-12HcP,8ª,Solid

Partner-suit: Odd/Even

TOP=Top of touching Honors

Else:Odd(3/5)/Even(2/4)

New-suit: Odd/Even

A=AKx,AKxx – 2 Honors

K=AKQ,AKJ,KQJ,KQT – 3 Honors

Touching Honors=Rusinow

Else:Odd(3/5)/Even(2/4)

Against NT: Odd/Even

A=AKx,AKxx – 2 Honors

K=AKQ,AKJ,KQJ,KQT – 3 Honors

Q=KQx,QJT,QJ9

J=QJT,JTx

T=KJT,AJT,QT9

9=T98,T9

Else:Odd(3/5)/Even(2/4)

• 1. Hi=Encourage
• 2. Hi/lo=Odd
• 3. Lavinthal