DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING

 

LEADS AND SIGNALS

 

W B F CONVENTION CARD

OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2  Level; Reopening)

OPENING LEADS STYLE

 

 

 

Lead

In Partner’s Suit

CATEGORY:  NATURAL GREEN

Overcalls ½ non forcing if intervention of partner.

Suit

High low

High Low

NCBO: FRANCE

1 Major  1NT Forcing

NT

High low ( no sacrifice)

High Low

PLAYERS:   BRUNET Frédéric    FRA 3857250

1 Major 2NT : 15 + fit

Subseq

 

 

                       ANCESSY Arnaud    FRA 4288470

 

Other: A, K, and Q : small card is interested

 

 

 

 

1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening)

LEADS

SYSTEM SUMMARY

 

Lead

Vs. Suit

Vs. NT

15+ - 18

Ace

AKx(+), Ax

Ace asks small call

GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE

RUBENSOHL

King

AK.   KQx(+)

KQJxx or KQ109 or AKJ10

 5 cards major

4th : 10-13 ballanced

Queen

QJx (+)

QJ x, AQ x, Q asks call..

 Forcing 1NT

 

Jack

J10...

J10...  AJ10...  KJ10...

 2 Multi : 2 weak Major, 2 strong Minor, 22/23 bal, 6-4 strong M

JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT)

10

109..  or 10 x

 

1NT : 15-17

1st 2nd : 2, 3 , 3,  3 : Weak Transfert

9

98.. or 9x

 

2, 3 , 3,  3 : Weak Transfert in 1st, 2nd/

2 Multi

Hi-X

2 or 4 cards

 

2 : 4 cards or + 4 cards or +, always one singleton, 6-10

 

Lo-X

1 3 or 5 cards.

 

2 : 3rd : 5 cards + 1 minor 6-10

Reopen:

SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY

3 , 3,  3 : Weak in 3rd

DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen)

 

Partner’s Lead

Declarer’s Lead

Discarding

SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE

Mickaels Cuebid : précision 1 3:+    /  1 3: +

1

call

 

compte

GAMBLING 3 :7cards AKQ in minor with little outside strenght

1 3/1 3/1 3 : asking stop to lay 3NT

Suit 2

compte

 

 

 

 

3

préférence

 

 

OPENING OF 2 : both majors 6-10

 

1

call

 

 

 

VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH)

NT 2

compte

 

 

INERVENTION AGAINST 1NT 15/17 : PENDULE

Against 15/17 strong : SEE SPECIAL BIDS THAT  REQUIRE DEF

 

 

 

 

 

 (pendule)

Signals (including Trumps):

 X : natural , or 4441 or 5-5

Against  weak NT : X 13+, and Transfert

 

2 : natural , or 4414, or 5-5

On the X we bid 2 relay and everything else natural

 

2 : natural , or 4144, or 5-5

 

DOUBLES

2 : natural , or 1444, or 5-5

 

2 : 5 -5

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids)

TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening)

2SA : 5-5

Double : Take out

X vs 3NT contract ask partner to find the good lead

 

NT bids : Natural

 

 

Cue bid : Bicolore.

 

 

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1§ or 2§

 

SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES

Vs 1 : CRM ( X : 2 suits same color, 1 2 suits same nature, 1NT 2 others suits

SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE

 

IMPORTANT NOTES

Jump in major is weak natural

 

 

XX : 11 and more

 

 

Suit : forcing

 

PSYCHICS: extremely rare.

 

 

OPENING

    TICK IF

ARTIFICIAL

MIN. NO. OF CARDS

NEG.DBL THRU

 

DESCRIPTION

RESPONSES

SUBSEQUENT ACTION

COMPETITIVE & PASSED HAND BIDDING

1§

 

3

 

 

2 5 and 4   5-9

2NT relay3:5-4 min/3:5-4 max/3:5-5min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:6-4 max/3NT:5-5 max

 

1¨

 

3

 

 

2 : very weak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1©

 

5

 

 

1NT Forcing if opening in 1st or 2nd

2: at least 3 cards on 1 (2 cards on 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2NT : 15 + fit

 

 

1ª

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

INT

 

 

 

15-17 ballanced

2SA Transfert for diamonds. 3/:5-5+ctrl/

After texas 2NT is forcing

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:AD or RD 6th /4:need inform/4NT BW

1NT 2/2 3/: 5/ perhaps 4/

 

2§

X

 

 

GF NT or Strong ind

2:GF - 2/:pass if 2/ strong ind

3/: GF 5/+4/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:5-5 / GF suit texas

 

2¨

    X

 

 

Weak /- 22-23NT-strong min

2/:no game if 2/ weak

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-4 / or / GF

2NT relay positive

3:max-3weak-3weak

 

2©

   X

4-4

 

2 suits with singleton 6-10

2NT Strong. 3 transfert for 3 or limits fit major

relays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2ª

   X

 

 

7 cards § 0-10 (1st/2nd)

2NT strong

3:0-5 other bid 6-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2NT

 

 

 

20-21, 5 cards major possible

3 Puppett stayman(inversed)

3:no major - 3NT 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferts.- 4:bic minor strong-4/:0/3-3/0-5-5

 

 

3§

  X

 

 

 

 

 

 

3¨

  X

 

 

 Weak Transfert 7 cards

 

 

 

3©

  X

 

 

 

 

 

 

3ª

  X

 

 

7 cards minor gambling

4 ask short - 4/5NT if 8 cards play 6/7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3NT

  X

 

 

8 cards minor

4 ask short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4§

  X

 

 

8 nice cards.

 

 

 

4¨

  X

 

 

8 nice cards

 

 

 

4©

 

 

 

8 cards natural

 

 

 

4ª

 

 

 

8 cards natural

 

 

 

4NT

 X

 

 

6-6 minor

 

 

 

5§

 

 

 

natural

 

HIGH LEVEL BIDDING

5¨

 

 

 

natural

 

4NT: 5 keys 41-30 on weak opening ½-1-1 ½-2-2 ½

5©

 

 

 

natural

 

On 4/: 1 ½- 2 - 2 ½

5ª

 

 

 

natural

 

BW for kings: if no long color knew:0-1-2-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       If one long color knew: color of first King

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asking bids