DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS

OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; 1/2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE

WBF Convention Card 2.16
(6)8-15 5-c; Resp: CUE F1; NS=NF!, NS at level 3=F! Lead In Partner's Suit
NS jumptshift=F1, Jump RAISE in M=PRE Suit 3rd/5th, from six: 4th same
REOPEN: 7+ 4-c; RESP=NAT NT same same Category: Natural - GREEN
Subseq as above; ATT, 2nd through declarer same Country: CZECH republic - LADIES
Other: Event: European Championship Tenerife 2001
Players: LANCOVA Milena TOMCIKOVA Zdena
1NT OVERCALL (2ND/4TH Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY
2nd POS:15-18HCP; STAYMAN, CUE=GF! Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE
4th seat = 14-17 HCP; STAYMAN, CUE=GF! Ace AKx(+); Axx(+) AKx(+); AKJ(+) ACOL modified, mostly natural; 5-c S, 4-c H; 1NT resp:(5-9)/1M semiNAT/1m;
King AK;KQ;AKJ10(+)KQ109x KQ;KQx(+)AKJ10(+)KQ109(+ limit and ART M raises; inverted m raises (also over competition), 4th suit F1
Queen QJ;QJx(+) QJ;QJx(+);AQJx(+) from two 4-c suits the lower, obligatory NT rebid with BAL shape; 1S-2D-3S only INV;
Jack J10;J10x(+); J10;J10x(+);AQJx(+) cue/bids, fragments, ASK bids;
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 109;109x(+);KJ10x(+);10x 109;109x(+);HJ10x(+)
1-Suit: PRE according to vulnerability; Resp: NS at level 3 is F1 9 9x;98x(+);H109x(+);HH9x( 98x(+);H109x(+);HH9x(+)
2-Suit: 2NT:vs 1C =C+any, vs 1D=both M, vs 1M =both m, unlimited Hi-x Sx;xSx Sx;Sxx;xxS; 1NT Openings: (11)12-14, bad 5-c M possible
2D vs. 1C = both MAJ, unlimited Lo-x HxS;HxSx;SxSx HxS;HxSx;xxSx 2 OVER 1 Responses:9+ HCP, F1
Reopen: SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE
DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Responses; Reopen) Partners Lead Declarer's Lead Discarding GAMBLING 3NT(SOL m, outside Q(K) possible)
Ambigous Michalel's cue: see SPECIAL BIDS Suit:1st Hi/lo=DISCG Hi=1 O/E AMBIGOUS MICHAELS CUE 5-5, vs 1C: 2D=both M, 2C =M+D, 2NT=C+any;
Direct jump cue = SOL m with some outside values, asks bid 3 NT with the stop. 2nd Hi=1 S/P vs 1D: 2D=C+M, 2NT=MAJ; vs 1M: 2M=oM+m, 2NT=minors; 2D=MULTI;
3rd S/P 2H=5H+5 any; 2S=5S+5m; 2NT=5-5 minors; PRE: classic 4/3/2/1 (+1), 3rd/4th seat
NT: 1st same same same may be undisciplinned; weak NT;
VS. NT (vs. Strong / Weak; Reopening; PH) 2nd S/P special defence against strong club (see VS. ART. OPENINGS)
LANDY: 2C=H+S, 4+/4+, then 2D=F1 ASK longer, 2NT=INV; if dbl. - rdbl.=choice 3rd
LANDY at first opportunity also at level 3 or 4 (55+); 2NT=good 5-5 ANY Signals (including Trumps):
VS strong NT (15+ HCP) also DBL: 10HCP+ 5-4/4-5 M+m Trumps:Hi-lo shows odd count; S/P;
Dbl of any weak NT shows at least 14 HCP the second round signal shows original count
DOUBLES
TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening)
VS. PREEMPTS ( Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT bids) STND; REOPEN 8+
T/O DBL THRU 4H; T/O 4NT vs. 4S; 2NT overcall vs two-bids =15-18(19), 5-c Maj Resp: limited bids; cue=F until a suit is bid twice;
possible, resp: Puppet Stayman, TRSF; NEW SUIT by the player who doubled is F opp. positive suit bid;
SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES
VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL AND COMPETITIVE DOUBLES/REDOUBLES No
One-level overcall and double show at least 3-c SUPP for other suits; two-level NEG DBL THRU 4H; RESP DBL: after T/O DBL THRU 4D,
overcall is NAT 5+ cards, may be very weak; 1NT=Any 5-5; higher level bids after O/C THRU 4H MAX DBL THRU 3H
are preempts; LANDY after 1C - 1D - 1NT 1S - dbl. -2S - dbl. = both minors or good H bid IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DON'T FIT ELSEWHERE
Good hands (at least good 14) are passed in the first round. 1NT rebid 15-18 showing BAL shape, obligatory even with 4-c SUPP or with higher
OVER OPPONENTS' TAKE OUT DOUBLE ranked suit. 2NT rebid after 1 over 1 =19-21 F1, after 2 over 1 = 15-21 GF! both
New suit=NAT NF,0-9 at level one, 6-9 at level two; JUMPSHIFTS= with 3+SUPP BAL, but may be used also with strong one suited hand. Seq. eg. 1S-2D-3S=INV
aprox. 5-9HCP; 2NT=good raise with 4+c SUPP, Psychics: Psychics: rare
Direct raise = about one trick shorter

OPENING BID DESCRIPTIONS

Opening Artificial Min. Neg Dble thruDescription Responses Subsequent Auction Passed Hand Bidding
1C 3 4H 11-21 HCP 3-card only if 4S-3-3-3 1NT=5-8; 2NT=0-4 PRE; 2C=INVERTED 4SF=FG if at 3-level; Reverse bid by OPENER=F1, by Jumpshift with 3+SUPP 10-11HCP
1C RESP=FG if at 3-level; 2NT rebid is F, either bal 19-21
1C or equivalent strenght in one-suiter
1D 4 4H 11-21 HCP 1NT=5-9 NAT or raise to 2D as over 1C
1H 4 4D 10-21 HCP 1NT=5-8(9), limit raises, 2S ART, 3NT=12-14 SUPP 1H-2S-2NT-3/4any=singleton, 3NT=15+ no singleton
1S 5 4D 10-21 HCP 1NT=5-8(9), limit raises, 2S ART raise 1S-2NT-3C-same development as above
1NT 4H (11)12-14HCP, BAL, bad 5-cM pos. two-way STAY (1);3m=WK; 3M=GF! 5-c 1NT-3M-3NT-4NS = 5-5 slam try Note#1
2C x 0 No STR/ART; FG 2D=NEG; NS=5+c good 6+, 2NT=8+HCP NAT (also 2C-2D-2M-3C=2nd NEG; 2C-2D-2NT=FG,Puppet, TRF
2C 4-4-4-1)
2D x 0 2S MULTI:WK 6-c M 4-11 HCP or 2NT=ASK; 2H=to play, 2S,3C,3D==NAT F; 2NT: 3D/3H=TRF MIN, 3C=MAX with M: then 3D ASK
2D strong BAL: 22-24 or 27-28 3H/S/4H/4S = NAT into presumed lenght; 4D=any own
2D suit (opener alwaysbids 4H); 4C asks to bid suit
2D BELOW long M; pass=gambling
2H x 5 3D 5-5 H+any 4-11 2NT=ASK about other suit short suit bid is slam try (oM, om, or C=H and D=S)
2S x 5 3D 5-5 S+m 4-11 2NT=ASK about other suit short suit bid is slam try shows fit for oM or om
2NT x No WK (4-11) 55+ m 3H=F: either NAT or slam try in some m; 3S=F NAT;
3C 6 No WK PRE NS=F1
3D 6 No WK PRE NS=F1
3H 6 No PRE:1-2-3-4 (+1),undisciplined 3S=NAT,F; 4m=CUE; NS=F1
3H 3rdseat
3S 6 No PRE:as above 4H=NAT; 4m=CUE; 4C or 4D is andvanced cue
3NT x 7 No SOL m; no STOPS rarely K outside All m bids=P/C
4C 7 No WK PRE
4D 7 No WK PRE
4H 7 No WK PRE
4S 7 No WK PRE
4NT û Extreme m
5C
5D
5H
5S
5NT
HIGH LEVEL BIDDING
Blackwood; Roman BW; Hoyt; SPL with void; CUE-BIDS enroute; Josephine:
Doroszewicz ASK; fragments, double jump fragments implies a void;
BW or RKCB with intervention up to 5D: pas = 1st step, dbl. or rdbl. = 2nd step