2 level openers
2 ♣ 8PT in an unspecified suit or 22-23 balanced or 25-26 balanced
2 ♦ GF or 24 balanced or 27-28 balanced or weak 2 in ♥ 's or weak 2 in ♠ 's
2 ♥ 5+ ♥ 's and 4+ of a minor 6-10
2 ♠ 5+ ♠ 's and 4+ of another 6-10
2NT 20-21
Continuation Over 2 ♣
2 ♦ | = | relay/negative |
2 ♥ / ♠ | = | positive, good suit |
2NT | = | 10-12 balanced no suit |
3 ♣ / ♦ | = | positive, good suit |
3NT | = | 13-15 balanced no suit |
Continuation Over 2 ♦
Opening
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Reply |
Meaning |
Openers
rebid |
Meaning |
2♦ |
2♥ |
Pass or convert |
Pass |
Natural weak |
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2NT |
24 "balanced" |
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3♣ |
GF natural |
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3♦ |
GF natural |
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3♥ |
GF natural |
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3♠ |
GF natural |
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3NT |
27-28 "balanced" |
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2♠ |
10-12 and 4 ♥ 's
Pass, convert or raise |
2NT |
24 "balanced" |
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3♣ |
GF natural |
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3♦ |
GF natural |
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3♥ |
weak weak 2 |
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3♠ |
GF natural |
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3NT |
27-28 "balanced" |
| 2NT | Enquiry, normally 12+ HCP | 3 ♣ | strong weak 2 in ♥ 's |
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| 3 ♦ | strong weak 2 in ♠ 's |
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| 3 ♥ | weak weak 2 in ♥ 's |
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| 3 ♠ | weak weak 2 in ♠ 's |
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| 3NT | any game force (i.e. slam zone) |
Slam forcing auction
2♦ | 2NT | 3NT |
4 ♣ = gerber | Normal Gerber responses |
| | | 4 ♦ = stayman | (4NT shows no 4 card major and asks for aces) |
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Continuation Over 2 ♥
2 ♠ | weak to play |
2NT | what's the other suit? (may be an invitational raise) |
3 ♣♦ | weak to play |
3 ♥ | weak, pre-emptive |
3 ♠ | 1RF solid suit (may be missing Ace) |
3NT | Serious |
4 any | Cue |
4♥ | weak pre-emptive |
Continuation Over 2 ♠
2NT | what's the other suit? (may be an invitational raise) |
3 ♣♦♥ | weak to play |
3 ♠ | weak, pre-emptive |
3NT | Serious |
4 ♣ ♦♥ | Cue |
4 ♠ | weak pre-emptive |
Continuation Over 2NT
3 ♣ | requests suits to be bid in ascending order |
3 ♦ | transfer to ♥ 's (reply may be passed), transfer may be broken |
3 ♥ | transfer to ♠ 's (reply may be passed), transfer may be broken |
3 ♠ | shows at least 5/4 in the minors slam interest |
3NT | natural, to play |
4 ♣ | gerber |
No weak take out, as such, exists over 2NT
Transfers can be broken either with a cuebid or with a jump completion.
Responding to our opening 3 level and higher bids
Essentially natural with jump shifts being cue bids.
New suits are a one round force and in the first instance show tolerance for pre-emptor's suit, if responders suit is repeated then no tolerance is implied.