DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING /

LEADS AND SIGNALS

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W B F CONVENTION CARD

OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) / OPENING LEADS STYLE
Weak jump overcall / Lead / In Partner’s Suit / CATEGORY: BELGIAN TEAM CHAMPIONSIP
Constructive in 2nd position / Suit / 3th /5th / 3th /5th / TEAM & DIVISION: Royal Squeeze 4 Divison 3
NT / 4th best / 4th best / PLAYERS: Ann Chapelle 20360
Vanderborcht Willy 22359
Subseq / Current count
Other: on Ace: on (small)/off: otherwise distribution (low/high = even)
1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) /

LEADS

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SYSTEM SUMMARY

2 nd: 15 – 18 HCP / Lead / Vs. Suit / Vs. NT
4 th: 11 – 14 HCP / Ace / Asks on/off / Asks on/off / GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE
King / Asks distribution (rev) / Asks distribution (rev) / 5 card major
Queen / Asks distribution (rev) / Asks distribution (rev) / 4 card diamonds
1 NT: 15 – 17 (no 5 card major)
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) / Answer : 1 NT over 1 ♥/♠ = RF
Weak jump overcalls / 2/1 GF
Over 1 ♥/♠: 2 NT= minors
Reopen: /

SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY

DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen) / Partner’s Lead / Declarer’s Lead / Discarding /

SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE

Cue over 1 ♣: real clubs / Ace / Small = on / Reverse distribution / Reevan / 2 ♣ strong hands or weak bicolor ♥/♠
Cue over 1 ♦: 5/5 majors / Others / Reverse distribution / Reverse distribution / Lavinthal / 2 ♦ multi variant
Cue over 1 ♥/♠: 5 card other major and unspecified minor / 2 ♥/♠ strong two suiter hands
VS. NT Multi Defense / T Walsh
2 ♣: ♦ or two suiter ♥ and ♠ / Inverted minors
2 ♦: ♥ or two suiter ♠ and ♣ / Signals (including Trumps): Smith calls / Michaels upper cue bids
2 ♥: ♠ or two suiter ♣ and ♦ / Small = on ; Reevan ; Lavinthal / Multi Defence
2 ♠: two suiter ♠ and ♦ / Bergen Raises
2 NT: two suiter ♥ and ♣ /

DOUBLES

/ Double 2
X: ♣ or two suiter ♥ and ♦ / World Convention
VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) / TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) / GSF
Rubensohl / Transfert bidding after major opening and X ops

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- 1♣

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SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES

Multi defence /
SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS
World Convention

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE

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IMPORTANT NOTES

1 ♣/♦ - dbl – inverted minors / Weak jump overcalls
1 ♥/♠ - dbl – normal bidding
1 x – dbl - 1 y = 4 card + round forcing / PSYCHICS: occasionally
OPENING / TICK IF
ARTIFICIAL / MIN. NO. OF CARDS / NEG.DBL THRU /
DESCRIPTION / RESPONSES / SUBSEQUENT ACTION / FURTHER REMARKS
1♣ / 2 / 4 ♥ / 10 – 19 HCP / T-Walsh and Inverted minors
1♦ / 4 / Inverted minors
1 ♥
1 ♠ / 5 / 4 ♥ / 10 – 19 HCP / 1 NT: 6 – 9 HCP (3 card support possible), RF
2 ♥/♠: 8 – 10 HCP & min 3 card support
3 ♥/♠: 0 – 7 HCP & min 4 card support
2 NT: 12+ HCP & min 4 card support, GF
2/1 GF / After 2 NT:
3 ♣: singleton or void unspecified suit, strong
3 ♦ : singleton or void unspecified suit, min.
3 ♥/♠: strong
3 NT : 14-15 HCP
4 ♥/♠: minimal / Bergen Raises
1 NT / 15 – 17 HCP / Stayman – Jacoby – quest transfers for the majors - transfer to the minors – minor suite asking
2 ♣ / x / 4 ♥ / Weak bicolor ♥/♠
or strong hands / 2 ♦ : relay bidding
2 ♥/♠: preference if weak / After 2 ♦: 2 ♥/♠ is weak; other bid is strong
2 ♦ / x / Weak 2 ♥/♠ (5+ card 5/11 HCP)
Strong unicolor, GF
NT 25 + HCP / 2 ♥: non forcing – convertible
2 ♠: strong, asking for further information, RF / After 2 ♠ :
2 NT : weak ( followed by 3 ♣ relay )
3 ♣/♦/♥/♠: strong, GF
7 NT:: strong NT
2 ♥ / x / 5+/5+ / Strong two suiter
Semi game forcing / 2 ♠: forcing relay (ask for distribution)
2 NT: forcing relay (ask for distribution), strong / 2 NT or 3 ♦: bicolor min
3 ♣: bicolor ♥/♠
3 ♥: bicolor ♥ and a min
3 ♠: bicolor ♠ and a min
2 ♠ / x / 5+/5+ / Strong two suiter
Game forcing / 2 NT: asking for further information / 3 ♦: bicolor min
3 ♣: bicolor ♥/♠
3 ♥: bicolor ♥ and a min
3 ♠: bicolor ♠ and a min
2 NT / x / 20 – 22 HCP / Niemayer – jacoby –
3 NT: 5 card ♠ and 4 card ♥ / Kan onregelmatige hand
3 NT / x / 7+ ♣/♦ / Gambling / 4 ♣ non forcing relay
4 ♦ forcing relay
3 ♣/♦/♥/♠ / 6+ / Pre-empt in ♣/♦/♥/♠ / Bidding is forcing for one round
4 ♣/♦/♥/♠ / x / 7+ / Pre-empt in ♣/♦/♥/♠

HIGH LEVEL BIDDING

Control bids
RKCB 41/30
Exclusion blackwood
Double KC Blackwood
Kickback RKCB
GSF
DIPO RIPO