LEADS AND SIGNALS
/W B F CONVENTION CARD
OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) / OPENING LEADS STYLEnatural:8-15HP: response: limit raise or better: colour openingbid / Lead / In Partner’s Suit / CATEGORY: II National
direct jumpraise: pre-emptive / Suit / dblton: Lo-Hi = even / dblton: Lo-Hi= even / NCBO: BC Chaver
Bid DBL after opponents bid 2 colours: 4-4 other colours / NT / 4th / Count: Hi-Lo= even / PLAYERS: Georges Talloen (24852)
Johan Vanoverberghe (22208)
Dirk Plompen (22939) Bart Schiltz (15946)
Gwendoline Ryckman (20298)
Bid 1NT after opponents bid 2 colours: 5+lowest-4highest other col. / Subseq
Bid lowest colour of opponents 2 bids: 4lowest5+highest other col. / Other:
Bid highest colour of opponents 2 bids: 5highest5lowest other colour
Bid 2NT after 2bids from opponents: 5-5 other colours and strong
1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) /
LEADS : NORMAL
/SYSTEM SUMMARY
2nd pos: raptor1NT: 4cardM and 5+card m: 8-15 HP / Lead / Vs. Suit / Vs. NT4th pos: 11-14 HP : responses: transfers on / Ace / GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE
King / (A)KJT / AKJT / 5♠5♥ 5♦ LTC-bids 1NT: (14)15-17HP (semi)-balanced
Queen / 2♣: weak ♥+♠ (at least 5-4 distribution) or any SF
Jack / KJT / KJT / 2♦: multi: weak in ♥ or ♠ (can be 7 card)/ or any GF
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) / 10 / KT9 / KT9 / 2♥♠: Muiderberg
Intermediate when vulnerable weak when non vulnerable / 9 / 3♦♥: transfer ♥♠ 3NT: gambling minor
Unusual NT: 2 lowest colours / Hi-X / Hi-Lo = odd / Hi-Lo = even / Namyats
Ghestem: 3♣: highest and lowest remaining colours / Lo-X / dblton: Lo-Hi = even / Lo-Hi = odd
Ghestem: 3♦: 2 highest remaining colours /
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
Direct cuebid on 2th level: 2 unknown colours and 16+HP: response: relay via next bid; the cuebidder names the colour he doesn’t have / 1 / SMALL: + / COUNT: Hi-Lo: even / SMALL: + / T-montrealSuit 2 / King COUNT / Raptor1NT
3 / Modified ghestem
1 / SMALL: + / COUNT / COUNT / Extended multilandy
VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) / NT 2 / KING COUNT
extended multilandy: (4th hand: dbl = 16+) / 3
Dbl: 4M and 5+m or 5cardM and 16+HPor 5card♦ (12+)
2♣: promises ♥+♠ (at least 4-4) / Signals (including Trumps): low encouraging / Longsuit-trials
2♦: 6card♣♦(strong) or 6card ♥or ♠(weak or strong) / Ghestem
2♥♠: natural (5card)
2nt: both minors or when GF: any 2 suiter /
DOUBLES
3♣♦: pre-emptiveVS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) / TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening)
WORLD CONVENTION
(4♦bid on 3♣♦ -opening: promises 5-5 both majors!)
After 3NT-opening: 4♣: one major 4♦: both majors: 4♥♠: muiderberg
VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1§ or 2§
/SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES
1th level: unicolor /SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS
/ Possible after overcall opponents: can be strong2th level: : dont / Double after intervention opponents: 9+HP any shape
Dbl: majors/1NT: minors / Rosenkrantz-rdbl: promises dblton with A or K /
IMPORTANT NOTES
OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE
/ Negative freebids: max 8HPon 1 minor: reversed Truscott / PSYCHICS: rare
OPENING / TICK IF
ARTIFICIAL / MIN. NO. OF CARDS / NEG.DBL THRU /
DESCRIPTION / RESPONSES / SUBSEQUENT ACTION / PASSED HAND BIDDING
1§ / 2 / 4© / 11-20HP / 1¨:denies5©orª/1©=5ª/1ª=5©/1nt:5©+4ª10hp
2¨©ª: 0-4(5) with 6card/ inverted minors
4§: 55Maj + slamintrest 4¨: 55Maj no slamintrest / NATURAL/after inv. minor: cue: values
jumpcue: control
1¨ / 5(4) / 4© / 11-20HP (4441§) / Natural/inverted minors / NATURAL/after inv. minor: cue: values
jumpcue: control
1© / 5 / 4¨ / 11-20HP
4card©: only possible in combination with 4cardª / 2NT: GF (12-13 or 18+) and fit
Bergen: 3§: 10-11 /3¨: 7-9HP (with 4card support)
Support 3th level: weak
3ª/4x: control and 14-17HP / after 2NT: 3X: promises singleton (¹A/K)
3©: strong: 17HP no sglton
3NT: 18-19HP
4X: control and 14-16 HP
after: 2X: 2NT: GF
2¨: less than 14HP (no 6card©)
/ after 2NT: 3X: promises singleton (¹A/K)
3©: weak
3NT: 18-19HP
4X: control
after 2X: 2NT: 12-13HP
3NT: 14+HP
1ª / 5 / 4© / 11-20HP / 2NT: GF (12-13 or 18+) and fit
Bergen: 3§: 10-11 /3¨: 7-9HP (with 4card support)
Support 3th level: weak
4x: control and 14-17HP
4♥: to play / after 2NT: 3X: promises singleton (¹A/K)
3ª: strong: 17HP no sglton
3NT: 18-19HP
4X: control and 14-16 HP
after: 2X: 2NT: GF
2¨: less than 14HP (no 6cardª)
/ after 2NT: 3X: promises singleton (¹A/K)
3ª: weak
3NT: 18-19HP
4X: control
after 2X: 2NT: 12-13HP
3NT: 14+HP
INT / (14)15-17HP semi-balanced / jacoby: 4 suits/niemeyer3§/smolen/minor suit asking
2§ / A / weak ©+ª: (not 4-4)/or SF / 2¨: < 15HP /2©: preference/2ª: fit ª invite
2NT: (14)15+HP/3¨: fit© invite / after 2NT: 3§: 5-4min/3¨: 5-5min
3©: max 5ª4©/3ª:5©4ª/3nt :5-5max.
2¨ / A / weak © or ª(6-7card)/GF / CLASSIC (2ª: can be weak with 4card ©)
4§: bid your major in transfer/4¨: bid your major / After 2NT=> 3§: min©/3¨: min ª
3©: maxª/3ª: max ©
2© / Muiderberg / CLASSIC / (after 2NT: promises 3NT maximum
with 5card maj+4card unknown minor)
2ª / Muiderberg / CLASSIC . / (after 2NT: promises 3NT maximum
with 5card maj+4card unknown minor)
2NT / (19)20-21HP / niemeyer/jacoby/3nt: 5ª4© (no slemintrest)
3§¨ / 6+ / 3§:pre-empt/3¨:good pre-empt©
3©ª / A / 7 / 3©=good pre-emptª
3ª=good pre-empt minor no stop
3NT / A / 7 / gambling § or ¨ with 1 stop / 4¨: asks singleton / 4NT: no sgltn/5§: sglton other minor
4§ / A / 6 / NAMYATS / 4¨:QUANTITATIVE /4©: to play / after quant-bid:4©: to play/cue = forcing
4¨ / A / 6 / NAMYATS / 4©:QUANTITATIVE/4ª: to play / after quant-bid:4ª: to play/cue = forcing
4©ª / 6 / PREEMPT
4NT / A / MINORS