DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING

LEADS AND SIGNALS

W B F CONVENTION CARD

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

OPENING LEADS STYLE

Aggressive with a wide range

Lead

In Partner’s Suit

CATEGORY:        Green

May be a good 4C suit (lead directional)

Suit

Overlead, 2nds,4ths

4ths, top with suit agt

NCBO:        NEW ZEALAND TRIALS 2007

Raises NatNF

New suit F (rebiddable or tolerance),  JS fit showing

NT

Overlead, int sequences

4ths

4ths, top with suit agt

PLAYERS:  

Forcing raise goes via cue

Subseq

Reverse attitude

Reverse attitude

STANLEY ABRAHAMS          DAVID MCLEISH

Other:           K asks for UB or count against NT

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

LEADS

15-18 with transfer responses, ♣>♦, ♦>♥, ♥>♠, ♠>♣

Transfer into openers suit is Stayman

Lead

Vs. Suit

Vs. NT

Re-opening = 8-14, no stopper promised. Same responses

Ace

Ak

Ak

GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE

King

Denies A

Denies A

Queen

Denies K

Does not deny K

4 CARD ACOL suits up the line except some 4441s

Jack

Denies Q

Denies Q

WEAK NT with transfers

JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT)

10

10x, 1098x

H(H)1098

BALANCED RAISES VIA NT, UNBAL VIA SPLINTERS

Roman Jumps

9

9x

4^th

MULTI 2♦

= suit and suit above, weak

2NT = strong touching 2 suiter

Hi-X

Xx, 2^nd,  4th

4th

NATURAL CARDING

AGGRESSIVE OVERCALLS

Lo-X

4th

4th

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

Direct cue = surrounding suits, weak or strong

1

Nat count

Nat count

1^st = nat count

Jump cue = stopper ask

Suit 2

Nat attitude

Nat att

McKenney

1M:2♥  = ♥/♠ 5/5 weak

Cue after opps bid 2 suits= other suits, one longer than the other

3

McKenney

McKenney

Cue after X = v strong

1

Nat att

Nat count

1^st = nat count

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

NT 2

Nat count

Nat count

Vs strong and weak

3

Mckenney

X = PEN

Signals (including Trumps):

2♣ = ♥ and another

Nat count, Nat att

2♦ = ♠ and m

HiLO in trumps = 3+, ruffing interest

2♥,♠ Nat

2NT = 5/5m

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

TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening)

3♣ thru 4♥, X = t/o. 4♠, X = t/o with values, 4NT = 2 suited t/o

Unbalanced or strong

>4♠, X = PEN

Usually shows other M, then 2otherM=8-11, 4C: 3otherM = 8-11, 5C

X followed by cue = v.strong

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

SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES

X = Ms, 1NT = minors (5/4 or4/5)

SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS

1NT- (X)- P forcing to XX by opener. Running or business.

2♣ = ♥ +another, 2♦ = ♠ +m, 2NT = minors (5+/5+)

XX of their X of our bid suit (eg lead directional) = A of the suit

2♥,♠ Nat. Big hands pass. Up a level against 2♣

1NT –(X) – XX forces 2♣ from opener. Single suit running

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE

X of multi 2♦ = t/o of a M

IMPORTANT NOTES

XX = 10+ HCP and denies primary support

XX of X of a xfer bid = 2C, max

2 over 1 F to 2NT

1any-(X)- 2NT = 10-12 flat, 4C support.

X of  strong  1/2♣ = Ms

PSYCHICS:     rare

Art

Min

Neg X

thru

DESCRIPTION

RESPONSES

SUBSEQUENT ACTION

PASSED HAND BIDDING

1§

4

4♠

All 1 of a suit openings are at least 4

cards, 11+ HCP

1♣:2♣ = 8-10 no 4CM

1¨

4

4♠

4 Card suits up the line except some

For all 1 suit openings

4441

Single raise, 5-9 NF; double raise, weak NF

New suit = HS trial or cue

JS = fit showing

1©

4

4♠

2NT = 10-12 (or 16+), 4 card support, no shortage

Rebid = sign off