COMPETITIVE AUCTIONS
Following Suit Interventions:
- Negative Doubles: 1-level: (7)8+ HCP; 2-level: (9)10+; 3-level: (11)12+ Usually shortish in opponents suit
- Suit bids. usually 5+ card suit; HCP less than those shown above for intervention
- Jump suit bids. Usually 6+ card suit; HCP less than those shown as above
- Cue bids. Show 2 highest unbid suits
- xNT bids. Solid raise of partners suit at next level
- PASS. Can have values in opponents suit
- All suit bids other than cue bids: Non-forcing
- Raises of partner's suit: Pre-emptive
Following Take-out Double intervention:
- Redouble: 8+ HCP
- Suit bids (including jumps): Non-forcing
- Raises: Pre-emptive
- xNT bids: Show solid support at next level
Following Partner's T-O Double:
- Negative: Lower minor or PASS if RHO bids
- New suit at same level: Natural
- New suit at next level: Suit + next suit, less than 11 HCP
- New suit at next+1 level: 6+ card suit to play
- 1NT: Forcing: 2C inquiry or natural
- J2NT: 11-(13,14 flat) if bid without jump (9)+. Continuations Puppet
- Cue-bid: Single-suited hand. NT bid asks
- *: if RHO bids: the suit below
OTHER CONVENTIONS
- Puppet following any 19+ NT rebid - (all responses forcing)
- Crowhurst 2C inquiry following a 1NT rebid 12-16 HCP balanced
- Other minor inquiry over a 2NT 12-14(15 flat) HCP balanced rebid
- 4C¦D Swiss following partner's 1Major opening
- Following Partner's T-O Double:
- Negative: Lower minor or PASS if RHO bids
- New suit at same level: Natural
- New suit at next level: Suit + next suit, less than 11 HCP
- New suit at next+1 level: 6+ card suit to play
- 1NT: Forcing: 2C inquiry or natural
- J2NT: 11-(13,14 flat) if bid without jump (9)+. Continuations Puppet
- Cue-bid: Single-suited hand. NT bid asks which
- Co-operative *: if RHO bids: the suit below
- 1S-1N-2C: Requests a 5 card suit, 2S denies, 2NT shows Clubs
- TRAP over 1C strong
- 1C or 1D alerted then: 2C or 2D Natural
- 1NT o'call is unusual. Lowest unbid suit is anchor suit. 2C¦D
usual responses, PASS or * over intervention. Rebids if opening NOT
alerted:
- Anchor suit or PASS pre-empt in Anchor suit; 3-level strong 6+ card suit
- 3C lowest 2 unbid suits 5-5 weak 6-7 LTC
- 2H lowest 2 unbid suits 5-5 strong 4-5LTC
- 2N 3-suited;
- 2S minor suit pre-empt - 2N requests.if no intervention
- 2D game force '2C opener' suit based.
- Two suited overcalls (other than 1NT above)
- Cue bid: The two highest - not over artificial minor openings
- 2NT highest + lowest 5-5 - weak
- Jump minor cue-bid: both Major suits - strong
- J3C¦D The suit bid + The highest unbid suit
- 1NT over an alerted minor can be played in the same manner as
usual ignoring opponents artificial minor OR OPTIONALLY the alternative
'unusual' approach can be used instead.