. A bid which conveys a meaning other than what would normally be attributed to it. The distribution of the cards to the four players. I order you to pass if 0-5 balanced (1NT), Pass with a minimum, go ahead with a maximum (3. 1NT 2D, 2H, or 2S is a sign-off; partner must pass. A format of the game in which one team sits a pair North-South at one table and East-West at a second table to play against another team that sits its pairs in the opposing directions. If the partnership is interested in a grand slam, a subsequent bid of 5 asks for the number of kings held by partner. Maybe Partner will have a doubleton to go with your six cards, and that's a fit. SO, it goes 1-something, 1-something, then 1-of-a-major. Traditionally, non-vulnerable is white (or black) and vulnerable is red. For example, in a holding of the Q-J, the Q and J are equals. With 4 and 4, respond 2 to Stayman. A rebid by opener in a new suit that prevents responder from returning to opener's original suit at the two level. The two players seated opposite each other at the table. After you learn the Bridge Bears system, you will be able to play with almost any partner, even one who has never visited the Bridge Bears web site. Deliberately overbidding to a contract that is not expected to make in the hope that the penalty will be less than the value of the opponents' potential contract. Some sequences are different and may be confusing: *responder bids 2H with invitational values (16-18) or a stronger hand to be defined later in the auction. A situation in a trump contract where both partnership hands have at least one trump and are void in a suit led by the opponents. Used as a guideline for whether to open in fourth position. Invitational Bids A play designed to gain information about the unseen cards. Two cards adjacent in rank and thus equivalent in trick-taking potential. If using XYZ, it does not matter what the first 3 bids were, as long as opener's rebid is 1 or 1. Suppose East opens 1 and North holds the K. A2 Whichever side lets the opponents play in their game contract will suffer a large loss, letting the opponents get a game bonus when they could have received a game bonus. An agreement to lead the middle card from three low cards, planning to follow by playing the highest card (Up) to show that the lead was not from a doubleton. The old saying for defense is: "Second Hand Low, Third Hand High." Predictably a sign-off bid often follows a limit bid . Every bid fits into one category or the other. After failing to find a major suit fit, notrump is our next priority. Whether a bid is forcing, invitational or signoff. A jump to 4 or 4 over an opposing weak 2 or 2 opening to show a two-suiter with that minor and the unbid major. An opening suit bid at the two level, other than 2, to show a long suit, typically six cards, with less than the values for an opening bid at the one level. . If you are lucky enough to have a strong 6+ suit and invitational strength (16-17 pts), you can show all this with one rebid a jump in your original 6+ suit. A trick that the opponents are ready to take upon gaining the lead. The card led to the first trick. The conventional use of a jump to 2NT by responder after opener's suit has been doubled for takeout to show a limit raise or better in opener's suit. Three clubs is limited and therefore the raise is only invitational. I rather expected the opposite. For example, if West has bid hearts and South holds A-Q and North holds 4-3, the contract is better played by South than North. A call requesting partner to either pass or to make an alternative call when partner has shown an as yet unspecified hand type. Responder can also bid 2 to set up a Game Force. Three or more consecutive cards in a suit. If the opponents have a partscore when a non-vulnerable game is made in rubber bridge, the partscore is cut off and doesn't count toward the next game. For example, if you hold the K, it would be unfavorable to have the A located on your left. (our 16-17 + Partner's 9 = 25-26). The dealer is the player who starts the bidding even if its a pass. A bridge deal with all four hands face up. The player winning a trick leads to the next trick. This is not a popular agreement among most experienced players. People who insist on specific numbers of point in explanations will also call for redress when the actual count of the hand (without adjustments for judgement) does not match the numbers given. When we open one-of-a-suit, our possible point range is quite wide (12-21). For example: AJ109, Q1098. Q The bonuses and penalties are less when a partnership is non vulnerable than when it is vulnerable. However, there exists another kind of bidding situations which present me with an "explanation" problem. The player to declarer's left leads first. A holding that prevents the opponents from taking the first two tricks in a suit. that partner possesses a fifth spade, based on the fact that the spade game is the most probable one). In general, when playing second to the trick, play low. The process of determining the contract through a series of bids. The 52 cards used in a game of bridge. Use of the Stayman convention after a rebid of 1NT or 2NT by opener to check if the partnership has an eight-card major suit fit. Four numbers separated by equal signs (=) denotes an exact suit distribution. The four cards contributed during each round of the play. If Responder wants to choose Opener's first suit, she has to bid on the three level. An artificial bid of the cheaper minor at the three level by responder to show a very weak hand of about 0-3 points after an opening bid of 2, a waiting response of 2, and a rebid of 2, 2, or 3 by opener. With 25+ you don't want to miss the chance for a 4 or 4 game bonus. Now what does that mean, exactly?". show answer, J32 So it would be a reverse for Opener to rebid hearts. A87 We add Partner's points to our own and we get a two-point range for the total points in the partnership. Suppose these are the combined hands: Q 8 A 9 6 2 K 5 4 With A forcing bid in a situation where it is unnecessary to bid to give partner another chance to make a call. Bonuses and penalties are greater when a partnership is vulnerable than when it is non-vulnerable. High cards and long suits that are likely to take tricks if your side wins the auction. There are three suggested stages, the ABC's: Assess the Situation, Browse Declarer's Checklist to Develop Extra Tricks, and Consider the Order. The technique of losing a trick to an opponent to force a favorable lead in another suit. In ACBL games it is required after a 1NT opening (e.g. The hand of declarer's partner that is placed face up on the table after the opening lead. An unnecessarily high card played with deceptive intent by declarer or a defender. 1. Discarding a card that must be lost on a losing trick in another suit. Other bridge professionals have retained the jump shift by responder as a game force. Lower honors, typically queens and jacks as compared to aces and kings. An undertaking to win at least a specified number of tricks in a specified denomination. Q973 A hand with no voids, no singletons, and no more than one doubleton. In a position in which pass will end the auction. Partner couldn't bid hearts at the two level without five of them. A hand valuation method in which honors and honor combinations are assigned point values. Combined partnership holding in a suit. A defensive signal made when following suit that indicates preference for another suit. K87 For example, if partner hesitates for a long time about whether or not to bid, obviously implying some values. After 1 - 1N your rebid is? A player in a position to make a call immediately following an opponent's bid. show answer, QT76 After 1 - 1N your rebid is? Example 1: Opener bids 1C/1D and partner responses 1H (or 1S) promising 4+ cards: With 4 card support for partner's major: Bidding 2H shows a minimum hand (12-15 points); Bidding 3H shows an invitational hand (16 - 18); Responder should bid game with 8-9 + points and should pass with only 6-7 points. anakeesta photo memories . A modification of the Guideline of 20 that adds the requirement of having two defensive tricks. An artificial forcing bid in a suit bid by the opponents. In borderline cases in fourth position, high-card points are added to the number of spades in the hand. I'm not finished describing what I've got.". For example, after an unusual notrump overcall or Michaels cuebid by an opponent. Transfers Posted 2011-December-16, 15:05. After a 1NT or 2NT opening, a jump to 4 asks opener to bid 4; a jump to 4 asks opener to bid 4. When we don't have a balanced hand, we rebid a 6+ suit (even a minor) or show a second suit. For example, a raise of an opening bid of 1NT to 2NT asks opener to bid game with a maximum for the 1NT opening. Blackwood Convention. show answer. A combined holding in a suit between the partnership hands. Partner raises you to 4 . For example, when dummy's trumps are needed to ruff losers. The responses are: 5=0 or 4; 5=1; 5=2; 5=3. The opponent that declarer does not want to see gain the lead. We still bid game when the partnership total is 24+. After 1 - 1 your rebid is? Does Opener have the required strength to rebid 2? through 3 ) After a double: all suit bids are natural to play After an overcall: all doubles are . Usually used in competitive auctions. A combined holding of eight or more cards will usually be a suitable trump fit. After 1 - 1N your rebid is? When the opponents have no bid, weak jump shifts must be alerted. The hand playing the second card to a trick. The conventional use of a double by opener to show three-card support for responder's suit after an opponent's overcall. AK7 It contains four suits, with thirteen cards in each suit. Some players prefer the cheapest bid in a minor to bidding 2NT to show this really poor hand. Typically used in competitive auctions to make it more challenging for the opponents to find their best contract. Opener's bid (non-jumps and non- reverse s) in a new suit is NF. A jump by opener when replying to a Jacoby transfer bid, showing four-card support for responder's major and maximum strength. Q5 It represents seven tricks. Q865 A conventional agreement that a 2 overcall of an opponent's 1NT opening bid is artificial and shows both major suits. Declarer must often plan to be in the appropriate hand to take or establish winners. A contract that has a trick score value of 100 or more points. No part of this website may be copied, displayed on another website, or distributed in any way without permission from the author. With other raises the non forcing aspect is less obvious. Also called Dormer or Truscott. Overtricks are relatively unimportant. show answer, AJ73 A variation of Garbage Stayman in which responder's bid of 2 after a 2 reply is weak and non-forcing with at least four cards in each major suit. Spades or diamonds, because of the pointed suit symbols. A conventional agreement that a single raise of opener's minor suit is forcing for one round, showing about 11 or more points, while a jump raise is non-forcing and shows a weaker hand, about 6-10 points. For example, AQ5 or KQ10. KQJ982 A convention used in response to a notrump opening bid when holding a five-card or longer major suit. The level at which the contract should be played. With Lawrence and Morehead in mind 3 Spades ask opener to evaluate his hand in terms of previous bidding and with a maximum bid again but with a minimum he may pass. The suits are ranked in order during the bidding: spades are highest, then hearts, diamonds and clubs. A non-forcing suit bid by responder over an intervening overcall. show answer, 85 Conventional plays made by the defenders to give each other information. Sequence. When developing and taking tricks, the order in which tricks are played can be important. When we have an unbalanced hand of game-going strength, we jump the bidding in a new suit. An acronym for Double 0 Pass 1dd, a method for showing aces after interference over Blackwood. Pass otherwise. The number of tricks required to make the contract. You are the declarer in this case, not partner. 954 Points are awarded on a score sheet for bidding and making contracts and for defeating the opponents' contracts. A suit that is lower on the Bidding Ladder than another suit. (our 16-17 + Partner's 7 = 23-24), And with 8-9, she continues on to 4 because the total cannot be less than 24. show answer. show answer, AQT3 KJT62 1NT 2C is Stayman, promising some 4+ card major and asking partner to bid her 4-card major (2H or 2S) if she has one, otherwise to bid 2D. Responder skipped over hearts to bid on the one level. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees. AK53 A holder, usually of metal or plastic, used to preserve the cards as originally dealt. The responses are: 4, 0 or 4; 4, 1; 4, 2; 4NT, 3. A scheme of major suit responses where a jump raise to the three level is preemptive, 3 shows a limit raise, and 3 shows a constructive four-card raise. Declarer must consider such things as drawing trumps, losing necessary tricks early, and being in the right hand at the right time. KQJ86 A tournament in which teams with similar scores play against one another. How does this violate our Community Guidelines? The second stage in declarer's plan. show answer, K9 Yes, Opener has 16 points, enough for an invitational rebid. Some sequences are complete descriptions of strength and distribution, allowing partner to pass. show answer, QJ show answer. A bid that shows length in a different suit. Make a bid, other than pass, when partner has previously made a bid. The valuation assigned to long suits in a hand: five-card suit, 1 point; six-card suit, 2 points; seven-card suit, 3 points; eight-card suit, 4 points. A high card is an encouraging signal; a low card is a discouraging signal. Opener's rebid of his own suit is NF (a jump rebid such as 1 -1 -3 is only invitational). Developing one or more cards into winners by driving out any higher-ranking cards held by the opponents. An early form of the game that introduced bidding to determine the denomination of the contract. The play of a specific suit combination to cope with a potentially unfavorable break. AKQJT 4NT is quantitative (invitational to slam) if: Our last bid was a natural notrump opening or rebid: 1NT-4NT= Invites 6NT 1C-1H / 2NT-4NT = Invites 6NT 1D-3NT / 4NT = Invites 6NT 4NT is the first rebid by the Strong 2C opener: 2C-2D / 4NT = 10-trick notrump hand Our opening bid was 1NT or 2NT and: Responder uses Stayman, then jumps to 4NT. KQ863 In standard Drury, a rebid of 2 by opener shows a light opening bid; in reverse Drury, a rebid of the major suit shows a light opening bid. The partner who is in the best position to decide How High and Where the partnership belongs. show answer, QT54 A finesse that takes advantage of the ability to trump a high card in a side suit. AJ3 Typically used after a natural notrump opening bid or rebid. KQJ63 Most team games are scored by International Match Points (IMPs). Bid game in NT with the unbid suit(s) well stopped. When planning on trumping losers in dummy, declarer may have to delay drawing trumps to be sure to keep enough trumps in the dummy. AJ763 Such is the case when responding to an opening 1m and you have 4-4 in the majors. Promises at least one 4-card major and an invitational hand. 1 NT = 15-17 HCP 2 = Stayman; if followed by: 2 or 2 = invitational 3 or 3 = game forcing Jacoby transfer (off with any interference) 2 = minor-suit Stayman (at least invitational) 3 or 3 = weak Texas transfer (also in comp. This term is also called the 'auction.'. A bid made to interfere with the opponents' auction by taking away bidding room. J53 The opponent is not in a position to immediately make a damaging lead that could defeat the contract. A preemptive bid is an opening bid or overcalling bid in your long suit. Declarer should not be afraid to lose such tricks early, while keeping sure tricks in other suits to regain the lead and then take the established winners. East can anticipate making a game if west has the maximum of his 16 to 18 point range. Ruffing dummy's losers in declarer's hand so that dummy ends up with more trumps than declarer. A bridge event in which every partnership is composed of one player of each sex. A guideline on how much a partnership can afford to overbid on the assumption the contract will be doubled but the opponents can make at least a game. In this instructional article on defense, our RHO will be leading to the trick (either declarer or dummy is leading to the trick). Instead, we raise to 2NT, showing 11-12 points. If opened, there is a solid suit with no . b)1 - 1 - 1NT - 2. K8 The lead of a the top card from a holding of three or more cards with no honor in the suit. Vulnerable, the guideline is to overbid by two tricks since the penalty for being doubled and down two is 500; Non vulnerable, the guideline is to overbid by three tricks since the penalty for being doubled down three is 500. A bid that encourages partner to continue bidding while allowing partner to pass. If you try leading toward your K, your finesse will lose. Letting the opponents win a trick that you could win. A3 Partner can pass. In contract bridge, a cue bid (also, cuebid or cue-bid) is a term that applies to two types of bid: A bid of a suit that has already been bid by opponents. The conventional use of a jump to 2NT by responder after opener's suit has been doubled for takeout to show a limit raise or better in opener's suit. The sum of the high-card points plus the number of spades in a hand. A holding in a suit that will make it difficult for the other side to take all the tricks in the suit, such as Q-J-9-7 in the opponents' trump suit. So we raise Partner's 2 bid to 3, inviting game and giving Partner the final decision. 15-17 point balanced hands are opened with 1NT, not one-of-a-suit. A way to get from one hand to the opposite hand. An auction in which both sides are bidding to try and win the contract. By opener (16-18 pts. A suit in which the winners cannot be taken immediately because of entry problems. The player who distributes the cards, face-down, starting with the player on the left. If she has 6-7 she passes because the total cannot exceed 24. A limit raise is a fit response to an opening of one of a suit. A method of hand valuation, which assigns points for high cards held and for distribution. An invitational bid is like a yellow light slow down or proceed with caution. This rebid is called a "jump-shift". K8 (See also Broken Sequence and Interior Sequence.). For example, dummy has the K-Q and declarer is void. After opener denies a four-card major in reply to Stayman, a bid of three of a major by responder to show five cards in the other major. This applies equally to suit sequences as well as NT bidding. The exchange of information during the auction through bids consisting of a number and a denomination. A defensive carding signal to let partner know whether you want a particular suit led. The conventional use of a responder's bid of a previously unbid minor suit as artificial and forcing after opener's 1NT rebid. A suit that ranks higher on the Bidding Ladder than another suit. A reverse is a bid of a suit that Partner passed over for her one-level response. It won't matter if it is a suit contract or notrump. A play technique for winning a trick with a low trump when an opponent has a higher trump. Both partners will bid 4 card suits up-the-line (lowest ranking first), and if we uncover a 4-4 major suit fit, we use the same 24 total point chart to decide how high to raise. "15 to 17"), after a transfer bid to hearts or spades ("transfer"), after a forcing or semi-forcing 1NT response (e.g. Usually a combination of high card strength and suit length or shortness. The modern form of the game which awards bonuses for bidding and making contracts. An overcall at a higher level than necessary. m s t r-m nd ing) tr. In each online deal, a player is the nominated as the dealer -this title rotates each new game. The relay is typically the lowest available bid, leaving as much room for the description as possible. A consensus bidding system based on the preferences of North American experts. "One analogy that helps you remember the message given by a particular bid is the traffic light. KQ743 A8632 8 42 With hand 1, bid 3 hearts, inviting game. 2 show answer. 1NT. AT7 The principle that bidding quickly to a contract shows no interest in going any higher. The 2C bid forces partner to bid 2D and after partner didn't raise in spades we simply try to play in the best contract which is likely to be 2D when you hold a 6 card diamond suit and partner is relatively balanced. Many also include the feature that hands with 5S and invitational values use 2C followed by 2S to show this as an alternative to, or addition to, the standard treatment of 2H transfer to 2S followed by 2NT (or other non-game-forcing bid). A holding in a suit that contains a sequence and a higher-ranking card that is not part of the sequence. Invitational bids generally occur after limit bids and invites partner to bid again if they are at the top of their point range. J54 show answer, AJ932 Bid a new suit even with only three cards in it, when you don't know what game to play in. Responders new suits are always forcing unless Opener's last bid was 1NT. KQJ8 The call of 3 spades also contains 5 spades and 5 hearts, but this time responder insists that game be bid. We even define cuebids by whether they are below 3NT or not. The value of high cards in a hand: ace, 4; king, 3; queen, 2; jack, 1. Conversely, bidding slowly toward the contract shows interest in bidding more. and 5 hearts and values to invite partner to bid game. A forcing After 1 - 1 your rebid is? A slam-investigating bid made during an auction's later rounds that shows control of a suit. Using Lebensohl, you would start by bidding 2NT. In both cases, of course, the 2-of-a-minor bid is completely artificial. The player in a position to make the final call when the opponents are winning the auction. 1N semi-forcing. It can be used by responder after an opponent overcalls to show a fit with opener's suit and by advancer after partner overcalls to show a fit with partner's suit. Now this all works, but it is nowhere near as efficient as the SARS sequences defined in the No Trump bidding book. Opener's 2 rebid is a reverse. A bid that shows a controlace, king, singleton, or voidwhen the partnership is interested in slam. For example: AJ8642, as opposed to AJ10987. The conventional use of a jump to 2NT by responder after opener's suit has been doubled for takeout to show a limit raise or better in opener's suit. open until game is reached, where such a bid is available the partnership clearly has plenty of space to discuss the final contract. Except when you can rebid your own suit, a two-over-one response promises game-going values. When we open in a minor suit, we may still find an 8 card major suit fit. A spade can't be led without assuring declarer of a trick with the king. Of course, the major downside (other than forgetting) is that the partnership can't play in a 2 contract after a 1 opening. Then the above sequences can be used for more difficult hand types instead. A conventional double jump in a new suit to show support for partner's suit and a singleton or void in the bid suit. The confusion, again is the terminology. AQ87 One of the top four cards in a suit: ace, king, queen, or jack. In duplicate or Chicago scoring, the vulnerability is assigned to each deal. The Stayman convention can also be used after a notrump overcall or higher-level notrump bids. This fundamental change allows 2/1 players to quickly identify game going and slam invitational hands using low level bids, a concept referred to as "slow shows, fast denies" (extra values). The number of cards held in a suit. When Partner raises our 1 or 1 opening, we know we will play in that suit. A hand strong enough to commit the partnership to at least a game contract. In a suit contract, a trump played to a trick automatically wins unless a higher trump is played. A conventional bid of 4 asking partner to show the number of aces held. A bid that commits the partnership to at least a game contract, unless the opponents interfere and are doubled for penalty. Having the same conventional agreement in a competitive auction as in a non-competitive auction. An artificial response of 2NT to an opening bid of 1 or 1 that shows support for opener's suit and at least enough strength for the partnership to get to game. A defensive suit combination where a defender has to lead the second-highest card from a broken holding in order to trap declarer's high cards in the suit. The partnership agreement that an opening bid of 1 or 1 promises five or more cards in the suit. With eight or fewer combined cards, the guideline is to finesse; with nine or more, the guideline is to play the ace and king. A trick that may eventually have to be lost but that the opponents can't immediately take upon gaining the lead. In rubber bridge, a partnership that has not won a game. After 1 - 1N your rebid is? An artificial bid that requests a further description of partner's hand. "up the line bidding" refers to auctions where the person choosing a suit to respond is fairly confident that there will be more bidding by partner. A result in a team match where a game contract is made by one team but no by the other team. seem to have clouded this issue and many, at least of those playing online tournaments, consider some of these bids forcing. Supporting partner's suit by bidding the suit at a higher level. An artificial opening bid of 2 to show a strong hand of about 22 or more points if balanced or 9 or more tricks if unbalanced. Spot cardsany card from two through nine. The only point ranges a balanced hand might have after opening one-of-a-suit are 12-14 points or 18-19 points. A pass of a double that one's partner intended to be taken out. Making the wrong hand the declarer. A bid that invites partner to bid to a game contract. Using A scheme of major suit responses where a jump raise to the three level is preemptive, 3 shows a constructive four-card raise, and 3 shows a limit raise. A single raise of opener's major suit showing the upper end of the minimum range, about 8-10 points. For example: 4-3-3-3 represents four cards in any suit and three cards in each of the others. Bridge World Standard. Leading a low card from a suit in which you hold the ace. Count the winners (or losers). Perhaps the most important concept for rebids is this: We call these two types of bids non-forcing bids (NF) and forcing bids (F).
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