Starting with the player on lead, each player contributes a card in clockwise rotation. Transfers 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. A spade can't be led without assuring declarer of a trick with the king. Suppose East opens 1 and North holds the K. If opener bids 3, responder's only choice is to bid 3NT with a weak hand. AK3 show answer, J32 A suit in which high cards in partner's hand would be useful. If your suit was diamonds or hearts, then you would bid your suit over Three Clubs and partner would be expected to put down dummy. A partnership agreement that a two-over-one response is forcing to game if responder has not passed originally. A bid for more tricks than can reasonably be expected to be taken. Declarer can lead dummy's K, planning to ruff if it is covered by the A, establishing dummy's Q as a winner. With these few samples in mind I would postulate a rule that a raise of a narrowly defined bid is always invitational. KT5 Conversely, bidding slowly toward the contract shows interest in bidding more. 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. A call specifying that a player does not want to bid at that turn. So it would be a reverse for Opener to rebid hearts. Responder can also bid 2 to set up a Game Force. A bid that invites partner to bid to a game contract. The partner who is in the best position to decide How High and Where the partnership belongs. 3 hearts 5-5 in majors, invitational 3 spades 5-5 in majors, game forcing 1. A holding that is likely to prevent the opponents from immediately taking all the tricks in the suit. . With Hand A, of course, you plan to pass partner's Three Club response. Instead, we raise to 2NT, showing 11-12 points. A play to prevent a particular opponent from gaining the lead. After 1 - 1N your rebid is? Now what does that mean, exactly?". SO, it goes 1-something, 1-something, then 1-of-a-major. The suit, or notrump, specified in a bid. The relay is typically the lowest available bid, leaving as much room for the description as possible. The major exception is "cover an honor with an honor" (which also has exceptions). 1N semi-forcing. After a 1NT or 2NT opening, a jump to 4 asks opener to bid 4; a jump to 4 asks opener to bid 4. A bid that shows length in a different suit. Q Q5 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. It's used when the partnership has enough strength for slam but wants to assure that two aces aren't missing. A holding in a suit that contains a sequence and a higher-ranking card that is not part of the sequence. A defensive signal made when following suit that indicates preference for another suit. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. In Bridge World Standard, most weak or invitational responses to major-suit openings are conditioned by the forcing one-notrump response. A play designed to gain information about the unseen cards. A device with the bids displayed on cards to allow the auction to be conducted silently. The highest card played in the suit led wins the trick. Promises at least one 4-card major and an invitational hand. A tournament in which teams with similar scores play against one another. An observation that the total number of tricks that can be taken by both sides is usually equal to the combined length of each sides' best trump suit. A defensive method against an opponent's 1NT opening bid (Double=One-suiter; 2=Clubs and a higher suit; 2=Diamonds and a higher suit; 2=Hearts and spades; 2=Spades). The original pass limits the 2H call and therefore the Morehead rule would apply making the 3H call invitational but it seems few ever pass. Never mind, I will certainly follow your advise about giving my opponents their beloved numbers, being carefull to start with "about" of course. Knowledge that a player is not entitled to use. Let's have a look at some other options: - A similar convention to Jacoby transfers. b)1 - 1 - 1NT - 2. She's still looking for a Major suit fit. Support - GF+ if 3H is invitational 2. A single raise of opener's major suit showing the upper end of the minimum range, about 8-10 points. The forcing notrump is a bidding convention in the card game of bridge . * Many modern players may play 2S as simply competitive but for this article I will stick with this quote: west raise to two spades shows 16-18 points with four card trump support. However, there exists another kind of bidding situations which present me with an "explanation" problem. When taking sure tricks or promoting winners in suits that are unevenly divided between the hands, it's usually a good idea to start by playing the high cards from the hand with the fewer cards. show answer. Cards that are likely to be useful in developing tricks. Rebidding two of your major just promises an extra card. The second stage in declarer's plan. How does this violate our Community Guidelines? The third stage in declarer's plan. Either way, you'll only be in the best contract about half the time. Showing preference for opener's first bid suit despite holding more cards in another suit shown by opener. The player winning a trick leads to the next trick. 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. QJT7 A trick which might be lost to the opponents. Remove a suit from the defenders hands or a suit from both declarers and dummys hands. Players take their turn at bidding in turn and in order following a clockwise. For example, a holding of K3 by declarer with the opening lead coming from declarer's left. Forcing declarer to repeatedly ruff so that declarer eventually runs out of trumps and loses control of the play. A partnership agreement that the 2 response to 1NT may be based on a weak hand, instead of promising at least invitational values. If you try leading toward your K, your finesse will lose. I order you to pass if 0-5 balanced (1NT), Pass with a minimum, go ahead with a maximum (3. When your side is vulnerable and the opponents are not. The undertaking by declarer's side to win at least a specific number of tricks in a specific denomination as determined by the final bid in the auction. My question is: Is it regular to say "I don't know" when there is no agreed meaning for a bid? To draw a random card from a face-down pack of cards; to divide the deck into approximately two equal halves and place the bottom half on the top. "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. When we open in a minor suit, we may still find an 8 card major suit fit. Does Opener have the required strength to rebid 2? Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq. When he arrives make a complaint about opponents harrassing you and your partner through persistent questioning. Also called Dormer or Jordan. XYZ is a convention whereby the first 3 bids of a partnership's auction are on the 1-level (but not 1NT- over 1NT you can play some version of New Minor Forcing). These are called forcing bids. The exchange of information during the auction through bids consisting of a number and a denomination. This technique can be useful in many situations. Points scored for making a part score, game, or slam or for defeating the opponents' contract. This applies equally to suit sequences as well as NT bidding. open until game is reached, where such a bid is available the partnership clearly has plenty of space to discuss the final contract. Its purpose is to fully describe your hand both length and HCP in just one bid, and to make the opposition bid at a higher level than if you had not bid. Typically used in competitive auctions to make it more challenging for the opponents to find their best contract. After 1 - 1 your rebid is? The only point ranges a balanced hand might have after opening one-of-a-suit are 12-14 points or 18-19 points. Support - GI+ if 3H is preemptive 1st chance to bid after partner opens 1. If the partnership is interested in grand slam, a subsequent bid of 5NT asks about kings. Responder is leaving room for opener to describe the hand. 24 points gives about a 50-50 chance of making game. 2 A jump in a new suit one level higher than necessary. The dealer is the player who starts the bidding even if its a pass. An initial 2NT bid is not needed as a natural invitation (the response to 2tells responder if opener is maximum or not) and so may be used for what you wish, usually a puppet to 3. When planning on trumping losers in dummy, declarer may have to delay drawing trumps to be sure to keep enough trumps in the dummy. A bid that is less than that warranted by the strength of the hand. A hand strong enough to commit the partnership to at least a game contract. A87 show answer, 8 A method of displaying the bidding and play on a screen for viewing by an audience. KQJ86 A raise of partner's suit to the minimum available level. The horizontal line on a rubber bridge score sheet that divides the bonuses from the trick scores. In Standard American bidding, the response of 1NT to an opening bid of 1 or 1 shows 6 to 9 high card points (HCP) and is non-forcing. A call that increases the bonus for making or defeating a contract. With eight or fewer combined cards, the guideline is to finesse; with nine or more, the guideline is to play the ace and king. After 1 - 1N your rebid is? A bridge event in which every partnership is composed of one player of each sex. An artificial forcing bid in a suit bid by the opponents. There are other rebids other than a jump to show invitational hands with HCP's. Bid a 3 card minor for instance with invitational values in HCP's but lacking good suit quality. The bonus awarded to the defenders for defeating a contract. W: 1NT E: 4NT 19 -20 points. Little Bear asks, "Do you really think that made sense to a beginning bridge player like me? Three or more consecutive cards in a suit headed by an honor. After 1 - 1 your rebid is? However, there is no invitational bid available with a 5-card major. An artificial response of 2 to an opening bid of 2 that says nothing about responder's hand. A bid or double suggesting the suit that partner should lead as a defender. We wouldn't want to bid to 2NT or three of a suit when both partners have minimum hands. A bid made to interfere with the opponents' auction by taking away bidding room. The partnership hand with fewer cards in a specific suit. An acronym for Double Even Pass Odd, a method for showing aces after interference over Blackwood. Supporting partner's suit by bidding the suit at a higher level. The responder can bid 2 to force opener to bid 2. Invitation to Bid: What is an Invitation to Bid? A contract that has a trick score value of 100 or more points. KT8 The player to the left of the dealer, who is the second player to have the chance to bid or pass. Choosing one of the suits suggested by partner. Discarding a card that must be lost on a losing trick in another suit. A guideline for deciding whether to finesse for a missing queen. K8 Playing the trump suit until the opponents have none left. After 1 - 1 your rebid is? KQ7632