DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS CONVENTION CARD

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

Aggressive 1 level, Sound 2 level Lead In Partner’s Suit
Jump Raise : PRE Suit 4th best same
NT 4th best same PLAYERS: Gorobag-Zctre
Subseq Same Strong Club Blue

Other: 2nd best from 3 or longer small card

1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY

2nd & 4th POS LIVE : 15+ -18, system on Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT
Ace AK+....; Ax+... Ask ATT GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE
King AK doubleton or KQ+... Ask Unblock Q or KQT .. 1C:16+
1D:2+D
1M:5 cards Major
Queen QJ+ ...... Ask Unblock J or QJ9.. 2 Club =11-15 HCP 5+C/4M UNBAL or 6+Club w or w/o 4x
Jack Standard Standard 2 Diomond = 4414
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 109…. (A/K/)J10…. 2 Major = 6 cards weak
1st Suit : WK 9 9x 9x
1M-2NT : 2 minors Hi-X Even Even
Lo-X Odd Odd
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
Cue=Michaels; Jump=Ask Stoppper; Reopen = same as Direct 1 Hi:Enc Hi:Enc Hi:Enc
Suit 2
3
1 Hi:Enc Hi:Enc Hi:Enc
VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2
Natural 3
Signals (including Trumps):

DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening)
T/O or any strong

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e. 1 or 2 SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES

Natural SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL & COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT DOUBLE IMPORTANT NOTES

New Suit : F1. Jump Raise : WK.

PSYCHICS: Rare
 TICK IF

MIN. NO. OF CARDS

NEG.DBL THRU
OPENING

ARTIFICIAL DESCRIPTION RESPONSES SUBSEQUENT ACTION

COMPETITIVE & PASSED
HAND BIDDING

1 v 0 16+ HCP BAL; 16+HCP 5x; 1D=0-7 HCP; 1M=8+HCP 5+M; 1NT=8-10 HCP 1C-1D;1H= 19+
2m=8+HCP 5+m; 1C-1D-1H-1S=0-4
1C-1D-1H-1NT=5-7

1 4 11-15 HCP 2D=Support D 6-10; 3C=PRE 3D; 3D=SUPP D 1D-1M-1NT=11-17,SUPP 3M; 3D

INV; 2NT=11-12

1 5 11-15 HCP 1NT=non forcing 2x:GF

1 5 11-15 HCP 1NT=non forcing 2x GF

INT 15-17 HCP BAL or Semi BAL STAYMAN; JACOBY TRF;
may have 5M or 6m or 4414

2 5 11-15 HCP 5+C w 4x or 6C w 2D=Relay, F1; 2H=NAT 4+H, F1; 2S=NAT 5+S, 2C-2D; -2M=4M; -2NT; 6+C, max, -
or w/o 4M F1; 2NT=5+D, F1; 4D=RKC; SPL 3C=6+C min

2 v 0 - 4414 2H/2S=PC; 2NT=Relay Ask clarification; 2D-2NT; 3D= 4414 min;3NT=4414 max

2 5 - Weak 6 cards

2 5 - Weak 6 cards

2NT v Strong 20-21

3m 7 PRE, good suit

3M 7 PRE, depend on VUL
3NT v
4m v PRE, depend on VUL
4M PRE, depend on VUL
v
HIGH LEVEL BIDDING
RKCB 0314