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this page was last updated on 29-April 2006 |
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If you wish to print this page, you can download the Word Doc file. |
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Let's start with a few tricky ones: - |
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What does 3♦ mean in the sequence 1NT - 2♣ - 2♠ - 3♦ ? |
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| Is it forcing? |
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| Does responder have 4 ♥'s? |
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| What does 3♦ mean in the sequence 1NT - 2♣ - 2♦ - 3♦ ? |
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| Is it forcing? |
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| Is it a ♦ suit? |
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| Does it promise a 4 card major? |
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What does 2♠ mean in the sequence 1NT - 2♦ - 2♥ - 2♠ ? |
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Is it forcing |
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How do you show a responding hand which is 5-4 (or 4-5) in the majors that is .. |
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Weak? |
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Invitational? |
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Game forcing? |
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Do you use Stayman or transfer? |
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How do you show a responding hand which is 5-5 in the majors that is .. |
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Weak? |
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Invitational? |
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Game forcing? |
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Do you use Stayman or transfer? |
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If you open 1NT with say 5 ♥'s and 2 ♠'s (so 2533) and partner transfers into ♠'s, |
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how can you subsequently find a possible 5-3 ♥ fit if partner has game values and, say, 5332 shape? I bet you would be playing it in 3NT? |
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Does responder guarantee a 4 card major in the sequence 1NT - 2♣ - 2♦ - 2NT? |
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And just have a look at all of the question marks that follow. How many can you confidently answer - and be sure that your partner gives the same answer? How many gaps will you leave? |
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And it's not good enough to give an answer like ‘weak' for 1NT -2♣ - 2♦ - 2♠ ?, how many ♥ 's in responder's hand, and how many ♠'s? |
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It's high time that all of this was clearly defined. |
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So here it is, all in one book. And you will find the completed charts at the end of the book, so you know that everything is covered. And if you want to know what 3♦ means in the sequence 1NT - 2♣ - 2♦ - 3♦ , just look it up in the bidding index. |
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| Stayman Sequences |
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Major Suit Transfer Sequences |
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| 1NT - 2♣ - 2♦ - |
pass |
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1NT - 2♣ - 2♥ - |
pass |
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2♥ |
= ? |
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2♠ |
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2♠ |
= ? |
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2NT |
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2NT |
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3♣ |
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3♣ |
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3♦ |
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3♦ |
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3♥ |
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3♥ |
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3♠ |
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3♠ |
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3NT |
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3NT |
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4♣ |
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4♣ |
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4♦ |
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4♦ |
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4♥ |
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4♥ |
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4♠ |
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4♠ |
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4NT |
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4NT |
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| 1NT - 2♣ - 2♥ - |
pass |
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1NT - 2♣ - 2♠ - |
pass |
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2♠ |
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2NT |
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2NT |
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3♣ |
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3♣ |
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3♦ |
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3♦ |
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3♥ |
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3♥ |
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3♠ |
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3♠ |
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3NT |
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3NT |
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4♣ |
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4♣ |
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4♦ |
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4♦ |
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4♥ |
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4♥ |
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4♠ |
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4♠ |
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4NT |
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4NT |
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| And, of course, the same sort of thing |
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| 1NT - 2♣ - 2♠ - |
pass |
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after a minor suit transfer. |
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2NT |
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3♣ |
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3♦ |
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You will find all of the answers in the No Trump book |
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3♥ |
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The quick way to find the answer to any |
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3♠ |
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is to look in the Bidding Index in the NoTrump book. |
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3NT |
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4♣ |
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4♦ |
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4♥ |
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4♠ |
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4NT |
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