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Detail specifications 14BB - Level 2 ★
Two weak opening: Opener's rebid after Responder's 2NT bid
Two weak opening: Opener's rebid after Responder's 2NT bid
Responder's NT bid is asking for information : Opener must then bid his strength and/or dstribution.
With a minimum opening Opener rebids his suit at the 3 level
With a maximum opening (8-9HCP) : Opener bids :
Responder's NT bid is asking for information : Opener must then bid his strength and/or dstribution.
With a minimum opening Opener rebids his suit at the 3 level
With a maximum opening (8-9HCP) : Opener bids :
- an outside honor at the 3 level
- a singleton/chicane at the 4 level
- with a strong hand, no singleton and no outside honor : 3NT
- If you have a singleton and an outside honor, give priority to bidding your outside honor.
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Problem 4605 2NT is a forcing bid asking for information. Responder is asking Opener to describe his hand : strength/ outside honor/distribution
A bid at the 3 level shows maximum strength ...for a pre-empt bid!
- Only bid your hand at the 3 level if you have a maximum 8-9HCP and possibly with an exceptional 10HCP.
- Only bid the 2 highest honors : Ace and King
- If you have a singleton and an outside honor, give priority to bidding your outside honor.
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Problem E5220 3 ♠Opener who is minimum in his opening bid doesn't bid his outside honor, he rebids his opening suit at the 3 level
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Problem E5075 3 ♥ : Opener is maximum in his bid and now bids his outside honor (not the singleton)
Bidding a singleton at the 4 level shows maximum strength ..for a pre-empt opening
With minimum points, don't bid your singleton, perhaps your team don't have the points to bid Game.
With minimum points, don't bid your singleton, perhaps your team don't have the points to bid Game.
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Problem E4950 4♦ Opener has maximum points so he bids his singleton at the 4 level - Game forcing!
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Problem E4982 Opener's bid shows that he has a minimum opening. Bidding his singleton at the 4 level would mean playing at Game level.
After a 2 weak major opening Opener's rebid of 3NT shows maximum points and NOT a bid to play NT.
With maximum points (8-9HCP) and nothing else special in his hand, Opener bids 3NT showing:
With maximum points (8-9HCP) and nothing else special in his hand, Opener bids 3NT showing:
- no outside honor
- no chicane/singleton
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Problem E5223 3NT : this is not a bid to play 3NT. This bid shows maximum points, no outside honor and no singleton.
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Problem E4952 Opener rebids his opening suit with minimum points.
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