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Detail specifications 15JA - Level 2 ★
Opener's 2♦ rebid Gameforcing
Opener's rebid : 2 ♦ Game forcing
- Opener's priority in going for Game is to hide his magnificent hand and protect his tenaces.
- except if his distribution is very irregular (very long suit or a void) a 2 NT rebid will be more frequent and not a suit bid with a 5 carder ... A Game rebid in a suit is a stopping bid; - team is missing 2 Aces.
- A 3 NT rebid after a 2 NT response is absolutely forcing! The opener has slam ambitions.
- It's the 4NT rebid that indicates a problem with aces. This convention allows the Opener to be Declarer and have information on Responder's hand.
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2 |
Pass |
2NT |
Pass |
3NT |
Pass |
4 |
Pass |
4 |
Pass |
6 |
Pass |
7 |
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Problem E4800 3 NT : a forcing rebid looking for a slam (it's the 4NT rebid that indicates a problem with aces).
Opener's 2 ♦ rebid
Opener rebids 2 NT each time that his distribution is regular, so as to be contract Declarer and avoid a NT bid from his P !The strong hand is hidden and the tenaces are protected.
A 5431 distribution with a 5 card major and considered regular by expert players.
Opener rebids 2 NT each time that his distribution is regular, so as to be contract Declarer and avoid a NT bid from his P !The strong hand is hidden and the tenaces are protected.
A 5431 distribution with a 5 card major and considered regular by expert players.
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| S | W | N | E |
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2 |
Pass |
2 |
Pass |
2NT |
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Problem 20056 In this case, don't bid 2 ♠ but bid 2 NT. You have a regular distribution and cards you need to protect. If you bid 2 ♠ and your P then bids 2 NT ... it's contract down for sure !
The conventional rebids by Opener
The suit of the ace in a major
The suit of the ace in a major
- When you bid 2 ♠ in response to a 2 ♦ opening and you have an ace in a major suit, it's absolutely necessary that you know the convention that shows you have a particular ace.
- The Opener who wants to know which ace his Partner holds, jump bids to 4 ♣ after the 2 ♠ bid
- The Responder bids 4 ♥ or 4 ♠ depending whether he has the ace of ♥ or the ace of ♠.
- If you bid 3 ♥ and if the Responder is weak (has already bid showing less than 8HCP) will not bid 3 ♠ if he has 4 losing ♠
- To overcome this problem, using the convention a jump bid to 3 ♠ shows 5 ♥ cards and 4 ♠ cards...
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2 |
Pass |
2 |
Pass |
4 |
Pass |
4 |
Pass |
4 |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
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Problem 20055 If your P has the Ace of ♠, you will play a small slam : 6 ♠, if he only has the Ace of ♥, then the contract is only 4 ♠. It's important to know in which suit he has an Ace.
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Pass |
2 |
Pass |
3 |
Pass |
4 |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
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Problem E20059 Here, jump bid to 3 ♠ to show a 5-4 hand ♥ and ♠. Good convention to know if you don't want to go down on a 3 NT contract !
Responders' jump bids
The jump bids
The jump bids
- After Opener's 2 ♦ bid, and then a suit bid, all jump bids by Responder are suit fits.
- A one level jump is a Splinter bid
- A double jump is also a Splinter, this time with a void and not a singleton !
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2 |
Pass |
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2 |
Pass |
2 |
Pass |
5 |
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Problem E20066 Jump to 5 ♣ to show a ♣ void and a ♠ fit.
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