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Detail specifications 43IA - Level 3 ★
Cue-bidding the overcalled suit in response to the opening
Cue-bidding the overcalled suit in response to the opening
In response to a major opening
A cue-bid shows 11 HCP and above with a strong support : too strong for a raise, and no singleton or void (else the response could be a Splinter).
In response to a minor pening
A cue-bid is a proposal for a NT contract, asking the opener to bid it if he has a stopper in the overcalled suit
In response to a major opening
A cue-bid shows 11 HCP and above with a strong support : too strong for a raise, and no singleton or void (else the response could be a Splinter).
In response to a minor pening
A cue-bid is a proposal for a NT contract, asking the opener to bid it if he has a stopper in the overcalled suit
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Problem E4893 Game forcing cue-bid showing your fit and your ambitions. Your line will play 4 ♥ if the opener is minimum.
Jump cue-bid after an overcall, in response to a major or a minor opening
After an overcall, Splinter can no longer be bid. Using a jump cue-bid in the opponent's suit gives your partner the same information ... when your short suit is the overcalled one, of course.
After an overcall, Splinter can no longer be bid. Using a jump cue-bid in the opponent's suit gives your partner the same information ... when your short suit is the overcalled one, of course.
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Problem E1475 Jump cue-bid. Equivalent to a thunderous Splinter in the opponent's suit : strong ♦ support, singleton -or even better as here, void in ♥ .
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Problem 8594 Jump cue-bid should be taken like a Splinter : good support, strength for game and short ♣.
FR version
- A major 4th
- A good ♣ stopper