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Detail specifications 5200 - Level 2 ★
Slam bids
The Josephine 5 SA is a conventional Slam bid.
It asks the partner to bid :
Top honors only include the ace, the king and the queen.
It asks the partner to bid :
- A grand slam if he possesses 2 top honors in trump
- A small slam otherwise.
Top honors only include the ace, the king and the queen.
7
6
5
A
K
J
10
K
Q
K
Q
J
10
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pass |
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1 |
Pass |
4 |
Pass |
5NT |
Pass |
7 |
Pass |
Pass |
A
K
Q
8
3
Q
9
8
7
5
4
A
5
Problem E6146 South has a monster of a hand as a responder! he is wondering wether or not to bid 7 ♥. It is there if the opener has two top honors in ♥ (The ace and king in that case). The opener that has them will bid the grand...unbeatable !
Exclusion Blackwood
It is used by a player that has a chicane and that needs to know the number of Key cards.... in suits other than the one where he has a chicane.
The Exclusion Blackwood is bid with a surprising jump in the suit of the chicane. It is a suit that will take his partner aback and cannot be confused with a splinter, a control or any other bid ..
His partner will then show his keycards if Trump suit has been set, his aces otherwise.
For example, after a support bid a jump in a new suit that goes beyong game level, eis an Exclusion Blackwood.
It is used by a player that has a chicane and that needs to know the number of Key cards.... in suits other than the one where he has a chicane.
The Exclusion Blackwood is bid with a surprising jump in the suit of the chicane. It is a suit that will take his partner aback and cannot be confused with a splinter, a control or any other bid ..
His partner will then show his keycards if Trump suit has been set, his aces otherwise.
For example, after a support bid a jump in a new suit that goes beyong game level, eis an Exclusion Blackwood.
A
K
3
2
6
4
4
3
J
10
7
6
5
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pass |
3 |
Pass |
5 |
Q
J
8
7
6
5
4
A
K
Q
10
K
Q
Problem E9325
After his partner's support in à ♠, The 5 ♦ cannot be misinterpreted! It is Blackwood that asks his partner to announce his key cards...Excluding the ace od Diamond.
After his partner's support in à ♠, The 5 ♦ cannot be misinterpreted! It is Blackwood that asks his partner to announce his key cards...Excluding the ace od Diamond.
Responses to an Exclusion Blackwood
The responder will announce his key cards EXCLUDING THOSE IN THAT SUIT : You can use the 30-41 convention or name, 0 1 2 or 3 aces.
The alternatid approach, below may be simpler...It is for you to decide
The responder will announce his key cards EXCLUDING THOSE IN THAT SUIT : You can use the 30-41 convention or name, 0 1 2 or 3 aces.
- First level =3 or 0 key cards
- 2nd level = 1 or 4 key cards
- 3rd level = 2 key cards
The alternatid approach, below may be simpler...It is for you to decide
- First level = 0 key card
- 2nd level = 1 key card
- 3rd level = 2 key cards
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pass |
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3 |
Pass |
5 |
Pass |
5NT |
A
K
7
6
8
6
7
5
J
10
7
6
5
Problem E9326
After the 5 ♦ Exclusion Blackwood, The responder's bid of 5 NT, as the 3rd level available (after5 ♦) shows that the responder has 2 key cards.
After the 5 ♦ Exclusion Blackwood, The responder's bid of 5 NT, as the 3rd level available (after5 ♦) shows that the responder has 2 key cards.
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pass |
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3 |
Pass |
5 |
Pass |
5 |
K
10
7
6
8
6
7
5
A
J
10
7
6
Problem E9327
5 ♠ As the trump suit has been set, the responder indicates his number of key cards. Here just one as he must not count the ace ♦ , as his partner requested!
5 ♠ As the trump suit has been set, the responder indicates his number of key cards. Here just one as he must not count the ace ♦ , as his partner requested!
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