Name Partner
1NT Opening
and Responses
Strength 12-14
Responses 2C Stayman
2D XFER
to Hearts or WTO
2H XFER
to Spades or WTO
2S 11
Pts or WTO
2NT XFER
to Minors or 11-12
Other Bids 3C/3D/3H/3S = 6+ card suit
STRONG TWOS ACOL WEAK
TWOS BENJI
2C 23+ GF unless 2NT Rebid 2C 8PT any suit 2D relay
2D/2H/2S 8PT Strong 2D
same as Acol 2C
2NT 20-22 2H 6 card suit 6-10 pts
2S
6 card suit 6-10 pts
2NT 19-20
Responses Responses
2C – 2D denies AK values 2C – 2D Relay
2C – 2D – 2NT 23-24 pts 2C – 2D – 2NT 21-22 pts
2D – 2H denies
AK values
2NT – 3C Simple Stayman 2D – 2H – 2NT 23-24 pts
– 3D/3H XFER
2H – 2NT is an enquiry
– 3S Minors 2S – 2NT is an
enquiry
3 BIDS 7+ card suit pre-emptive
4 BIDS 8+ card suit pre-emptive
SUIT Overcall 5+ card suit
1NT Overcall 15-17
pts with stop
X of suit opened Take Out (also over Weak 2s)
X of 1NT opener 15+ pts Penalty
2C overcall over 1NT Landy or Natural
Jump Overcall 6+ card suit opening hand
Leads Top of sequence or interior sequence
4th
best from Honour or 2nd best otherwise
Signals High Encouraging Low Discouraging
High
Even Number Low Odd No
Discards High Encouraging Low
Discouraging
Suit Preference McKenney
OTHER ALLOWED BIDS OR CONVENTIONS
Negative Doubles up to 3 Spades
Fourth Suit Forcing
Blackwood; RKCB; Gerber over NT
openers
Trial bids
1Major – X – 2NT shows good raise
to 3 of major
Cue Bids -Control showing
- Splinter over Major
- UCB
Protective Bidding
Departures from the above may result in an adjusted score