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Convention HELP

Michael Cue-Bid, Unusual NT

Source

  • Melih Özdil - Melih Özdil

 

 
- Direct cue-bid opening major, shows other major and one minor

- Direct cue-bid opening minor, shows both majors

- Direct 2NT at second position, over opening suit, shows two lowest unbid suits

 

Strength : less then 14 HCP or 17+HCP, not used with medium hands

 

Responses

 

- Direct jump raise, at known suit, is preemptive with four card support

- Direct jump to game is semi-preemptive or to play

- 2NT after minor cue-bids is invitation to 3NT

- 2NT after major cue-bids, ask partner’s minor suit

- Direct three level new suit bid are natural and shows long good suit

- After majors cue-bids, 4§ bid over competition, ask partner’s minor, to play four level

- After majors cue-bids, 5§ bid over competition, ask partner’s minor to play five level

- After majors cue-bids, 4NT bid over competition, ask partner’s minor and invitation for slam

- Non jump cue-bid ask partner’s strength, (12-13) HCP is maximum.

 

2nd bid of overcaller

 

- If partner chooses one suit, raise or bid other excepted suit shows (6-5) distribution with good suits

- If partner chooses one suit, 2NT or new cue-bids (opening suit or unexpected suit) shows 17+HCP

- If partner ask strength with cue-bid, bid near suit shows minimum

 

            Pass  

2¨                              3¨   

?                  

            1¨

            Pass

- 3©                : minimum

- 3ª                : maximum

 

            Pass  

2NT                             3¨   

?                  

            1¨

            Pass

- 3©                : minimum

- 4§                : maximum

 

2nd bid of responder

 

- After major cue-bids, ask minor with 2NT then turn to partner’s major is game invitation

- After asking partner’s strength (with cue-bid), 4 level cue-bid of opening suit is RKCB

  for partner’s lowest suit and 4NT is RKCB for partner’s highest suit...

 

            Pass

            Pass  

2NT                             3§    

3©                     ?

            1§

            Pass

                                            - 4§                : RKCB for diamond

                                            - 4NT              : RKCB for heart