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Convention HELP
New minor forcing

Source

  • "ACBL Dictionary" for the minor openings. For the major openings the system of the american champion pair Nickell-Freeman is used.

 

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link
1§-1©
  • 1§-1©-1NT-2¨=Round
  •     New minor forcing
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  • 2©=minimum,3cd supp
  • 2ª=minimum,<3cd supp
  • 2NT=MAXIMUM,<3cd supp
  • 3§=Natural,5+cd
  • 3¨=MAXIMUM,<3cd supp,
  •       no ¨stopper
  • 3©=MAXIMUM,3cd supp
1§-1ª
  • 1§-1ª-1NT-2¨=Round,
  •     New minor forcing
  •  
  • 2©=Natural,4+cd
  • 2ª=minimum,3cd supp
  •     ©:maybe 4cd
  • 2NT=<3cd supp,
  •     no other rebid
  • 3§=Natural,5+cd
  • 3¨=MAXIMUM,<3cd supp,
  •     no ¨ stopper
  • 3ª=MAXIMUM,3cd supp
1¨-1©
  • 1¨-1©-1NT-2§=Round
  •     New minor forcing
  •  
  • 2¨=Natural,5+cd
  • 2©=minimum,3cd supp
  • 2ª=minimum,<3cd supp
  • 2NT=MAXIMUM,<3cd supp
  • 3§=MAXIMUM,<3cd supp,
  •       no § stopper
  • 3©=MAXIMUM,3cd supp
1¨-1ª
  • 1¨-1ª-1NT-2§=Round
  •     New minor forcing
  •  
  • 2¨=Natural,5+cd
  • 2©=minimum,3cd supp
  • 2ª=minimum,<3cd supp
  • 2NT=MAXIMUM,<3cd supp
  • 3§=MAXIMUM,<3cd supp,
  •       no § stopper
  • 3ª=MAXIMUM,3cd supp
1©-1NT
  • 1©-1NT=5-11,Round
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  • 2§¨=New Minor Forcing
  • 2§-2¨=Natural,5+cd
  • 2§¨-2©=min,3cd
  • 2§¨-2ª=min,©<3cd
  • 2§¨-2NT=Max,©:<3cd
  • 2§¨-3§=Natural,5+cd
  • 2§¨-3¨=MAX,©:<3cd,
  •          no ¨stopper
  • 2§¨-3©=MAX,3cd
1ª-1NT
  • 1ª-1NT=5-11,Round
  •  
  • 2§¨=New Minor Forcing
  • 2§-2¨=Natural,5+cd
  • 2§¨-2©=Natural,4+cd
  • 2§¨-2ª=min,3cd,
  •          ©:maybe 4cd
  • 2§¨-2NT=©:<3cd,
  •         no other rebid
  • 2§¨-3§=MAX,ª:<3cd,
  •          no §stopper
  • 2§¨-3ª=MAX,3cd
Open requirements

New minor forcing convention is a tool playing forcing 1NT response.

  • asking opener to clarify his ability to support responders major-suit

  • asking responder to clarify his ability to support openers major-suit

New minor forcing convention is normally used as game force or invite level if the major is a 5 carder.