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STANDARD AMERICAN

Nickell-Freeman

1§=#12+cP,

   *Most:4-4 minors

   *12-15HcP,3§

   *18+HcP,0-3¨

1¨=#12+cP,(3)4+¨

    If 3¨:4432 dist

1©=#12+cP,(4)5+©

1ª=#12+cP,(4)5+ª

1NT=#15-17(18)HcP,

    semi-bal,5M/6m OK

2§=#STRONG,Round

  (Forcing:2NT/3MAJOR)

2¨©ª=#5-11HcP,6cd

2NT=#20-22HcP,bal

3§¨©ª=#7+cd,

          Vuln:Sound

      Non-Vuln:Light

3NT=#semi-Solid minor,

    + side A or K

4§¨=7+cd,Preempt

4©ª=7+cd,Sound

4NT=29-30HcP,bal

 

 

SLAM-BIDDING

 

-4§ direct over

 1NT=Gerber

¤4¨=0/4

¤4©=1

¤4ª=2

¤4NT=3

 

-4NT=BWM

¤5§=0/4

¤5¨=1/5

¤5©=2

¤5ª=3

 

¤6§=0

¤6¨=1

¤6©=2

¤6ª=3

¤6NT=4

 

-DOPI/ROPI=Steps

-DEPO:DBL=even

      Pass=Odd

 

4NT:RKCB-Roman-Key

-Card Blackwood:

Trump-King is

counted as 5th Ace

 

¤5§=1/4 Aces

¤5¨=0/3 Aces

¤5©=2/5 Aces

   No trump queen

¤5ª=2/5 Aces incl.

   trump queen

¤5NT=Even number

    of keycards

    (2/4)+ a void

¤6 of a suit below

  trump suit=odd

  number keycards

  + bid-suit=void

¤6 of trump-suit=

  odd number of

  keycards + void

  in a higher

  ranking suit

 

5NT-Query for the

other kings

 

cue bid kings

or

¤6§=0

¤6¨=1

¤6©=2