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Bidding
Relays, asking bids, denial cue-
These pages exist to give you a glimpse into an esoteric world to which I do not belong.
It follows that I can only provide you with a few pointers rather than a detailed and accurate account of ‘how it’s done’.
A combination of control-
At pairs scoring this will be sufficient to keep you more than competitive with most of the rest of the field.
But if you find yourself in the sort of company and competition in which this isn’t quite good enough -
You might also have realised that when the suit has been agreed at a low level in a game-
Usually such situations will follow one of:-
an opening of one of a major and a Jacoby game-
an opening bid and a splinter raise;
a ‘fourth-
a bid of four of a minor setting the suit and showing a slam interest;
or an artificial opening bid followed by a game-
The challenge is to use the available bidding space as efficiently as possible, giving a maximum of information with the most space-
One part of the solution is to place one member of the partnership in charge of the auction (see below).
A second is to try to give at least two pieces of information with anything vaguely resembling a cue-
It might perhaps come as a surprise that one way of achieving this is to use cue-
But whichever method or variation you choose it is important to agree a number of principles:-
which sequences will lead to the methods under discussion;
do you wish to show some other piece of information (e.g. shortage/number of controls/key-
what are you assumed to have shown with your bidding up to this point (perhaps at least two controls);
is the agreed trump suit included in or separate from the methods used;
what happens when the opponents intervene?
There are two main underlying methods as the designated partner initiates the sequence:-
one is that he will always relay with the cheapest bid whilst waiting for partner to bid out his specific features;
and the second is that he will start with an asking bid in a specific suit.
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This page last updated 20th May 2019
Opener |
Overcaller |
Responder |
Advancer |
Opener's rebid |
Overcaller's rebid and beyond |
Responder's rebid and beyond |
The continuing auction |