M J Bridge
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Bidding
Inverted Ghestem (occasionally referred to as Questem)
One way of overcoming the difficulty with both major suits identified under Ghestem is to reverse the allocation for ‘highest’ and ‘outside’.
This leads to the following allocation:-
cue-
2NT two lowest suits;
3♣ two outside suits.
The major suit problem has now disappeared.
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K Q 8 5 3
K 9 7 5 2
7 4
6
Opponents open 1♣.
Bid 2♣.
You might be minimum in high-
I would make this bid at any vulnerability.
The price to be paid for this modification is that when your opponents open any one of diamonds, hearts, or spades then your bid of 3♣ will show a holding including clubs, and the chance to show a stronger hand by bidding again will be lost if partner passes with club preference.
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K Q 8 5 3
6
A 4
A K Q 5 2
Opponents open 1♥.
Bid 3♣ to show your two-
but if partner passes you will not have the opportunity to show your strength through a further bid.
Not recommended
This is a high price to pay.
For an evaluation of the methods considered on these pages see the page ‘General considerations and relative merits’.
Context -
Opener |
Overcaller |
Responder |
Advancer |
Opener's rebid |
Overcaller's rebid and beyond |
Responder's rebid and beyond |
The continuing auction |