M J Bridge
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Bidding
Jump in the opponent’s suit
Note that this page refers to the immediate bid in the opponents’ suit. The situation will be quite different once responder has spoken.
Two-
If you play a system of two-
Usually such a bid will be either 3♣ or 3♦.
For most partnerships this bid will carry the same meaning whether or not it is in the opponents’ suit, thus if for example 3♣ has been allocated the meaning of two non-
This allocation will carry precedence over any alternative meaning suggested below.
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A Q T 7 6
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A K 8 4 3
6 2
Opponents open 1♣.
Bid 3♣ -
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K Q
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A K Q J 8 5 3 2
K Q
Opponents open 1♥.
Bid 3♥.
Partner will bid 3NT with a heart stop. Otherwise he will bid 3♠ and you will correct to 4♦.
Note that 5♦ might well fail to three immediate losers.
Not two-
Jump bids in the opponents’ suit which do not specify a two-
It is perfectly possible to live a long and happy bridge life at a high level without ever assigning a meaning to such a bid, and to be honest, for most of us that is my recommendation. It is one of those specialist bids for specialist situations which will scarcely ever occur, and which meanwhile is taking up valuable space in your ever-
You can specify almost anything you like by agreement with your partner. Just make sure it is a hand-
But if you really want to find an interpretation from the expert world then this is the most likely.
The running suit
Your first thought when you pick up a running suit -
But of course, you hardly dare to bid 3NT without a stop in the suit bid by your opponents.
The solution is the jump cue-
The following example is made up and rather extreme, but it makes the point.
Intermediate and above
Advanced
Context -
This page last revised 29th Jul 2020
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