Saturday, September 20, 2003 11:42 AM

Openers New-suit Rebid

PITBULLS:

            Auctions after openers new-suit rebids should be thoroughly understand by an established partnership.

After a one-level new-suit response and opener’s simple new-suit rebid:

(a) two notrump or three of openers suit is invitational;

(b) a fourth-suit bid that is either a reverse or a three-level bid is forcing to game;

(c) a fourth-suit  at the two level is forcing to game . There are no invitational sequences with a new suit. 

(d) a bid one level above a game-forcing fourth-suit bid is a splinter;

(e) Responders jump rebid is forcing to game and shows a good suit

 

            There are no one round forces or 4th suit invitational sequences. Responder either gives a simple preference or bids an invitational 2NT.

Axxxx KQxxx 10x x     1♦-P-1♠-P           Responder gives up on the heart

                                         2♣-P-2♦-P            suit and just bids 2♦

 

Axxxx KQJx xx Jx       1♦-P-1♠-P     A  2NT invite is bid rather than 2♥

                                         2♣-P-2NT-P     which is a game force

       all new suit jumps are splinters .

Axxxx x Axxx Kxx         1♦-P-1♠-P           This would be a splinter as 2♥

                                            2♣-P-3♥-P           would show hearts.

            4th suit forcing by responder is a catch all bid . It can be three main types of hands 1) natural and game forcing 2) A forcing to game belated preference 3) too strong to jump to game in NT

Kxx Axxx KQx AKx      1♦-P-1♥-P     We bid 2♣ first because we are too

                                          1♠-P-2♣-P     strong to bid 3NT

                                    

            Jumping in responders suit is “recovering the strong jump shift” and shows a forcing to game hand with a good suit.

AKQ10xx Axx Kx xx      1♦-P-1♠-P       Do not need 3 spades to be

                                            2♣-P-3♠-P          invitational .

          Jump preferences are invitational and jump to game shows no slam interest . Jump to games are usually done on distributional values as HCP’s usually bring about 4th suit forcing.