Responses to 1Nt Opener or Overcall
Opening 1NT and a 1NT Overcall Are Almost the Same
| 1NT Overcall Promises Stoppers. We treat a 1 NT overcall the same as a 1 NT opening, except that the 1 NT overcaller has good stopper(s) in the overcalled suit. | |||
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1 ¨ |
1NT | 1NT ny East says "West, I was going to open 1 NT and I have good Diamond stoppers. Bid as though I had opened 1 NT" | |
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ª Qxxx |
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© Qxxx |
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¨ AQx |
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§ AK |
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Responders
Strength requirements. Strength requirements
for responses to 1NT are flexible, with the general understanding that any bid in the game
of Bridge
should improve the contract.
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