====== Miscellaneous Agreements ====== Agreements here may be sorted later and put on a separate page. ===== After 1NT opening ===== ==== 2NT response to Stayman ==== * 1NT-2\C-2NT: Promises 15-16 HCP and either a 5 card major, or 4-4 in the majors. * 3\C: What's your 5 card major? * 3\D: 4-4 \H/\S * 3\D: Transfer to \H if opener had 4 * 3\H: 4 or 5 \H * 3\S: 5\S * 3\H: Transfer to \S if opener had 4 * 3\S: 4 or 5 \S * 3NT: 5\H ==== 3-suited responses to 1NT ==== 1NT-3\C/\D shows GF 3-suited hands. Continuation is the same as after 1\C-3\C/\D: * 1NT-3\C: GF, 4441 with short black suit * 3\D: What's your 4-card black suit? * 3\H/\S: Long \C (1444) / long \S (4441). Responses are steps by rank. * 3\H: Setting trumps, not minimum * 1NT-3\D: GF, 4441 with short red suit * 3\H: What's your 4-card black suit? * 3\S/NT: Long \D (4144) / long \H (4414), again by rank * 3\S: Setting trumps, not minimum ===== Namyats ===== A 4\C or 4\D opening shows a self-sufficient \H/\S suit, and 8/8.5 tricks unvulnerable/vulnerable. We also play it as an overcall after opponent opened a suit on the one level: e.g. 1\H-(4\D) ===== After strong 1C ===== ==== Kokish 2H ==== * 1\C-1\D-2\H: Either a strong hand with a \H suit, or a strong balanced 25\+ HCP hand. * 2\S: Responder would bid it with almost any hands * 2NT: 25\+ hcp, balanced hand. System is on, same after 2NT opening. * Any other: Strong \H hand, natural continuation. ==== Extension to control responses after 1NT ==== * 1\C-1x (forcing, natural)-1NT: Control asking * 3x: 0-2 controls, 7\+ card suit * 3y: 0-2 controls, at least 5-5 in the two suits. ==== Extension to strength showing responses after 1NT ==== * 1\C-1\S-1NT * 2\H: 15 HCP, artificial * 2\S/3\C/3\D/3\H: 16\+ HCP, cheapest 4 card suit ===== Roman Keycard Bids ===== ==== Responses to 4NT ==== * 5C: 0 or 3 KC * 5D: 1 or 4 KC * 5H: 2 or 5 KC w/o the trump Q * 5S: 2 (or 5) KC w/ the trump Q * 5N: even number of KC and a useful void * 5x: odd number of KC and useful void in x ==== Continuation ==== Further asking bids from inquirer: * After a response that does not tell about the trump Q (0/3 or 1/4 KCs): * 1st (non-trump) step: Q ask * 2nd (non-trump) step: specific K ask * After a response telling about the trump Q (2/5 KCs): * 1st (non-trump) step: specific K ask === Responses to Q ask === * lowest trump bid: no Q * any other: have the Q. If possible we try to show lowest specific K (below 6trumps) as well. * E.g. with \h trump after 4NT-5\D-5\S: * 5N: has \hQ, no minor K, may or may not have \sK. * 6\c/\d: Has \hQ, lowest specific K * 6\h: no \hQ * With \s trump after 4NT-5\C-5\D: * 5\s: no \sQ * 5N: has \sQ, no outside K * 5\h, 6\c/\d: has \sQ, lowest specific K. * With \d trump after 4NT-5\D-5\H: * 5\s, 6\c: has \dQ, shows lowest K * 5N: has \dQ, no black Ks, may or may not have \hK. * 6\d: no \dQ After a K showing response, if inquirer bids a new suit, it asks responder to bid the grand if he has that K, too. Over an ambigous 5N the next non-trump step asks to bid the grand if responder has a K. === Responses to specific K ask === * 7 trump shows 3 outside Ks * lowest trump shows no outside Ks * a suit shows either that K or the other 2. * for example given \h trumps, after 4N-5\d-5N: * 6\c: \CK, or both \D and \S Ks * 6\d: \DK, or both \C and \S Ks * 6\s: \SK, or both \C and \D Ks (inquirer must be careful!) * 5N shows the lowest K one step over the trump suit * for example given \d trumps, after 4N-5H-5S: * 5N: \HK * 6\c: \CK or both \H and \S Ks * 6\h: both \C and \S Ks * 6\s: \SK or both \C and \H Ks ==== If opponents overcall 4NT ==== We play D0P1/R0P1: * Double/Redouble: 0 or 3 KC * Pass: 1 or 4 KC * 1st step: 2 or 5 w/o the Q, etc. Continuation is as before.