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Miscellaneous Agreements
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After 1NT opening
2NT response to Stayman
- 1NT-2
-2NT: Promises 15-16 HCP and either a 5 card major, or 4-4 in the majors.- 3
: What's your 5 card major? - 3
: 4-4
/
- 3
: Transfer to
if opener had 4- 3
: 4 or 5 
- 3
: 5
- 3
: Transfer to
if opener had 4- 3
: 4 or 5 
- 3NT: 5

3-suited responses to 1NT
1NT-3
/
shows GF 3-suited hands. Continuation is the same as after 1
-3
/
:
- 1NT-3
: GF, 4441 with short black suit- 3
: What's your 4-card black suit?- 3
/
: Long
(1444) / long
(4441). Responses are steps by rank.
- 3
: Setting trumps, not minimum
- 1NT-3
: GF, 4441 with short red suit- 3
: What's your 4-card black suit?- 3
/NT: Long
(4144) / long
(4414), again by rank
- 3
: Setting trumps, not minimum
Namyats
A 4
or 4
opening shows a self-sufficient
/
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
-(4
)
After strong 1C
Kokish 2H
- 1
-1
-2
: Either a strong hand with a
suit, or a strong balanced 25+ HCP hand.- 2
: Responder would bid it with almost any hands- 2NT: 25+ hcp, balanced hand. System is on, same after 2NT opening.
- Any other: Strong
hand, natural continuation.
Extension to control responses after 1NT
- 1
-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
-1
-1NT- 2
: 15 HCP, artificial - 2
/3
/3
/3
: 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
trump after 4NT-5
-5
:- 5N: has
Q, no minor K, may or may not have
K. - 6
/
: Has
Q, lowest specific K - 6
: no
Q
- With
trump after 4NT-5
-5
:- 5
: no
Q - 5N: has
Q, no outside K - 5
, 6
/
: has
Q, lowest specific K.
- With
trump after 4NT-5
-5
:- 5
, 6
: has
Q, shows lowest K - 5N: has
Q, no black Ks, may or may not have
K. - 6
: no
Q
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
trumps, after 4N-5
-5N:- 6
:
K, or both
and
Ks - 6
:
K, or both
and
Ks - 6
:
K, or both
and
Ks (inquirer must be careful!)
- 5N shows the lowest K one step over the trump suit
- for example given
trumps, after 4N-5H-5S:- 5N:
K - 6
:
K or both
and
Ks - 6
: both
and
Ks - 6
:
K or both
and
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.
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