
Don’t worry – you won’t miss a heart fit as you have given partner an easy opportunity to rebid 2 ♥ if she has four of them. With (b), respond 2 ♦ cheaper of fours.Prefer 2 ♠ to 1NT – more helpful to partner (partner may have only four spades, but, if so, she’ll have 15 or more points – she didn’t open 1NT). Failing the Rule of 14, responding 2 ♦ would be an overbid. If you satisfy the Rule of 14, go ahead and bid at the Two-level, following the normal responding guidelines ie (a) longest suit, (b) cheaper of fours, (c) higher of fives. With either a small doubleton or a singleton in another suit and/or a picture in spades, support partner. I recommend raising to 2 ♠ whenever you have three cards, unless you have a very flat hand and three small spades. If you fail the Rule of 14, you have to bid either the “dustbin 1NT” or raise to 2 ♠. Add up the number of cards in the suit you wish to bid at the Two-level to your total high-card points. The first decision is, can you bid your longest suit at the Two-level? You cannot bid a suit at the One-level (it’s illegal!). Which suit to respond to a 1 ♠ opener (with six or more points but fewer than four spades) Links to Dorset Bridge, for Andrew Robson Lessons See clubs that teach the Andrew Robson way Skiing, weekly, midweek, and weekend Bridge Breaks Jack Stocken organises the Andrew Robson Bridge Club Holidays. Take a 360 degree tour of the inside of ARBCĪ list of places to stay near to our club Starting from absolute scratch and assuming no knowledgeīridge is a card game played by 220 million people world-wide Recognised leaders in our field, we specialise in teaching Bit by bit the reader will improve their game.
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