Modern Bidding Box April 2026
Written by Keith Schwols in Rockstar on Wed 01 April 2026.
The Modern American Bidding Box
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Problem 1
North Deals, Vul: None
BB auction: 1♦-1♠; 2♠-4♥Splinter …
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North Deals, Vul: None
BB auction: 1♦-1♠; 2♠-4♥Splinter …
Bridge is full of awkward decisions. Hand evaluation often ends up exactly in between two (or more) possible actions. With the Modern American system, we try to predetermine or eliminate those border cases as much as possible.
One frequent problem is that after you open 1 of …
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North Deals, Vul: None
BB Auction: 1♣-1♠; 2♥-2NT; 3 …
We are continuing our discussion of how to respond when our partner's opening major bid has been overcalled at the 2-level (2 of a minor).
Bidding 2NT After discussing, raises, new suits and cue-bid responses, we have the bid of 2NT left to discuss. Standard bidding …
Opponents overcall 2 of a minor
In the previous part we discussed responding after the opponents make a 1-level overcall to our opening major. Those circumstances were pretty easy to describe and define responses after the interference. However, what if the opponents overcall at the 2-level? This has blocked our …