This is the first part of a three part series on how to respond when the opponents overcall your partner's major suit opening bid.
Overcall is at the 1-level
Responding after the opponents overcall our opening major with a 1-level bid is pretty straightforward. There are only a few auctions …
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The Modern American Bidding Box
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Problem 1
North Deals, Vul: None
East
♠ A 8
♥ Q 7 3 2
♦
♣ A K T 9 8 6 2
West
♠ T 9
♥ T 6
♦ A 9 6 5 4 3
♣ Q 4 3
BB auction: 1♣-1♦; 1♥-2♣; 3NT …
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When your partnership adopts the Colorado2Club conventions you have a great bid to show those awkward 18-19 HCP hands.
In the Extensile 2clubs convention, we have a bid sequences after 1 of a major - 2♣ to show a balanced 18-19 HCP. We no longer need this bid because we would …
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Opponents have interfered over our 2♣ opening bid, how should we proceed?
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A useful little gadget to make better invitations in no-trump after the opening unbalanced 1♦
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