Opening 2
is very strong
We have re-tasked the opening 2
to show a balanced 18-19 HCP hand. A strong hand, but not a powerhouse.
This results in our redefining an opening 2♦ from a weak 2 bid to now be our bid with a hand too strong
to open …
The opponents will interfere after our 1NT opening as often as possible. Even more likely in tournament competitive play. Most interference bids are designed around bidding a long (6 card) suit or a shapely (2-suit hand). They are consuming our communication space. We want to be able to communicate invitational …
Opening 2♣ shows a balanced hand with 18-19 HCP.
Why do we adopt this bid?
We have a couple of reasons
1) Did you every open this strong of a hand with 1 of a minor, intended to jump rebid at 2NT, and your partner passed you? Annoying right? The …
We have restrictions when opening 1NT, 1 of a Major and 1♦ promises an unbalanced hand. That means the remaining opening hands will be opened 1♣.
Those cases would be:
Opponents have interfered over our 2♣ opening bid, how should we proceed?