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 …
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 …
Transfer and Penalty bidding after opponents open a weak NT.
We value keeping the overcaller as captain of the auction in competive auctions. The transfer request allows that option.
This system is similar to the one we use when competing against strong NT openings. The difference is that we want …
We discussed the weakness in 2/1 bidding is the forcing NT. We abandoned the Forcing NT in favor of retaining the natural 6-9, no support meaning. However, a large percentage of your opponents will still be playing forcing NT (or semi-forcing).
Disturb Opponent's Forcing NT (DONT) is a convention …