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March
2022
CONTRIBUTORS
Negative Thru________ Penalty
Responsive Thru ________ Maximal
Support Thru_________ Rdbl
T/O Style
Direct 1NT _____ to _____ Systems On
Systems On
Names
______________
Other______________
1-Lvl _____to_____ Often 4 Cards
2-Lvl _____to_____
Jump Overcalls: Wk Int Str
Conv _____________________________
Responses
New Suit: F NFConst NF Tfr
Jump Raise: Wk Mixed Inv
Cuebids ________________ Support
Other _______________________________
Vs:
Art Quasi
Nat
Nat
♣♢ ♣♢ ♣♢ ♡♠
Michaels
Natural
Other
Describe __________________________
3-Level Style (Seat/Vul)______________
_____________________________________
Resp _______________________________
4-Level Style ________________________
Resp _______________________________
4♣/4
4
♢Tfr Other ______________
4NT: Blackwood RKC 0314
Control Bids
Vs Interference
Other
Suits
Standard - Attitude
Standard - Count
Upside Down - Attitude
Upside Down - Count
Exceptions __________________________
Other Carding:
Smith Echo: Suits NT Reverse
______________________________________
Trump Signals _______________________
CIRCLE CARD LED (if not bold):
Length Leads: 4th
3rd
Attitude
x x x
After 1st
Interior Seq:
J TT
K Q x
K
T x
K 9 x 9 x
Q
Exceptions __________________________
x x x x
/5th
Small from xx
x x x x
Honor Leads:
AKx (+) Varies
J x
3rd
H x x H x x x H x x x x
Trick ________________________
QJT x
_________________
T 9 x
/Low
x x x x xx
Balance 1NT ____ to ____
Conv ______________________________
Jump to 2NT: 2 Lowest Unbid
Other _______________________________
Dbl
2
2
2
2
Vs Vs
Dbl
♣
♢
♡
♠
2NT
2
2
2
2
♣
♢
♡
♠
2NT
Other _______________________________
New Suit F: 2 Lvl Tfr
Jump Shift: Wk Inv F Fit
Rdbl: 10+
2NT Over: Nat Raise Range
____ to ____
____ to ____
Conv
♣♢
♡♠
Other _______________________________
2NT Overcall ________________________
T/O Dbl Thru _____________
2NT Lebensohl Resp
Cuebid
Jump Overcalls
Penalty
Other ______________
♣Gerber: Directly Over NT Over NT Seq Non-NT Seq
RKC 1430
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
1 ♣ Other _________
1NT Open: Str Wk Variable
1♣ Resp ______________________________________________
Min Length: 5 4 3
Bypass 5+
1NT_______ to _______
♢
_____________________________
1♦
1♥/♠
1
3
st/2nd
rd/4th
1
Raises
2NT_______ to _______
Min Length: 5
Single:
Jump:
After Overcall:
4 3
Unbal
Raises
1NT_______ to _______
2NT_______ to _______
Length: 4 5
Length: 4 5
1NT: F Semi-F Bypass ♠
Single:
Jump:
After Overcall:
NF
Wk
Wk
Inv+ GF
Mixed Inv
Mixed Inv
Art Raises: 2NT 3NT Splinter
Other
Jump Raise:
Wk
Other_____ After Overcall: Wk
Drury: 2♣ 2♢ In Comp _____
_____
Mixed Inv
Mixed Inv
_____________________________________________________________________________
1NT_____ to _____ (Seat/Vul ___________)
5-Card Major Sys On vs _________
2♣ : Stayman Puppet Other
2
2
NT
Primary Signals to:
Declarer's Lead
Attitude
Count
Suit Preference
Exceptions __________________________
First Discard: Std Upside Down
Lavinthal Odd/Even Other
______________________________________
______________________________________
CIRCLE CARD LED (if not bold):
Length Leads: 4th
3rd
x x xx
/5th
3rd
Attitude 2nd from xxxx(+)
x x x
After 1 st
Honor Leads:
AKxx (+) Varies
K
Interior Seq:
A QJ x A
K
H x x H xxx H xxx x
Trick ________________________
K Q J x QT 9 Q J T x T 9 x
J T x T 9 x Q T 9 x
Exceptions __________________________
________________
J
/Low
x x x x x x x x x x
2♠ : Nat Tfr
2NT: Nat
Smolen
Tfr
Partner's Lead
♢ : Nat Tfr Other ___________
Other ___________
♡ : Nat Tfr
Tfr: 4♣ 4♢ 4♡
2NT _____ to _____ Puppet 3♠
______________
3NT _____ to _____
2♣_____ to _____
Conv
_ Tfr: 3Lvl 4Lvl
One Suit
Other ___________
Other ___________
1NT_____ to _____ (Same Resp: Y N )
3♣ ________________________________
3♢ ________________________________
3♡ _______________________
_______________________
Other ______________________________
____________________________________
_________
3♠
Dbl: Neg ___________ Pen Other ______________ Lebensohl : _________
Neg Dbl Other
Steps
Str Conv
Rebids over 2NT:
2♢ Neg Waiting
____ 2♡ Neg
Very Str Str Nat Conv ___________________ Other ____________________
2♦_____ to _____ __________________________________________ New Suit NF
Wk Int
2♥
2♠
Wk Int
Wk Int
_____ to _____ __________________________________________
_____ to _____ __________________________________________
Str 2 Suits
Str 2 Suits
Rebids over 2NT:
Rebids over 2NT:
New Suit NF
Other ________
New Suit NF
Other ________
Jump Shift Resp _____________________________________________
Vs (Very)Str Open ______________ NMF 2Way NMF XYZ 4th
SF: 1Rnd GF
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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COLUMNS
In First Seat 6
Ruling the Game 36
DEPARTMENTS
Letters to the Editor 7
Charity, Goodwill Appointments 28
Club News 32
Ed Foundation News 52
CALENDARS
Teacher, Director Courses 36, 54
Tournament Directory 75
INTERACTIVE FEATURES
The Bidding Box 38
It's Your Call 42
West, East hands for
The Bidding Box 49, 55
Challenge of the Month 57
MASTERPOINTS
Life Master Milestones 70
New Life Masters 72
Personal MP Profile 84
PASSINGS
Obituaries 69, 73
In Memoriam 74
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JERRY HELMS 53
Ask Jerry
MIKE LAWRENCE 54, 62
Mike's Bridge Lesson,
Mike's Advice
EDDIE KANTAR 55, 61
Chalk Talk, Test Your Play
PAUL ROSS 56
Defensive Maneuvers
AUGUST BOEHM 58
Boehm on Bridge
MARTY BERGEN 59
Better Bridge with Bergen
KAREN WALKER 60
Bidding Matters
FRANK STEWART 64
My Bridge and Yours
JAMES MARSH
STERNBERG 65
Consults with the Doctor
DAVID BIRD 66
Bridge with the Abbot
BILLY MILLER 67
Dear Billy
GEORGE JACOBS 68
George's World
March 2022 | Bridge Bulletin |
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Other ________
LARRY COHEN 51, 57
Bidding Basics,
The Real Deal
MICHAEL BERKOWITZ 50
Lessons Learned
LYNN BERG 49
Startup Bridge
__
ROBERT TODD 48
Reasoning with Robert
NF
Wk
Wk
Art F
General Approach
Min Expected HCP when Balanced: Opening __________ Responding _________
Forcing Open: ♣ 2
Bids That May Require Preparation
_____________________________________________________________________________
NF 2 (4432 only ) NF 1 NF 0
Transfer Resp
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Inv+ GF
Mixed Inv
Mixed Inv
NF 2 NF 1 NF 0
Art F
______________________________________________
Resp
______________________________________________ Same as over 1♣
PHILLIP ALDER 46
Card Play 101
ADAM PARRISH 47
Parrish the Thought
LEADS vs SUITS
CARDING
SLAMS
PREEMPTS
DIRECT CUEBIDS
OVERCALLS
DOUBLES
LEADS vs NT
SIGNALS
vs PREEMPTS
vs TAKEOUT DBL
vs 1NT OPENING
NT OVERCALLS
OTHER
2 LEVEL
NOTRUMP
MAJORS
MINORS
OVERVIEW
March 2022

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