Wednesday, May 6, 2009

New Minor Forcing

New Minor Forcing.
New Minor Forcing comes up when responder bids a new minor after opener has rebid 1NT. For example,
1C 1S 1NT 2D !
2D is artificial, showing 11+ points and asking opener to further describe his hand. Responder is interested in game, normally has a five-card major suit and wants to know if opener has support.
Opener's responses, in order of priority, are:
Two of the other major
Two of responder's major
Three of responder's major
2NT
3NT
Raise of the new minor
Rebid of opener's suit shows a 4-card suit
shows 3-card support, 12 to 13- pts
shows 3-card support, 13+ to 14+ pts
shows a stopper in the unbid suit, 12 to 13- pts
shows a stopper in the unbid suit, 13+ to 14 pts
Natural, denies the ability to make any other bid
Denies the ability to make any other bid
To show a genuine two-suiter, responder can rebid the new minor on the third round.
New Minor Forcing is OFF in competition.

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