[dorisga44]

Hi All,

Following a 1NT opening (strong) has anyone had any experience of playing:

2♣ as 4+ hearts
2♦ as 4+ spades ?

Would like to hear what responses you could do for this, and what does that mean for the rest of the structure over the 1NT opening?

Thanks in advance

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dorisga44, on 2018-April-03, 16:04, said:

Hi All,

Following a 1NT opening (strong) has anyone had any experience of playing:

2♣ as 4+ hearts
2♦ as 4+ spades ?

Would like to hear what responses you could do for this, and what does that mean for the rest of the structure over the 1NT opening?

Thanks in advance

Asptro responses to a "quasi-balanced" 1N opening was one of my suggestions in this thread.

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dorisga44, on 2018-April-03, 16:04, said:

Hi All,

Following a 1NT opening (strong) has anyone had any experience of playing:

2♣ as 4+ hearts
2♦ as 4+ spades ?

Would like to hear what responses you could do for this, and what does that mean for the rest of the structure over the 1NT opening?

Thanks in advance

I saw something like this that appears to work well.

2C* forces 2D to sign off in D/H/S contracts.

2D* is invite+ with 4+ Hs.

2H* is invite+ with 4+ Ss.


Opener accepts the 2 level transfer with a non max. hand.

Opener bids 2N with a max. and 2 cards in the transferred suit.

Opener bids 3* with a max. and 3 cards in the transferred suit.


When opener would pass an invite in normal methods, this one allows you to stop in 2M.


Holding both majors, responder bids 2C* and over the forced 2D* bid now bids 2N*(4-4Ms invite) or 3N*(4-4Ms)GF

[Kungsgeten]

A friend of mine plays this. They use:

1NT---
2C = 0+ hcp, 4+H
2D = 0+ hcp, 4+S
2H = INV+ with 5+ minor, usually no major.
2S = Balanced INV or weak/GF+ with 5-5 minors
2NT = INV with 4-4 minors
3m = Preemptive/to play (they play a weak NT)
3M = GF with 4M, choice of games between 3NT or 4M.
3NT = To play
4M = To play

Over 1NT-2m they play:

1NT-2m;
Step 1 = Bad fit. Min with 2-3 or max with 2.
Step 2 = Good fit. Min with 4 or max with 3-4(5).

Then:

1NT-2m; Step response-
2M = To play
2S = INV with at least 4-4 majors (spades may be longer)
2NT = INV with 4 or 5 card major.
3C = GF with 4M and a 5+ minor. 3D asks for minor.
3D = GF with 5+ major.
3M = INV with 5 or 6 card major.
3oM = Natural GF, usually 4-4 after a transfer to hearts.
3NT = Choice of games with 5M.
4new = GF 5-5.
4M = To play.