Supplementary Sheet

TURNIP DIAMOND

TEAM TREEAB Olle Axne - Leif Ruthström

- Strong club Gunnar Elmroth - Leif Trapp

- Aggresive 1-openings (8-14)

- Canapé-style

- 1 = 5+card major

Opening bids

1 15+ unbalanced hands, 17+ if balanced

1 8-14, 5+ card major

1M 8-14, exactly 4 M with a longer sidesuit

11-14 balanced or 4441, exactly 4 cards Major

1NT 13-16, balanced (sometimes semibalanced with singleton honor)

2 11-15, 5+, no 4card major

2M 13-16, 5+M and 4+ minor

2NT 13-16, 5+ and 4+

3 Major twosuiter, 3 or 5(6) loosers

3 6+cards diamond, 10-12 hp

3M Preemptive

3NT Minor onesuiter, preemptive

4 Strong onesuiter

4M Preemptive

4NT Asking for specific Aces

Note that 1, 1 and 1 may be opened on weaker holdings than 8 hcp with

useful values and attractive distribution.

Responses to 1 opening

1 0-8

1 12-14, any distribution

1 9-11 or 15 +, exactly 4

1 NT 9-11 or 15+, exactly 4

2 9-11 or 15+, 5+ Major

2 9-11 or 15+, natural without 4card major, may hold longer

2 9-11 or 15+, balanced without 4card major

2 9-11 or 15+, 6+ without 4card major

2 NT 7 card , solid suit or 2 honors missing

3 7 card , solid suit or 2 honors missing

Special rebids by opener

1 - 1

1 Balanced 17+ or heart suit

1 NT Balanced 23+ or any onesuiter 16-19

2 Strong with or major/minor twosuiter, 20+

2 Strong with 20+

2 NT Minor twosuiter 17-20

3 Minor twosuiter 17-20

3 Major twosuiter 2 or 4 loosers

1 - 1

1 4 or 5 card major, unbalanced

1 - 1

2 Transfer to 3 with support

1 - 1 NT

2 NT Transfer to 3 with support

1 - 2

2 Denies a onesuiter, denies 3 cards in each major

2 Any onesuiter (responder bids 2 with )

2 3+ cards in each major (responder bids 2NT/3 with and 3/3 with )

1 - 2

2 Shows any weak singleton/doubleton (Over 2 NT, opener bids the suit below his weakness, 3 shows weak doubleton inminor, 3 shows singleton and 3NT shows singelton

Responses to 1 opening

1 0-10, all hands (0-5 with 3+ cards in each major)

1 a/ 10-15, 3+, not more than 2

b/ 11-13, 3+ and 3+

c/ 16+, 3+, not more than 2

Opener rebids 2, 2NT or 3 of minor with . All other bids are natural with

1 NT a/ 10-15, 3+, not more than 2

b/ 16+, 3+, not more than 2

Opener rebids 2, 2 NT or 3 of a minor with . All other bids are natural (or seminatural) with

2 m 10-15, 5+m, normally no 3card major, not forcing

2 6-10, 3+ cards in each major. Openers 3 of a major is preemptive.

2 14+, 3+ cards in each major. Opener rebids 2NT/3 with , 3/3 with

2 NT 16+, 5+ normally with no 3 card major

3 16+, 5+ normally with no 3 card major

3 6-10, preemptive with 3+ cards in each major

4 m 4 = Transfer to your Major, 4 = bid your Major

4 M To play

Modifications over a double

Pass 0-7 or 14+

Redbl 8-13, shows a singleton major and at least 3

1 8-13, doubleton , 3+

1 NT 8-13, 5+ and 5+ sidesuit

2 m 8-13, natural

2 11-13, 3+ cards in each major

2 NT 14+, 3+ cards in each major

3 m Preemptive with long suit

3 Preemptive with 3+ cards in each major

Responses to 1 opening

1 3+ (can be weak)

1 NT 6-11, natural (often denying a 3 card holding)

2 a) Natural

b) 10-13 4+ support, balanced hand

2 14+, 4+ support

2 NT 11-15, 4+ support, interest in a singleton by opener

3 11-15, 4+ support, interest in a singleton by opener

3 Preemptive, normally with 5 card support

New suit by opener is canapé.

Similar bidding over 1 opening.

Over intervention: New suit is non-forcing,

DEFENSIVE METHODS

Defensive bids over 1 (natural)

Dbl 16+

1 8-14, 5+ card major

1M 8-14, exactly 4 M

1 NT 14-17

2 Weak major twosuiter, 6-8 loosers

2 11-15, 5+, no 4 card major

2 M 13-16, 5+ M and 4+

2 NT Red twosuiter

3 Major twosuiter, 3 or 5 loosers

Defensive bids over 1 (strong)

Dbl 16 +

1 8-14, 5+card major

1 M 8-14, exactly 4 M

1 NT 6+ or red twosuiter

2 6+ or major twosuiter

2 6+ or black twosuiter

2 6+ or minor twosuiter

2 + twosuiter

2 NT + twosuiter

Defensive bids over 1 (otherwise artificial)

We open and bid according to our own system, ignoring the opening. D = 16+,

2C is natural, NT = 14-17 and so on.

Defensive bids over 1

Dbl 8-15 5+ or 16+ any disttribution

1 8-15, exactly 4 (may hold a longer sidesuit)

1 8-15, 4+ (may hold a longer sidesuit)

1 NT 14-17, balanced

2 11-15 natural, no 4card major

2 Weak major twosuiter, 6-8 loosers

2 13-16, 5+ and 4+

2 NT Weak + twosuiter

3 Major twosuiter, 3 or 5 loosers

Defensive bids over 1

Dbl 8-15 5+ or 16+ any distribution

1 8-15, exactly 4 (may hold a longer sidesuit)

1 NT 14-17

2 m 11-15, natural, no 4card

2 6-10, 6+

2 13-16, 5+ and 4+ minor

2 NT 13-16, 5+ and 4+

3 13-16, 5+ and 4+

Defensive bids over 1

Dbl 11-15, 4-5 (may hold 18+ balanced with/without )

1 NT 14-17

2 11+, 5+

2 11-15 6+

2 13-16, 5+ and 4+ minor

2 16+, 6+

2 NT 13-16, 5+ and 4+

3 11-15, 6+ (no 4card )

Defensive bids over 1 NT

Dbl 4+, unbalanced

2 4+, unbalanced

2 5+ and 4+ minor

2 6+

2 NT Minor twosuiter

3 6+

3 Major twosuiter