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The Jacoby transfer, or simply transfers, in the card game contract bridge, is a convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's notrump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder. For example, a response in diamonds forces a rebid in hearts and a response in ...
The method was devised by Jeff Rubens and published in The Bridge World. [1] Using Rubens advances, the available bids in the suits starting with the cue bid in opponent's suit up to and including the bid below a two-level support bid of the overcall are all transfer bids to the next suit. Furthermore, the available bids in the suits below the ...
Responder transfers to 2 ♦ which is either passed or advanced (diamond suit) or a major is bid (2 suiter, unspecified minor) 2 ♦ is a transfer to hearts; 2 ♥ shows both majors (responder may pass or correct to 2 ♠) 2 ♠ shows spades (natural bid) 2NT is a transfer to clubs; 3 ♣ shows both minors (responder may pass or adjust to 3 ♦)
Australian Bridge magazine, December 2000, pages 20-21. List of defenses against a 1NT opening (text corrupted, but does provide a listing). Official website; Bridge Buff website: commentary on the MONK convention. Pattaya Bridge Club website: list of defenses against a 1NT opening are briefly reviewed, including a comparison of Cappelletti and ...
The same transfer schedule can also be used following a conventional overcall over 1NT as long as this overcall indicates an anchor suit. For instance: following an Asptro 2 ♣ overcall (showing ♥ and another suit) over partner's 1NT opening, the bids 2NT, 3 ♣ and 3 ♥ would be transfers to the next strain, whilst 3 ♦ would be an asking ...
If it is not, the advancer (partner of doubler) bids as though his partner had opened 1NT. (Stayman and Jacoby transfers apply, for example). 2 ♣ shows both majors, possibly 5-4. If responder does not have a preference, he bids 2 ♦ to let opener pick. 2 ♦ is a transfer to hearts, 2 ♥ is a transfer to spades, 2 ♠ shows spades and a minor,
This article describes the contract bridge bidding convention. Meckwell is a method for defending against an opposing strong one notrump (1NT) opening by intervening in the direct and passout seats. [1] It features the following calls:
Blue Club gave significant advances in finding safe slams, which other systems of that time could miss. Non Blue Club players consider the system to be complicated and artificial but practitioners will point out that it is relatively natural, for instance, other than the artificial one club opening, all one-level opening bids promise at least four cards in the suit, whereas in many other ...