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Bridge bidding systems that incorporate a strong 2 clubs opening bid include modern Standard American, standard Acol, 2/1 game forcing and many others. In most natural bridge bidding systems, the opening bid of 2 ♣ is used exclusively for hands too strong for an opening bid at the one-level. Typically, the bid is reserved for hands that are ...
The forcing notrump is a bidding convention in the card game of bridge. In Standard American bidding, the response of 1NT to an opening bid of 1 ♥ or 1 ♠ shows 6 to 9 high card points (HCP) and is non-forcing. Opener, with a balanced minimum, may pass the 1NT response and, if the opponents also pass, that will become the contract.
It is a natural bid, used to show a hand that is too strong to open at the one level. Commonly used in the early days of bridge, most expert players converted after World War II to the now more common weak two bid [2] retaining only 2 ♣ as a strong opening suit-bid and changing its meaning to artificial and forcing holding any suit. This was ...
The convention was first published in The Bridge World in January 1957. [7] Murray's presentation of the original convention included the following features: The Drury 2 ♣ is an artificial one-round force by a passed hand responding to partner's third or fourth-hand major suit opening bid
The Strong Club System is a set of bidding conventions and agreements used in the game of contract bridge and is based upon an opening bid of 1 ♣ as being an artificial forcing bid promising a strong hand. [1] The strong 1 ♣ opening is assigned a minimum strength promising 16 or more high card points. All other bids would therefore be ...
An opening bid of 2NT shows 20, 21 or 22 HCP. If responder has 13 HCP, then a small slam looks certain (13 + 20 opener's minimum = 33) and should be bid If responder has 11 or 12 HCP, then a small slam is a possibility but more information is needed about opener's hand before it should be bid.
Jacoby 2NT (Swedish: Stenberg 2NT) is a bridge convention in which a bid of 2NT over partner's opening bid of one heart (1 ♥) or one spade (1 ♠) shows a hand with both opening strength or better - normally at least 12 HCP or a hand meeting the "Rule of 20" criteria, and; at least four-card support for opener's major suit.
Benjamin Twos are Bridge opening conventions. [1] They cover all opening two bids in suit; 2 ♣, 2 ♦, 2 ♥ and 2 ♠.Of these opening bids, the 2 ♣ and 2 ♦ are strong opening bids, without a necessary connection to the suit bid whilst 2 ♥ and 2 ♠ are weak, preemptive bids indicating a six good cards ♥ or ♠ hand without much strength in the other suits.