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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.
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 ...
Jacoby won seven Spingolds, seven Vanderbilts, two Reisingers and more than a dozen other major titles. He was named to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame in 1965. He and son Jim are the co-authors of Jacoby Transfer Bids, Jacoby 2NT and other bidding ideas. Together, they won the Reisinger in 1955 --- when Jim was 22 --- and the Vanderbilt in 1965.
Oswald "Ozzie", "Jake" Jacoby (December 8, 1902 – June 27, 1984) [1] was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time and a key innovator in the game, having helped popularize widely used bidding moves such as Jacoby transfers.
"Standard American" was the label given to the bridge bidding system developed by Charles Goren and his contemporaries in the 1940s. This system employed the 1915 point-count method to evaluate the strength of a bridge hand. Most bids had fairly specific requirements regarding hand strength and suit distribution.
2NT shows 3 controls (specifically 3 kings), and; 3 ♣ shows 4 controls, 3 ♦ or higher, etc. on up the line. With ace-showing responses, the responder bids the suit of the Ace, 2NT with two or more kings, and 2 ♦ with a king or less. With (unlikely) 2 aces, the responder bids 3 ♥.
Whether the partnership will play Jacoby transfers (bids of 2 ♦ and 2 ♥ over 1NT or 3 ♦ and 3 ♥ over 2NT respectively require the 1NT or 2NT bidder to rebid 2 ♥ and 2 ♠ or 3 ♥ and 3 ♠), minor suit transfers (bids of 2 ♠ and either 2NT or 3 ♣ over 1NT respectively require the 1NT bidder to bid 3 ♣ and 3 ♦) and Texas ...
Pages in category "Bridge conventions" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total. ... Jacoby 2NT; Jacoby transfer; K. Kamikaze 1NT; Kantar cue bid; L.