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A bid of 4NT "invites" opener to: bid 6NT with a maximum holding of 14 HCP (19 + 14 = 33 which is sufficient) pass with a minimum 12 HCP (20+ 12 = only 32) with partnership agreement, bid 5NT holding 13 HCP - asking partner to bid 6NT with 20 HCP and to pass holding 19 HCP. An opening bid of 2NT shows 20, 21 or 22 HCP.
If the 2NT bidder bids again freely, then it shows a strong two suiter. To distinguish the weak and strong holdings, many partnerships agree not to use the unusual notrump for intermediate hands (about 12 to 14 points); they would simply overcall with one of their suits and show the other later if the bidding offers a chance.
Splinters are used early in the bidding to communicate a strong hand, with a fit for partner's last bid suit and a side-suit singleton or void. The splinter bid is a double jump shift to the singleton or void suit. Partner of the splinter bidder will then typically bid game or proceed with cue-bids to investigate the possibility of a slam.
Andrew Michael Robson OBE (born 1964) is an English professional [1] bridge player, writer and teacher. He is a British and English international. [ 2 ] Robson is the bridge columnist for The Times and Country Life . [ 3 ]
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In some positions if a simple bid of the suit would be forcing then a single jump can be a splinter. For example, in a system where 1 ♥ –2 ♣; 2 ♦ is a forcing sequence, 1 ♥ –2 ♣; 3 ♦ may be used as a splinter. (However, this approach would require a specific agreement in advance—many players use this sequence to denote a ...
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