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Inverted minors refers to a treatment introduced by the Kaplan–Sheinwold (K–S) bidding system for the popular card game bridge. The original structure of Precision, another bidding system, also employed inverted minors over a 1 ♦ opening. However, the treatment is no longer restricted to users of these bidding systems.
Under the rules of the sponsoring organization (for example national federations such as American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) and the English Bridge Union (EBU), zonal organizations, and the World Bridge Federation (WBF)), certain conventions are alertable, the partner of the player making the conventional call must say "alert" (or show an ...
New Minor Forcing (NMF), is a contract bridge bidding convention used to find a 5-3 or 4-4 major suit fit after a specific sequence of bids in which opener has rebid one notrump. The convention is triggered by responder at his second turn by an artificial bid of two in an unbid minor; it requires that he hold five cards in the major he has ...
For example, on the sequence 1 ♣-1 ♠ (with or without opponent's interfering);1NT-2 ♣;2 ♦,2 ♥ will show an invitational hand with minimum five spades and four hearts, 2 ♠ an invitational hand with minimum five spades (in which case one does not have four hearts) or possibly six spades with or without four hearts. 2NT will show a balanced invitational hand, 3 ♣ typically an ...
Meaning Double: shows a single minor or both majors; advancer bids 2 ♣, after which the intervener corrects to his actual suit if a minor, or hearts if holding both majors 2 ♣ or 2 ♦: shows the bid suit and a major 2 ♥ or 2 ♠: shows the bid suit 2NT: shows the minors
The unusual notrump applies the principle that when the natural meaning of a bid is not generally very useful, it is profitable to agree that it means something somewhat opposite. That is, while natural notrump bids show a strong hand with balanced distribution, the unusual notrump shows a weak hand with very unbalanced distribution.
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A Michaels cuebid after a one-level opening in a minor showing both majors; The convention does not apply where only one suit is specified, [3] for example: Michaels cuebid after a one-level opening in a major which promises the other major and an unspecified minor; For completeness a defense to use when a single suit is bid is shown below.