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The forcing 1NT bid shows 6 to 12 HCP, denies the ability to make a single raise (but not necessarily an invitational raise), and denies holding four spades if the opening bid was 1 ♥; it must be announced as "forcing" by partner. As the forcing notrump creates problems of its own, a popular variation that overcomes these is the forcing next ...
An agreement that treats the single raise of a minor suit as strong, and a double raise as preemptive. Invitation A bid which invites the partner to bid on to game or slam if he has extra values. It is a non-forcing bid by definition. Compare semi-forcing bid. IPBM International Popular Bridge Monthly, a British bridge magazine.
2 ♦ = Non-forcing, diamond length (typically 5+) with heart tolerance. Doubler can bid 2 ♥ with hearts as second suit and less than two diamonds. 2 ♥ = Natural, non-forcing 2 ♠ = Weak Raise 2NT = Invitational spade raise without a singleton side suit 3 ♣ / ♦ / ♥ = Invitational spade raise with singleton or void in bid suit 3 ♠ ...
A jump shift in the other minor 1 ♣ - 2 ♦ or 1 ♦ - 3 ♣ shows a limit raise (9-12 HCP) and at least 4 card support; A simple raise of a minor is therefore game forcing; A jump raise in the minor shows 5+ card support and less than 9HCP; Some players prefer to show aspects of opener's hand other than stops, when bidding a new suit [7]
A particular popular modification in the Netherlands is Multi-Landy, [6] a combination of Landy, the Multi 2 diamonds convention and the Muiderberg convention. In this modification, the 2 ♣ overcall is the same as in Landy, the 2 ♦ overcall shows a 6-card major suit, and 2 ♥ or 2 ♠ overcall shows five cards in that major suit and at least four cards in a minor suit.
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In the card game contract bridge, a forcing bid is any call that obliges the partner to bid over an intermediate opposing pass. Owing to the partnership's bidding system or a bridge convention, partner must "keep the bidding open", [1] i.e. not pass, thereby preventing his left-hand opponent from ending the auction with a pass and enabling the "forcing bidder" to bid further.