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This is a list of bidding systems used in contract bridge. [1] [2] Systems listed have either had an historical impact on the development of bidding in the game or have been or are currently being used at the national or international levels of competition. Bidding systems are characterized as belonging to one of two broadly defined categories:
A bidding system in contract bridge is the set of agreements and understandings assigned to calls and sequences of calls used by a partnership, and includes a full description of the meaning of each treatment and convention. The purpose of bidding is for each partnership to ascertain which contract, whether made or defeated and whether bid by ...
It is also customary to retain the convention in the face of certain competitive actions, for example after a double by opener's LHO, or a negative double by partner. After an overcall by RHO, assuming that the bidding has not gone past 1NT, the convention is still on (for example after 1 ♦ - (pass) - 1 ♥ - (1 ♠) - X where X is a Support ...
Popular bidding convention in contract bridge, used to determine number of partner's aces/kings to evaluate for slam bids. Blank (Adjective) Unprotected by other, usually lower cards in the same suit: "I held the blank king of spades." [citation needed] (Verb) To discard in such a way as to leave a card unprotected: "She blanked the king of ...
Unusual vs. unusual [1] is a competitive bidding convention used in contract bridge by the opening side after an opponent has made an overcall showing two suits (e.g. a Michaels cuebid or an Unusual notrump overcall).
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 ...
Advancer [2] can bid 2 ♣ to ask for the minor (pass or correct), 2 ♦ to ask for the major, or 2 ♥ or 2 ♠ to play. 2 ♣: Promises both majors. Advancer can bid 2 ♦ to ask which is better, so the overcaller's 2 ♣ bid can freely be made with 5-4 shape. 2 ♦: Promises one of the major suits. 2 ♥ /2 ♠: At least 5–5 in the named ...
Gerber is a contract bridge convention devised by William Konigsberger and Win Nye from Switzerland [1] who published it in 1936; John Gerber of Texas introduced it to North America in 1938 where it was named after him. [2] [3] It is similar to Blackwood but uses 4 ♣ instead of 4NT as a relay (asking) bid to inquire about the number of aces ...