Index

Symbols

0-1-1-2-2 scale RKC 1m responding 1N Forcing opener's rebid 1N opening defense, [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] 1N opening or overcall defenses to 1N structure Advanced three-Level

2/1, [1] 2N Jordan 2N Truscott 2N opening unusual 2NT Jacoby, Jordan 2♣ opening

A

ACBL Advanced 1N structure advancer notation alert convention procedure

alerts alternate responses Jacoby 2NT announce as a passed hand in competition, major responses asking Michaels attitude

B

balanced opening, [1] balanced openings chart balancing Bergen raise reverse Bergen raise (of a major) convention

bid Blackwood convention blood Gavin Wolpert Bloomen convention business double bust

C

call Cappelletti convention Cappelletti (modified) convention Captain chart balanced openings checkback, [1] convention Fourth Suit Forcing (FSF) convention New Minor Forcing (NMF) checkback conventions convention competitive hand strength constructive (of a major) raise constructive raise convention control control bid convention control bidding Italian slam The Hand control-showing response to 2 club opener controls convention alert Bergen raise (of a major) Blackwood Bloomen Cappelletti Cappelletti (modified) checkback conventions constructive raise control bid cue bid (slam) D.O.N.T (modified, a.k.a. Meckwell) D.O.N.T. delayed Texas Transfers DOPI Drury equal-level conversion double Escape from Moscow Exclusion Blackwood expected with 2/1 Extended Michael's fit-showing jump, [1] five-card Stayman Puppet Stayman Flannery 2♦ Four Spades Quantitative Minors Four-suit Transfers Four-Way Transfers derivation Four-Way Transfers summary Fourth Suit Forcing Fourth Suit Forcing (FSF) checkback Gambling 3N Gerber Grand Slam Force Guoba Hamilton Handy Runout Help Suit Game Try Ingberman, [1] inverted minors Jacoby 2NT, [1] Jordan 2NT Jordan All The Time Kickback, [1] Kokish Game Tries Landy Lebensohl, [1], [2] list of core lower-lower, [1] Mathe Defense maximal double Meckwell Meckwell Escapes Mexican Two Diamonds Michael Cue Bid Michaels Cue Bid mini-Roman Minor Relay Minor Suit Stayman Minorwood Mohan Montreal Relays Multi-Landy Muppet Stayman New Minor Forcing New Minor Forcing (NMF) checkback NMF Ogust One-Over Keycard Parrish (two hearts bust addon) pick-a-slam Pick-A-Slam Preempt Keycard Puppet Stayman Redwood responsive double Reverse Drury RKC ROPI Sandwich 1N, [1] Serious 3NT Smolen South African Texas Spiral splinter takeout double, [1] Texas Transfers Top and Bottom Two-Way Checkback Stayman, [1] Two-Way New Minor Forcing Two-Way New Minor Forcing (TWNMF) two-way Reverse Drury Unusual 2N Unusual 2NT Unusual vs. Unusual, [1] Western Cue Wolff Signoff Woolsey XYZ, [1]

cooperative double Copyright GPLv3 count cue cue bid limit raise, [1] Michaels cue bid (slam) convention current count

D

D.O.N.T (modified, a.k.a. Meckwell) convention D.O.N.T. convention runout defense 1N opening, [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] preempts defense to two-suited bids, [1] defenses to 1N opening or overcall notrump openings delayed action delayed Texas Transfers convention derivation convention Four-Way Transfers DOPI convention

double equal-level conversion lead-directing Lebensohl, [1] Lightner maximal negative of final contract redouble reopening required shape responsive SOS redouble special support takeout doubleton super-accept drop dead Drury convention

E

equal-level conversion double equal-level conversion double convention Escape from Moscow convention runout

evaluation The Hand Exclusion Blackwood convention expected with 2/1 convention Extended Michael's convention

F

fast arrival fast denies fit fit-showing jump convention, [1] raise, [1] five-card Stayman Puppet Stayman, convention five-four majors Stayman transfers flag bid Flannery 2♦ convention opening

flat forcing to game? Fourth Suit Forcing (FSF) Four Spades Quantitative Minors convention Four-suit Transfers convention Four-Way Transfers derivation, convention summary, convention Fourth Suit Forcing convention Fourth Suit Forcing (FSF) checkback, convention forcing to game? fourth-seat bidding

G

gadgets Gambling 3N convention game forcing hand strength game try help suit Garbage Stayman, [1] Gavin Wolpert blood Gerber, [1], [2] convention

gf good good suit Good-Bad 2N Lebensohl GPLv3 Copyright grand Grand Slam Force convention Guoba convention runout

H

Hamilton convention hand evaluation hand strength competitive game forcing invitational slam interest weak

Handy runout Handy Runout convention HCP, [1] help suit game try Help Suit Game Try convention help-suit

I

in competition major responses as a passed hand in passout seat opening Ingberman convention interference major opening minor opening negative double three-level

interference with transfer intervenor notation inv inverted minors convention invitational hand strength Italian control bidding

J

Jacoby 2NT alternate responses convention, [1] The Hand Jacoby transfer transfer Jacoby, Jordan 2NT Jordan over overcalls

Jordan 2N Truscott 2N, 2N Jordan 2NT convention over overcalls Jordan All The Time convention jump-shift preemptive traditional jump-shift choice

K

Kickback convention, [1] Kokish response to 2 club opener

Kokish Game Tries convention

L

Landy convention Law of Total Tricks lead-directing double leave it in Lebensohl convention, [1] double, [1] Good-Bad 2N overcall of 2♣ opener reverse Stayman

Lebensohl, additional applications level LHO notation Lightner double limit raise cue bid, [1] list of core convention LMH steps Losing Trick Count, [1] lower-lower convention, [1]

M

M notation m notation major opening, [1], [2] raise, [1] transfer major opening interference third or fourth seat major responses as a passed hand in competition Mathe transfer Mathe Defense convention maximal double maximal double convention Meckwell convention Meckwell Escapes convention runout Mexican Two Diamonds convention Michael Cue Bid convention Michaels asking cue bid

Michaels Cue Bid convention mini-Roman convention minimax, [1] minor opening relay transfer minor opening interference Minor Relay convention minor relay slam try Minor Suit Stayman convention Minorwood convention slam try misfit mixed raise Modern Super Accept Mohan convention Montreal Relays convention Moysian Fit Multi-Landy convention Muppet Stayman convention

N

negative double negative double, [1] interference New Minor Forcing convention New Minor Forcing (NMF) checkback, convention NMF convention not in passout seat preempt notation advancer intervenor LHO M m opener (player) responder RHO seat (first, second, ... ) superscripted - or + w W

notation explained notrump opening notrump openings defenses to notrump ranges

O

of final contract double Ogust convention One-Over Keycard convention opener (player) notation opener's rebid 1N Forcing opening 2N 2♣ balanced, [1] Flannery 2♦ in passout seat major, [1], [2] minor notrump strong 2♣ two diamonds

opening bids preemptive over overcalls Jordan Jordan 2NT overcall weak jump weak jump overcall overcall of 2♣ opener Lebensohl overcaller

P

pair convention;FSF jump-shift;fit-showing jump, [1] relay; Montreal Parrish response to 2 club opener Parrish (two hearts bust addon) convention pass or correct passout seat, [1] two-level opener penalty double Pick-A-Slam convention pick-a-slam convention points power double power raise Stayman

preempt, [1] not in passout seat responses Preempt Keycard convention slam try preemptive jump-shift opening bids preempts defense procedure alert pull puppet Puppet Stayman convention convention five-card Stayman

Q

quantitative, [1], [2]

quick-tricks strong 2♣

R

raise constructive (of a major) fit-showing jump, [1] major, [1] rank redouble double Redwood convention slam try relay, [1] minor relay, difference from transfer reopening double required shape double responder notation reverse responding 1m responding with a void RKC response RKC, [1] response to 2 club opener control-showing Kokish Parrish two hearts bust responses preempt RKC Stayman

Responses to 1M Opener responsive double responsive double convention reverse, [1] Bergen raise Lebensohl responder Reverse Drury convention two-way RHO notation right-side RKC 0-1-1-2-2 scale convention responding with a void responses ROPI convention Rubensohl Rule of Rule of 17 Rule of 20 runout, [1] D.O.N.T. Escape from Moscow Guoba Handy Meckwell Escapes runouts after 1N is doubled

S

Sandwich 1N convention, [1] seat seat (first, second, ... ) notation semi-balanced semi-forcing Serious 3NT convention short singleton slam control bidding slam interest hand strength slam try minor relay Minorwood Preempt Keycard Redwood slamish slow shows Smolen convention Soloway Jump Shifts SOS redouble double South African Texas convention Texas Transfers special double

Spiral convention splinter convention Stayman, [1] five-four majors Lebensohl power raise responses The Hand stiff stolen bids strain strong 2♣ opening quick-tricks style Walsh summary convention Four-Way Transfers summary of 1N raises summary of 1N Responses super-accept doubleton transfer, [1] superscripted - or + notation support double support double

T

takeout double takeout double, [1] convention, [1] tenace Texas Transfers convention South African Texas The Hand control bidding evaluation Jacoby 2NT Stayman third or fourth seat major opening thirteen three-Level 1N structure three-level interference Top and Bottom convention traditional jump-shift transfer interference with Jacoby transfer major Mathe minor super-accept, [1]

transfer, difference from relay transfers five-four majors Truscott 2N 2N Jordan 2N two diamonds opening two hearts bust response to 2 club opener Two Over One, [1] two-level opener passout seat two-suited bids, [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12] defense to, [1] two-way Reverse Drury Two-Way Checkback Stayman convention, [1] Two-Way New Minor Forcing convention Two-Way New Minor Forcing (TWNMF) convention two-way Reverse Drury convention

U

UDA UDCA underlead unpassed hand unusual 2N

Unusual 2N convention Unusual 2NT convention Unusual notrump Unusual vs. Unusual convention, [1]

V

void

W

W notation w notation Walsh style weak hand strength weak jump overcall

weak jump overcall overcall Western Cue convention Wolff Signoff convention Woolsey convention

X

X XX	XYZ convention, [1]

Y

yarborough