Written in a clear and easy-to-follow style, with plentiful examples, the book will provide a partnership with the basis for competent and successful slam-bidding, which will lead not only to consistently better results but also to more ...

Revised and updated. Winning advice on bidding and play for the intermediate, based on five card major openings.

... cue-bidding by raising opener's minor suit: 1♢ - 2♢ - pass - 3♢. This bid informs the cue-bidder that advancer has a hand that is strong enough to make game if the cue-bid is at the top of the range. The cue-bidder will bid his ...

... cue - bid of his own : West North East South 10 20 Pass 30 South holds , for example : ♡ A2 AQ6 ♧ 983 AK7643 A2 The basic scheme is that the cue - bid of a minor suit shows a major two - suiter , whereas a cue - bid in a major suit ...

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... bid is not forcing. Your partner should pass or bid 3 0 with a minimum; he should bid a new suit, jump r04 0 . or bid game directly with a maximum. lfyou had l2 or more high-card points. your proper response would be 3 NT. Cue-Bidding ...

... bid in a new suit ( usually at the four - level or higher ) is a cuebid . It suggests a slam in spades and shows a ... cue- bid . Its full title is a ' control - showing cuebid ' . Sometimes you agree a suit at the two - level ; you may ...