COMPETITIVE 2 NT

DESCRIPTION: USING BY OPENER OR RESPONDER AT COMPETITION.
             GENERAL RULE IS WHEN YOU ARE OBLIGED TO BID 
             OR WHEN RHO BIDS.

KINDS OF COMPETITIVE 2NT

ART.2NT
GOOD-BAD 2NT
TRANSFER 2NT
LEBENSOHL 2NT
BALANCING 2NT
SCRAMBLE 2NT


ART.2NT

AFTER PARTNER DBL:
2M - DBL PASS 2NT; 2♦ (MULTY) DBL 2M 2NT; 2♦ (MULTY) PASS 2M DBL PASS 2NT; 
2♦ PASS 2M PASS PASS DBL PASS 2NT;
ALL 2NT ARE ARTIFICIELS AND RESPONSES ARE:

3♣♠♠♠          NORMAL T/O W 4 CARD OTHER MAJORS
3♦♠♠♠          STRONG T/O 15+HCP NO 4 CARD MAJORS
3 OTHER MAJOR   5+CARDS 16+HCP
CUE-BID         4 CARD OTHER MAJORS 16-20 HCP W/O STOPPER
3NT             4 CARD OTHER MAJORS 16-20 HCP W STOPPER
4NT             4 CARD OTHER MAJORS 20+ HCP W STOPPER

ALL BIDS ARE  NATURAL AND 0-8 HCP
CUE-BID IS FG NO 4 CARD MAJORS STOPPER ASKING.
3NT 10-14 HCP W STOPPER (3NT AFTER ART.2NT IS 14-17 HCP)

GOOD-BAD 2NT

GENERALLY USING BY OPENER. 
RHO SHOULD MAKE A BID.
OPENER REBIDS ARE:

2NT♠            TRANSFER TO 3♣ (IF COMP. WITH CLUBS, OTHERWISE GOOD HAND)
3♣              5/5 GOOD OR 6+♣ GOOD
3♦              5/5 OR 6+♦ COMPETITIVE
3♥              5/5 OR 6+♥ COMPETITIVE
3♠              6+♠ GOOD (OPENER SHOULD REBID 2♠)


TRANSFER 2NT

USING TRANSFER 2NT AT COMPETITION RHO SHOULD BID AT 2 LEVEL.
ALL BIDS ARE TRANSFERS BETWEEN 2NT AND OPENER'S SUIT.CUE-BID IS NATURAL.
IF 2 LEVEL SUIT IS POSSIBLE TO BID AND OPENER TRANSFERS TO 3 LEVEL IS INV.+ 
IF 2 LEVEL SUIT IS  NOT POSSIBLE TO BID AND OPENER TRANSFERS TO 3 LEVEL IS COMPETITIVE+

WHEN OPENER REBIDS HIS SUIT:
IF 2 LEVEL SUIT IS POSSIBLE TO BID AND OPENER JUMP TO HIS SUIT IS INV.
IF 2 LEVEL SUIT IS  NOT POSSIBLE TO BID AND OPENER BIDS HIS SUIT IS COMPETITIVE

EXAMPLE:
1♥ - 1♠ - 2♠ 
?

2NT♠  TRANSFER TO ♣ 5+♥ 5+♣ COMPETITIVE+
3♣    TRANSFER TO ♦ 5+♥ 5+♦ COMPETITIVE+
3♦    TRANSFER TO ♥ 6+♥ INV.+
3♥    NATURAL 6+♥ COMPETITIVE

 
LEBENSOHL 2NT

WHEN WE OVERCALL WITH MAJOR SUITS AND RHO RAISE HIS PARTNER 2NT IS LEBENSOHL
2NT IS NATURAL WHEN WE OVERCALL WITH MINOR SUITS

1♥ 1♠ 2♥ 2NT; 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ 2NT; 1♦ 1♥/♠ 2♦ 2NT;
2NT ARE LEBENSOHL 2NT AND SHOWS:

a)6+UNBID CARDS COMPETITIVE
b)3+INV.RAISE

W/O 2NT IF BIDS DIRECTLY:
a)NEW SUIT 5+CARDS AND FIT SHOWING
b)SIMPLE RAISE IS COMPETITIVE
C)JUMP RAISE IS PREE.

EXAMPLE:
1♥ 1♠ 2♥ ?

DBL     COMPETITIVE DBL 
2♠      SIMPLE RAISE
2NT     LEBENSOHL TRANSFER TO 3♣
        3♣      PASS 6+♣ 
                3♦  6+♦ 
                3♠  3+♠ INV.
3♣      5+♣ 3+♠ INV.(CAN BE LEAD DIRECT)
3♦      5+♦ 3+♠ INV.
3♥      3+♠ INV.+
3♠      4+♠ PREE.

BALANCING 2NT

BALANCING WITH 2 NT GENARALLY T/O FOR MINORS (UNBID 2 SUITS)
1♥/♠ PASS 2♥/♠ PASS PASS 2NT; 1♥/♠ PASS 2♥/♠ 2NT;

ALL 2 NT ARE BALANCING 2NT.

SCRAMBLE 2NT

OVER BALANCING DOUBLE TO OPPONENTS PART SCORE BIDS SHOW 
GOOD SUIT 5+ AND 2NT IS SCRAMBLE 2NT.

1♥/♠ PASS 2♥/♠ DBL; 1♥/♠ PASS 2♥/♠ PASS PASS DBL;

RESPONDER BIDS ARE::
2NT     SCRAMBLE 2NT.NO GOOD 5 CARD SUITS.BID YOUR CHEAPEST SUIT.
        3♣ =4+♣   (PASS OR IF BIDS 3♦ HAVE 4♥)
        3♦ =4+♦   (PASS OR 3 OTHER MAJOR)

3x      5+SUIT

USING SCRAMBLE 2NT FOR FIND BEST CONTRACT NOT GAME.