COMPETITION:

TO GET TO THE RIGHT DECISION DURING COMPETITION WE MUST CONSIDER THESE IMPORTANT RULES:  


1)VULNERABILITY    :COMPETING AT VULNERABLE OR EQUAL VULNERABILITY IS TO MAKE THE
                    CONTRACT. AT MOST 1 DOWN IS ACCEPTABLE AT THIS POSITION.
                    AT FAVOURABLE VULNERABILITY 2 DOWN IS ACCEPTABLE.                    
2)NUMBER OF TRUMPS :RULES OF TOTAL TRICKS.
3)DISTRIBUTION     :COMPETE WITH UNBALANCED HANDS AND DONT COMPETE WITH BALANCED HANDS
4)HONOUR POSITIONS :ACE AND KING IS ALWAYS GOOD BY BOTH SIDES.
                    Q AND J IS IMPORTANT AT COMPETITION.THESE ARE NEGATIVE VALUES,
                    UNLESS IN OUR SUITS.
5)FORCING PASS     :EXPLAINED BELOW.
6)2 SUITED HANDS   :IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE HONOURS IN OUR SUITS. 
7)COST OF ERROR    :CONSIDER WHAT YOU GAIN OR LOOSE WHEN YOU COMPETE.  

RULES OF TOTAL TRICKS:

POSITIVE VALUES    :9+TRUMPS, SHORTNESS IN OPPONENT'S SUIT, DOUBLE FIT, 2 SUITED HANDS
                   (CONSANTRATED HONOURS)

NEGATIVE VALUES    :BALANCED HANDS, HOLDING Q AND J IN OPPONENT'S SUIT, MISFIT

IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW FORCING AND NONFOFCING BIDS AT COMPETITION.
SOME RULES:

1)NEW SUIT W/O JUMP IS NON FORCING
2)REVERSE, JUMP IN A NEW SUIT AND TO BID A NEW SUIT AFTER NEG. DBL ARE FORCING.
3)CUEBID ALWAYS SHOWS FIT TO PARTNER'S SUIT

FORCING PASS:

IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE ARE IN FORCE. VULNERABILITY IS NOT IMPORTANT.
GENERAL RULE IS TO KNOW TOTAL OF HOLDING IS 23+HCP BY BOTH.
IF WE ARE NOT IN FORCE PASS HAS NO MEANING.
IF WE ARE IN FORCE PASS:
PASS     :TRANSFER TO DBL.(MIN.HAND WANTS PENALTY OR MAX.W SHORTNESS 
          IN OPPONENT'S SUIT)
DBL      :MAX.HAND W/O CONTROL IN OPPONENT'S SUIT
         
NEW SUIT :MAX.HAND 2 SUITED W/O CONTROL IN OPPONENT'S SUIT
BID      :TO PLAY (NOT SLAM INTER.)

FORCING BIDDINGS DURING COMPETITION:

1) 1♠   (DBL)♠ RDBL
2) 1♠   (2♥)   2♠   (3♥)
   1♠   (2♥)   2NT  (3♥)  
   RESPONDER RAISES PARTNER'S SUIT. PASS BY OPENER IS NOT FORCING. 
   OPENER'S DBL (BALANCED INV.)
   4♣/4♦ BY OPENER SHOWS STRENGTH.
   OPENER'S 4♠ DOES NOT SHOW STRENGTH.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW STRENGTH DURING COMPETITION BEFORE BIDDING THE GAME.

EXAMPLES:

1)  1♥ - (1♠) - 2♦ - (4♠)
    PASS:NF

2)  (2♠) - DBL - (4♠) - 5♥
     P   -  P  - (5♠) -  ?  VULNERABILITY IS NOT IMPORTANT AT FORCING SEQUENCE BUT 
                            AT THIS SEQUENCE VULNERABILITY HELPS US.IF THEY ARE VULN.
                            BID TO MAKE 5♠ PASS:NF,IF WE ARE VULN. PASS:F

3)  (1♥) - DBL - (4♥) - 4♠
    (5♥) - PASS:NF 



NS VULN. DEALER:NORTH


♠
♥
♦
♣
NORTH
3
A D 10 9 6 5
R D 10
R 7 4
    NORTH      EAST      SOUTH      WEST
    1♥         3♠        4♥         4♠
    ?

5♥   PARTNER'S 4♥ COULD BE DISTRIBUTIONAL.SINCE WE ARE NOT IN FORCE PASS IS NF.


NONE DEALER:NORTH


♠
♥
♦
♣
NORTH
3
R V 10 9 6 5
A D 10 2
D 9
    NORTH      EAST      SOUTH      WEST
    1♥         1♠        2♦         2♠
    3♦         3♠        4♥         4♠
    ?

5♥   WE ARE IN FORCE.
DOUBLE FIT 9+TRUMPS UNBALANCED HAND 

NS VULN. DEALER:NORTH


♠
♥
♦
♣
NORTH
8 3
A D V 4 3
R D 9 6
9 5
    NORTH      EAST      SOUTH      WEST
    1♥         1♠        2♦         2♠
    3♦         3♠        4♥         4♠
    ?

DBL   WE ARE IN FORCE.
DOUBLE FIT CONSANTRATED POINTS.DBL WANTS TO COMPETE. PARTNER GIVES THE FINAL DECISION.

ALL DEALER:NORTH


♠
♥
♦
♣
NORTH
8 5
R 10 7 4 3
A V 5
R D 7
    NORTH      EAST      SOUTH      WEST
    1♥         1♠        2♦         2♠
    3♦         3♠        4♥         4♠
    ?

PASS   WE ARE IN FORCE.
PASS IS TRANSFER TO DOUBLE.