DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING	LEADS AND SIGNALS		WBF Convention Card		
OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Reopening)	OPENING LEADS STYLE				
Aggressive 1-level; Sound 2-level		Lead	In Partner´s Suit				
Responses: Jumps show suit and fit; 2NT is supp on M	Suit	3rd=even; low=odd	Same				
Reopening: T/O DBL, Suit=5+suit (down to 7)	NT	3rd=even; low=odd	4th	Category:	Artificial - RED	
	Subseq	We prioritize attitude. 3rd or 5th  (from current	NCBO:	SWEDEN	
		length), may lead 2nd/4th through declarer	Event:	All events	
		Players:	Torbjörn Axelsson - Håkan Lindblom	
	LEADS	SYSTEM SUMMARY	
1NT OVERCALL (2ND/4TH Live; Responses; Reopening)	Lead	Vs. Suit	Vs. NT	GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE	
2nd: 15-18 bal (subs auction as after 1nt opening)	Ace	Ax(+), Akx(+)	Same	Two-way club	
4th Live: sound overcall in lowest unbid suit	King	AK, Top or AKJ10(+)	Same	1 = 11-13 balanced or 17+	
Reop:  11-16 w bal. (Stayman)	Queen	Top or KQ109(+) or AQJx(+)	Same	2 = three-suiter with short 	
	Jack	Top 	Same	Other bids are natural 	
	10	Top or HJ10x(+)	Same		
JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT)	9	Top or H109x(+)	Same		
Aggressive style	Hi-x	3rd=even; low=odd	top of nothing	1NT Openings: 14-16	
Weak, 5-card possible	Lo-x	3rd=even; low=odd	4th	2 OVER 1 Responses: GF unless responder rebid suit	
(1)-2= +, (1M)-2NT=+, (1)-3 = +		SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENCE	
	SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY		
DIRECT and JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Responses; Reopening)		Partners Lead	Declarer’s lead	Discarding		
Aggressive style	Suit: 1st	Hi=DISCRG *	Hi/lo=odd	Hi=DISCRG		
(1m)-cue=+, (1M)-cue=OM+m,	2nd	Hi/lo=odd	Lavinthal	Odd=Hi suit		
 (1)-3= +, else jump cue=Asks for stopper.	3rd				1 = Bal 11-13 or any 17+ [1 = any 0-7, 2 = ART 11+ w/o M, 2M	
	NT:  1st	Hi=DISCRG	Hi/lo=odd	Hi=DISCRG	3carder w 5+]	
VS. NT  (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopen; PH)	2nd	Hi/lo=odd	Smith	Odd=Hi suit	(1X)-P-(1Y); -1NT lowest unbid suit; -2X highest unbid suit	
ASPTRO (always): DBL=15+ or good defence	3rd	Odd=Hi suit	Lavinthal		(1m) - 2m  shows both majors, (1m)-3 = +om 	
Reop: DBL=12+,      PH:  DBL=minor overcall	Signals (including Trump’s): * Implies suit shift	Transfer bids from 1NT are used after 1C-(1X) and 1M-(DBL)	
	On P´s K-lead vs 5+level we use Hi=odd. Weak suit preference in trumps		
VS. PREEMPTS  (Doubles; Cue bids; Jumps; NT bids)	in trumps		
T/O DBL up to 3, (3M+)-DBL=”bal” 14+	DOUBLES	SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES	
(2M)-4m=m+OM (55+), (2M)-cue=strong 2-suiter w oM+m	TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening)	1x-(DBL)-RDBL:F to DBL or at least 2x (1nt if m)	
(3x)-cue=2-suiter w oM+m, (3M)-4m=Best minor w T/O-distr	Aggressive 1-level and reopening, Sound 2-level 		
(4M)-4NT=any strong 2-suiter	(subs auction: cue=Art-F1)		
VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS	Cheapest bid are ART s/o over a double of 1/2/3		
Pass might be strong, D=+, NT=+		IMPORTANT NOTES THAT DON’T FIT ELSEWHERE	
	SPECIAL, ART AND COMP DBL/RDBL’s	1 FREQ with 4 and 5+	
OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKE OUT DOUBLE	MOSTLY T/O, NEG+RESP+COMP DBL ( showing T/O-distr)		
1: RDBL=any 11+ 	SUPP DBL, L/D DBL, 		
1M-(DBL): Transfers from 1NT (suit or L/D w supp)	one-trick DBL at slam level	Psychics:  Rare	

OPENING BID DESCRIPTIONS	
Opening	Art	Min.	Neg Dble t	Description	Responses	Subsequent Auction	Passed Hand Bidding	
								
1	Yes	0	3	11-13 BAL 	1=0-7, 1M=8+ w4+M (maybe m-canapé), 2= ART INV+ w/o M, 2=8-11 w 5+m w/o M, 2M 3-card suit and 5+. 2M exactly 3cards and 5+;	Mostly ART. 	Same but: 2x=NF, 5+suit	
				17+, any distr	4m Texas. After D/bid: transfers from 1NT	Op will bid P/1x or raise if 11-13		
								
1		4(3)	4	11-16, 4+  may hold longer  and 1435 w min	2=10-15 w supp, 2NT=16+ w supp, 3= PRE, 3=8-10 w supp, 	1-1M/NT-2=may be longer       	Same but: 2x=NF, 5+suit	
								
1		5 	3	11-16, 5+   	2M=6-10 w supp, 2NT=11+ w supp, 3M= PRE, 3m=Bergen raises, 		Same but: 2x=NF  5+suit	
1		5	3	11-16, 5+	After D: transfer bids from 1NT		jump shift=splinter	
								
1NT			2	14-16, BAL  	2=F1-stayman, 2=Transf to  or weak 2, 2=Inv w , 2 G/T w/o M or  or both m  	1NT-2-2]=max w 3+	Same 	
					2NT= ASK for xx(Jx), 3=Transf to 3, 4m=SA Texas.			
								
2		5	3	11-16, 6+ 	2=F1-relay, 2=F1 w 5+M, 2 NF, 2NT=Inv BAL or FG w 	2-2 one M; 2-2 6+ 	2=same, 2M=NF 5+suit	
				11-16, 5 + 4M		w  shortness; 2-2NT no shortness                	Jump=SPL	
								
2	Yes	0		11-16, 4414, 4405, 3415 or 4315 max	2NT=F1-relay	ART 	Same	
								
2/		5		5-10, 6+/(5+/ non vuln), maybe weaker 3rd hand	2NT=F1-relay(inv+), suit=F1 w 5+suit.	2M-2NT; -3/= min good/bad M     	Same but: 2/3x=NF	
						2M-2NT; -3/=max good/bad M	Same	
								
2NT				20-21, BAL	3=Transf to 3 (0+), 3=Stayman, 4m=SA Texas           [7]	2NT-3-3:ART   	Same	
								
3		6		PRE           	Natural,		Same	
3		6		PRE            	Natural, lower suit may be L/D		Same	
3		6		PRE            	natural though lower suit may be L/D		New suit L/D	
3		6		PRE            	natural though lower suit may be L/D		New suit L/D	

3NT	Yes			PRE in a 7+m    (To play in 4th)	4m=P/C, 4M=natural	P/C	P/C or L/D	
4	Yes	0		Semisolid/solid 	4=S/T		New suit L/D	
4	Yes	0		Semisolid/solid 	4=S/T		New suit L/D	
								
4		6		PRE	See High Level Bidding	See High Level Bidding	New suit L/D	
4		6		PRE	See High Level Bidding	See High Level Bidding	New suit L/D	
								
4NT	Yes			Asks for specific aces	5=0 A, suit=that A, 5NT=2A, 			
								
5		7		PRE	See High Level Bidding	See High Level Bidding	New suit L/D	
5		7		PRE	See High Level Bidding	See High Level Bidding	New suit L/D	

								
HIGH LEVEL BIDDING				
Controls: Up the line, 1st/2nd round equally but not shortness in p´s suit				
4NT: RKC-0314 (red if m-trump; 01122 after PRE) 				
	                			
SPLINTER, 5 OVER TRUMP, BARON, BW 4A, Last train				
“Pass and pull” is SLAM TRY; 3NT is often mild S/T when M is agreed