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Hello all!

Has someone perhaps a good description of the whole story of Leaping Michaels (further bidding by advancer)?

(2M) 4m (pass) ?

  • 4oM is clear
  • cuebid (4M)
  • 4NT
  • 5m is clear
  • 5om
  • 5oM

oM = other Major, the suit promised by 4m bidder

om = other minor

 

How does the structure change after 2 Multi?

 

Thx! :D

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There was an article about leaping Michaels in the Dutch magazine IMP a couple of years ago. Over 3M they play

4oM=strong +

4NT=weaker +

Over 3m it becomes

4=om+(or) - 4 asks

4=+

 

They play this over all kind of preemptive 3-bids when opps have shown one suit an we have shown no suit. E.g. Bergen Raises, preemptive overcalls of a strong or Polish 1, weak jump shifts at the three-level.

 

When they preempt at the two-level, a cue-bid at the 3-level is availiable. That can be used for a strong overcall in a minor.

 

There is some disagreement about whether it should also be used against Multi. If you choose to do so, it is

4m = that minor plus a major.Over 4, 4 asks, otherwise 4 is p/c.

4NT=minors

 

Respones:

4NT rsp cue: general slam try (or keycard ask if u prefer) for the lower rsp. upper of overcaller's suits (over 4 showing an unknown major, you can ask first before making a slam try for the major).

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Complete article (in Dutch): http://www.imp-bridge.nl/Imp_files/IF-Ghestem-site.pdf

 

Example responses:

 

(2) 4 (P) ?

 

4: General slam try in

4NT: General slam try in

5: To play

 

All other sequences are similar. At the end of the article there are many more situations listed, like

1M p 3m (Bergen)

2M p 3M

etc.

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