invites over a comtested 1NT

[shevek]

1NT - 2♠ - ?

 

1NT is 15-17 and 2♠ is natural. You have some hand with six clubs.

Say you want to compete with

 

♠xx ♥xx ♦xxx ♣KQTxxx

 

invite with

 

♠xxx ♥Ax ♦xx ♣QJxxxx

 

force with

 

♠Axx ♥xxx ♦x ♣AQJxxx

 

Of course you may not agree with these assessments but let's forget that.

Playing your chosen methods, do you give up on one of these?

 

For instance, if 2NT says "please bid 3♣" does opener always comply or is he allowed to bid 3♦+ on a max with a club fit.

Or do you give up on competing with sub-minimums to give opener more leeway?

Or something else?

[han]

Give up on invite.

[mike777]

Give up on invite.

ditto.

[MFA]

I have been considering something like this:

 

X=T/O.

2NT= lebensohl sign-off ♣/♦/♥. 2NT+any strong action = GF with clubs.

3♣= ♦ inv or better.

3♦= ♥ inv or better.

3♥, 3♠ various GF hands.

[jdonn]

It's easy enough to use 2NT as weak with any suit (or to show/deny stoppers etc) and otherwise use transfers, which lets you invite with any suit but clubs.

[OleBerg]

Give up on invite.

ditto.

Tritto.

[Lobowolf]

Give up on invite.

ditto.

Tritto.

Quadritto.

[P_Marlowe]

Give up the invite.

 

You have two way to bid 3C, hence

you can show 2 types, you have to

give up 1 hand.

 

Bidding 3D over 2NT is not an option,

because this commits the partnership

to 4C, assumingyou play that 2NT

showes clubs and is not just a relais.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[Edmunte1]

I've played Transfer Lebensohl, as Michael sugested, losing only invitational hand with clubs. I also saw people who play 2NT Leb, 3m - invite, 3♥ forc, slow shows, just not bidding the long minor when forcing.