Responses after 1NT opening

[dorisga44]

Hi All,

 

Following a 1NT opening (strong) has anyone had any experience of playing:

 

2♣ as 4+ hearts

2♦ as 4+ spades ?

 

Would like to hear what responses you could do for this, and what does that mean for the rest of the structure over the 1NT opening?

 

Thanks in advance :D

[nullve]

Hi All,

 

Following a 1NT opening (strong) has anyone had any experience of playing:

 

2♣ as 4+ hearts

2♦ as 4+ spades ?

 

Would like to hear what responses you could do for this, and what does that mean for the rest of the structure over the 1NT opening?

 

Thanks in advance :D

Asptro responses to a "quasi-balanced" 1N opening was one of my suggestions in this thread.

[spotlight7]

Hi All,

 

Following a 1NT opening (strong) has anyone had any experience of playing:

 

2♣ as 4+ hearts

2♦ as 4+ spades ?

 

Would like to hear what responses you could do for this, and what does that mean for the rest of the structure over the 1NT opening?

 

Thanks in advance :D

 

I saw something like this that appears to work well.

 

2C* forces 2D to sign off in D/H/S contracts.

 

2D* is invite+ with 4+ Hs.

 

2H* is invite+ with 4+ Ss.

 

 

Opener accepts the 2 level transfer with a non max. hand.

 

Opener bids 2N with a max. and 2 cards in the transferred suit.

 

Opener bids 3* with a max. and 3 cards in the transferred suit.

 

 

When opener would pass an invite in normal methods, this one allows you to stop in 2M.

 

 

Holding both majors, responder bids 2C* and over the forced 2D* bid now bids 2N*(4-4Ms invite) or 3N*(4-4Ms)GF

[Kungsgeten]

A friend of mine plays this. They use:

 

1NT---

2C = 0+ hcp, 4+H

2D = 0+ hcp, 4+S

2H = INV+ with 5+ minor, usually no major.

2S = Balanced INV or weak/GF+ with 5-5 minors

2NT = INV with 4-4 minors

3m = Preemptive/to play (they play a weak NT)

3M = GF with 4M, choice of games between 3NT or 4M.

3NT = To play

4M = To play

 

Over 1NT-2m they play:

 

1NT-2m;

Step 1 = Bad fit. Min with 2-3 or max with 2.

Step 2 = Good fit. Min with 4 or max with 3-4(5).

 

Then:

 

1NT-2m; Step response-

2M = To play

2S = INV with at least 4-4 majors (spades may be longer)

2NT = INV with 4 or 5 card major.

3C = GF with 4M and a 5+ minor. 3D asks for minor.

3D = GF with 5+ major.

3M = INV with 5 or 6 card major.

3oM = Natural GF, usually 4-4 after a transfer to hearts.

3NT = Choice of games with 5M.

4new = GF 5-5.

4M = To play.