2♣ GTR and 2♦ GFR -
Facts
- 2♦ GFR
After a one in a suit Opening
the immediate Response of 2♦ shows any hand with 13+ points (or 11-12 pts and ≤ 7 losers) and is forcing to Game.
- All following bids are natural. A jump to Game is weaker (13-15 pts) than a raise to the 3-level (16+ pts).
- 1♠ - 2♦ - 2♥ - 4♠ = 13-15 pts 1♠ - 2♦ - 2♥ - 3♠ = 16+ pts
SPLINTER GFR
The only other Game Force Response is the Splinter raise : it shows 11+ HCP, 4+ trumps and a void or singleton. 1♥ → 3♠, 4♣, 4♦ or 1♠ → 4♣, 4♦, 4♥
- 2♣ GTR
After a one in a suit Opening : 2♣ is a Game Try Response : it shows 11-12 points (or 10 pts and 8 losers).
- When 2♣ is bid immediately it denies holding a 4-card major suit.
If Responder can bid a 4-card major at 1-level, he bids this first, then bids 2♣ next.
Opener's rebid after 2♣ → 2♦ = 11-13 pts. All other rebids = 14+ pts
1♠ → 2♥ GTR : shows 5 hearts and 10-12 points.
- Other Game Try Responses
It can occur that Responder (having bid his major suit first) is unable to bid 2♣ at his 2nd turn. This occurs when Opener rebids at the 2-level. In such case Responder's Game Try Response, showing 10-12 points is
- a bid of 2NT
- a bid of the fourth suit where Fourth Suit is Forcing
- an Invitation bid of a suit at the 3-level
- Weak Responses
Suit raise Responses all show 6-10 points
- single raise : 1♥ - 2♥ = 6-10 pts, 3-card trump support.
- jump raise : 1♥ - 3♥ = 6-10 pts, 4+ trumps, 8 losers, no singleton or void
- Game raise : 1♥ - 4♥ = 6-10 pts, 4+ trumps, with singleton or void
- New suit Responses of :
- → 1♦ = 6-10 pts, 4+card suit
- → 1♥ or 1♠ = 6-12 pts, 4+card suit.
Points reduce to 6-10 pts if Responder does not make a GTR next.
- → 1NT = 6-10 pts, no 4-card major
- → 2NT = 6-10 HCP, 5+5+ in the minor suits
- Jump Shift Responses
- 1♣ or 1♦ → 2♥ or 2♠ = 6-10 HCP, 6-card suit
- 1♥ → 2♠ = 6-10 HCP, 6-card suit
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1♥ or 1♠ → 3♣ or 3♦ = 6-10 HCP, 7+card suit
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