System Summary Form (SSF), 2017 USBC
| Team: | Meltzer | Last Updated | Apr 14, 2017 at 14:22 |
| Players: | Nikolay Demirev - Rose Meltzer | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
1 Opening is 2+ non-forcing with balanced hands outside of our NT range (15-17) or primary clubs. We play transfer responses to 1 Opening. Our agreement is to respond anytime we have a 5-card major not promising specific values. We would also respond extremely light when we don't have clubs or for tactical reasons.
1 -1 is balanced or clubs or non-forcing diamonds
1 -1NT is the equivalent of 11-12 balanced
1 -2 is 5+ GF
Our reverses after 1 opening are natural and non-forcing with limited hands.
--- 1 Opening by agreement is unbalanced or occasionally a good diamond suit we want to show for lead/competition. Our guideline is that we open 1 if we want to compete in diamonds
1 -2 is a balanced invite
1 -2 is GF raise in diamonds
--- 1M-2C is GF balanced or clubs --- 2 Opening is Multi: showing one major
2 Opening is Flannery: showing exactly 4&5 11-16 by agreement
2 Opening is Polish: showing 5S+5m preemptive
--- 3NT Opening shows a solid major without outside A or K --- Responding to other than 1C opening is fairly standard unless we think we get tactical advantage by responding ultra light. |
General Bidding Style
| 2/1 based approach
Light openings and overcalls. We tend to open on good 10+ and shape and otherwise 12+ for balanced hands. 15-17 NT --- Our preemptive style is fairly standard. We would open Multi on AQTxxx or KJTxxx and a side card. Rarely a 5-card suit. More sound when we are vulnerable. 3rd seat favorable anything goes. --- 3rd seat favorable anything goes for any opening and we are careful not to bury partner for opening. --- In competitive situations, we would bid when we have reason to. In other words we may not support partner right away on bad hands where a large majority will consider it automatic; when they cuebid the suit we have bid: Dbl= lead something else. DBL by the 3rd hand on a final contract has lead directing implications. |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| 4th vs. No Trump
3rd/low vs. suit low is attitude |
Defensive Signals
| Standard Carding
Attitude then Count |