The Stayman Bidding Convention is one of the first conventions that beginning players will learn and is widely used by beginners and experienced players. It is used by responder if partner has opened the bidding with a No Trumps bid – 1NT or 2NT. It is used to find out if the partners have an […]
Bridge Transfers Convention. This is one of several conventional bids in bridge. It’s a bid that has a specific meaning and one of the best know examples is the Jacoby Transfer. After an opening bid of 1NT, responder will bid 2 Diamonds if they hold 5 or more hearts or 2 hearts of they hold […]
As the name suggests, Fourth suit forcing is a “forcing” bid which means your partner has to bid again and tell you something more about their hand. It is used by the responder when three suits have already been bid (opener bid a suit, responder changed suit, opener changed suit again). At this point a […]
The Rule of twenty is only used during the opening round of bidding. If your had contains fewer than 13 total points you can use the rule to help you decide whether your hand is suitable for opening the bidding, or whether you should just pass. Using the Rule of 20 It’s a simple rule […]
The Rule of 15 is used by the FOURTH person in the opening round of bidding. It is ONLY used if the previous three players have passed. So, imagine you are South and the bidding has gone like this: West North East South Pass Pass Pass ? This is […]