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M2000
John MacLeod
GENERAL METHOD: ACOL + weak (12-14) NT
Stayman (after 1NT or 2NT)
Extended Stayman (after 1NT only)
Blackwood
Gerber (1st round only)
Fourth suit forcing
Simple Jacoby transfers
Swiss (response to 1H or 1S opening)
Defence conventions: Astro
Jump overcalls: Intermediate with 6+ cards
Leads: Standard
Signals: No signals
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Point counts:
NT or prior to suit agreement: HCP + 1-3-5 for length
Suit agreed and with 4+ trumps: HCP + 1-3-5 for shortages (if higher)
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Alerts:
ALL conventional bids, including
NT to denote denial (e.g. 1H - 1NT)
All take-out or lead-directing doubles
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OPENING BIDS
Bids of a new suit are only made with a "good" (Q 10 x x or better) 4 card suit or any 5+ suit
Hence: the suit opened may not be the longest suit ,
an opening 1C (or, even more rarely, an opening 1D) may be made on a 3 card
suit
2C: 23+ pts; except when opener repeats C on round 2, shows 21_ pts 5+C and 8+ playing tricks
2D/H/S: strong, shows 18+ pts, 5+ in suit bid, and 8+ playing tricks
2NT: balanced 20-22 pts
3C: stayman
3D/H: transfer
3NT: not bid
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FIRST RESPONSE TO 1C or 1D:
Raise to 2: shows 8-10 points (thus allowing opener to rebid 2NT with 15 or 16 points)
Raise to 3: shows 11- 14 points
Raise to 4: shows 15+ points
4NT: (Blackwood) shows 17+ points
FIRST RESPONSE TO 1H or 1S:
Raise to 2: shows 6-10 points
Raise to 3: shows 11 -12 points
Raise to 4: shows 13+ points
Delayed game raise: shows 15+
4C: (Swiss) shows 1 ace and 13+ pts
4D: (Swiss) shows 2 aces and 13+ pts
4NT: (Blackwood) shows 17+ points
FIRST RESPONSE TO 1NT: (assuming no intervention)
2C: Stayman
2D, 2D: Request transfer to 2H,2S. Shows 5 cards
2S: Shows balanced hand and 11 pts.
2NT: Shows balanced hand and 12 pts
3 level: slam try
4C: Gerber
4NT: 20-21 pts
5NT: 23-24 pts
6NT: 22pts
7NT: 25+pts
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FIRST RESPONSE TO 2C
2D: first denial; 2NT second denial
FIRST RESPONSE TO 2D, H, S
2NT denial
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OPENER'S REBID OF NT:
1x - P -
1y - P
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1NT: 15-16 pts
2NT: 17-18 pts
3NT: 19 pts
OTHER REBIDS:
1x - P - 2y (non jump shift) - P (the 2/1 response shows 9+ pts)
?
2NT: 14-15 pts
3NT: 16+ pts
OVER OPPONENT'S TO DBL:
raise to 2: any four card suit
raise to 3: preemptive (normal raise to 2)
2NT: conventional, replaces normal raise to 3
LEADS:
from AK: K
from three small: middle
from four or more small cards: second of four small
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MANUAL INPUT
M2000 displays on screen all suit ranges and point ranges following each of its bids; and can
input the same information from its opponents.