Oxford Bridge
Andrew Bracher and Rachel Bracher

GENERAL METHOD: ACOL

TWO OVER ONE: 8+ HCP

VERY LIGHT: No

FORCING OPENINGS: 2C (any strong)

NOTRUMP OPENING BIDS:

1NT: 12 to 14 HCP (may have weak 5-card major, or 6-card minor)
2C Stayman
2D Jacoby
2H Jacoby
2S Weak take out
2NT Natural
3C Minor suit slam try
3D Minor suit slam try
3H Game force
3S Game force
4C Gerber
4D Natural
4H Preemptive
4S Preemptive

2NT 20 to 22 HCP
3C Baron
3D Flint
3H Natural, game forcing
3S Natural, game forcing

NT REBIDS:
1x-P-1x-P-1NT: 15-16 HCP
1x-P-1x-P-2NT: 17-18 HCP
1x-P-1x-P-3NT: 19 HCP
1x-P-2x(non jump shift)-P-2NT: 15-16 HCP
1x-P-2x(non jump shift)-P-3NT: 17-19 HCP

SUIT OPENINGS: 4+ cards (1C 3+ cards)

Responses:
Double Raise: 10-12; after intervening double: 6-9
Single Raise: 6-9; after intervening double: 4-5
1S-2H shows 5+ cards
1NT Non-forcing (6-9)
2NT Baron, forcing (16+); after intervening double: normal double raise

3NT Balanced, non-forcing

OPENING TWO BIDS:

2C 23+ HCP balanced or 8 playing tricks, artificial forcing

Responses: 2D 0-7 HCP, negative
2H/2S/3C/3D 7+ HCP, 5+ cards
2NT 7+ HCP
3H/3S long solid suit
3NT 10+ HCP

Rebids: 2C-2x-2NT shows 23-24 HCP, non-forcing
2C-2x-3NT shows 25+ HCP
2D/2H/2S 6 to 11 HCP, 6-card suit

Responses:
2NT: 3C weak hand, poor suit
3D weak hand, good suit
3H strong hand, poor suit
3S strong hand, good suit
3NT solid/semi-solid suit

OTHER CONVENTIONAL CALLS:

Reverses (e.g. 1H-2D-2S): forcing, 16+

4th Suit Forcing: 2-level for one round, 3-level game forcing

SPECIAL DOUBLES: Take out: first round, over normal, weak two and preemptive three level openings

NOTRUMP OVERCALLS

Direct: 15 to 18 HCP

Balancing: 10+ HCP

Jump to 2NT: Unusual NT - 2 lowest unbid suits, 6-5 distribution

Balancing: 19-21 HCP

Jump to 3NT: Gambling, long solid minor

Jump to 4NT: Unusual NT - as for 2NT, but 6-6 and a stronger hand

JUMP OVERCALLS

Strong, 6+ playing tricks

DIRECT CUEBIDS

Equivalent to take-out double, but stronger (22+)

DEFENSE TO NOTRUMP OPENING
Astro
2C: Hearts + minor, 5-4
2D: Spades + minor, 5-4
2H: Natural 6+ card suit
2S: Natural, 6+ card suit
DBL: Penalty

SLAM CONVENTIONS
Gerber over 1NT/2NT opening, 2C-2x-2N, and other 2NT bids to play
4NT Blackwood
Cue bids

LEADS

versus suit contracts
top of sequence, broken sequence, internal sequence
otherwise 4th
except:
A<K>
<A>Kx
<K>Qx
<A>x
Kx<x>
Qx<x>
Jx<x>
<x>x
<x>xx

versus NT
top of sequence, broken sequence, internal sequence
otherwise 4th
except:
A<K>
A<K>Q
<A>KQxxx
AK<T>9
A<K>x
A<Q>x
<K>Qx
Ax<x>
Kx<x>
Qx<x>
Jx<x>
<x>x
<x>xx

trump leads
top of sequence, broken sequence, internal sequence

Primary signal to partner's leads: distributional, hi-lo=even

DEFENSIVE CARDING: Standard

FIRST DISCARD: Encourages