Inverted Minors

Question 1

1C P 3C,

What does this mean?

Answer 1

5 card support, poor hand, do not expect another bid from this hand.

Question 2

1C P 2C, what does this means?

Answer 2

The 2C shows 5 card support, with opening hand values, denies a four cars major, and is 100% forcing.

The idea is to explore game

Question 3

1C P 2C P, now what does the opener do?

Answer 3

Opener bids the lowest suit with a control. The idea is to explore game and find out if NT is playable instead of the minor.

Question 4

Defense vs inverted minors?

Answer 4

Be aggressive with a good distribution.

Question 5

Partner opens 1C then P, and you hold

AK5
64
Q85
KQJ75

What do you bid?

Answer 5

2C. 5 card support with 13 HCP. Worth exploring a NT contract

Question 6

Partner opens 1D, then P, and you hold;

863
9
KQJ5
108743

Answer 6

3D. Four cars support and nothing else to say.

Question 7

Partner opens 1D, then P, and you hold;

A7
K54
QJ109
8754

What is your bid?

Answer 7

2D. Four card support with 10HCP; worth exploring NT (or eventually 5D, 6D)

Question 8

You open 1C, then P, partner bids 3C, and opponents P. Here is your hand;

J8
AK64
A8
AK953

What do you do?

Answer 8

3H.

You can’t bid 3NT without a spade stopper, but your hand is too good to pass.

Partner will bid 3S if he has a stopper OR 3NT with a spade and diamond stopper…..or bid 4 or 5 clubs.

Question 9

You open 1C, then P, partner bids 3C and then P. You are holding;

AK87
A863
-
AJ954

What to do you?

Answer 9

4D (splinter). You have a huge club fit and even though you only have 16HCP opposite a weak hand, you have a chance at a grand slam.

Question 10

You open 1C, then P, then partner bids 2C, and then P. Here is your hand;

AQ5
Kj6
K85
AJ96

What do you do?

Answer 10

3NT; balanced hand too strong for a 1NT opening

Question 11

You open 1C, then P, then partner bids 2C, and then P. You hold this;

AQ5
A106
83
KJ742

What do you do?

Answer 11

3H; showing your cheapest stopper for no-Trump

Question 12

1D, P, 2D, P
2H, P, and You hold;

AK8
k5
K8743
1083

What do you do;

Answer 12

2S; showing the spade stopper for a (likely) 3NT by partner

Question 13

1D, P, 2D, P
2H, P, and You hold;

kJ7
J4
Q8643
KJ5

What do you do;

Answer 13

2NT; shows stoppers in Spades and Clubs, but not forcing

Question 14

1D, P, 2D, P
2H, P, and You hold;

A5
93
QJ874
AK74

What do you do;

Answer 14

3C; too good to bid 3NT, and you have slam potential.

Note clubs is preferable to Spades to emphasize clubs and permit partner to bid spades under 3nT

Note; I would have bid 2C instead of 2D as it forces to game….but that’s me and I’m not sure if that’s correct

Question 15

1D, P, 2D, P
2H, P, and You hold;

J7
KQ8
AK8643
94

What do you do;

Answer 15

3H; shows a good hand and denies a spade stopper (which partner could have)

Question 16

Inverted minor in competition and by passed hand;

Answer 16

Usually system is On with a passed hand but bid is not forcing (so P, P, 1C, P, 2C is not forcing)

Off in competition, but with
an interfering double, the system is still on