The Archive · 1933

XVI a Opening Two No-Trump Bids 1

An opening bid of "Two. Now tramp! ie not forcing, as it does not give a choice between at, east tone sult anda nostrump.—It-ree fauires about honour tricks when stopped.

Vulnerable, and all four" suite

slightly better than 1 honour trio demands 4 rane fand take-out with a five or six card biddable—suit—always "provided there is 1 honour trick in hand.

Not vulnerable, it may be weaker and based on a Tong. solid. minor Suit, with a number of Queens and Knaves in side suits." A valse cam be" made with 1 plus honour trick, Opening Three No-trump—6

This bid is made on hands cone taining at least eight sure tricks in honours, with all suits stopped Jand' no biddable. suit.

Tt could be made on the follo:

Spades AK Q

Diamds A Cabs ARE a Opening Suit Bids of Three and Four The difference between opening!

is of one and two, and opening bids of three and four, is that one Jind two bids require adequate trump support from partner, while

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