2
and 2
Openers
The 2
Opener:
The 2 opening bid shows
10-15 HCP and either a 6+-card
suit or 5
and 4 of a major. The responses are as follows:
Responses to a 2
Opening Bid
| Bid | Shows |
2 |
Begins an invitational sequence, Asks for 4-card major. The answers are: 2  / :
4-card major2NT: Good hand, no major 3 : Bad hand, no major.3 : Natural3 /:
Maximal hand (14-15) 4-card major. |
| 2/ |
Non-forcing constructive with 6+-card suit. |
| 2NT | Asks for a singleton. 3
= None. |
| 3 |
Blocking / Preemptive |
| 3/ |
Natural and Forcing. |
After interference, double is negative.
The 2 Opener:
The 2 opening bid shows
a 3-suited hand with short
and 10-15 points. The meaning can be summarized as "10 to 15 points, at
most 1, at most 5,
no 5-card major." This leaves as the only possible shapes: 4414, 4405, and
(34)15. the responses are as follows:
Responses to a 2
Opening Bid
| Bid | Shows |
| 2/ |
To play |
| 2NT | Asks for point range in steps: 3 : 10-113 : 12-133 : 14-15 |
| 3 |
To play. |
| 3 |
Bid a 3-card major / Describe Further 3 /3:
(43)15 shape with 3 of the bid suit.3NT: 4414 Shape 4 : 4405 Shape. |
Higher bids are natural and GF.