| Bid |
Meaning |
| 1♣ | 12-21 HCP, 3+ cards |
| 1♦ | 12-21 HCP, 4+ cards or 4-4-3-2 |
| 1♥ | 12-21 HCP, 5+ cards |
| 1♠ | 12-21 HCP, 5+ cards |
| 1NT |
15-17, balance hand, may have five card
major/minor, no singleton or void |
| 2♣ | 22+ HCP, any distribution except 3NT, forcing |
| 2♦ | 8-10 HCP, 6 cards |
| 2♥ | 8-10 HCP, 6 cards |
| 2♠ | 8-10 HCP, 6 cards |
| 2NT |
20-21 HCP, balance hand |
| 3♣ | 8-10 HCP, 7 cards |
| 3♦ | 8-10 HCP, 7 cards |
| 3♥ | 8-10 HCP, 7 cards |
| 3♠ | 8-10 HCP, 7 cards |
| 3NT |
25-27HCP, balance hand |
| Bid |
Meaning |
| Pass |
0-5 HCP |
| 1♦/1♥/1♠ | 6+ HCP, 4+ cards, force 1 round |
| 1NT | 6-10 HCP |
| 2♣ | 11+ HCP, 4+ cards , force 1 round |
| 2♦/2♥/2♠/3♣ | 19+ HCP, 5+ cards, game forcing and slam
invitational |
| 2NT |
13-15 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major |
| 3NT |
16-17 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major |
| Bid |
Meaning |
| Pass |
0-5 HCP |
| 1♥/1♠ | 6+ HCP, 4+ cards, force 1
round |
| 1NT |
6-10 HCP |
| 2♣/2♦ | 11+ HCP, 4+ cards, normally
no 4-card major, force 1 round |
| 2NT |
13-15 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major |
| 3NT |
16-17 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major |
| Bid | Meaning |
| PASS |
To play, minimum HCP, balance
hand (N/A for 2NT response) |
| 3NT |
To play, balance hand |
| 4♣ | Geber |
| 4NT |
Invitation to 6NT |
| 5NT |
Invitation to 7NT |
| 6NT |
To play, balance hand |
| Rebid |
5+ Cards, unbalance, minimum
HCP, let responder to choose |
| New Suit |
Slam interest, unbalance,
cue-bid or 4+ cards, forcing. |
| Bid | Meaning |
| PASS |
0-5 HCP |
| 1♠ | 6+ HCP, 4+ cards, force 1
round |
| 1NT |
6-10 HCP |
| 2♣/2♦ | 11-18 HCP, 4+ cards |
| 2♥ | 6-10 HCP, 3+ cards |
| 2♠ | 19+ HCP, 5+ cards |
| 2NT |
Jocoby
2NT, 13+ HCP, 4+ ♥suit |
| 3♣/3♦ | 19+ HCP, 4+cards |
| 3♥ | 11-12 HCP, 3+ cards |
| 3NT |
15-17 HCP, balance hand |
| 4♥ | 5-9 HCP, 5+ cards, good
distribution |
| Bid | Meaning |
| PASS |
0-5 HCP |
| 1NT |
6-10 HCP |
| 2♣/2♦/2♥ | 11+ HCP, 4+ Cards |
| 2♠ | 6-10 HCP, 3+ Cards |
| 2NT |
Jocoby 2NT, 13+ HCP, 4+ ♠suit |
| 3♣/3♦/3♥ | 19+ HCP, 5+ Cards |
| 3♠ | 11-12 HCP, 3+ Cards |
| 3NT |
15-17 HCP, balance hand |
| 4♠ | 5-9 HCP, 5+ cards, good
distribution |
| Bid |
Meaning |
| PASS |
0-7 HCP, no good suit |
| 2♣ | Stayman, 8+ HCP, ask for
major |
| 2♦/2♥ | Jacoby transfer, no more than 6 HCP, transfer to 2♥/2♠ |
| 2♠ | Weak, 6+ minor cards, request partner to bid 3♣ |
| 2NT | 8-9 HCP, balance hand, no 4-card major, invitation to 3NT |
| 3♣/3♦ | 7- HCP, 6+ semi-solid cards,
invitation to 3NT (non-SAYC standard) |
| 3♥/3♠ | 9+ HCP, 6+ semi-solid cards,
game forcing and slam invitation |
| 3NT | 10-15 HCP, balance hand, no
4-card major |
| 4♣ | Gerber, ask ace (not
implemented) |
| 4NT |
16-17 HCP, balance hand |
| 5NT |
20-21 HCP, balance hand |
| 6NT |
18-19 HCP, balance hand |
| 7NT |
22+ HCP, balance hand |
| Bid |
Meaning |
| PASS |
0-4 HCP, no good suit |
| 3♣ | Stayman, 5+ HCP, ask for
major |
| 3♦/3♥ | Jacoby transfer, weak transfer to 3♥/3♠ |
| 3♠ | Weak, 5-5+ minor cards, request partner to bid 4♣ |
| 3NT |
5-11 HCP, balance hand |
| 4♣ | Gerber, ask ace |
| 4NT |
12 HCP, balance hand, invite
to 6NT |
| 5NT |
16 HCP, balance hand, invite
to 7NT |
| 6NT |
13-15HCP, balance hand |
| 7NT |
17+ HCP, balance hand |
| Bid |
Meaning |
| 2♦ | 0-7HCP (Negative) or waiting
|
| 2♥/2♠/3♣/3♦ | 8+ HCP, 5+ semi-solid suit |
| 2NT |
8+ HCP, balance hand |
| Bid |
Meaning |
| 2♥/2♠/3♣/3♦ | 5+ semi-solid suit |
| 2NT |
22-24 HCP |
| 3♥/3♠ | 6+ solid suit |
| 3NT |
25-27 HCP |
| 4NT |
28-30 HCP |
| 5NT |
31-33 HCP |
| 6NT |
34-36 HCP |
| 7NT |
37+ HCP |
| Bid | Meaning |
| 3-level new suit |
Void or signleton |
| 4-level open suit |
12-14 HCP |
| 3NT |
15-17 HCP, balance hand |
| 3-level open suit |
18+ HCP |
| 4-level new suit |
5+ cards, semi-solid |
| Bid | Meaning |
| 1-level |
8-15 HCP, normally 5+ cards
(major may have 4 good cards), non-forcing |
| 2-level |
10-15 HCP, 5+ cards,
non-forcing |
| 1NT |
15-18 HCP, contains 1 stopper
in opener's suit |
| Jump overcall |
Preemptive, same as
preemptive open bid |
| Cuebid |
Meaning |
| on minor |
5-5 or better in major suit;
8-10 HCP or 16+ HCP. |
| on major |
5-5 or better in unbidded major + a minor; 8-10 HCP or 16+ HCP. |
| Bid |
Meaning |
| Takeout double |
1. 12+ HCP, shortness in the
suit(s); shortness in the suit(s) bid by opponents;
reasonable support for the unbid suit. 2. 16+ HCP, has a suit with 5+ card. 3. 19+ HCP, balance hand, rebid with NT. |
| Double an opening 1NT |
Penalty . 15-17 HCP, balance
hand (same as open 1NT). Partner bid, if has a long suit (5+
cards) |