DEFENSIVE
AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING

LEADS AND SIGNALS

W B F CONVENTION CARD

OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2  Level; Reopening)

OPENING LEADS STYLE

Lead

In
Partner’s Suit

CATEGORY:

Suit

NCBO:

NT

PLAYERS:

Subseq

Other:

1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live;
Responses; Reopening)

LEADS

SYSTEM SUMMARY

Lead

Vs. Suit

Vs. NT

Ace

GENERAL APPROACH
AND STYLE

King

Queen

Jack

JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT)

10

9

Hi-X

Lo-X

Reopen:

SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY

DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen)

Partner’s
Lead

Declarer’s Lead

Discarding

SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE
DEFENSE

1

Suit 2

3

1

VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH)

NT 2

3

Signals
(including Trumps):

DOUBLES

VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids)

TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening)

VS. ARTIFICIAL STRONG OPENINGS- i.e.
1§ or 2§

SPECIAL FORCING PASS SEQUENCES

SPECIAL, ARTIFICIAL &
COMPETITIVE DBLS/RDLS

OVER OPPONENTS’ TAKEOUT
DOUBLE

IMPORTANT NOTES

PSYCHICS:

OPENING

TICK IF

ARTIFICIAL

MIN. NO. OF CARDS

NEG.DBL THRU

DESCRIPTION

RESPONSES

SUBSEQUENT
ACTION

PASSED
HAND BIDDING

1§

1¨

1©

1ª

INT

2§

2¨

2©

2ª

2NT

3§

3¨

3©

3ª

3NT

4§

4¨

4©

4ª

4NT

5§

HIGH LEVEL BIDDING

5¨

5©

5ª