Kachchu held Ax; T9xxx; xx; KJxx opposite a NT opening by partner. A transfer and 2NT invite landed the pair in 3NT as partner accepted the invite. Result was 3NT-1. Partner's hand was J9x; KQx; AKQx; Qxx. On a S lead, there are 3 spades, a H and a C loser. While, 4H has a good chance even on S lead. Either J H on side or D 4-3, contract is home. KRV with a smile commented "Kachchu! If only you had shown your unbalanced hand with 4 card club, you would have been in the right spot". Though he did not suggest any system for that. It's not difficult to frame one.
This is what I suggest: After a transfer and 2NT invite, when NT bidder has maximum, he can use 3C enquiry for finding the right spot.
1NT - 2D
2H - 2NT
3C - ? 3D - one 4 card minor suit
- 3H is relay over which 3S is 4 card C, 3NT is 4 card D
3H - 3=5=3=2
3S - 3=5=2=3
3NT - 2=5=3=3
This system also helps when the NT opener has a 5 card minor, 5 of a minor might be the right spot while 3NT has a suit open.
4 comments:
Excellent suggestion.
(i) How does responder bid with a 5-4-3-1 invitational hand?
(ii) Opener's 3D on responder's invite can show poor three-card support, with other suits well stopped. This way responder can do 2NT with unbalanced hands with greater assurance.
(iii) The hand given is quite close to a direct 3NT (after transfer) at IMPs.
I was just about to say what ashok said... transfer and 2NT doesn't actually promise a balanced hand. It's just any hand with a 5 card major and invitational values, and less than four cards in the other major. I think it's a great idea, but we need to think more about the relay.
Agreed.. But there is not much space to describe all kinds of hands.. I guess the major description that is essential is whether the hand is 5422, 5431 or 5332. May be the following is more appropriate.
1NT-2D
2H-2NT
3C-?
3D - 4 card club
3H relay on which 3S is 2=5=2=4, 3NT is 1=5=3=4 or 3=5=1=4
3H - 2=5=4=2
3S - 1=5=4=3 or 3=5=4=1
3NT - any 5332
Is 3C GF? It appears so. Then you can't cater to hands where you are not bidding game on points but discovering double fits... I have one suggestion, like SP and I respond to super accepting transfers, opener can bid his suit where he has values and leave the decision to partner.
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