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Blackwood is the most well-recognized convention for slam bidding. When a player is interested in slam but afraid of missing two aces, and hence two tricks, he can bid 4NT to ask his partner how many aces he holds. The responses to 4NT are: All of the rebids made by the Blackwood bidder are natural, with the exception of 5NT.
- Unusual 2NT
The Unusual Notrump is a useful convention because: it...
- Gerber
The Gerber convention is a 4 response to a no-trumps bid....
- Bidding Principles
A Bols bridge tip about bidding five-over-five by the late...
- Meckwell Defense to 1NT
A variation of the Astro convention, using double as...
- Bidding Systems
Bridge World Standard by The Bridge World A natural 2/1...
- Unusual 2NT
Blackwood to jedna z najbardziej popularnych konwencji brydżowych opracowana przez amerykańskiego brydżystę Easleya R. Blackwooda.
Exclusion Blackwood (aka Voidwood) is a variation of Roman Keycard Blackwood. It may arise when a player wants to ask for key cards while holding a void. The convention was created by the late American world champion Bobby Goldman.
His name became a household word because one of his early inventions, an ace-asking bid that became known as the Blackwood convention, caught on like wildfire with the rank and file players while confounding the experts.
Slam Bidding – Simple Blackwood convention. It is easy to count your partnership’s total points from your opening and responding bids at the beginning of the auction.
Kickback - A variation of Roman Keycard Blackwood using one suit above four of the partnership's agreed trump suit as a keycard asking bid. This method saves bidding space, particularly when playing 03 -14 Key Card Blackwood. Kickback examples to explore slam include: 1C - 4C; 1C - 1H; 1C - 1D;
Keycard Blackwood - A slam bidding variation from regular Blackwood, designed to increase the accuracy when considering the potential to reach slam or grandslam. This method recognizes the trump King as equivalent to other Aces, thus five "aces" or keys are considered.
