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The Unusual Notrump is a useful convention because: it immediately shows partner a specific two-suited hand that would otherwise take two bids to illustrate. it preempts the opponents. it only gives up a natural 20-21 HCP 2NT overcall, which virtually never occurs and can still be shown with a takeout double and 2NT rebid anyway.
- Unusual Vs. Unusual
Unusual vs. Unusual is a defense against the Unusual...
- Ghestem
An extension of the Michaels convention for use after an...
- Sandwich No-Trump
It is the little brother of the Unusual notrump convention....
- Leaping Michaels
Leaping Michaels is a conventional 4 or 4 jump overcall of a...
- Takeout Double
Any other bid (such as raising to game, leaping to 3NT,...
- Bridge Bidding Conventions
Bridge convention definitions have been written to the best...
- Unusual Vs. Unusual
Over a weak 2 /2 /2, a 2NT overcall shows a balanced 15-18 with their suit stopped. The 2NT overcall is "unusual" after the opponents open any of these bids: 1 /1 /1 /1 /1NT/2. If the opponents bid and raise a major, then 2NT is unusual. An overcall in notrump at the 3-level is always natural.
The bids are unusual in that they can either be pre-emptive - and subsequently looking for a cheap sacrifice (the most common situation) - or they can be constructive looking for a game fit. These bids have no other use in the modern game.
Unusual vs. Unusual is a defense against the Unusual Notrump.. It is used after partner opens the bidding and the opponents overcall 2NT to show the lowest two unbid suits. For simplicity, the following description uses examples when partner opens 1 or 1 and the opponents overcall 2NT.
The Unusual vs. Unusual convention is popular because it offers an accurate, flexible way for responder to describe his hand after an unusual 2NT overcall by an opponent. Although that use is the origin of the convention's name, Unusual vs. Unusual can also be valuable over other two-suited overcalls.
The Unusual 2NT. Unusual 2Nt should be played alongside Michaels Cue Bids to show other types of two-suited hands. The conventional bid of 2NT as an overcall of the opponents 1-of-a-major shows a hand with at least 5/5 in the two minor suits. It is a way of showing a type of two suited hand.
10 lip 2023 · Unusual NT is another conventional bid used to show hands with two 5+card suits and designed to make the bidding more difficult for the opponents. Let’s see how we use Unusual NT to describe low-ranking 2-suited hands. Unusual NT Overcall.
