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Unusual 2NT is an artificial overcall that shows the two lowest unbid suits (at least 5-5 shape) after the opponents open the bidding. Learn the meaning, responses, and considerations of this convention with examples and diagrams.
- Unusual Vs. Unusual
In contract bridge, a bidding convention called 'Unusual vs....
- Ghestem
The convention is named for its inventor, the late Pierre...
- 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...
- Cappelletti
This convention is known by several names because Mike...
- Michaels Cue Bid
Michaels works well in conjunction with the Unusual 2NT,...
- Unusual Vs. Unusual
Learn how to use Unusual vs. Unusual, a bidding convention that shows the lowest two unbid suits after partner opens and the opponents overcall 2NT. See the responses, meanings and examples for different situations and hands.
Unusual vs. unusual When your partner opens one of a major and your right-hand opponent jumps to 2NT, showing the minors, you will often face a tough competi-tive bidding problem. You need to define your hand before your second opponent continues the preemption. One defense against two-suited over-calls is called unusual vs. unusual. How does ...
Learn how to use Michaels Cuebids and Unusual Notrump overcalls to show two suits with one bid after an opponent opens. See examples, strength requirements, and responding bids for these conventions.
Originally devised by Michael Michaels of Miami. These are actually two different conventions, but they are usually bundled together to give one coherent approach. There are a few variations, but the basic mechanism involves cue-bidding the opponents’ opening suit (e.g. (1♦), 2♦) or jumping to 2NT over the opening bid.
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.
