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What is new minor forcing?
What is a new minor forcing rebid?
Does new minor forcing apply after a major suit bid?
What does a bid say about a new minor?
New Minor Forcing is a convention used after responder bids 1 / and hears a 1NT rebid by opener. A 2 or 2 bid is artificial, showing at least game-invitational values and usually a 5-card major. It says nothing about clubs or diamonds, respectively. New Minor Forcing is used in these sequences:
Another approach is to use inverted minor suit raises. In this style, a raise of opener’s minor to the two level is forcing for one round, showing either a limit raise or a game-going raise. A jump raise to the three level can then be used as a weak raise with about 6-9 points.
New Minor Forcing After opener rebids 1NT, responder often finds it useful to make a low-level forcing bid. Frequently this is done to see if opener has three-card support for responder’s suit. Suppose as responder you hold Q 7 6 A J 10 6 3 K 7 5 J 10. Consider your bid when the auction proceeds as follows: Opener Responder
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New Minor Forcing (continued) When the new minor is bid, the opener must ALERT. If the opponents ask, you can explain: “My partner’s bid is artificial and forcing for one round. He is asking me about my majors.” The opener now should show three-card support if he has it (with four-card support he would have raised on the previous round).
New Minor Forcing (and Two Way New Minor Forcing) - After opener rebids 1 Notrump (or 2 Notrump), New Minor Forcing operates similar to Stayman. New Minor Forcing allows the 11+ point responder to explore a game fit by discovering the length of opener's major suit holdings and specific strength.
NEW MINOR FORCING CONVENTION: ALERT PROCEDURE. Many partnerships agree to play the bid of a new minor suit by responder as forcing after opener’s 1NT rebid, using the New Minor Forcing (NMF) convention. Since the bid is strictly conventional and says nothing about the new minor, it needs to be alerted. In face-to-face games, the partner of ...
