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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
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.
Mar 5, 2018 · (228) Preempt Keycard. (229) Meckstoth Advances. (230) Modern Lebensohl and Transfer Lebensohl. We start the month by covering the fundamentals of New Minor Forcing. The convention is one of Responder's most important tools on the second round of the bidding (along with 4th Suit Forcing) for finding out more about Opener's hand.
Responses and continuations. Examples. See also. References. Further reading. External links. New minor forcing. New Minor Forcing (NMF), is a contract bridge bidding convention used to find a 5-3 or 4-4 major suit fit after a specific sequence of bids in which opener has rebid one notrump.
A very good brief introduction is provided by Larry Cohen at ... Responder uses the Two-Way New Minor Forcing (2WNMF) Convention when opener bids 1NT after opening with a minor with a 5-card major. It requires at 10-12 points (game-invitational strength); otherwise responder may just rebid his major or show a second suit. The bidding sequence ...
New Minor Forcing. 1 - 1 - 1NT - 2 (NMF). 2 is artificial, showing 11+ points and asking Opener to further describe his hand. Responder is interested in game, usually has a five-card major and is looking for a 3 card fit. Opener's responses to 1 - 1 - 1NT - 2, in order of priority, are:. 2 shows a 4-card suit, 12 to 13- pts, DOES NOT DENY 3 spades; 3 shows a 4-card suit, 13+ to 14+ pts, DOES ...
When the new minor is bid, the opener must ALERT. If the opponents ask, he 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 3-card support if he has it (with 4-card support he would have raised on the previous round).
