Forced
Bidding After Partner Has Made a Forcing Bid
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1
2C-2D sequence ?
2
Are you in the midst of rebidding after a strong 2C Opening bid and a waiting
2D response ?

3
Unshown
Support for
Partner Major ?
2
Did you go 2-over-1 despite having 3 card support for partner's one of
a major opening bid ?

1
Show Support
2
Make your cheapest available rebid in partner's original opening
suit to confirm your major suit fit.

2
Major
fit ?
1
Do you have an 8-card fit in a major suit between you ?

2
Kokish
Relay ?
1
Did you just bid 2H Kokish Relay on your last turn?

2
Make Kokish
Rebid
6
Make one of the following rebids
(1) If you have 25-27 High Card Points and a Balanced Hand, bid 2NT
(2) If you have 6 or more hearts, bid 3H
(3) If you have 4 or more clubs, bid 3C
(4) If you have 4 or more diamonds, bid 3D
(5) If you have 5 or more hearts and 4 spades, bid 3S

2
Enough
for game ?
1
Do you have 26 or more Total Points between you ?

2
Possible
game ?
1
Can you and your partner possibly have 26 Total Points between you ?

2
Anything
to spare ?
1
Do you have 32 or more Total Points between you ?

2
Bid
game
1
Bid game in your major suit

2
3-level
safe ?
1
Do you have 23 or more Total Points between you ?

2
Bid
three
2
Bid to the three-level if you are not already there
or bid until game in suit else pass

1
Raise
1
Raise to cheapest level

2
Minor
slam ?
1
Do you have an 7-card minor suit fit and 32 or more Total Points between you ?

2
Unusual
2NT ?
2
Did partner make an unusual 2NT bid or a Michaels cuebid,
showing a suit for which you have a fit?

2
Show
fit
1
Show your fit for partner's suit

3
Unbid
5-card
suit ?
1
Do you have an unbid 5-card suit ?

1
3-level ?
1
Can you bid it at the 3-level or below ?

1
Bid it
0

2
Delayed
support ?
2
Do you have a 7-card major fit with partner that you can bid at the 3-level
or below, having denied an 8-card fit ?

2
Show your
support
1
Support partner at the 3-level

3
6-card
major
rebid ?
1
Do you have a 6-card major suit that you have already bid ?

2
4-level
rebid ?
2
To rebid a suit at the 4-level, you need 7 cards
in the suit and 26 Total Points between you

1
Bid 4
2
Bid 5 with 28-31 Total Points between you
If possible, bid 3 in a game-forcing auction to save room

2
3-level
jump rebid ?
2
To make a jump rebid in a suit at the 3-level, you need
24-26 Total Points between you

1
Bid 3
0

2
Cheap
rebid
1
Make the cheapest rebid

2
Partner's
No Trump ?
1
Did partner bid No Trump ?

2
Unbid suits
stopped ?
3
If there is just one unbid suit, you need a full stopper to bid
No Trump. With two or more unbid suits, half stoppers (Qx or Jxx)
in all unbid suits are sufficient.

1
Bid NT
3
Add your High Card Points to your partner's Total Points, and bid
Blackwood with 32 or more, 3NT with 26-31, 2NT with 24-25, or the
cheapest No Trump bid with less than 24

3
6-card
minor
rebid ?
1
Do you have a 6-card minor suit that you have already bid ?

3
Unbid
4-card
suit ?
1
Do you have an unbid 4-card suit ?

1
2-level ?
1
Can you bid it at the 1- or 2-level ?

1
Bid it
0

1
3-level ?
1
Can you bid it at the 3-level ?

1
Bid it
1
Bid your 4-card suit at the 3-level

2
Minor
fit ?
1
Do you have an 8-card fit in a minor suit between you ?

2
Enough
for game ?
1
Do you have 28 or more Total Points between you ?

2
Possible
game ?
1
Can you and your partner possibly have 28 Total Points between you ?

2
Anything
to spare ?
1
Do you have 32 or more Total Points between you ?

2
Bid
game
3
Bid game in your minor suit if you are not already there.  However, if you
are playing Control Asking Bids, and game in your minor suit would be a 
control-asking bid, bid four of your minor suit.

2
Three suits
bid ?
1
Have you and your partner bid 3 suits between you ?

2
Fourth
suit ?
4
A bid of the fourth suit shows at least a half stopper (Qx or Jxx) in
the suit, and asks partner for more information about partner's
hand.  You need 27 or more Total Points between you to bid the fourth suit
at the 3-level, and 25 to bid at the 2-level.

1
Bid it
1
Bid the fourth suit at the cheapest level

2
Bid
something !
4
Rebid a 5-card suit at the 2-level if possible, or a 6-card
suit at the 3-level if possible, or a 7-card suit at the 4-level
if possible, or No Trump with sufficient
stoppers in the opponents' suits, or a 7-card fit in desperation

1
Switch Flowcharts
1
Go to the flowchart entitled "Bidding When a Slam is Likely"
Slam
1
Responder's rebid ?
2
Are you responding after previously bidding 2D ?
And after partner has rebid 2H or 2S

1
Have major fit ?
1
Do you have an 8 card major suit fit with partner ?

1
Raise partner
2
With a very weak hand (0-4 points with no ace) bid 4 of the major.
Otherwise bid 3 of the major.

1
Find Rebid
8
Your responses, listed in order of priority are to:
(1) Bid an unbid 5 card major.
(2) Bid an unbid 6 card diamond suit.
(3) Bid 2NT with a balanced hand and decent values.
(4) Bid an unbid 5 card diamond suit.
(5) Bid 3C with a bare minimum hand (less than 5 total points).
(6) Consider a jump to 4C or bid 3C and wait.
(7) Bid 2S if your partnership plays Kokish Relay and partner bid 2H

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