DblResp
Responding to a Take-Out Double
6
   A Take-Out double after two passes can be made on a
weaker hand than a direct double. Therefore you should
mentally subtract two points from your hand before
deciding what to bid if your partner's double was made
after two passes.

96
1
Redoubled ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent redouble ?

2
Suit
bid ?
1
Did opener bid a suit ?

1
Intervention ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent bid ?

2
Penalty
pass ?
3
Pass with 5 cards in the opponent's suit, and no 4-card major or
5-card minor of your own. (If the opening bid was 4$C or higher,
pass with any hand that doesn't contain a 5-card major.)

3
Lebensohl
over weak
two ?
2
Did partner double directly over a weak two bid, and are you playing
Lebensohl over a weak two bid?

1
Forum D ?
1
Are you playing Forum D?

1
Weak Hand ?
1
Less than 8 HCP ?

2
cheapest bid
in longest suit
2
Bid your longest suit as cheaply as possible.
Major suits are preferred to minor suits.

1
game strength ?
1
Do you have more than 10 high card points ?

2
Jump to game
or cuebid
7
If 5-5 in the majors make a jump-cue bid at the 4-level
Jump to game with a 5 card major suit.
If the double was at the 1 level, bid 2NT with 11-12 and no 4 card major
 and with a stopper
Bid 3NT with a stopper and no four card major if the double was higher
 than the 1 level or if you hae 13-14 hcp
Otherwise cuebid

2
jump bid
or notrump
8
With a 6 card major jump to game in it.
With 5-5 in the majors jump cue-bid at the 4 level.
With 4-4 in the majors cuebid.
Make a single jump into a 4 card major.
Make a double jump into a 5 card major.
Make a single jump into a 5 card minor.
Bid the cheapest level of Notrump with a stopper.
Otherwise cuebid.

2
Weak
hand ?
1
Less than 10 Total Points ?

2
1NT or
longest suit
4
If you have an unbid 4-card major, bid it at the cheapest level. If not,
with 7 or more High Card Points and a stopper in the opening bidder's suit,
bid 1 No Trump. Otherwise bid your longest unbid suit at the cheapest level
(bidding a major in preference to a minor of equal length).

2
Game
force ?
1
Do you have 13 or more Total Points ?

2
4-card
major ?
1
Do you have an unbid 4-card major ?

2
Jump in
major
1
Jump bid in your longer major (Hearts if equal)

2
NT or
minor
3
With 4 cards or a stopper in the opponent's suit, bid No Trump
(1NT with 10 or fewer High Card Points, 2NT with 11 or more),
otherwise bid in your longer minor (jump with 6-card minor)

2
Below
3$H ?
1
Can you cue-bid the opener's suit below 3$H ?

1
Cue bid
1
Cue-bid the opening bidder's suit to force to game

1
Intervention ?
1
Did your right-hand opponent bid ?

2
Penalty
pass ?
1
Pass with 20 or more high card points between the two hands

2
1NT or
longest suit
3
If you have an unbid 4-card major, bid it at the cheapest level.
Otherwise bid your longest unbid suit at the cheapest level
(bidding a major in preference to a minor of equal length).

1
7 points ?
1
Pass with less than 7 Total Points

2
5-card major
and 10+ pts?
1
Do you have an unbid 5-card major and 10 points ?

2
4-card
major ?
1
Do you have an unbid 4-card major ?

2
5-card
minor ?
1
Do you have an unbid 5-card minor ?

1
Bid NT
3
Bid 2NT with 11-13 high-card points, 3NT with 14 or more
(if the opponents have prevented you from bidding, double with 11 or more
high-card Points)

1
Forum D ?
1
Are you playing Forum D?

2
Bid 4+ card major
or 5+ card minor
3
With a 5 card major or a 6 card minor, make a preemptive jump.
With a 4 card major or a 5 card minor, bid the suit.
Otherwise Pass.

2
5-card
suit ?
1
Do you have an unbid 5-card suit ?

1
Bid it
1
Bid your longest unbid suit (jump bid with 7 or more cards)

2
Responsive
Double ?
10
Can you make a Responsive Double (if your partnership is playing
Responsive Doubles)?  If right-hand opponent raised opener's
one-of-a-minor bid (through 4$D), you need at least three cards in
each unbid suit, equal-length majors, and 7 or more Total Points at
the 2-level, 10 or more Total Points at the 3-level, or 13 or more
Total Points at the 4-level.  If right-hand opponent raised opener's
one-of-a-major bid (through 3$S), you need at least four cards in each
unbid minor, at most three cards in the unbid major, and 10 or more
Total Points at the 2-level, or 13 or more Total Points at the
3-level.

1
Forum D ?
1
Are you playing Forum D?

1
5 points ?
1
Less than 5 high card points ?

1
Find biddable suit
8
With less than 9 high card points and a 4+ card major or a 5+ card minor,
bid it as cheaply as possible.
With more than 9 high card points and a 4+ card major or a 5+ card minor,
make a jump bid.
With 8-10 points and a stopper in the opener's suit, bid the cheapest level
of NT.  A stopper in the responder's suit (if different) is not required.
With 11+ cue-bid opener's suit.
Otherwise pass.

1
7 points ?
1
Pass with less than 7 Total Points

1
big fit?
2
do you have a fit that the law allows you to bid?
If not, pass

2
5-card major
and 10+ pts?
1
Do you have an unbid 5-card major and 10 points ?

1
Jump bid
4
Jump in your 5-card major if you can at the 2 or 3 level.
Bid at the 3 level if you can, jumping with 12 total points.
Bid at the 4 level if you can.
Bid at the 5 level if you have 14 total points.

2
4-card
major ?
1
Do you have an unbid 4-card major ?

1
Bid it
4
Bid your major at the cheapest level.  You can bid
at the 4-level with 13 or more Total Points, at the
3-level with 10-12, at the 2-level with 7-9, or at the
1-level with 5-6.

2
5-card
minor ?
1
Do you have an unbid 5-card minor ?

1
Bid it
3
If possible, bid your minor at the 4-level with 13 or more
Total Points, at the 3-level with 10-12, at the 2-level with
7-9, or at the 1-level with 5-6.

2
Opponent's
suit stopped ?
2
Do you have a stopper in the opening bidder's suit (and in all suits bid
by the opponents, if we must bid at the 2 level) ?

1
8 card fit?
2
Do you have an 8 card fit that is biddable at the 2 level?
If not, pass.

1
Bid NT
3
Bid 1NT with 7-10 High Card Points, 2NT with 11-13, 3NT with 14 or more
(if the opponents have prevented you from bidding, double with 11 or more
High-Card Points)

1
Switch Flowcharts
1
Go to the flowchart entitled "Lebensohl"
Leben
1
3-suited take-out ?
3
Was partner's double a three-sutied take-out double.
In other words have the opponents only bid one suit
and partner has shown the other three via his double.

1
Double of opening bid ?
2
Was partner's double immediately following an opening bid?
Or was it in balancing seat after an opening bid and two passes?

1
Did RHO bid ?
1
Did your right hand opponent interfere in the auction ?

2
Penalty
pass ?
3
Pass with 5 cards in the opponent's suit, and no 4-card major or
5-card minor of your own. (If the opening bid was 4$C or higher,
pass with any hand that doesn't contain a 5-card major.)

1
At one-level ?
3
Was partner's double of a one-level opening bid?
A Precision 2C Opener is treated the same as a standard
one-level opening bid.

1
Game Strength ?
4
Do you have the strength to game force ?
In order to game force you need 13+ total points and an
unbid four-card major or 13+ total points and an unbid
five-card minor or 13+ high-card points.

1
Interest in slam ?
1
Do you have 17 or more total points and interest in slam?

2
Jump to 4
of a major ?
4
Do you have a 5 card or longer major suit that you can
jump to game in?  In addition to having a five-card
suit you must also have either 2 of the top 5 cards
in the suit or 3 or more high-card points in the suit.

1
Bid 3NT ?
2
Do you have 12 or more high card points, no four-card major
and a solid stopper in the opening bidder's suit?

2
Cue-Bid
Opener's Suit
1
Make a game forcing cue-bid in the opponent's suit.

1
Jump to Game
2
Bid 4 of your longest unbid major suit.
If you have two five-card majors just cue-bid opener's suit.

2
Invitational
Strength ?
4
Do you have invitational strength?
Invitiational strength is 10 or more total points and an unbid four-card
major suit, 10 or more total points and an unbid five-card minor suit, 
or 10 or more high-card points.

1
Jump in Major ?
1
Do you have a hand suited for a jump into a 4-card or longer major suit.

1
Bid 2NT ?
3
Do you have a hand suitable for an immediate jump to 2NT?
You must have 10 or more high card points, balanced distribution,
and a solid stopper in the opponent's suit.

1
Jump in Minor ?
3
Do you have a hand suited for a jump in a minor suit?
You should have at least 5 cards in the suit in order to
make a jump bid.

1
How Strong ?
3
Despite having invitational values, you are stuck without a bid.
With minimum values, in context, you are probably better off
treating the hand as though it were weak in nature.

1
Find Bid
6
If you have 5 cards in the opponents suit you should
definitely make a penalty pass.
Otherwise with 4 cards in the opponents suit and at
least a half stopper jump to 2NT.
Otherwise make a jump bid in a four-card minor.
Otherwise bid 2NT and hope for the best.

1
Jump in Major
1
Make a jump bid into your best unbid four-card major.

1
Jump in Major
1
Make a jump bid into your best unbid four-card major.

1
Preemptive Bid ?
4
Do you have a long suit that you can bid preemptively?
If you have a 6 card or longer suit that you can jump
into at the three-level or a 7 card or longer suit that
you can jump into at the game level you should do so.

2
Make double jump
or jump to game
2
Make a weak double jump or a jump to game depending on your
longest suit length.

1
1NT ?
3
Do you have a hand suitable for a 1NT bid ?
You need 6 or more high-card points, a stopper in the
opponents suit, and no unbid four-card major or five-card minor.

2
Take-out of
Two-Level opening ?
1
Did partner make a take-out double of a two-level opening bid?

2
Lebensohl over
Dbl of Weak Two ?
2
Did the opponents open with a weak-two bid?
If they did are you playing Lebensohl over a double of an opening weak-two bid?

1
Three Level ?
1
Did the opponents open at the three level ?

2
Game Forcing
values ?
3
Do you have 11 or more total points and an unbid five-card suit
or an unbid four-card major, or do you have 11 or more high-card
points?

1
Very strong ?
1
Do you have interest in a slam with 17 or more total points ?

1
4 card major ?
4
With an unbid 5 card or longer major bid 4 of the major.
With an unbid 4 card or longer major bid 4 of the major,
unless you have a balanced hand a double-stopper in the
opponent's suit or you have a 6+ card minor.

1
3NT ?
1
Do you have a hand suited for 3NT ?

1
Game in Minor?
1
Do you have a long mior suit that you want to jump to game in.

1
Bid 5 of a minor
2
Bid your longest unbid minor suit.
If you have even length, bid the stronger suit.

1
Stretch a 3NT bid ?
1
Can you stretch a 3NT bid as you will not get another chance.

1
Long suit ?
1
Do you have a long suit that you think is still suitable for a game ?

1
Major ?
1
Is your long suit a major ?

1
Did RHO Redouble ?
1
Did your RHO redouble ?

1
Have a long suit ?
5
With a five-card or longer unbid suit, it is best
to bid the suit as cheaply as possible to establish a fit
and avoid a penalty as quickly as possible.  Otherwise
you are probably best off passing back to partner and
letting him direct the contract placement.

1
Playing Responsive Doubles ?
1
Are you playing Responsive Doubles?

2
Responsive
Double ?
1
Do you have a hand suited for a responsive double?

1
Penalty Double ?
3
Did RHO make a bid that you can make a Penalty Double of ?
If RHO bid 1NT and you have 9 or more HCP you can make
a penalty double of 1NT.

1
Game Strength ?
1
Do you have strength to game force ?

1
Invitational Strength ?
1
Do you have invitatioanl strength ?

1
Competitive Bid
4
Do you have a long suit or a known fit with partner
that you can bid according to the law ?
If yes, make the bid at the appropriate level.
If no, Pass.

2
Make a
forcing bid
10
With an unbid 5 card major suit, jump to game.
With an unbid 4 card major suit, LHO's suit if you can do so
below 3NT.
With an unbid 6 card minor suit, jump to game.
With a stopper in the opponents suit and a semi-balanced hand
type, jump to 3NT.
Cue-bid LHO's suit below 3NT if you can.
Otherwise, if RHO raised LHO's suit, and you have a 4 card major
or a 5 card minor, bid game in that suit.
Otherwise make a penalty double.

2
Invite to
Game
11
If you have a 4 card or longer major or a 5 card or longer minor
and you have a jump bid in that suit available to you below the
game level, then make a jump bid in that suit.
If you have stoppers in the opponent's suits you can bid 2NT.
Otherwise if you can cue-bid opener's suit below 3NT do so.
Otherwise with a 5 card major or a 6 card minor, upgrade your
hand to game value.
If RHO bid a new suit, you can consider a penalty double.
If RHO raised opener's suit and you can bid below the game
level in your a 4 card major or a 5 card minor do so.
Otherwise pass.

1
Pass
0

1
Double
0

1
3NT
0

1
2NT
0

1
1NT
0

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