Variations and alternative agreements are shown with a red/pink background.
The standard system presented here is what similar to what is commonly played by tournament players in New Zealand (although there are many variations e.g. 5-card majors or 5-card spade are common). It is based on 4-card majors and a weak 1NT opening. The two-level openings are a strong 2♣, a multi-2♦ and weak two-suiters in the majors.
Many variations will be shown so that this blog could be used as a reference for both tournament and club players and especially by those that wish to improve their system by adding more advanced agreements.
Contributors
- Wayne Burrows
- You will find me on BBO where my username is cascade
As a player I have achieved the rank of NZ Bridge Gold Grand Master. I regularly feature in the annual top ten masterpoint winners and am amoung the all time top 25 Masterpoint winners in New Zealand. I have won many national, provincial and local tournaments.
In 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011 my bridge partner Pam Livingston and I were members of the New Zealand Bridge Team at the PABF Championships in Shanghai, China; Bandung, Indonesia; Macau; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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