Practice 5L29 Main

New Minor Forcing

by Richard Pavlicek

Recommended Bidding and Awards

1.	None vul		Awards
A 8 3		K J 7 6 5	4 = 10	1 NT = 5
K 9 2		A 7 3	3 NT = 8	2 NT = 4
Q J 8 4		A 10 3	2 = 7	2 = 3
K 8 3		7 2	3 = 6	3 = 2

1 1 NT 2 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

1 2 4

Pass Pass Pass

2.	N-S vul		Awards
8 2		K 9 7 6 3	2 = 10	2 = 4	3 = 2
A 8 4		Q J 10 3	2 = 8	3 = 3
K Q 8 4 3		2	1 NT = 7	2 NT = 2
K J 2		10 9 4	3 = 5	4 = 2

1 1 NT Pass

Pass Pass

1 2

Pass Pass

3.	E-W vul		Awards
K J 3		Q 9 7 2	3 NT = 10	2 = 5	4 = 2
K 9		A Q 8 4 2	2 NT = 8	3 = 4
A Q 8 2		J 9	2 = 6	4 NT = 4
J 10 9 3		Q 7	3 = 5	4 = 3

1 1 NT 3 NT

Pass Pass Pass

1 2 Pass

Pass Pass

4.	N-S vul		Awards
A 2		K Q 7 6 3	6 = 10	4 NT = 6	5 = 2
A J 3		4 2	4 = 8	6 NT = 5
K 8 4		A Q J 9 7	5 = 7	6 = 4
J 10 8 6 3		A	3 NT = 6	5 NT = 3

1 1 NT 3 NT 4 Pass

Pass Pass Pass Pass

1 3 4 6

Pass Pass Pass Pass

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5.	E-W vul		Awards
A 2		K 10 8 6 3	4 = 10	2 = 6
K Q 10 8 6		A 4	3 NT = 8	2 NT = 4
8 6 5		9 2	4 = 7	3 = 3
A 9 2		K Q 8 3	3 = 6	2 = 3

1 1 NT 2 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

1 2 4

Pass Pass Pass

6.	N-S vul		Awards
K 9 2		A Q J 8 7	6 = 10	4 NT = 5	3 = 1
A K 8 6 2		4	5 = 7	3 NT = 5
A 2		K Q 9 7	4 = 7	6 NT = 3
8 7 2		A 4 3	5 NT = 5	7 = 2

1 1 NT 3 5 Pass

Pass Pass Pass Pass

1 2 4 NT 6

Pass Pass Pass Pass

7.	None vul		Awards
J 2		A K 7 6 3	2 NT = 10	3 = 6
K J 8		A 7 3	1 NT = 10	4 = 4
A J 9 3		8 5 2	3 NT = 8	2 = 3
K 9 6 2		10 3	2 = 7	3 = 2

1 1 NT 2 NT

Pass Pass Pass

1 2 Pass

Pass Pass

8.	Both vul		Awards
A 8 6		Q 3	2 = 10	3 = 5	3 NT = 2
K 2		Q J 9 8 6	2 = 9	2 NT = 4
A 9 2		K 8 5 4 3	1 NT = 7	4 = 3
Q 10 9 6 2		3	3 = 6	4 = 3

1 1 NT Pass

Pass Pass

1 2

Pass Pass

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9.	None vul		Awards
A 2		K J 7 6 3	3 = 10	3 = 6	4 = 2
9 8 3		4 2	4 = 8	2 NT = 5
A K 7 4		Q 6	2 = 8	3 NT = 4
Q 8 4 3		A J 9 6	1 NT = 7	5 = 3

1 1 NT 3

Pass Pass Pass

1 2 Pass

Pass Pass

10.	E-W vul		Awards
K 6 4		A J 9 7 3	4 = 10	2 = 5	5 = 2
K J 8 4		Q 10 9 7	4 = 8	3 = 4
A 2		Q J 8	3 NT = 6	2 = 4
K 9 7 3		2	3 = 5	2 NT = 3

1 1 NT 2 4

Pass Pass Pass Pass

1 2 3 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

11.	Both vul		Awards
J 4		Q 9 8 6 3	3 NT = 10	3 = 4
K J 8 6 2		A Q 3	4 NT = 10	2 = 3
K Q 3		A 8 2	4 = 8	4 = 2
K J 9		Q 3	2 NT = 5	3 = 1

1 1 NT 3 NT

Pass Pass Pass

1 3 Pass

Pass Pass

12.	Both vul		Awards
K 9 2		A J 8 3	3 = 10	4 = 6	5 = 2
K J 8		7 4 3	2 = 10	1 NT = 5
A Q 4 3		K J 10 9 6	2 = 8	2 NT = 3
9 8 2		3	3 = 7	4 = 3

1 1 NT 2 Pass

Pass Pass Pass

1 2 3

Pass Pass Pass

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