The Roman Blackwood conventional method, as devised by the successful Blue Team Club of Italy, proved to have a flaw in the responses in so far that the response of 5 Hearts was ambiguous. Each of the other three responses are without ambiguity.

Opening Bids Only

This system was created by consensus of the readers of The Bridge World Magazine, when Mr. Edgar Kaplan was editor of the magazine. The year of the first release and publication is unknown. An update has been released for the year 2001 and can be found on the Internet at the website of The Bridge World. Presented is the Complete System for Bridge World Standard 2001.

Bid	Strength		Meaning
1 :	12-21 high card points		Promises a 3-card plus Club suit.
1 :	12-21 high card points		Promises a 3-card plus Diamond suit.
1 :	12-21 high card points		Promises a 5-card plus Heart suit.
1 :	12-21 high card points		Promises a 5-card plus Spade suit.
1 NT:	16-18 high card points		Shows a balanced shape.
2 :	22+ high card points		Shows any shape.
2 :	8-11 high card points		Promises a 6-card Diamond suit.
2 :	8-11 high card points		Promises a 6-card Heart suit.
2 :	8-11 high card points		Promises a 6-card Spade suit.
2 NT:	20-22 high card points		Promises a balanced shape.

Stayman and Transfer Bids are employed after a 1 No Trump opening on the two and four level of bidding. The sequence of 1 No Trump as a response after a Major suit opening is forcing for one round.

 

 

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