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Beginners Lessons
(Lessons by Allan & Claire Whiteford) |
| No Trumps | Partners 1NT | Major Support | Opening Suit |
| Partners Major | Minor Support | New Suit | Summary |
Rebidding Summary
When we open and partner responds in a major, our rebid will tell partner more about our strength and distribution.
| Raise Partner’s Major (with 4+ support) |
Rebid No Trumps | Rebid New Suit (5/4 rule) |
Rebid Own Suit (5+ cards in suit) |
| With 12-15 pts, bid the major at the lowest level. Example |
With 15-17 pts rebid No Trumps at the lowest level. Examples |
With 12-17 pts, rebid a new suit at the lowest level. Examples |
With 12-15 pts rebid your suit at the lowest level. Examples |
| With 16-17 pts, jump a level. Example |
With 18-19 pts, jump in No Trumps. Examples |
With 18-19 pts, jump in a new suit. Examples Remember when you bid a new suit, you promise at least 5 cards in the 1st suit and at least 4 cards in the 2nd suit. |
With 16-17 pts and a 6 card suit, jump in your suit. Examples |
| With 18-19 pts, jump to game. Example |
With 18-19 pts and a good 6 card suit, bid game. Example |
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| Special Case after 1♠ - 2♥(promising 5H, 10+ pts) With 12-14 bid 3H With 15+ bid 4H (You only need 3 card support in each case). |
Your first priority is to raise your partner’s major. Second choice is to either bid No Trumps if balanced or a new suit if unbalanced (at least 5 cards in 1st suit, at least 4 cards in 2nd suit). Your last choice is to rebid your own suit.