When the message is sent that the transfer was not a transfer, just the first step in showing another type of game-going hand, the call that sends that message must be Alerted. When you are weak, you can arrange for partner to become declarer, thus concealing the stronger hand. In bridge, over a 1 NT opening, a responder might bid 2D/H with five hearts/spades asking the opener to "transfer" to 2H/S. Before you start playing you and partner will agree whether or not to use the bridge transfer bidding convention. Transfer “Hearts” 1NT - 2 - 2 2NT - 3 - 3 Completion of transfer 1NT - 2 2NT - 3 Transfer “Spades” 1NT - 2 - 2 2NT - 3 - 3 Completion of transfer Bids above 3NT Bids above 3NT artificial suit bids on 1st round of the auction (for this purpose the first • Scholarship opportunities to make degrees from a four-year institution more attainable and affordable. CCCS students who participate in the Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree program will have access to: • Personalized student advising and guidance to ensure credits and administrative supports are in place to easily transfer to a desired four-year program. Opener must complete the transfer by bidding 2 or 2.However, opener can make a super-acceptance bid of 3 or 3 if holding 4-card support and 17 points. An announcement is made by the partner to the one making announceable call, by saying the word/phrase required by regulation. Why Use Transfers? But suppose the 1NT bidder only has two of the designated suit. Examples: 1NT-P-2 and 1 -1NT-2 -4 There are two basic reasons for using transfer bids: 1. More communication is … If they know that you won’t ever double them, they’ll take all kinds of liberties in the bidding. Return to Bridge Burglar’s Guide to Bridge Bidding Conventions. the range of 1NT opening). If you decide that you are using transfers then any bid of 2D, 2H or 2S is a transfer bid. An announcement is a way to inform the opponents the meaning of some calls which is usually treated differently by different people (e.g. How to handle different types of hands containing a long major after partner has opened a 15-17 HCP 1NT opening. When to Announce "Transfer" by Alexander Frieden April 9, 2014 I always get really confused about in which situations (in ACBL Land) you're supposed to make certain announcements. It can go: North South 1N 2D Transfer 2H Now South can pass after the transfer, or has the option of bidding 2S, 2N, 3H etc to show some extra values. The idea is to try to find an eight card fit, assuming that the NT bidder has three in the major. However, you must use the penalty double wisely. The transfers that we will be using in response to 1NT will be in the red suits – 2 ♦to show hearts, and 2 ♥to show spades. Jacoby tranfers are bids that use one artificial bid to invite the partner to “transfer” the bid to another suit. Transfers offer more flexibility in In bridge, the penalty double offers a formidable weapon that keeps your opponents from stepping all over you. Transfer bids only occur after a 1 No-Trump opening bid. Some experts like Marty Bergen espouse an approach of making a super-accept whenever holding 4-card support, in accordance with the Law of Total Tricks.Of course, this is up to partnership agreement. With the Jacoby Transfer you respond one suit lower than your real suit and opener has to complete the transfer by naming the next suit. You need to … Benefits to Students. Texas Transfer - An extension to the Jacoby Transfer convention, enabling the Notrump opener to become declarer when the responder holds six or more cards in a major suit and wishes to at least bid game (historically, Texas was devised before Jacoby, independently created by David Carter and Olle Willner). 2. transfer even though rarely the bidder will have a strong hand without the next higher suit.