{"id":125097,"date":"2026-01-15T09:56:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=125097"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:57:08","slug":"3e-4e-forcing-alain-levy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/3e-4e-forcing-alain-levy\/","title":{"rendered":"Third- and Fourth-Suit Forcing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Whose-fault_Yellow-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Whose-fault_Yellow-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Whose-fault_Yellow-1-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Whose-fault_Yellow-1-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>North\u2013South have reached a very poor contract. As so often, each of the two players considers that his partner is responsible for the accident. And you, what do you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Today we are looking at <strong>fourth-suit forcing bids by opener<\/strong>.<br>\u2192 Easy \u00b7 &#x2197; Average \u00b7 \u2191 Difficult<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-54cff90\" data-block-id=\"54cff90\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problem 1 \u2192<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-484ac3f\" data-block-id=\"484ac3f\"><style>.stk-484ac3f .stk--block-align-484ac3f{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-484ac3f stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-484ac3f-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d0c4874\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d0c4874\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d0c4874 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d0c4874-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d0c4874-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-14-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-14-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-14-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-14-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-14.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5884d71\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5884d71\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-5884d71 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5884d71-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5884d71-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-19.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-19-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-19-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The accident is serious: one down in <strong>3 No-Trump<\/strong>, when the <strong>Club slam<\/strong> is lay-down without finesse, even if it can indeed be difficult to reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arguments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>North<\/strong><br>\u201c2<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> is fourth-suit forcing that neither promises nor denies anything. Your sign-off at 3NT with a singleton Heart makes no sense. You must start by showing Club support with 3<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> in a forcing situation and then we will see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>South<\/strong><br>\u201cOver 2<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, you must show your stoppers: 2NT when you stop both red suits, 2<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> with a Heart stopper and 3<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> with a Diamond stopper. I have only 12HCP, I see no reason to go on an adventure trying for a Club game that requires eleven tricks when I\u2019m sure to take nine tricks in No-Trump when, of course, you stop the Hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verdict<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The developments after third-suit forcing, which we have already studied in this column, still pose many problems. One progress to note, however: neither of the two players thought that 2<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> was a natural bid. We can therefore deduce that both know that 2<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> over 2<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> denies four Hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first, the arguments of both North and South stand up. One thinks that 2<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> is an ambiguous bid, without explaining why; the other that opener must simply show the suits that he stops. And it\u2019s likely that many of you think like South. However, it\u2019s North who is right, for a reason that is not always well known: 3<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> over 2<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> does not simply show a Diamond stopper, but guarantees four cards in a forcing situation, in a range of 13\u201316HCP. As a result, 2<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> is indeed a multi-purpose fourth-suit forcing bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition of 2<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>:<\/strong><br>\u2022 This is an ambiguous bid.<br>\u2022 It is not auto-forcing: opener can pass if responder bids 2&#x2660; or 2NT.<br>\u2022 It denies three Spades.<br>\u2022 It denies stoppers in the two other suits.<br>\u2022 It\u2019s used with a minimum opening hand when the Clubs are not biddable a third time.<br>\u2022 It\u2019s used in the upper range of a 2<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> rebid with a stopper problem in one of the two other suits, whether Diamonds or Hearts. North could have made the same bid with the same hand, with the stoppers in Hearts and Diamonds exchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South is therefore solely responsible for the accident, even more so because even opposite a Heart stopper, he must bid 3<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> to, for example, get to 6 Clubs facing &#x2660;3 <span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>A1095 <span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>Q7 <span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span>AK10853.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bid responsible for the accident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>3NT over 2<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>. South is responsible 100%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The correct auction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-5282634\" data-block-id=\"5282634\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-5282634-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ab5c69a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ab5c69a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ab5c69a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ab5c69a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ab5c69a-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b99e315\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b99e315\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b99e315 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b99e315-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b99e315-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-4-894x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-4-894x1024.png 894w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-4-262x300.png 262w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-4-768x880.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-4.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-03e8a9d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"03e8a9d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-03e8a9d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-03e8a9d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-03e8a9d-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>3<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> reveals the Diamond stopper. With this information, South jumps to 4<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>, splinter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-9f719dc\" data-block-id=\"9f719dc\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problem 2 &#x2197;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-866904f\" data-block-id=\"866904f\"><style>.stk-866904f .stk--block-align-866904f{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-866904f stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-866904f-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c637209\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c637209\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c637209-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c637209-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-8-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-8-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-8-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-8-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-8.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7cd47a6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7cd47a6\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7cd47a6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7cd47a6-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-4-994x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-4-994x1024.png 994w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-4-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-4-768x791.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-4.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In better shape than the previous pair, our two young friends managed the robbery of the century when East decided to lead the Ace of Spades before switching to a trump. North didn\u2019t sleep and seized his chance by taking the necessary Heart finesse before ruffing a Heart and claiming twelve tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their comments mix delight with the result and uncertainty about the meaning of their bids, with a dose of good sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arguments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>North<\/strong><br>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t happen often enough that you want to describe a 0-4-5-4. My intention was to play 3 No-Trump if you stopped the Clubs, and so I invented this 3<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> bid as a kind of fourth-suit forcing, denying Spade support. If you had seen Kevin\u2019s face after he led the Ace of Spades, I didn\u2019t know what to say to him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>South<\/strong><br>\u201cNot stupid at all if we talk about it before. For me you had simply described your three-suiter with 18+HCP with a Spade void, and I had every reason to consider playing 6 Clubs. And even when you signed off in 6<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, I wasn\u2019t desperate. On my side of the screen, Chlo\u00e9 was rather amused. I like Chlo\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verdict<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here again, both interpretations of 3<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> have their merit, and only statistical reasons explain why 3<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> should be used as fourth-suit forcing and not as a natural bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North\u2019s intuition was good: 3<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> shows the maximum of his two-suiter, too strong to be happy with rebidding the first suit (after a 1<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> opening, 3<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> would have the same role, asking for a Club stopper). Remember that 3<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> denies three-card Spade support, which would be shown either by a jump to 4&#x2660; (17\u201319HCP) or by a jump to 4<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> (19+HCP). It is therefore a precise bid whose main objective is to ask for a Club stopper with the aim of playing 3 No-Trump, which will not prevent South from eventually orienting the auction towards a slam if his cards are appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bid responsible for the accident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>4<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span> over 3<span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #239817;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/span>. South is the only culprit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The correct auction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-795473a\" data-block-id=\"795473a\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-795473a-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1a3b91a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1a3b91a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-1a3b91a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1a3b91a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1a3b91a-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7fc3437\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7fc3437\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-7fc3437 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7fc3437-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7fc3437-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-3-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-3-3.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-3-3-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-3-3-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d2b6988\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d2b6988\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d2b6988 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d2b6988-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d2b6988-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-dd3f9d6\" data-block-id=\"dd3f9d6\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problem 3 \u2191<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-dac826d\" data-block-id=\"dac826d\"><style>.stk-dac826d .stk--block-align-dac826d{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-dac826d stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-dac826d-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-81ad19b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"81ad19b\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-81ad19b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-81ad19b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-6-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-6-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-6-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-6-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-6.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-68c4d04\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"68c4d04\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-68c4d04-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-68c4d04-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-4-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-4-1-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-4-1-768x703.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, the two players, more seasoned this time, escape punishment thanks to a favorable trump split. Good for them, but the best contract is undoubtedly <strong>3 No-Trump<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arguments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>North<\/strong><br>\u201cI can\u2019t rebid 3<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> over 2NT. That\u2019s non-forcing and the necessary bid with a simple opening with 10\u201311HCP and 5-5 in the majors. I also have no reason to impose playing in a major by jumping to 4<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>. What is left is 3<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, which I think we\u2019ve already talked about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>South<\/strong><br>\u201cYou\u2019re right, I had completely forgotten about this useful conventional bid. Mea culpa, that won\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verdict<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>North has said almost everything in his comments, and South acknowledged his mistake. This usage of the fourth suit is employed with all game-forcing 5-5 hands when responder\u2019s second bid is 2NT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Another example to clarify the situation: with a 5-5 and 15 points in North<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fda71be\" data-block-id=\"fda71be\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fda71be-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-be3388f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"be3388f\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-be3388f {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-be3388f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-be3388f-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0a9e892\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0a9e892\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-0a9e892 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0a9e892-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0a9e892-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-6-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-6-1-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-6-1-768x527.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9e99aa6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9e99aa6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-9e99aa6 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9e99aa6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9e99aa6-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This convention can be extended to game-forcing 6-4 hands, for example with the same North hand by transforming a Heart into a Spade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f7d5dc1\" data-block-id=\"f7d5dc1\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f7d5dc1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ca8b0f6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ca8b0f6\"><style>@media screen and 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srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-7-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-7-1-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-7-1-768x527.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-32f3b98\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"32f3b98\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-32f3b98 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-32f3b98-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-32f3b98-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 3<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, responder says 3<span style=\"color: #ff0404;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> with three Hearts and then, over opener\u2019s 3&#x2660; (showing his 6-4), bids 4&#x2660; with two cards and 3NT with a singleton Spade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bid responsible for the accident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>4<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> over 3<span style=\"color: #ff8707;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>. 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