OPENING 1 MAJOR RESPONSE 3NT Opener second bid after response in 3nt Opener Responder  1/1   3nt <= balanced with 3 cards support and 16-17 hcp   Many partnership use this response to show a balanced hand with 13-15 hcp and only 2 cards in the major opening, but here lets use an agreement that this response means also a balanced hand 4333/4432 but having 3 cards support and 16-17 hcp. Thus, what to do after 1 major response 3nt? Possible options are: ===================================== ===  1 response 3nt ===================================== 1- pass => when our opening is weak 12-15 hcp with distribution 5332 and our major suit has only one top honor pass is the best option; Opener Responder  1        3nt  pass 2- 4 sign-off => when we have 12-14 hcp and unbalanced hand 5431 5521 5530 6331 with 2 top honors but not solid suit we sign-off; Opener Responder  1        3nt  4 <= sign-off 3- 4nt RKB1430 => taking charge with 15+ hcp and solid with 2 top hnors then we should search for Slam asking for keycards to have better decision make, or also to search a specific honor/distribution in a specific suit using SSA in another suit; Opener Responder  1         3nt  4nt <= RKB1430   4- When we have 15-17 hcp with good suit having 2 top honors in our suit then we may inform our high honors to parters bidding in 4 steps (excluding 4nt and our suit): Opener Responder   1       3nt <= balanced with 3 cards and 16-17 hcp    step1 = any (2A + 2K) with trump's Queen        => 4    step2 = any (3A + 1K) without trump's Queen   => 4    step3 = any (3A + 1K) with trump's Queen        => 4    step4 = any 4 keycards without trump's Queen  => 5 After Opener shows his hand Responder is the captain to decide: - sign-off; - bid Slam - search a Specific Suit Asking (SSA) where the answer are:    - first step - third control in that suit (xx or Qxx)    - second step - second control - Kxx(x)    - third step - Kx or KQx    - whitout any control then return to the agree major suit at level 5 Thus after Opener shows his hand Responder bids: after 4    4: SSA in    4: SSA in    4: sign-off    5: SSA in    6: to play After 4    4: SSA in    4: sign-off    5: SSA in    5: SSA in    6: to play After 4    4: sign-off    5: SSA in    5: SSA in    5: SSA in    6: to play After 5    5: SSA in    5: SSA in    5: sign-ff    6: SSA in    6: to play ========================================= ===  1 response 3nt =========================================   Opener second bid after response in 3nt Opener Responder   1       3nt <= balanced with 3 and 16-17 hcp    ? Opener bids: 1- pass - minimum / not good suit balanced 2-sign-off - minimum / not godd suit unbalanced Opener Responder  1        3nt  4 <= sign-off 3- 4nt RKB1430 => taking charge with 15+ hcp and solid suit with 2 top hnors then we should search for Slam asking for keycards to have better decision make, or also to search a specific honor/distribution in a specific suit using SSA in another suit; Opener Responder  1         3nt  4nt <= RKB1430 4- When we have 15-17 hcp with good suit having 2 top honors in our suit then we may inform our high honors to parters bidding in 4 steps (excluding 4nt and our suit): Opener Responder   1       3nt <= balanced with 3 cards and 16-17 hcp    step1 = any (2A + 2K) with trump's Queen        => 4    step2 = any (3A + 1K) without trump's Queen   => 4    step3 = any (3A + 1K) with trump's Queen        => 4    step4 = any 4 keycards without trump's Queen  => 5 After Opener shows his hand Responder is the captain to decide: - sign-off; - bid Slam - search a Specific Suit Asking (SSA) where the answer are:    - first step - third control in that suit (xx or Qxx)    - second step - second control - Kxx(x)    - third step - Kx or KQx    - whitout any control then return to the agree major suit at level 5 Thus after Opener shows his hand Responder bids: after 4    4: SSA in    4: sign-off    4: SSA in    5: SSA in    6: to play After 4    4: sign-off    4: SSA in    5: SSA in    5: SSA in    6: to play After 4    pass - sign-off    4: SSA in    5: SSA in    5: SSA in    6: to play After 5    5: SSA in    5: sign-off    5: SSA in    6: SSA in    6: to play