AFTER OPENER REBIDS SAME MINOR           After a minor opening followed by a response in a major and a rebid in same minor what are the agreements to continue the bidding by Responder? In the same way we use New Minor Forcing to ask for 3 cards support in our major or to know more information of opener's hand, here we need establish the agreements about what is a sign-off, what is a invitation hand and what is a Game Force (GF) hand after Opener's minor rebid. RULE#1: After Opener bids 1 and rebids 2 Responder's relay in 2 is an antificial bid that promise 10+ hcp and is asking for support of 3 cards in our  major bided or more explanation of Opener's hand and strength - one-round force: RULE#2: After Opener bids 1 and rebids 2 Responder's relay in 3 it is an artificial bid that establish Game Force (GF) and asks for support in our major bided or more explanation in Opener's hand and strength: Thus Responder will use two artificial bids for GF auction: Opener Responde  1        1 major  2        2 <= asking for support, one-round force 10+ hcp Opener Responder  1        1 major  2        3 <= artificial bid asking for support GF 12+ hcp ========================================== LETS EXEMPLIFY THE SIGN-OFF, INVITATION AND GF: examples of sign-off after Clubs rebid are: Opener Responder  1         1  2          ?             pass <= obvios sign-off                          QJ543 K1083 J2 J3  or  QJ543 K1083 J32 3              2   <= 54+ sign-off - asking for partner choose the major                          QJ543 K10832 J2 3  or  KJ543 KJ108 J532 -               2   <= also a sign-off showing 6+ cards and less than 10 hcp                           QJ9843 10832 K2 3  or  KJ5432 K8 J5432 - Opener Responder  1         1  2          ?             pass <= obvios sign-off                           QJ54 K10832 J2 J3  or  QJ5 K10832 J932 3              2   <= also a sign-off showing 6+ cards and less than 10 hcp                            QJ98 K109832 Q2 3  or  K875 QJ1087 J532 - examples of invitation response hand after Clubs rebid are: Opener Responder  1       1  2         ?            2nt  <= showing 10-11 hcp and stopper in all unbids                         QJ983K108 K102 J3  or K1084 K8 AJ1052 97             3   <= showing 10-11 hcp with 3 cards support                           AJ9882 KQ102 J83  or J10842 Q8 A52 K97             3   <= showing 55 and 10-11 points based in distribution                          AJ9822 KJ1092 83  or KJ1082 4 KQ1092 73                          here is very important that a jump invitational must                          promise 2 cards in partner's suit because in other                          case this could produce a misfit hand if Opener has 7             3   <= showing 55 and 10-11 points based in distribution                          KQ982KJ1082 2 83  or Q108432 AQJ98 - 97             3   <= showing 6+ with 10-11 points                          AQ9832QJ8 2 J63  or KJ75432 AJ9 7 J9             In these invitation hands Opener could rebid his long 7 cards             suit if he is singleton or void in Respnder's suits and may             pass with minimum and 2 cards support; assuming that             Responder has 2 cards in Clubs to avoid misfit. Opener Responder  1        1  2         ?              2  <= 45 or even 56 hand with up to 11 hcp and                          denies Diamonds stopper so if Opener bids 3, 2nt or                          3 showing also minimum Responder can pass - from                          Opener's point of view this hand can be a misfit if he is                          3-46 or 3136 so with 3 cards he can pass!?                          KJ97A10986 Q2 73  or K10984 KQ10832 6 9                          we use in the valuation of hand strength +1 point for                          a suit with 5 cards and +2 points for a suit with 6 cards                          so we do not count void or singleton in valuation             2nt  <= showing 10-11 hcp and stopper in all unbid suits                         QJ92A1084 K102 J3  or K1084 K8 AJ1052 97             3   <= showing 10-11 hcp with 3 cards support                           AJ98 82 KQ102 J83  or Q1094 KQJ8 92 Q109             3   <= showing 55 and 10-11 points based in distribution                          AJ9822 KJ1092 83  or KJ1082 - AJ10952 72             3   <= 6+ 10-11 hcp - promise 2 cards in Clubs                          32 KJ10832 A2 J63  or K32 AJ98765 7 Q9 examples of GF hands after Clubs rebid are: Opener Responder  1        1  2        2 <= relay "GF" asking for explanation (need 10+ hcp)                        of course in case of misfit the GF could be aborted!   ?  2  <= 64 or 54 - denies 3 cards              Responder with 10-11 hcp may consider a misfit hand so no GF              Responder with KQ832 K82 Q82 Q3 may pass or bid 3              Responder with K98432 A9 K7 Q92 bids 3 invitation   2  <= 3 minimum J83K8Q8AQJ543 or 932K82Q82AK8653              Responder can pass with just 10-11 hcp or make a negative              trial bid in his weak 3 cards suit asking for support              or just bidding 2nt with weak Spades in a 5332 distribution              with only 11 hcp and Opener decides  2nt <= minimum no 3 - Responder may pass Q2K82AJKJ7653              Responder shorter in Clubs and 10-11 hcp may pass  3  <= deny support - minimum 6/7 cards 2 K82 A3 KQJ7653              Responder nay pass with 10-11 hcp and shorter in Clubs  3  <= 64/54 minimum              3K3AQ32AJ9543 or 3K2KJ98AK6532              Responder with 10-11 hcp may pass - possible misfit hand  3  <= 3 with a top honor - maximum GF K83 A8 82 AK9843              Responder 4 is sign-off else is try to Slam with cuebids  3nt <= to play based in good Clubs - maximum 15-17 hcp              3 Q108 A8 AKQ10543  or  3 K8 K2 AKJ10653              Responder may pass or try Slam with cuebids  4  <= Splinter with support in Spades and singleton              AK3 82 J8 AKJ1053  or KQ3 K8 Q2 KQJ1065  4  <= Splinter with support in Spades and singleton              AK3 82 J8 AKJ1053 or KQ3 K8 Q2 KQJ1065  4  <= Support with 2 top honors and good Clubs             AK3 82 J8 AKJ1053  or  KQ3 K8 Q2 KQJ1065  5  <= to play based in long Clubs - weak distributional hand              Responder may try Slam only if have first control in the other              suits with good hand and with support in Clubs may bid 5nt              asking to Opener bid 7 if have AK in his long suit. ============================================== examples of sign-off hands after Diamonds rebid are: Opener Responder  1         1  2          ?             pass <= obvios sign-off                          QJ543 K1083 J2 J3  or  QJ543 K1083 72 J3              2   <= 55 sign-off - asking for partner choose the major                          QJ543 K10832 2 32  or  KJ543 KJ108 - J743              2   <= also a sign-off showing 6+ cards and less than 10 hcp                           QJ9843 10832 2 K3  or  KJ5432 K8 - J6432 Opener Responder  1         1  2          ?             pass <= obvios sign-off                           QJ54 K10832 J2 J3  or  QJ5 K109832 102 J6              2   <= also a sign-off showing 6+ cards and less than 10 hcp                            QJ98 K109832 2 Q3  or  K875 QJ1087 - J632 examples of invitation response hand Diamonds rebid are: Opener Responder  1       1  2        ?            2nt  <= showing 10-11 hcp and stopper in all unbids                         QJ983K108 J2 K103  or K1084 K8 102 AJ1097            3   <= showing 55 and 10-11 points based in distribution                          AJ9822 83 KJ1092  or KJ1082 4 73 KQ1092                          here is very important that a jump invitational must                          promise 2 cards in partner's suit because in other                          case this could produce a misfit hand if Opener has 7             3   <= showing 10-11 hcp with 3 cards support                           AJ9882 J83 KQ102  or J10842 Q8 K52 A97             3   <= showing 55 and 10-11 points based in distribution                          KQ982KJ1082 72 8  or Q108432 AQJ98 86 -             3   <= showing 6+ with 10-11 points                          AQ9832QJ8 J62 3  or KJ75432 AJ9 J7 9             In these invitation hands Opener could rebids his long 7 cards             suit if he is shorter in Respnder's suits and may pass with minimum             and 2 cards support; assuming that Responder has 2 cards in Opener Responder  1        1  2         ?              2  <= 45 or even 56 hand with up to 11 hcp and                          denies Clubs stopper so if Opener bids 3, 2nt or                          3 showing also minimum Responder can pass - from                          Opener's point of view this hand can be a misfit if he is                          3-73 or 3163 so with 3 cards he can pass!?                          KJ97A10986 72 Q3  or K10984 KQ10832 6 9                          we use in the valuation of hand's strength +1 point for                          a suit with 5 cards and +2 points for a suit with 6 cards                          but in misfit distribution these length count has no value             2nt  <= showing 10-11 hcp and stopper in all unbid suits                         QJ92A1084 J2 K102  or K1084 K8 97 AJ1076             3   <= showing 10-11 hcp with 3 cards support                           AJ98 82 J83 KQ102  or Q1094 KQJ8 Q103 92             3   <= showing 55 and 10-11 points based in distribution                          - AJ982  83 KJ10932   or 3 KJ1082 72 AJ1095             3   <= 6+ 10-11 hcp - promise 2 cards in Diamonds                          32 KJ10832 AJ2 63  or K32 AJ98765 Q7 9 examples of GF hands after Diamonds rebid are: Opener Responder  1        1  2        3 <= GF 12+ hcp Opener should explain his hand   ?  3        denies support and stopper in both unbid suits - minimum              J43 82 AKJ1932 K3  or Q3 98 AQJ10822 A5  3        3 cards with a top honor - maximum 15-16 hcp              K3 K82 KQJ843 A3 or K3 A82 AQ10542 K5  4        3 cards - minimum 12-14 hcp (fast arrive principle)              Q92 J102 AJ8543 A or Q3 1083 AK7652 K5  3        shows stopper in Spades - denies stopper in Clubs              AK3 82 AQJ1082 103 or  AQ3 J8 AQ10942 J5 3nt        denies support and shows stopper in unbid suits               AK3 2 KQJ1082 K109 or KQ3 8 KQ10942 A105  4        64 or 74 - minimum               3 8 AQJ8543 A1093 or K3 8 KQJ1042 KQ65  4        7 cards - minimum - denies support and stopper in Spades               3 82 AKJ10985 KJ10 or Q3 K8 AQ109432 K5  5        7/8 cards - maximum - denies support and stopper in Spades               3 K2 AKJ10985 AJ10  or 3 Q8 AQJ10943 AQ5 WHEN THE MINOR REBID IS IN JUMP OR TO 3NT Some partnership have special agreement to show opener strong minor: 1- Opener rebids to level 2 Opener Responder   1         1 major   2  <= up to 16 hcp (not good) QJ109xxx or AQ7xxxx or AQJ87x Opener Responder   1         1 major   2  <= up to 16 hcp (not good) KQ98xx or AJ8xxxx or AK5432 2- Opener rebids to level 3 Opener Responder   1        1 major   3  <= 16-17 hcp (good suit) AKQ109x or KQJ10xxx Opener Responder   1        1 major   3  <= 16-17 hcp (good suit) AKQxxx or AKJxxxx 3- Opener jump to 3nt Opener Responder   1        1 major  3nt  <= 18-19 hcp (solid suit) AKQJxx or AKQ7654 Opener Responder   1        1 major  3nt  <= 18-18 hcp (solid suit) AKQJxx or AKQxxxx Note: when Opener has doubts betweewn just rebid his minor or jump to level 3 a good parameter to decide is the suit bided by Responder. Suppose Responder bids 1 and Opener has x AQx AKQ109x Jxx then preventing against an embarrasing rebid of 3 Opener could just rebid 2, but switching Clubs by Spades: jxx AQx AKQ109x x now jump to 3 is much good than just 2. The Botton Line A minor rebids to 3nt shows a solid 6 or 7 cards or at least a good suit like KQJ10xxx with 18-19 hcp having stoppers in the unbid suits. / / /