[badderzboy]

I have been writing a document on takeout doubles and the normal repsonses to it

0-7 Suit bid at lowest level
8-11 Jump bid in suit
12+ Cue-bid of opening suit
Jump to game - ?? pre-emptive long suit weakish hand??
1NT 6-9 balanced decent stop in opps suit.

What should 2NT mean here?

I thought about this approach but expect this is either slightly mad or already exists ( if so what's it called?) where after

1♦-DBL-p-2NT*

2NT shows a two suited hand 5/5+ with 7+HCPs with any two suits excluding openers.

Partner then rebids his shortest / worst suit (if 4-4-4-1) which should determine the best fit for the partnership.

You can then bid game in the other suit with weak 7-? or cue-bid etc with a stronger hand looking for slam.

Steve

[joker_gib]

Natural : 10-11 HCP, no 4 cards major

[Flame]

2nt natural, something between 10 and 12.
Also your 1nt should be stronger then 6-9, more like 8-10.
Jumps to game should imo not be weak, just a good hand with a good suit (5 cards enough i think)
One hand i had problems with, is 5m 4M and about 10 hcp. last time i had this i cue bid, it seemed better then jump in either of the 2 suits i had.

[Cowology]

Both 1 and 2NT should be 'natural' and deny 4CM.

I tend to play my 1NT even a little stronger; 9-11 and only occasionally include a very good 8.

My 2NT is then good 11 to 12 (or occasionally a very poor 13).

[Chamaco]

I assume in both case RHO will pass.

In this case:
- If 2NT is a jump: invitational to 3NT
- If 2NT is NOT a jump = Lebensohl

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More interesting to me is the case where responder bids something.
Could anyone provide a list of:

1. what is supposed to be standard ?
2. what you think is most effective ?

Case a. New suit at 1 level
1X-(Dbl)-1Y-(2NT)

Case b. New suit at 2 level (non jump)
1X-(Dbl)-2Y-(2NT)

Case c. New suit at 2 level (weak jump)
1X-(Dbl)-2Y-(2NT)

Case d. New suit at 2 level (fitshowing jump)
1X-(Dbl)-2Y-(2NT)

Case e. Single raise
1X-(Dbl)-2X-(2NT)

Case f. Redouble
1X-(Dbl)-Rdbl-(2NT)