1. Advanced
Defence to 1NT Doubled
&
4th Suit Forcing

2. Defence to 1NT Doubled If partner opens 1NT (12-14 HCP)
And opponents double
Showing 15+ HCP
If we are weak we need an escape
Because 1NT* will be a disaster
After the * our bids are natural
So any 2 level bid shows 5 of the suit and is a weak take out
But the strong hand becomes dummy

3. Some use exit transfers
Redouble (**) transfers to ‘s
‘s transfers to ‘s
‘s transfers to ‘s
‘s transfers to ‘s
Opener then completes the transfer
But often we will not have a 5 card suit
There are other better methods
The one we will look at is called Helmic

4. Helmic Defence to 1NT*
This defence allows an escape with all weak hands except 4333 shape
The 4333 shape occurs in theory 10.54%
So, every 10th time partner opens 1NT and it is doubled you will have this shape hand
But we can allow for this shape as well using a ‘forcing’ pass

5. Defence to 1NT doubled With 8+ HCP we are happy to play
We have at least half the HCP
So we would pass the double
With fewer than 8 HCP
We can re-double
Or bid a suit

6. Defence to 1NT doubled If we re-double It says ‘I have a 5 card suit’
If we bid a suit
‘I have 2 x 4 card suits’

7. Defence to 1NT doubled Partner opens 1NT RHO doubles What do we bid? A  Q  T  8
Partner opens 1NT
RHO doubles
What do we bid?
Pass
We have 8HCP
And a balance hand
Happy to play
Good luck partner!  7  3  K  7  6  3  J  T  6

8. Defence to 1NT doubled Partner opens 1NT RHO doubles What do we bid?**
We have 4 HCP
1NT* is a disaster
Partner will bid 2
To find out which is the 5 card suit
And we bid 2   8  7  6  5  2  7  3  K  7  6  J  T  6

9. With a 5 card suit Re-double the penalty * Opener relays by bidding 2
Then bid the 5 card suit
Or Pass if it is ‘s
You must do this if you have a 5 card suit and fewer than 8 HCP
The weaker you are the more important it is to get out of NT

10. Defence to 1NT doubled Partner opens 1NT RHO doubles What do we bid?2
We have 2 HCP
This bid says
I have 4 ‘s
And 4 of a higher suit  T  9  7  4  7  3  J  7  6  3  J  T  6

11. With 2 x 4 card suits We will be happy to find a 4/3 fit
Bid the lower suit
Opener Passes with 3 or more of the suit
With only 2 of the suit
Opener bids the next suit up
NOT a higher 4 card suit
Responder may only have 2 cards
Then responder bids the 2nd 4 card suit
Which is passed by opener
Or responder passes if the next suit is it

12. Defence to 1NT doubled Partner opens 1NT RHO doubles What do we bid?
Pass
We have 2 HCP
This bid says
I have either 4333 and weak
Or 8+ HCP
The Forcing Pass  T  9  7  4  7  3  3  J  7  6  J  T  6

13. The Forcing Pass Opener bids 1NT and RHO doubles Responder passes
Opener MUST re-double
Responder then passes with 8+ HCP
Now you are playing in game!
Or bids 2 with 4333 shape and weak
Opener bids the longest suit
Which must be at least a 4/3 fit

14. Helmic defence to 1NT* If opponents double your 1NT bid
They are strong
If you use the escape mechanism and they bid a suit
Pass and let them play
This is your best outcome
Never try to bid on
You will end up even deeper in the mire!

15. Helmic defence to 1NT* If you use Helmic and find a fit
And opponents then double again
This is also for penalties
Do NOT try to find another fit
Or bid 2NT
Things can only get worse
And more painful!
They will double whatever you bid
The suit bid must be better than NT

16. Fourth Suit Forcing (FSF)
Technique to determine if a NT game is on
When your side bid all 4 suits
Last bid is above the 1 level
There is enough for game
e.g. 1 P 1 P
2 P 2
Why did responder not bid NT?
The last bid says:
‘If you have stops in ‘s bid NT otherwise bid another suit.’

17. FSF Partner opens 1 You bid 2 Partner bids 2
You know there is enough for game
But if partner has no ‘s
NT could be dodgy
So bid 2
Asking for stops  K  J  Q  5  3  J  7  6  A  Q  J  7  6

18. FSF Only use this when you have enough for game Partner must Alert
Normally played as forcing to game
Partner bids NT with a good stop (A or K)
Or 2 smaller stops (QJx or JTxx)
Very useful for avoiding bad NT contracts

19. FSF
1 Exception
1 P 1 P
1 P 1
The responder has a weak 2 suited hand and is trying to find a cheap way out
If responder had enough for game and wanted to find a NT contract
The FSF bid would be 2