Quick summary

After 2NT opening, you still need 5-card Major to transfer

Bid one less than you mean:

  1. with heart, bid 3diamond
  2. with spade, bid 3heart

and opener will accept by blindly bidding what you meant.

Responder's rebids:

1 Weak (0-4): pass

2 Game (5-10):

  1. with 5, bid 3NT
  2. with 6, bid 4heartspade, or a Texas Transfer

3 Possible Slam (11+):

  1. with 5, bid something different
  2. with 6, bid something different

spadeheartdiamondclub

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Basic Convention. Transfer after 2NT

After a 2NT opening, you still need a 5-card Major to transfer

Bid one less than you mean:

  1. with heart, bid 3diamond
  2. with spade, bid 3heart

. . .and opener will accept by blindly bidding what you meant.

Responder's rebids

1 Weak (0-4): pass

2 Game (5-10):

  1. with 5, bid 3NT
  2. with 6, bid 4heartspade, or a Texas Transfer

3 Possible Slam (11+):

  1. with 5, bid something different
  2. with 6, bid something different

spadeheartdiamondclub

 


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