Quantitative notrump bids
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Quantitative notrump bids is a bridge treatment whereby, following an opening bid of 1NT or 2NT, a response of 4NT is a slam try asking opener to bid 6NT with a maximum point count or to pass with the minimum; some partnerships use the intermediate reply of 5NT for a middle pointcount; thus in the Acol system (12-14 weak NT) following this bidding: 1NT - 4NT opener's rebids should be:
- Pass = 12 HCP
- 5NT = 13 HCP (partner will promote to 6NT with a maximum)
- 6NT = 14 HCP
A similar seqence can be used with a 5NT response which invites to either a small slam or a grand slam depending on the pointcount of the opener.
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