Editing User:Brian/Bridge/Flowchart start

==Purpose==
These pages have three purposes:
* To provide instructions for beginning players regarding how to use and respond to common conventions
* To serve as a starting point for partnership agreements between me and other players
* To document reasoning that will help both intermediate-level players like me and beginners to better understand bidding theory in general
To further these ends I have tried to flesh out details of conventions as much as possible and cover as many cases as possible in as logical a way as possible.

These pages aren't likely to be very useful to more experienced players since they were all written by me.

==How to use this flowchart==
On all pages, choose the '''first''' listed option that applies. If a section does not apply (<i>e.g.</i>, "minimal hands") then skip all the options in that section.

==Summary of conventions==
These pages describe a 5-card major system, with strong notrump (15&ndash;17), 2/1 game-forcing, semi-forcing 1NT, strong 2&clubs; (22+), weak 2&diams;/&hearts;/&spades;, Stayman, Jacoby transfers, Texas transfers, Smolen transfers, 2&spades; minor Stayman, 2NT/3&clubs; minor transfers, negative doubles through 3&spades;, Michaels, Unusual NT, inverted minors, new minor forcing, Cappelletti, Lebensohl (after interference of 1NT openings, takeout double of weak twos, and reverses), Jacoby 2NT, Truscott/Jordan 2NT, 1430 Roman Keycard Blackwood, Italian-style control bids (starting above 3 of agreed suit).

==Starting points==
I am the dealer, or everyone before me has passed &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Opening bids|Opening bids]].

My partner has opened 1NT &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a 1NT opening|Responding to a 1NT opening]].

My partner has opened 2NT &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a 2NT opening|Responding to a 2NT opening]].

My partner has opened 1 of a major &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a one-level major opening|Responding to a one-level major opening]].

My partner has opened 1 of a minor &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a one-level minor opening|Responding to a one-level minor opening]].

My partner has opened 2&clubs; &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to 2C|Responding to 2C]].

My partner opened 2&diams;, 2&hearts;, or 2&spades; &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a weak opening|Responding to a weak opening]].

My partner opened 3 or 4 of a suit &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a weak opening|Responding to a weak opening]].

RHO has opened &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Overcalls|Overcalls]].

LHO has opened and my partner has passed &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Overcalls|Overcalls]].

One of the opponents opened and my partner overcalled &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to an overcall|Responding to an overcall]].

One of the opponents opened and my partner made a takeout double &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a takeout double|Responding to a takeout double]].
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 ==Starting points==
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+I am the dealer, or everyone before me has passed &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Opening bids|Opening bids]].
-! If... !! then ...
-|-
+My partner has opened 1NT &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a 1NT opening|Responding to a 1NT opening]].
-| I am the dealer, or everyone before me has passed
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Opening bids|Opening bids]]
+My partner has opened 2NT &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a 2NT opening|Responding to a 2NT opening]].
-|-
-| My partner has opened 1NT
+My partner has opened 1 of a major &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a one-level major opening|Responding to a one-level major opening]].
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a 1NT opening|Responding to a 1NT opening]].
-|-
+My partner has opened 1 of a minor &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a one-level minor opening|Responding to a one-level minor opening]].
-| My partner has opened 2NT
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a 2NT opening|Responding to a 2NT opening]].
+My partner has opened 2&clubs; &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to 2C|Responding to 2C]].
-|-
-| My partner has opened 1 of a major
+My partner opened 2&diams;, 2&hearts;, or 2&spades; &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a weak opening|Responding to a weak opening]].
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a one-level major opening|Responding to a one-level major opening]].
-|-
+My partner opened 3 or 4 of a suit &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a weak opening|Responding to a weak opening]].
-| My partner has opened 1 of a minor
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a one-level minor opening|Responding to a one-level minor opening]].
+RHO has opened &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Overcalls|Overcalls]].
-|-
-| My partner has opened 2&clubs;
+LHO has opened and my partner has passed &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Overcalls|Overcalls]].
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to 2C|Responding to 2C]].
-|-
+One of the opponents opened and my partner overcalled &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to an overcall|Responding to an overcall]].
-| My partner opened 2&diams;, 2&hearts;, or 2&spades;
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a weak opening|Responding to a weak opening]].
+One of the opponents opened and my partner made a takeout double &rarr; See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a takeout double|Responding to a takeout double]].
-|-
-| My partner opened 3 or 4 of a suit
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Responding to a weak opening|Responding to a weak opening]].
-|-
-| One or both opponents has bid, but my partner hasn't, and I want to bid
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Overcalls|Overcalls]].
-|-
-| One of the opponents opened and my partner overcalled
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Advancing an overcall|Advancing an overcall]]
-|-
-| One of the opponents opened and my partner made a takeout double
-| See [[User:Brian/Bridge/Advancing a takeout double|Advancing a takeout double]].
-|}