Alert Chart

Category No Alert Alert Announce

Natural Calls Not Specifically About expected strength and Highly unusual strength, shape,

Noted shape etc.

Conventional/Artificial Stayman (next higher level of All other conventional and/or

clubs) artificial bids. *See delayed

alerts above for when to alert*

Blackwood (4NT) and

expected responses

Gerber (4C)/NT

Conventional 2NT response to

an opening two-level suit bid

Two diamond response to

strong artificial two club opening

which is waiting or negative

Notrump Openings Conventional State Range, if natural, for all

1NT openings

Notrump Overcalls Conventional overcalls by a Jump to 3NT that is unusual

passed hand

Other conventional notrump

Jumps to 2NT or any four-level overcalls

or higher notrump bid that is

unusual A natural notrump overcall with

an expected lower limit of less

than 14 HCP and/or an upper

limit of more than 19 HCP

Natural jumps to 2NT, except in

balancing seat

Responses to Notrump Opening Stayman (next higher level of Stayman (next higher level of State "Transfer" any time a

Bids and Overcalls clubs) asking for a four-card clubs) if other than asking for a diamond response to a natural

major. (Also, Stayman after the four-card major, and rebids notrump bid at any level is a
 NT opening has been doubled.) transfer to hearts.*

Transfers, except for those

Natural signoffs at the next which are announced and other State "Transfer" any time a

higher level in diamonds, hearts artificial responses above next heart response to a natural

and spades higher level of clubs notrump bid at any level is a

transfer to spades.*

Three-level natural responses Rebids after use of Stayman by

whether a jump response or not responder which do not promise *If the transferer may

a major. occasionally hold a Game

Forcing hand without the next

higher suit, state "Transfer" and

Alert the subsequent bid which

cancels the transfer meaning

NOTE: Announcements of

transfers as above apply after a

natural NT rebid by opener

Opening Suit Bids at the One Natural non-forcing openings Conventional and/or artificial State "may be short" for non-

Level with an agreed range of openings which do not require forcing 1C and 1D calls which

somewhere between 10-21+ an Announcement such as a may be shorter than three cards

HCP strong/artificial forcing club

Frequent very light openings

(fewer than 10 HCP by

agreement). Also, pre-Alert

Responses to One-Level Non-forcing 1NT response Conventional 1NT response State "Forcing" if a 1NT

Opening Bids in a Suit whether four-card majors are which is not Announced response to a major is simply

bypassed or not forcing

Non-forcing suit bid by an UPH

Forcing natural 2NT response State "Semi-forcing" if a 1NT

that may bypass four-card A weak jump raise after a pass response to a major is forcing

majors by RHO (no competition) except when opener has a

balanced minimum

A one-level major-suit response A natural, non-forcing jump shift

to 1C that may bypass longer after a pass by RHO (no

diamonds competition)
 2/1 which shows at least game All conventional responses not

invitational values listed under no Alert

All jump raises in or out of

competition except a weak jump

raise after a pass by RHO (no

competition)

Natural forcing jump shifts and

all natural jump shifts in

competition

Natural 2NT response

invitational or better

Opener’s and Responder’s Two-of-a-minor after a forcing Opener’s 1NT rebid, if strong

Rebids or semi-forcing 1NT response

Responder’s artificial third- or

A 1NT or 2NT rebid that implies fourth-suit bids

a balanced hand (may contain

one or two four-card majors) Responder’s "checkback" bids

(of 2 or 3 C or D)

Opening Two-Level Bids in a 2C strong, artificial, and forcing Other conventional and/or

Suit and Responses artificial bids

Weak, natural 2D, 2H or 2S

Natural 2D, 2H or 2S, if

Conventional and/or forcing intermediate or better

2NT responses

Natural weak or intermediate

Natural, forcing responses in a 2C

suit

Natural and non-forcing 2NT

responses

Natural, non-forcing responses

in a suit
Doubles and Redoubles Most Doubles and Redoubles Doubles and redoubles with

*See Alertable Doubles* highly unusual or unexpected

meanings

Cue-bids Most Cue-bids *See Alertable Direct cue-bid of natural

Cue-bids* opening bid played as natural

Passes Passes with highly unusual or

unexpected meanings

Other Constructive Calls Over suits, 4NT ace-asking and Ace-asking calls and responses

responses at or below the level of 3NT or

any opening ace-asking call and

Over notrump, 4C ace-asking response

and responses

Delayed Alerts

Ace-asking calls and responses

above the level of 3NT

beginning with opener’s second

call except for those listed

under not Alertable

Defensive Bids Weak jump overcalls (two or Very light overcalls (fewer than

three level) 6 HCP) Also pre-Alert

All constructive or better jump- Intermediate or better jump

shift advances overcalls (two or three level)

All natural jump raises of an Weak jump shifts after partner’s

overcall overcall