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Jump shift ACBL

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Posted 2010-April-05, 20:54

North dealer opens 1 and South bids 2

Some play this as weak,
some as intermediate [11-14 pts] and
some as strong [15+ pts]

I know that weak must be alerted.
What about intermediate and strong???
Do either of these need be alerted??

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Posted 2010-April-05, 23:28

The ACBL alert procedures are available here.

They include the following:

ACBL alert procedures said:

Example: 1 - P - 2
If the 2 bid promises a spade suit of five or more cards, it is a natural call. The treatment involves the strength that the bid promises. If the call is forcing to game, no Alert is required. If it is weak or invitational, then it must be Alerted.


This would imply that in general, strong and forcing jump shifts are not alertable whereas NF meanings require an alert.

If you're talking about jump overcalls then weak is the standard meaning and strong/intermediate require an alert.

The ranges you gave are kind of weird, in that people who play "intermediate jump shift responses to partner's opening" normally play more like 9-11 (i.e. invite game values, NF) and not 11-14.
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