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OPENING BID SUMMARY
-- A 1D opening (forcing) shows a notrump hand of 16-20 HCP or a
very good natural opening bid in diamonds. When 1D is based on a
diamond suit, partner will count on opener for at least five
diamonds and 16 HCP, but a "good 15" is okay.
-- Four-card majors may be opened, with emphasis on both lead
direction and ease of rebid.
-- A 1NT opening shows 12-14 HCP non-vulnerable, 13-15 vulnerable,
and strongly implies a hand better suited to notrump play than to
suit play.
-- A 2C opening is the standard strong artificial bid, used for
notrump hands of 23-27 HCP and game-going hands that are suit-
oriented.
-- A 2D opening shows at least five diamonds, 12-14 HCP (or a "bad
15").
-- A 2NT opening shows 21-22 HCP.
Note that almost all notrump type hands (and only notrump type
hands), either start off with a notrump bid or bid notrump safely
after a forcing opening. Conversely, hands that are more suit-
oriented than notrump-oriented (strength concentrated in two suits,
or containing a weak doubleton, especially in a major) are opened
with a suit bid if possible.
While not an integral part of the amBIGuous DIAMOND system, the
use of weak two bids in the majors fits in well.