Infinitely Better and Easier than New Minor Forcing

Here are some of the flaws of New Minor Forcing:

1. The NMF bid is forcing, but is NOT forcing to game, so opener does NOT know responder's intentions. Does he have a game-forcing hand or just an invite? Therefore, NMF auctions often resemble uncertain reverse auctions rather than smooth 2/1 GF ones.
2. Responder doesn't promise a rebid, so opener feels the need to jump with a maximum. This will often prevent responder from describing his distribution.
3. Some of responder's rebids are not forcing. If he has a strong hand, he may not be able to make the economical bid he would like to make. By the way, do you know which rebids by responder are forcing and which aren't?
4. After responder's 2D NMF bid, if opener has no major, he will rebid 2NT (or 3NT). That is very inefficient. If responder has an invitational hand with a singleton, this will often land the partnership in a hopeless contract.

VERY GOOD NEWS

If all I was going to do is criticize NMF, that would not do YOU any good. But, regardless of your level, and whether or not you play New Minor Forcing, there is a much better way.

I promise you: It is everything that New Minor Forcing is not. It allows responder to immediately specify invitational or game forcing. Once he does, both players KNOW which bids are forcing and which are not. That is HUGE!

And, best of all, the new approach is NOT difficult. Everything you will ever need to know about this is available in the new lesson.

MORE GOOD NEWS

In addition to the extensive number of example hands, and all the usual features of our lessons, you will get:

• - Important tips to improve your hand evaluation skills.
• - Very helpful advice for hands not strong enough for game.

42% of all deals are played in part-scores,  so these tips will also help YOU make good decisions with non-game hands when opener did not rebid 1NT.

In this lesson, I will discuss how you can EASILY:

• - Clarify responder's intent early in the auction.
• - Have an economical, efficient auction.
• - Sign off, invite game, force to game, invite slam.
• - Stay low with hands not quite strong enough for game.
• - Not allow opener to ever get in responder's way.
• - Have auctions that resemble 2/1 GF as opposed to uncertain reverse auctions.
• - Allow responder to describe his distribution.
• - Play in a secure 2 of a major rather than a risky or hopeless 2NT contract.
• - Improve your ability to evaluate accurately.
• - Let responder easily check for a 5-3 spade fit after 1H - 1S - 1NT.
• - Know when it's right to play 3NT with an 8-card fit in a major.
• - Bid good slams and avoid bad ones.

Take a look at the following three example hands and the New Minor Forcing auction. The correct contract is stated. I do NOT see any logical way to get there with New Minor Forcing.

However, each of these contracts would be EASY to get to with the non-advanced, easy-to-understand method in this lesson.

In summary

Nobody likes to play in a terrible contract. Using the principles and examples in our new lesson, YOU will get to the correct contract time after time !!