The 'convenient minor' opening bid -
If you do not have a five card major suit in your hand but you have enough high card points to open the bidding, you are allowed to bid a minor suit even if it only contains three cards.
The 'convenient minor' opening bid - If you do not have a five card major suit in your hand but you have enough high card points to open the bidding, you are allowed to bid a minor suit even if it only contains three cards.
What is a short club bid
No
Yes, bid the 4 card major. BUT suppose my 5 card minor is what my partner opened? Is there a time I would bid that suit?
A bid in bridge replying to a partner's bid or double is a "response".
In the card game Bridge, a convenient minor can be opened if you have one of a suit and 13 points or more, or 5 cards of a major suit (hearts or spades). A response is possible if your partner also has cards in the same suit.
The recommended bidding strategy for a 2NT response to a minor opening in bridge is to show a balanced hand with 11-12 high card points and no 5-card major suit. This bid is used to invite the partner to bid game if they have enough points to support it.
The recommended response to a 2 diamond opening bid in bridge is to bid 2 hearts if you have a weak hand, or bid 2 spades if you have a strong hand.
The diamond suit is a 'minor' suit. Clubs is also a 'minor' suit. Spades and hearts are the 'Major' suits. They are called that because major suits give more points in the scoring than minor suits. It only takes a four-bid to make 'game' in hearts or spades, but you must bid five diamonds or clubs to make 'game'.
In bridge, a reverse bid is when a player bids in a higher-ranking suit than their first bid, showing strength and a longer suit in the second bid. This differs from a regular bid where the player bids in a lower-ranking suit or the same suit as their first bid.
A common preferred response to a weak 2 bid in bridge is to bid at the 2-level with a strong hand or to pass with a weaker hand.
bridge span less than 18m is called minor bridge