All bridge played follows the rules of contract bridge, or sometimes just called bridge. Once bridge became a popular game, players have been trying to come up with improved ways to communicate to their partner. These are called conventions. Some have worked, and some have not. The Texas Transfer is a convention that many players use.

This convention is used with an opening bid of 1NT or 2NT and the partner holds 5 or more cards in a major suit and wishes to bid game. This allows the strong hand (opening hand) to remain unexposed.

The signal is a response at the 4 level, 1 suit lower than the major suit that the responder has 6 cards. The opener then makes the bid at the 4 level in the suit that his partner has the 6 cards.

 

Opener
Response
Meaning
Opener 2nd Bid


1NT or 2NT
     4D
Responder has 6+ hearts, thus the opener makes a transfer bid to hearts
       4H


1NT or 2NT
     4H
Responder has 6+ spades, thus the opener makes a transfer bid to spades
       4S

 

 

 

 

James Frazee

Author, Beginning Bridge by the Numbers

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