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The English Bridge Union has made significant changes to the scheme of announcements effective September 1st 2022. This only applies to the EBU. So, if you play in any clubs or competitions playing to the EBU rules, you will be expected to use the Alerting and Announcing rules as explained below.
For the latest EBU 2022 Announcement click EBU Announcing and Alerting Rules
| ANNOUNCING AND ALERTING SUMMARY |
| Opening Bid |
Description |
Announce |
Alert |
N/A |
1 
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Non-forcing.
Could be on fewer than 3 cards |
"May be X” where X is 0, 1 or 2. Extend to "May be X and may have an outside 5-card (Diamond) suit" as appropriate |
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| Non-forcing, natural, 3 or more |
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| Other (forcing, strong, artificial) |
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| 1NT |
Balanced |
“12 to 14” (or appropriate range) and, if relevant, “may contain a singleton” |
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| 2 |
Strong, Acol, (Benji Acol, etc) |
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| Precision |
“Intermediate” |
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| 2 |
Weak with diamonds |
“Weak” |
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| Strong with diamonds |
“Strong, forcing” * or
“Strong non-forcing” * |
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| Other (Benji, Multi, etc) |
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Weak with hearts/ spades |
“Weak” |
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| Strong with hearts/ spades |
“Strong, forcing” * or
“Strong non-forcing” * |
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| Other (Lucas, Flannery, etc) |
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| 2NT |
Strong, balanced |
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| Other meaning, including two-suited or forcing, |
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N/A: No Action, do not alert/announce
*The practice of making strong bids with hands of limited high cards must be clearly disclosed
| Responses to 1NT or 2NT openings |
| Response |
Description |
Announce |
Alert |
N/A |
1NT - 2
2NT - 3 |
Stayman (asking for 4 card majors, promissory or not) |
"Stayman" |
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| 5-card Stayman |
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1NT - 2 - 2
2NT - 3 - 3 |
Denies 4 card major |
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1NT - 2
2NT - 3 |
Transfer, showing hearts |
“Hearts” |
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1NT - 2 - 2
2NT - 3 - 3 |
Completion of transfer |
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1NT - 2
2NT - 3 |
Transfer, showing spades |
“Spades” |
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1NT - 2 - 2
2NT - 3 - 3 |
Completion of transfer |
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1NT - 2/3
2NT - 3/3 |
Natural, non-forcing |
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| Other Meaning |
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1NT - 2
New in 2022 |
Natural, non-forcing |
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| Transfer, showing clubs |
"Clubs" |
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| Other meaning, including where clubs is one option |
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1NT - 2NT
New in 2022 |
Natural, non-forcing |
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| Transfer, showing diamonds |
"Diamonds" |
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| Other meaning |
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| Responses to non-forcing one of a suit – all new in 2022 |
| Response |
Description |
Announce |
Alert |
N/A |
| 1 - 1 |
Natural |
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| Shows Hearts |
"Hearts" |
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| Other meaning |
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| 1 - 1 |
Natural |
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| Shows Spades |
"Spades" |
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| Other meaning |
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| 1 - 1 |
Natural |
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| Shows Diamonds |
"Dianonds" |
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| Denies 4+ cards in a Majo |
"No Major" |
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| Other meaning |
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| 1 suit - 1 NT |
Non forcing, up to 10 HCP |
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| Non-forcing, can be > 10 HCP |
"Up to n points”, or “Up to bad n points” |
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| 1 - 1 NT |
Forcing, shows clubs |
"Clubs" |
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| Forcing, shows diamond |
"Diamonds" |
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| 1 suit - 1 NT |
Other meaning, forcing |
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| 1 - 2 |
Not forcing (with clubs) |
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| Forcing, showing clubs |
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| Showing diamonds |
"Diamonds" |
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| Other meaning |
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| 1/1/1 - 2suit (not a jump, not a passed hand) |
Non-forcing |
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| Natural, forcing, not game-force |
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| Natural, game forcing |
"Game Forcing" |
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| Not natural |
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| ALERTING SUMMARY |
| Bids |
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Alert |
N/A |
| above 3NT |
Artificial suit bids on 1st round of the auction (for this purpose the first round of the bidding is the opening bid and three subsequent calls) |
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| Other bids |
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| Action over Opponents’ calls up to and including 3NT |
| Opponents Call |
Meaning of their call … |
If your Double is … |
Alert |
N/A |
| A suit at any level |
Natural |
Take-out |
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| Anything else |
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| Does not show the suit (i.e. conventional or not natural) |
Showing the suit doubled |
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| Anything else |
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| A suit opening |
Prepared, Phoney, Short or
Nebulous 1 or 1 opening |
Take-out |
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| Anything else |
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| No trumps at any level |
Natural or conventional |
Penalty |
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| Anything else |
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| Opponents Call |
Meaning of their call … |
If your redouble is … |
Alert |
N/A |
| Double |
Any meaning |
for business, shows strength: partner is expected to pass |
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| Partner is expected to remove, or some other specific meaning |
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| Action over Opponents’ calls above 3NT |
| Opponents Call |
Meaning of their … |
Other Actions … |
Alert |
N/A |
| Above 3NT |
Any meaning |
Lead directing pass |
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| Lead directing double for a different suit to the one doubled |
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| Lightner double of, say 6NT, calling for a specific lead |
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| Lead directing redouble for a different suit to the one redoubled |
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| Any other pass, double or redouble |
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© The English Bridge Union 2013. Effective 1 September 2022
English Bridge Union, Broadfields, Bicester Rd, Aylesbury HP19 8AZ
 01296 317200 Email postmaster@ebu.co.uk |
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