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Super Five Cards Major Bidding System

Developed by Michel Lebel over French Five Cards Major. Biddings are mostly natural, there are fewer artificial bidding than Two Over One Bidding System. We can summarize the main rules as fllows:

 

Opener
Points
Distribution
Responder
Points
Distribution
1 Minor
13+ HCP or
14+ TP
 
At least 3 cards
 
1 Diamond
1 Major
2 Shifting suit (without jump)
Simple support
Jump support
Jump shift
1 NT
 
2 NT
3 NT
6+ HCP
6+ HCP
11+ TP
 
6-10 TP
11-12 TP
16+ TP
6-10 HCP
 
11-12 HCP
13-15 HCP
At least 5 cards
At least 4 cards
At least 5 cards
 
At least 5 cards
At least 5 cards
Single suited hand
No 4 cards major,
no support
Balanced
Balanced
1 Major
13+ HCP or
14+ TP
At least 5 cards
1 Major
2 Shifting suit (without jump)
Simple support
Jump support
Major game
Jump Shift
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT
6+ HCP
11+ TP
 
6-10 TP
11-12 TP
13-15 TP
16+ TP
6-10 HCP
11-12 HCP
13-15 HCP
At least 4 cards
At least 5 cards
 
At least 3 cards
At least 3 cards
At least 3 cards
Single suited hand
No support
No support
No support
2 Diamonds,
2 Hearts,
2 Spades
20-21 TP
22-23 TP
6 cards
5 cards
Simple support
Game
2 Major
3 Suits
2 NT
3 NT
10+ TP
7-9 TP
4+ TP
7+ TP
4-6 HCP
7-9 HCP
Slam interest
At least 3 cards
At least 5 cards
At least 5 cards
No support
No support
2 Clubs
23+ HCP or
24+ TP
Any
Albarran Convention
 
 
3 Suits
6 HCP-13 TP
7 cards
Simple support
At least 3 winner
At least 2 cards
1 NT
16-18 HCP
Balanced
 
2 Clubs
2 Suits
3 Clubs
3 other suits
2 NT
3 NT
4 Clubs
7+ HCP
0+
0+
Slam interest
7-8 HCP
9-12 HCP
Gerber
Stayman
Transfer
Transfer to Diamonds
At least 6 cards
-
Balanced
Balanced
2 NT
21-22 HCP
Balanced
3 Clubs
3 Diamonds or Hearts
3 Spades
4 Clubs
5+ HCP
0+
 
10+ TP
Gerber
Stayman
Transfer
 
Transfer to minors
Balanced
3 NT
Gambling 3NT
 
 
7 cards solid minor
4 Clubs
 
 
4 Diamonds
4 Clubs or Diamonds interest
Slam interest
Dengesiz
 
 
Support to minors

In the 2 weak opennings version of this system, only majors are weak opennings, 2 Clubs opennings is the same, 2 Diamonds openning is used instead of all the other strong suit opennings. weak answer to 2 Diamonds opennings is 2 NT. The other biddings are natural. For the details of Albarran Convention please see the Conventions section.

Second tour biddings are mostly natural in this system but most of the conventions may be utilized such as;