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Preempt

Preempt (also spelled "pre-empt") is a bid in contract bridge whose primary objectives are (1) to thwart opponents' ability to bid to their best contract, with some safety, and (2) to fully describe one's hand to one's partner in a single bid. A preemptive bid is usually made by jumping, i.e. skipping one or more bidding levels. Since it deprives the…

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Preemptive openings

Bidding systemsSlamWeak two bidsOpening bid of two clubsGambling 3NT
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Other preempts

SuitMajor suitAcolMinorStandard American
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Preemptive overcalls

Overcalls
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Responses

Ogust convention
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  • Bid Contract bridge glossary
  • Contract Contract bridge
  • Save Sacrifice (bridge)

Preemptive openings

Preemptive overcalls

Other preempts

Responses

The law of total tricks

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Preempt

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples85
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

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Preempt

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related to Further reading · 46
Preempt → A-Z, Alan, Also, Andersen, Australia, Barclay Bridge Supplies, Batsford Ltd, Bridge, Conn, Devyn Press Inc, Englewood Cliffs, Ewen, Feldheim, Grand Slam Books, Harold, Hughes, Inc, ISBN, KY, London
related to Responses · 11
Preempt → Also, Asking, Bid, However, If, Opener, Raise, Responder, Since, To, Usually
related to Scoring context · 8
Preempt → Both, Neither, Not Vulnerable, The, There, They, Vulnerable, We
related to Preemptive openings · 7
Preempt → J62, K-Q, KQJ9854, Preemptive, Q-J-10, Some, The
related to The law of total tricks · 7
Preempt → Bids, LAW, Many, The LAW, Thus, Total Tricks, When
related to Other preempts · 4
Preempt → For, Q108542, QJ64, RHO
related to Preemptive overcalls · 2
Preempt → However, The

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Preemptrelated to Further readingAndersen0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingRon0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingZenkel0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingSabine0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingPreempts0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingA-Z0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingStamford0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingConn0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingMagnus Books0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingISBN0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingSecond Edition0.60section
Preemptrelated to Further readingEwen0.60section

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