Opening 1C 1D STD : Bridge Online

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An opening bid of 1♣ or 1♦ can be made with with a 4-card suit. You can even open 1♣ or 1♦ with a 3-card suit; sometimes there is no alternative.

Opening 1♦ or 1♣
• 3+ card suit
• 13+ TP

	♠ Q92
	♥ J98
	♦ K63
	♣ AK32

	North	East	South	West
	P	P	1♣

You can't open 1♥ or 1♠ as you only have 3 of them. Choose your better minor as your opening bid. Open 1♣ with this hand.

	♠ KQ92
	♥ J98
	♦ K63
	♣ AK3

Open 1♣ with this hand also. You are hoping that partner will bid 1♠ and you will have found a spade fit. You could not bid 1♠ as you did not have 5 of them. A 4-card suit is not enough.

	♠ KQ9
	♥ J98
	♦ K632
	♣ AK3

	North	East	South	West
	P	P	1♦

This time you should open 1♦. You have more diamonds than clubs.

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