In this section we look at the Chilli opening bids from 1
to 2
. Openings from 2
up systemically disturb the auction, so are considered in the disturbed bidding section.
Chilli neutral opening bids can be light but never ultra-light and rarely 'bent'. The minimum bids require at least ten high-card points, and we also use the rule of twenty: add points to the length of the two longest suits, and open only if the total is twenty or more. We use this constructive style even in third hand.
In fourth hand, it pays to use the Duckworth rule: add the high-card points to the number of spades, and pass unless this number is 15 or more. This minimises the chance of the ignominy of opening in fourth and then conceding a negative score.
| West | North | East | South | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2 | pass | pass | pass | ||
| AK92 | ? | ||||
| Q8752 | |||||
| A96 |
?