[mike777]

 P_Marlowe, on 2026-May-31, 00:36, said:

I like the way we introduced the bid:
2NT in competitive auctions is always art., and given that we played only G/B it was always G/B.
Putting the goods hand into 2NT keeps the original meaning of rebidding openers suit, NF, constructive,
whatever.

You may even find ways to use the bid to describe hands, that are more offensive in the context of bidding,
than you believe.

After you got comfortable, you can add. additional meanings of the bid.
The only think to remember: 2NT is always art.

That certainly helps clarify things
You might add a couple of clarifying comments since competing opponents can be a confusing term

[mikeh]

mike777, on 2026-May-31, 09:24, said:

That certainly helps clarify things
You might add a couple of clarifying comments since competing opponents can be a confusing term

In my main partnership we have rules. 2N is GB only by opener. Never by any other seat. There have to have been 3 (or 4) non-passes in the round before 2N is bid. Iow it’s never GB if there have been two passes in the 4 bidding opportunities leading to opener’s call. And nobody has prempted. And nobody has bid a strong 1N….which means either opener or one of the opponents.

So 1D (2H) x (P) ? It’s opener’s turn, check. Three non-passes in previous 4 opportunities, check. But someone preempted so 2N is natural.

There are times when one needs a natural 2N and our rules allow us to know when that is the case. I think this issue is the main reason GB gets screwed up on occasion.

Saying that 2N is always artificial in competitive auctions simply creates ambiguity while eliminating an often useful natural bid.