North would make the rebid that denied interest in diamonds.

This bid failed to be paid off and is now being placed for rebid.

A two-heart rebid is strange, but again there was little choice.

And West has an easy two-heart rebid over any lower response by his partner.

Two of a minor over a major suit opening is game forcing, unless rebid.

If he does not have one, his rebid after the two-club response is always two diamonds.

"All of those no-bid contracts we are going to go back and rebid."

But on the second round, North's two-diamond rebid was unusual.

South's one-spade rebid was natural and forcing for one round.

A one no-trump rebid would be the choice in England, where that has a wide range.

A one-spade rebid would leave partner wondering about both of those factors.

In the suggested bidding shown, the three-club rebid is normal.

A rebid of three clubs or three diamonds shows a strong hand.

Note that South's two no-trump rebid was forcing, in the traditional style.

One might expect North to pass the rebid of three clubs, but this was forcing in the partnership style.

She decided to open one diamond, not one club, to facilitate her rebid.

The two-diamond rebid, which would be weak in standard methods, was an artificial game force.

North's rebid was one no-trump rather than two clubs.

South jumped directly to three no-trump after the two-heart rebid.

Here it was irrelevant, since in either style South had an obvious rebid of his six-card heart suit.

After a one-diamond opening, the rebid can be revealing.

In the given auction South's three-heart rebid was natural and game-forcing.

South's opening bid was strong and artificial, and his rebid after a negative response showed 19 or 20 points.

In theory, the three-heart rebid showed extra values, but the partnership did not have a clear agreement on this point.

The first three bids were automatic, with the three-diamond rebid showing enough values for game.