Editing 2/1 game forcing (section)

==Examples==

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 2{{Clubs}}<br>
2{{Diams}} &ndash; 2{{Spades}}<br>
Forcing to game, with original spade support and good club suit. This is different from standard bidding, in which such a sequence would show about 10 points, and club suit could be semi-fake.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 2{{Clubs}}<br>
2{{Spades}} &ndash; 2NT.<br>
Forcing to game, with balanced hand and a good club suit.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 2{{Clubs}}<br>
2{{Diams}} &ndash; 3{{Clubs}}<br>
Forcing, unless the partnership has agreed that this is an exception to the "2/1 rule."

1{{Diams}} &ndash; 2{{Clubs}}<br>
Forcing for one round only (as in [[Standard American]]), except in the variant of 2/1 where this sequence is game forcing as well.

1{{Clubs}} &ndash; 2{{Clubs}}<br>
Forcing for one round; 10 [[high card points|points]] or more with at least four clubs.

1{{Clubs}} &ndash; 3{{Clubs}}<br>
Weak; 9 points or less—sometimes much less—with at least five clubs.

1{{Hearts}} &ndash; 2{{Hearts}}<br>
Weak; 6-9 points with at least 3 hearts (unless [[Bergen raises]] are in use, in which case it shows precisely 3 hearts)

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 1NT;<br>
2{{Clubs}} &ndash; 2{{Spades}}<br>
Shows a weak hand, 6-9 [[high card points|points]], with precisely two spades.  Some also use this for an extremely weak hand (0-5) with three spades.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 1NT;<br>
2{{Clubs}} &ndash; Pass<br>
Shows a very weak hand, perhaps 5-7 points, with at least four clubs.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 1NT;<br>
2{{Clubs}} &ndash; 2{{Diams}}<br>
Shows a weak hand, 5-9 points, with a long diamond suit.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 1NT;<br>
2{{Diams}} &ndash; 2{{Hearts}}<br>
Shows a weak hand, 5-9 points, with a long heart suit.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 1NT;<br>
2{{Hearts}} &ndash; 3{{Clubs}}<br>
Shows a weak hand, 5-9 points, with a long club suit.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 1NT;<br>
2{{Clubs}} &ndash; 2NT;<br>
Shows 10-11 [[high card points|points]] without support for spades.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 1NT;<br>
2{{Clubs}} &ndash; 3{{Spades}}<br>
Shows 10-11 points with 3-card support for spades.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 3{{Spades}}<br>
Shows 10-11 points with at least 4-card support for spades.

1{{Spades}} &ndash; 1NT;<br>
2{{Clubs}} &ndash; 3{{Hearts}}<br>
Shows 10-11 points with a long heart suit.

1{{Diams}} &ndash; 2{{Hearts}}<br>
This is a jump response, and there are different ways of handling it.  In [[Standard American]], such a "jump shift" shows a very strong hand and is unequivocally forcing.  However, since such hands do not occur with great frequency, it is more common today to use such a bid to show a weak hand with a long suit, unsuitable for defense.  Another possibility is to play it as a "fit-showing jump", showing 8-10 points, a decent heart suit, and good diamond support.