Bridge: Leaping Michaels

Apr 2, 2026 | This Week's Issue

Leaping Michaels is a variation of Michaels Cue bids, though not exactly a Cue bid itself, as it does not involve bidding a suit that the other side has already bid. Its usefulness is that it is the only way of showing 5-5 in Clubs and the other Major, after opponents have themselves opened with a Major suit. The catch is that opportunities to use it are extremely rare, and your partner may not recognise it when you use it. Ideally, your side is Not Vulnerable and the other side is Vulnerable, and if that is not true, as in this example, you need to have some good High Card Points as compensation, to make it worthwhile. In this case, West makes a completely normal opening bid of 1H, and North leaps into action with a jump bid to 3C, because this is the mechanism: Other side bids a Major, […]

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