ACOL 4NT (Four No-Trump)


An ACOL 4NT opening bid shows an extremely strong hand, usually a one-suiter, that only needs to hear about which aces (if any) partner holds in able to bid a slam. The responses to the ACOL 4NT are:

5 0 aces
5 Ace of diamonds only
5 Ace of hearts only
5 Ace of spades only
5NT Any two aces
6 Ace of clubs only

Opener's rebids are natural. His hand must be good enough, of course, to play at the five-level opposite an aceless, trickless hand.