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For example, we could try to replay the following hand [hv=https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=st||pn|~~M7114x3m,~~M55654iw,~~M2517vn4,~~M199s5jw|md|4SAQ853HQT4D7CK542,S42H752DA98652CA3,S6HAJ96DKJTCQJT86,SKJT97HK83DQ43C97|sv|n|rh||ah|Board%202|mb|P|mb|1S|an|Major%20suit%20opening%20--%205+%20!S;%2011-21%20HCP;%2012-22%20total%20points%20|mb|P|mb|2C|an|Forcing%20two%20over%20one%20--%2013+%20HCP;%20biddable%20!C;%2014+%20total%20points;%20forcing%20to%203N%20|mb|P|mb|3C|an|Raise%20of%20minor%20--%204+%20!C;%205+%20!S;%2011-21%20HCP;%2012-22%20total%20points;%20forcing%20to%203N%20|mb|P|mb|3N|an|13-18%20HCP;%20biddable%20!C;%2014+%20total%20points;%20partial%20stop%20in%20!D;%20partial%20stop%20in%20!H%20|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|C9|pc|C4|pc|CA|pc|C6|pc|H2|pc|H6|pc|HK|pc|H4|pc|H3|pc|HT|pc|H7|pc|H9|pc|C2|pc|C3|pc|CQ|pc|C7|pc|CJ|pc|S7|pc|C5|pc|D6|pc|CT|pc|H8|pc|CK|pc|D5|pc|D7|pc|DA|pc|DT|pc|D3|pc|D2|pc|DK|pc|D4|pc|S3|pc|C8|pc|SJ|pc|S8|pc|D8|pc|HA|pc|ST|pc|HQ|pc|H5|pc|HJ|pc|S9|pc|S5|pc|S4|pc|S6|pc|SK|pc|SA|pc|S2|pc|SQ|pc|D9|pc|DJ|pc|DQ|]400|300[/hv] with ChatGPT sitting North and South. Me (writing the Handviewer code corresponding to the following hand diagram): [hv=pc=n&s=saq853hqt4d7ck542&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=p]133|200[/hv] ChatGPT: I'm sorry, but the code you provided does not seem to be in a recognizable format or language. Can you please provide more information or context about what this code is for or where it came from? Me: It's Handviewer code, used for creating bridge diagrams. ChatGPT: Thank you for clarifying. The code you provided is indeed related to Handviewer, which is a program used to display bridge hands. Breaking down the code you provided: hv: This is the shortcode for Handviewer. It is used to identify that the code is related to Handviewer. pc=n&s=saq853hqt4d7ck542&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=p: These are parameters that are passed to Handviewer in order to generate a bridge diagram. The parameters are as follows: pc=n: This parameter specifies that the hand is not rotated. s=saq853hqt4d7ck542: This parameter specifies the cards in the South hand. The letters stand for the suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs), and the numbers and letters stand for the ranks (Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks, Tens, Nines, Eights, Sevens, Sixes, Fives, Fours, Threes, Twos). So in this case, the South hand contains the Spade Ace (s), the Heart Queen (q), the Heart Eight (8), the Heart Five (5), the Diamond Three (3), the Club Seven ©, the Club King (k), the Club Five (5), the Club Four (4), and the Club Two (2). d=e: This parameter specifies that East is the dealer. v=n: This parameter specifies that the vulnerability is not set. b=2: This parameter specifies that the board number is 2. a=p: This parameter specifies that the auction is to be displayed, and that the auction is "p" (pass, pass, pass). 133|200: This is not part of the Handviewer code itself. It is possible that it is some kind of identifier or reference number for the Handviewer diagram. Me: Vul: E/NS You hold as South: AQ853-QT4-7-K542 Auction so far: East: P Your turn. ChatGPT: Since East has passed, it is now your turn to bid. With a strong five-card suit and 12 high card points, you have several options. One possible bid is to open 1 spade, which shows a hand with at least 12 high card points and at least 5 spades. Another option is to open 1 diamond, which shows a hand with at least 12 high card points and at least 4 diamonds. Which one to choose depends on your partnership agreements and your personal preferences. However, since you have a 5-card spade suit, and spades are a stronger suit than diamonds, opening 1 spade might be a better choice in this situation. Me: Assume you're playing a game of bridge and that it's your turn. ChatGPT: Sure, I'm happy to help! Please provide me with the current bidding sequence and your hand so I can assist you with your next move. Me: East passed as dealer. ChatGPT: Thank you for letting me know. What is your hand? Please provide me with the suits and the point count of your hand so I can assist you with your next move. Me: I just gave you the hand. ChatGPT: I'm sorry, I didn't realize you had already provided your hand. Here is what you have: South: AQ853-QT4-7-K542 Since East passed as dealer, it is now your turn to make an opening bid. As I mentioned earlier, you have a strong 5-card spade suit and 12 high card points, so one possible bid is to open 1 spade. This will show your partner that you have at least 12 high card points and at least 5 spades in your hand. Of course, the decision of what bid to make ultimately depends on your partnership agreements and personal style, but with the hand you have described, an opening bid of 1 spade seems like a good choice. Me: You're having a copy of yourself as partner, so maybe you can use your favourite system. ChatGPT: As an AI language model, I do not have a personal preference or a favorite system. However, I can suggest a bidding system that is commonly used in bridge: Standard American. In the Standard American system, an opening bid of 1 spade shows a hand with at least 12 high card points and at least 5 spades. Since you have a strong 5-card spade suit and 12 high card points, an opening bid of 1 spade would be appropriate. If your partner responds to your 1 spade opening bid, you can continue to describe your hand to your partner through the bidding process. Based on the responses of your partner, you can then make further decisions about how to proceed in the auction. Me: Ok, assume you're playing Standard American, then. Your turn. ChatGPT: Thank you for clarifying. Given the hand you provided, I would recommend making an opening bid of 1 spade. An opening bid of 1 spade shows your partner that you have at least 12 high card points and at least 5 spades in your hand. If your partner has a strong hand with support for spades, they may respond with a bid of 2 spades, which would indicate that they have at least 10 high card points and 3-card support for your spades. Based on your partner's response, you can continue to describe your hand and work together to determine the best contract for your partnership. Me: So you bid 1S? ChatGPT: Yes, with the hand you provided, I recommend making an opening bid of 1 spade. This shows your partner that you have at least 12 high card points and at least 5 spades in your hand. This opening bid is within the parameters of the Standard American bidding system. Of course, the decision of what bid to make ultimately depends on your partnership agreements and personal style, but with the hand you have described, an opening bid of 1 spade seems like a good choice. ----- Promising? Any clever ideas? :)

Late to the thread I’m conflicted On the one hand, I’m tempted to pass to see what west does. For example, I’m expecting a spade raise of some fashion, perhaps preceded by an artificial 2N. If west doesn’t raise spades,mtgsts very bad news for us since partner will hold 5 spades much of the time. Add to that our stiff heart and (unless west shows long hearts) the chances of buying a useful hand opposite are remote Otoh, even though 5m may be a terrible mp spot, the opps don’t always guess to do the right thing. Maybe west has big majors and at least one short minor and will be worried about 200 v 450 or even -750. Plus, of course, there is always the (slim) prospect of partner holding something like QJ10x Q10xx x Axxx and they can’t make anything while we’re cold for 5C. If I were to pass, I greatly reduce the odds of west going wrong if I later bid 4N, and there are many hands on which I’m going to be faced with that issue on one of the next two rounds. If I bid now, I create maximal pressure but eliminate the possibility of going quietly, which a slow auction might warn me to do. At the table I have a tendency to talk myself into being conservative, and regret it more often than not. So given that we’re operating in a virtual environment and, other than being shown to have guessed wrong, there are no consequences, I’m doing what I think is best: 4N. As for the distinction between 4S and 4N, few partnerships will have discussed this so I’m not getting involved (although serious partnerships should have rules for these situations, absent express agreement).

If you play T-Walsh it may be problematic to open 1♣ with 4441 and strength for a 1NT opening. What do you rebid if partner responds 1♠?

Robot bug reports are very useful in filling up disk drive space. I heard on the internet that full drives are more efficient. (for the record, that rumor doesn't sound remotely true and is contradicted by experts in the field). Filling in GIB bug reports is also much more fulfilling than banging on the keyboard or yelling a string of expletives.

Good try by GIB. On another layout, the finesse would have worked. Are you expecting GIB to play double dummy? :)

Thanks both, so I wasted my time writing a few hundred robot reports. It would have been helpful if they just disabled the feature once they stopped monitoring it. Reminds me of my first job where I was put in charge of maintaning the customer complaint database. I told the IT boss that I couldn't find the output module. He replied: "We only received a request for storing the customer complaints, we were never asked to enable staff to read the complaints".