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OK, so I played the hand like an ass. With the benefit of double dummy - 1. Tell me how I should have played it 2. Tell me how it can be beaten

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OK, give me the name of the author and book title of a more mainstream version of 2/1.

2NT is what I chose, lifted to 3NT by opener, going down 1.

If we do this we are not playing 2/1 anymore. Now the system would become a hybrid of 2/1 and Standard American or whatever.

This is what the Pocket Guide says: Responses to a 1♦ opening 1NT = 6-10 HCP, no 4-card major, no 5-card ♦ suit (and usually not even 4 good ♦. Not forcing. 2♣ = Natural, 100% game forcing, 4+ ♣, 12+ HCP. May have 4-card major if longer clubs. Seems like the gem in the OP isn't covered in any way by the Pocket Guide in my posession?

I'd like to hear what the Jews have to say about this. Ultimately it's your Elohim that is being ridiculed here. Every other god of every other religion is false.

We're playing off Paul Thurston's "The Pocket Guide to 2/1." According to this - "Responses to a 1♦ opening," 3♣ is a game forcing artificial raise of ♦ with 12+ HCP, 5+ ♦, no 4-card major and (usually) no side-suit shortness. (This convention is sometimes referred to as 'Criss-Cross Minors.') So 3♣ wasn't available either. Hrothgar, ggwhiz, mike777 and gszes at least offered a suggestion. How do you suggest we alter Paul Thurston's Pocket Guide to bid these sorts of hands?

Was dealt this gem today: [hv=pc=n&n=s62h93dqj65cakj95&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1dp]133|200[/hv] Basic system is 2/1 What the heck was I supposed to answer on this? Nothing fits in perfectly playing 2/1 where - 1. 1NT shows 6-10 HCP, no 4-card major (I had 11 HCP) 2. 2♣ shows 12+ HCP and is 100% GF (I had 11 HCP) 3. 2♦ shows 6-9 HCP and 5+ ♦ (sometimes only 4 if that is the best bid available) 4. 2NT shows 10-12 HCP, no 4-card major or 5-card ♦ suit but otherwise balanced/semi-balanced, invitational 5. 3♦ shows 10-12 HCP, 5+ ♦, no 4-card major, game invitational The hand is heavily skewed towards the minors.

Do you have a link to a full write-up of T-Walsh and continuation bidding? The Wikipedia link I posted in a different thread was shot down as really bad by a number of people.

How do you marry your 2♦ fit jump here with Criss Cross Raise?

My own question: If partner had a club stopper, how does he show it? Presumably with a bid of 3NT? Now that he failed to show the stopper, he could have started searching for your “2-places to play” on level-3 with a bad (weak) hand, bidding his hand up the line. That never happened either. Now to your question: “The question here is what can you expect from partner's 4♣ bid?” Looking at your agreements as an outsider, it must be pretty obvious to all that at least one of your “2-places to play” has to be a major. Partner’s bid of 4♣ is game forcing and he has support for both majors. In the hand you posted the heart suit is longer than the spade suit, so bid it. If the suits were equal in length, then bid the stronger one. Exactly the same answer is applicable here. At least one of your 2-suits has to be a major. By bidding 4♦ partner has forced the auction to game in a major because he has support for both. Come and post the full hand here so all can see.

War is never a good thing. The problem is nations like the USA who always seem to be meddling in the conflict of others. If that happens here, war is certainly possible.

Thanks for this. It is the sort of answer I was looking for. Unfortunately I can't find the full hand in the OP but I did incur a similar one recently presented here: [hv=pc=n&s=sakj6hat53d3caj84&w=sq742hk8dqt954c75&n=s9hj64dak872ckt96&e=st853hq972dj6cq32&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1cp1dp2s(Strong)p3cp3nppp]399|300[/hv] 3NT went down 1 went the club finesse was taken in the wrong direction. I don't think 5♣ can fail, even playing double dummy? How is North supposed to know when to pull 3NT to the minor suit with the sort of hand he has?

Not entirely sure if I agree with you. S'far as I understand all the protests, a large portion of the Ukraine want to join the Eurozone. But there is no way that the Eurozone can carry another effectively bankrupt nation. Who knows what especially the Germans think of the latest developments? They may even be relieved? :unsure:

Basic system is 2/1: Partner opens the bidding with 1♣ and you hold - [hv=pc=n&n=sth543dakt52ckq87&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1c]133|200[/hv] How should the auction proceed?

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AIPAC So who is it running USA foreign policy? 1. The Democrats 2. The Republicans 3. AIPAC These guys seem to be a massively powerful organisation. How much of your USD 17 trillion national debt has gone into meddling in the governance of other countries?

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Mr. Willey, maybe you should start taking a closer look at T-Walsh and see how you can rehash it into your MOSCITO system; firstly to get the system legal, and secondly to jam the auction. How about this for a starter: 1♣ = 10-11 HCP, balanced (that should be legal even in the ACBL) Partner’s responses are T-Walsh 1♦ = 4+ Hearts 1♥ = 4+ Spades Now you can try and jam the auction by bidding 2♥/2♠ on a potential 4-3 fit. The opponents have no idea of responder’s actual hand strength and after 2♠ need to balance on level-3. Every time partner has real values he simply keeps on bidding over 2M. You can come and post your new system here and the forum members will help you with the continuation bidding structure. Maybe you can call it “Upside Down MOSCITO,” or "Inside-Out MOSCITO."

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