Dan_Neill

Hi all, I was wondering, in Superlambda at http://www.bartnik.zwm.punkt.pl/bridge-for...mbda/index.html Opening 1N is 12-14 bal, but Pass (13+) can branch into 13-17 balanced. With 12-13 balanced, do you open 1N or Pass? Thanks, Dan

Bidding is 1C-1H-2C-?, not 1H-2C-?

Hi all, Shortages are invaluable, so you need something for minisplinters. I used to think 'Mathe' in Root's book was archaic, but now I see why it's good. You must show shortages, so keep those minisplinters. Just take the time to package them more optimally. 1M- 3M+1 = any minimum GF splinter (9-12, say), don't have to ask for location other DJ's = mild slaminterest+ splinters 3M-2 or so = limit raise (either balanced 10-11 or unbalanced weaker)--> some relay asks for shortage if any Splinters with wide ranges must involve discussion over whether cues ask for cues or "so how strong was that splinter, anyway". But immediately showing strength is simpler than agreeing on lots of cue-bidding sequences. If you want micro-splinters (invit to game), more optimal is to play a shortage-ask over a simple raise. Games are easier to accidentally make than slams anyways, so these really weak ones gain less for the memory. Dan

Hi all, If anyone that is going to catch the World Juniors vugraph could post the movies somewhere for all of BBO to watch, that would be very nice. Thanks, Dan

Hi all, TOSR has a good write-up online so it can be followed easily. http://www.geocities.com/daniel_neill_2000.../sys/index.html Thanks, Dan

Hi all, The Nightmare link used to be there, but now it is mysteriously gone. If you know somebody with a copy, they might send you one. Or Ecats has the Lanzarotti/Buratti official submitted notes. Dan

Hi all, The whole WJ2000 system in English can be found at http://www.geocities.com/daniel_neill_2000.../sys/index.html Thanks, Dan

Hi all, I need a good but crazy partner to learn Ultimate Club or Power Precision with. Must be available around EST evenings, or maybe weekends. Notes can be found at http://www.geocities.com/daniel_neill_2000.../sys/index.html Thanks, Dan

Re my broken link, please go to my index page as 'inquiry' posted. Apparently, geocities doesn't allow opening files from message boards. But the link on the index page works fine. Dan

Re the general topic of bidding very strong hands in a standardish structure, just use the system in the Word doc at: http://www.geocities.com/daniel_neill_2000...s/2bgstruct.doc It is superior to all big 2C systems, but is very detailed and so too hard to remember for all but the most frequent partnerships, given that standard 2C openers occur less than 0.5% of the time, and that's assuming you are opening the bidding. If they interfere, that chops down the frequency of structure use yet again. Finally, the actual gain over standard would only be expressed a portion of the time. Dan