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Nobody answered my question so i am asking it again. BTW i play redouble as 10+ intending to penalize whatever ops bid so shortness in openers suit. Always thought that is standard

So with a slammish or GF hand with ♠ support it is correct to redouble? Would it not allow opponents to prempt Say 4NT or something?

[hv=d=n&v=b&s=sxxhxdaxxxxckj109x]133|100|Scoring: MP[/hv] North my P opens 2♦ a 3 way opening. I relayed with 2♥.P bid 3♠ showing 20-24 hcp 4-4-4-1 shape ♣ singleton.I checked for controls with 4♣ He showed 7 controls with his bid of 4♥. So the question is knowing his 20-24 hcp;4-4-4-1 shape and singleton ♣;and 3A+1 K OR 2A and 3K should I bid slam?

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To many chess players Bobby Fischer is and will always remain the greatest sportsman of all time.If a guy cannot understand the beauty of chess he/she is to be pitied.

♦Q denies K or confirms K?

♣ i agree but why high?

♠ 10 if instant 3NT. Attacking lead against confidently bid game.Top of internal sequence. ♥ 8 if 3NT after a pause.Dont want to blow a trick.

The power precision 1NT structre has something similar 2S :: [minor suit stayman] relay to 2N, promises (45) in minors 2N : 3C :: 5+5+ minors, 0-9 HCP 3D : to play 2N : 3D :: 5+5+ minors, 10+ HCP, forcing to 4m 2N : 3H :: 31(45), 10+ HCP 2N : 3S :: 13(45), 10+ HCP 2N : 3N :: 22(45), 10-13 HCP, both doubletons weak 2N :: relay to 3C 3C : P :: 6+ clubs, obviously to play 3D :: 6+ diamonds, sign-off 3H :: 40(54), 8+ HCP 3S :: 04(54), 8+ HCP 3N :: 22(54), 14-15 HCP, both doubletons weak 4m :: 5+, balanced, 15-16 HCP

I respectfully point out that what you term as '1 poor umpiring decision' is actually 7 of the pooerest decisions ever seen.To make the matter worse even the third umpire gave a wrong decision!To make the matter worser the umpire asked for decision from the appealing sides captain!! Also consider that past Indian captains Saurabh Ganguli and Rahul Dravid had shown their dissatisfaction about Mr Bucknor's decisions in 'the captains report' which is given to ICC after after a series is over.Mr Bucknor is an 'elite umpire' ,one among the 10 who are in the elite panel.To remain in the elite panel an umpire needs 94.8 % accuracy.Mr Bucknor had an accuracy % of 96 in the period 2005-2007.Doesn't This level of accuracy show Mr Bucknor to be among the best umpires ?Anser is unequivocal Yes.BUT LOOK AT HIS WRONG DECISIONS .ALMOST ALL AGAINST INDIA.Sachin was twice given out when in 90s. So why is Nr Bucknor always officiating in matches involving India?Why not let Mr Bucknor officiate in matches involving othe countries?Why does Mr Bucknor make poor decions that almost always hurt India and very rarely other countries? As for the remark that "ICC will rule in India's favour because it lacks balls' let me assert that when authorities accept a mistake and rectify it they are showing their strength.It takes more strength of mind to admit ones mistakes and rectify them than sticking to ones wrong decisions. If India controls 70% of the revenue generated' it is because of honest and ardent fans of crickets who simply love the game.We acknowledge that Austrailia is the strongest team today.There are more fans of Gilchrist,Lee ,Hayden and Ponting in India than in Austrailia.The margin of defeat was far more in the last Test.Did anyone crib?Did we stop watching? Did the money -men pull any stunt then?Please ask Ponting and his men to continue their winning ways but ask them to do it in a manner befitting the gentlemen's game. Please let us have Umpires whose mistakes are statistically justfiable.So that cricket lovers like me can go on with the business of enjoying watching the game.

Isn't ignoring politics the same as passively supporting whoever is in power?

1)The controversy is about a)Harbhajan Singh an Indian professional cricketer being branded a racist and banned for 3 tests b)The umpires' (all 3 ) sense of fairness c)The extent of aggression/gamesmanship shown by one of the teams d)The Match Referee's interpretation of evidence and sense of fairness. What does money have to do with these issues?Did the 'money-gang" somehow instigate all these issues? 2)I am an Indian fan.I do not see Harbhajan as Ponting's nemesis although he may have got Ponting out a few times.I do not think, it is a conspiracy against a particular individual.It is simply gamesmanship which has degenerated into what Peter Roebuck has termed"turning a team of professional cricketers into a pack of wild dogs." 3) It certainly shouldnt have happened. 4)The suspension is due to allegedly racist remarks (which only accusers heard )not because of any backside patting.BTW Dennis Lillee had kicked repeat kicked the bat wavers backside before he waved the bat. 5)Good question .I for one would believe a person who is standing near the person who is said to have made the comment.BTW Harbhajan if annoyed would use much more colourful 'Punjabi' words than monkey. 6)Why should the recordings not be available to officials?As for the definition of acceptable sledging the present definition seems to be "whatever the Austrailian team does is not sledging and whatever Indian team does may or may not be acceptable sledging depending on the ICC's mood." 7)Good questions which a certain Mike Proctor seems to have ignored. 8)Does it not show that aggression is acceptable but shouldnt go beyond a lmit? 9)When a sizable number of honest people start doubting the integrity of 'judiciary' the system is already fallen apart.Time for a revolution now? 10)Ultimately any sport will thrive if and only if there is sufficient money in it.However we are misreading the situation if we insinuate that the present situation has somehow been engineered by Indian money men.

The umpires did not hear anything.The microphone in the stumps did not record it.Sachin Tendulkar did not hear it. Yet Match Referee finds it fit to ban a player for 3 test matches! Being accused of calling somebody a monkey (an epithet used by schoolgirls in India for eve teasers because they-the girls not eve teasers- are taught not to use more offensive words) is worse than calling somebody a bxxxxrd!! An umpire when in doubt does not refer to third umpire .He asks the fielding side's captain who is known to have appealed for a catch when he himself had grounded the ball!!! The third umpire despite slow motion replays from various angles rules not out when every other cricket lover can see that the batsman is out!!!! 8 blatantly wrong decisions in 1 test match.7 against a particular team!!! Crowning Glory :ICC proclaims " ICC selects the best umpires and the fairest Match Refrees for Test Matches" !!!!! The proper reaction is perhaps Rahul Dravid's enigmatic smile when he was given out caught when his bat was quite a few inches away from the ball.

I was hesitating to post my bid of pass and then i saw your post .Thanks .Pass. ;)

I second that; especially the rotation idea.

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I have come to the onclusion you cant do better than 75%.You have to treat each pproblem as if it was 3 people problem .Please tell me i am wrong.

Do you mean I am allowed to think before following suit with a singleton?Or I can pull the pass card, keep it back , change it?etc etc. Where exactly does one draw a line?

The comparison with chess is unfair.In all chess tournaments there are clocks and if a player thinks for long he loses time. If he excedes time limit he loses even if he can checkmate his opponent on the next move.If he unnecessarily thinks for long he is the one to suffer.Opponent will in fact encourage him to do so.After all the former world championship contender Victor Korchnoi once lost a game as he thought for more than 1hour befor making his 1st move. :D Bridge is the only game in my opinion where Referees that is TDs consider the level of players before giving rulings.In all other games the authorities try to frame rules in such a fashion that there is no room for subjective decision.Not so in Bridge.That is why perhaps in no other game is there an appeals committe.The umpires decision is final. Whether you consider that a good thing or bad depends on your nature. :)

5H by partner will show a first or second round control. Obviously this could include something like Kxx, but that would be very unlucky since that would give him shortness in a minor which is obviously unlikely given our hand. It would be unusual but possible with something like 6-4 or 544 shape. I don't think partner can have 4 spades and 5431 Is it standard practice to show second round control after 1♠-4♠-5♣? I always thought if one makes the first cue bid at 5 level it should be an ace or void.

I am pretty sure a Acol 3NT opening is a solid minor without a side card value, at least from 1960 onwards. With kind regards Marlowe I thought the primary difference in definition between Gambling 3N and Acol 3N was the presence or absence of side suit stoppers (Gambling having none and Acol having some)? Also, as I was taught Acol 3N, it didn't matter whether the long running suit was a Major or a minor. The goal was to have 8.5 - 9.5 tricks in hand with some side suit stoppers. Am I out of touch with modern definitions here? "Acol 3 No Trump is a long and strong minor with at least 2 suits stopped" Reference http://bridgeinindia.homestead.com/files/A...ding_system.htm But another referene gives"Broken preempt in either Minor." http://www.bridgehands.com/Conventions/Acol_System.htm There seem to be different versions of acol.

Sigh....Not again.

IMO a teacher should never actively participate in another teacher's session.You did a commendable thing by not responding.Many teachers would have got into a fruitless argument.

Haha. It was my first instinct, but 2 is fine also. Why is 1♠ wrong?

Those of us who play weak NT must have a 'run out' method.Some play responder redoubles for 'runout' but then we miss the good old redouble to show 'them their place' :) .So some play responder's pass forces opener to redouble for run out and responder can pass with fair values..A convention by the quaint name 'swine' is worth studying. See http://homepage.mac.com/bridgeguys/ACOL/SwineAcol.html