Lovera

Interesting and clear. When you said (at the end of your post) "But some bidders .." i know, speaking of Texas conv., that the re-open by responder with another bidding shows a strong hand and asking anytime about force of trump suit or about controls in the second suit bidded.

You have considered the eventualities in the session (bidding was natural). With these hands we have a slam that is possible managed for more plannings. Although you said "i have a 9 count. A very good .." but i consider that i have a 5-4 fit , probably 4 or 5 honors in spade, another suit (club) and a singleton (diamond), partner has bidded 3♠ and my hand can value surely more of 9 points. I think it useful to continue bidding because there are till informations to tell.

So, as Zelandakh indicates, should be better 4♣ instead of 4♦ and it expecially if bidding is not interferred. But i think that if diamonds are bidded by opp 4♦ can clearly shows shortness (not excluding anything in club) that is what needs/ will hear S to continue.

Thanks. Here the hand of S:♠ AJ64 ♥ AK ♦ 976 ♣ AJ75. Any question :originally to open with 1NT needs to have all suits covered, but now i can see not so (saving points 15-17). At table i was kib bidding was infact interferred with 2♦, but with N points is not better the bidding of 2♣ (w/o interf.) ? And when hearding 3♠(=max p.) why not 4♦ ? Bye.

It was made by me for avoiding to see immediatly all for hands :although N/S notvul vs vul and S is the opener.From the W hand should be possible to have an idea of S hand (max points). Not criticism, but only what do you think about developing of bidding.About opener :it is better opener at first level (if points are not distribuite in all suits) or is possible the bidding of 1NT ? Thanks.

Yesternight, after playing, i chose it and watched: in N ♠ KQ1098 ♥ J86 ♦ 8 ♣ K1063 in W ♠ 2 ♥ Q74 ♦ AQ5432 ♣ 984 (E can support). Nine pairs bidded 2♥ transfert, two 2♠ (one interefferd) and one 2♣-2♠, 4♠. Among the 1NT (en passant 3/4 suits are covered) openers, five bidded jumping/superaccept 3♠ or game(=3NT or 4♠). How do you think about the various biddings ?

Yes, but this one is indicative exclusively for a 6/+ and 5th unbid and reversed. As indicated in precedent post (see) the utility is for fit knowing longness of suit on the line and, if i.e. spade (second suit) is on play, we know so that can raise with three cards.

I, although, can see that vary peoples ask for BBO Skill that, as already said, actually is blocked for "stress by use". Indipendently from utility or not of it, player that used to look for its indication had a sort of "incentive" and orientation of play level. For me can be considered these alternatives :1) up-to-date for use BBO Skill (enter brief time); 2) indication of another "BBO Skill" collegate to this site adress (for hands played and warranted by BBO); 3) explaining (if it is simple) of the alghoritm that generate rating so that any player can determinate him/herself it (on BBO Skill home page there are any indications, but are not much clear).

Although, as i had to told in "Reverses" (topic in General Bridge Discussion) i noted that this "second round" overcalling bid of opp has no or few use and i've thought to use it as previusly indicated, retaining 1) shortness in suit bidded (=3♥), 2) as usual in hand showing force and then, it being compatible, precisely for this particolar meaning and shape : shows an hand, in this case, with 6/+ clubs that is reversing in the suit unbidded (=diamond, shorter it being touching suits) with 0/1/2 cards in heart and spade not supporting because not immediatly raised. In this way you quickly convey information of longness in reversed unbid suit for raise by partner that know longness ,usefull expecially for spade suit unbidded (5th).(see http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/41372-reverses/page__view__findpost__p__859448

Hi, go to "BBO Annuoncement and Special Events" in BBO Discussion and when page is opened at the bottom you can see "Click here to show filter options" (clicked on) and after choise "Time Frame" clicking again on to show a (black) roll window and choise "Show all" clicking on the aside ( ) that became green (reporting upside) then clicked on "Remember"(aside) to retain for future time that you will watch and then on "Go". In this way you can see "My Hands database now requires login" that allow to go to your database (->2015-Jun-29 by diana_eva).

This hand, as you can see, develops only 11 tricks and, with my 5♠ Rkb answer, partner gets off contract. Than i'd suggest this one: when you have a 10-card fit in heart as trump agree and partner bidding is not clearly strong (as 2♣ opener by partner or equivalent about force), having "one ace plus king in heart(=trump agree)" (that is the more economic possibility among answers) managed as you have a fit with nine cards, than lightly downgrade of one card your hand, requireing the answer of 5♥(=2 keycards without the Queen) that allows at partner to choise as to continue, having save the fifth level (if partner decides to pass). In this way it is not changed anything(=steps) in RKB it being also a suggest too (when lacking Queen).

Infact we are talking about because this slam is fragile. The bidding of S would have changed, most probably, the final contract it being a strong bidding of opp to consider. That is the reason i try to modulate the answer of RKB -that cannot be modify - in accordling to force of bidder (obv if there is a strong hand it is not necessary to have a reduction of it).

As i have told in my post #2 talking that with five cards in heart or having a 10 cards fit, 5♠ is the answer ..that although force to bid 6♥. The opener has an hand of second range/intermediate force not minimum, a 6-card with another suit (diamond) unbalanced with most probably on-the-line all honors in trump agree and than bids 4NT. After that 1♥ is interferred i bid 3♥ thinking only to preempt and waiting as bidding had to continue but i was happy to hear 4NT (i thought partner can have 5 cards). Fourthemore partner wanted answeres as classical Blw when said that " i have to bid 5♦ "seeing 1 ace in my hand. Is this situation that i tried to consider referred to Rkb trying to avoid a forced six level because if the fifth is warranted the sixth not and expecially if partner hand is not strong (sured by a 2♣ bidding).

Yes, but just for not use it (that can also be not better known) that i have told about Rkb (not indicating 10-cards fit).

Hi, the former is penalty (bidding for partner) the latter is 4NT as takeout for minors (type UNT at fourth level).(Lovera)

Altough, let's consider to " focus " on this (interesting) answer bidding, perhaps there is a way to escape from this "impasse" where 5♠ force 6♥. When spade trump is agree no problem, but here i indicate two keys and if are two Aces we can make 6♥. If instead are 1A+King of heart -where probably partner has the Queen - can be usefull to bid 5♥ as we had four cards (out of the tecnically right 5♠ answer). What do you think ?

It will be probably that with 5♦ BLW meaning 1 Ace is allowed partner to end in 5♥ but, apart it, the problem is on when used the (new) Rkb with this answer of 2 keys plus Queen "w or w/o (you..)" because is not ruled/done always it(=cue).

Well. For the first part of your post probably 2NT is Jacoby that i don't use. About 3♣ as manudude03 also said, i think it can be considered being preempt too but not in this hand. The second part : i've only indicated for topic valutation as in system but i am agree with you and i apply too that 10 card fit ...infact i've told that considered an overvalutation for the hand and about it remains only to say that we have here what i call "surplus" (+2 in heart suit).

On replying to Zelandakh that told " Do you want to embarrass your partner somehow, because I can assure you we have all seen a lot worse." No, this is out of question. The aim is to point that, yet if we speak about RKB and all its variants largely, the old Blackwood is used till and ,with the occasion , for about what i have said at the end of my post #2, bye.

As from the system adopted more exactly the raising in trump suit by opener is ruled so:6-11 points single raising while for jump as here 11-12points. The difference (when 11) is because with the first case if interference there was not the bidding had to be after 1♠ 2♠, in the second case w/o opp bidding the raise was differed at second round bidding first a side suit ,than here i must bid 2♥ but tendentially valued better my hand so bidding instead 3♥ having 11 points.

I know that in application B♠B had already analized it with a topic about.

No, for system when raising is intereferred is preemptive indicating 6-11points and support. With -10 doesn't change having already -11 i though better.

I have had this hand that my partner has played ..although for -2. But it is not important this one. The hand had opening leads in club but with a spade instead it is possible to get a top (style Carribean pirates) or also gets -1 that, i think, should have a good resulting. Initially i use to say "see my profile expecially for raising" and when partner started Blackwood i told, via table, "rkb" :having 5 cards in heart suit without Queen (trump) my 5♠ bidding is obbliged (but en passant i also with four cards had to bid so -Queen falls down AK or is impassable) forcing 6♥ while partner told me that my bidding had to be 5♦ for a classic Blackwood (but i already had told that..). What do you think about score for 6♥-1 ? Thanks.

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I must say thanks to Bbradley62 that i evidentiated any my mistakes here. Infact " raising at third level after interference, is given with one hand with which, if there had been not the opp intervention, the respondent would give single raise or could have to bid before a suit aside, followed by a second answering in the opener suit". Than the range of 2♥ is not 14-18 but 6-11 while 3♥ is 11/12 points when interferred.