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Well... 3♥ is an impossible bid after the 1NT response which denies a ♥ fit It can show only one hand : - a maxi NT response (10HCP) - a big club fit - Kx or Ax in ♥ Something like ♠ Axx ♥ Rx ♦ xx ♣ Rxxxxx Even with that nice hand, I bid........5♣ !

Hi all, At the matter of fact, the 7♥ bid was made by Xavier Michaud Larivière ; Cronier bid "only" six ! We must give to Cesar what it's belong to him :P Michel

Hi all, Completely agree : 3 ♠ is invitational, showing a good 6-4. So if I have to hang somebody, I should choose West, because he have to accept the game with a near maximum hand (I imagine 1Nt is 6-10), a support in spades (the 10 !) and good diamonds.

Hi all, Did I miss something ? In fact 6 ♦ is a not so awful ; it requires ♦ 2-2 and ♥ not worse than 4-2 OR ♦ 3-1 and (♥ 3-3 OR ♥ 4-2 and queen ♣ onside). But it's quite difficult to find ; For the bidding, I propose : 1 ♥* - (1 ♠) - PASS -(2 ♠) DOUBLE - PASS - 3 ♦ - PASS 3 ♠ - 4 ♦** 5 ♦*** * IMHA, too many aces/kings to open 2NT ** or 5 *** or PASS

Hello, Was it MP or IMPS ? You speak about 67 %, so I guess it was MP's ( :) ) ! 4 ♥ at MP is the right bid, IMHO. At IMPs, you need a better vulnerability (white vs black)

Congratulations to Grue for this foresight play. But to do that, add to a good technique, a clever reasonment and some courage (agree with Fred, if ♥ would be 3-2...), you need a very good reputation ! Imagine Buratti making such a play...

Opening 1♦ instead of the normal 1♣ wasn't made on the purpose to rebid 2♣ ? So 2♣ seems a coherent rebid But, what is the problem with 1♣ opening and 2♣ rebid over 1M response ? I will add that I completely disagree with North 2NT ! The game is very unlikely and NS are white, so be happy with a partial contract I would bid 2♦ over 2♣, my partner described a 54+ minor But what is wrong about that good (old fashioned perhaps) sequence : 1♣-1♠-2♣-PASS follow by 3♣ over the likely balancing in ♥?

Very interesting subject, alas too complicate for my poor english ! Basically, I use to open all the irregular 11-count, and sometimes the 10 with hearts (not spades, because it is easy to overcall when you have spades !). I do not "adjust" my system : he is built around these principes ! - many bids forcing in a classic system (ie SEF) are NF, - I need five-count to response to an opening bid, - a simple raise strictly begin at 6HCP, - 2/1 is forcing, but not systemetically auto forcing after 1x-2y-2x, - 1x-1NT shows 6-9H and 6-10 over 1M (1♠-1NT forcing) -... Light opening impose a discipline in the bidding. In fact, if I open lighter than the others in some case, I am more carefulness in a great number of situations. And, on the opposite, my overcalls and doubles are "serious", much more than I can observe around me ! Regards

The first two hands evaluate to 11 Goren support points. So they are clear limit rasies even to the more old fashioned and/or n00b player like me. :) I'd have raised the third hand to 4♠, showing 5 piece trump support and very unslammish single-raise values otherwise. Assuming we were playing 5 card majors, anyway. Am I just oversimplifying it to a Law of Total Tricks thing, and would a lot of people limit raise on this hand? Hi, For my part, I raise the first hand to 4 ♠ because I have great hopes to make the contract. Two aces, four card support and a singleton worth a leap to game. I raise the third one hand to game because it's five-card support with reasonable strength. I hope to make it too, but less confident : - two doubletons, - a club suit which could be useless opposite xx The third one worth a 3 ♠ raise but I'm not proud of the dummy I'm going to spray !

:) 1 ♠ : some strength, no majors After 1♣-(1♦), I play : - Double = ♥ - 1 ♥ = ♠ - 1 NT = natural, one stopper So 1 ♠ is an automatic bid Michel

1) 1♦-2♣- ? No real standard, but two approachs : 2♦ to describe a minimum hand (11-13) and 2NT guarantee 14. The point is what to do with a weakish hand over a 2♣ response. BUT classically, the 2NT rebid shows a balanced hand not too good to be open one NT, that is the 12-14 range (almost everybody now in France is playing 1NT 15-17) and this rebid is non forcing (in practice, you pass only with a bad flat 11-count 5332). It is a matter of partnership agreement. For my part, I play after 1♦-2♣ -2♦ = 11-13, 5+♦ -2NT = 11-13 -2M = 11-14, local force , sole rebid forcing -3♣ = 11-14, 4+♣ -3NT = 14-17, to play 2) 1x-1y-2NT No problem with this sequence : it is absolutely non forcing and you deny a 4-card support for y major. Just 18-20 balanced, so responder pass with a bad five-count. Big hands with support would be rebid with a direct raise (3 or 4), a reverse, or a splinter or 3NT. For this latter rebid, two schools : either a big 5422 or a flat 4333/4432 (Bessis and Delmouly say 3NT = balanced, Levy says 3NT = 5422). As you like it. lol Regards

One or two precisions : 1m-1M-1NT-2♣ (it is called ROUDI) - 2♦ : no support for the major, weak (less than good 13) - 2M : three cards support, weak - 2M' : three cards support, maxi (good 13 --> 14) - 2NT : no support for the major, maxi as above Beware of 1m-1M-1NT-2NT : normally it is a transfer for 3♣, but for many players, it is natural (11-12) No, 2NT rebid by opener is not always GF and always deny four card support in the responder suit. 1x-1y-2NT shows 18-20 and denies support for y (if y=M) 1♦-2♣-2NT shows 13-15, responder could pass (exception ; 2/1 is auto-forcing). Good luck (I hate SEF lol).

Thank you. I visited the site too quickly :)

Hello, I have some questions about specific rules in the youth championships : - are there any carry-over in the half final and even the final, - are there any advantages for the two teams winners of the round robin (choose their opponent in the semis) Thx a lot for answers Michel

[hv=d=s&v=n&n=s5432h2d32cq65432&w=sjt98haq7daqj5cj7&e=s76hkjt98dt9876ck&s=sakqh6543dk4cat98]399|300|Scoring: MP[/hv] Good hand for STAYMAN ; south open one no trump and north bids one spade. TD is called and north must pass or correct in the same denomination, or in a new one ; in that latter case, south is not allowed to bid again. So North simply bid 2♣. And you score +130 instead of -200 :P

Completely agree ! This is a borderline slam ; more we have to keep in mind that east doesn't know the sixth spade ; with five spades only in west hand, the slam becomes an ugly one and even ten tricks could be not so easy.

Double at IMPS and double at MP

2 ♦ : 3/10 3 ♦ : 0/10 DOUBLE : 0/10 at IMPS, 10/10 at MP 4 ♦ : 0/10 As you understand, this sequence is not my style :)

DOUBLE = 9 and more, penalty oriented After that, it follows the same lines than after 1x-dbl-rbl The other responses shows less than 9 HCP 2 Clubs = 44 majors after a 1m, transfer for ♦ after a 1M (5+) 2 Diamonds = transfer for ♥ always (5+ or 3 in case of a ♥ opening bid) 2 Hearts = transfer for ♠ always (5+ or 3 in case of a ♠ opening bid) 2 Spades = transfer for ♣ always (the opp never let you play 2m unless it's ok for them) 2 NT = 55 minors always 3 clubs = transfer for ♦ in case of a 1m opening bid. 3 of the major is preempt. Have a nice day

Establish the ♠ 8 or 9 ? Do we have those cards ? Eliminate diamonds ? Do you plan a throw-in ? :D :D

<_< :) I'm so confused : I misred the spades ! I saw AJ9 and not AJ9x ! So the second part of my last post is stupid. I apologize. What I want to say about the 1 ♥ is that it works well only in that case : partner pass and opps balance with one spade. In all the other cases, you have a good rebid : 1 ♥ over one diamond by partner, 4 ♣ over one heart or one spades, 3 NT over 1 NT, ... When you choose an atypic opening bid, it is for plan your rebid over the partner's response, not over the opponent one, no ?

In my humble opinion, the only good case to open that hand with 1 ♥ is precisely when partner pass and n°4 bid 1 ♠. It is a pragmatic view, to say ! :D OK, you open with 1 ♥ and now partner's response is 1 ♠. What is your rebid ? :)

This hand is a pure example about how the level of the auction affect the judgment. With the same hand, what did you bid after 1♠ DOUBLE 2♠ ? 4NT ??? I don't think so ! 3 ♦ looks enough, no ? That's why, perhaps against everyone I guess, I should pass over 3 ♠. Assuming this 4 ♦ bid (which would be my second choice), I firmly pass over my partner's double, which must show a 18-20 count certainly with some trumps. I think we're going to score a big plus. Well of course with the actual hand revealing, I bid 6 ♣ <_< :) :D Michel

Two nice judgment bidding problems... First hand : Sadly, we played at MP so I'm afraid than both the 2 ♠ and 3 ♦ are not be considered as "constructive" one. Happily, we played at MP, so I double, because I had twelve combat points. Second hand : With my usual partner, I pass quietly : he had a bunch of defensive tricks because he knows that I could have just one, and he is clearly misfit. With an occasional partner, I pass too but ............................no so quietly ! If four ♠ is a make, perhaps double was the wrong bid or perhaps opps are lucky. That's life

You mean Ayatollah french side... <_<