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We found there are a few types of the big hands that want to show - these were embedded into the Bergen constructive raise - that is 1M-3♣ (or 3♦ if you play that as constructive) became two-way, either constructive raise with 4+ trumps or a big hand with trump support and specific hand types. Opener assumes the constructive type and usually either bids 3M or 4M, and then responder shows the big hand type by bidding again - if over 4M the partnership will have enough values to reach at least slam since opener has extras to bid 4M and responder has strong playing values having points and shape.

Sims/actuals showed that big hands best to go very slow, not even disclosing the fit (e.g. 1M-2♣ ask/relay), thus 1M-2NT denies the big hand and 4M is "to play".

and by that logic, standard openings of 1♥, 1♠, and 1NT which are not specifically allowed (by your view of licences), are disallowed. Likewise a Precision 2♣ opening is disallowed.

Would an opening 2♣ bid be ACBL GCC legal if it had exactly the same hand types and points as that of a standard 1♣ opening?

Except that at the club it went 1♣-1♥;-1NT-2♣ Alert! Q. What's 2♣? A. Puppet to 2♦, either ♦ signoff, any invite, or choice of games between 3NT and 4♥ Q. What's this convention called? A. The ACBL terms it Two-Way New Minor Forcing Q. But ♣s is not a new minor! A. Okay, it should have been termed Two-Way Both Minors Forcing

It's my understanding that it leaves them well placed if there is competition

Free's http://freebridge.blogspot.com/2009/08/gazzilli.html India talks Italian: http://www.bridgeguys.com/pdf/GazzilliND1.pdf http://www.bridgeguys.com/pdf/GazzilliND2.pdf http://www.bridgeguys.com/pdf/GazzilliND3.pdf For these pdfs, scroll to the article

Stacy's notes: http://stacyjacobs.com/system-notes/major-suit-openings/ Now Stacy is not a systems maven yet she's able to have a scriptazzilli

This seems right, though would change: 4♥: Mild slam try 4♦->4♥->4♠ Serious slam try (now 4NT is RKC) 4♦->4♥->4NT+ Specific asks Btw Adam's The Best System series is a must read: http://precisionpass.blogspot.com/

At the top levels 2NT as a raise continues to grow in use. If it goes Any-Bid-Any-2NT, often that 2NT is alerted, even when "Bid" is a one or two level o/c.

They are not saying that - they are saying the system has no more preemption than a 2/1 system.

First, WJ200 was over 1800 years ago, and the roman systems were all the rage then. Years later, in WJ2005, the notes say that 1♣-1♦;-3♦ is natural: "The remaining rebids at the 2-level (over a negative 1♦) are natural and show a strong club with at least 5 cards in the suit bid." Although the notes are not clear, this would not be forcing (1♣-1♦;-2♦ is the game force, and 1♣-1♦;-3♦ should deny a 4cM (bid 1♥/♠ if less than a game force - the notes just say "It’s possible to rebid 1M even with the strong club variant.", but perhaps in Polish it is clear. To play 1♣ as having 11+♣s (instead of 15/16+ in Polish ♣), you have adjust somethings back towards standard (e.g. 1♣-1♥;-2♣ is 11+ natural, and not-forcing) - there are a few systems that have tackled this.

I like 2♣ 6+, and 1♦ always 5+ unbalanced, thus: 1♣ includes hands with singleton/void in ♦s, (4)5♣s and 4-4/3-4/4-3 majors 2=2=4=5 exactly opens 1♣ or 1NT 2♦ is 11-15, three suiter, 3-4♦s, 5-4-3-1, 4-4-4-1, 5-4-4-0, no five card major

Congrads to the Diamond team, and here's a news article on Fred: The Globe and Mail article

Do you mean compete=invite? Rubinsohl can compete=play in, using transfers to the suit to play, and has some invites.

those are sometimes still available after first passing the double

these are not allowed in the playing area - they would have to play headless

For today, the times are currently a little wrong on: http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php Fred could fix this if he wasn't playing against Bocchi-Ferraro starting at 10am eastern. edit: now fixed on the schedule

Actually I believe that the committee did not author this defense, but Rodwell provided it years ago to the ACBL when the yellow booklet of defenses was made available. Thus it would be Meck trying to figure out Well.

The second from the left is a netbook: Move to the 2:15 time for the netbook.

Will this site be updated? http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php edit: now updated for one session tomorrow (but is 2 pm eastern the correct starting time?), as noted below, nothing scheduled yet for 6,7 edit: thanks Herve, Jacki, and Roland for your work on this

This may have been previous known as CONFI, and here's a description and examples: http://www.reginabridge.com/conventions/slcon.txt Kokish/Nagy used to play 1NT(weak)-3♠ as CONFI, where most CONFI auctions seem to always start 3♠(Confi)-3NT(Obi-Wan: "These aren't the controls you're looking for"), but some days there's only 9 tricks and some of the field have overreached trying for slam.

This is incorrect for 1♣ 15+ (or if you defined your opening as forcing). Please see: http://www.acbl.org/assets/documents/play/...ntion-Chart.pdf

If I played 5cM with 2/1 not GF, I would give up the fit jumps since I need other bids to take the pressure off the very loaded 2/1 sequences. In particular I would play: 1M-2NT as GF, natural (assuming that 2/1, then 2NT is not forcing) 1M-jumps as raises: -- the lowest suit jump showing a GF, 3 trumps, and cheapest bid asks hand type -- second lowest suit jump is GF, 4+ trumps and cheapest bid asks hand type -- third lowest is GI, 4+ trumps -- 1M-3M is 4+ trumps, close to a GI. 1M-1NT is non-forcing, max of 10.

meant at 2D. ... 2D is always available for big bal or extra strenght. ... If 2♦ is available for 19-20 balanced, I would then go with 3 narrow ranges. The stop low or go to game auctions are winners.