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to Helene 1 Thanks for your warm welcome. It is difficult to pick out the highlights of a 65 page text and condense them into 4-5 pages for a web site and make complete sense of the concept. I have read Marty Bergen's rule of 20. Actually, there is a section of the appendix of this book ( and my first one called, "Bride-Try It, You'll LIke It") describing, with Marty Bergen's permission and approval, his rulr of 20. And, it is an itegral part of this system. An opening bid of 1 of a major can represent 13 honor count points, a hand that equates to that value because of distribution, using any means of adding that to the mix, or a hand that has far fewer points than 13 but can win 5 tricks And, responder can easily learn which has been used by bidding the lowest possoble level of opener's suit. But,as long as his partner is in control of the auction, responder needs the values needed for game to ask for that information. As far as being easily preempted, there are complete instructions on competitive bidding , includung handling preempts, doubles, simple overcalls, and others. If you would like, send me an email with "bridgeconvention " on the subject line and I will attach the sections in a reply to your message.

I have developed a new system for opening bids in a major suit that I have been using with a great deal of success and I would like to introduce it for your consideration and feedback. A breif description of it can be found at http://mybridgeconvention.com. It is based on 2 understandings: Itf you and your partner have 26 points and a major suit fit, you should be able to win 10 tricks. And if you have a 5 card major, which is a start to finding a fit, and 13 points, you should open 1 of that major. Well, 13 points should provide you with half the number of tricks available with 26 points. So, it then should follow that if you have a 5 or more card major and can win 5 tricks, you should be able to open 1 of that major, no matter how many points you have. And that is the basis of this concept. Please read the overview at http://mybridgeconvnetion.com and give me your intake.