snillrik13

A very good way to avoid XYZ problems (almost all) is to play weak NT 12-14. This also has the benefit of terrorizing the opponents.

Short suit cuebid.

K. Martens books about bidding are recommended. After trump agreement all suit bids except trumps are cuebids!

No somthing else and more oppurtunities. Why not take a look at my site www.fanfantunes.n.nu?

Yes 2C is not two-way but Always strong. Helps a lot.

I Think Free is giving a good proposal. In my version of Fantunes www.fanfantunes.n.nu I use much the same but 2M is Reverse Flannery handling the tricky 5-4 in S/H very well.

In Fantunes Lite www.fanfantunes.n.nu I have modified the club openings to 1C = 16+(15)balanced or unbalanced, a jump to 3C after a 1C opening is Acol 8+ tricks, 2C opening is only a two-suiter C+M, 2D Multi can be a 6-carder in clubs 12-15 and 3C is a strong 6- or 7-carder containing 7 probable tricks. On top of this 1C-1X>2C is 22+ one step ahead of a "normal" 2C GF. All system is guided versus IMP play. So the club gun is well loaded or?

Spades is the boss suit or have I missed something? So you just open 1!S with a random partner and listen - no hurry. Vulnerable against White I cannot see six-loser hands or more be actual for a 4!S preempt. With your regular partner you surely apply Namyats or Another strong opening.

I vote for Gazzilli especially the ultimate? version in my web site www.fan.fantunes where I use 2d Multi as 12-15 h or s suit, 6-carder. Then 1M-1NT>2M is M plus clubs and 12-15. Now 1NT-2c is always Gazzilli.

I Think you have good bids but would swop 2D and 2H spitting it in 12-14 and 15-17. 2NT, 18+ is fine. Higher bids I would use for various 6-4 and limit 2NT to5431, 5422 and 4441. The two last a Little stronger.(20 hcp?)

Polish club is a fine system, however, Fantunes Lite is a Little better as all one of a suit are forcing one round. If you are interested in a playable Fantunes system visit www.fanfantunes.n.nu

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Agree with two last opinions. Would like to add that a Multi 2NT should not be just for fun but reasonable to play. So 2NT = clubs or diamonds weak preempt as per your taste. I play 3 of a minor opening as very strong 7 tricks and have an Acol bid as a Little stronger 8-9 tricks. Works very well. This is a design for imp play. What to play in matchpoint might be Another subject.

Krzysztof Martens, coach of the Monaco team, has an interesting proposal. After trump agreement - show short suit. He regards this better than cuebidding aces first. Then he has a further twist: a raise of the singleton cue is a maximal hand in view of earlier bidding.Martens has written many good books but why not start with Camouflage, Waiting Bid.

With AKQxxxxx in spades and a side ace I Think a take-out double stands out, If you bid a direct 4S partner has no chance to guess your hand. Don´t forget spades is the boss suit.

I Think there is a VERY simple solution. Just use a 2C opening as whatever you prefer and a rebid after 1C-1X>2C as a GF or 22-24 balanced. Good luck!

Take a look at "odwrotka" a la snillrik (myself) in www.fanfantunes.n.nu and you will find a super response system to 16-21 NT (after 1C - transfer and splitting 16-18 and 19-21))

Hi again Did you guys miss my second proposal? Club hands is a weak Point in all big club systems.That is main reason for this topic. Btw in oursystem (see fanfantunes@n.nu) we use 2NT as a Classic preempt in D or C, 3m as a strong preempt, 7 tricks to search 3NT or higher and we also experiment with 3C based on points and some 7 tricks to be integrated in Multi 2D. On top of this we also have Acol bids 1C - 1X > 3C. This might well boil down to using 5C4M (or weak6C4M)ONLY and not 6-carder in clubs when we open 2C......To me it seems the ultimate solution :) What do you say???

Foobar this suggestion of yours looks good. I like the idea of having X as balanced 7+ allowing opener to pass for penalty.I prefer cuebid in opps suit as GF then and still like Leb. 3-level your way to bid is fine.

So what you are afraid of is a penalty opening also with 5-4? Then the next question is how do you bid non-reverse 5-4 hands? Calub hands is a weak Point in all big club systems.That is main reason for this topic. Btw in oursystem (see fanfantunes@n.nu) we use 2NT as a Classic preempt in D or C, 3m as a strong preempt, 7 tricks to search 3NT or higher and we also experiment with 3C based on points and some 7 tricks to be integrated in Multi 2D. On top of this we also have Acol bids 1C - 1X > 3C. This might well boil down to using 5C4M (or weak6C4M)ONLY and not 6-carder in clubs when we open 2C......To me it seems the ultimate solution :)

Do you see any big disadvatage with having both 6C and 5C4M as possible hands after a 2C opening?

Forgot X if balanced 6-10

You open 1C and LHO interferes.What is your preference? In Fantunes Lite www.fanfantunes@n.nu 1D, 1H and 1S are all F1 and can be strong we bid pass = 0-5 or 10+ transfers from 1NT and up with 6-10 vs 2M jump we use Lebensohl

2M showing 5-4+ in M/!C is essential playing imps and Gazzilli. Much easier to find crucial games and slams. Also as Ritong says less sensitive for preempts. Playing match Points maybe weak two is better.