hrothgar Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 I've started work on the Scanian NT structure. I found a couple places where I want to tweak the response. In particular, there seem to be some captaincy issues following the splinters... Regardless, here's a summary of the responses from 2NT+ *00=NYYYYYYScanian NT Structure001N=NYYYYYY311+ - 14 HCP\\Balanced or semi-balanced hand\\Could contain a 5 card major\\\\Denies 11-12 HCP and 4-5!S unless 4=3=3=3\\\\Denies 13-14 HCP and 4-5!H unless 3=4=3=3\\001NP4N=NYYYYYY73=3=3=4 or 3=3=4=3 shape\\Invites Slam (17+ - 19 HCP)001NP4NP5C=NYYYYYY708Maximum NT opening\\No Aces001NP4NP5CP5N=NYYYYYY12 Aces are missing001NP4NP5CP6C=NYYYYYY244To play opposite a 4 card Club suit001NP4NP5CP6CP6H=NNNYNYN255Suggests 6!H as a final contract001NP4NP5CP6CP6S=NNNNYYN255Suggests 6!S as a final contract001NP4NP5CP6CP6D=NNYNNYN255Suggests 6!D as a final contract001NP4NP5CP6D=NNYYYYY044To play opposite a 4 card Diamond suit001NP4NP5CP6DP6H=NNNYNYN255Suggests 6!H as a final contract001NP4NP5CP6DP6S=NNNNYYN055Suggests 6!S as a final contract001NP4NP5CP6DP6N=NYYYYYY1To play001NP4NP5CP5D=NNYYYNN0442 Aces are missing\\Suggests 5!D as a final contract\\001NP4NP5CP5DP5H=NNNYNYN255Suggests 5!H as a final contract001NP4NP5CP5DP5HP5N=NNNNNYN1001NP4NP5CP5DP5S=NNNNYNN255Suggests 5!S as a final contract001NP4NP5CP5DP5SP5N=NNNNNYN1001NP4NP5CP5DP5N=NNNNNYN1001NP4NP5CP5H=NYNYYYN2082 Aces are missing\\3=3=3=4 shape\\\\Suggests 5M as a final contract001NP4NP5D=NYYYYYY008Maximum NT opening\\1 Ace001NP4NP5DP5H=NNNYYYN2332 Aces are missing\\Suggests 5M as a final contract001NP4NP5DP5N=NNNNNYN12 Aces are missing001NP4NP5DP6C=NYYYYYN2443=3=3=4 Shape001NP4NP5DP6CP6D=NNYNNYN255Suggests 6!D as a final contract001NP4NP5DP6CP6H=NNNYNYN208Suggests 6!H as a final contract001NP4NP5DP6CP6S=NNNNYYN255Suggests 6!S as a final contract001NP4NP5DP6CP6N=NNNNNYN1To play001NP4NP5DP6D=NNYYYYN2083=3=4=3 shape\\Suggests 6!D as a final contract001NP4NP5DP6DP6H=NNNYNYN255Suggests 6!H as a final contract001NP4NP5DP6DP6S=NNNNYYN055Suggests 6!S as a final contract001NP4NP5DP6DP6N=NNNNNYN1To play001NP4NP5H=NYYYYYY008Maximum NT opening\\2 Aces001NP4NP5HP5N=NNNNNYN12 Aces are missing\\To play001NP4NP5HP6C=NYYYYYN2443=3=3=4 shape\\Suggests 6!C as a final contract001NP4NP5HP6CP6D=NNYNNYN255Sugegsts 6!D as a final contract001NP4NP5HP6CP6H=NNNYNYN255Suggests 6!H as a final contract001NP4NP5HP6CP6S=NNNNYYN255Suggests 6!S as a final contract001NP4NP5HP6CP6N=NNNNNYN1To play001NP4NP5HP6D=NNYYYYY2443=3=4=3 shape\\Suggests 6!D as a final contract001NP4NP5HP6DP6H=NNNYNYN255Suggests 6!H as a final contract001NP4NP5HP6DP6S=NYYYYYY255Suggests 6!S as a final contract001NP4NP5HP6DP6N=NNNNNYN1001NP4NP5S=NYYYYYY008Maximum NT Opening\\3 Aces001NP4NP5SP6C=NYYYYYN2443=3=3=4 Shape\\Suggests 6!C as a final contract001NP4NP5SP6D=NNYYYYN2443=3=4=3 shape\\Suggests 6!D as a final contract001NP4NP5SP6DP6H=NNNYNYN255Suggests 6!H as a final contract001NP4NP5SP6DP6S=NNNNYYN255Suggests 6!S as a final contract001NP4NP5SP6DP6N=NNNNNYN1To play001NP4S=NNNNYNN168To play\\6+ Spades\\\\Responder wants to declare the hand001NP4H=NNNYNNN166To play\\6+ Hearts\\\\Responder wants to declare the hand001NP4C=YNNYNNNA08Transfer to Hearts\\6+ Hearts\\\\Responder could have bid 4!H and ensured that he declared the hand001NP4CP4D=YNNYNNNA08Transfer to Hearts\\\\The NT opener prefers that responder declare the hand001NP4D=YNNNYNNA08Transfer to Spades\\6+ Spades\\\\Responder could have bid 4!S and ensured that he declared the hand001NP4DP4H=YNNNYNNA08Transfer to Spades\\\\The NT opener prefers that responder declares the hand001NP3N=NNNNNYN1"To play"001NP3S=YYYYNYN7013 suited slam try with short Spades\\(1=4=4=4 / 0=4=5=4 / 0=4=4=5)\\\\Slam invitational values001NP3SP3N=NYYYNYN1To play001NP3SP4C=NYNYNNN708Maximum NT opening showing either:\\\\4 Hearts and a maximum hand OR\\4 Clubs and a maximum hand\\\\001NP3SP4D=NNYNNNN7454 card support\\Maximum values001NP3SP4H=NNNYNNN1454+ card Heart support\\Minimum hand001NP3SP4S=NYYYNYN735Maximum hand\\No wasted values in Spades001NP3SP5C=NYNNNNN145Primary Club support\\\\Hand is flawed for 6!C001NP3SP5D=NNYNNNN145Primary Diamond support\\\\Hand is flawed for 6!D001NP3H=NYYNYYN7013 suited slam try with short Hearts\\(4=1=4=4 / 4=0=5=4 / 4=0=4=5)001NP3HP3S=NNNNYNN745Sets Spades as trump\\NT opener is suitable for Slam\\001NP3HP3SP3N=NNNNYNN0Exclusion RKCB for Spades (1430)001NP3HP3SP4C=NYYNYYN008RKCB for Diamonds (1430)001NP3HP3SP4D=NNNNYNN0084=1=4=4 shape\\Concentrated values in Diamonds001NP3HP3SP4H=NYYNYYN0084=1=4=4= shape\\Concentrated values in Hearts\\\\Denies concentrated values in Diamonds001NP3HP3N=NNNNNYN1To play001NP3HP4C=NYNNNNN745Sets Clubs as trump\\NT opener is suitable for slam\\001NP3HP4CP4D=NYNNNNN008Exclusion RKCB for Clubs (1430)001NP3HP4CP4H=YYNNNNND08RKCB for Clubs (1430)001NP3HP4CP4S=NYNNNNN0084=1=4=4 shape\\Concentrated values (HHxx) in Spades001NP3HP4CP4N=NYYYYYY04=1=4=4 shape\\Concentrated values (HHxx) in Diamonds\\\\Denies concentrated honors in Spades001NP3HP4D=NNYNNNN745Sets Diamonds as trump\\NT opener is suitable for slam\\001NP3HP4DP4H=YNYNNNND08Exclusion RKCB for Diamonds (1430)001NP3HP4DP4S=NNYNNNN744RKCB for Diamonds (1430)001NP3HP4DP4N=NNYNNNN04=1=4=4 shape\\\\Concentrated values in Spades\\(HHxx or better)001NP3HP4DP5C=NYYYYYY0084=1=4=4 shape\\\\Concentrated values in Clubs\\HHxx or better\\\\Denies concentrated values in Spades001NP3HP4H=YYYNYNN735NT opener is suitable for slam\\Nothing wasted in Hearts001NP3HP4S=NNNNYNN145To play001NP3HP5C=NYNNNNN145To play001NP3HP5D=NNYNNNN145To play001NP3D=NYYYYYY0083 suited slam try with a short minor\\4441 or 5440 shape (no 5 card major)001NP3DP4S=NNNNYNN1454+ card Spade support\\Hand is considered unsuitable for slam001NP3DP4H=NNNYNNN1454+ card Heart support\\Hand is considered unsuitable for Slam001NP3DP4C=YNNYNNN8254+ Hearts\\Suitable hand for slam\\1st or 2nd round Club control001NP3DP4D=NNNYNNN8254+ Hearts\\Suitable hand for slam\\1st or 2nd round Diamond control\\Denies Club control001NP3DP3N=NNNNNYN1Natural\\Good holdings in both minors\\Tends to deny a 4 card major001NP3DP3S=NNNNYNN7454+ Spades\\Suitable hand for slam001NP3DP3H=YYYYYYYD25Relay: Asking responder to show shape (High Shortage First)001NP3DP3HP3S=NYYYYYY008Diamond Shortage001NP3DP3HP3SP3N=NNNNNYN1To play001NP3DP3HP3SP4C=YYNNNNND25Exclusion RKCB (1430) for Clubs001NP3DP3HP3SP4D=NYYYYYY008RKCB for Clubs001NP3DP3HP3N=NYYYYYY0Club shortage001NP3DP3HP3NP4C=NYYYYYY008Exclusion RKCB (1430) for Clubs\\001NP3DP3HP3NP4D=NYYYYYY008RKCB (1430) for Clubs001NP3C=NYNNNNN068To play\\Responder has no interest in game001NP2N=YYYYYYYDAsks partner for a small doubleton\\\\Typically used for\\\\1. Anti-Lemming\\2. Game invite with a long minor\\\\001NP2NP3C=YYYYYYYE22xx in Clubs001NP2NP3CP3D=NNYNNNN2673NT ain't the place to be001NP2NP3CP3H=NNNYYNN3443NT ain't the place to be\\\\Suggests a balanced hand with game forcing values that would prefer 3N to 4M even if a 4-4 fit were available001NP2NP3CP3S=NYYYYYN3443N ain't the place to be\\\\Suggests a balanced hand with game forcing values that would prefer 3N to 4M even if a 4-4 fit were available001NP2NP3CP3N=NNNNNYN1To play001NP2NP3D=YYYYYYYE22xx in Diamonds001NP2NP3DP3H=NNNYYNN3443NT ain't the place to be\\\\Suggests a balanced hand with game forcing values that prefers 3NT to 4M even with a 4-4 major fit available001NP2NP3DP3S=NYYYYNN3443NT ain't the place to be\\\\Suggests a strong balanced hand that prefers 3NT to 4M even if a 4-4 fit were available.001NP2NP3DP3N=NNNNNYN1To play001NP2NP3DP4C=NYNNNNN2673NT ain't the place to be001NP2NP3H=YYYYYYYE22xx in Hearts001NP2NP3HP3S=NYYNYNN2443NT ain't the place to be\\\\Suggests a game-forcing balanced hand that would prefer 3NT to 4M even with a 4-4 fit 001NP2NP3HP3N=NYYYYYY0To play001NP2NP3HP4C=NYNNNNN2683NT ain't the place to be001NP2NP3HP4D=NNYNNNN2683NT ain't the place to be001NP2NP3S=YYYYYYYE22xx in Spades001NP2NP3SP3N=NYYYYYY1To play001NP2NP3SP4C=NYNNNNN2683NT ain't the place to be001NP2NP3SP4D=NNYNNNN2683NT ain't the place to be001NP2NP3N=YNNNNYNEDenies xx in any suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I tried copying and paste the above contant into a word processing editor and then saving is as "ScanianNT.bss" file, but Full Disclosure returned an error in opening the file :lol: ------------------------------------ EDIT: Downloaded FD newest version and it works :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erki_ Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 What is Scanian using for lower responses (1NT-2C, 1NT-2D, 1NT-2H and 1NT-2S)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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