Kingjy1 Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 I think Rodwell and his pr used this method in the last tournament. I wonder if it is more useful for weak no-trumps openers or if it's a good method even with standard 15-17 no-trumps. All opinions welcome :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 It is a good method, independent of your NT range. It becomes even better if you play that 1♦ promises 4 cards, so you open 1♣ a bit more and you get to use it more often B) Description for example here:http://www.geocities.com/gerben47/bridge/twalsh.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 The usefulness of this method is going to depend a lot upon how you define accepting the transfer. Obviously if you never accept the transfer you will be behind Walsh bidding, but this is silly. An approach I like is for accepting the transfer to show a weak notrump without a great fit, and then a direct 1NT call shows 18-19 balanced (or whatever is stronger than the 1NT open). This is nice because you can play 1NT on some hands where the field is in 2NT, and also because you have more space to work out whether you have slam (particularly in a minor) over the big balanced hand. There's also a possibility to pass 1♣-transfer-accept with a five-card suit and a poor hand. Of course there are lots of alternatives for how to use the accept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvage Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Most people here (Norway) who use Transfer Walsh play a strong NT (15-17). Accepting the transfer shows 3 card or minimum with 4 cards, rebidding 1NT shows 11-14 with a doubleton (rarely, but more often than in a 1NT opening, a singleton). Some (including me) rebid 2NT with 18-19 and both 2 and 3 card (and play a system of new transfers after 2NT), some just accept the transfer with 3 card-support even with 18-19 balanced. This affects how often responder can pass, in the last case (s)he can only pass with a very weak hand. Compared to awm's suggestion this focuses more on establishing the degree of fit and less on stopping low with 18-19. I have played transfers also with a weak (11-14) NT. The only change in system has been that opener rebids 1NT (showing 15-17 balanced) with both 2 and 3 card-support. Jump-support still shows 4 card-support with some extra (either 15-17 or a distributional non-minimum 11-14), a simple accept shows an unbalanced hand with 3 card-support or minimum and 4 (the way I play you rebid 2NT with 18-19). The reason for this change is trying to avoid a general problem related to a weak NT. The change eliminates the problem when responder rebids 1NT after the transfer has been accepted (generally showing something like 6-11 and only a 4 card-suit) when opener got 15-17 balanced. If responder is minimum you want to stay low (often in 1NT), if responder is maximum game may be laydown. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Unlike most we play the Welland-Fallenius structure with a 14-16 1NT. So we complete the transfer with the weak 1NT hand holding a doubleton or 3-card support in a balanced hand. This allows the 1NT rebid to show 17-19 balanced and keeps the auction low, permitting light initial responses. It also releases the 2NT rebid to show the Bridge World 'Death Hand' (good hand with 6 clubs and 3-card support). Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTired Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 maybe i am misreading something, but i thot opener completes the transfer at the 1-level with 3-card support and completes the transfer at the 2-level with 4-card support. Of course, opener may rebid 1N if 4333. System is on after an intervening takeout dbl except that XX shows 4+ diam and 1S shows a constructive club raise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Our system, which as I said is different to many, will generally complete the transfer at the 2-level with either 4-card support or 3-card support with a doubleton (we are used to raising freely with 3-card support and this is the natural extension of that philosophy). We believe the advantages (preemptive value, 1NT rebid showing 17-19, releasing 2NT for other purposes) outweigh the disadvantage of playing in 2M with a 4-3 fit when 1NT is better, especially at IMPs. The Italians fix the issue of the 2NT rebid by removing the 17-19 (18-20) hand from the 1♣ opener, which is another approach. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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