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I would like to start a general question and answer session on Polish Club here. Hopefully Polish players can help other Europeans to grasp the system better.

 

My first question is:

1-(1)-2NT

Is 2NT natural: 11-12 balanced with stopper, or is it GI with support?

 

Jassem's book about wj2000 has been translated by Dan Neill, but there are a few things unclear. Is there a English / Polish speaker who has the Jassem book and can explain some things?

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I am not an English Polish speaker, but have translated a lot of this stuff anyway.

A number of Polish players, eg Wojcicki and Poletylo play this as Lebensohl:

Weak in C or D

Invit in H

 

I believe, but would need to check, that Jassem plays it as GF with support w/o intervention, and as 11-12 balanced with intervention. Personally I like the Leb structure and am playing this now.

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As far as I know, any 2x-bids after interference in WJ2000 is considered NON-FORCING and any 1 or 3-level bids are forcing. So, in this situation 2NT should still be sys-on (usually 4+support and at least INV). I think poles usually play that jump-fits are on after interference over major openings.

 

Hopefuly this have helped you with the problem at hand.

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  • 4 weeks later...

We also talk about it on www.bridgebase.pl forum , and there are 2 schools:

 

A ) 2nt= at least INV+SUP or Lebesohl (multimeaning)

Players who like this, say that after interference on level 2, we bid 2 way lebensohl, so after interference on level 1 we should bid simillar.

B ) 2nt= natural, and 2 is at least INV+SUP

Players who like this, ask one question: "do you always have support?". Imho it is very good question. How will you bid hands without support, but good enough to invite 3nt?

 

Why there are such differences? I explain: wj2000 is NOT the only type of PC. We have also wj98, Strefa etc. Morover, wj2000 players have also different styles, 4.ex. some of them after opps 1/ opening, bid 1nt as 16-18 ballanced, and others as 8-15 hcp 4M5m. 2 opening may be Wilkosz, or may be Multi or may be Tutti-Frutti...

 

But we are talking about wj2000, and I know there is one person who will answer You, his email is:

jassem@amu.edu.pl

 

cheers )))

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Would you like a copy, EricK? I'll send you one. You can also have WJ_Linux - the alternative version if you like.

 

:(

I suppose that I am allowed to make any tweaks I wish to wj_linux, but the others remian proprietary and have to be used as they are.

 

Eric

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