Precison defence

[han]

Oh, and I echo the not-so contradictory opinions of others: overcall aggressively but not randomly. Overcalls at the 1-level should be in the hope that partner can raise so should be honest.

[skjaeran]

At the 1-level i prefer "CRASH":

x=Colour, blacks or reds

1♦=RAnk, majors or minors

1NT=SHape, pointed or rounded

 

This method and other either-or methods work only if you understand them. If you don't, stay away!

I definitely agree on that. And I do know how to apply these methods. I'm not 100% sure if that's true for my regular partner now since we so seldom run into bigclubbers these days and have little practise. But him being a sensible guy and generally a good bidder, I'd expect little trouble, if any at all.

[lowerline]

I prefer to bid as often as possible over a big club.

 

At the 1-level i prefer "CRASH":

x=Colour, blacks or reds

1♦=RAnk, majors or minors

1NT=SHape, pointed or rounded

 

1M=natural, good hand, might be our hand

 

 

At the 2-level I use "Amundsen":

2♣=♦ OR majors

2♦=♥ OR 4♠-6+m

2♥=4♥-6+m

2♠=natural

 

After 2-way bids, we use the multi principle; partner bids as high as he can and is ready for correction.

Passing first and entering later (natural overcall or t/o double) shows a strong hand.

I believe that Modified Crash (the British variant) is slightly better:

 

dbl = good overcall in ♥

1♦ = good overcall in ♠

1♥ = Colour

1♠ = RAnk

1NT = SHape

 

After (1♣)-p-(1♦) you can revert to:

 

dbl = Colour or RAnk (make a choice or combine them)

1M = good overcall (natural)

1NT = SHape

[helene_t]

Hey you guys are discussing those unnecesary gadgets that the tech college students play when the conditions of contest is a beer for the most crazy auction (as in my "Idiotic defense against strong club" thread).

 

Wayne said that he "really needs" a defense, and asked where to start.

 

Defense against 1♣ is easy, it's the nebolous diamond and the two-openings that cause problems. See the thread about whether a jump overcall over an intermediate 2♣ is weak or strong. While the wast majority would assume "weak" with a random partner, there was no absolute concensus. And in Coventry, Wackojack and I had a disaster due to doubt as to whether 2♦ over their 1♦ is natural.