Winstonm Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Thought I'd pass along that my article, "Better Bergen Bidding" has been published in this month's issue of The Bridge World for those interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Congrats, Winston! I've decided to renew my BW subscription, I hope I'll get that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 It's always cool when one of the BBF'rs gets published. I received my BW a few days ago. Bon Mots to you. So how long did it take this go around to get the article from submittal to published? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Thought I'd pass along that my article, "Better Bergen Bidding" has been published in this month's issue of The Bridge World for those interested. Congrats, I read it the other day, interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Very nice Winston! I noticed that there was also a letter to the editor about an earlier article of yours, so clearly people are enjoying your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 I'll promise to read it as soon as the magazine arriwe at work. Btw we've got a complete collection of BW from October 1929 in the book shelves of my office. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 I'll promise to read it as soon as the magazine arriwe at work. Btw we've got a complete collection of BW from October 1929 in the book shelves of my office. I hate you. Can you scan from 1929 to 1962? I have the others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Congratulations. I have let my subscription lapse by a month (a crime, I know) but I'll ask then to include the current issue when I renew. Every once in a while I get to thinking that I should not buy more books, articles, etc until I read more of the ones I already have, but that would be too logical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 It's always cool when one of the BBF'rs gets published. I received my BW a few days ago. Bon Mots to you. So how long did it take this go around to get the article from submittal to published? This one was the usual - around a year from accept to publish date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Thanks to all - the post was not so much to blow my own horn (although surely that is part) but to let anyone who is interested know that I am available here to answer questions or confusions about Better Bergen Bidding. Of course I am prejudiced, but I really do find it to be a superior major suit raise structure - and it allows 2N to be used as a natural bid, surely positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vang Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 maybe you can outline the proposed methods (i haven't received my issue yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 maybe you can outline the proposed methods (i haven't received my issue yet).Major-suit raises are subcategorized according to strength and contol-card holdings (Aces and/or Kings). This is designed for non-competitive situations.Unlike Bergen, 3-card support is O.K. 1M-3M is a strong raise, but limited to 2-4 Aces and/or Kings1M-3C=3 hand types with relay asks (limits, 16+ balanced, strong jump shift with support for opened major)1M-3D=constructive raise or forcing raise with poor control cards 2N is 12-15 or 18-19 and can have 3-card support, but it is a NT bid.3N is 16/15 with 2-card support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 1M-3M is a strong raise, but limited to 2-4 Aces and/or Kings...3N is 16/15 with 2-card support Did you consider keeping 1M-3M as preemptive (in Bergen), and moving the 12-15 2-4 Aces/Kings to 3NT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 1M-3M is a strong raise, but limited to 2-4 Aces and/or Kings...3N is 16/15 with 2-card support Did you consider keeping 1M-3M as preemptive (in Bergen), and moving the 12-15 2-4 Aces/Kings to 3NT?Although your suggestion could be done, I didn't consider it, but keep in mind that the object is a structure to use in uncontested auctions, so the value of pre-empting lurker is diminished. The other reason I elected to use 1M-3M as forcing is that it allows opener to continue naturally with 3N to show 18-19 balanced. I still suggest regular Bergen if second seat acts and that action allows jumps, i.e., 1S-X-3C would be regular Bergen as would 1H-1S-3H still be preemptive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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