1H 1S 2C

[rwbarton]

After

 

1♥ - 1♠

2♣

 

does anyone play xyz-like followups:

 

2♦ = puppet to 2♥, to play or for invite

2♥ = artificial GF

2♠+ = ?

 

Any significant advantages or disadvantages over regular 4SF?

[grucha78]

Recently I saw following solution:

2♦ - puppet to 2♥,sign off in ♥ or ♠ or any GF

2♥/♠/NT/3♣ - invite

 

Pawel

[rogerclee]

[14] Special 3rd and 4th suit auctions

- 1H-1S-2C-2D = Weak preference to 2H or art game force

- 1H-1S-2C-2H = Constructive preference

 

from one of Fred's old convention cards. IMO it's very useful to be able to show 2 different kinds of preferences in either a natural or strong club system (where "strong preference" in a strong club system can be as much as 12-13 depending on how light you open).

[rbforster]

IMO it's very useful to be able to show 2 different kinds of preferences in either a natural or strong club system (where "strong preference" in a strong club system can be as much as 12-13 depending on how light you open).

Agreed. Me and my partner played something like this in Bart situations, i.e.

 

1♠-1N(f)-2♣

 

2♠ weaker 3 card limit raise

3♠ stronger 3 card limit raise

2♦ artificial...2♠ weak preference

2N stronger non-fitting invite

 

Certainly one could prioritize the 2 different preference ranges instead of keeping more of limit raises low.