babalu1997 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 so they tell me that many top level experts are now switching to weak nt some 12-14 only non vulnerable (tho i think real men ought to play 12-14 any vul) is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Kuijt Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 I did a study of the systems used in USBF championships. IIRC, there were only 2 or 3 pairs playing weak NT out of 60 or so pairs. To be sure, Martel and Stansby, on the winning team, are weak NT players. Obviously, this analysis is only good for American pairs; this was an event picking the US team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Strangely enough, in the UK where weak 1N has tended to rule supreme, the opposite trend is taking place. UK is of course a very small proportion of the world, so worldwide it would not surprise me if the trend is as you say. My guess is that the equilibrium point will still be in favour of strong, when the dust has settled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Strangely enough, in the UK where weak 1N has tended to rule supreme, the opposite trend is taking place. UK is of course a very small proportion of the world, so worldwide it would not surprise me if the trend is as you say. My guess is that the equilibrium point will still be in favour of strong, when the dust has settled. I've been seeing a lot of mid range 14-16 no trumps appearing over the last few years in the UK. Among club pairs weak no trump still dominates, but a number of the top pairs now play strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 I did a study of the systems used in USBF championships. IIRC, there were only 2 or 3 pairs playing weak NT out of 60 or so pairs. To be sure, Martel and Stansby, on the winning team, are weak NT players. For Martel and Stansby it is of course definitely not a case of "now switching to..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Here strong NT is still overwhelming between the experts, but 14-16 is getting more popular quickly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 In Romania there's plenty of people playing 13-15 with a strong club. Maybe 15%. In Iceland there's some people with 10-12 sometimes or 10-13 with or without a strong club. I'd say about 5% of people. The overwhelming standard is 15-17 2/1 etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight7 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Hi: Fantunes wantabees are playing a 12-14 NT. The numbers are not large. Regards, Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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