Chamaco Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Hi all.Robson/Segal in their book "Partnership bidding at bridge" (available free online at Dan Neill's systems page) advocate the use of a system of responses to pard 1 Major overcall based on: 1x:1M-pass-?2M/3M/4M etc = preemptive2NT = limit+ raise with 4 trumps and high ODR (offense(defense ratio)2x = limit+ raise with 3 trumps or low ODR3x = 4 trumps, mixed raise (9 losers), sparse values4x = splinter, either high card or preemptive.3y= fitshowing = mixed raise with values concentrated in trumps and side suit (y)4y= fitshowing = high card or preemptive raise with values concentrated in trumps and side suit (y) I'd like to know from someone who adopted such scheme for overcalls, if there is a suggested scheme of responses by overcaller when advancer bids 2NT. E.g.(1♦)-1♠-(pass)-2NT(pass)-? 3♣3♦3♥3♠3NT4♣4♦4♥4♠ Thanks all !! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Further to Chamaco's post, as one who has not read the referenced work, could someone please also tell me what you are supposed to bid with a hand that wanted to make a natural 2NT advance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted August 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Further to Chamaco's post, as one who has not read the referenced work, could someone please also tell me what you are supposed to bid with a hand that wanted to make a natural 2NT advance? Invitational NT hands have to go via 1NT I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 I play responses to 2NT as natural (side-suit/values), with jumps as 55s. No splinters except jump into opps suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishovnbg Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Hi Tiger!Ben invented very good continuations suitable for ANY 2NT bid which show support or after fitting suit. It is very simple, show less information/possibilities to opps as possible and give/show most important info - about singletons. Search forum about or ask him to describe it.About what to do with bal hand - the actual answer is to bid new suit round forcing. Of course you lose possibility for sign off in suit at cheapest level playing this way, so better, but more complicate, is to use transfer responses to overcalls. I describe some of it in our Equality method, search forum about if you like.Misho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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