whereagles Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 1. (...) in my experience, the higher the level of play (especially at imps) the less interference you get. 2. So I prefer my nebulous opening to be 1♦. 1. The most interference I had opposite a strong 1C opener was at HIGH level. In international matches it was common for the 1C opener to have the auction come back to him at 3 or 4 level. I even had once it going 1C (6H)!! 2. I prefer 1C because I find that little extra step helps more after a nebulous opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 1. The most interference I had opposite a strong 1C opener was at HIGH level. In international matches it was common for the 1C opener to have the auction come back to him at 3 or 4 level. I even had once it going 1C (6H)!!This can only mean 1 thing: you don't penalize your opps enough. Once they know you shouldn't be messed with, the interference goes down a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 You think I don't? Well, once vs Poland we got +1400 after they overcalled over 1C. Didn't stop them to head for another -1100 next board... When the hand fit their methods, they would just overcall no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrecisionL Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 If you want to minimize the extra work of dealing with nebulous minor openings, I suggest natural 2m bids. This just leaves 1♦ as a catchall for 2 and 3-suited hands with a 4 card major. For example, 2♦ 5+ 10-14, no 4 card major (6+♦ or 5/4+ minors)2♣ 5+ 10-14, no 4 card major (6+♣ or 5/4+ minors)1N 12-14 balanced 1M 5+ 10-14, includes 5M/6m hands1♦ 0+ unbalanced 10-14, promises at least one 4 card major (4441s, 4M/5+♣, 4M/5+♦)1♣ 15+ There are a lot of inferences after 1♦-1M here. For example, if you don't raise partner's major, you promise 4 of the other major. Also, you can't have both minors, so if you rebid either minor it shows 4OM/5+m. You could even use 1N rebid to show a minimum misfitting partner's major, while 2m (natural) could show extras with the other major. Yes, this works very well as I have used a similar scheme for 1♦ & 2♣ & 2♦ openings for several years. We use the design of The Diamond Major where 1♦ always promises at least one 4-card major: http://www.bridgeclublive.com/Include/Diamond.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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