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should minors require extra?


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Hmm..., I would argue for even lighter 2 given its premptive value. The same goes for unbalanced hands with 1 as well -- the downside is more than offset by firing the first salvo and denying the opps the comfort of their opening structure.

 

Also, if anything, I would argue for the upper range to be more lowered than raised -- my philosophy is to open 1 when in doubt (except when holding marginal extremely distributional hands)...

 

I don’t agree with this at all. I find that the further you lower your minor suit pre-empts, the greater the probability of the opponents making marginal games in a major when one of them can enter the auction. The further you lower your minor suit pre-empts the more any (required) finesses are taken through partner. I favour bumping up the HCP range for minor suit orientated hands as suggested in the OP. You may lose the part score, but not a game score.

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