OGUST or Feature Showing

[mike777]

Which method is best to play over a weak two opening?

1. Pros of each?

2. Cons of each?

3. Or is there a better method?

 

 

fwiw I was taught that responder shows feature rather than asks.

 

that means the rest is an ask for shortness.

 

the general rule I was taught is we bid things we don't have in steps

 

but we bid things we do have directly

 

 

2h=2s=you show shortness what you don't have...

2s=2nt=ditto

 

but 2h=2nt shows stuff or 2s=3c shows stuff.

 

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OTOH in a strong club system I love ogust......but that is far from a natural system