glen Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 May issue of The Bridge World has Denis Lesage's Illizzag (Gazzilli spelled backwards): After 1M-1NT-?,2♣: Artificial, less than 16 without 6+ in M, not 4+♥s if 1♠ opening2♦: Artificial, 16-18, now 2OM or 3M establishes a GF2M: 6+ in M, 11-152OM: natural if 2♥, 18-19 balanced if 2♠2NT+: various game forces What is nice about this is if 1M-2♣ is any GF, then 1M-2♦ can be a ♦ signoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straube Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 What's 1M-1N, 2C-2D then? An artificial invite of some sort? Or maybe a weakness signal is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted April 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 What's 1M-1N, 2C-2D then?Article: After 1M-1NT;-2♣-?Pass: to play2♦: no other good bid, "almost always" 4♦, now 1♠-1NT;-2♣-2♦;-2♥ shows 3♥s2♥: if new suit, 5+♥s2M: preference2NT, 3♣, 3M: invitesrest: undefined in article, editor might have removed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Whatever the merits of the convention, it is one hell of a name. Wish I had thought of using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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