maris oren Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Playing Short Clubs I can open with 12 HCP, minimum 5 card Major, 4 D or 2 C.What are the rules for the 2/1 system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Tu Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 There's no real difference with 2/1; 2/1 is based on 5 cd majors, and natural-ish wide ranging non-forcing opening 1 bids. Allowing short doubleton club openings is just a style choice that can be played whether or not you are playing 2/1 is GF - 1D=4+, 1C=2+ is probably a minority treatment overall (but majority treatment in certain countries). A fair number of people open 1D with 4=4=3=2 shape, so diamonds is 4+ except that particular shape, and 1C is 3+. - 12 HCP is for flat hands. With shapely hands people open lots of 11s and occasional 10s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Open the longest suit that matches the minimum length criteria.With 2 5-card suits open the higher ranking.With 4-4 in the minors, open 1♦ (or NT obviously).With 2245 and honour strength within NT range, strongly consider opening 1NT. You might come up with some exceptions later on (particularly with 5M-6m shape) but, to start with, these 4 basic rules will generally give you a good auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 With 2245 and honour strength within NT range, strongly consider opening 1NT. Does “strongly consider” mean “avoid at all costs”? You could do it I guess if your doubletons are rich in honours. With 2-2 majors pretty much never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Does “strongly consider” mean “avoid at all costs”? You could do it I guess if your doubletons are rich in honours. With 2-2 majors pretty much never.You're in a very small minority there. As Kit Woolsey put it: If the hand is strong enough to reverse and is suit-oriented, I will open the 5-bagger. If not, I will open 1NT.Virtually all 15-16 counts of that shape will be opening 1NT, because there is simply no other option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 2/1 doesn't work so well with very light openings, so don't open mediocre 10-counts in 1st and 2nd seat with that system. Otherwise, as others have said, the rules are the same as for other "natural" 5-card major with strong notrump (SEF, Standard American, Standard Hoog, Forum-D etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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