2/1 GF STRENGTH

[thorvald]

There are in principle 2 different versions of 2/1 GF - On BridgeWinners called SHAPE and STRENGTH.

 

https://bridgewinner...stem-summaries/

 

Now GIB is playing the STRENGTH version, and that is OK.

 

This means that after

 

1Ma-2X

 

the Bot will rebid the major to show minimum.

 

But now look at this hand

 

[hv=pc=n&n=saj954h3d85ckq764]133|100[/hv]

Here GIB will open 1♠, that is OK with me.

Now when partner responds 2♦/♥, the Bot will rebid 2♠.

 

But what happens if next hand bids, so the bidding goes

[hv=d=n&v=n&b=5&a=1sp2d2h?]133|100[/hv]

Now the Bot bids 3♣, in principle switching from STRENGTH to SHAPE. This is not showing extra

 

And what about

[hv=d=n&v=n&b=5&a=1sp2h3d?]133|100[/hv]

The bot insist on showing ♣ and now bids 4♣ on this bad hand

 

On other bids (including Double), the bot will pass

 

Interesting if this is standard for 2/1 GF

[thepossum]

Getting to dizzying heights with rubbish happens occasionally

 

I had been led to believe the system was all about taking time

 

I manage to get into terrible scrapes playing GiB 2/1 and I don't think its all my inadequacy at Bridge