Meckwell Defense to 1NT |
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September 27, 2020
Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell's defensive bidding structure against both weak and strong 1NT opening bids. |
Big Club Standard by Howard Schenken |
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September 27, 2020
These system notes are excerpted from "Howard Schenken's 'Big Club': A revolutionary, highly competitive, and accurate way to bid for every bridge player" (1968). |
Improving 2/1 Auctions: Part 1 |
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By Fred Gitelman September 26, 2020 The way that most partnerships play 2/1 creates other problems that are not inherent to the system. The purpose of this article is to discuss some of these and to suggest some solutions. |
Improving 2/1 Auctions: Part 2 |
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By Fred Gitelman September 26, 2020 "Last Train to Clarksville" (LTTC) is a convention I mentioned in my last article. I claimed that it was necessary to make the method of cue-bidding that I recommend effective. LTTC is not an easy convention to understand. It can mean different things depending on exactly how the auction has gone. |
Improving 2/1 Auctions: Part 3 |
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By Fred Gitelman September 26, 2020 This article is the third in a series about improving the effectiveness of 2/1 Game Force bidding. The first two articles appeared in the November 1993 and January 1994 issues of Canadian Master Point. |
Serious 3NT |
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By Marc Smith June 27, 2020 Serious 3NT is a method that is particularly useful when you play a 2/1 system. It enables a partnership both to discover extra values (or the lack of them) below game, whilst also taking advantage of the extra space bidding afforded by 2/1. |
Smolen |
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By Marc Smith April 25, 2020 After a 1NT opening, Smolen allows responder to show 5-4 or 4-5 shape in the majors with game-forcing values. One advantage is that the opening bidder always becomes declarer if a major-suit game is reached. |
Checkback Stayman |
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By Marc Smith April 6, 2020 Checkback is a variation of the Stayman convention after opener rebids 1NT. Irrespective of which two suits have been bid prior to opener’s 1NT rebid, Two Clubs is always an inquiry. |
Puppet Stayman |
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By Marc Smith April 5, 2020 When partner opens a strong 2NT, you need to be able to investigate both 4-4 and 5-3 fits in the majors. The popular solution is to play a variant of Stayman known as Puppet. |
Bidding Conventions |
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| A list of all 130+ bidding conventions, principles and systems on this site. |
SAYC |
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| SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card) is a 5-card major bidding system popular in online bridge. |
Famous Bridge Players |
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| Famous bridge players, both celebrities and professionals. |
Bergen Raises |
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Bergen raises are a form of specialized major-suit raises after a   |
Jacoby 2NT |
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Jacoby 2NT is an artificial, game-forcing response to partner's 1M opening bid (e.g. 1 : 2NT).
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Jacoby Transfers |
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| Jacoby Transfers are used when partner bids no-trumps and you hold a 5+ card major. |
Michaels Cuebid |
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| The Michaels convention is a type of cuebid that shows a two-suited hand. |
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