opening bid. The convention named for the late Alan Truscott, expert player and longtime editor of the New York Times bridge column.
Over 1, the following actions all show two-suited hands:
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| Double | Clubs and hearts |
1 |
Diamonds and hearts |
1 |
Hearts and spades |
1 |
Spades and clubs |
| 1NT | Diamonds and spades |
| 2 |
Clubs and diamonds |
Partner usually passes or corrects to the other suit. Lacking a fit, partner can also bid a new 5+ card suit.
Truscott can also be employed over the negative 1 response, i.e. 1 - (Pass) - 1. The overcall structure is:
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| Double | Diamonds and spades |
| 1 |
Hearts and spades |
| 1 |
Spades and clubs |
| 1NT | Clubs and hearts |
| 2 |
Clubs and diamonds |
| 2 |
Diamonds and hearts |
that uses ambiguous two-suited overcalls.
using Double for the majors and 1NT for the minors.
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