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- From: bs@gauss.mitre.org (Robert D. Silverman)
- Subject: Re: 2/1 question
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.182822.17803@linus.mitre.org>
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:28:22 GMT
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- In article <9101@news.duke.edu> jose@duke.edu (Greg Lawler) writes:
- >
- >I noticed that some people were discussing what to bid playing 2/1
- >over a one spade opener with
- >
- > K x x x A x x x A K Q x x
- >
- >
- >Excuse me for suggesting a reactionary idea, but how about a jump shift
- >in clubs (strong) followed by a raise in spades.
-
- Not in 2/1 GF. 2C is strong and game forcing. Is it your contention
- that 3C should be "more forcing?".
-
- The strong jump shift does not come up sufficiently often to justify
- wasting a call (3C) in this way.
-
- Most modern 2/1 bidders use 3C as some form of Bergen raise, or
- perhaps as a fit jump, showing a constructive raise in spades with
- club values. Any one of a number of useful treatments can be put forth.
-
- You are wasting bidding room and duplicating calls if you allow
- both 2C and 3C to mean a strong hand with clubs. [even though
- I presume 3C would be stronger than 2C].
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