Two of our editors, Ken and Leah Rexford, are extremely busy right now, as Leah just delivered an early-arriving Charlene Burdetta Rexford to our club as the newest player. However, as she is only 3lbs, 14oz at the moment, she is still having trouble holding the cards, not unlike her father after a few too many. Actually, her father cries at the table more that Charlee does, to be honest.
Despite this, the November 2011 Newsletter is online, ontime. Find it in the online Library.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Reverse +1 for Spades
A couple of ideas for Power 2NT sequences.
First, consider a spade reverse shown by bidding 2NT instead of 2S after a forcing 1NT. For example:
1H-P-1NT-P-
2NT = heart-spade reverse
The idea is to potentially save space with "power 2NT" sequences, if you use them. 2S becomes a relay to 2NT, rather than 2NT a relay to 3C, which then allows Opener to rebid 3C to show the game-forcing hand with clubs, rather than bidding 3NT for that hand.
Second, what about transfer positives after the spade-initiated Power 2NT? Thus:
1S-P-1NT-P-
2NT-P-?
3C = normal
3D = heart positive
3H = spade positive
This allows more utility on the more common major-oriented sequences.
First, consider a spade reverse shown by bidding 2NT instead of 2S after a forcing 1NT. For example:
1H-P-1NT-P-
2NT = heart-spade reverse
The idea is to potentially save space with "power 2NT" sequences, if you use them. 2S becomes a relay to 2NT, rather than 2NT a relay to 3C, which then allows Opener to rebid 3C to show the game-forcing hand with clubs, rather than bidding 3NT for that hand.
Second, what about transfer positives after the spade-initiated Power 2NT? Thus:
1S-P-1NT-P-
2NT-P-?
3C = normal
3D = heart positive
3H = spade positive
This allows more utility on the more common major-oriented sequences.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
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