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Posted 2013-August-14, 21:06
I think Paul S was known to play 2 card system.
Of course he was famous for other stuff.
Of course he was famous for other stuff.
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Posted 2013-August-15, 22:29
kenberg, on 2013-August-14, 06:34, said:
One of the commentators mentioned that Kit Woolsey has an article on BridgeWinners addressing this subject. I have not yet tracked it down.
It's called "grunt defense" I think. Yes, http://bridgewinners.../grunt-defense/
It's about defending against Precision diamond and 1♣ natural or balanced.
Jan Martel, who should probably state that she is not speaking on behalf of the USBF, the ACBL, the WBF Systems Committee, or any member of any Systems Committee or Laws Commission.
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Posted 2013-August-15, 22:48
Thanks. I had searched a bit on the site and figured that was it. So far I have scanned it, now I have to read it and think about it.
Part of it, as I get it, is that
1♦(could be short)-Pass-1♥-Pass
1NT-X
is penalty, not take-out.
I can see the point, but ...
Anyway, it is part of my general thought about using the archives to try to answer the question: "How do top pairs handle this, that, or something else?"
In this case "this" would be the nebulous minor suit opening.
Possibly, if we review the records, it seldom much matters at all. Perhaps. But it has often seemed to me that when defending against Precision, it's the 1♦ opening that may provide the biggest opportunity for effective interference.
Part of it, as I get it, is that
1♦(could be short)-Pass-1♥-Pass
1NT-X
is penalty, not take-out.
I can see the point, but ...
Anyway, it is part of my general thought about using the archives to try to answer the question: "How do top pairs handle this, that, or something else?"
In this case "this" would be the nebulous minor suit opening.
Possibly, if we review the records, it seldom much matters at all. Perhaps. But it has often seemed to me that when defending against Precision, it's the 1♦ opening that may provide the biggest opportunity for effective interference.
Ken