strong diamond system questions
#41
Posted 2013-September-13, 02:10
George Carlin
#42
Posted 2013-September-13, 05:27
gwnn, on 2013-September-13, 00:33, said:
Open 1NT with a good 11-14 hcp.
Open 1♣ with 15-16 hcp with
otherwise upgrade to 1♦ strong & artificial and a good 16 hcp or more with 5+ controls.
C3: Copious Canape Club is still my favorite system. (Ultra upgraded, PM for notes)
Santa Fe Precision ♣ published 8/19. TOP3 published 11/20. Magic experiment (Science Modernized) with Lenzo. 2020: Jan Eric Larsson's Cottontail ♣. 2020. BFUN (Bridge For the UNbalanced) 2021: Weiss Simplified ♣ (Canape & Relay). 2022: Canary ♣ Modernized, 2023-4: KOK Canape.
#43
Posted 2013-September-13, 05:34
#44
Posted 2013-October-06, 16:46
Free, on 2011-April-21, 01:08, said:
Partner and I play GCC compliant methods with 1♣ (11+ HCP) and 1♦ (15+ HCP) both artificial and forcing for one round. We sort out the "good" hands, "fert" hands, 3-suiters, and the "normal 1m" hands with opener's first rebid (usually). Since we open 1NT with balanced 10-14 counts and 1M with 4-card suits (but always unbalanced and either 1-suited or 2-suited), our 1m openings tend to be (1) hands that natural systems will open 1m with a real minor, (2) 5M4m and 5M5m two-suiters (Rebid the M and conceal the m with the first rebid.), (3) balanced hands with 15+ HCP, (4) 3-suiters, and (5) unbalanced strong hands with 1 or 2 long suits.
Either a natural NT response to the 1m opening or the 1m opener's first rebid usually gets us into a natural auction with (1) opener captain in a NT sequence, (2) responder captain in a suit sequence, (3) responder captain in a NT sequence, or (4) opener announcing (with either a 1M rebid or a 2♦ rebid) a powerful 1-suited or 2-suited hand forcing to 3-suit. This very workable and even leaves all four 2-suit openings for weak two bids (or your favorite specialty opening two bid{s}).
Brian Potter
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#45
Posted 2013-October-07, 17:59
5 Sessions, won 9.5 MP and 2nd overall in B in 1 session out of 5. System did OK, no major flaws discovered in a sample of 130 hands. Scratched in every session. Analysis continuing ....
C3: Copious Canape Club is still my favorite system. (Ultra upgraded, PM for notes)
Santa Fe Precision ♣ published 8/19. TOP3 published 11/20. Magic experiment (Science Modernized) with Lenzo. 2020: Jan Eric Larsson's Cottontail ♣. 2020. BFUN (Bridge For the UNbalanced) 2021: Weiss Simplified ♣ (Canape & Relay). 2022: Canary ♣ Modernized, 2023-4: KOK Canape.
#46
Posted 2013-October-11, 13:31
gwnn, on 2013-September-13, 02:10, said:
15-17 balanced comes up 5-6% of the time (depends how you treat 5M332 hands)
13-17 balanced comes up about 12%
1C 16+ comes up 9.8% (playing 1NT openings < 16 hcp)
Thus, much more often = 22% more!
C3: Copious Canape Club is still my favorite system. (Ultra upgraded, PM for notes)
Santa Fe Precision ♣ published 8/19. TOP3 published 11/20. Magic experiment (Science Modernized) with Lenzo. 2020: Jan Eric Larsson's Cottontail ♣. 2020. BFUN (Bridge For the UNbalanced) 2021: Weiss Simplified ♣ (Canape & Relay). 2022: Canary ♣ Modernized, 2023-4: KOK Canape.
#47
Posted 2013-October-15, 10:03
George Carlin
#49
Posted 2013-October-19, 03:50
George Carlin
#50
Posted 2018-November-19, 22:17
NickRW, on 2011-April-21, 09:24, said:
One thing I would say in reference to someone else's comments in this thread is that it is often said that the 1M openings in strong ♣ are better because they are more limited (the 1♣ opener being a point or two less usually than 1♦ in a strong ♦ system). Well, I would say that this has merit in the uncontested auction. I would also say that, in the contested auction, having the 1M opener as relatively weak at its top end benefits the opponents in that it is a little easier to balance. So I think this argument is relatively weak - given that there are a lot of contested auctions.
Nick
A flippant PS. I'm sure you could devise a decent system around a strong 1♥ opener - with I suppose 1m being a transfer to the majors and 1S being minors. Nobody is going to play it - but I'm sure it would be basically playable.
Reese played the Little Major in International competition. 1C=Hs, 1D=Ss, 1H=20+ and 1S=minor/minors.