New Minor Forcing
New Minor Forcing comes up when responder bids a new minor after opener has rebid 1NT. For example,
These auctions : 1C 1S 1NT (2D) or 1D 1H 1NT (2C)
2D is artificial, showing 11+ points and asking opener to further describe his hand. Responder is interested in game, normally has a five-card major suit and wants to know if opener has support.
Opener's responses, in order of priority, are:
Two of responder's major shows a 3-card support minimum
Three of responder's major shows 3-card support, 13+ to 14+ pts
2NT shows 2-card support, 12 to 13- pts
3NT shows 2-card support, 13+ to 14 pts
If responder bids spades and then bids new minor forcing. Opener should Show a 4 card heart suite if you have one before answering questions as to spade length and value
Raise of the new minor Natural, denies the ability to make any other bid
Rebid of opener's suit shows a 4-card suit
Natural, denies the ability to make any other bid
To show a genuine two-suiter, responder can rebid the new minor on the third round.
New Minor Forcing is OFF in competition.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
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The Drury Convention
The Drury Convention
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The Drury Convention is an artificial 2C response that's used by a passed hand after partner opens 1H or 1S in third or fourth seat. It shows 3+-card trump support and maximum playing values (10+ support points). Drury is a very valuable convention that comes up frequently, is easy to remember and can dramatically improve your bidding accuracy. Here's the type of problem it solves:
J43 A75 KQ532 64 -- You pass and partner opens 1S in third seat. Without Drury, you have a choice of four possibly disastrous responses:
1 - You make a limit-raise to 3S and go down because partner opened light.
2 - You raise conservatively to 2S, partner passes, and you make 10 tricks because he had a full opener.
3 - You bid 1NT (forcing or standard), partner passes, and you get a poor score because the rest of the field is playing in their 8-card spade fit.
4 - You try a "temporizing" 2D, partner passes and you get an even worse score.
A Drury 2C response shows your support and strength right away, allowing you to bid your hand's full value without getting too high. It gives you a built-in safety valve if partner has opened light and it helps opener evaluate chances for game.
Drury is used only when you're a passed hand and partner has opened 1H or 1S in third or fourth seat. If you have 6-9 points, you make your normal raise to 2 of the major. If you're stronger, you use the Drury 2C response, which always shows:
1 - At least 3-card support for partner's major.
2 - A maximum passed hand (10+ support pts.).
In this sequence a 2d response is weak and Drury bidder should now bid 2 of Major. Opening hand or better rebid 2 of Major
Two-Way Reverse Drury
Yet another treatment is Two-Way Reverse Drury, where 2C shows the 3-card raise and 2D shows the 4-card raise. If you use "normal" Drury and bid 2C with 3-card support, opener has a 2D bid available to show this hand. But if you use 2D to show 4-card support, opener will have to rebid 2 of his suit with minimum and sub-minimum hands. If responder has extra playing strength, he'll know exactly what is in your hand and either makes a game try or bid game.
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The Drury Convention is an artificial 2C response that's used by a passed hand after partner opens 1H or 1S in third or fourth seat. It shows 3+-card trump support and maximum playing values (10+ support points). Drury is a very valuable convention that comes up frequently, is easy to remember and can dramatically improve your bidding accuracy. Here's the type of problem it solves:
J43 A75 KQ532 64 -- You pass and partner opens 1S in third seat. Without Drury, you have a choice of four possibly disastrous responses:
1 - You make a limit-raise to 3S and go down because partner opened light.
2 - You raise conservatively to 2S, partner passes, and you make 10 tricks because he had a full opener.
3 - You bid 1NT (forcing or standard), partner passes, and you get a poor score because the rest of the field is playing in their 8-card spade fit.
4 - You try a "temporizing" 2D, partner passes and you get an even worse score.
A Drury 2C response shows your support and strength right away, allowing you to bid your hand's full value without getting too high. It gives you a built-in safety valve if partner has opened light and it helps opener evaluate chances for game.
Drury is used only when you're a passed hand and partner has opened 1H or 1S in third or fourth seat. If you have 6-9 points, you make your normal raise to 2 of the major. If you're stronger, you use the Drury 2C response, which always shows:
1 - At least 3-card support for partner's major.
2 - A maximum passed hand (10+ support pts.).
In this sequence a 2d response is weak and Drury bidder should now bid 2 of Major. Opening hand or better rebid 2 of Major
Two-Way Reverse Drury
Yet another treatment is Two-Way Reverse Drury, where 2C shows the 3-card raise and 2D shows the 4-card raise. If you use "normal" Drury and bid 2C with 3-card support, opener has a 2D bid available to show this hand. But if you use 2D to show 4-card support, opener will have to rebid 2 of his suit with minimum and sub-minimum hands. If responder has extra playing strength, he'll know exactly what is in your hand and either makes a game try or bid game.
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