Transfer over takeout doubles
tobias
I am looking for a suggestion on how to construct continuations after
transfer bids over takeout doubles (in a natural system with 5cM). For
example:
1H - (dbl) -
redbl = 8+, generally balanced
1S = 4+S, forcing
1NT = 5+C
2C = 5+D
2D = good heart raise, perhaps 3c and 8-10
2H = not so good heart raise
2S = fit jump (?)
2NT = 4+H, good raise (game forcing?)
3C = fit jump (?)
3D = fit jump (?)
3H = preemptive
3S = fit jump
4C = fit jump
4D = fit jump
4H = preemptive
Opener usually completes the transfer with a hand that would have
passed a negative free bid, but can rebid a six card suit or bid a new
suit which shows 5-4.
Does this make sense?
Further, I have looked at the following continuation:
- Transfer and then supporting openers suit means that the transfer
was lead suggesting.
- Transfer and then 2NT, new suit or rebidding the suit transferred to
is natural and invitational.
- Transfer followed by a jump is game forcing.
Does this make it too difficult to bid game forcing hands? With for
example
xx
Qx
Kxx
AKJTxx
3NT (or 4H) could well be the best contract but transfer and 4C takes
us too high.
After responders redbl and openers 1NT (which I suppose opener would
bid a lot of the time), it is possible to play some two suited bids by
responer. For example:
1S - (dbl) - redbl - (pass); 1NT - (pass) -
2C = C + D or C + H
2D = D + H
It something like this advisable? It is possible to expand these
responses by including one suited game forcing hand but I don't know
if it is a good idea. It could solve the club hand above by bidding
redbl + 3C but it doesn't feel right not to be able to show the club
suit immediately either.
It seems to be quit common to play transfers over takeout doubles (and
also after our own overcalls) but I haven't been able to find a
detailed structure of the follow ups from an expert pair.
Tobias
pgmer6809
I dont have the expertise to comment on your system, but have you
looked at Cappelletti over 1 of a major doubled? (C/1MX)? Also
googling that phrase brings me to this link:
http://homepage.mac.com/bridgeguys/pdf/KeyLimePrecision/Chapter4.pdf
where he describes Meckwell's system after 1M (dbl). Their system
after 1D double is similar, but of course in their Precision context,
opener may not have diamonds.
and 1C (precision) DBL is quite different again.
pgmer6809
Free
I play a similar style, although we gave up RDbl completely and use
this as a transfer to Spades (so we can also transfer to 1NT). Jumps
are indeed fit jumps.
Generally we play like if opps didn't intervene, so 1H-D-1NT-p;2C-p-2S
= GF (otherwise just start with S). Also 1H-D-1NT-p;2C-p-2D = GF
since you reversed.
Showing the difference between invitational and GF singlesuited hands
can be difficult. Note however that you can always pass a round, see
what happens, and then bid at the 3-level (or cuebid). What I'm not
sure about is for which hand types this sequences should be reserved.
My intuition tells me to use it for invitational hands but I may be
wrong about that...
TWOferBRIDGE
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There is the Bromad convention ( at the 2-level) to
show a 3 card raise ( constructive, limit, preemptive--
analogous to Bergen Raises( at the 3-level ) which
show a 4 card raise.
Bromad:
1H - X - ??
2C = lower Bromad, 3cd , 7-9 hcp
2D = upper Bromad, 3cd , 10-12
2H = preemptive 3cd , 4-6
And there is the Bergen/Jordan/Fit-Jump
Combination as follows:
1H - X - ??
2S = upper Bergen ( or Jordan) 4cd, 10-12
2NT = lower Bergen 4cd, 7-9
3C = jump, fit showing C (or "mini-splinter")
3D = jump, fit showing D
Which leaves only 3 ( or 4 ) low level bids with no Major fit:
pass
RDBL
1NT
( or 1S over 1H open )
-- Don --
Eric Leong
The classical requirement for a redouble is about 10+ hcp. You set up
a situation where either the opponents play the hand doubled or our
side plays the hand. Some players play that passing a takeout double
and coming back in with a double shows a 4-3-3-3 hand with about 10
hcp so when you make a redouble you show two four card suits and the
ability to double directly two possible run outs.
2NT is usually played as limit raise or better with four trumps.
Fit jump shifts are nice when you finally get the right hand for it. I
like jump shifts to a major to show a weak hand with four trumps and a
stiff. Partner is now in a postion to bid a light game or find the
killing lead in case his RHO bids on an declares.
Eric Leong