The Macaw 1 Diamond
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMinors on Tue 02 January 2024. Tags: ModernAmericanMinors, MacawDiamond,
Overview of the requirements and reasons of opening 1♦ in Modern Minors bidding
About Keith
Written by Keith Schwols in About on Mon 01 January 2024. Tags: Intro, Rockstar, ModernAmericanMajors, ToucanClub, MacawDiamond,
I'm Keith Schwols.
I started playing bridge in college, but didn't really take to bridge until I retired in 2016. I'm currently a Gold Life Master with the ACBL. I have a passion for 'tweaking' bridge bidding. The result was developing a system I'm calling Modern American. Contract Bridge is …
About Modern Majors
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMajors on Mon 01 January 2024. Tags: Intro, Rockstar, ModernAmericanMajors, Extensile2Club, NonForcingNT,
In Modern American bidding we follow the best practices of Standard American and 2/1 bidding. We open hands with 12-21 HCP and 5 or more cards in a major with 1 of that major.
It is in the responses to opening 1 of a major that Modern American shines …
About Modern Minors
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMinors on Mon 01 January 2024. Tags: Intro, Rockstar, ModernAmericanMinors, ToucanClub, MacawDiamond,
In Modern American bidding, we define the minor suit openings to be more restricted than Standard American or 2/1 bidding systems.
Opening 1♣ shows 1 of 2 types of hands: - A balanced hand with 12-14 HCP (and no 5 card major). It may as few as 2 clubs in …
About Strong Preemptive Competitive Conventions
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernSPC on Mon 01 January 2024. Tags: Intro, Rockstar, SPC, TRASH, TRAP, TransferAdvances,
We have covered opening 1 of a major bids (5+ card suit) with our new bidding conventions nonForcingNT, Extensile2♣, GameForce2♦ and Two Face 2♥, Compressed Bergen and others.
For minor suit opening bids we have covered the requirements for ToucanClub and Macaw (Unbalanced) Diamond.
This section covers bidding Strong, Preemptive …