After the 2D Game Force
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMajors on Thu 10 September 2026. Tags: ModernMajors, GameForce2D,
8 things to know after your partner bids the artificial 2D game force
Category: ModernMajors
Responding after the Opponents Overcall our Major Part 3
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMajors on Thu 05 February 2026. Tags: ModernMajors, Competitive,
We are continuing our discussion of how to respond when our partner's opening major bid has been overcalled at the 2-level (2 of a minor).
Bidding 2NT After discussing, raises, new suits and cue-bid responses, we have the bid of 2NT left to discuss. Standard bidding …
Responding after the Opponents Overcall our Major Part 2
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMajors on Wed 04 February 2026. Tags: Competitive, ModernMajors,
Opponents overcall 2 of a minor
In the previous part we discussed responding after the opponents make a 1-level overcall to our opening major. Those circumstances were pretty easy to describe and define responses after the interference. However, what if the opponents overcall at the 2-level? This has blocked our …
Responding after the Opponents Overcall our Major Part 1
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMajors on Tue 03 February 2026. Tags: Competitive, ModernMajors,
This is the first part of a three part series on how to respond when the opponents overcall your partner's major suit opening bid.
Overcall is at the 1-level
Responding after the opponents overcall our opening major with a 1-level bid is pretty straightforward. There are only a few auctions …
The Compressed Bergen Overview
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMajors on Thu 17 July 2025. Tags: ModernMajors, CompressedBergen,
2NT shows a 4-card support raise with a wide range of HCP
Not a preemptive raise (<6 HCP), we use the double raise to the 3-level to show very weak hands, but with good trump support. This facilitates that the law of total trump (9) should play best at the …