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 …
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 …
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 …
I'm Ron Sutton, co-author of the the Modern American Bridge series
Rockstar is a transfer based modern approach to bidding that addresses the weaknesses in 2/1 and Standard American biddings systems. We call the system Modern American and feel it is a successor to Standard American and a better alternative than adopting 2/1. It is a 5-card majors, strong …