Posts about 'ModernAmerican'
Those awkward decisions
Bridge is full of awkward decisions. Hand evaluation often ends up exactly in between two (or more) possible actions. With the Modern American system, we try to predetermine or eliminate those border cases as much as possible.
One frequent problem is that after you open 1 of …
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Opponents have interfered over our 2♣ opening bid, how should we proceed?
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A useful little gadget to make better invitations in no-trump after the opening unbalanced 1♦
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We use the Two Heart Two Way NT invite to invite to No-Trump, but what about when you 13-15 HCP and interest in No Trump?
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Today let's consider the benefits and disadvantages of two systems used to respond to opening 1NT (15-17HCP) bids. These systems are:
Range Ask and 4-way transfer
To review: Range Ask is bidding 2♠ with 8 or 9 HCP and No 4-card major. It 'asks' opening to bid 2NT or 3 …
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