Countering interference to our Colorado 2♣ opening
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernSPC on Tue 03 June 2025. Tags: ModernAmerican, SPC, Colorado2Club,
Opponents have interfered over our 2♣ opening bid, how should we proceed?
Opponents have interfered over our 2♣ opening bid, how should we proceed?
A useful little gadget to make better invitations in no-trump after the opening unbalanced 1♦
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?
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 …
Opening with 11 HCP
Using our deal generation program, we see that roughly 80% of the times we open a hand 1♣, it is in the first category (11-14 HCP and balanced). You might be wondering about our opening range including 11 HCP. We are not requiring all 11 HCP …