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
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Gazzilli simplifies awkward jump shift decisions
Written by Keith Schwols in ModernMajors on Mon 30 March 2026. Tags: Gazzilli, ModernMajors,
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 …
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 …