On Apr 29, 6:14=A0am, Hans Georg Schaathun <ge...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
It is of course very im****tant that 44 majors open 1H, lest a 4-4
H fit be lost. 1S-2H would shouw 5 hts. 1S-2C-2H would show 5 spds.
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I remember Edgar discussing, in a BWS68 context, what to open with
AKQx
AKxx
Jxx
xx
after pooh-poohing 1nt and 1d (opening bids designed to avoid playing
the system we are allegedly playing, he claimed), he went on to
discuss the question of which major suit to open.
He made the point, reasonably if not correctly, that if one opens 1h
with this hand, then responder, holding
Jxxx
QJx
Kxxx
xx
(i.e., a hand with 4 spades and 3 hearts) must respond 1s instead of
2h, which creates problems on the next round if opener does not have 4
spades:
1h 1s
2d ?
now 2h as an unforced preference is an underbid while 3h as an
invitational raise is an overbid.
I think Edgar is right in theory but I haven't yet stumbled onto the
solution that solves either one of these questions: opening 1s can
create rebidding problems for opener (1s 2m 2h should be 5-4 majors,
as should 1s 1nt 2h) whereas opening 1h can create rebidding problems
for responder.
I suppose in theory that the structure should be set to minimize
responder's problems when he is weak - weak hands are far more
frequent than strong one, and so setting responder a problem with weak
hands is asking for trouble on a larger percentage of hands - but I
confess to being quite uncertain of this.
Henrysun909
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