On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:42:20 +0100, David Stevenson
<bridge2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
Hans Georg Schaathun wrote
>On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:29:17 +0100, David Stevenson
> <bridge2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>: I have no idea what the current "ACOL" standard is, but as I have
>: explained elsewhere there is no longer any standard in Acol [sic]
except
>: for 4432, both majors, when 1H is opened.
>
>The closest you get is probably the EBU's `English Standard Modern Acol'
>CC, which states that
> With four hearts and four spades, open 1H, otherwise open the longest
> suit or the higher ranking of two four card suits.
>Of course, this does not describe what people actually play.
>
>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.
>It is harder to come up with a scenario where it matters whether
>you opened S or D :-) Thus what DS describes sounds very sensible.
Sorry: it is *easy* to find a scenario where it matters which you
open of D or S: the trouble is I can easily find a scenario where 1S
works better, and I can easily find one where 1D works better!
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David,
One of the things I've always liked about Acol is NOT having to bid so
many 4-cd minors (not to mention 3-cd minors). I have no idea what
the actual numbers might be, but I suspect that for every time bidding
a 4-cd minor gets our side to a better contract there are 5, maybe 10
times where the opponents defend better because of the free info we
gave them.
So with 4M-4m I'll bid the major unless the suits are dramatically
different.
Regards,
Kent Feiler
www.KentFeiler.com
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