[mike777]

I was very disappointed in the lack of explanation on this ACBL magazine hand from June 2006 page 30. This is from a section called Bidding Box where 2 well known pairs bid hands. Shawn and Joe Quinn playing 2/1 15-17 nt bid:

Scoring: MP

1D=1H
3C=3D

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Commentary said Shawn stretched to bid 3C and Joe bid simple 3D preference which Shawn passed. Good evalution.

Since when is 3C not game forcing? 3clubs stretching? Has standard bidding changed or did the editor miss some alerts?

[fred]

I agree that this makes no sense.

Standard bidding has not changed. 3C is still game-forcing.

I suspect either Shawn and Joe have started playing a strong club system (or a very non-standard treatment in a natural system) that the editor did not know about or there was an error in the transcription of the auction (in that Shawn really bid 2C and guessed to Pass Joe's perhaps mildly aggressive 3D jump preference).

Editing a bridge magazine is not an easy job!

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

[pclayton]

I've seen Shawn make some lite jump shifts. Maybe its a systemic call.

I'll email her on this.