[Winstonm]

Thought I'd pass along that my article, "Better Bergen Bidding" has been published in this month's issue of The Bridge World for those interested.

[helene_t]

Congrats, Winston!

I've decided to renew my BW subscription, I hope I'll get that issue.

[pclayton]

It's always cool when one of the BBF'rs gets published. I received my BW a few days ago. Bon Mots to you.

So how long did it take this go around to get the article from submittal to published?

[mike777]

Winstonm, on Oct 30 2007, 10:38 PM, said:

Thought I'd pass along that my article, "Better Bergen Bidding" has been published in this month's issue of The Bridge World for those interested.

Congrats, I read it the other day, interesting.

[han]

Very nice Winston! I noticed that there was also a letter to the editor about an earlier article of yours, so clearly people are enjoying your thoughts.

[skjaeran]

I'll promise to read it as soon as the magazine arriwe at work. Btw we've got a complete collection of BW from October 1929 in the book shelves of my office.

[Hanoi5]

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I'll promise to read it as soon as the magazine arriwe at work. Btw we've got a complete collection of BW from October 1929 in the book shelves of my office.

I hate you. Can you scan from 1929 to 1962? I have the others...

[kenberg]

Congratulations. I have let my subscription lapse by a month (a crime, I know) but I'll ask then to include the current issue when I renew.

Every once in a while I get to thinking that I should not buy more books, articles, etc until I read more of the ones I already have, but that would be too logical.

[Winstonm]

pclayton, on Oct 31 2007, 09:52 AM, said:

It's always cool when one of the BBF'rs gets published. I received my BW a few days ago. Bon Mots to you.

So how long did it take this go around to get the article from submittal to published?

This one was the usual - around a year from accept to publish date.

[Winstonm]

Thanks to all - the post was not so much to blow my own horn (although surely that is part) but to let anyone who is interested know that I am available here to answer questions or confusions about Better Bergen Bidding.

Of course I am prejudiced, but I really do find it to be a superior major suit raise structure - and it allows 2N to be used as a natural bid, surely positive.

[vang]

maybe you can outline the proposed methods (i haven't received my issue yet).

[Winstonm]

vang, on Nov 1 2007, 01:26 AM, said:

maybe you can outline the proposed methods (i haven't received my issue yet).

Major-suit raises are subcategorized according to strength and contol-card holdings (Aces and/or Kings). This is designed for non-competitive situations.
Unlike Bergen, 3-card support is O.K.

1M-3M is a strong raise, but limited to 2-4 Aces and/or Kings
1M-3C=3 hand types with relay asks (limits, 16+ balanced, strong jump shift with support for opened major)
1M-3D=constructive raise or forcing raise with poor control cards

2N is 12-15 or 18-19 and can have 3-card support, but it is a NT bid.
3N is 16/15 with 2-card support

[glen]

Winstonm, on Nov 1 2007, 09:29 AM, said:

1M-3M is a strong raise, but limited to 2-4 Aces and/or Kings
...
3N is 16/15 with 2-card support

Did you consider keeping 1M-3M as preemptive (in Bergen), and moving the 12-15 2-4 Aces/Kings to 3NT?

[Winstonm]

officeglen, on Nov 1 2007, 10:31 PM, said:

Winstonm, on Nov 1 2007, 09:29 AM, said:

1M-3M is a strong raise, but limited to 2-4 Aces and/or Kings
...
3N is 16/15 with 2-card support

Did you consider keeping 1M-3M as preemptive (in Bergen), and moving the 12-15 2-4 Aces/Kings to 3NT?

Although your suggestion could be done, I didn't consider it, but keep in mind that the object is a structure to use in uncontested auctions, so the value of pre-empting lurker is diminished.

The other reason I elected to use 1M-3M as forcing is that it allows opener to continue naturally with 3N to show 18-19 balanced.

I still suggest regular Bergen if second seat acts and that action allows jumps, i.e., 1S-X-3C would be regular Bergen as would 1H-1S-3H still be preemptive.