XYZ interference
#1
Posted 2011-July-13, 17:56
1♣ (P) 1♦ (1♥)
1♠ (P) 2♣/2♦ ?
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#2
Posted 2011-July-13, 18:04
#3
Posted 2011-July-13, 18:27
mtvesuvius, on 2011-July-13, 18:04, said:
When can't you bid 2♣ or 2♦ in an xyz auction?
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#4
Posted 2011-July-13, 18:33
jillybean, on 2011-July-13, 18:27, said:
I meant as long as the interference wasn't 2♣ or higher. Badly worded I suppose
#5
Posted 2011-July-14, 01:18
#6
Posted 2011-July-14, 02:29
- hrothgar
#7
Posted 2011-July-14, 08:19
han, on 2011-July-14, 02:29, said:
1♣ (P) 1♦ (1♥)
1♠ (P) 2♥
Is 2H invitational or gf? You've lost the ability to show the 2 hand types if xyz is off. To get out in a minor we can use 2♣/2N and although we are a level higher I think it may be better than ditching xyz here.
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"At last: just calm down, this kind of disrupted boards happens every day in our bridge community. It will always be an inherent part of bridge until we move to a modern platform, and then will we have other hopefully less frequent issues." P Swennson
#8
Posted 2011-July-14, 08:39
(still learning)
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#9
Posted 2011-July-14, 08:54
han, on 2011-July-14, 02:29, said:
Disagree with this a lot.
One of the main advantages to XYZ is to be able to invite at the two level after 2♣. You lose this by having to cue to show a GF - and I'm not sure how you would invite playing this way.
However, after 1♣ - 1♦ - 1M, as AWM has mentioned many times, it makes perfect sense not to play xyz, in or out of competition.
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#10
Posted 2011-July-14, 09:30
jillybean, on 2011-July-13, 17:56, said:
1♣ (P) 1♦ (1♥)
1♠ (P) 2♣/2♦ ?
I don't play XYZ ( although I should ) but one of my notes on it says:
" With or without competition it is always ON as long as we have bid 3 times at the 1-level. "
Therefore, it is ON in the auction you show.
However, if it went :
1♣ - (P) - 1♦ - (1♥)
p - ( p ) - 2♣ / 2♦ would be natural and non-forcing ... NOT XYZ .
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#11
Posted 2011-July-14, 10:02
Re: XYZ-2N. Puppet to 3C. Follow-ups are slam tries (some use these for very mild game tries below 3N, slam tries 3N and above). You should discuss the following auctions:
e.g.,
1X - 1Y;
1N -
(a) ... 2N;
3C - 3N
(b)... 2C;
2D - 3N
©... 3N
All of these should have meanings. You might use one as a general cheap quantitative invite, one to play (direct 3N, I'd advise), and one a mild slam try with some sort of shape and support opener's minor (if X is a minor).
Also the auctions:
1X - 1M
1N -
(d)... 4M
(e)... 3M
(f,g,h) ... 2C
2D - 2/3/4M
(i,j)... 2D
2X - 3/4M
(k,l)... 2N
3C - 3/4M
Here you have 9 bids to describe the length of your suit, quality of your suit, and quality of your hand. I think enough people use enough variants that it's just worth sitting down with pard, hammering something out that you'll both remember based on meta-principles about jumps and relays, and then -- if you really want to optimize -- come back looking for critiques.
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#12
Posted 2011-July-14, 10:20
The name, "XYZ" comes from this..
1x-(P)-1y-(P)
1z-(P)-BID
Where x, y, z can be any bids, as long as responder has a choice to bid 2♣ or 2♦. In fact, the way I play it, as long as responders second bid can be two of either minor, then xzy is still on. This includes hands where opponents have bid (responder must have made a bid or double at his first opportunity or XYZ is off). So 1C-(1H)-DBL-(1S)-P-(P)- xyz is still on. 1C-(1H)-Pass.... after this pass by responder, XZY is off forever. Also, note that most people don't play XZY after 1C-1D-1any, however, I do. Some people don't play xzy after 1H-1S-1NT, but again, I do.
I appreciate han's point about having cue-bid available but still I play this method by agreement with partners I have discussed this with.
#13
Posted 2011-July-14, 10:52
Phil, on 2011-July-14, 08:54, said:
One of the main advantages to XYZ is to be able to invite at the two level after 2♣. You lose this by having to cue to show a GF - and I'm not sure how you would invite playing this way.
However, after 1♣ - 1♦ - 1M, as AWM has mentioned many times, it makes perfect sense not to play xyz, in or out of competition.
I play that 1m - 2M is invitational, so I don't need to invite in the major at the 2-level anyway. And that is the only invite where not playing XYZ loses space, I can still invite with 2NT, 3C or 3D just like you would after ..2C..2D.
A persistent poster could probably still find some advantages for playing XYZ in this auction, but I think the advantage of being able to bid 2C naturally is more important in these competitive auctions.
Kathryn, as you can see from the above, I prefer the cuebid to be GF.
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