If one opens 1D with 10-15 unbalanced or 14-16 balanced and the bidding goes 1D-1H, 1S-1N
what point range should 1N show? Does the bottom of that range allow opener to raise to 2N with safety? With how many hcps should opener raise?
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1D-1H, 1S-1N playing weak NTs
#2
Posted 2019-March-25, 15:29
straube, on 2019-March-25, 15:08, said:
If one opens 1D with 10-15 unbalanced or 14-16 balanced and the bidding goes 1D-1H, 1S-1N
what point range should 1N show? Does the bottom of that range allow opener to raise to 2N with safety? With how many hcps should opener raise?
what point range should 1N show? Does the bottom of that range allow opener to raise to 2N with safety? With how many hcps should opener raise?
KS uses a weak NT and they use 5-8 for a 1N reply. Their
1N rebid shows 15-17 so you can adjust your range to 6-9.
#4
Posted 2019-March-26, 06:38
Does "10-15 unbalanced" mean unbalanced with diamonds as the primary suit (or at least one of the suits) or could it be other things as well (like clubs + major)?
My suggestion would be that 1D-1H; 1S either promise the unbalanced hand, or the balanced hand. It seems hard if it could be both, precisely because of the problem you post. I've not played weak NT in a "naturalish" context though, so perhaps its doable. My suggestion would be:
1D-1H;
1NT = 14-16, could have four spades.
Suit = Unbalanced.
Perhaps you'd also want a "14-16 raise" and an unbalanced raise, but I'm not sure.
My suggestion would be that 1D-1H; 1S either promise the unbalanced hand, or the balanced hand. It seems hard if it could be both, precisely because of the problem you post. I've not played weak NT in a "naturalish" context though, so perhaps its doable. My suggestion would be:
1D-1H;
1NT = 14-16, could have four spades.
Suit = Unbalanced.
Perhaps you'd also want a "14-16 raise" and an unbalanced raise, but I'm not sure.
#5
Posted 2019-March-26, 08:08
Kungsgeten, on 2019-March-26, 06:38, said:
Does "10-15 unbalanced" mean unbalanced with diamonds as the primary suit (or at least one of the suits) or could it be other things as well (like clubs + major)?
It denies a 6-cd minor. Any shortness is possible.
Kungsgeten, on 2019-March-26, 06:38, said:
My suggestion would be that 1D-1H; 1S either promise the unbalanced hand, or the balanced hand. It seems hard if it could be both, precisely because of the problem you post. I've not played weak NT in a "naturalish" context though, so perhaps its doable. My suggestion would be:
1D-1H;
1NT = 14-16, could have four spades.
Suit = Unbalanced.
Perhaps you'd also want a "14-16 raise" and an unbalanced raise, but I'm not sure.
1D-1H;
1NT = 14-16, could have four spades.
Suit = Unbalanced.
Perhaps you'd also want a "14-16 raise" and an unbalanced raise, but I'm not sure.
I don't have difficulty differentiating raises of a major.
I'd thought about requiring the 14-16 balanced to rebid 1N. It makes sense but it would require a rewrite that I'd rather not do.
I think my main question at this point is after 1D-1H, 1S-1N if opener should raise with (say) 16 hcps. Yuck but maybe it's necessary.
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