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what is this redouble ?
#2
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Posted 2026-August-17, 06:11
It asks you to bid 2♣.
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Posted 2026-August-17, 08:36
Unlike many XX's in BBO Main Bridge club, partner is not saying "I think we can make this"
I have a great, well, unforgettable story about XX
I have a great, well, unforgettable story about XX
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
"You need to play a lot of stuff these days just to deal with the stuff your opponents are playing" DBurn
"You need to play a lot of stuff these days just to deal with the stuff your opponents are playing" DBurn
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Posted Yesterday, 02:27
It is what you agree it is.
1. You need a mechanism to be able to play 1NT XX.
2. You need a mechanism to escape 1NT X
2.a with any single suited hand.
2.b with any two suiter.
2.c with any three suiter.
3. You MAY want a mechanism to invite with light major two suiters
4. With any decent invite just blast game, the fact the opponents have bid will help declare play and more sharp games will be made because of it.
In order to be able to do all of that you need transfers, pass a transfer to XX, XX to clubs et cetera:
pass forces XX which you will pass if you want to play 1NT XX (bidding would show other things)
XX and bids up to 2♥ are transfers, XX to clubs, et cetera. You will pass the accepted transfer with the suit, OR the 3 other suits, in which case you will XX if they choose to double you. If you don't pass the accepted transfer you show two suiters to escape (ie XX-2♣-2♦ to show ♦ and a major, or maybe ♦/♥ depending on the scheme you design.
You could include 2♠ as a Game Forcing Stayman.
1. You need a mechanism to be able to play 1NT XX.
2. You need a mechanism to escape 1NT X
2.a with any single suited hand.
2.b with any two suiter.
2.c with any three suiter.
3. You MAY want a mechanism to invite with light major two suiters
4. With any decent invite just blast game, the fact the opponents have bid will help declare play and more sharp games will be made because of it.
In order to be able to do all of that you need transfers, pass a transfer to XX, XX to clubs et cetera:
pass forces XX which you will pass if you want to play 1NT XX (bidding would show other things)
XX and bids up to 2♥ are transfers, XX to clubs, et cetera. You will pass the accepted transfer with the suit, OR the 3 other suits, in which case you will XX if they choose to double you. If you don't pass the accepted transfer you show two suiters to escape (ie XX-2♣-2♦ to show ♦ and a major, or maybe ♦/♥ depending on the scheme you design.
You could include 2♠ as a Game Forcing Stayman.
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Posted Yesterday, 08:33
X means, "we are beating 1NT". That means Opener and Responder together have shown more than 20 HCPs. Therefore, XX must be SOS, with a very weak hand, and asks the 1NT bidder to bid 2C.
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Posted Today, 09:23
jillybean, on 2026-August-17, 08:36, said:
I have a great, well, unforgettable story about XX
So tell it?
Things are quiet here (off to play with ex pickup again... he wants to add XYZ to his already steep learning curve, see if he can pull that off first time or not. Of course now it will never come up).
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