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Dealer : South
Vuln : North-South

CONVENTIONS COLUMN #8
Standard negative doubles after a strong club.
     North
    8 7
    Q J 7 4
    A 10 9
    Q 9 5 3
West
-
-
-
-
East
-
-
-
-
 

   South You
    A 6
    K 10 6 5
    K Q J 8 7
    A 4

 

Our convention this week is:

This applies to pairs who play strong-club openings. The generally
accepted system where a double of an overcall is simply point-showing
is a poor method. We suggest that when there's an overcall of your
strong club, you play as if the 1C opening were natural. For example
after the 1 overcall:

pass = could be weak or a trap with spades
double = a standard negative double, promising 4 hearts
1NT = 8-10 and stoppers
2 = a "raise" in clubs (or natural and forcing, your choice)
2 = natural and forcing
2 = natural and forcing
2 = an 11+ point hand with nothing else to bid, denies 4 hearts
2NT = 11+ natural
jumps = weak, long suit

A more sophisticated method is to play 2, 2, and 2 as transfers,
showing diamonds, hearts, and clubs in that order.

South
1*
4

West
1
all pass

North
double**
 

East
3
 
 

*artificial, 16+ points
**negative double, showing 4 hearts, could be 5 hearts with less than 9 points.

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