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Negative Double s. Many years ago, after our side opened the bidding and the opponents overcalled, a double was for penalty. This ineffective method was overturned when Al Roth invented what was first called Sputnik, named after the Russian satellite in the late 1950's. Now, when the opponents overcall, our responder's double is not for penalty.
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Negative Doubles. Responding to a Takeout Double -- Part 1....
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Negative Doubles. Responsive Doubles. Support Doubles &...
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Defense Vs Notrump. Larry Cohen - Mar 2015 Level: Intermediate. This is the 18th in a series of articles taking the reader through the ACBL Convention Card. When the opponents open 1NT, there are many options. Only the newest and natural bidders would go without a convention here. I'm the last one to push conventions, but this is an area high ...
A Negative double is made by Responder. It shows enough to bid, but a hand not suitable for anything else. Since responding on the two-level shows at least a five-card suit and at least 10 points, there is no good way to describe many hand-types, thus the invention of the Negative double. There is only one auction to study. The auction has to ...
Oct 1, 2014 · For this kind of auction, the Game-Try double is a valuable tool: When your side has raised 1-MAJOR to 2-MAJOR, and the opponents interfere with the suit below your major on the 3-level, opener's double is a game try. It is not for penalty. Meanwhile, opener's rebid of 3-MAJOR is competitive—to play. So,
Larry’s Articles SHARE: Negative Double prev next Author: Larry Cohen Date of publish: 04/12/2015 Level: Intermediate Printer friendly version Many years ago, after our side opened the bidding and the opponents overcalled, a double was for penalty. This ineffective method was overturned when Al Roth invented what was first called Sputnik, named after the Russian satellite in the late […]
Bridge with Larry Cohen – Negative Doubles – WWW.LARRYCO.COM Page 3 of 4 Negative Doubles (continued) OPENER’S REBID AFTER THE NEGATIVE DOUBLE 1) If Opener rebids his original suit (usually showing 6+cards) or bids a new suit or notrump without jumping, he is showing Minimal values (a hand worth approximately 12-15).
Aug 9, 2012 · Maximal Double s (Game try doubles) are played if we open (or overcall) and responder raises our major, and the opponents bid the suit exactly below our suit on the 3 level (Example: 1 P 2 3 X is a game try, and 3 is to play). Support Doubles (and Redouble s) are played through 2-of-our suit. They are on no matter what suit we respond in (on ...
