From: Professor WHO?
Newsgroups: rec.games.bridge
Subject: Handling Big Club-Little Diamond sequences
Summary: of interest to Clubbers only!
Date: 27 Sep 92 23:18:20 GMT
Reply-To: maboyiny@ccvax.as.edu.tw (Dr. Weird)
Organization: Ayatollah's Correct Bidding Lessons
Originator: boyiny@kovalevskaya
X-Subliminal-Message: Speak softly and carry a Big Club!


People ask about how to handle the development after a strong club and a
negative diamond response.  Normally the presumption is that responder
already denied a 6-card major suit with a semi-positive hand as well.

Okay, essentially there are two ways of efficiently handling the situation.
One may elect to use a RELAY style, where in one bid carry all the
strongest hands (the game-forces and near-game-forces).  This is normally
of more interest to relay system players, however.

If you don't like that, my solution is as follows:

1C-1D-
1H=	NAT, 4+cards, perhaps canape if less than GF values, usually not 4
	spades OR a strong balanced hand (4 hcp's stronger than the min.)
  ->1S= second negative
      -1N= str. BAL, less than GF
      -2N= str. BAL, GF
      -2m= NAT, 9 cards in two suits.
      -2H= usually 6+cards and minimum.
      -2S= ARTIFICIAL, GF with 5+hearts!  (rebids are NAT)
  ->1N= BAL or SPADES semipositive
  ->2m= NAT semipositive.
  ->2H= HEARTS semi-positive.
  ->2S+= weak jumps.
1S=	NAT, 4+cards, perhaps canape into a minor, limited to less than GF.
  -1N= weak but with a reason to bid (1S is not quite forcing).
  -2C= Semi-positive (2 hcp's within the GF positive) with no other call.
  -2D= Transfer to HEARTS.
  -2H= A Good 3-card SPADE raise.
  -2S= Bad 4-card raise.
  -2N= Good 4-card spade raise with some shortage (a mini-splinter).
  -3C= Good 4-card spade raise with NO shortage.
  -3D= NAT, long suit, semi-positive with no fit.
  -3H= Good FIVE-card spade raise with no splinter.
  -3S= Competitive FIVE card spade raise.
1N=	Minimum BAL (less than 4 hcp above min.)
   Any structure is okay except that one should use a SENSIBLE structure,
   i.e one that doesn't spend all of its sequences on slam tries.  Mine:
   (also applicable over 1C-1D-1H-1S-1N)
  -2C= 5-card Stayman
     -2D-
         P= signoff in DIAMONDS
         2M= 4 card suits either invite or weak with a long minor
           -2N= min. only 2 cards in M
           -3C= max. with less than 4 cards in M.
           -3D= supermax. with 4 card support.
         2N= NAT raise no major
           -3m= min. with 5 card minor.
           -3M= max. strong 4 card looking for 4-3 fit.
         3C= signoff.
         3D= Invite with 4-5 in the majors.
         3H= Invite with 5-4 in the majors.
  -2D= FLINT to signoff at 2M, to make a mild invite with 3m or 2N (minors)
       or 3H (5-5 majors).
  -2M= NAT NF INVITATION
  -2N= weakish minors.
  -3m= strong invitation.
  -3M= broken 6-card major that failed to respond 2M directly.
2C= NAT, 5+cards no 4 card major.
  -2D is F1 and semi-artificial.
2D= NAT, 5+cards ano 4cM.
2H= 5+ hearts 4+ spades less than GF (like a big Flannery!)
  -2N may be used as NAT invite or relay for minor suit shape as you like.
2S= GF with 5+spades 
  -2N is second negative
  -3C is nebulous, semi-positive with no good call.
2N= GF with 5+CLUBS
  -3C= second negative
  -3D= nebulous semi-positive no 5-card major
  -3N= semi-positive with DIAMONDS and no major.
3C= GF 2-suited with DIAMONDS (3D asks for second suit)
3D= GF 1-suited with diamonds
  -3H= NAT 5+cards OR second neg. (3S asks for which).
3H= GF with 4441, both majors.
3S= GF with 4-1-4-4
3N= GF with 1-4-4-4

enjoy, at least think about the theory...