The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-31
By ~. E. E1ckENNEY

Ok bACAENNGA
Secretary, American Bridge League
The one over one forcing bid is the
bid from which the one over one
system derives its name, and un-
fortunately many players are under
the impression that II they use this
bid, they are playing the one over
one system.
This, of course, is far from cor
rect. The actual one over one Fore
ing bid is only one bid of complete
system and plays no more important
part than many of the other bids
used In that system.
The bid is employed in the follow
ing manner:
When the original bidders suit bid
Of one is passed by an opponent and
partner overcalls with another suit
bid of one. he Is making one over
one forcing bid which shows a bid
dable suit and in the ma jority OF
cases IL high card tricks.
If the next opponent passes. the
original bidder is required . bid
again, and while the one over one
Is an absolute force it makes nc
promise for game. The original
bidder is only required to keep the
bidding open once, unless the ont
over one bidder makes another fore
ling bid on the next round.
In this manner, the one over ont
forcing bid differs from jump shift
forcing bids which demand that tn
| bidding be kept open until a game
; is arrived at.
The one over one forcing bid ant
. the Jump shift forcing bid might b.
, compared to telephone, or direct
, communication as compared will
. postal, or indirect, communication.
, The one over one force keeps tn
{ bidding low and is comparable to ,
telephone conversation-the partie
/ are on both ends of the wire, ant
by talking back and forth. they ar
l in direct communication and can ar
rive at definite decision by ex
change of information without to-
much loss of time-in other words
before the bidding gets too high.
The jump shift forcing bid oftel
forces the bidding too high befor
partners can intelligently exchang
the information necessary to arriv
at the correct contract.
The one over one forcing bid take
advantage OF favorable situation
: Quite often, when holding biddabl
suit and 1-2 high card tricks, 1t
: necessary for partner to bid two Il
: order to show his suit: e. g. the orig
1 inal bidder opens with one heart an
partners biddable suit Is clubs o
+! diamonds. The bid would now hav
to be two.
However, If the suit happened t
be spades, partner would make a bi
: of one spade, and therefore the orig
! inal bidder, with a minimum hant
, is given the choice of three declara
tons, none of which will ever b
higher than two.
> He may respond: first. with on
no trump to inform partner that h
has only q four-card suit or a wea
y fiYe-card suit, that he does not haV
normal support in partners suit, an
: therefore is DESTROYS of signing tn
: hand off; second, with good five
card heart suit and minimum
hand, he can sign off by bidding tw
', hearts; third. with normal supper
;. in partners suit and still minimum
:" opening bid, he can make q sign
off bid of two spades.
OF course, with additional strength
this can be shown by using one {
- the forcing bids.
The one over one bidder is no.
given several choices. If the origins
= bidders response was one no trum]
:. partner can now pass, with a mini
mum hand; he can support the orig
It inal bidders suit with bid of tW
e hearts; he can deny both no trum
n and the original bidders suit agai
e with bid of two spades.
e If the original bidders respons
: was two hearts, partner may no
0 pass, holding minimum hand, {
he may again deny support for tn
: original bidders suit by biddin
o either two no trump or two of his ow
S suit, which was spades; If the orig
:. inal bidders response was two spade
partner may pass, If holding q mini
: mum hand.
The one over one forcing bid ca
be made even when holding norma
u support in the original bidders sui
as this suit can be supported by part