4441s are notoriously awkward shapes, in fact when I began “you should always open 12 point hands” there is something to be said for passing a 12-point 4441: so difficult to describe in the bidding and so often disappointing in the play. (c) 1 ♣ (satisfying the Rule of 20), planning to rebid 1 ♥ over 1 ♦ but 2 ♣ over 1 ♠. Those who can bridge the divide between disparate communities can create opportunity and hope where it may not have existed before.Enter Baron Davis. Balanced hands with fewer than 12 points should not open – they will never satisfy the Rule of 20. (a) You should open 1 ♣ (satisfying the Rule of 20), planning to rebid 1 ♠ over a 1 ♦ / ♥ response. Use the Rule of 20 – which states that you can open the bidding when your high-card point-count added to the number of cards in your two longest suits gets to 20.Įxercise :Which of these hands should open the bidding? Hand A You can open the bidding with slightly fewer than 12 points when you have a shapely hand. You should always open the bidding with 12+ high-card points. Links to Dorset Bridge, for Andrew Robson Lessons See clubs that teach the Andrew Robson way Take a 360 degree tour of the inside of ARBCĪ list of places to stay near to our club
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