by Andy Stark
Awaiting Developments I’ve discovered a few proverbial chinks in the armour of my bridge students. These gaps are specifically to do with responding to partner’s one-level opening bid. Let’s see where you draw the line between a 1NT response and bidding a new suit (nonjump) at the two-level. For example, let’s say partner has opened the bidding with 1N. Which of the following hands do you think are 1NT responses and which are 2K responses? 1.
N M L K
J3 J108 965 AQJ97
2.
N M L K
3 J108 Q965 AJ976
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