[blml] Réf. : Re: Is this a psych?

[Alain Gottcheiner]

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De : Tim West-Meads
Date : 16/04/2007 12:05:52
A : blml at rtflb.org
Sujet : Re: [blml] Is this a psych?
 
 
Tim : The strong relay is used with game interest opposite at least one of
the
majors.  Since partner has chosen neither to double 4H nor to bid 4S/4N
he is showing a hand suitable for game in S *and* defending 4H leaving
the decision to me.  The number of strong hands where it is right to
defend 4H undoubled are tiny compared to the number of hands where one
wishes partner to decide based on the nature of his hand.
 
AG : I'm sorry, Sir. The fact that you consider the sequence to be forcing
doesn't mean you have to look at the 2NT bidder as if he did, too. You have
to consider his system, as written, even if you consider it silly.
 
According to great authors (including Robson, who has studied the problem in
great length), when your bid is forcing to the 3-level, overcalls may be
passed at the 4-level barring agreements to the contrary. It is possible to
have the bidding go :
1S - p - 3C (Bergen) - 3H - 3S - 4H - all pass.
 
The mathematics of doubling 4H for 1 down at teams are disastrous.
 
In said sequence, when I don't double 4H, partner knows my interest was in
spades, and that I don't have the double of 4H. Why can't he pass, if he
considers 4S too high ? Especially if playing a "wild" style of weak 2's.
 
I've written 2 lines on my CC about "commitment". From those, it is clear
that said sequence is not forcing in our system and style
 
Regards
 
   Alain
 
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