[blml] Réf. : Re: RXf._:__Is_this_a_psycheX

[Alain Gottcheiner]

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De : Tim West-Meads
 
In the EBU we are not supposed to *explain* conventions by name - we are
supposed to disclose what the bid shows (in case opps do not know the
convention or do not play it the same way we do).
 
AG : there seems to be a difference there. The Belgian Federation issued a
booklet with about 40 basic conventions  : Landy, Drury, Drury-fit, Unusual
NT (for minors), Puppet Stayman,  ... . 
From intermediate level upwards, if you play one of them without any notable
changes, you may explain them by name. Also, mentioning them by name on your
CC is enough.
 
But that's not how inexperienced UK players understand it (probably
because the only times it is used in teaching Acol it *does* carry
connotations of strength). 
 
AG : wouldn't you say the 2NT response to an Acol 2S bid is forcing ?
(notice that it is not necessarily negative, as you would need it for flat,
misfit, hands too strong for a 3NT response, so that "negative" doesn't fit)
 
 
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