[blml] Appeal Lanaken - Peut-Peut

[richard willey]

On 1/25/07, Roger Pewick <axman22 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> In America 4D is a preempt with 8.5 to 9 tricks plus significant defense.
> It would seem silly for it to be different in Europe but maybe it is?

Say what?

A NAMYATS type 4D opening is a disciplined and constructive preempt,
however, it sure as hell doesn't promise significant defense.  Here
are the "requirements" for a 4C/4D opening (taken from "Preemts from A
to Z")

1.  4C and 4D are constructive, showing hearts and Spades respectively

2.  The trump suit is always self-sufficient and never contains more
than one loser.  it is at least seven cards in length, frequenty
eight.

2.  No more than one Ace or King (but not both) outside the trump suit

4  Eight or nine playing tricks.

Auken and Anderson offered the following example hand:

S  7
H  AKJT8754
D  KT4
C  9

This is certainly not a defensive powerhouse.

>From the looks of things, there's significant disagreement about the
definition of a 4D opening within the US...

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