[straube]

Any suggestions for good inverted minor continuations?

I was alternately thinking (in terms of responses to natural openings)


1D-2H to show 5S/4H and 5-10 hcps
1D-2S to be a limit raise with diamonds

so

1D-2D is GF

and for 1C

2C-simple raise
2D-GI 6+ diamonds
2H-GF clubs
2S-LR clubs

[Free]

I like the following:
1♦-3♣ and 1♣-2♦ = INV, good 6 card suit
1m-2m = inverted, 10+HCP, 4+m
1m-2♥ = reverse flannery, around 5-9HCP
1m-2♠ = mixed raise, around 6-9HCP with 5+m
1m-3m = poor raise (opener shouldn't bid 3NT with 18-19HCP)

After 1m-2m we reverse the standard meaning of step 1 and 3m (so step 1 = any min, 3m shows values in the suit above m). We also use 2NT to show 18-19 with 4+m, and 3NT to show 18-19 with 3m exactly.

All this works great imo.

I have no experience with GF inverted m, so I don't have any structures available...

[32519]

For years now I have been playing Inverted Minor Raises as follows -

1.) 1m 2m = Invitational to 3NT to be played by opener.
2.) 1m 2NT = Invitational to 3NT to be played by responder.

The defining decision for both sequences is responders holding in the majors viz. in the first sequence responders HCP are concentrated in the minor suits. In the second sequence responders HCP are concentrated in the majors. Something like AQx and KJx. You want a major suit lead to come up to declarer.

[Phil]

Why wouldn't you play Reverse Flannery (2♥) over both minors?

1m - 2♠ is always the wild card. Lots of ways to play it.

[straube]

Phil, on 2012-January-25, 16:02, said:

Why wouldn't you play Reverse Flannery (2♥) over both minors?

1m - 2♠ is always the wild card. Lots of ways to play it.

It's fine, but it doesn't seem as necessary as over 1D. 1C-1S, 2C-2H as nf, but 1C-1S, 2C-2D as GI+ or GF.