Help
As far as I know, Meckwell play something like
1♦ = -ve
1♥ = +ve ♠
1♠ = +ve ♣
1NT = +ve ♥
2♣ = +ve ♦
2♦ = +ve NT
And Hamman Soloway play a step response for strength.
It appears to me that Meckwell is clearly superior.
Any merits for Hamway way or similar e.g. control response?
Page 1 of 1
Response to 1C
#2
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 1,291
- Joined: 2004-August-04
- Location:Work in the South Bronx, NYC, USA
- Interests:My personal interests are my family and my friends. I am extremely concerned about the lives and futures of the kids (and their families) that I work with. I care about the friends I have made on BBO. Also, I am extremely concerned about the environment/ ecology/ wildlife/ the little planet that we call Earth. How much more of the world's habitat and food supply for animals do we plan on destroying. How many more wetlands are we going to drain, fill, and build on? How many more sand dunes are we going to knock down in the interests of high-rise hotels or luxury homes?
Posted 2005-July-06, 23:13
you are close
meckwell plays 1NT = clubs & 1S = hearts
There's a significant difference between the two systems: Hamway play 4-card majors.
meckwell plays 1NT = clubs & 1S = hearts
There's a significant difference between the two systems: Hamway play 4-card majors.
"That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!"
#3
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 1,637
- Joined: 2003-May-11
- Gender:Male
- Location:Ottawa, Canada
- Interests:Military history, WW II wargames
Posted 2005-July-06, 23:53
See: Meckwell system
From there:
1♥: 5+♠s or balanced 11-13
1♠: 5+♥s
1NT: 5+♣s
2♣: 5+♦s
2♦: 8-10 balanced
2♥: 14+ balanced or unusual hand type
2♠: 4-4-4-1 shape
2NT+: minimum 3 suiters (?)
I love their 2♦ response - they often bounce to 3NT right after it and nobody knows much about declarer's hand type.
From there:
1♥: 5+♠s or balanced 11-13
1♠: 5+♥s
1NT: 5+♣s
2♣: 5+♦s
2♦: 8-10 balanced
2♥: 14+ balanced or unusual hand type
2♠: 4-4-4-1 shape
2NT+: minimum 3 suiters (?)
I love their 2♦ response - they often bounce to 3NT right after it and nobody knows much about declarer's hand type.
'I hit my peak at seven' Taylor Swift
#4
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 10,728
- Joined: 2003-March-07
- Gender:Male
- Location:Laos
- Interests:Wagner and Bridge
Posted 2005-July-07, 01:11
Best is Dilks system:
1C -
1D = neg
1H = S, may be canape in any suit
1S = H, may be canape in any suit
1NT = 11+ bal
2C = 8-10 bal
2D = C, may be canape in D
2H = D, may be canape in C
2S = Majors/minors 5/5
2NT = 8-10 any 4441
3C = any solid suit
3D+ = 11+ 4441 shapes, suit below singleton
1C -
1D = neg
1H = S, may be canape in any suit
1S = H, may be canape in any suit
1NT = 11+ bal
2C = 8-10 bal
2D = C, may be canape in D
2H = D, may be canape in C
2S = Majors/minors 5/5
2NT = 8-10 any 4441
3C = any solid suit
3D+ = 11+ 4441 shapes, suit below singleton
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
#5
- Admirer of Walter the Walrus
-
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 2,563
- Joined: 2003-November-14
- Gender:Male
- Location:Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Interests:Bridge, surfing, water skiing, cricket, golf. Generally being outside really.
Posted 2005-July-07, 03:36
I quite like my system
1C -1D neg
1H = 4+ spades, unbalanced (mayb 5422 with 4 or 5 spades)
1S = balanced, 3 suited short in a major or diamonds
1NT = hearts and clubs, or single suited hearts
2C = reds
2D = clubs
2H+ = minors
1C -1D neg
1H = 4+ spades, unbalanced (mayb 5422 with 4 or 5 spades)
1S = balanced, 3 suited short in a major or diamonds
1NT = hearts and clubs, or single suited hearts
2C = reds
2D = clubs
2H+ = minors
#6
- Group: FD TEAM
- Posts: 2,735
- Joined: 2003-February-13
- Gender:Male
- Location:Nashville, TN
- Interests:Motorsports, cricket, disc golf, and of course - bridge. :-)
Posted 2005-July-07, 22:05
Here's mine:
1D - art negative (3 suiters go through here too)
1H - spades, clubs or 15+ balanced
1S - hearts, diamonds, or 12-14 balanced
1NT - 5-5 two suiter
2C - single suited G/F with no 4 card outside suit
2D - 8 to bad 12, balanced
2H/S - constructive weak jump shifts
2NT - 15+ unbalanced
3C/D - fragments, Flannery hands, nonminimum
3H/S - stiffs, 54 in minors, nonminimum
1D - art negative (3 suiters go through here too)
1H - spades, clubs or 15+ balanced
1S - hearts, diamonds, or 12-14 balanced
1NT - 5-5 two suiter
2C - single suited G/F with no 4 card outside suit
2D - 8 to bad 12, balanced
2H/S - constructive weak jump shifts
2NT - 15+ unbalanced
3C/D - fragments, Flannery hands, nonminimum
3H/S - stiffs, 54 in minors, nonminimum
"Champions aren't made in gyms, champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. " - M. Ali
#7
- Group: Members
- Posts: 10
- Joined: 2003-May-18
Posted 2005-July-08, 15:29
And another
1D Negative All other responses GF
1H One 5 card or longer suit and no singleton/void
1S No 5 card or longer suit
1N 5+ clubs, no second 5 card suit and a singlton/void
2C 5+ diamonds, no second 5 card suit and a singleton/void
2D 5+ hearts, no second 5 card suit and a singleton/void
2H 5+ spades, no second 5 card suit and a singleton/void
2S 5+ 5 in minors
2N 5+ 5 at least 1 major
Opener can relay for further definition or bid naturally.
1D Negative All other responses GF
1H One 5 card or longer suit and no singleton/void
1S No 5 card or longer suit
1N 5+ clubs, no second 5 card suit and a singlton/void
2C 5+ diamonds, no second 5 card suit and a singleton/void
2D 5+ hearts, no second 5 card suit and a singleton/void
2H 5+ spades, no second 5 card suit and a singleton/void
2S 5+ 5 in minors
2N 5+ 5 at least 1 major
Opener can relay for further definition or bid naturally.
Page 1 of 1