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O 1 1 f EASY LESSONS IN ft t f J AUCTION BRIDGE f a aDr t I 0 Dy Dr PAUL II It SEYMOUR I f f Author d of on Auction 0 BrUf 1 J o. o I Copyright by h b Moyle 1101 Jr Article Eight II Defensive Bids Bid Continued A NO xo trump bid by second hand handover handover tt A over dealers dealer's suit bid bill should not bo be rondo made simply Imply as AI a defense that Is Is it should not be he made with less titan than original bid hid strength which Is two quick tricks trick It may be made If second see sec nod ond hand holds hoMs as III good as ns an original bid Including ono one stopper In dealers dealer's suit but Is much safer when holding two TO such Buch stoppers stoNer The following hands bands should be he bid bidone bidone bidone one no trump second hand over o dealers dealers dealer's deal ers er's bid of one ono spade 1 S S-A S S A x x x lI-x II lI x x K D-K D D Q x 0 K O x x x 2 S S-I S K J 10 II x II-x x x z x D K D-K Q z x K 0 O o x x 3 S S S-I Q x x II K II-K x x x D Q D-Q x x O Q C-Q o x x 3 The he or negative double of a suit bid Is used by second secondhand secondhand hand when he lae holds n a good tood no trump hand ham In all the suits but the one bid bill by denier dealer It reveals re this lids Kind of hand to his partner who Is expected to bid In response to It To Zit o be known as Informatory a double don dou ble blo must bo be made at nt doubters doublers first opportunity to double anti before his partner portner has bid bill or doubled The Tho informatory double Is a real weapon of offense If properly used and responded to by nn an Intelligent partner portner but when made from too weak a hand or from on one of unfavorable unfavorable unfavorable able distribution or when the partner Is le not thoroughly acquainted with Its proper use It often acts as ns a veritable boomerang Its use uso as JI a defensive measure when holding less leas than origInal original inal bid strength Is especially dangerous dan dnn- for tor all but veteran players The Idea Idla of the tho Informatory double Is that after an en original suit ault bid the best chance han hl which the opposing partners part part- ners ner have of obtaining the offensive Is II by their quickly discovering the best suit for their two hands For second second hand band to bid a minor might do as a defensive me measure sure lure but could scarcely be expected to promise a game without t a very nry strong hand ft tt second hand band holds bolds four cards of each major It t Is of vital Importance to discover which of ot th these suits his partner can support and this the In Informatory Informatory informatory in- in double does at once Therefore the best distribution for tor forthe forthe the doubling hand would be four cards with some lome strength In the remaining major if the bid doubled d Is a major or in both majors If the bid doubled doubted Is le a minor With this as a 11 common understanding It Is an accepted convention convention con con- convention that In response to a double of this kind the partner should bid a four-card four major In preference to a strong four card or even a five-card five minor The minimum strength required for foran foran foran an Informatory double is two two quick tricks and end It Is much better to have two and a quarter or two and a 11 halt half As Alii a general rule rule- these should be bo distributed so 80 as os to protect all of the remaining three suits so that If part part- partner partner ner has hns two stoppers for suit doubled and does dos not have four of a major be he may bid no trump The following examples Illustrate the foregoing and If it carefully studied will vIII enable any player to make prop er use of the Informatory double After dealers dealer's bid of one club sec lIec- second ond end hand holding 1 S S II II if D n- n Q J x x C x C-x x should double 2 S-A S S S Q x i i II II Q I-Q x x x nIt D DK n- n K It Q z x x C x o-x x double 3 S-A S S S Q x z i H II x i-x x z D I 1 D x x x C C x x should pass 4 S S n 11 I D DA A x x X C x o-x x should bid one spade 5 S x S-x z x II Q II-Q x x x x D D-A D A K x x x O O x o-x X x should pass 0 Q S x S-x I x H x II-x x x D D-A D K It Q x X C o-K o K x z x x should pass POS 7 S 7 S A z z II K II-K II Q x D x D-x D z x x C A o-A A J x should double 8 S S-A S AK 1 K H n K z x x r D D D-Ac A x x x x O Q o-Q J x x should shoud bid no trump No 3 lacks the requisite 2 or 2 t 1 quick tricks Nos t 5 and 0 J lack favorable favor favor- ably able distribution and the tho result would be embarrassing if partner responded respond respond- ed by bidding n a spade No 7 is strong enough for n a no trump bid but hut would be more effective If it partner either major However er If partner bid diamonds this hand would go to no trump k here JIt Here re also It makes matl's some soma difference whether the deniers denier's Md bid Is 11 a II major majora or minor suit salt A minor suit should bo be passed more frequently than a n major because e there Is so FO much more apt to tobe tobe be other bidding which h will glee give second sec sec- and ond hand band a II chance make a n more Intelligent In In- tt bid on the next round |