Show I 1 modern contract bridge by cclia hattersley W no 2 opening bids bid of ono one Tori can bo be but one opening or original ginal bid on each deal all bids aich follow tills first bid are designated by different terms and influx aced encee by different factors the tha open ing bid nay may be made by the dealer ty by tile the second hand atter after dealer has passed by the tha third hand if both dealer and second hand have passed or by the fourth hand it if all the tha other ers have passed third or fourth hand band original bids require greater Intall minimum num strength than such bids when made by the dealer or second hand the original or opening bid Is the most clear cut in its lt requirements in the approach forcing system the opening bid most often employed Is the bid of ono in a suit because a sound suit bid even a tour four card minor la is always preferred to a no trump an original suit bid of ono one in it ft major or minor Is declared on the same ame type of hand while neither ever ver shows allows a suit which cannot be played at the trump named such a declaration must be regarded as a primarily for the purpose of conveying information to your partner information which he Is I 1 expected to act upon throughout all the subsequent bidding and play of the hand when playing contract according to the approach forcing sy system stein dealer or second hand looks over hl IS his cards carda and announces one spade heart diamond or club he Is practically talking across the board in language entirely fair and equitable because it la is understood or may be by every player at the table such a bid says saya partner I 1 have sufficient length in this suit to play it as trumps it may be a four card suit with at least 1 honor tricks at the top or a longer suit with less lesa top strength but most important of all I 1 have 2 defensive tricks somewhere in the hand tricks which should prove winners whether we or the opponents secure the final contract this much I 1 promise from my hand there may be something more but you can be sure there Is nothing less or it if the declaration Is one no trump partner I 1 have at least 2 honor tricks distributed alst buted in throe three suits and my hand contains no biddable sult suit in the position of opening the bid third or fourth hand the bidder shows a minimum of three honor tricks ast A the prime requisite tor for a sound opening I 1 bid 1 Is a definite nu number aber of honor bonor tricks the primary need tor for a sound approach forcing player Is a thorough knowledge ol of honor trick values the approach forcing system has hag discarded the old fashioned quick trick count in favor of a more accurate method of computing the probable value of honor cards held singly and in combinations the standard table of honor tricks follows TUB DEFENSIVE VALUES OF HONORS AX AK 2 at K J honor hollor tricks A Q A Q 10 A Q J 1 AJIO horlor honor tricks ace aca AJ K Q 1 in different suits honor trick K J 10 K J alone Q X and J X honor donor trick in different suits Q X and Q X plus values king alone or or J 10 X when unable to combine with another honor in hand two such plus values equal about honor trick X always means one or more cards below the 10 note when you have an uncounted honor I 1 la n a a suit alt that has yielded 2 honor tricks you cannot combine this uncounted honor with a plus value in another suit salt 0 1023 by lema HaMer elfy servia |