Show modern contract bridge BY lelia hattersley Haft ersley no 2 opening bids of one T THERE HERE can be but one opening or original bid on each deal all bids which follow this first bid are designated es I 1 a abed by different terms and influenced by y different factors the opening bid may be mado made by the dealer by the second hand after dealer has passed by the third hand if 1 both dealer and second hand have passed or by the fourth hand it if all the others have passed third or fourth hand original bids require greater minimum strength than such bids when made by the dealer or second hand band the original or opening bid la Is the most clear cut in its requirements in the approach forcing system the opening bid most often employed Is the bid of one la in a suit because a sound suit bid even a four card minor Is 13 always preferred to a no trump an original suit bid of one in a major or minor la Is declared on the same type of hand while neither ever shows a suit which cannot be played at the tha trump named such a declaration must be regarded as primarily for the p purpose of conveying information to your partner information which he Is expected to act upon throughout all the subsequent bidding and play of the hand when playing contract according to the approach forcing system dealer or second hand looks over his cards and announces one spade heart diamond or club he Is practically talking across the board in language entirely fair and equitable because it 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 I 1 honor tricks at the top or a longer suit with less top strength but most important of all I 1 have 2 defensive tricks mew bere in my 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 ba sure there la Is nothing less or it if the declaration Is one no trump par partner altner I 1 have itt t least 2 honor tricks distributed in three suits and my hand contains no biddable suit IV in the position of opening the bid third or fourth hand the bidder shows a minimum of three honor tricks As the prime requisite for a sound opening bid Is a definite number of honor tricks the primary need tor for a sound approach forcing player Is a thorough knowledge of honor bonor trick values the approach forcing system has 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 THIR THE DEFENSIVE VALVES VALUES OF HONORS A AK K 2 AKS honor tricks A Q 10 A Q I 1 aa A J 10 honor tricks K Q I 1 ace aca A AJ J X Q K xa X and Q X I 1 in different suits honor trick krand K J X K J 30 X K J alone Q J 10 Q X andt X honor trick in different suits Q X and Q X plus values king alone or Q X or J 10 X when unable to combine with another honor in hand two such plus values equal about ll 11 honor trick ai X XI always means one or more cards below the 10 note when you have nn an unaccounted honor in a suit that has yielded 2 honor bonor tricks you cannot combine this uncounted honor with a plus value in another suit C 1332 1932 by lelia leila Hatte hattersley raley canu service |