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Dealer : West
Vuln : Both
CONVENTIONS COLUMN #33
Today's convention: the old-fashioned 2NT response

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     North
   
   
   
   
West
A 6 5
J 3
Q 9 5
K Q 9 8 3
East You
K J 3
A 10 2
K 3 2
J 6 5 2
 

   South
   
   
   
   

The answer is: 2NT, forcing.

A recent controversy has developed among the
American Bridge Teachers Association concerning
which is a better method to teach beginners: the
old 2NT forcing-to-game response, or the modern
2NT (11-12 points) invitational response. Our
opinion is that not only should you teach the forcing
style to beginners but even the experts should
be playing the forcing style!

Many times 3NT makes with 23 or 24 combined
points, and stopping on a dime in 2NT never won
anyone a bridge tournament, as far as we can
recall. Nor is it much fun.

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South

pass
 

West
1
3NT
 

North
pass
all pass
 

East
2NT
 
 

 

 


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