An interesting offshoot of the well known convention I give the article here
as given in the ACBL Encyclopedia of Bridge :-
" A method of asking for aces when 4NT would be a natural bid. Easley Blackwood listed
3 situations in which 4NT would be natural. a)when the partnership has not bid a suit
b)When no suit has been agreed and the 4NT bidder has previously bid NTs c) where no suit has been
agreed and a NT bid immediately preceded 4NT. In each of these situations,Blackwood suggests that
a bid of 4 in the lowest ranking unbid suit should ask for aces with step responses. A
subsequent bid of 5NT would ask for kings in the same way"
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Super Blackwood
#1
Posted 2017-October-21, 06:26
"It is not enough to be a good player, you must also play well"
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
#2
Posted 2017-October-21, 17:38
Another approach is that a suit bid is a natural and constructive suggestion of an alternative denomination. A suit-jump to the 6-level shows a good 5+ suit.
#3
Posted 2017-October-22, 15:34
nige1, on 2017-October-21, 17:38, said:
Another approach is that a suit bid is a natural and constructive suggestion of an alternative denomination. A suit-jump to the 6-level shows a good 5+ suit.
I think you misread the OP Nigel. Phil is talking about having a call for ordinary Blackwood other than 4NT in auctions where that would be natural (ie Gerber and Super Gerber by another name) rather than about continuations after a natural 4NT call.
(-: Zel :-)
#4
Posted 2017-October-22, 17:12
Zelandakh, on 2017-October-22, 15:34, said:
I think you misread the OP Nigel. Phil is talking about having a call for ordinary Blackwood other than 4NT in auctions where that would be natural (ie Gerber and Super Gerber by another name) rather than about continuations after a natural 4NT call.
Thank you, Zelandakh; and Sorry to miss your point, PhilG007
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