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Helvic – a defence (wriggle) when your 1NT opening gets doubled. |
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Helvic is a defence for when your (usually weak) 1NT opening gets doubled for penalties. |
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Partner opens 1NT and RHO doubles, bids by responder are: - |
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| 2♣ |
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♣'s and ♦'s |
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| 2♦ |
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♦'s and ♥'s |
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| 2♥ |
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♥'s and ♠'s |
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| 2♠ |
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♠'s and ♣'s |
* see Note 1 |
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Opener then passes or corrects. Incidentally, if responder is 4333 type shape then he should bid the suit below his 4-carder. Opener should always correct if equal length in the two suits indicated. This is a problem if exactly 3334 of course, but then you can't always solve everything |
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demands the partner redoubles. |
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After the automatic redouble then responder bids: |
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| 2♣ |
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| ♣'s and ♥'s or ♣'s and ♠'s |
* See Note 1 |
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♦'s and s's |
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I have values and want to play in 1NT redoubled |
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I have a 5-card suit |
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After responder redoubles (showing a 5-card suit) opener bids 2♣ which responder will pass or correct. |
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What do I think so far? Seems OK except that opener has no way of showing that he himself has a 5-card suit? |
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Now consider the auction 1NT – pass – pass – dbl – pass – pass -? |
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Responder has less options now: |
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redouble |
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I have a 5-card suit, presumably a minor as I did not transfer |
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two of a suit |
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that suit and the one above |
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Note 1 |
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The original Helvic convention uses an immediate 2♠ to show ♣'s and ♠'s, but this has the disadvantage that you are up at the three level if opener prefers ♣'s. So the ‘improvement' is to include this combination in the 2♣ bid after passing and opener's redouble. |
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A simple but less satisfactory alternative to Helvic is the Stavely Wriggle. |
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Pattaya Bridge Club - |
www.pattayabridge.com |
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