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Two Over One (2/1) Game Forcing is a natural, 5-card major bidding system. When the auction begins 1 / /, a simple 2-level response in a new suit is forcing to game. This page provides articles, convention writeups, and resources to help learn the system.
- What is 2/1
Two Over One (2/1) Game Forcing is a natural, 5-card major...
- 1NT Forcing
1NT Forcing (aka the Forcing Notrump) is a cornerstone of...
- Meckwell Defense to 1NT
A defense to 1NT in which a double shows a one-suited...
- Bridge Bidding Conventions
Bridge Bidding Principles Bidding principles and hand...
- What is 2/1
Two Over One (2/1) Game Forcing is a natural, 5-card major bidding system. When the auction begins 1 / / , a simple 2-level response in a new suit is forcing to game. Responder promises 13+ points in the following 6 sequences:
advantage of the 2/1 system is that it allows the partnership to know that game is possible with only a single bid. In this book, I have tried to present the fundamental aspects
This is the first of two articles introducing the basic principles of the 2 Over 1 Game Force bidding system. In this article, I will discuss auctions when responder wishes to force to game. In the second article, I will discuss auctions when responder has less than game forcing values. In this article, I will also describe the “Fourth Suit ...
2/1 game forcing is the culmination, at least so far, of seventy years of bidding theory, and has been the most popularly used system amongst the rank and file of duplicate bridge players for about 15 to 20 years.
2/1 game forcing (Two-over-one game forcing) is a bidding system in modern contract bridge structured around the following responses to a one-level opening bid: a non-jump response in a new suit at the one-level is constructive and forcing for one round,
The main advantage of playing 2/1 is that the early establishment of a game force allows for extra bidding space to explore for slam or choose the right game contract. There are two main weaknesses inherent to the 2/1 system: 1. You cannot play in 1NT if your partner opens the bidding with one of a major. The 1NT response is forcing. 2.
