Weak Notrump How to Play It, How to Play Against It

Name: Weak Notrump How to Play It, How to Play Against It
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ISBN: 9781894154697

ISBN-10: 189415469X

ISBN-13: 9781894154697

Edition: 2006

Authors: Andy Stark

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Did you know that the weak notrump works extremely well with many natural systems, especially the popular modern 2/1 style? If you want to play it, this book will show you how it affects the rest of your system. If you have had poor results playing against it, you can find out what the best methods are for countering it. Among the topics covered here are: The best bidding structure after your side opens a weak notrump, What to do when the opponents double you, What to do when the opponents overcall, How the rest of your system changes, 10-12 notrump openings - playing them and playing against them, The advantages of playing a weak notrump and many more. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Master Point Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 196
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

How to Play It
The Opening Bid	p. 3
Fitting the Weak Notrump into Your System	p. 7
Advantages of Opening a Weak Notrump	p. 9
Responding to 1NT	p. 11
Transferring to Minors	p. 14
3[clubs] as Puppet Stayman	p. 17
Two-Way Stayman	p. 19
2[clubs]: Non-Forcing Stayman	p. 22
2[diamond]: Game-Forcing Stayman	p. 28
Slam Auctions	p. 37
Cuebidding	p. 38
Locating the Minor-Suit Fit	p. 41
What is the Baron Corollary?	p. 43
One More Gadget	p. 48
1NT Rebids	p. 50
What Happens after the 1NT Rebid?	p. 51
Invitational Sequences	p. 52
Game-Forcing Sequences	p. 56
Jumps after the 1NT Rebid	p. 58
The Crowhurst Convention	p. 60
Rebidding 1NT on a Singleton	p. 61
The Jump Rebid of 2NT	p. 64
Modified Wolff	p. 68
Notrump Rebids in 2/1 Auctions	p. 73
Opener's 2NT Rebid after a 2/1 Response to a Major	p. 73
Bidding 2NT after 1[diamond]-2[clubs]	p. 76
Other Bidding after 1[diamond]-2[clubs]	p. 76
What Do I Do with a Balanced Hand and 18-19 HCP after a GF 2/1?	p. 79
What Am I Showing If I Raise Partner's Suit?	p. 82
Suit Rebids and Other Continuations	p. 88
Raising Partner's Major-Suit Response	p. 88
What Happens When the Auction Gets Competitive?	p. 91
When is it Right to Pass at Your Second Turn?	p. 93
Other Continuations	p. 94
How Do You Counter a Two-Level Preempt?	p. 95
When 1NT is Doubled	p. 99
DONT Runouts	p. 101
Handling Interference	p. 111
Should I Play Lebensohl? What is Lebensohl?	p. 111
Opponents Overcall 2[clubs] (Natural or Artificial)	p. 112
Opponents Overcall a Natural 2[diamond], 2[hearts suit] or 2[spades suite]	p. 113
Opponents Overcall an Artificial 2[diamond], 2[hearts suit], 2[spades suite] or 2NT	p. 114
Opponents Overcall 2NT	p. 119
Opponents Overcall at the Three-Level or Above	p. 119
Can I Play Doubles at the Two-Level as Takeout?	p. 121
What If the Opponents Double Stayman?	p. 126
What If the Opponents Double Our Transfer Bid?	p. 128
The Mini-Notrump (10-12)	p. 129
Artificiality	p. 132
Stretching the Ranges	p. 132
The Mexican 2[diamond] Convention	p. 133
Other Considerations and Tactics	p. 139
Ethical Issues	p. 140
How to Play Against It
Best Defenses Against the Weak Notrump	p. 149
Defense to the Weak Notrump I	p. 153
Defense to the Weak Notrump II	p. 155
Fourth Seat in a Live Auction	p. 167
Evaluation of Weak Notrump Defenses	p. 170
Defending the 10-12 Notrump	p. 172
When to Double, When to Overcall	p. 172
Unfavorable Vulnerability	p. 175
Matchpoint Considerations	p. 177
Inferences in the Play	p. 177
Why Play the Weak Notrump?	p. 181
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