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Flannery (other)
Flannery is a convention in the game of contract bridge. Flannery may also refer to: People Surname * Austin Flannery (1925–2008), a Dominican priest, editor, publisher and social justice campaigner * Brian Flannery (born 1974), Irish hurler * Brian P. Flannery, physicist who variously worked as an astrophysicist and as a climate modeller for ExxonMobil * Bridget Flannery (born 1959), Irish painter * Bryan Flannery (born 1967), American politician * Chris Flannery (rugby league) (born 1980), Australian rugby player * Christopher Dale Flannery (1948–1985), Australian hitman * Constance O'Day-Flannery, American author * D. Flannery, rugby league footballer * Daniel Flannery (born 1952), American artist, producer, director, and designer * Denis Flannery (1928–2012), Australian rugby player * Edward Flannery (1912–1998), American priest and author * Fearghal Flannery (born 1991), Irish hurler * Frank Flannery, political consultant and Fine Gael's former Director of Organisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flannery
Flannery is a bridge convention using a 2 opening bid to show a hand of minimal opening bid strength (11-15 high card points) with exactly four spades and five (or sometimes six) hearts. It was invented by American player William (Bill) L. Flannery. This convention was introduced because of the awkwardness of describing such a holding, especially with four-card major systems. For example, with the hand , if the bidding starts 1 - 1NT (denying four spades), the opener cannot rebid 2, as it would be a reverse bid showing a stronger hand, 2 would show a six-card suit, and two of a minor would show four or at least three good cards. Thus, the opener cannot easily explore for a 5-3 fit in hearts. Five-card major openers are somewhat better placed, because 1NT denies both three hearts and four spades, so opener may pass more safely but is nevertheless at risk of missing a potential optimum 4-3 fit in spades. Flannery is also useful when playing five-card majors in conjunctions with f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |