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contract bridge
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking game, trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two Team game, competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each othe ...
bidding convention
A bridge convention is an agreement about an artificial or a set of related artificial calls. Calls made during the auction phase of a contract bridge game convey information about the player's card holdings. Calls may be "Contract bridge glossary ...
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Devised by
Kit Woolsey
Kit Woolsey (born Christopher Robin Woolsey in 1943) is an American bridge and backgammon player. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2005.
Personal life
Woolsey was born in Washington, DC. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1964 an ...
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[.] the convention is a defense against an opponent's one notrump opening; especially used at
matchpoints. Initial bids are as follows:
The convention has similarities to
Multi-Landy.
Abuses
Common abuses as described by Kit Woolsey include:
* 3-1=4-5 distributional hands in the balancing seat regularly double, even with no 4-card major suit.
* Strong hands, with 19 high card points plus, start with a double and then rebid 2 Notrump (or double) to try to expose a psychic bid.
* Good 4-4=4-1 distributional hands with a stiff minor suit can start with 2.
* Single-suited minor hands often start with double, hoping to be able to play at the two-level. These hands will pass a 2 asking bid.
See also
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List of defenses to 1NT
This is a list of defensive conventions used in the game of contract bridge to compete in the bidding after the opponents have opened with a one notrump (1NT) bid.
* ANTI
* Aspro
* Asptro, a hybrid of Astro and Aspro
* Astro, Modified Astro ...
References
External links
Multi-Landy (Woolsey) Defense to 1 Notrump Openings on Bridgebum.com
Bridge conventions
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