Excellent explanation; as I have said before I wish you had been around when I was learning although in those distant days transfers were not even a twinkle in their inventor's eyes. Out of interest how do you transfer to a 6 card minor with a weak hand?
Unfortunately there is not a single way. On BBO, the bots play it simply: 2NT -> 3C and 3C -> 3D. Others use a two step (2S -> 3C and 2NT -> 3D) and there is expert disagreement on whether the intervening bid should show good support (preaccepting) or not. A method that is gaining popularity is 2S as a two-way "range ask". Opener bids 2NT with a minimum and 3C with a maximum. Responder then corrects to 2NT to 3C with the weak club hand and 3C to 3NT with the invitational hand. In this style, 2NT is a transfer to 3D. Given all of this confusion, I would be reluctant to play any of these methods without discussion, especially if they are new to you.
The most unusual transfer I have ever seen was after 1X - p - p - 2NT. In their system, this showed 19-21 and transfers were on! I've only seen it once.
@@d95mback That would be 1X - p - p - 1NT, not 2NT. Around these parts, the 1NT balancing overcall shows 12-15 give or take and you would double then 1NT to show the 16-18 hand.
That's brilliant, thank you very much. This is the first time I have ever managed to fully understand transfers.
This is a terrific post for one, me, who is trying to get his head around Transfers Many thanks
Thank you for sharing this. We are trying to learn new tricks even though we are old dogs.
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Excellent explanation; as I have said before I wish you had been around when I was learning although in those distant days transfers were not even a twinkle in their inventor's eyes. Out of interest how do you transfer to a 6 card minor with a weak hand?
Unfortunately there is not a single way. On BBO, the bots play it simply: 2NT -> 3C and 3C -> 3D. Others use a two step (2S -> 3C and 2NT -> 3D) and there is expert disagreement on whether the intervening bid should show good support (preaccepting) or not.
A method that is gaining popularity is 2S as a two-way "range ask". Opener bids 2NT with a minimum and 3C with a maximum. Responder then corrects to 2NT to 3C with the weak club hand and 3C to 3NT with the invitational hand. In this style, 2NT is a transfer to 3D.
Given all of this confusion, I would be reluctant to play any of these methods without discussion, especially if they are new to you.
@@jyutzler Thanks. I think for the kitchen bridge I play I will forget about it!
Thanks!!
The most unusual transfer I have ever seen was after 1X - p - p - 2NT. In their system, this showed 19-21 and transfers were on! I've only seen it once.
Normally you'd have a lower point range in the balancing spot but definitely transfers after that bid regardless.
@@d95mback That would be 1X - p - p - 1NT, not 2NT. Around these parts, the 1NT balancing overcall shows 12-15 give or take and you would double then 1NT to show the 16-18 hand.