Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!stew From: stew@harvard.ARPA (Stew Rubenstein) Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge Subject: Re: A question about negative doubles Message-ID: <446@harvard.ARPA> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 06:08:04 EST Article-I.D.: harvard.446 Posted: Fri Mar 8 06:08:04 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 06:24:47 EST References: <178@sask.UUCP> Organization: Aiken Computation Laboratory, Harvard Lines: 37 L. Custead (ihnp4!sask!custead) writes: > Someone suggested that this group needs some traffic...so here is a question. > About two weeks ago I held (approximately...my memory fades quickly): > > S Qxx > H Axxx > D Kx > C Jxxx > > LHO was dealer and opened 1C. Partner overcalled 1D. RHO babbled something > to the effect of 1S. I wanted to take some action...we play negative doubles > and so I decided to make a 'negative double'. > Question: > > 1) Can this properly be called a negative double, given that LHO opened > instead of partner? Is there some other term? This bid is called a "responsive double." This hand is a good example. It is also used if partner doubles and RHO bids. For example: S xxx LHO part. RHO you H Qx 1H dbl 2H dbl D Axxx C Kxxx In this case, partner has to have 4 spades for the double, so your responsive double shows values and cards in the minors. > 2) Regardless of terminology, is it alertable? (Partner did not alert it.) > I certainly don't intend it to be a penalty double. Yes, it is alertable. -- ----------------------- Stew Rubenstein UUCP: ihnp4!harvard!stew Harvard Chemistry ARPA: stew@harvard