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How forcing is this?

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Posted 2005-February-01, 06:00

Hum.. so I see this level 2 jump-shift is not consensual. I think both sides have a good case... lol.
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Posted 2005-February-01, 18:13

Double !, on Feb 1 2005, 12:43 AM, said:

What would you rebid after opening 1♣ -p-1♥-p-? holding the following:
♠Axx,♥x,xx,♣AKQxxxx ? (.....hope that adds up to 13 cards)

What wouldn't you rebid?: 2♠.

2♠ is not a reverse but jump shift, you can safelly bid 1♠ with 15-18.
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Posted 2005-February-01, 18:50

fred, on Jan 31 2005, 06:32 PM, said:

If you want to play your jump shifts as one round forces that's up to you, but I strongly suggest you discuss this with your partner. Jeff Rubens, the editor of The Bridge World, has been campaigning to make jump shifts only forcing for 1 round in "Bridge World Standard", but as far as I can tell few if any of the world's leading players are jumping on this particular bandwagon.

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Interesting. I do not like this idea. Slam bidding and finding the right strain etc should not be hindered by having the ability to stop on a dime in 4 of a minor or 3 of a major. I like jumpshifts to be full game forces for the same reason I prefer 2/1 game forcing to SAYC. But, Rubens has always been ahead of his time, maybe in 5 years I will be advocating this approach :blink:
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Posted 2005-February-02, 11:27

I play this as 100% gameforcing. The 2NT Lebensohl treatment here would still be useful though!
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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