The Strong Club System is a set of bidding conventions and agreements used in the game of contract bridge and is based upon an opening bid of 1♣ as being...
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Bridge bidding systems that incorporate a strong 2 clubs opening bid include modern Standard American, standard Acol, 2/1 game forcing and many others...
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Western Scientific Blue Club Black Club Canary Club Carrot Club French Club Hybrid Club Icelandic Precision Modified Italian Canape System (MICS), constructed...
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Precision Club is a bidding system in the game of contract bridge. It is a strong club system developed in 1969 for C. C. Wei by Alan Truscott, and used...
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HCP. The most popular strong club systems are: Vanderbilt Club (the predecessor) Precision Club Blue Club In Small club systems, the opening bid of 1♣...
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Contract bridge (redirect from Bridge club)
while Precision Club is a system that uses the 1♣ opening bid for all or almost all strong hands (but sets the threshold for "strong" rather lower than...
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Polish Club (Polish: Wspólny Język, literally "Common Language") is a bridge bidding system which was developed in Poland, where it is the most popular...
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DONT (section Over strong club opening bids)
Club or other strong club system, 1♣ usually describes a 17-19 point hand. Accordingly, DONT can also be employed over these types of systems. Double shows...
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five-card major systems such as Standard American. Variations[which?] are required for use with four-card major systems such as Acol. Strong Notrump After...
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the card game contract bridge, is a convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's notrump opening bid that forces...
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Stayman variant, the bid is one-round forcing. In the original Precision Club system, forcing and non-forcing Stayman are differentiated in the start: 2♣...
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very popular in the 1960s. It has gained a strong following ever since. The main features are: Strong club system: 1♣ opening promises 17 or more HCP, with...
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artificial systems) Strong two clubs in natural systems denote hands of 22+ high card points Benjamin Twos in natural systems Strong one club in strong club systems...
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Nottingham Club, Neapolitan Club, Blue Club, Precision Club, and other strong forcing club systems are an outgrowth of the Vanderbilt Club. Polish Club, Unassuming...
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strong club system. An updated version was published in 1964. As of 2017, it has long been obsolete.[citation needed] In the Vanderbilt Club system,...
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redouble. Strong club system A set of conventions that uses an opening bid of 1♣ as an artificial, forcing opening that promises a strong hand. Strong notrump...
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Acol (category Bridge systems)
world". It is a natural system using four-card majors and, most commonly, a weak no trump. Acol is named after the Acol Bridge Club in London NW6, where...
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bidding systems may specify different strengths for responder's hand, e.g. 10-12 high card points (HCP), 10-14 or 11-15, for a splinter. With a strong hand...
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when the standard practice was for jump overcalls and responses to show strong hands. In one such application - when the opponents reach the two-level...
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partner plays the 5 of clubs and one is asked what it means, one can say "a high club encourages clubs, a low club discourages clubs" (assuming that is your...
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Forcing notrump (section System implications)
count range more tightly. Here is a simple approach. Assuming the use of strong 1NT openings, the sequence 1♥ - 1♠ - 1NT would show a balanced 12-14 HCP...
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FC Nõmme United (category Association football clubs established in 2000)
ground is Männiku Stadium. Led by Mart Poom, the club is renowned for its strong youth system. The club was founded in 2000 by Enn Loog and was initially...
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Standard American (category Bridge systems)
generally referred to as Standard American. It is a bidding system based on five-card majors and a strong notrump; players may add conventions and refine the...
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online platform named ACBL Virtual Clubs. This grew significantly during the pandemic by allowing duplicate bridge clubs to hold their games via an online...
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2/1 game forcing (category Bridge systems)
2/1 game forcing (Two-over-one game forcing) is a bidding system in modern contract bridge structured around the following responses to a one-level opening...
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In contract bridge, various bidding systems have been devised to enable partners to describe their hands so that they may reach the optimum contract....
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Lichess, and Internet Chess Club also implement rating systems. In almost all systems, a higher number indicates a stronger player. In general, players'...
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bidding system in the United Kingdom, strong two bids are still used by many players. The 2♦, 2♥ and 2 ♠ opening bids show hands which are so strong that...
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5, 4, 3, and 2. Suits are ranked Spades (♠), Hearts (♥), Diamonds (♦), Clubs (♣). Four players play in two partnerships, with partners sitting opposite...
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Masterpoints (category Tournament rating systems)
online club games Black - awarded in brick-and-mortar club games Silver - awarded in sectional tournaments, as well as Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaCs)...
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