Acol is named after the Acol Bridge Club in London NW6, where it originated in the early 1930s. The club was founded on Acol Road, named after Acol,...
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Acol (formerly Acholt) is a hamlet and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Birchington. It is one of...
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response is to split the traditional 2NT response in a precise HCP way e.g. for Acol (1NT = 12-14 HCP): 1NT - 2♠ = I have a balanced hand and exactly 11 HCP 1NT...
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conventions that have been developed by bridge bidding theorists. 5-4-4-3 System Acol Baron, an English system developed in the 1940s by Leo Baron, Adam Meredith...
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with 23 HCP, or a seven-card suit with 21 HCP and is forcing to game. In Acol, the main bidding system in the United Kingdom, strong two bids are still...
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Reverse (bridge) (section Acol)
bypasses a bid in a lower-ranking suit already bid by the same player". The Acol definition is somewhat wider and includes any bid of a new suit by opener...
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Benjaminised "Benji" Acol is common, associated with forcing 2C and 2D bids. One of these as powerful as the American 2C, The other a traditional "Acol Two" in as...
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American)(1995) Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge (Acol)(1995) Basic Acol Bridge (1996) Cue-Bidding to Slams (Acol) (1996) The New Complete Book of Bridge (with...
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Italian military designation for the AMX ACOL from 2012. TA-11B Italian military designation for the AMX-T ACOL from 2012. Brazil Brazilian Air Force operates...
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a strong 2 clubs opening bid include modern Standard American, standard Acol, 2/1 game forcing and many others. In most natural bridge bidding systems...
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P-3.1 ACOL (electronic service only) Newfoundland and Labrador SNL 1998, c. P-7.1 ACOL (electronic service only) Yukon RSY 2002, c. 169 ACOL (electronic...
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game and asks partner to help in making the decision. For example, (using Acol or Standard American bidding) if opener, with around 16-17 HCP, bids 1♥ and...
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the three level only) rather than a game force. In 2/1 game forcing and Acol, this is used if opponents double and is called the Jordan 2NT convention...
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The civil parish stretches south to the River Stour and northwards towards Acol. The hamlet of Gore Street is included in the parish. Monkton was subject...
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conjunction with Benjaminised Acol, where a 2D opening is strong. 2C strong options might be either the game forcing, or Acol Two hand types. Depending on...
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and civil prototypes and aircraft. In particular, aircraft such as: AMX-ACOL, ATR 42 MP, ATR 72 MP, C-27J, Eurofighter, Tornado MLU and Sky-X are produced...
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method is used when replying to very strong suit opening bids such as the Acol 2♣ where 11/2 quick tricks are needed to make a positive response (Klinger...
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very expensive penalties if responder is weak. It is in frequent use in Acol. "Garbage Stayman" and "Crawling Stayman" bids over a 2NT bid work the same...
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Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard...
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South Sudan and the Nuer of South Sudan and Ethiopia, who call her Buk or Acol. She is the only well-known female deity of the Dinka. She is also the patron...
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assigning meanings to bids, with common ones including Standard American, Acol, and 2/1 game forcing. Contrast with Spades, where players only have to bid...
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Jack Marx (bridge) (section The Acol system)
British international bridge player who was instrumental in developing the Acol bidding system. Marx was born in Willesden, London. He went to Repton School...
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the UK's Bramley apples.[citation needed] Cummins Power Generation is in Acol, near Manston Airport on the A299, and Pfizer, the largest pharmaceutical...
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and the four-card approach is still used by experts today, notably by most Acol players. It is claimed that the drawback of the four-card approach is that...
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develop the Acol bidding system in the mid-1930s. He and the young Terence Reese wrote the first, and for a long time the only, textbook of the Acol system...
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Pat Husband and Andrew Kambites (1994). Basic Bridge: the guide to good Acol bidding and play. Victor Gollancz Ltd in association with Peter Crawley,...
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Variations[which?] are required for use with four-card major systems such as Acol. Strong Notrump After Passing (SNAP) Lindkvist, Magnus, ed. (2001). Bridge...
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fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs Benjaminised Acol, variant of the Acol bidding system in contract bridge Benjy, a list of people and...
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south-east. Most of the street is a bus route. A turning off West End Lane is Acol Road. The lane takes its name from the Medieval West End hamlet, built on...
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Weak two bid Zar Points Systems List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard...
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