Timeline for Why Do Modern Players Use "Negative Doubles" In Bridge
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| Sep 26, 2011 at 14:41 | vote | accept | Tom Au | ||
| Jun 5, 2011 at 22:59 | comment | added | dpmattingly | You want to chase them out of a suit where you have a AKxxx? Chances are, they'll do it themselves without the prodding. In that case, all you seem to be doing is giving away free information to your opponents. I guess your partner could take this information and later bid notrump if they have a strong hand, but why not bid notrump yourself to communicate the spade stopper and lack of heart support? | |
| Jun 5, 2011 at 22:45 | comment | added | Tom Au | In two out of three cases shown, the double was negative. But in the third case, I WANT to chase the opponents out of one spade, and into the "wastelands" of a minor suit. (Note how strongly I feel about this.) Thanks for your (great) interest. I want to upvote you, but can't because I'm not registered (and don't know how.) | |
| Jun 5, 2011 at 22:36 | history | answered | dpmattingly | CC BY-SA 3.0 |