[Gottis]

I am just curious about the name Drury how did it get its name.

[Hanoi5]

Wikipedia says:

"The convention was devised by Canadian player Douglas Drury (1914-1967). Drury lived in Canada most of his life, moving to the USA in the 1950s."

[Bbradley62]

The convention was devised by Douglas Drury (1914-1967).

[mycroft]

Because calling it Murray would have been rude.

[kenberg]

I report the following from "Bridge Conventions" by Edwin Kan tar (1972) for whatever amusement it may give. Kantar mentions that Murray often opened light in third seat so, with Drury as a passed hand the auction would go Pass 1♠ 3♠, the opponents would double, and pick up 800 points, So Drury invented the Drury convention. After Pass 1♠ 2♣ 2♦ (light opening in the original version) 2♠, Kantar says "The opponents would still double but now they would only get 500. A great victory for the convention".

[nige1]

 kenberg, on 2011-April-28, 12:34, said:

I report the following from "Bridge Conventions" by Edwin Kan tar (1972) for whatever amusement it may give. Kantar mentions that Murray often opened light in third seat so, with Drury as a passed hand the auction would go Pass 1♠ 3♠, the opponents would double, and pick up 800 points, So Drury invented the Drury convention. After Pass 1♠ 2♣ 2♦ (light opening in the original version) 2♠, Kantar says "The opponents would still double but now they would only get 500. A great victory for the convention".

IMO Drury started out as and is still used as a psychic-control.

[1eyedjack]

I thought that reverse drury was named by his wife after he double-parked the SUV

[barmar]

Most bridge conventions are named after the player who invented or popularized it.

So was there a Joe Kickback?

[blackshoe]

Jeff Rubens named Kickback in an article in The Bridge World, later reprinted in a booklet called The Useful Space Principle. If I remember correctly, he commented that he named it Kickback because that term had some special meaning to him, but he didn't explain any further.

[kenberg]

Maybe he was playing with a senator at the time.

[Cascade]

 nige1, on 2011-April-28, 13:55, said:

IMO Drury started out as and is still used as a psychic-control.

Agree with this.

[aguahombre]

 nige1, on 2011-April-28, 13:55, said:

IMO Drury started out as and is still used as a psychic-control.

You must have seen Murray's 3rd-chair openings, too. But, they were usually slightly above "psyche", and controls have been banned since before that, where they played.

That doesn't mean certain pairs don't use Drury as such, and feign innocence --claiming it is a mere byproduct when 2C is passed.

[Cascade]

 aguahombre, on 2011-April-30, 13:57, said:

That doesn't mean certain pairs don't use Drury as such, and feign innocence --claiming it is a mere byproduct when 2C is passed.

Even a byproduct would fall foul of the ACBL General Convention Chart

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Psychic controls (Includes ANY partnership agreement which, if used in
conjunction with a psychic call, makes allowance for that psych.)

[kenberg]

I don't know about other's tactics but if I open a spade in third position I have five spades or a very good four, I have enough strength so that playing in spades if partner raises to 2, or in 1NT of partner bids that, is not totally crazy, and I don't pass 2C. No doubt some do, there are some who do practically anything, but I have not found it to be a common practice. Maybe I just lead a sheltered life.

[rduran1216]

I've played against some people who played against him, their line is that he should've played Drury in 1st chair hahaha.