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Marshall always had some quirky but interesting ideas about bidding. Picked up his book back in the day, but never played the system. I was always curious about it for fun & curiosity. If you don't have the book ("My System: The Unbalanced Diamond"), the Kindle version is only 10 bucks on Amazon, and I think a used copy of the print version is even less. I've got a pretty flexible schedule, if anyone wants to try something different (or if you've actually played it!). GLM for what it's worth.
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Posted 2023-July-16, 16:34
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Call me Desdinova...Eternal Light
C. It's the nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms.
IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
e: "Maybe God remembered how cute you were as a carrot."
Call me Desdinova...Eternal Light
C. It's the nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms.
IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
e: "Maybe God remembered how cute you were as a carrot."
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Posted 2023-July-19, 09:47
FWIW, I tried it many years ago with GrantP, and he went on to develop it further with a couple of his partners. IMO, the system as written is not very sound, but YMMV.
Also, I have since come around to firmly believing that the 1♦ opening should be the exact opposite (i.e., almost always balanced), and that the unbalanced hands should be distributed in the other openings (like 1M, and some 2-level openings). This may sound like a bizarre system design, but IME, it's way better than most standard Precision systems.
Also, I have since come around to firmly believing that the 1♦ opening should be the exact opposite (i.e., almost always balanced), and that the unbalanced hands should be distributed in the other openings (like 1M, and some 2-level openings). This may sound like a bizarre system design, but IME, it's way better than most standard Precision systems.
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Posted 2023-July-21, 20:44
foobar, on 2023-July-19, 09:47, said:
FWIW, I tried it many years ago with GrantP, and he went on to develop it further with a couple of his partners. IMO, the system as written is not very sound, but YMMV.
Also, I have since come around to firmly believing that the 1♦ opening should be the exact opposite (i.e., almost always balanced), and that the unbalanced hands should be distributed in the other openings (like 1M, and some 2-level openings). This may sound like a bizarre system design, but IME, it's way better than most standard Precision systems.
Also, I have since come around to firmly believing that the 1♦ opening should be the exact opposite (i.e., almost always balanced), and that the unbalanced hands should be distributed in the other openings (like 1M, and some 2-level openings). This may sound like a bizarre system design, but IME, it's way better than most standard Precision systems.
Thanks for weighing in.
1. LSAT tutor for rent.
Call me Desdinova...Eternal Light
C. It's the nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms.
IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
e: "Maybe God remembered how cute you were as a carrot."
Call me Desdinova...Eternal Light
C. It's the nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms.
IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
e: "Maybe God remembered how cute you were as a carrot."
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Posted 2023-July-22, 10:32
BTW, there was a Swedish pair in the Spingold semis (Nystrom/Upmark) round playing a strong ♣ system with a 1♦ opening (the below is my approximation):
1♣: (15)16+
1♦: Mostly balanced hands outside NT range; could be 5+m4M / 4441
1M: 5+ unbalanced in 1st and 2nd
1N: 14+-17 (can include weak NT range NV)
2♣: 6+♣ OR 5+♣4♦
2♦: 6+♦ OR 5+♦4♣
2M: Preempt
2N: 55+m
This removes the minor suited hands from the 1♦ opening, and the only non-balanced hand types are the canape hands with 5+m4M. IMO, this is pretty close to an optimal design.
1♣: (15)16+
1♦: Mostly balanced hands outside NT range; could be 5+m4M / 4441
1M: 5+ unbalanced in 1st and 2nd
1N: 14+-17 (can include weak NT range NV)
2♣: 6+♣ OR 5+♣4♦
2♦: 6+♦ OR 5+♦4♣
2M: Preempt
2N: 55+m
This removes the minor suited hands from the 1♦ opening, and the only non-balanced hand types are the canape hands with 5+m4M. IMO, this is pretty close to an optimal design.
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