Lancia Club   Belladonna/Garozzo   Lancia Club

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      Giorgio Belladonna

Giorgio Belladonna

  Lancia Team

      

Benito Garozzo

Benito Garozzo

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1§=16+HcP,ANY

1¨=11-15HcP,(3)4+¨

    4-1-4-4

1©=11-15HcP,4+©,incl. MAX,4© + 5ª

    1444,4414,4441

1ª=11-15HcP,4+ª,incl. 5+© + 5+ª

1NT=15-16HcP,semi-bal

2§=11-15HcP,Good,6§ or 5+§+a suit

2¨=*10-12HcP,6+ª

    *11-15HcP,5+ª+minor

2©=*10-12HcP,6+©

    *11-15HcP,5+©+minor

2ª=11-15HcP,5§+5¨

2NT=23-24HcP,bal

3§=9-13HcP,6-7§,Solid,semi-solid,stop outside

3¨=9-12HcP,Any 7+cd solid,No outside A or K

3©=6+©,6-7 tricks

3ª=6+ª,6-7 tricks

3NT=7+ minor,Good

4§=10-14HcP,7-8©,Namyats

4¨=10-14HcP,7-8ª,Namyats

4©=8+©,7-8 tricks

4ª=8+ª,7-8 tricks

4NT=Ace asking

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Asking bids

After explorering the basic nature via relays the full distribution is determined via some special features

  • ASK Honors

  • ASK all Honors(combined for 2-suiters)

  • ASK CTRL, normally incl. in cc. Everywhere to be called by jump to 4§(4¨

  • ASK support(openers 5+card suit)

  • ASK quality(responders suits)
ASK all Honors

1.step=1 Honor

  • NEXT=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=Queen
    • 2.step=King
    • 3.step=Ace

2.step=2 Honors

3.step=3 Honors

4.step=4 Honors

5.step=5 Honors

6.step=6 Honors

 ASK Honors

1.step=No Honor

2.step=1 Honor + Jack

  • NEXT=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=Queen
    • 2.step=King
    • 3.step=Ace

3.step=1 Honor

  • NEXT=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=Queen
    • 2.step=King
    • 3.step=Ace

4.step=2 Honors + Jack

  • NEXT=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=K+Q
    • 2.step=A+Q
    • 3.step=A+K

5.step=2 Honors

  • NEXT=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=K+Q
    • 2.step=A+Q
    • 3.step=A+K

6.step=3 Honors
ASK quality

1.step=5 cards,No Honor

2.step=5 cards,1 Honor

  • Repeat Trump=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=Queen
    • 2.step=King
    • 3.step=Ace

3.step=5 cards,2 Honors

  • Repeat Trump=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=K+Q
    • 2.step=A+Q
    • 3.step=A+K

4.step=6 cards,1 Honor

  • Repeat Trump=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=Queen
    • 2.step=King
    • 3.step=Ace

5.step=6 cards,2 Honors

  • Repeat Trump=ASK Honor
    • 1.step=K+Q
    • 2.step=A+Q
    • 3.step=A+K

6.step=6 cards,3 Honors

 ASK support

1.step=0-1 cards,No Honor

2.step=2 cards,No Honor

3.step=3 cards,No Honor

4.step=1 Honor

5.step=2 Honors

6.step=3 Honors

§=ASK CTRL

1.step=3 CTRL

2.step=4 CTRL

3.step=5 CTRL

4.step=6 CTRL

5.step=7 CTRL
4NT=Blackwood

after 2/3§open or 3§resp.

  • §=0/1 aces
  • ¨=2 aces,No short
  • ©=2 aces,0-1©
  • ª=2 aces,0-1ª
  • 5NT=2 aces,0-1¨

DBL

  • Pass=0/3
  • RDBL=1/4
  • §=2
  • ¨=2 + K-trump

Overcall

  • Pass=0
  • DBL=1
  • ststep=2
  • ndstep=3
  
Jump to 5NT(grand-slam-force)

Ifªwill be trump:

  • §=Jack or less
  • ¨=Queen
  • ©=Ace or King, <5cd
  • ª=Ace or King, 5+cards
  • ª=A+K or K+Q or A+Q

If©will be trump:

  • §=Queen or less
  • ¨=Ace or King, <5cd
  • ©=Ace or King, 5+cd
  • ©=A+K or K+Q or A+Q

If¨will be trump:

  • §=Queen or less
  • ¨=Ace or King
  • ¨=A+K or K+Q or A+Q

If§will be trump:

  • §=1 honor or less
  • §=A+K or K+Q or A+Q
  

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ROMAN DEFENSE

Opening-leads(suit):

A=AK alone

K=Ace incl.

Q=King incl.

J=Q or T incl.

X=Mostly 4th best

No good lead=2nd of 3(top of nothing)

Opening-leads(NT):

A=Mostly K+Q incl

K=Ace incl.

Q=King incl.

J=Queen incl.

Opening-lead in partner-suit or when dummy is known

K=AK

K=KQ

Q=QJ

J=JT

Hxxx=4th

Hxxxxx=4th best

 Discards:

Odd=Encourage,if none high-low

Even=Discourage, size=Lavinthal

Partner from a solid suit=Size=Lavinthal

Opps set up a long suit:

  • Low-high=3+cards
  • High-low=2 cards

Leading for partner trump: Lavinthal

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Lancia Club

Lancia Club

  • Reading interference handle: Disable ‘Constructive’ in ‘Settings’

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