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Beyond Roman Key Card Blackwood! Easley Blackwood introduced and
developed the Blackwood Convention. Eddie Kantar then expanded the
Blue Team's Roman Blackwood into the Roman Key Card Blackwood that
has dominated expert circles for the past half century. Variable
Key Card Blackwood may be the next logical step. VKCB allows
partnerships to address many problems that neither Blackwood nor
Roman Key Card Blackwood solves, while keeping the auction low
enough to avoid bad slams. And, better yet, it is relatively easy
to use. Suppose you have enough power for slam but only the J732 in
trumps, in support of partner's five-card suit. You also know that
partner has only one of the top three honors. If the honor is the
ace, the slam seems good. If it is the king, the slam is not so
good. Using VKCB, partner can tell you which honor he has. What
about holding 8732? Now you need partner specifically to have the
ace and the jack. VKCB has a solution for that problem as well. In
fact, you might also find out about a particular side king, all
before committing to a slam and without any cuebidding. VKCB solves
your problem without going past the safety of the five-level. KEN
REXFORD (Ohio) is a Master Point Press author known for his
contributions to bidding theory. His first book, Cuebidding at
Bridge, introduced the bridge world to a modern approach to Italian
cuebidding. His most recent books for Master Point Press are
Modified Italian Canape System, New Frontiers for Strong Forcing
Openings, Really Unusual Notrump (R.U.N.T.), and Overcalling
Opponent's 1NT.
R.U.N.T. - the Really Unusual No Trump Master Point Press author
Ken Rexford provides the first authoritative description of the
R.U.N.T. Convention. R.U.N.T. is actually a two-way overcalling
structure to distinguish a very sound takeout double from a weak
three-suited takeout by way of an artificial 1NT overcall -
preempting and intervening in the auction safely and effectively.
Do you find a 4-3-3-3 hand with three Jacks a reason to sleep, or
is this as good a reason to bid as any? You know who you are. Do
you secretly enjoy declaring Two Clubs doubled, trying to find a
fifth trick before the opponents find their ninth trick, instead of
defending a boring 3NT? If you find it amusing to interfere with as
many auctions as possible, this book is for you. Rexford introduces
you to this effective and proven two-way overcall structure. With
more advanced versions of the convention, you can add a very strong
option, making the 1NT overcall almost a Multi type of takeout.
After all, bridge is supposed to be fun, right?
An Honors Book from Master Point Press. Author Ken Rexford has
developed an intriguing new approach to overcalling 1NT openings
that may revolutionize this area of bridge. If you are unhappy with
Cappelletti, DONT, Brozel, and the like, this book introduces you
to a new approach for tackling the opponent's 1NT opening, with an
entirely new way to handle one or two-suited hands. Can your
current approach tell partner whether you have a strong or a weak
overcall at the two-level? Can you tell partner which suit of your
major-or-a-minor is longer? Can you identify the specific minor
with your major, again at the two-level? All of these are possible
using Ken Rexford's methods. Imagine describing more hands than the
Woolsey defense handles, all with easy but novel methods that fit
(unlike Woolsey) into the ACBL's General Convention Chart! You can
also use these methods to improve your response structure to your
own openings and in other auctions. Imagine hearing a Four Diamond
overcall of partner's Two Clubs opening and being able to describe
any one suit at game or any two-suited holding, all without giving
up a cooperative double. Impossible? Not with this new technique.
Can you show one or both minors and slam interest after a 2NT
opening, and tell partner which specific minor you have, at the
three-level? Yes, using Rexford's methods.
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