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Vic's Views
continued from page 72
* The default rebid is 2h.
* A rebid of 2h generally shows a fivecard
suit.
* A rebid of 2s is natural, and promises
extra values. Schuler suggests
that this shows a 4=6 pattern without
extra high-card values. You can
choose.
* A rebid of 2NT shows six or more
hearts.
* A rebid of 3c is natural, and promises
extra values. Schuler likes this
to show 5-5 or 6-5 shape without
extra high-card strength. You can
choose.
Advantages: If you have a 6-2 heart
fit, you discover it immediately. A rebid
of 2s or 3c shows extra values. As in
Lawrence, you are less likely to wrongside
3NT than in the Bergen Style.
Disadvantages: If you rebid 2NT
(six-card heart suit) and end up in
3NT, you might have wrong-sided the
contract.
My take
My personal favorite is the Schuler
Shift because it combines the best of
the Bergen and Lawrence approaches,
and minimizes the cost. An eightcard
fit in the major is discovered immediately.
Opener, with a second suit
that forces the auction to the three
level, shows extra values. In this age
of feather-light opening bids, this
allows the partnership to bid games
and slams more intelligently. The
cost of occasionally wrong-siding
3NT is acceptable, in my opinion. 2
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