Weekly Hand Analysis - Glenna Shannahan - October 18, 2021 - Responsive Doubles

 

Question:  The BBO robots use “responsive doubles”.  Are responsive doubles part of Standard American bridge?  If so, when are they used?

Glenna:

  1st thing you should know is that VERY few people in Madison play the convention. I have only 1 partner who likes them. At any rate, the answer is:

Opponents opens the bidding                  

  Your partner makes a takeout double     

Your RH opponent raises their partner’s suit        

Your bid is below

 

Your bid:

 A responsive shows both majors (4-card suits) if the opponents have bid and raised a minor 

A responsive X shows both minors (4-card suits)  if the opponents bid a raised a major 

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