Most are familiar with “[ilink url=»http://csbnews.org/new-minor-forcing/?lang=en»]New Minor Forcing (NMF)[/ilink] ” as in this auction:
1
Pass 1
Pass
1NT Pass 2
Playing NMF, 2 is artificial and guarantees at least game-invitational values. The normal motive in NMF auctions is to uncover a major fit, in this particular case a 5-3 Spade fit or a 4-4 Heart fit. This week we look at an alternative to NMF, namely Two-Way Checkback (2Way). Playing 2Way, both minors are used artificially, as follows:
2 Invitational values
2 Game-going values
Invitational Auctions
Suppose that the auction starts:
Opener Responder
1 1
1NT 2
2 ??
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