The Complete Book on Takeout Doubles by Lawrence, Mike -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents Introduction

Defining the Takeout Double — Its History How to Use This Book

How this book is organized

Chapter One: Four Conventions to Help You with Your Takeout Doubles

1. The Michaels Cuebid 2. The Responsive Double

The responsive double when partner doubles and they raise The responsive double when partner overcalls

3. Equal Level Conversion (ELC) 4. Lebensohl

Chapter Two: The Takeout Double

Introduction to the Takeout Double in General RHO Opens with a One-bid: What Variations Are Allowed in the Takeout Doubler’s Strength? What Variations Are Allowed in the Takeout Doubler’s Shape?

Can you make a takeout double with only three cards in an unbid major? Can you make a takeout double with five cards in a minor suit? Can you make a takeout double with five cards in a major suit? Deviant shapes that may have to make takeout doubles

Chapter Three: How Strong Do You Have to Be to Double and Bid Again?

How Strong Do You Have to Be to Double and Then Bid a Suit?

You double, intending to bid a suit next. Are the requirements the same for all suits? Two extra concerns Don’t fall in love with your hand. Is it really worth doubling and bidding a suit? Expert trick — equal level conversion If you double and bid a new suit, is it forcing?

How Strong Do You Have to Be to Double and then Bid Notrump? You Double and then Double Again without Hearing a Bid from Partner

Chapter Four: The Takeout Double when Both Opponents Have Bid

LHO Opens and RHO Bids a Suit at the One-level LHO Opens and RHO Bids 1NT LHO Opens and RHO Raises LHO Opens and RHO Makes a Two-over-one Response

Life is not always perfect when you double a two-over-one Responding to partner’s double of a two-over-one response

When LHO Opens in Third or Fourth Seat and His Partner Uses Drury

What should it mean if you double 2♣? Bidding when their side uses Drury and opener rebids his major

Chapter Five: Delayed Doubles — Takeout or Penalty?

Your RHO Opens and Rebids His Suit After a One-level Response by His Partner. You Double. What Does It Mean? What Does It Mean if You Pass and Double when RHO Raises His Partner? What Does It Mean if You Pass and Double when RHO Rebids 1NT? What Does It Mean if You Pass and Double when RHO Rebids a New Suit? What Does It Mean if You Pass and Double when RHO Reverses or Jump Shifts? You Open, the Opponents Bid, and You Double Your Opponent Opens and You Overcall. If You Double Later, Is It For Penalty or Takeout?

Chapter Six: Responding when Partner Doubles a One-bid

How Should You Respond to Partner’s Overcall?

More differences between responding to a takeout double and to an overcall

Responding to the Takeout Double when RHO Passes

Minimum responses to a takeout double The 1NT response The penalty pass Jumps to 2NT or 3NT The jump in a new suit to the two-level The single jump in a new suit to the three-level The double jump in a new suit to the three-level The cuebid

Chapter Seven: Responding to a Takeout Double when RHO Raises

Bidding when RHO Raises Opener

They raise to the two-level They raise to the three-level

The Responsive Double: A Tool You Can Use After Partner Makes a Takeout Double

When partner doubles a minor suit and they raise to the two-level When partner doubles a major suit and they raise to the two-level Further thoughts on the responsive double

RHO Raises Over Your Partner’s Takeout Double — Some Difficult Hands

When they raise to the two-level When they raise to the three-level When they raise to the four-level

Bidding When Your Opponents Use the Jordan 2NT Raise

What can you do when partner doubles a major and rho uses the Jordan 2nt bid?

The Jump in a New Suit after RHO Raises The 2NT and 3NT Bids after RHO Raises

Chapter Eight: Responding to a Takeout Double when RHO Bids but Does Not Raise

RHO Bids a New Suit at the One-level

What do you need to bid a suit? What do you need to jump in a new suit? The weak jump in a new suit — optional treatment What do you need to bid 1NT? What does it mean if you double? What does it mean if you bid rho’s suit? Cuebidding opener’s suit

RHO Bids a New Suit at the Two-level RHO Bids 1NT over Your Partner’s Double

What tricks can you use when RHO bids 1NT over your partner’s double? Summing up this method

RHO Redoubles over Your Partner’s Takeout Double

When you have a boring hand What does it mean if you pass the redouble? Three expert tricks that you can use when RHO redoubles

Chapter Nine: RHO Opens and LHO Bids Something, Partner Doubles for Takeout

RHO Bids a Suit and LHO Bids a Suit. Partner Doubles RHO Bids a Suit and LHO Bids 1NT. Partner Doubles RHO Bids a Suit and LHO Raises. Partner Doubles RHO Bids a Suit and LHO Makes a Two-over-one Bid. Partner Doubles or Bids a Suit

Chapter Ten: A Number of Situations Involving Delayed Doubles & Some Judgment

What Is Partner Doing?

Chapter Eleven: Doubler’s Continuations — Common Bidding Situations

Partner Passes the Double for Penalty LHO Bids and Your Partner Passes You Double, LHO Passes

Your partner makes a simple response, rho passes Partner jumps in a new suit, rho passes Partner makes a double jump in a new suit, rho passes Partner makes a cuebid Partner bids 1NT Partner makes a simple response. RHO bids something

You Double and LHO Redoubles

Your partner passes Your partner bids something Your partner makes an impossible bid

You Double, LHO Bids, and Partner Does Something

You double, lho bids a new suit, and your partner bids a new suit You double, lho bids a new suit, and your partner jumps in a suit You double, lho bids a new suit, and your partner cuebids one of their suits You double, lho bids a new suit, and your partner doubles You double, lho bids 1NT, and your partner bids a suit You double, lho raises, and your partner bids a suit You double, lho raises, and your partner makes a responsive double You double, lho bids something, and your partner bids 1NT You double, lho passes, and your partner makes a cuebid You double, lho raises, and your partner makes a cuebid

Chapter Twelve: Continuing with 18 or More Points but Only Three-card Support for Partner

How Do You Show 18 or More Support Points with Three-card Support?

Case One: Your partner responds at the one-level to your takeout double and opener passes Case Two: Your partner responds to your takeout double and opener rebids his suit Case Three: Your partner responds to your takeout double and opener bids a new suit How do you continue when your partner makes a free bid at the one-level?

Chapter Thirteen: Irksome Auctions and Agreements to Help With Them

Auctions Where Your side Doubles an Opponent and Someone Redoubles

Your partner makes a balancing double and opener redoubles

They Bid and Raise. Your Partner Doubles. Opener Redoubles

How do you find your best contract?

RHO Opens with a Preempt and You Double for Takeout. LHO Redoubles, Announcing a Big Hand. This Is Passed to You

What’s going on?

You Use Michaels or the Unusual Notrump and Then Make a Double You Preempt, they Bid, and Your Partner Passes. Can You Bid Again?

Chapter Fourteen: Responder’s Second Bid after Partner’s Takeout Double

Responder Makes a Simple Response to a Takeout Double Responder Makes a Jump Response to a Takeout Double Responder Makes a Cuebid in Response to a Takeout Double

Chapter Fifteen: The Opponents Open with a Preempt

The Rule of 7 When RHO Opens with a Weak Two-bid When LHO Opens with a Weak Two-bid and RHO Bids

When rho raises to the three-level When RHO responds 2NT When RHO bids a new suit in response to a weak two When RHO raises to game

When RHO Opens with a Three-bid When They Open with 4♣ or 4♦ When They Open with 4♥or 4♠

Bidding over a 4♥opening bid Bidding when they open 4♠ When you double 4♠ The 4NT bid over 4♠

Chapter Sixteen: LHO Opens with a Weak Two-bid and Partner Doubles

Standard Bidding vs. Lebensohl The Lebensohl Convention

How does Lebensohl work? Three optional Lebensohl bidding tricks

Examples

When they open with a weak two-bid and partner doubles in the balancing seat

Chapter Seventeen: LHO Opens with a Weak Three-bid and Partner Doubles

When They Open with a Weak Three-bid and Partner Doubles

Responding to partner’s double of a three-bid

Chapter Eighteen: Some New Science Versus Preempts

Leaping Michaels against Weak Two-bids in a Major Leaping Michaels against Weak Three-bids in a Major Leaping Michaels when They Respond 2NT to a Major-suit Weak Two-bid

Chapter Nineteen: Balancing Doubles

Introduction to Balancing Doubles The Balancing Double when LHO Opens and RHO Passes The Balancing Double when the Opponents Bid and Raise The Balancing Double when the Opponents Bid and Do Not Find a Fit The Reopening Penalty Double when the Opponents End Up in 1NT The Balancing Takeout Double when LHO Opens with a Preempt and RHO Passes

The Rule of 7 and the Rule of 8 or 9

Review Hands Master Point Press on the Internet

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