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-The Canary Club system +<html><a name=preface></a></html> 
-was devised by Paul Heitner and John Lowenthal sometime in the late 50's or+ 
 +====Preface==== 
 +The Canary Club system was devised by Paul Heitner and John Lowenthal sometime in the late 50's or
 early 60's. There is a high level description of the system in //The Encyclopedia early 60's. There is a high level description of the system in //The Encyclopedia
 of Bridge//. of Bridge//.
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 two purposes: two purposes:
  
-  - This puts us more in line with what the ACBL considers legal. The 1N response to 1D being treated as forcing is unique to this system, I believe, but probably causes no "legal" problems.+  - This puts us more in line with what the ACBL considers legal. The 1N response to 1\D being treated as forcing is unique to this system, I believe, but probably causes no "legal" problems.
   - Theoretically it probably is superior as well since it causes the hand which is more likely to be balanced to be declarer.   - Theoretically it probably is superior as well since it causes the hand which is more likely to be balanced to be declarer.
  
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 is a problem or not. is a problem or not.
  
 +<html><a name=basis></a></html>
 ==== Basis of the System ==== ==== Basis of the System ====
  
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 | <html>strong<span style="color:orange">Club</span> </html>| | <html>strong<span style="color:orange">Club</span> </html>|
  
 +<html><a name=openingbids></a></html>
 ===Opening Bids=== ===Opening Bids===
  
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 |1\D/1\H/1\S | 11 - 16 HCP unbalanced or semi-balanced hand.  Suit of at least 4 cards.  Natural in the canapé sense | |1\D/1\H/1\S | 11 - 16 HCP unbalanced or semi-balanced hand.  Suit of at least 4 cards.  Natural in the canapé sense |
 |1N | 13 - 16 HCP 4333, 4432, 5332, 4441 (if singleton is A or K).  Could have a 5 card major if the suit has only one high honor  |   |1N | 13 - 16 HCP 4333, 4432, 5332, 4441 (if singleton is A or K).  Could have a 5 card major if the suit has only one high honor  |  
-  +|2\C| 11 - 16 HCP 6 card \C suit, no secondary major | 
-  +|2\D|11 - 16 HCP 3-suited hand (4441/5440)  544 hands with a major suit void are opened 1 \H/\S rather than 2\D | 
-    <td valign=top><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1N</font></td> +|2\H/2\S| 11 - 16 HCP 5/6 or bid major with 4/5 C.  The hand has 5 or 6 (Roman) losers. | 
-    <td><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">13 - 16 HCP 4333, 4432, 5332, +|2N|23 - 24 HCP balanced (note: we do not open the slam-buster 2N bid very often! :-D) | 
-      4441 (if singleton is A or K). Could have a 5 card major if the suit has +|3C|11 - 16 HCP 5+ cards in each minor.  Hand has 4 to 6 (Roman) losers. | 
-      only one high honor. + 
-      <p>&nbsp;</font></td> +^Hand Type^Opening Bid^Notes^ 
-  </tr> +|**Balanced**||| 
-  <tr> +|13 - 16 HCP |1N | Could have a 5 card major if it has only one high honor.  A hand pattern of 4441 is also allowed if the singleton is an A or K. | 
-    <td valign=top><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2C</font></td> +|17 - 20 HCP |1\C |Rebid 1N if 1\D response| 
-    <td><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">11 - 16 HCP 6 card C +|21 - 22 HCP |1\C |Rebid 2N if 1\D response| 
-      suit, no secondary major +|23 - 24 HCP |2N||| 
-      <p>&nbsp;</font></td> +|25+|1\C|Rebid 2\H. if a 1\D response.  Responder will usually rebid 2\S to find out whether opener has a \H hand or a strong balanced hand.  Opener rebids 2N with the balanced hand.  | 
-  </tr> +|Hopes of 9 tricks using a long suit | 1\C | 3N if 1\D response | 
-  <tr> +|**One suiters**||| 
-    <td valign=top><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2D</font></td> +|11 - 16 HCP| 1\D/1\H/1\S/2\c|| 
-    <td><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">11 - 16 HCP 3-suited hand +|17 +|1 \C|| 
-      (4441/5440) +|**Two suiters**||| 
-      <p>&nbsp;</font></td> +|11 - 16 HCP| 1\D/1\h/1\s|normal Canapé| 
-  </tr> +|11 - 16 HCP | 3\c | minors | 
-  <tr> +|11 - 16 HCP |2\H/2\S | major and secondary \cs| 
-    <td valign=top><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2H/2S</font></td> +|14 - 16 HCP |2\c|\cs and secondary \ds | 
-    <td><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">11 - 16 HCP 5/6 of bid major +|17+ HCP | 1\c|| 
-      with 4/5 C. The +|**Three suiters**||| 
-      hand has 5 or 6 (Roman) losers. +|11 - 16 HCP | 2\D | singleton in any suit, Can be 544 with void in a minor (and 5 cards in the other minor).  No Major suit void, please! | 
-      <p>&nbsp;</font></td> +|17+HCP | 1\c|| 
-  </tr> + 
-  <tr> +<html><a name=principles></a></html> 
-    <td valign=top><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2N</font></td> +===Principle of Canapé=== 
-    <td><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">23 - 24 HCP balanced + 
-      <p>&nbsp;</font></td> +With 2 - suited hands, the shorter of 2 suits is bid first. If the suits 
-  </tr> +are of equal length, the lower ranking is bid first (hands with secondary 
-  <tr> +\Cs are an exception to this rule). There are two "types" of canapé, ascending 
-    <td valign=top><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">3C</font></td> +and descending. When the lower ranking suit is bid first, then the sequence 
-    <td><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">11 - 16 HCP 5+ cards each +is called an ascending canapé when the higher is bid first it is 
-      minor. Hand has 4 to 6 (Roman) losers. +descending. In an ascending canapé sequence, the second suit is at 
-      <p>&nbsp;</font></td> +least 5 cards long and is //at least// as long as the first. In a descending 
-  </tr> +canapé, the second suit is //always// longer than the first.  
-</table> + 
-<table  cellspacing=0 cellpadding=6 width="837"> +===Roman loser count=== 
-  <tr> + 
-    <td width=119><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">Hand Type</font></td> +Roman loser count (see [[Courtney|Courtney Losers]]) is used 
-    <td width=100><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">Opening Bid</font></td> +for the purpose of evaluating an opening hand. This is the Courtney loser 
-    <td width=576><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">Notes</font></td> +count as modified by Giorgio Belladonna and Walter Avarelli. 
-  </tr> + 
-  <tr> +    - No one suit can have more than 3 losers 
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><b>Balanced</b></font></td> +    - Each missing Ace, King or Queen is a loser 
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +    - A King with no honor higher than 10 is a <html>&frac14</html> loser 
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +    - A Queen with no honor higher than 10 is a <html>&frac12</html> loser 
-  </tr> +     
-  <tr> +===Cue bidding=== 
-    <td valign=top width="119"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 13 +Throughout the description 
-      - 16 HCP</font></td> +of this system, when describing cue bidding or the showing of controls, a 
-    <td valign=top width="100"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1N</font></td> +control will mean a K or A or singleton or void indiscriminately.  <del>At the five 
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">Could have 5 +level, cue bids will show Aces (in new suits).</del> Cue bids will show high card 
-      card major if it has only one high honor. A hand pattern of 4441 is also +controls (not singletons or voids) in partner's known 5+ card suit. 
-      allowed if the singleton is an A or K.</font></td> + 
-  </tr> +===Other points=== 
-  <tr> +With a 2 suited hand of 4\Ds 
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 17 - 20 HCP</font></td> +and a major, the \D 
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1C</font></td> +suit should be suppressed with a weak (\D) 
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">rebid 1N</font></td> +suit and a weak hand. 
-  </tr> + 
-  <tr> +The loser count for the opening 2\H 
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 21 - 22 HCP</font></td> +or 2\S should be 5 
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1C</font></td> +or 6. 
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">jump in no trump</font></td> + 
-  </tr> +==Strength== 
-  <tr> + 
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 23 - 24 HCP</font></td> +An opening 1\D, 1\H or 1\S in 1st or 2nd chair shall consist of: </font> 
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2N</font></td> + 
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +  * 11 HCP or more; 2 or more quick tricks; 7 or fewer losers 
-  </tr> +  * 14 HCP or more; 1<html>&frac12</html> or more quick tricks; 7 or fewer losers 
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">25</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1C</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">jump to 3N over +
-      1D</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><b>Unbalanced</b></font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><u>one suiters</u></font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 11 - 16 HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1D/1H/1S/2C</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">17+</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1C</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><u>two suiters</u></font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 11 - 16 HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1D/1H/1S</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">normal Canap&eacute;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 11 - 16 HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">3C</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">minors</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 11 - 16 HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2H/2S</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">major and secondary +
-      Cs</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 14 - 16 HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2C</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> +
-  Cs +
-      and secondary Ds</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 17 + HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1C</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><u>three suiters</u></font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 11 - 16 HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2D</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">singleton or +
-      void in a minor</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 12+ - 16 HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">2D</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">singleton (no +
-      void) in a major</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-  <tr> +
-    <td width="119" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> 17 + HCP</font></td> +
-    <td width="100" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">1C</font></td> +
-    <td width="576" ><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> +
-  </tr> +
-</table>+
  
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