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--- canary_club [2017/03/19 23:30] – johnkinn
+++ canary_club [2023/07/31 01:04] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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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
 of Bridge//.
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 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.
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 is a problem or not.
+<html><a name=basis></a></html>
 ==== Basis of the System ====
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 | <html>strong<span style="color:orange">Club</span> </html>|
+<html><a name=openingbids></a></html>
 ===Opening Bids===
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 |17 +|1 \C||
 |**Two suiters**|||
-|11 - 16 HCP| 1\D/1\h/1\s|normal Canapé
+|11 - 16 HCP| 1\D/1\h/1\s|normal Canapé|
 |11 - 16 HCP | 3\c | minors |
 |11 - 16 HCP |2\H/2\S | major and secondary \cs|
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 |17+ HCP | 1\c||
 |**Three suiters**|||
-|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! |
+|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! |
 |17+HCP | 1\c||
+<html><a name=principles></a></html>
+===Principle of Canapé===
+With 2 - suited hands, the shorter of 2 suits is bid first. If the suits
+are of equal length, the lower ranking is bid first (hands with secondary
+\Cs are an exception to this rule). There are two "types" of canapé, ascending
+and descending. When the lower ranking suit is bid first, then the sequence
+is called an ascending canapé when the higher is bid first it is
+descending. In an ascending canapé sequence, the second suit is at
+least 5 cards long and is //at least// as long as the first. In a descending
+canapé, the second suit is //always// longer than the first.
+===Roman loser count===
+Roman loser count (see [[Courtney|Courtney Losers]]) is used
+for the purpose of evaluating an opening hand. This is the Courtney loser
+count as modified by Giorgio Belladonna and Walter Avarelli.
+    - No one suit can have more than 3 losers
+    - Each missing Ace, King or Queen is a loser
+    - A King with no honor higher than 10 is a <html>&frac14</html> loser
+    - A Queen with no honor higher than 10 is a <html>&frac12</html> loser
+===Cue bidding===
+Throughout the description
+of this system, when describing cue bidding or the showing of controls, a
+control will mean a K or A or singleton or void indiscriminately.  <del>At the five
+level, cue bids will show Aces (in new suits).</del> Cue bids will show high card
+controls (not singletons or voids) in partner's known 5+ card suit.
+===Other points===
+With a 2 suited hand of 4\Ds
+and a major, the \D
+suit should be suppressed with a weak (\D)
+suit and a weak hand.
+The loser count for the opening 2\H
+or 2\S should be 5
+or 6.
+==Strength==
+An opening 1\D, 1\H or 1\S in 1st or 2nd chair shall consist of: </font>
+  * 11 HCP or more; 2 or more quick tricks; 7 or fewer losers
+  * 14 HCP or more; 1<html>&frac12</html> or more quick tricks; 7 or fewer losers