Any double is meant for, a take-
1, If the doubled bid is one no-or one; two (not forcing) oF not bid or has passed, and tht n'a sult, provided partner double. is "immediate, Example: ore Wess Noemie jade No bid 2 Spades Daub West a Spadee Double Ifa player opens with a suit bid of one and partner passes, and tone (or both) opponents overcall With a suit bid' Of one or two. Example: Now) East 2 Clubs No bid' 2 Spade out double after partner has pasted, When a player repeats his ake. provided his second double is Suit bid not higher than three.
Pltearts No bid Soum Weer Nowra oan, a Meart Double 3 Menrts No bid {Hearts Doubl West a Went 1 Spade Dou 2, Even when partner has not hi i¢ the double is not made at the first opportunity, Example 'Sout Weer Nowrit Gun" No bia TNE Ne Doubt 'When the doubled, bid is two rump ey four ina suit. Examp! 2N'T'. Double Sovrn West 4 Hearts 'Double 4. When a player opens with one no-trump (not a suit), and doubles any. overcall on the' next round. Example:
Sourk Weer Nowrat East rut" No bla Nobld 2 Hearts Double When a player opens with two-hid and doubles any overcall on the'nexd grand, Example: 2 ifearts 2'Diamds No'bld No bid tis often a delicate question whether 'a double in for take-out oetae penalties, and a, great sehbe ete to" pariner's imaging Bang gad sean partner hi Beth indiviayal hand, the state of srchology. "The. peculiarities Geet core, ete, ete ey mast Waken into. consideration, "and it Mult be remembered that either kind double merely expresses. a DEC= ference and is not a command Take-out Requirements must be Dome in, mind that doubler is operating under strength aiveady shown by the opening, bid, and. that there is always possibility that doubler's partner Inay hold an absolutely blank hand. Besides, the take-out double is a Strong invitation to partner to take the aggressive even with a hand slightly better than a, minimum. Tt "therefore. essential that the doubling hand should contain a de-Anite minimum of Wonow strength, and. besides being so. strong die inbutionally og 10. stand partner's weakest response without Any eri or have another bid in take-out double are:
1. Three honour tricks divided in three suits, or 2. Three honour tricks in at Toast 2 fair diddable suit containing 4 trump tricks, If the doubled bid is one. no-trump, the doubler must hold 3 honour tricks and in _addition four spades and four hearts, or at least 4 honour tricks, 'A. sharp distinction must be made between take-out doubles of a suit and no-tramp bid. When doubling a no-trump bid for a take~ out. the doubling hand should consider that vulnerable no-trump bids. are not only. considerably stronger, but that, the strength is distributed in at least three suits. Equally is the position of the no-trump bidder (either to the left or the right of doubler) of most important consideration, The most important point is to distinguish between doubling when vulnerable and doubling when not vulnerable. This is on account, of the great difference in the penalties which might occur in ease daubier's prior" Mould held a blank' hand,
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