Texas transfer
Texas transfer, or simply Texas, is a bidding convention in contract bridge designed to get the partnership to game in a major suit opposite a one notrump or two notrump opening, thus making the opener declarer and keeping the stronger hand hidden from the opponents.[1] Texas is used in response to a notrump opening when holding a six-card or longer major suit and at least game-going features; responder may have interest in slam via continuations in Blackwood or its variants. Originated independently by David Carter of St. Louis and Olle Willner of Sweden.[2] Texas transfer, or simply Texas, is a bidding convention in contract bridge designed to get the partnership to game in a major suit opposite a one notrump or two notrump opening, thus making the opener declarer and keeping the stronger hand hidden from the opponents.[1] Texas is used in response to a notrump opening when holding a six-card or longer major suit and at least game-going features; responder may have interest in slam via continuations in Blackwood or its variants. Originated independently by [[David Carter of St. Louis and Olle Willner of Sweden.[2]
After a notrump opening, responder bids the suit below[3] his major at the four-level, i.e. if he holds hearts, he bids 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♦ and if he holds spades, he bids 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥. Opener is obliged to bid the next available major suit, i.e. after a 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♦ bid by responder, he bids 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥ and after a 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥ response, he bids 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♠ setting the contract.
The standard defense to the Texas transfer: double is one-suited and lead-directing, 4NT is for the minors, four of responder’s suit is a Michaels cuebid. A delayed double after opener accepts the transfer is a three-suited takeout.[2]
Transfers at a lower level (Jacoby transfers) were developed from Texas transfers and occur on a much larger number of hands.
Example
| West is dealer | Template:If dark | AJ732 | |||
| ♥ | 4 | ||||
| ♦ | J96 | ||||
| Template:If dark | K963 | ||||
| Template:If dark | Q4 | N |
Template:If dark | 1095 | |
| ♥ | AK8 | ♥ | Q1076532 | ||
| ♦ | A1053 | ♦ | 82 | ||
| Template:If dark | Q872 | Template:If dark | 5 | ||
| Template:If dark | K86 | ||||
| ♥ | J9 | ||||
| ♦ | KQ74 | ||||
| Template:If dark | AJ104 | ||||
| West | North | East | South |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1NT | Pass | 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♦! | Pass |
| 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥ | Pass | Pass | Pass |
The 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♦ response is the Texas transfer conventional bid, is alertable and requires opener to rebid 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥.[4]
This effective pre-emptive sequence by East-West gives North-South no convenient way to discover their eight-card spade fit and a plausible 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♠ contract.
Variations
The natural-sounding sequence 1NT - 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥ can pose a memory problem where a forgetful opener may pass the 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥ transfer bid.[1] In the variant known as South African Texas, responses of 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♣ and 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♦ are used as transfers to hearts and spades respectively. With minor suit bids being more distinctive, opener is more likely to recognize them as the partnership agreement requesting a transfer to a major.[5] A disadvantage is that the use of a 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♣ bid as ace-asking Gerber is no longer available.[1]
A comparable transfer convention often known as Namyats employs the 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♣ and 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♦ opening pre-emptive bids as transfers to 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥ and 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♠ respectively as a slightly different hand type (usually stronger) compared to a direct 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♥ or 4Page Template:Cards/styles.css has no content.♠ opening.
A further advantage of South African Texas / Namyats is that partner can break the transfer to show slam interest.
Interference
Texas transfers may be used after the opponents overcall the notrump opening, usually through to the three spade level but that if the overcall is at the four level, all bids by responder are natural.[1]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kearse, Amalya (1990). Bridge Conventions Complete (Revised and Expanded ed.). Louisville, KY: Devyn Press Inc. p. 72. ISBN 0-910791-76-7.
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- ^ In bridge, the suits are ranked with spades the highest, hearts next, then diamonds and clubs as lowest.
- ^ Deal and bidding adapted from Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Granovetter, Matthew; Granovetter, Pamela (2003). Bridge Conventions in Depth (1st ed.). Toronto: Master Point Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-894154-56-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Klinger, Ron (1993). Bridge Conventions, Defences and Countermeasures (1st ed.). London: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley. p. 36. ISBN 0-575-05564-2.
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