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Cappelletti or Multi Landy defense to 1NT? |
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The only difference between Cappelletti and Multi Landy defences to 1NT is that the meaning of the 2♣/♦ bids is reversed. |
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Cappelletti |
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Multi Landy |
| 2♣ |
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single suited hand |
2♣ |
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both majors (could be 5-4) |
| 2♦ |
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both majors (could be 5-4) |
2♦ |
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single suited hand |
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In Cappelletti 2♣ shows a single suited hand and the overcaller can show a single suited ♦ hand by bidding 2♣ and passing partner's 2♦ relay. Playing Multi Landy a single suited ♦ hand cannot be shown at the two level. Note that a single suited ♣ hand cannot be shown at the two level when playing either convention. |
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In Cappelletti the 2♦ bid shows both majors and advanced is totally fixed if he is equal length as he simply has to guess. Playing Multi Landy 2♣ shows both majors and advancer bids 2♦ when equal length so the best major suit fit is always found. This really is a HUGE advantage. |
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Now not being able to overcall a natural 2♣ (playing either convention) or 2♦ (when playing Multi Landy) may seem a big disadvantage, but is it? If you have a single suited ♦ hand then you can bid that with 2♣ playing Cappelletti and stop in 2 ♦ if the opponents let you. But with both systems you cannot compete with ♣'s below the 3♣ level. |
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But I think that there's no problem whatsoever, 2♣ and 2♦ bids have little pre-emptive value. Consider the next two hands, RHO has opened a strong NT. Suppose it's equal vulnerability – what do you do? |
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| Hand A |
Hand B |
With Hand A I would like to defend rather than bidding ♣'s effectively at the three level. |
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| ♠ |
982 |
♠ |
9 |
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| ♥ |
Q43 |
♥ |
Q43 |
With Hand B I would not bid 2♣/♦ (single suited hand) – I don't really see the point when the suit is a minor. I would simply bid 3♣ and make it more difficult for the opposition. |
| ♦ |
A4 |
♦ |
Q4 |
| ♣ |
AK963 |
♣ |
QJ108742 |
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So there we are, we don't need the Cappelletti 2♣ bid when our suit is ♦'s and Cappelletti has no advantage over Multi-Landy whatsoever. Multi-Landy has the huge advantage of advancer being able to show equal length in the majors. |
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