| 单词 | mckenney convention |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMcKenney convention In defensive play, a system of signals and discards by which a player indicates a desire for his or her partner to lead a particular suit. Usually attributive, frequently in McKenney convention. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > systems of bidding majority calling1927 value calling1927 Culbertson1929 Blackwood convention1937 Acol system1938 McKenney convention1939 Stayman1952 Nottingham1954 Blackwood1958 1939 N. de V. Hart Bridge Players' Bedside Bk. xviii. 73 Herr von Bludhorn..returned his lowest Club—a McKenney suit-preference play, asking his partner to lead back the lower of the other two suits, namely, Diamonds. 1952 I. Macleod Bridge xiii. 159 East must make a ‘McKenney’ by throwing the Jack of Diamonds calling for a Spade switch. There is a danger that a McKenney signal may be confused with the ordinary demand for the suit to be continued. 1959 Listener 20 Aug. 298/3 Many partnerships, therefore, have a rule, ‘No McKenney at trick 1’—McKenney being an alternative name for a suit preference signal. 1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 341/2 McKenney, standard term in Great Britain for the suit preference signal... McKenney's support..caused the convention to be called in European countries the McKenney convention. 1965 Listener 3 June 842/1 The convention known as the McKenney convention is a form of suit-preference signalling, publicized by McKenney, but invented by another American player, Hy. Lavinthal. It differs from other suit-signalling conventions in as much as the signals relate to suits other than that played. 1980 J. Flint & D. Greenwood Instr. for Defense iii. 37 Three types of signal..are nearly universally employed: The encourage/discourage; The count; The suit preference (McKenney and variations of McKenney). < as lemmas |
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