| 单词 | blackwood convention |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBlackwood convention 1. attributive. Designating a bidding system devised by Easley Blackwood whereby a bid of four no trumps is used as an asking bid to which the partner's reply in five of a suit shows the number of aces that he or she holds. Frequently in Blackwood 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 1937 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 18 July S-5/2 The Yale team..used the Blackwood convention most effectively. This convention deals with responses to four notrumps. 1953 Life 24 Aug. 30/3 Visioning a slam, Rosen used Blackwood convention, bid four no trump, thus asking Ellenby how many aces he held. 1983 T. Reese & D. Bird Bridge (1985) vii. 88 The standard set of Blackwood responses is wasteful of space. 2002 B. Seagram & R. Lee Pocket Guide Bridge vi. 45/1 One of the most widely used, and one of the earliest invented, is the Blackwood convention, in which a bid of 4NT asks about the number of aces in partner's hand. < as lemmas |
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