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Oops! ROMAN
KEYCARD BLACKWOOD The
publishers made some typos- and I was not entirely blameless either. What
follows is a list of the errors and omissions that bothered me most, plus
a few nitpicks. In addition, new ideas have been added. Hope you enjoy
the book anyway. If you have comments, feel free to write to me at:
ekbridge@earthlink.net ERRATA: Page 4 -- Bottom: 4D '2', 4NT '3' Page 5-- When Responder Asks for Keycards #4 Making any jump bid at anytime. Page 7 -- Top: The '1' after 1S belongs after 2H and 3H Page 8 -- Opener's hearts: AK863 Page 9 -- Responder's diamonds: K52 Page 15-- The 5NT response to the queen-ask #4 If the responder to RKB has opened 1NT or 2NT, he is allowed to consider any 3rd round control as a side suit extra. Page 17--2nd paragraph After a 5D '0' response to a 1430 ask, hearts agreed, there is no queen-ask! 5S is better used as a SSA. If all the asker needed was the HQ, why didn't he jump directly to 5NT, the Grand Slam Force? Page 21- Next to last paragraph: There are 'two' responses to a forcing 5H queen-ask, hearts agreed, that show the queen. They are numbers 2 and 3. The denial response is 6H. Page 23- THE SECOND KING ASK Holding the king (or a singleton, if possible) of the second king-ask suit, responder can: 1. Make a first step response to show Kxx(x). 2. Make a second step response to show Kx 3. Leap in the trump suit to show a singleton (with enough trump) 4. Raise the ask suit to show the KQ(x). (7NT may be possible)
Page 29 -- SCIENCE IN ACTION: 6C '7' The CK Page 49- 4th line from top: "Most" game-forcing ..... Page 55- PROTECTING ROYALTY Bullet #6 The DK or the SK. Page 54- First Diagram #4 Queen-ask with a 4 step response. Page 55 -- In bullet '3':"agreed minor" Page 59 -- DO THE RIGHT THING! Opener's last bid should be 6H. Opener cannot afford to make a SSA of 6D. Partner will bid 6S (1st step) with xx of diamonds.
Page 68 Top diagram. 6H is a SSA ask, not a king ask. Page 79 Disregard paragraph at bottom of page Page 83-- EYE CATCHING (2) should be (3) and all other numbers advanced one. Page 85-- COMPLEX AUCTION (8) having denied three spades with the 2D rebid. Page 90 -- Bottom diagram: 4C '2' page 98-- Last sequence: 4NT (4) should be 4S (4) Page 102 -- Responses to the 4H or 4S queen-ask #2-- Bidding five of the agreed suit shows the queen, denies a side suit king, but shows a possible 3rd round extra. #5-- Delete Page 106-- 2nd line: 4NT is a 'spade'cuebid. Page 113 (bottom and top of page 114). After four level forcing diamond agreement, 4H is RKB. A problem arises when hearts is a first bid suit. If it is, 4H is natural and 4S is RKB. If spades is also a first bid suit, 4NT is RKB. However, if 4H is the FOURTH bid made by the partner of the 4D bidder, hearts NEVER having been rebid or supported, 4H is RKB. It is inconceivable that 4H can be natural if a first bid heart suit has neither been rebid nor supported by that time. Give me a break.
Page 121-- 1st line: Having secondary honors in both "unbid suits" Page 132- First hand: 5C (3) should be 5D (4) Page 142 -- First diagram: #2 EKB - 4D would be RKB Page 151- A SECOND KING ASK 5S (7) is a SKA, not a SSA (8) Denies the SK Page 152 1st paragraph 3rd line: "when the agreement is made by the weaker hand or by a previously limited hand. See page 153 4C (2) as an example of the weaker hand making the agreement. Page 159 -- Next to last diagram: Opener's 3rd bid is 4D Page 163 -- #7 (b): Opener's 3rd bid is 4C Page 187 -- (c): Opener's 4th bid is 4D and the '?' goes under the 3H bid. Page 198 -- Opener has the S AQ Page 199 -- A HAPPIER ENDING: Opener's 4th bid is 5NT Page 206 -- GET A LOAD OF THIS: 4D '2' Page 261 -- #46: Delete "in the agreed suit" in both sentences |