The Opening Bid of One of a Suit

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Penalty Double

Last Updated on 26^th January 2012

The traditional type of double meaning that you can defeat the opponent’s contract. Perhaps the ideal opportunity is when the opponents are in a grand slam and you have the Ace of trumps.

ª Q987

¨ 653

§ Q3

Geoff Mead picked up this dull looking collection in the match between Glenfield A and Loughborough B on 19^th March 2003. His interest perked up however when the opponents soared to seven hearts. He doubled. The contract eventually drifted two down for a 500 penalty and a 10 imp swing to Glenfield.

Most partnerships play a double of a pre-emptive bid as take out. However, use of the Fishbein or Film conventions allows such a double to be played as penalty.

Most North’s would open one heart, most East’s will overcall two diamonds, most South’s would wish they could double for penalties . . .

Board 1

Dealer N

Love All

North

ª 63

¨ T

§ AJ962

But, in the modern style, they cannot. A double would be for takeout, showing four spades.

The solution is for South to pass. Then, if West passes too, North should strain, wherever possible, to re-open with a double. This, too, is for take-out, but there is nothing to stop South converting it to penalties by passing.

When the hand was played, at Glenfield Bridge Club, on 8^th March 2006, there were lots of different scores, but none of them were two diamonds doubled minus one. Only two pairs bid and made a contract. The North/South winners, Doreen & Len Hillier stopped in two hearts, making eight tricks, while Ian Hubbard & Eddie Blount made eight tricks in two spades. The East/West winners, Dennis Bradley & Geoff Mead, did almost as well; they defended four hearts and took it two down. But the best East/West score went to Terry Downs & Laurence Popple who defeated four hearts by five tricks.

The results, travellers and personal scorecards are still online.

West

ª QT542

¨ 6

§ KT7

East

ª A87

¨ AJ9854

§ Q3

South

ª KJ9

¨ KQ732

§ 854

*Statistics at Pairs*	*Partner*	*Doubled by Partner*	*MPs*	*Top*	%	*Doubled by Tim*	*MPs*	*Top*	%
*2006 Buckby Cup*	Peter Neville	2	31.9	16	99.69	3	20	16	41.67
*Gimson - North Semi Final*	Peter Neville	2	41	24	85.42
Gimson Final	Peter Neville	2	12	20	30.00	3	31	20	51.67
*Notts Green Point Swiss Pairs*	Harry Gordon	2	138	72	95.83	1	54	72	75.00

*Total for 2006*		8			84.43	7			58.33

Glenfield Heat of the Gimson	Peter Neville					7	70	12	83.33
Gimson Final	Peter Neville					1	13	18/20	68.42

*Total for 2008*						8	83		80.58

Gimson Semi Final	Peter Neville	1 (7)	0	24	61.46	1	22	24	91.67

*Total for 2008*		1			0.00

*Total*		9			77.40	16	210		72.92

*Statistics at Pairs (Doubled Contracts)*	*Partner*	*Doubled Contracts*	*MPs*	*Top*	%
*2006 Buckby Cup*	Peter Neville	3	26	16	54.17
*Gimson - North Semi Final*	Peter Neville	2	0	24	0.00
*Notts Green Point Swiss Pairs*	Harry Gordon	2	31	72	21.53

*Total for 2006*		7	57		23.75

Glenfield Heat of the Gimson	Peter Neville	1	0	12	0.00
Gimson Final	Peter Neville	2	4	18/20	10.52

*Total for 2007*		3	4		8.00

Buckby Cup	Peter Neville	1	15.9	16	99.38
Leicestershire Green Point Swiss Pairs	Peter Neville	1	48	56	85.71
Gimson Semi Final	Peter Neville	1	7	24	29.17
Gimson Final - Session 2	Peter Neville	2 (13)	14	20	35.00 (36.03)
Corwen	Peter Neville	1 (14)	97.6	102	95.69 (40.29)
Otto & Edith	Ann Wright	1	24	24	100.00

*Total for 2008*		7	206.5		72.87

National Pairs - County Heat	Peter Neville	1 (15)	0	4	0.00 (37.60)
Leicestershire Green Point Swiss Pairs	Robert Northage	1	46	46	100.00
National Pairs - Regional Heat	Peter Neville	3 (18)	47.4	20	39.50 (37.92)
Gimson Semi Final	Peter Neville	1 (19)	22	22	100.00 (41.19)
National Pairs - Final	Peter Neville	4 (23)	98	48	51.04 (42.9)

*Total for 2009*		10	213.4		52.27

National Pairs - Club Heat	Peter Neville	1 (24)	4	4	100.00 (45.28)
Glenfield Heat of the Gimson	Peter Neville	1 (25)	0	0	0.00 (43.47)
National Pairs - Regional Final	Peter Neville	1 (26)	2	36	5.56 (41.89)
Gimson Semi Final	Peter Neville	1 (27)	0	16	0.00 (40.34)
Otto and Edith	Anne Wright	1 (1)	0	24	0 (0.00)
Two Stars Qualifying Round	Peter Neville	1 (28)	48	60	80 (41.81)
Autumn Congress Swiss Pairs	Peter Neville	4 (32)	109	66	41.29 (41.75)

*Total for 2010*		10	163		18.66

Glenfield Heat of the Gimson	Peter Neville	1 (33)	6	6	100.00 (43.52)
Gimson Final	Peter Neville	1 (34)	0	18	0.00 (42.24)

*Total for 2011*		2	6		50.00

*Total*		39	649.9		38.71

*Statistics at IMPs*	*Partner*	*Doubled by Partner*	*IMPs*	*Imps/Bd*	*Doubled by Tim*	*IMPs*	*Imps/Bd*
*Glenfield A 5 Barkby A 7*	Peter Neville	1	-4	-4	2	-2	-1
*Grantham A 12 Glenfield A 0*	Judith Taylor				2	-8	-4
*Leicestershire C 2 Oxfordshire C 18*	Bharat	1	3	3	1	-7	-7
*Stanley Trophy*	Harry Gordon				1	11	11
*Leicestershire Green Point Swiss Teams*	Ken Smith	1	-5	-5	1	3	3
*Barkby B 0 Glenfield A 12*	Judith Taylor				3	35	3.67
*Joseph's Bowl Semi Final*	Tony Kitson	1	9	9
Glenfield A 6 Grantham A 6	Judith Taylor				3	-13	-4.33
Markham – Derbyshire 0 Leicestershire 20	Peter Neville	1	14	14
Stanley Trophy 2005/6 - Heat 7	Peter Neville	1	3	3
Porter – Leicestershire 20 Staffs & Shrops 0	Peter Neville	2 (5)	13 (36)	6.5 (5.2)	3	-1	-0.33
Porter – Lincolnshire 0 Leicestershire 20	Peter Neville	0 (5)	13 (36)	6.5 (5.2)	2	18	9
Josephe Bowl – Barkby Heat	Peter Neville				1	17	17
Phoenix 7 Glenfield Bridge Centre A 5	Peter Neville	1 (6)	-12 (24)	-12 (4)
Gold Cup Round 1	Peter Nevile	2 (8)	-1 (23)	2.5 (2.88)
Melton 4 Glenfield A 8	Peter Neville	1 (9)	-4 (19)	-4 (2.11)	2	-11	-5.5
Stanley Trophy 2006/7 - Heat 3	Judith Taylor				3	-13	-4.33
Glenfield A 12 Spencefield 0	Peter Neville				1	-8	-8
Porter – Leicestershire 16 Nottinghamshire 4	Peter Neville				2	5	2.5

Total for 2006		12	30	3.5	28	24	0.86

Glenfield A 4 County A 8	Peter Neville	1 (10)	2 (21)	2 (2.1)
Clarendon 7 Glenfield A 5	Peter Neville				1	17	17
Glenfield A 6 Phoenix A 6	Peter Neville	1 (11)	12 (33)	11 (3)
Hinckley A 7 Glenfield A 5	Peter Neville				1	3	3
Gimson Semi-Final (North)	Peter Neville				1	-15	-15
Loughborough A 10 Glenfield A 2	Peter Neville	2 (13)	-3 (30)	-1.50 (2.31)	1	-4	-4
Silver Plate - Round III	Peter Neville	1 (14)	2 (32)	2.00 (2.29)	2	16	8
Porter – Leicestershire 7 Lincolnshire 13	Harry Gordon				2	0	0
Porter – Leicestershire 5 Oxfordshire 15	Peter Neville				1	8	8

Total for 2007		5	11	2.20	9	25	2.78

*Total*		17	43	2.53	37	49	1.32

*Statistics at IMPs (Doubled Contracts)*	*Partner*	*Played by Partner*	*IMPs*	*Imps/Bd*	*Played by Tim*	*IMPs*	*Imps/Bd*
*Glenfield A 5 Barkby A 7*	Peter Neville
*Grantham A 12 Glenfield A 0*	Judith Taylor
*Leicestershire C 2 Oxfordshire C 18*	Bharat				2	0	0
*Leicestershire Green Point Swiss Teams*	Ken Smith	3	-2	-0.67
*Barkby B 0 Glenfield A 12*	Judith Taylor	1	12	12
*Joseph's Bowl Semi Final*	Tony Kitson				1	9	9
*Glenfield A 2 Castle Donington 10*	Peter Neville				1	7	7
*Stanley Trophy 2005/6 – Heat 7*	Peter Neville				1	12	12
Porter – Leicestershire 20 Staffs & Shrops 0	Peter Neville	2	-21	-10.5
Porter – Lincolnshire 0 Leicestershire 20	Peter Neville				2	2	1
*Derbys Green Teams*	Harry Gordon	2	5	2.5
Stanley Trophy 2006/7 - Heat 1	John Glover	1 (3)	-14 (-35)	-14 (-11.67)
Josephe Bowl – Barkby Heat	Peter Neville				1	12	12
Glenfield A 6 Clarendon 6	Peter Neville				2	-1	-0.5
Phoenix 7 Glenfield Bridge Centre A 5	Peter Neville	1 (4)	-13 (-48)	-13 (-12)	2	-11	-5.5
Melton 4 Glenfield A 8	Peter Neville	1 (5)	0 (-48)	0 (-9.6)
Stanley Trophy 2006/7 - Heat 3	Judith Taylor				1	8	8
Josephe Bowl – Round 2 - Won by 12 Imps	Peter Neville				2	-9	-4.5

Total for 2006		11	-23	-2.09	16	37	2.31

Josephe Bowl – Round 4 - Won by 66 Imps	Peter Neville	1 (6)	-9	-9.00
Dawes – Leicestershire 14 Derbyshire 6	Peter Neville				1	-11	-11
Spencefield 1 Glenfield A 11	Peter Neville	1 (7)	-5 (-53)	-5.00 (-7.57)
Gimson Semi-Final (North)	Peter Neville				3	3	1
Josephs Bowl Final - Lost by 11 Imps	Peter Neville	1 (8)	7 (-45)	7.00 (-5.63)
Porter – Warwickshire 6 Leicestershire 14	Peter Neville	1 (9)	8 (-37)	8.00 (-4.11)	3	2	0.67
Silver Plate - Round III	Peter Neville	1 (10)	-7 (-44)	-7.00 (-4.40)	2	-5	-2.50
Garden Cities Trophy	Peter Neville	1 (11)	-5(-49)	-5.00 (-4.45)	1	0	0.00
Porter – Leicestershire 7 Lincolnshire 13	Harry Gordon				2	-11	-5.50
Silver Plate - Round IV	Peter Neville	1 (12)	-14 (-63)	-14.00 (-5.25)	1	-3	-3.00
Stanley Trophy 2007/8 - Heat 1	Peter Neville	1 (13)	-6 (-69)	-6.00 (-5.31)	1	0	0.00
Glenfield A 7 Blaby A 5	Peter Neville	1 (14)	-9 (-78)	-9.00 (-5.57)
Josephs Bowl - Blaby Club Heat	Peter Neville				1	9	9.00
Porter – Leicestershire 10 Worcestershire 10	Peter Neville	1 (15)	-1 (-79)	-1.00 (-5.27)
Porter – Nottinghamshire 20 Leicestershire 0	Peter Neville	1 (16)	-13 (-92)	-13.00 (-5.75)	2	-16	-8.00
Porter – Leicestershire 5 Oxfordshire 15	Peter Neville	1 (17)	0 (-92)	-0.00 (-5.41)
Josephs Bowl - Round III	Peter Neville				1	-5	-5.00

Total for 2007		12	-54	-4.5	18	-30	-1.67

Loughborough A 9 Glenfield A 3	Peter Neville	1 (18)	2 (-90)	2.00 (-5.00)
Porter – Derbyshire 7 Leicestershire 13	Peter Neville	1 (19)	14 (-76)	14.00 (-4.00)	1	-9	-9.00
Gold Cup Round II	Peter Neville	1 (20)	-8 (-84)	-8.00 (-4.20)
Blaby A 8 Glenfield A 4	Peter Neville				2	-29	-14.50
Josephs Bowl - Quarter Final	Peter Neville	1 (21)	-9 (-93)	-9.00 (-4.43)
Josephs Bowl - Semi Final	Peter Neville				2	21	10.50
Loughborough University A 5 Glenfield A 7	Peter Neville	1 (22)	-4 (-97)	-4.00 (-4.41)
Stanley Trophy 2008/9 - Heat 1	Peter Neville	1 (23)	3 (-94)	-3.00 (-4.09)	1	-8	-8.00
Westcotes 5 Glenfield A 7	Peter Neville	2 (25)	3 (-91)	1.50 (-3.64)
Glenfield A 8 County B 4	Robert Northage				1	12	12.00
Loughborough B 0 Glenfield A 12	Peter Neville				1	12	12.00
Porter – Oxfordshire 15 Leicestershire 5	Peter Neville	1 (26)	-10(-101)	-10(-3.88)
Josephs Bowl - Round 1	Peter Neville				1	0	0
Porter – Leicestershire 3 Derbyshire 17	Peter Neville				1	4	4.00

Total for 2008		9	-9	-1.00	10	3	0.33

Glenfield A 10 Westcotes A 2	Peter Neville				1	6	6.00
Ashby 6 Glenfield A 6	Peter Neville				1	-4	-4.00
Leicestershire Green Point Swiss Teams	Margaret Glover	1	-7	-7.00
Porter – Lincolnshire 3 - Leicestershire 17	Robert Northage				1	2	2
Stanley Trophy 2008/9 - Heat 6	Peter Neville				1	-8	-8.00
Josephs Bowl - Final	Peter Neville	1 (27)	0 (-101)	0 (-3.74)
Dawes – Gloucestershire 6 Leicestershire 14	Peter Neville				1	1	1.00
Porter – Leicestershire 12 Worcestershire 8	Robert Northage				2	6	3.00
Porter – Nottinghamshire 8 Leicestershire 12	Robert Northage				1	4	4.00
Glenfield A 2 Clarendon 10	Peter Neville	1 (28)	-1 (-102)	-1.00 (-3.64)
Hinckley A 7 Glenfield A5	Peter Neville	1 (29)	-8 (-110)	-8.00 (-3.79)	1	-1	-1.00
County A 5 Glenfield A 7	Peter Neville				1	-7	-7.00
Stanley Trophy 2009/10 - Heat 3	Peter Neville				2	-5	-2.50
Porter – Leicestershire 15 Warwickshire 5	Peter Neville				1	3	3.00
Melton 7 Glenfield A 5	Peter Neville				1	11	11.00

Total for 2009		4	-16	-4.00	15	12	0.80

Joseph's Bowl Round of 16	Peter Neville	1 (30)	15 (-95)	15.00 (-3.17)
Porter – Staffs & Shrops 2 Leicestershire 18	Peter Neville				1	-9	-9.00
Glenfield A 4 Westcotes A 8	Peter Neville	1 (31)	6 (-89)	6.00 (-2.87)	1	1	1.00
Porter – Leicestershire 10 Lincolnshire 10	Peter Neville				2	-2	-1.00
Joseph's Bowl QF	Peter Neville				1	12	12.00
Stanley Trophy 2009/10 - Heat 5	Peter Neville	2 (33)	1 (-88)	0.50 (-2.67)	1	-13	-13.00
Glenfield A 4 Hinckley A 8	Peter Neville	1 (34)	-1 (-89)	-1.00 (-2.62)
Stanley Trophy 2009/10 - Heat 6	Peter Neville	1 (35)	11 (-78)	11.00 (-2.23)	3	-17	-5.67
Porter – Worcestershire 1 Leicestershire 19	Peter Neville				1	7	7.00
Glenfield A 5 Melton 7	John Glover	1 (4)	-8 (-53)	-8.00 (-13.25)
Porter – Leicestershire 2 Derbyshire 18	Peter Neville	1 (36)	0 (-78)	0.00 (-2.17)
Stanley Trophy 20010/11 - Heat 1	Peter Neville	1 (37)	-2 (-80)	-2.00 (-2.16)	1	-6	-6.00
Stanley Trophy 20010/11 - Heat 2	Peter Neville				1	-2	-2.00
Dawes – Leicestershire 16 Staffs & Shrops 4	Peter Neville	1 (38)	-6 (-86)	-6.00 (-2.26)	1	3	3.00

Total for 2010		10	16	1.60	13	-26	-2.00

Porter – Lincolnshire 4 Leicestershire 16	Peter Neville	1 (39)	3 (-83)	3.00 (-2.13)
Joseph's Bowl Round of 16 vs Cook	Peter Neville				1	-12	-12.00
Glenfield A 4 County B 8	Peter Neville	2 (41)	-2 (-85)	-1.00 (-2.07)	1	8	8.00
Stanley Trophy 20010/11 - Heat 4	Peter Neville				1	4	4.00
Swiss Teams Congress - Sessions 1 and 2	Peter Neville	1 (42)	-9 (-94)	-9.00 (-2.24)	1	-16	-16.00
Swiss Teams Congress - Session 3	Peter Neville	3 (45)	16 (-78)	5.33 (-1.73)	1	0	0.00
Stanley Trophy 20010/11 - Heat 5	Peter Neville	1 (46)	9 (-69)	9.00 (-1.50)	1	-3	-3.00
Life Masters	Peter Neville	1 (47)	10 (-59)	10.00 (-1.26)	1	-14	-14.00
Glenfield A 6 Clarendon 6	Peter Neville	1 (48)	2 (-57)	2.00 (-1.19)
Leicestershire Green Teams	Gary Duddle	1	8	8.00