Truscott Defense to 1

Truscott is a conventional defense to an artificial 1 opening bid. The convention named for the late Alan Truscott, expert player and longtime editor of the New York Times bridge column.

Over 1, the following actions all show two-suited hands:

Double	Clubs and hearts
1	Diamonds and hearts
1	Hearts and spades
1	Spades and clubs
1NT	Diamonds and spades
2	Clubs and diamonds

Suction

Suction is a (restricted) defense against 1NT that does not promise an anchor suit. Each suited overcall shows the next-higher suit OR the other two suits. The suits "wrap" so that 2 may show clubs, for example.

This site began in 1999 and has slowly grown into a large set of descriptions of Bidding conventions, as well as pages about famous bridge players like Warren Buffett and personal bridge Articles.

Future plans include system descriptions in the bidding section, and an expansion of the declarer play and defense explanations. Additionally, the Articles page will include external links to articles by prominent bridge writers. All in a day's work!

Contact

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at:

Jeff Tang
jefftang@gmail.com.