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Landy


Landy is a convention for use after the opponents have opened 1NT. A 2 overcall shows at least 4-5 or 5-4 in the major suits and 10+ points. All other calls (including double) are natural.

Some examples of hands suitable for a Landy overcall:

SKQT82
HA9854
DA53
C--
     SKJT9
HKQ432
DA74
C5
     SAJ872
HAQT4
D53
C92


Origins

Landy was invented by American player Alvin Landy. However, the convention is obsolete amongst tournament players today in favor of more advanced conventions like Brozel or DONT.

See also Multi-Landy.