This is another interesting article by Taka. He has written others. New Minor Forcing and Specific Suit Asks. One thing for sure is that they are very well thought out. Enjoy!
I am Takahiro Suzuki. I live in Japan.
This time I will teach Responsive Doubles and searched many books. There are excellent options like:
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* 3 = x4xx minimum by Max Hardy.
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* 3 = x44x minimum by Nobuyuki Hayasi.
I want to adopt a treatment which is easy and no doubt a useful one, won't my dream is too much?
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...Mike Lawrence says there is a better way.
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* stopper ask.
But if it goes on like below, it will become more complicated:
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My way is:
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* 3NT = have stopper or 4 = no stopper.
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After:
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Taka