European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Goren on Bridge by Charles Goren and Omar shark  Dayi fewer and fewer doable seem to be for penalties. The other night new Puyer in oar game asked whether i played responsive  i had no idea what he Wai talking about. Please explain. H.s., Forest Llla .  Basic idea was first broached by a floridian or. F. Fielding Reid. It is based upon the presumption that when the opponents have bid and raised a suit you Are unlikely to want to make a Low level penalty double. In its original form the responsive double was made after partner had employed a takeout double at his first turn. Suppose the auction has gone West North East South 10 dbl 20 ? As South you hold j52 q7g3 clearly your bide has a fit in one of the major suits Bat which you have too much to pass yet not enough to make Cue bid of three diamonds which would show a far stronger hand and might get you overboard. The solution is to make a responsive doable. That tells part Ner you have a hand of limited strength with support for the Unold suits. Partner can act As his hand dictates. Note that most players use the double As responsive even if East had jumped to three diamonds. How Strong should you be for a responsive double obviously that depends on the level that partner has to bid after you use the Conven Tion. Also it shows a hand where you have no Good bid. Thus if you take Sway a Spade from the South hand above and add a heart South should choose a bid of two hearts rather than make a responsive double. The use of the responsive double has been broadened to situations where the opponents have bid and raised a suit around your partner s voc recall. Here s the sort of sequence we arc discussing West North East South 1 Iii up x Olluf que z bomb s com mad fall Guise numbered Brown. Can you Trust your eyes Tom a at Toast six differences in drawing detain Between Tea and Bottom panel. Haw quickly can you find them Pieck Answon with those below. Pans Max -9 spell St it then icon word of tar round among try to icon crypt quip a Dave Kajsa Kaki iwo we pug Tom past aka k m it h e Cru pal today s crypt quip clue k equals 8 f i