“wriggling” after the opening 1NT is doubled

• Whenever the respective merits of the weak no trump and the strong no trump are discussed, the one real weakness of the 12-14 point 1NT opening bid is bound to be raised: sometimes it is doubled and the penalty can be severe.

• Regular partnerships may wish to consider a way of escaping from this – there are several variations on a theme, but the attempt to escape is generally known as a “wriggle”.