Definitions for Flannery
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1. Flannery

   Flannery is a bridge convention using a 2♦ opening bid to show a hand of minimal opening bid strength (11-15 high card points) with exactly four spades and five (or sometimes six) hearts. It was invented by American player William (Bill) L. Flannery. This convention was introduced because of the awkwardness of describing such a holding, especially with four-card major systems. For example, with the hand ♠ KQ82 ♥ AJ643 ♦ KJ ♣ 54, if the bidding starts 1♥ - 1NT (denying four spades), the opener cannot rebid 2♠, as it would be a reverse bid showing a stronger hand, 2♥ would show a six-card suit, and two of a minor would show four or at least three good cards. Thus, the opener cannot easily explore for a 5-3 fit in hearts. Five-card major openers are somewhat better placed, because 1NT denies both three hearts and four spades, so opener may pass more safely but is nevertheless at risk of missing a potential optimum 4-3 Moysian fit in spades. Flannery is also useful when playing five-card majors in conjunctions with forcing notrump, to prevent opener from having to respond in a nonsuit after 1♥ – 1NT when not strong enough to reverse.

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1. Flannery

   Flannery is a bridge convention using an 2♦ opening bid to show a hand of minimal opening bid strength with exactly four spades and five hearts. It was invented by American player William L. Flannery. This convention was introduced because of the awkwardness of describing such a holding, especially with four-card major systems. For example, with the hand ♠ KQ82 ♥ AJ643 ♦ KJ ♣ 54, if the bidding starts 1♥ - 1NT, the opener cannot rebid 2♠, as it would be a reverse bid showing a stronger hand, 2♥ would show a six-card suit, and 2 of a minor would show 4 or at least good 3 cards. Thus, the opener cannot safely seek for a 5-3 fit in hearts. Five-card major openers are somewhat better placed, because 1NT denies both 3 hearts and 4 spades, so opener may safely pass. However, this convention is also useful when playing five-card majors in conjunctions with forcing notrump, to prevent opener from having to respond in a nonsuit after 1♥ – 1NT when not strong enough to reverse.

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1. FLANNERY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Flannery is ranked #3409 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Flannery surname appeared 10,497 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Flannery.
   
   95.4% or 10,023 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 203 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 141 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 51 total occurrences were Black.
   0.4% or 49 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 30 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Flannery?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Flannery in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Flannery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Flannery in a Sentence

1. Jim Morekis:

   “From Conrad Aiken to Flannery O’Connor to Midnight, Savannah has always been a literary town. But certainly one of her most consistently excellent—and consistently underrated—writers is the man known as Aberjhani. Known for his nationally published short stories and poetry Aberjhani has received critical acclaim for his ability to encapsulate the Southern black experience in a sensitive and poignant way that’s accessible to readers of any race or region.” --from All That Jazz

2. Jeff Sonnenfeld:

   It was really hard for John Flannery to escape the bad hand John Flannery inherited.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannery
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Flannery
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html