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Goren's 1980 book, Goren's Bridge Complete included for the first time 17 pages on 5-card majors written by Omar Sharif. Goren was not yet recommending 5-cd majors. However, in 1985, he joined the crowd with Goren's New Bridge Complete with verbiage on 5-cd majors and the forcing notrump response. THe 1985 edition also had 25 pages on forcing club systems.

One solution is to open 1♦ as artificial (0+♦) and promising at least one 4-card Major. I played this in two partnerships and it works amazingly well. See the Diamond Major reference: www.bridgeclublive.com Now you can use an opening of 2♦ like 2♣, 10-15 hcp and 6♦ or 5♦ and 4♣.

One method is to have a Limit Raise include three covercards or the distributional equivalent. Q or better in trumps and A or K outside of trumps. A singleton can substitute for an Ace or King.

Hi Michael, After playing Mosca Club in 2016-2017, I played Naturelle (by David Kresh, another Fantunes offshoot) with a local partner in 2018 and we found it difficult to assimilate the system and bidding over 10-14 two-bids was very poor and gave us lots of bottom boards in pairs. In 2019 we are playing NBC (Canape Club after George Coffin) with weak NT and intermediate 2s (similar to Fantunes but no singleton or void). My favorite system is still any Transfer Strong Club with 4-cd majors (opening and transfers) and canape of course.

YES.

I haven't used QPs in some time, I wonder if QPs would be better if opener is balanced? Log ago in Houston, we played Spiral Scan and that covered Qs occasionally if the bidding went on long enough. :)

i have used various schemes after responder shows a dbl negative to 1M. A jump (after a dbl negative) sets trumps and asks for cue bidding: Responder bids 3NT with an outside K, shows an outside A or raises trump with neither. One may want to include shortage in the responses ... 1♣ - 1♦ - 2M is used to ask for support when the suit is not semi-solid or better (updated Precision Support Ask): 1st step = 0-1 cds, 2nd step = exactly 2-cd support, 3rd step = 3+ cd support and 0-1 Control, 4th step = 3+ cd support and 2 controls, 5th step and up: zoom to controls

1♣ - 1♦ - 1M (4+ forcing) - ? For many years I have used the Johnson-Berkowitz-Cohen scheme: https://web.archive....lub/bc_jb1c.txt Which focuses on major suit fits and strength: 1♠/1NT = dbl negative w/wo 4+♠ 0-4 hcp (no ace) 2♣ = 5-7 hcp and 0-2 cd support for the major 2♦ = 5-7 and exactly 3-cd support for the major 2M = 4-cd support 3-5 hcp 2oM = 5-cds 5-7 3Y = Mini-Splinter or FIt-Jump (your choice)

I have tried both ways, the simplest is to accept the transfer and ask for controls, good for Match Point Pairs where difficult slams are less important. However, in IMPs, all slams are very important, thus distribution before controls should be the emphasis.

1st step after a positive response asks for distribution (not controls yet), continue using transfers by responder to show 6cds or 2nd suit. Now that you know how good the fit is, ask about controls by bidding either of responder's suits, Beta. If 10 controls without a singleton/void (or 9 total controls with shortness), bid an unknown suit as CAB, asking for 1st or 2nd or 3td round control. Decide on slam - usually you have enough information now if you have a fit. If you don't fit either of responder's suits, bid your own 5-cd suit as a support asking bid. Practice, practice, practice on hands with DD results, just the two of you.

Having played Precision for over 20 years, I have always played 2♠ over 2♣ opening as non-forcing with all partners, but opener can raise with a good fitting hand. All G.F. or invites go through 2♦ or 2NT. What to rule? Depends on their actual agreements. However, playing 2♠ as forcing is not mainstream.

LOL - Maybe a takeout double over 3♣ and then bid ♥s over the expected ♦ response? Who knew that Robots don't play Michaels at higher levels? Yesterday our bidding went (1♦) 3♦ pass ? I bid 3NT with ♠: Qxx ♥: void ♦: AKQTx ♣: KTxx and got this dummy: ♠: Axxxx ♥: AQTxxx ♦: J ♣: J I made 3NT after a club lead, diamond to dummy and spade to the Queen ducked .... 3♦ was strong Michaels?

Another consideration: NT defenses are highly evolved and opponents sometimes find contracts over 1NT that they could not / would not find over a suit opening. Just saying ...

South passed out of turn and must pass at his/her first opportunity. Comparable calls not applicable in this case. Edited 4/4/19: Just learned from ACBL Director that Comparable Calls (Law 23) are more complicated than first explained. If 1♣ may be short (2) then opening 1♣ out of turn and not accepted, there is NO Comparable Call if partner opens the bidding.

I have used Match Point Analyzer from Bridge Buff 19 to evaluate different opening bids MP results history for several partnerships. I find this useful since I play several Strong Club Systems and we frequently change our opening 2-bids based on this analysis.

That is from Neil Timm's book on 2/1, Chapter 18. He also wrote another book: Precision Simplified, 2010.

Kurt Schneider has improved the design by describing all 5-5 distributions by 3♣. See rec.games reference, 2/15/16. https://groups.googl...HA/ However, this design confounds the major responses of 2♦ and 2♥. (Edited 2/16/19)

I have improved on showing 5-5 hands by responder by including them in the 1NT response. However, they are mostly described by 3♦ (majors) not 2NT as in Symmetric Relay.

Or one could play that acceptance of responder's transfer is Beta (asking for controls where A=2 and K=1). I have used this approach for years and really like it. Also suggested in Precision Today in the advanced section.

As a club director I would allow 2NT as a comparable call. ACBL has suggested that X would usually not be a comparable call, but I don't agree, so I would accept X also in this case.

Here is my scheme with several Precision Partners: Double: Pass = 0-5 1♦ = 5-7 hcp XX = 8+ and no 5-cd suit, G.F. Suits: System On, G.F.1-level Overcall: Pass = 0-5 hcp X = 6+ hcp Suit / NT = Systems on, G.I. or better2-level Overcall: Pass = 0-5 hcp X = 8+ hcp, may have a suit that is below opponent's suit Suit = 8+ hcp Good suit, but X if suit under opponent's overcall

In several Strong Club partnerships we put all the responder's G.F. 4441 hands into the initial response of 2S. Now 2NT by opener asks for the singleton. Alternately, one can use 2H and now 2S asks for 1-under the singleton. This allows opener several options to investigate slam. 1) Bidding the singleton can be Beta for controls and a suit bid other than the singleton can be RKC, or 2) Bidding the singleton is a slam try showing little honor wastage opposite the singleton asking for cue Bidding.

64B5. attention was first drawn to the revoke after the round has ended. (No Automatic Trick Adjustment)

Right on. Don't forget to use the cover card concept for your limit raises (3 CC).

Try transfer responses.