Transfer Oriented Symmetric Relay Precision As played by some combination of Joon Pahk, Josh Donn, Samuel Ieong, Adam Meyerson, Mike Develin, John Barth, Kevin Bathurst, and Ari Greenberg (and maybe others) Version 1.0.4, released 10 July 2006 Definitions ...........................................................................................................................5 Style .....................................................................................................................................5 Opening Bids .......................................................................................................................6 1C Opener ............................................................................................................................7 Responses to 1C............................................................................................................... 7 1c –............................................................................................................................... 7 1c – 1d -… ...................................................................................................................7 1c – 1d – 1h -… ...........................................................................................................8 1c – 1d – 1s – ...............................................................................................................8 1c – 1d – 2c –…........................................................................................................... 9 1c – 1d – 2d –............................................................................................................... 9 1c – 1d – 2h –............................................................................................................... 9 1c – 1d – 3c –............................................................................................................... 9 1c – 1d – 3d –............................................................................................................... 9 1c – 1d – 1h – 1s -….................................................................................................. 10 1c – 1d – 1h – 1s – 2c -… ..........................................................................................10 1c – 1d – 1h – 1s – 2c – 2d -… ..................................................................................10 1c – 1d – 1h – 1s – 3M -… ........................................................................................11 Relays ............................................................................................................................12 Single Suited Relay Structure: .......................................................................................12 Two Suited Relay Structure: ..........................................................................................13 Three Suited Relay Structure: ........................................................................................14 Flat Hand Relay Structure: ............................................................................................15 General Principles and their Exceptions: .......................................................................16 Hand Strength and Controls:.......................................................................................... 18 Denial Cuebidding: ........................................................................................................19 Signing off, 3nt and the 4d end signal: ..........................................................................20 Quantitative invites: .......................................................................................................21 Stopper Asks: .................................................................................................................22 Reverse Relays:.............................................................................................................. 23 10-shape RR:.............................................................................................................. 25 4-shape RR:................................................................................................................ 28 4c exclusion relay: .........................................................................................................28 RKC asking bids: ...........................................................................................................29 Trump quality ask: .........................................................................................................32 Semi-Positive relaying:.................................................................................................. 32 Interference over 1c: ......................................................................................................33 Bid over 1c:................................................................................................................ 34 Artificial Interference: ...............................................................................................35 1c-(p)-1d-(1x)- ...........................................................................................................35 Interference in Relay Auctions: .................................................................................36 1D Opening:....................................................................................................................... 37 1d -… .........................................................................................................................37 1d – 1h – … ...............................................................................................................37 1d – 1s -… .................................................................................................................38 1d – 1h – 1s -… and 1d – 1h/1s – 1nt -….................................................................. 38 1d – 1h – 1nt – 2d -… ................................................................................................39 1d - 1s – 1n - 2d -…................................................................................................... 40 1d – 1h – 1s – 2d -… .................................................................................................41 1d – 1h/1s – 3c -......................................................................................................... 41 1d – 1h – 2nt, or 1d – 1s – 2nt – 3c – 3d -... ..............................................................41 1d – 1h – 2s – 2n – 3d or 1d – 1s – 3h -..................................................................... 42 1d – 1h/1s – 3d -... .....................................................................................................42 1d – 2c -… .................................................................................................................42 1d – 2h - … ................................................................................................................43 1d – 2h – (X) - … ......................................................................................................43 1d – 2h – (2s) - …...................................................................................................... 43 1d – 2h – (3c) - …...................................................................................................... 44 1d – 2s - … ................................................................................................................44 1d – 2nt - … ...............................................................................................................44 Pass – 1d - … .............................................................................................................45 1H Opening:....................................................................................................................... 46 1h -… .........................................................................................................................46 1h – 1s -… .................................................................................................................46 1h – 1nt -… ................................................................................................................47 1h – 1nt – 2m – ..........................................................................................................47 1h – 1nt – 2h – ...........................................................................................................47 1h – 2c -… .................................................................................................................48 1h – 2d -… .................................................................................................................48 1h – 2h -… .................................................................................................................49 1h – 2nt -… ................................................................................................................49 Pass – 1h -… ..............................................................................................................50 1S Opening: .......................................................................................................................51 1s -… .........................................................................................................................51 1s – 1nt – 2c (Either balanced, or 4+ clubs) – ...........................................................51