Relays Over Weak 2 Bid - In response
to partner or opponents' preemptive weak 2 opening bid, the use of a relay system
to further describe the partnership's holdings. The auction begins
with a forcing relay of the responder ("captain") of the cheapest available
bid:
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First available bid, as:
2H - 2S;
Opener rebids 3H
without stopper or cuebid the suit with a stopper. |
Responder's cheapest bid is
forcing, asking responder
to further describe hand
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Any other bid beyond the
first step is a signoff, as:
2H - 2N
or 2H - 2N |
All other responder bids
are a signoff |
Other
popular relay systems include
Lebensohl over opponents' weak 2 bid,
McCabe Adjunct,
Rubinsohl, etc.
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