PResp
Responding to a Precision 1C Opening Bid
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   Your partner has just opened 1C, what is your response?

   A general overview of the possible responses is:
   1D: 0-7
   1H/1S/2C/2D: 8+ with 5 card suit
   1NT: 8-10 balanced, no 5 card major
   2NT: 11-13 no 5 card suit or Impossible Negative 2NT (8+ 4-4-4-1)
   2H/2S: 3-7 with a solid 6 card suit
   3C/3D/3H/3S: 4-7 with a 7 card suit

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1
8+ points ?
1
Do you have enough points for a positive response to 1C?

1
5+ card suit ?
2
Check to see if you have a 5+ card suit in which you can make a positive
response.

1
Longest suit
2
Bid your longest suit. If two suits of equal length with more than 5 cards
bid the higher.

1
Balanced ?
3
The only unbalanced hand-type that is possible is the 4-4-4-1 Impossible
Negative hand. This is handled conventionally.
All balanced hands go through 1NT.

2
Standard NT
responses ?
1
Are you playing 1NT, 2NT, and 3NT as "standard" responses?

1
What range ?
3
With 8-10 points respond 1NT.
With 11-13 points respond 2NT.
With 14+ respond 3NT.

1
What range ?
2
Bid the NT that corresponds to your point range, depending on the
NT response conventions you are playing.

1
Unusual positive ?
1
Are you playing unusual positive responses?

2
Singleton in
which suit ?
5
Make a jump bid in your singleton suit.
2H = 4-1-4-4
2S = 1-4-4-4
3C = 4-4-4-1
3D = 4-4-1-4

2
Impossible Negative
2NT ?
3
Are you playing the impossible negative 2NT?
If you are, bid 2NT.
If you aren't, bid 1D with the intent on jumping with your rebid.

1
7 card suit?
1
With a 7 card suit and 3-7 points you can make a semi-positive jump response.

1
Top honor ?
1
If the 7 card suit has no honors bid 1D, otherwise, bid the suit.

1
6 card major ?
4
With a 6 card major you can make a semi-positive jump to the two level.
Without a 6 card major you should bid 1D.
The only exception to bidding 1D is if you have 3 or fewer points and
a lot of clubs, then you can pass.

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0 0 0 1 10 1 0
1 1 0 2 3 1 2
2 2 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
3 1 -1 4 7 1 2
4 2 -1 5 6 1 2
5 3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
6 2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1
7 1 -2 8 9 3 2
8 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1
9 1 -3 -1 -1 -1 -1
10 0 1 11 12 1 0
11 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1
12 0 2 -1 -1 -1 -1
0
