opening is protected by a weak balanced hand.
This prevents excessive preempting by the opponents. The price is that responder does not know what kind of hand partner has.
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16+ HCP (17 if balanced), or 11 - 13 balanced |
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11 - 15 HCP, 4+
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11 - 15 HCP, 5+![]() |
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11 - 15 HCP, 5+![]() |
| 1NT | 14 - 16 balanced |
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Precision 2 :
11 - 15 HCP, good 5 + 4 / or 6+![]() |
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Mini-Roman 11 - 15 HCP, 3-suited with short : 4414 or 4405 |
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Weak Two in ![]() |
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Weak Two in ![]() |
| 2NT | 22 - 23 balanced |