AUSTRALIAN YOUTH BRIDGE BULLETIN JUNE – JULY – AUGUST 2015
EXTENSION TO YOUR STRONG 2 – KOKISH RELAY
If you don’t play the Kokish Relay yet, it is a very useful add-on tool for your strong 2 opening at little cost. Here is the gist of it:
2![]() |
Pass | 2![]() ![]() |
Pass |
? | |||
2![]() |
Kokish Relay, multi meaning. A puppet to 2![]() |
||
2NT | 22-23 balanced (Assuming a 2NT opening shows 20-21 balanced) | ||
Other | As per normal |
After 2-2
-2
-2
(2
is forced):
2![]() |
Pass | 2![]() ![]() |
Pass |
2![]() |
Pass | 2![]() |
Pass |
? | |||
2NT | (24)25+ balanced | ||
3![]() |
5+![]() ![]() |
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3![]() |
5+![]() ![]() |
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3![]() |
6+![]() |
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3![]() |
5+![]() ![]() |
The advantage here is that opener is able to show a 25+ balanced hand. Rebidding 2 shows either a big balanced hand, or a strong hand with natural hearts. As the 2
bid is a puppet to 2
, responder is forced to bid 2
so opener can clarify his true intentions.
If you want to get complicated, one slight improvement is to play Transfer Kokish Relay. That is, after 2-2
-2
-2
, 3
+ bids are transfers. So 3
would show 5+
4+
, 3
shows 6+
’s, 3
shows 5+
4
, and 3
shows 5+
4+
.
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