Walsh Double Relays

Used in conjunction with 4 suit transfers

• 1NT - 3 shows 4-4-4-1 slammish
• 1NT - 3 shows 4-4-1-4 slammish
• 1NT - 3 shows either 5-5 minors inv or 5-5 majors invitational
• 1NT - 3 shows 5-5 minors game force or 5-5 majors game force

How to show slam going hands with single minor suits

1NT - 2 (alert..most likely transfer but could be start of minor suit slam try).

If opener bids 2 then a 2 bid by responder shows a slam going minor suit and opener relays to 2NT.

Responder then bids:

• 3 shows a broken suit slam try in clubs
• 3 shows a broken suit slam try in diamonds
• 3 shows a solid suit slam try in clubs
• 3 shows a solid suit slam try in diamonds

If responder bids 2 over openers 1NT and opener wants to super accept in hearts he bids 2 not 3 in case responder wanted to make a minor suit slam try. Any 3 level bid by responder after the 2 bid is describing the minor suit slam hands as before.. However if responder bids 2NT he is saying to opener that all I wanted to do was transfer you to hearts so opener bids 3.

The other part of Walsh comes up with a 2 bid after 1NT opener which is a transfer to clubs

3 reasons for this transfer

• your hand is garbage and you intend to sign off in 3
• your hand might improve if opener bids the intermediate bid to show 3 clubs to an honor enabling you to bid 3NT
• you intend to bid a major suit whether partner bids 3 or 2NT to show slammish going hand with either 1-4-4-4 hand or 4-1-4-4

Another adjunct to this is way to show 5-5 minor hands and 6-4 minor hands and that is using 2NT as a transfer to diamonds.

When opener bids 3 only (not 3 showing 3 to honor) then

• 3 says 4 clubs and 6 diamonds
• 3 says 4 diamonds and 6 clubs
• 3NT shows 5-5 minors.

Obviously you cannot show 5-5 in minors when opener bids 3 instead of 3 because 3NT is used when you upgrade your hand as in 2 transfer BUT you can still show the 6-4 or 4-6 minor suit distribution