In the game of contract bridge Precision Club is a strong club system that was invented by C. C. Wei and used to good effect by Taiwan teams in the early 1970s. Their success kicked off a wave of experimentation with strong club systems around the world. Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game for four players, usually sitting around a table, who form two partnerships, or sides. The partners on each side sit opposite one another. ... In the game of contract bridge, a strong club system is a set of conventions that uses an opening bid of 1-Club as an artificial, unlimited-strength opening. ... C. C. Wei(Charles Wei, 魏重庆) (1914—1987), a Chinese-born American, was the inventor of Precision Club Bidding System in Contract Bridge. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

The central feature of the Precision system is that a bid of one club is used to open any hand with 16 or more high card points, regardless of distribution. An opening bid of one of a major suit signifies a five-card suit and 11-15 HCPs. A 1NT opening bid signifies a balanced hand (no five-card suit) and 13-15 HCPs. High-card point count is a method of hand evaluation in the game of contract bridge. ...

After the success of Taiwan (Republic of China) teams in 1970 and 1971 Bermuda Bowls with the system, the entire Italian Blue team switched to Precision club and won yet another World olympiad in 1972. The modifications to the system were made chiefly by Benito Garozzo and he titled it "Super-precision". Bermuda Bowl is the term for World team championships in contract bridge named after the first edition was held in Bermuda, in 1950. ... The Blue Team (Italian: Squadra azzura) was the team that represented Italy in international bridge tournaments, winning sixteen world titles from 1957 through 1975. ... Benito Garozzo (1927-) is an Italian bridge player, one of the most famous in bridge history. ...

In North America, Precision sees relatively limited use as compared to Standard American and later 2/1 game forcing. Precision is generally more efficient (and precise, as the name would suggest) than Standard American, but the bids tend to be less natural and have very specific meanings that must be memorized by the partnership. This has led to its reputation as an advanced player's bidding system. In fact, a disadvantage of playing Precision in North America is that a partnership ends up having to explain their bids frequently to opponents not familiar with Precision. Standard American is a common bidding system for the game of bridge in the United States, and is now the most widely used method of bidding at Bridge in the world. ... 2/1 game forcing (two-over-one game-forcing) is a style of bidding in contract bridge, and is the standard style of bidding for American duplicate bridge, having surpassed Standard American. ...

The most notable today's pair who plays Precision club are multiple world champions Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell. Jeff Meckstroth, (1956-), is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the USA four times. ... Eric Rodwell, (1957-), is a multiple world champion in contract bridge, winning the Bermuda Bowl representing the USA four times. ...

Main Opening Sequence

• 1♣: Conventional, 16+
  • Responses:
  • 1♦: 0-7
  • 1♥, 1♠, 2♣ 2♦: 8+, 5-card suit
  • 1NT: 8-10, balanced
  • 2♥, 2♠: 3-6, 6-card suit
  • 2NT: 11-13 or 16+, balanced
  • 3♣, 3D: 3-6, 7-card suit
  • 3♥, 3S: 3-6, long suit
  • 3NT: 14-15, balanced

• 1♦: 11-15, 4-card suit or 11-12 balanced

• 1♥, 1♠: 11-15, 5-card suit

• 1NT: 13-15, balanced

• 2♣: 11-15, good 5-card suit or better, may include 4-card major

• 2♦: Conventional, 11-15, 3-suiter with singleton or void in diamond

• 2♥, 2♠: Weak two bid, 7-10, good 6-card suit

• 2NT: 22-23, balanced

• 3♣: 13-15, stong suit, at least one stopper outside

• 3♦, 3♥, 3♠: normal preempts

• 3NT: solid 7-card minor suit, no outside strength

Preempt (also spelled Pre-empt) is a bid in contract bridge whose primary function is to take up bidding space from the opponents. ...

References

• Reese, Terence Precision Bidding and Precision Play