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Natural 1♥

The major suit openings show 11–16 points and 5+ cards. I separate them into two chapters due to subtle differences in their continuations.

As 1♠ is natural, transfers only serve the heart raise.

1♥ -
1♠F, 4+♠
1NTNAT NF, 0–3♠, 0–3♥
2♣!(R), FG, 0–3♥, 0–3♠
2♦!TRF, CONST 3+♥
2♥PRE, 3+♥
2♠PRE, 6+♠
2NT!LIM+, 4+♥
3♣♦!INV+, 5+#, 4+♥
3♥PRE, 4+♥
3♠!SPL, 0–1♠, 4+♥
3NT!COG, 33(43)
4♣♦!SPL, 0–1#, 4+♥