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DEFENCE
Double of the Fourth Suit - Lead Direction in that Suit |
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| Stayman |
STAYMAN
Everybody plays this one (If not they should)
Opener Responder
INT 2♣
Or
2NT 3♣
Responder is asking “Have you got a 4 card major (♠/♥) partner”
Without one, opener rebids 2♦ (or 3♦ after 2NT)
The Stayman convention was invented by George Rapee in 1945, but the first article on the convention was authored by Sam Stayman Rapee’s Partner, and the convention was named for the writer rather than the inventor. |
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