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SARS - Shape Asking Relaya after Stayman |
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Traditionally, if partner opens 1NT and you have a strong hand with a 4 card major and a 5 or 6 card ♣ suit then you bid Stayman and then bid 3♣. This treatment, however, is not really satisfactory and it's far better to transfer into ♣'s and then bid your major (assuming that you play 4-way transfers). This is all explained in the NoTrump bidding book. |
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Thus the sequence 1NT - 2♣ - 2♦ - 3♣ is not used when playing 4-way transfers and we use it to ask about partner's shape. |
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Similarly, 3♣ in the sequences 1NT - 2♣ - 2♥ - 3♣ and 1NT - 2♣ - 2♠ - 3♣ is also a shape ask. These asks are effectively a substitute for Minor Suit Stayman - and they are much more efficient and allow the use of 2♠/2NT for transfers to 3♣/♦ resp (4-way transfers). |
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This page is just a brief summary. It is all fully explained in the No Trump bidding book or in the pdf/doc link at the top of this page. |
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Pattaya Bridge Club - |
www.pattayabridge.com |
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