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Advanced Transfers and Stayman Bidding Conventions in Bridge

This guide breaks down the complexities of transfer bids and Stayman replies in bridge, covering scenarios with various hand strengths. Learn how to handle very weak hands with 5-card suits and 0-10 points, as well as balanced hands, invites, and direct bids. Discover when to execute Stayman with either weak or strong hands, and how to effectively use transfers to majors. Gain insights into the implications of breaking transfers and managing your bidding strategy effectively with different hand compositions.

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Advanced Transfers and Stayman Bidding Conventions in Bridge

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  1. Transfers to the Minors

  2. 1NT & Replies :- Very bad hands with 5 card suit 0-10 & Balanced No Bid 2, 2, 2 Revision of all replies to date 11-12 & Balanced 2NT invite Very strong hands with 5 card suit 14/15+ 3NT directly 13+ & Balanced 3, 3, 3 3 1NT - 2 Stayman 2 = 4 Hearts (maybe both) 2 = 4 Spades 2 = Neither Stayman with Weak hands need 54 In Majors (weak takeout) Stayman with Strong hands need 11+ and one four card major Transfers to majors 2 asks partner to bid 2 2 asks partner to bid 2 Responder could have :- 1.Weak take-out in either Major 4.Six card Major and invitational or game going hand 2. Balanced 11/12 points and five card major 5. Two suited hand including one five Card Major or more 3. Balanced 13/15 points and five card major

  3. With Stayman and transfers you lose ? Ability to make weak take-outs at the 2 level of 2 (always taken as read) and now 2 Here we would normally reply 2 as a weakness take-out but we cannot as 2 is now a transfer to Hearts

  4. So with transfers we can show our Minor suits as follows :- 2says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any 2NT says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any N S 1NT ? So here bid 2 Intending to pass the mandatory 3 request So here bid 2NT Intending to pass the mandatory 3 request

  5. 2says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any 2NT says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any N S 1NT ? So here bid 2NT Intending to pass the mandatory 3 request or maybe bid on ?????

  6. You can also transfer with good 54 hands as follows :- 2says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any 2NT says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any N S 1NT ? So here bid 2NT Intending to bid 3 over the mandatory 3 So here bid 2NT Intending to bid 4 over the mandatory 3

  7. DISOBEYING PARTNER – breaking transfers 2says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any 2NT says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any If you have been told to transfer BUT you have a feature such as the Ace or King in partner’s suit you may bid the suit in between and not “complete the transfer” 1NT 2NT (trans to Diamonds) 3 (I have feature) 3NT (that’s good I can now go for it !!)

  8. DISOBEYING PARTNER – breaking transfers 2says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any 2NT says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any If you have been told to transfer BUT you have a feature such as the Ace or King in partner’s suit you may bid the suit in between and not “complete the transfer” However 1NT 2NT (trans to Diamonds) 3 (No feature) NO BID (you’re a lot of good!!)

  9. DISOBEYING PARTNER – breaking transfers 2says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any 2NT says partner please bid 3 and await further action if any If you have been told to transfer BUT you have a feature such as the Ace or King in partner’s suit you may bid the suit in between and not “complete the transfer” However 1NT 2NT (trans to Diamonds) 3 (I have a feature) 3 (get lost I was weak from the outset !!)

  10. We have now lost the ability to bid 2NT in natural sense as that is transfer to Diamonds so what to do ? We still need to use 2 as transfer to Hearts We still need to use 2 as transfer to Spades We still need to use 2NT as transfer to Diamonds Therefore the only bid we can dabble with is the 2 Stayman bid So we now use NON PROMISORY Stayman ie every time we bid Stayman we may or may not have a four card Major More often that not we will in fact still have 4 spades or 4 Hearts

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