When beginners learn bridge, they are usually taught two bidding conventions: Blackwood and Stayman. They might also learn transfers into the majors, a complement of Stayman. This week, let’s look at ...

What does it mean if, after opener begins with one no-trump, responder bids two clubs, Stayman, then rebids three of a minor? As is so often true in bridge, the answer depends on something else in ...

This week we are looking at various aspects of the Stayman convention. What is the fewest number of points you need to use Stayman? Normally, responder will have at least enough points to invite game.

Nowadays, virtually all players use the Stayman Convention to explore for a possible 4-4 major-suit fit after partner has opened the bidding with one (or two) no-trump. That explains North's two-club ...

Once a week during the winter in Florida, I teach a group of men. After they learned all of the basics, we concentrated on the bidding conventions that I thought they should know: weak two-bids, ...

We have all heard of the Stayman convention. You probably assumed that it was devised by Sam Stayman, a New York expert who won three Bermuda Bowl world team titles, in 1950, ‘51 and ‘53, and 20 ...