After opening 1NT many players use the Styaman respons 2 when they have a major suiter of 5 cards and just 8HCP. And this, for one of theese 3 following reasons, to discuss and agree with partner.
Theese 3 reasons and meanings are different, and each is good. But as drawback, one must choose and agree about one meaning, one only, and forget the 2 others, when each of theese would require a specific auction.
The responder has at his disposal a specific auction for each of theese 3 different conventions.
When the opener has not the fit in responder' major suiter that does not get a big change : The contract will result
in 2 ou 2, sometimes in 2NT. But when he has the fit, the
accurate informations supplied by responder's response enable the opener to aim at game,
even if he has not a maximum hand.
At first, remind main principle of majeure précisée :
1 | 2 (Transfer to ) and 8HCP * |
2 (with 3) 15HCP | |
2NT (with 2) 15HCP | |
3 (with 3) 16-17HCP | |
3NT (avec 2) 16-17HCP |
The same after response 2(Transfer to ) completed to 2 or 3 by opener.
Of course, this auction is valid also for all responder's hand including a major suiter with at least 5 cards and at least 9HCP, with singleton or not, and whith which the responder has no problem for his second bid. But in our context, the responder has just 8HCP and a balanced hand, since he has the 2 following auctions at his disposal :
The responder bids first 1NT then, after obliged completing 2T by opener, he bids his 5 cardsmajor suit by transfer.
1 | 1NT (Transfer ) * |
2 (completing) | Pass (with 5 or 6) main misérable |
2 (with 5) 7-8HCP and 1 singleton | |
2 (with 5) 7-8H and 1 singleton |
* Obliged completing to 2. This response 1NT presumes a very weak hand with a six-cards suiter
in in order to let play 2 by opener instead of 1NT.
The opener must complete to 2, then the responder passes.
But if instead of Pass, the responder makes any bid after 2, he has a quite other hand, the strenght of
structure of which is showed in this 2° bid. By
this context, the responder shows a five-cards major suiter with 7-8HCP and 1 singleton whose color is undeterminated.
When the opener is fitted in the major but has a weakness in a color, if the singleton has the same color it is as gold, if not it has nearly no interest.
Therefore, if the opener is fitted in major, in order to know the color of singleton, he must bid an
interrogative bidding. The better one is 2NT. It is absolutely no talk of play 2NT, it would be very
dangerous with a singleton the color of wich is not known. All the more as the responder would have to play
this 2NT.
The simple auctions are as following :
1 | 1NT (Transfer ) |
2 (completing) | 2 (with 5) 7-8HCP and singleton |
2 (no fit ) | |
2NT(Fit ) What ? | 3(singleton ) |
3 (singleton ) | |
3 (singleton ) |
* What is color of your singleton
and
1 | 1NT (Transfer ) |
2 (completing) | 2 (with 5) 7-8HCP and singleton |
2 (no fit ) | |
2NT(Fit ) What ? * | 3(singleton ) |
3 (singleton ) | |
3 (singleton ) |
* What is color of your singleton
The opener comes to the decision : He closes to major game if the singleton is favourable. If not, he passes or completes at level 3. The contract in major, no fitted at level 2 or fitted at level 3 or 4, will be always played by opener.
By classical bidding after a Stayman followed by a major, what means also a 5 cards major suit
and a singleton, this same system is possible but with a drawback :
The contract in major, no fitted at level 2 or fitted
at level 3 or 4, will be always played by the responder.
The rsponder use the 'impossible' following auction :
1 | 1 (relay) |
1NT * | 2 (with 5 4) and 7-8HCP ** |
* Completing relay.
** This auction has theoretically no sense.
If the responder wanted show a weak hand with a
5 suiter
he would have used the relay 1 then
after 1NT he would have bidded 2
(Transfer to 2)..
This unusual auction is 'impossible' indeed. That dénies the responder's weakness, and conventionally defines 5 4 and 7-8HCP.
and
1 | 1 (relay) |
1NT * | 2 (with 5 4) and 7-8HCP ** |
* Completing relay.
** This auction has theoretically no sense.
If the responder wanted show a weak hand with a
5 suiter, he would have used
the relay 1 then after 1NT he would have
bidded 2
(Transfer to 2).
This unusual auction is 'impossible' indeed. That dénies the responder's weakness, and conventionally defines 5 4 and 7-8HCP.
With such two-major suiter but with at least 9HCP, the responder must not use this auction. He must must bid 2 stayman then, after 2 by opener, he must bid 3 with 5 4 and 3 with 5 4
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