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Topic - Responding to Partners No Trump Opening Bid

After partner opens 1NT: use Stayman (2♣) to ask for a four-card major.
Use transfers (2♦→2♥, 2♥→2♠) to show five cards. With game values, bid 3NT; with invitational hands, bid 2NT; with weak, sign off.



From 1NT to Your Major
Using transfers to steer to the right contract






Are We Playing Minor-Suit Transfers?
Don’t assume: discuss and agree with partner first






Stayman: Asking for Majors
What to do when the odds aren’t in your favor






When Winning Contracts Get Complicated
Use Stayman to pinpoint the best major-suit fit






No Major? No Problem
How to Recalibrate When Partner Names a Different Suit






The Stayman Decision
How to Respond When Partner Opens 1NT






Partner Opens 1NT—Now What?
Reliable Ways to Uncover a Major-Suit Fit






Responding to Partner’s 1NT Opening
With a four-card major, do you bid it—or use Stayman?






The Road to Slam
Three-Level Stayman inside your slam-bidding toolkit






The 2NT Dilemma
Should you use Stayman or make a Jacoby transfer?