SAYC
Preface
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Preface
SAYC
(Standard American Yellow Card)
1. Introduction
2. Bidding Hierarchy
3. Determine Opening Bid
4. Opening Bid Options
5. Scoring Structure
6. Bidding Strategy
Statistics
Open
1 Level
×
Open 1 Level
Open 1 Level
Open
1 ♠
Open
1 ♥
Open
1 NT
Open Better Minor
Open
1 ♦
Open
1 ♣
Opening Bid & Table Position
Resp
1 Suit
×
Respond to 1 Suit Openings
Guidelines for Responses
Support Suit (Distribution Points)
Propose Suit (1-over-1 Restriction)
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Respond to
1 ♠
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Respond to
1 ♥
•
Respond to
1 ♦
•
Respond to
1 ♣
Opener's Next Bid (Bid 3)
Responder
Supports
the Bid Suit
Responder
Proposes
a New Suit
Resp
1 NT
×
Respond to
1 NT
Respond to
1 NT
Transfers (1NT)
Stayman (1NT)
No 4-card Major (1NT)
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Transfer Convention
Stayman Convention
Weak
Bids
×
Weak Bids
Weak Opening Bids
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6-card suit
2 ♦
2 ♥
2 ♠
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7-card suit
3 ♣
3 ♦
3 ♥
3 ♠
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8-card suit
4 ♥
4 ♠
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Respond to Weak Openings
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Respond to
2 ♦
2 ♥
2 ♠
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Respond to
3 ♣
3 ♦
3 ♥
3 ♠
•
Respond to
4 ♥
4 ♠
Strong
2 ♣
×
Strong
2 ♣
Open
2 ♣
Respond to
2 ♣
•
2-Diamond Waiting (SAYC)
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3-Point Step (Social Bridge)
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2-Diamond Bust (Social Bridge)
Strong
NT
×
Strong
NT
Bids
Open
2 NT
or
3 NT
Responses
Respond to
2 NT
Transfers (2NT)
Stayman (2NT)
4-card Major (2NT)
Respond to
3 NT
Transfers (3NT)
Stayman (3NT)
No 4-card Major (3NT)
Other
Bids
×
Other Bids
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Jacoby
2 NT
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Slam (Blackwood & Gerber)
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Overcalls
•
Doubles
•
Balancing
Taking
Tricks
×
Taking Tricks
•
Leads on Defense
•
Leads on Offense
•
Finessing a Tenace
Practice
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Practice
•
Open 1 Level
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Responses to 1 Suit Openings
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Open 1 NT (14 Examples)
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Open 1 NT (16 Examples)
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Responses to
2 ♣
Opening
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Overcalls
Practice Websites
•
SAYC Bidding Practice
•
Trickster
•
Bridge Base On Line
Duplicate
×
Duplicate
Duplicate Protocol
Duplicate Scoring
1. Contract Points Scoring
2. Match Points Scoring
Downloads
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Downloads
•
SAYC Summary
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Open 1-Level Bids
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Respond 1-Suit Opening
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1 NT Openings & Responses
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Responses to Weak Openings
•
Responses to 2 Club Openings
•
Handout Duplicate Bridge Contract Points
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Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC) / Home Page & Table of Contents
This website contains bidding concepts of a
BEGINNER's
version of Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC).
Preface
SAYC
(Std American Yellow Card)
1. Introduction
2. Bidding Hierarchy
3. Determining Opening Bid
4. Opening Bid Options
5. Scoring Structure
6. Bidding Strategy
Statistics
Opening 1-Level Bids
Open 1-Level
Open
1 ♠
Open
1 ♥
Open
1 NT
Open Better Minor
Open
1 ♦
Open
1 ♣
Table Position
Respond to 1 Suit Openings
Response Guidelines
Support Suit
(Dist Pts)
Propose New Suit
(1-over-1)
•
Respond to
1 ♠
•
Respond to
1 ♥
•
Respond to
1 ♦
•
Respond to
1 ♣
Opener's Next Bid (Bid 3)
Responder
Supports
Suit
Responder
Proposes
Suit
Respond to 1NT Openings
Respond to
1 NT
Transfers (1NT)
Stayman (1NT)
No 4-card Major (1NT)
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Transfer Convention
Stayman Convention
Weak Bids
Weak Opening (suit length)
6-card:
2 ♦
2 ♥
2 ♠
7-card:
3 ♣
3 ♦
3 ♥
3 ♠
8-card:
4 ♥
4 ♠
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Respond to Weak Opening
Respond to:
2 ♦
2 ♥
2 ♠
Resp to:
3 ♣
3 ♦
3 ♥
3 ♠
Respond to:
4 ♥
4 ♠
Strong
2 ♣
Open
2 ♣
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Respond to
2 ♣
Opening
•
2-Diamond Waiting (SAYC)
•
3-Point Step (Social Bridge)
•
2-Diamond Bust (Social)
Strong NT Bids
Open
2 NT
or
3 NT
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Respond to
2 NT
Transfers (2NT)
Stayman (2NT)
No 4-card Major (2NT)
Respond to
3 NT
Transfers (3NT)
Stayman (3NT)
No 4-card Major (3NT)
Other Bids
•
Jacoby
2 NT
•
Slam
(Blackwood & Gerber)
•
Overcalls
•
Doubles
•
Balancing
Taking Tricks
•
Leads on Defense
•
Leads on Offense
•
Finessing a Tenace
Practice Bidding
•
Open 1 Level
•
Respond to 1 Suit Openings
•
Open 1 NT (14 Examples)
•
Open 1 NT (16 Examples)
•
Respond to
2 ♣
Opening
•
Overcalls
Practice Websites
•
SAYC Bidding Practice
•
Trickster
•
Bridge Base On Line
Duplicate Bridge
Protocol
Scoring
Contract Points Scoring
Match Points Scoring
Downloads
•
SAYC Summary
•
Open 1-Level Bids
•
Respond 1-Suit Opening
•
NT Openings & Responses
•
Responses to Weak Openings
•
Responses to 2 Club Openings
•
Duplicate Bridge Contract Points
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