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

Chapter 1

Open 1-Level
   Open  1 ♠ 
   Open  1 ♥ 
        Open  1 NT 
              Open Better Minor
                  Open  1 ♦ 
                  Open  1 ♣ 
Table Position

Chapter 2

Respond to 1-Suit Openings
  Support Suit (Dist Pts)
  Propose New Suit (1-over-1)
  • Respond to  1 ♠  Opening
  • Respond to  1 ♥  Opening
          Jacoby 2 NT  Response
  • Respond to  1 ♦  Opening
  • Respond to  1 ♣  Opening

Chapter 3 (Bid 3)

Opener's Next Bid
  • after  1 ♠  Opening
  • after  1 ♥  Opening
  • after  1 ♦  Opening
  • after  1 ♣  Opening

  • Opener's Response to  Jacoby 2NT 

Chapter 4

Respond to a  1 NT  Opening
    • Transfers (1NT)
    • Stayman (1NT)
    • No 4-card Major (1NT)

Chapter 5

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 ♠ 

Chapter 6

Open Strong  2 ♣ 
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Respond to  2 ♣  Opening
  • 2-Diamond Waiting (SAYC)
  • 3-Point Step (Social Bridge)
  • 2-Diamond Bust (Social)

Chapter 7

Open  2 NT  or  3 NT 

------------------------------ 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)

Chapter 8

Other Bids
 • Slam (Blackwood & Gerber)
 • Overcalls
 • Doubles
 • Balancing

Chapter 9

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

Chapter 10

Taking Tricks
• Leads on Defense
• Leads on Offense
    • Finessing a Tenace
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Chapter 11

Duplicate Bridge
• Protocol
• Scoring
    Contract Points Scoring
    Match Points Scoring

Downloads

• SAYC Summary
• Open 1-Level Bids
• Respond 1-Suit Opening
• Responses to 1 NT Openings
• Responses to Weak Openings
• Responses to 2 Club Openings
• Duplicate Bridge Contract Points