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SAYC is a bidding system based on 5-card majors and a strong 1NT. It is prevalent in online bridge games and derives its origins from the ACBL.
- The ACBL SAYC Convention Card (PDF)
- The ACBL SAYC System Booklet (PDF)
General Approach
The following is from the ACBL's treatise on SAYC:
- Normally open five-card majors in all seats.
- Open the higher of long suits of equal length: 5-5 or 6-6.
- Normally open 1 with 4-4 in the minors.
- Normally open 1 with 3-3 in the minors.
- Notrump openings show a balanced hand and can be made with a five-card majorsuit or a five-card minor suit.
- 1NT = 15-17
- 2NT = 20-21
- 3NT = 25-27
- Strong conventional 2 opening.
- Weak two-bids in diamonds, hearts and spades.
Bid | Description | Related Conventions |
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1 opening bid | 3+ clubs, 13-22 points | Limit Raises |
1 opening bid | 3+ diamonds, 13-22 points | Limit Raises |
1 opening bid | 5+ hearts, 13-22 points | Limit Raises Jacoby 2NT Jordan 2NT |
1 opening bid | 5+ spades, 13-22 points | Limit Raises Jacoby 2NT Jordan 2NT |
1NT opening bid | Balanced, 15-17 HCP | Gerber Jacoby Transfers Stayman |
2 opening bid | 22+ HCP or 9+ tricks | -- |
2// opening bids | 6-card suit, 5-11 HCP | RONF |
2NT opening bid | Balanced, 20-21 HCP | Gerber Jacoby Transfers Stayman |
3/// opening bids | 7-card suit, 5-11 HCP | -- |
3NT opening bid | Balanced, 25-27 HCP | Jacoby Transfers Stayman |
4/ opening bids | 8-card suit, 5-11 HCP | -- |
4/ opening bids | 7+ card suit, 7 tricks not vul. or 8 tricks vul. | -- |
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Bid | Description | Related Conventions |
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Takeout Doubles | Takeout for the unbid suits, OR 17+ points | -- |
Negative Doubles | Through 2 | -- |
SOS Redoubles | Redoubling for takeout after the opponents double for penalty | -- |
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Bid | Description | Related Conventions |
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4 Gerber | Asks for aces in a no-trump contract | DOPI DEPO ROPI |
4NT Blackwood | Asks for aces in a trump contract | DOPI DEPO ROPI |
5NT Grand Slam Force | Invites a grand slam with 2 of 3 top trump honors | -- |
Bid | Description | Related Conventions |
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1-level suit overcall | 8-16 HCP, 4+ card suit | -- |
1NT | Balanced, 15-18 HCP | Gerber Jacoby Transfers Stayman |
Michaels Cuebid | 5-5 or longer in two suits | -- |
Unusual 2NT | 5-5 or longer in the lower two unbid suits | -- |
Weak jump overcalls | 6-card suit, 5-11 points | RONF |
Vs. Suit | Vs. Notrump | Notes |
---|---|---|
xx | xx | Includes all doubletons, such as KJ, QJ, J5, and 32. The only exception is AK - lead the king. |
AKx | AKx | -- |
KQx | KQx | -- |
QJx | QJx | -- |
JTx | JTx | -- |
JT9x | JT9x | -- |
KJTx | KJTx | -- |
KT9x | KT9x | -- |
QT9x | QT9x | -- |
xxx | xxx | Low vs. suit contracts. Top of nothing vs. no-trumps. |
xxxx | xxxx | 4th-best vs suit contracts. Second-highest vs. no-trumps (without holding an honor). |
xxxxx | xxxxx | 4th-best vs suit contracts. Second-highest vs. no-trumps (without holding an honor). |
- Standard attitude signals. High encourages, low discourages.
- Standard count signals. High-low shows an even # of cards, low-high shows odd.
Origins
SAYC is a bidding system created by the ACBL in the 1980s for tournament play. The intent was to offer 'Yellow Card' events in which everyone played the same system, thereby avoiding alerts and misunderstandings.
When online duplicate bridge began in the late 1990's, SAYC filled the need for a default convention card. It gained traction on OKbridge and was later adopted by Bridge Base Online. Ironically, SAYC is more popular today as the de facto system in online pickup games than the carefully standardized sit-down events which the ACBL originally envisioned.
Online adoption has led to grassroots modifications of the system, with some players defining 'SAYC Basic' vs. 'SAYC Full'. Officially, the ACBL does not make this distinction.
It is also worth noting that SAYC lacks several conventions and treatments that are popular in modern tournaments. Experienced players may consider filling some 'holes' in the system, including (but not limited to):
- A defense to 1NT, such as Cappelletti or DONT
- 1/ : 2NT as 10-12 HCP instead of 13-15 HCP
- 1/ : 3NT as 13-15 HCP instead of 15-17 HCP
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opening | opening meaning | response | response meaning | continuation |
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1♣ | 3+ cards, 12-21 HCP | 2NT | 10-12 HCP, invitational | |
3NT | 13-15 HCP, sign off | |||
other | see natural responses to 1♥ | |||
1♦ | 4+ cards or 4432, 12-21 HCP | see 1♣ opening | ||
1♥ | 5+ cards, 12-21 HCP | 1♠ | 4+ spades, 6+ pts, usu. no ♥ support | |
1 NT | 6–9 HCP; denies 4 spades or 3 hearts | may be passed | ||
2 ♣/♦ | 10+, 4+ cards | promises another bid unless passed hand or game bid | ||
2♥ | 6-9 HCP, 3+ hearts. | |||
2NT ! | Jacoby: raise, 13+ HCP | 3♣/♦/♠ shortness, 4♥ min, 3NT med, 3♥ max | ||
3♥ | limit raise, 10–12 HCP, 3+ hearts (preempt over X) | |||
3NT | 15–17 HCP, balanced, 2-card support | |||
4♥ | usu. 5+ hearts, shortness, <10 HCP | |||
1♠ | 5+ cards, 12-21 HCP | see 1♥ opening | ||
1NT | 15–17 HCP balanced | |||
2♣ | Stayman, 8+ HCP | 2 ♦/♥/♠ (2♥ with both majors) | ||
2♦ ! | Jacoby transfer to hearts | 2 ♥, or 3 ♥ with max. | ||
2♥ ! | Jacoby transfer to spades | 2 ♠, or 3 ♠ with max. | ||
2♠ ! | transfer to 3♣ | resp. rebid 3 ♦ signoff | ||
3♣/♦ ! | inv. to 3NT with 6+ card suit | |||
3♥/♠ | 6+ card suit, slam interest | |||
4♣ | Gerber, asking for aces | 4♦ = 0 or 4, 4♥ = 1, etc | ||
4NT | natural, invites 6NT | |||
2♣ | strong artificial, 22+ HCP or playing equiv. | 2♦ | artif., may be waiting | opener’s suit rebid forcing to 3 of his major or 4 of his minor; after 2 NT rebid: Stayman, Jacoby, Gerber |
2♥/♠, 3♣/♦ | natural, GF, 5+ cards, 8+ pts | |||
2NT | balanced, 8+ HCP | |||
2♦/♥/♠ | 6+ (or 5) cards, 5–11 HCP; usually no major side suit | 2NT | forcing, game interest | with min. (5–8 p): rebid the suit; with max.: new suit (shows A/K) or 3NT or 4 of minor (shows 4–5 cards with at least Q) |
any raise | to play | |||
2NT | 20–21 HCP balanced, may contain 5-card suit | 3♣ | Stayman | |
3♦/♥ ! | Jacoby transfer | 3♥/♠ | ||
4♣ ! | Gerber | |||
4NT | inviting to slam in NT | |||
3NT | 25–27 HCP balanced | 4♣ ! | Stayman | |
4♦/♥ ! | Jacoby transfer | 4♥/♠ | ||
3/4 of suit | pre-empt, rule of 2/3/4 |
Choosing the opening
- open the higher of long (at least 5 cards) suits of equal length
- with 4–4 minors, open 1 ♦
- notrump openings show a balanced hand but may contain a five-card suit (minor or major)
Continuation
- fourth suit may be artificial (“4th suit forcing”), except in 1♣–1♦–1♥–1♠, which is natural
- after opener’s rebid in a suit, a new suit by responder is forcing
- after opener’s rebid of 1 NT (e.g., 1♥–1♠–1NT), responder’s simple non-reverse rebid in a new suit (e.g., 2♣/♦) is non-forcing
- in that situation, a reverse rebid (e.g. 1♣–1♥–1NT–2♠) or a jump shift into a new suit is game-forcing
Slam conventions
- regular Blackwood: 4 NT asks for aces, 5♣ = 0 or 4; 5 ♦ = 1; 5 ♥ = 2; 5 ♠ = 3; then 5 NT asks for kings similarly
- Grand Slam Force: jump to 5 NT asks partner to bid grand slam in agreed suit with two of three top honors in it
Effect of interference
- usually interference cancels conventions (e.g., after major suit opening and interference, a response of 2 NT is natural, 12–14 HCP, not Jacoby)
- double of 1 NT does not affect conventions
- after 1 NT and interfering bid, bid in opponent suit is game-forcing and substitute for Stayman
Defensive bidding
- D for takeout over opening partscore, penalty opening game bid
- simple overcall 8–16 points; only forcing response is opp. suit
- 1 NT overcall 15–18 HCP (10–15 when reopening), balanced, preferably a stopper in opp. suit; 2♣ response Stayman, otherwise natural
- jump 2 NT is “unusual”, i.e. 5–5 lowest unbid suits
- jump overcall in suit preemptive
- a bid in opp. suit is
- Michaels when opps have bid one suit only (Michaels: 5–5 in majors and 8+ pts when opening was in a minor, otherwise the other major and a minor and 10+ pts)
- natural when opps have bid 2 suits
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Competitive bidding
- neg. D up to 2♠
- RD 10+ pts
- responders jump shift over D is to play
- cuebid in right-hand opp. forcing to game
- RD of a D of conventional bid is for business
- RD is SOS when suit contract of 3 or lower is doubled for penalty
- D of conventional bid like Michaels or unusual 2 NT shows 10+ pts