Stayman convention

Stayman is a bidding convention in the card game contract bridge. It is used by a partnership to find a 4-4 or 5-3 trump fit in a major suit after making a one notrump (1NT) opening bid and it has been adapted for use after a 2NT opening, a 1NT overcall, and many other natural notrump bids.

"Stayman" redirects here. For the bridge player who initiated the convention, see Sam Stayman. For the apple cultivar, see Stayman (apple).
Main articles: Contract bridge, Bidding system, Bridge convention, and Glossary of contract bridge terms

The convention is named for Sam Stayman, who wrote the first published description in 1945, but its inventors were two other players: the British expert Jack Marx in 1939, who published it only in 1946, and Stayman's regular partner George Rapée in 1944.

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