Bridge
conventions
Named conventions used anywhere in the Standard American Yellow Card graph. Click a convention to see every node tagged with it and the context each one appears in.
- Bergen Raisesbergen-raises
Distinguish 4-card constructive and limit raises of a major.
- Fourth Suit Forcingfourth-suit-forcing
Artificial game-forcing (or game-invitational) call after three natural suits have been bid.
- Gerbergerber
Pure ace-asking convention over a NT opening.
- Help-Suit Game Tryhelp-suit-game-try
Ask partner whether they have useful cards in a specific side suit for game.
- Jacoby 2NTjacoby-2NT
Game-forcing raise of partner's major with 4+ trump support.
- Jacoby Transferjacoby-transfer
Show a 5+ card major over partner's NT opening; opener becomes the declarer.
- Strong Jump Shiftjump-shift
Show 17+ HCP with a 5+ card suit — game-forcing and slam-suggestive.
- Michaels Cuebidmichaels
Show a 5-5+ two-suited hand over an opponent's opening bid.
- New Minor Forcingnew-minor-forcing
Force opener to describe further after their 1NT rebid.
- Penalty Double of NT Overcallpenalty-x-over-nt
Punish the opponents when RHO overcalls partner's 1NT with a suit.
- Roman Key Card Blackwood (1430)rkc-blackwood
Ask partner for key cards (aces + king of trumps) before slam.
- Smolensmolen
Show a 5-4 in the majors with game values after Stayman finds no fit.
- Splintersplinter
Game-forcing raise showing a singleton or void in a specific side suit.
- Staymanstayman
Find a 4-4 major fit after a NT opening.
- Support Doublesupport-double
Show exactly 3 cards in partner's suit after opponent's overcall.
- Texas Transfertexas-transfer
Transfer to a game in a 6+ card major over a NT opening.
- Unusual 2NTunusual-2nt
Show a 5-5+ hand in the two lowest unbid suits.