Checkback Stayman

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Checkback Stayman is a bridge convention used in the following bidding sequences, to "check back" if opener has major suit support, saying nothing additional about the club suit. Bidding Checkback implies that the responder has five cards in his major, and may have four in the other. Checback is off in competition.

1m - 1M - 1NT - 2♣

The 2♣ is Checkback. Responses are as follows:

2♦ : No three card support for partner's suit, no four cards in other major. Minimum hand (12-13).

2♥/♠ : Bidding responder's major shows three, bidding the other major shows four. Minimum hand (12-13).

2NT : No three card support for partner's suit, no four cards in other major. Maximum hand (13-15).

3♥/♠ : Bidding responder's major shows three, bidding the other major shows four. Maximum hand (13-15).

When holding four of the other major and three of partner's suit, support partner's suit first.

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