E opens 1 NT and responder has 12 HCP with both majors and
bids Stayman. Declarer has no 4-card majors and declines a suit by bidding 2D.
Responder, having a 5-card S suit bids 3S. Opener, assuming it is a bid showing
suit preference, passes. Should responder have bid the transfer or Stayman?
Vic:
All the calls by both partners were correct until the auction ending Pass by Opener. Opener incorrectly interpreted the meaning of Responder 3S which is a game forcing bid.
Responder bid of 3S promises exactly 5 spades & a game forcing hand. It also tells Opener that Responder has exactly 4 hearts which is the reason they bid Stayman first ("Stayman with Four").
Opener should next go to game
in spades (with a 5-3 spade fit) or game in NT (with only a 5-2 spade fit). For
the hand in question the proper bid would have been 4S.
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