单词 | stayman |
释义 | Staymann. Used attributively and absol. to designate a convention used in bidding at contract bridge. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > systems of bidding majority calling1927 value calling1927 Culbertson1929 Blackwood convention1937 Acol system1938 McKenney convention1939 Stayman1952 Nottingham1954 Blackwood1958 1952 S. M. Stayman Expert Bidding at Contract Bridge vi. 53 The bidding method that has become known as the ‘Stayman’ Convention was not named by me. I was the first to describe it in print (in.. 1945), and bridge players..called it by my name. 1955 S. M. Stayman Compl. Stayman Syst. Contract Bidding viii. 83 The Stayman System takes a position in the centre of the two popular standards. 1962 Times 4 Apr. 6/7 The use of artificial ‘asking’ bids such as the Neapolitan One Club, the Stayman Two Clubs and the Blackwood conventions. 1972 Guardian 26 June 12/4 When asked if I play Stayman, I find it difficult to answer. There are many versions of this convention. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 10 July 15/1 The partnership also was playing ‘double barrel’ Stayman in which two clubs shows a weak hand and two diamonds forces to game. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1952 |
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