Editing Stayman convention (section)

==Rationale==
A {{gcb|game|game contract}} bid and made in a major suit (i.e. 4{{hearts}} or 4 {{spades}}) [[Bridge scoring|scores]] better than a game contract bid and made in a minor suit (i.e. 5{{clubs}} or 5 {{diamonds}}) or in notrump (i.e. 3NT).  Also, the success rate for a game contract in a major suit when a partnership has a combined holding of 26 points<ref>Based on standard [[hand evaluation]] methods</ref> and eight cards in the major is about 80%, whereas a game contract in 3NT with 26 {{gcb|high card points}} (HCP) has a success rate of only 60%, or 50% with 25 HCP; the success rate for a minor suit game contract  when holding 26 points is about 30%.<ref>{{cite book  |last1 = Klinger  |first1 = Ron  |last2 = Husband  |first2 = Pat  |last3 = Kambites  |first3 = Andrew  |title = Basic Bridge – The Guide to Good Acol Bidding and Play  |publisher = Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley  |location = London  |pages = 28–29 |series = Master Bridge Series  |year = 1994  |isbn = 0-575-05690-8}}</ref>

Accordingly, partnership priority is to find an eight card or better major suit fit when jointly holding sufficient values for a game contract. 5-3 and 6-2 fits are easy to find in basic methods as responder can bid 3{{hearts}} or 3{{spades}} over 1NT, and opener will not normally have a 5 card major to bid 1NT. However, finding 4-4 fits presents a problem. The 2{{hearts}} and 2{{spades}} bids cannot be used for this as they are weak takeouts, a sign-off bid.