Editing Stayman convention (section)

==Smolen convention==
The Smolen convention<ref>[http://web2.acbl.org/documentLibrary/play/Commonly_Used_Conventions/smolen.pdf "The Bidding Toolkit: Smolen"]. ACBL (acbl.org). Originally published in ''[[Bridge Bulletin]]'', date unknown, p. 44.</ref> is an adjunct to Stayman for situations in which the notrump opener has denied holding a four-card major and responder has a five-card major and a four-card major with game-going values.

If the notrump opener responds to the Stayman 2{{Clubs}} asking bid with 2{{Diams}}, denying a four-card major, responder initiates the Smolen Transfer with a jump shift to three of his four-card major.  The jump shift shows which is the four-card major and promises five in the other major. The notrump opener then bids four of the other major with three cards in the suit or 3NT with fewer than three.

Smolen may also be used when responder has a six-card major and a four-card major with game-going values; after the 2{{diams}} negative response by opener, responder double jump shifts to four in the suit just below his six-card major and the notrump opener transfers to four of his partner's six-card major.

This convention allows a partnership to find either a 5-3 fit, 6-3 and 6-2 fit while ensuring that the notrump opener, who has the stronger hand, will be declarer.