Deal 18 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass BID 
 
 

You open 1NT and partner responds 2♣.
What do you bid?
  ♠ K 7
Q J 10
A K 9 5
♣ K J 9 4
 

 
Deal 18 ♠  
 
 
♣  
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass2
pass2pass BID 
 

You open 1NT and partner responds 2♣.
What do you bid?


Your 2 response tells partner you have no 4-card Major suit.
Then he bids 2. What do you say next?
  ♠ K 7
Q J 10
A K 9 5
♣ K J 9 4
 

 
Deal 18 ♠ Q 2
K 9 7 5 3
Q 7 3
♣ Q 10 6
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1NT
pass2♣pass2
pass2pass4
passpasspass

You open 1NT and partner responds 2♣.
What do you bid?

Your 2 response tells partner you have no 4-card Major suit.
Then he bids 2. What do you say next?


Partner knows you do not have 4 s, but he bid the suit anyway. He must have 5 of them and he must also have 4 ♠s (since he used Stayman).
But it's the s you are interested in. Partner has 5 and you have 3. So you know of an 8-card Major suit fit. And you also know you have a maximum 1NT opening.
So you say 4.


 Deal 19 
  ♠ K 7
Q J 10
A K 9 5
♣ K J 9 4