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Mike Savage on Conventions

Mike Savage has written detailed articles explaining an extensive number of conventions.  He attempts to keep them to 1 page (or 2 at the most).  For those that don't frequent the Regional and National tournaments where they are customarily available, almost all of them are listed below for viewing/printing/downloading.  Be aware, they are intended for serious tournament players.

3-Way Minor Raises		Jacoby & Texas Transfers		Puppet Stayman a la Romex
4-Suit Transfers		Jacoby 2NT		Puppet Stayman Versions
After Partner's DBL of a Weak 1NT		Jacoby 2NT Intrfer. Counterattack		Responsive Doubles
Brozel		Jump Shifts		Roman KeyCard Blackwood
Checkback		Kickback Blackwood		Six Key Roman Key-Card
Criss-Cross Minor Raises		Kokish Cont. after Balancing 1NT		Run Outs of 1NT Penalty Doubled
placeholder		Krury -- Kirkham's Drury		placeholder
Drury		Lebensohl		Scramble after DBL of Stayman 2C
Exclusion Blackwood		Michaels		Smolen
Flannery		Michaels Defensive Bidding		Suction
Flannery Defensive Bidding		Michaels in Balancing Seat		Support Doubles
Forcing 1NT		Michaels Raises		Systems On vs Unusual
Garbage Stayman		Mini Roman		Unusual vs Unusual
placeholder		placeholder		placeholder
Hamilton		Minor Suit Stayman		2 Spade Rebid after a 2H Reverse
Hamilton in Balancing Seat		Namyats		2NT after Pard's Weak Jmp to 2H/2S
Handling Minor Suits over 1NT		Negative Doubles		Weak Twos
Hello		New Minor Forcing		Weak 2 Defensive Bidding
Help Suit Game Tries		New Minor Forcing 2-way		Wolfe Sign Offs
Impossible 2S Rebid by Responder		New Minor Forcing Rebids		X Y Z New Minor
Inverted Minors		placeholder		placeholder
Inviting Slam in Opener's Minor		placeholder		placeholder

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