NAMYATS is a convention where 4 opening means solid 7+ cards and 4 opening means solid 7+ cards - solid suit means 7+ cards ahead by AKQ. This convention was used by the 1951 world champion Samuel Stayman and his partner Victor Mitchell in the years of 60 - Namyats is Stayman inverted. Today Namyats is used in international competitions by many advanced partnerships, but each one has specifics rules for this convention, so here we also established restrictions to strengthen the convention. Playing Namyats partnership knows that an opening in 4/4 denies a solid suit like AKQxxxx and this may be important to avoid search the hand with 4nt asking for aces considering that the open of 4/4 could even be opening with a suit like QJ986532! Rule#0: The open of 4 promise 7+ cards AKQxxxx in Hearts and the open of 4 promises 7+ cards AKQxxxx in Spades. In both cases this open denies additional Ace or 2+ Kings or a void. So the hands below are all valid for Namyats: a) x AKQxxxxx Jx Kx => opening in 4; b) AKQ8654 x Jxx xx => opening in 4; c) x AKQxxxxx Jx Kx => opening in 4; d) AKQ8654 x KQx xx => opening in 4; e) x AKQ987xx x KJx => opening in 4; f) AKQ8654 x Kxxx x => opening in 4; Rule#1: the opening of 4 or 4 doesn't need A or K at top if the suit has 8 cards like QJ987654, but can't have 2 aces and must obey the "Rule of 3 and 2" to be more safety bid. Rule#2: After the opening of 4 or 4 (in any position) the Responder makes the transfer 4 => 4 or 4 => 4 to sign-off the auction. If Responder bids  4 (not 4) after the opening of 4 or Responder bids 4 (not 4) after the opening of 4 he is searching for singleton in Opener's hand and then Opener bids his major suit if he has 7222, denying singleton. opener with singleton in Clubs bids 5, opener with singleton in Diamonds bids 5, opener with singleton in the other major bids 4nt. O:AKQ8654 x Jxx xx R:107 96432 Ax AKQJ Opener                        Responder  4 <=Namyats        4 <= asking for singleton  4nt<=singleton     6 <= 12 tricks counted  pass O:54 AKQxxxx Jxx x R:AKQ10 J3 AKx Qxxx Opener                         Responder  4 <=Namyats         4 <= asking for singleton  5<=singleton       6 <= 12 tricks counted  pass O:54 AKQxxxx Jx Qx R:AKQ J3 AKx J109xx Opener                         Responder  4 <=Namyats         4 <= asking for singleton  4<=no singleton    pass    Rule#3: If Responder's first bid is 4nt then this is asking for the only one king that Opener can have and Opener bids: - 5 <= no king; - 5 <= 1 king; - 5 on his suit <= KQ (king with Quees of same suit) Then Responder sign-off the auction in level 5, 6 or 7. O:54 AKQxxxx Jx Kx R:AKx Jxx Axxx Axx Opener                         Responder  4 <=Namyats         4nt <= asking if have 1 King  5<= yes 1 king       6 <= 12 tricks counted O:AKQ8654 x Jxx xx R:J97 Axx AKx Axx Opener                       Responder  4 <=Namyats        4nt <= asking for 1 King  5 <=yes KQ           7nt <= 13 tricks counted  pass Rule#4: After Responder asking for singleton the 4nt bid by Responder is still asking for king and Rule#3 is on. O:54 AKQxxxx Jx Kx R:AKx Jxx AK109 Qxx Opener                         Responder  4 <=Namyats         4 <= asking for singleton  4 <=no singleton   4nt<= asking for king  5 <= I have 1 king 6 <= 12 tricks counted  pass O:AKQ8654 x Jxx xx R:J9 xxxx AKQx AKx Opener                        Responder  4 <=Namyats        4  <= asking for singleton  5 <=no singleton  4nt <= asking for king  5 <=1 king              6 <= 12 tricks counted O:6 xAKQJxxx xxx Kx R:QJ3 xxxx AKx AQx Opener                        Responder  4 <=Namyats        4  <= asking for singleton  5 <= singleton  4nt <= asking for king  5 <=1 king             6 <= 12 tricks counted Defenae against Namyats When opponents open Namyats against our partnership we can use the follow strategic: 1- the double of 4/4 is not for penalty is this suit, but is a take out double for the other major, showing been shorter in their major and have support for the other suits. Opponent      we     4           double  =>  x AQJ9 K10xx AQ10x     4           double  =>  QJ10x 9 K10xx AQ10 2- If we pass and they stop in their major now the double is penalty showing we have 3 loser in that major suit but have 4+ sure tricks in others suits without support for the other major (honor second). Opponent1     we1        opponent2              we2      4             pass       4 (sign-off)           pass     pass         double*     pass                         ? * 10xx K9 AK10x AKxx => first pass means no  suit and now double shows strong hand with minor suit.    ?  with singleton in  and a long minor we2 bid 5    x Q109x xx QJ10xxx    or pass with    x Q109x xxxx J10xx  / / /