SEF vs SAYC

[chintz]

Help! Moved to the south of France 3 years ago. Joined the bridge club last week. They play SEF. I ordered the book, (only in French). Would prefer to learn it in English. Any teachers out there? I have been a member of ACBL for 13 years and am intermediate to advanced; I usually play 2/1. SEF is very quirky. I.e. all types of transfers are all called Texas. Who knew? They also play Landy and multi Landy; and Benjamin and Roudi. Much to relearn! Would love help, thanks, Mrs. G in Uzès.

[Gilithin]

Help! Moved to the south of France 3 years ago. Joined the bridge club last week. They play SEF. I ordered the book, (only in French). Would prefer to learn it in English. Any teachers out there? I have been a member of ACBL for 13 years and am intermediate to advanced; I usually play 2/1. SEF is very quirky. I.e. all types of transfers are all called Texas. Who knew? They also play Landy and multi Landy; and Benjamin and Roudi. Much to relearn! Would love help, thanks, Mrs. G in Uzès.

Can you understand German? Forum D is essentially an exact copy of SEF so you can use the DBV resources if that is an option for you. In truth though, you might find that whilst SEF/Forum D specify that the system works a certain way, many locals actually play a sort of mash-up between the real system and Standard American. For example, in SEF the sequence 1M - 2m -- 2NT shows 15-17 and 5M(332) distribution but a very large proportion of French and German club players bid it instead with 12-14. So you are probably best off finding out what the local standard is and working from there rather than the fully correct version.