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Appeal
No 14.
Misinformation
| Appeals Committee: |
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Jens Auken |
(Chairman, Denmark) |
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Herman De Wael |
(Scribe, Belgium) |
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Naki Bruni |
(Italy) |
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Peter
Lund |
(Denmark) |
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Anton Maas |
(the Netherlands) |
Senior Teams Round 8
Sweden 1 v Great Britain 2
Board
3.
Dealer South.
East/West Game.
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| Alfrredsson |
Hirst |
Ekberg |
Semp |
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2 |
| Dble |
2 |
Pass |
Pass |
| 2NT |
Pass |
3NT |
All Pass |
Contract: Three No-Trumps,
played by West.
Lead: Three of clubs.
Result: Nine tricks,
-600 to East/West .
The Facts: West had explained his bid of Two No-Trumps to
South as being for the minors, while East had not alerted and expected
it to be natural, invitational. North claimed he would not have
led clubs if he had received the explanation that West had given.
The Director: Agreed with
North and awarded an adjusted score.
Ruling: Score adjusted to
Three No-Trumps, making six tricks, -300 to East/West.
East/West appealed.
The Players: East explained
their system: the Double was Take-Out, so Two no-Trumps must mean
that West has some extra values, and with his points, he was happy
to accept the invitation. A direct 2NT over the Multi would have
shown 15-17, an indirect 2NT would be for the minors, so this sequence
must be something else, but there are no firm agreements about it,
as they are not a regular partnership.
South stated that he had called the Director immediately after the
lead, and that West had stated at that time "there seems to be a
misunderstanding".
East/West's captain told the Committee that in his opinion the opening
lead did the damage, not the explanations.
The Committee: Decided that
the explanation that East had given was very likely to be the correct
one. West may well have intended his bid to be invitational, but
had explained his hand rather than his agreements.
North therefore had the right
explanation before he made his opening lead.
The Committee's decision:
Director's decision overturned, original table result restored.
+600 to East/West.
Relevant Laws: Law
75A
Deposit: Returned
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