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Appeal
No 24.
Misinformation
| Appeals Committee: |
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Jens Auken |
(Chairman, Denmark) |
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Herman De Wael |
(Sat in on the meeting
to act as Scribe, Belgium) |
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Peter Lund |
(Denmark) |
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Anton Maas |
(the Netherlands) |
Ladies Teams Round 18
Italy v Belgium
Board
6.
Dealer East.
East/West Game.
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| Jeunen C |
Rosetta |
Hardeman |
De Lucchi |
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2 |
Pass |
| 2NT |
Pass |
4NT |
Pass |
6 |
Pass |
7
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Dble |
| 7NT |
Pass |
Pass |
Dble |
| All Pass |
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Contract: Seven No-Trumps,
doubled, played by West.
Lead: Ten
of Hearts
Result: Thirteen
tricks, +2490 to East/West
The Facts: Two Clubs could show any of three possibilities:
weak with 4-4 in the Majors, any Semi-Game-Forcing hand, or a very
strong balanced hand (24+).
Two-No-Trumps was a strong forcing relay, showing 14 points or more,
but the meaning of rest of the bidding was not clear:
According to West, 4NT showed the strong balanced hand, and 6
was natural, with the intention of playing there. According to East,
4NT was Blackwood, and she explained to North that she was uncertain
of the situation and that she regarded the call of 6
to be natural but that it could also be 2 aces and a heart void.
The Director: Did not find
any damage.
Ruling: Result Stands
North/South appealed.
The Players: North explained
that after the explanation that maybe West held a heart void, South
could well have the Ace in that suit, and this is why she led Hearts.
East explained that all she had wanted to know after partner had
shown 14 points, was the number of Aces. They don't play answers
at the six level, so all she did was answer to North: "I don't understand
nothing" (sic).
West explained she had bid
Seven No-Trumps, because nobody knew about her second suit.
The Committee: Was quite clear:
Life is like that. More often than not, you benefit from opponent's
errors.
The Committee felt the appeal
basically had no merit but decided not to keep the deposit because
of the confusion in the bidding at the high level.
The Committee's decision:
Director's decision upheld.
Relevant Laws: Law
40A
Deposit: Returned, but only
just.
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