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  • If it was an agreement then there should be an alert.
    If the player did this and partner expected 4+ spades and he hadn't done this before then it's just life (and could well go wrong if partner insisted on spades). If this is the first ti…

    in 3csp Comment by Jeremy69 February 2022
  • I don't think that is valid. The timing for, say, a F2F EBU national event is no different to club events in principle i.e. around 15 minutes a two board round. The only time you get longer is for those events played behind screens. 25 minutes fo…

  • It's hard to believe that the reason for playing 4D when 6D could make was down to 2H being opened on a 4 count not a 5 count. If they had concentrated on bidding the value of their hands it likely would have made little or no difference.

  • If you expect that to be ok "in any top level game" then you might want to cast your mind back to Monte Carlo and the final of the Bermuda Bowl in 2003. This was settled by a ruling based on declarer touching the wrong card on the very last hand …

  • I expect the claimer claimed to save time! 5H-3 seems right to me although no doubt some sarcastic unpleasantries will follow.

  • I think the bit about promissory i.e. whether 2C promises a 4 card major usually applies to hands where there is a raise to 2NT. It is typically the case that if you bid Stayman with the values for game you will have a major or else why bother? 1…

  • It would be odd if non promissory Stayman were ever treated differently to the promissory type. I don't recall it being so in my time on the L&E but am open to correction if anyone has the appropriate Blue/Orange/Yellow or Green book. I've he…

  • I'm sure you are right that you are not the only one who prefers a later start but as suggested by Gordon, above, the majority don't agree with you.

  • I'd take the view that if x showed, say, 1 I'd tell the opponents.

  • It certainly would not be my preference, firstly if on bbo the card is in a horrible and difficult format and second i'd far rather have someone give me some accurate and helpful info. than hunt for it. If you ruled MI because something was missi…

  • I play the same method (in this respect) as Frances and I also alert the 2nd and not the first

  • I don't think it raises the "spectre" that negative doubles (some, most or all) should be alerted. First of all they are for take out. They are not the same as take out doubles because there tends to be some sort of promise about suit holdings at…

  • If you have got far enough as a partnership to discuss what level you play negative doubles to then accepting the "we haven't discussed this position" is stretching the credulity more than a bit.

  • Of course if organisers want to allow undos they should make this clear before the event so that I, for one, will know not to play. I did play in an event organised by the PBU where on Page 207 of the CoC it likely said that undo's were allowed h…

  • I suspect on BBO, at least, 98% of any problems relating to the wrong card and an undo would go away if the double click to confirm option was selected. If people don't wish to use that for whatever reason then they take the risk. I don't think y…

  • Why not? They have an implicit agreement. Freak hands such as the one quoted are also likely to be discussed. "That was a wild hand! Seemed like a 2C opener to me. Yes, can't think of anything better." Is that not an agreement for next time some…

  • Well, at least one of them thinks it is their agreement even if unspoken. The lack of wisdom of such a bid might be evident if it starts 2C (2D) x (4D) for example. You can ask questions to elicit what they believe their agreement is with distrib…

  • If you play a pairs round of 2 boards in 14 minutes then it can take a lot of time to get the information you need some of the time. Even if you click the bid or ask privately for an explanation you can be ignored. Eventually you can provoke an a…

  • Quite a few play that 1NT in the "sandwich" position is typically stronger than an immediate overcall. I usually play 15-18 in the direct position but 17-19 in the auction given.

    As to the question quite a while ago the difference betwee…

  • Perhaps you should have been called earlier and maybe East is partially at fault for that but I can't see why he or she is not entitled to an explanation at this turn to call and the failure of the other side to comply with their obligations is I…

  • If you use an IPAD and there are problems seeing chat then a. you should be aware of that b. it does not stop you from saying at the start of a round "Hi. We are Fred & Doris. We play..........." That's just good manners. you can post a syste…

  • In F2F bridge at clubs not that many have system cards not least because they are often fairly casual partnerships. Some might fill out a few bits on the front of their scorecard. Its hard to play if you have no idea what your no trump range is o…

  • I import the EBU calendar into my google calendar and like the above poster don't need or use a paper diary. You can pick whether you want all or just some of the overlays. Works very well and updates automatically. I believe you can import it a…

  • The substantial majority of NGS scores come from pairs whereas international competition is teams so having an element of NGS scores included in the selection process is not all that appropriate.

  • I've been told by a few people that they play no signals and I have never believed them but usually accepted I won't get any useful information. There are plenty of players who wouldn't recognise a suit preference signal if it got up and bit them…

  • I agree with others. If the aim of the system description is to tell opponents what you are playing then saying your system has a multi is a fail and then opponents finding out the multi is 2C and only one weak two is included not only might be a…

  • I don't think it is a psyche.
    I don't think South did any fielding.
    EW are architects of their own misfortune by playing a toy and not having discussed what to do if beastly opponents come in over it. North might have had one more he…

  • The whole bit about people not being able to understand/remember is a myth. 98% fail to follow the procedure because they can't be bothered, disagree with it or very occasionally forget. To give a couple of examples the regulations about alerting…

  • It's a problem with a certificate which expired and need to be renewed. Chrome doesn't like sites that aren't https so gives an error message. Opera copes and Bridgewebs have sent an email to site owners in the last hour explaining how to cope in…

  • "Yes, as a discard. Some people might call it 'reverse DODDS'!

    Only if they wished to ensure that no-one had the faintest idea what they were talking about =)