Senior_Kibitzer
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No, there isn't. You have 24 boards randomly dealt and then the TD takes away the last six boards and you have 18 boards randomly dealt. There is no way of telling (before play) how the HCP are distributed in the 24 boards or in the re…
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Thanks, Gordon.
(Quote)It seems it can! :)))))
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It'll be because you can't insert "Av+" etc in the weighted scores. The TD should review the ruling and, if necessary, consult*, as I do not believe that there is any legal provision for a split score with one side getting an adjusted non-artific…
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So we are sticking with Law 16D and South "overhearing" West's "remark", and this interferes with normal play, so we assign an artificial score.
In what way has South "breached" Law 20? I am not aware of any Law that says that players hav…
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The TD for the event also consulted and received the same opinions that this was not a psych but just a very aggressive bid. Some believed that it deserved the bad score it got!
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If BB4C1A has nothing to do with completions of transfers, then what is the context in which they are mentioned in that paragraph?
I was aware that completions of transfer were not announced or alerted when the transfer bid itself was ann…
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Wow! I hadn't noticed this! I had been aware that transfer completions are mostly not alertable when the bid that initiates the transfer is announced, but it seems that under BB 4C1a, completion of transfer bids are always considered a…
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No problem, Martin. I thought you were clear, though my answer did apply to this instance, in which case the answer was yes, alert either way. But there may be other situations on this theme where the answer does depend on whether the player (who…
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Thanks, Martin.
The argument against 2H followed by 3H not being forcing is that surely with five spades and four hearts and no game ambitions, surely you would bid 2C, Stayman, and pass 2S or 2H or convert 2D to 2S?
You asked: "I…
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Thanks, John, ais and Martin. Some good points raised and I also have a little more evidence, particularly that West might be more likely than I had previously thought to intervene with an explanation "No agreement but would be either natural or …
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In the event of a defender naming a card in his hand that he doesn't have, it can't then become a Penalty Card as it is not in his hand to become one. The situation can be covered by the UI Law 16B and/or Laws 73D2/E2, not to mention a fine if de…
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Yes, it's a really good movement. I used it just last week. :)
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That's near enough the movement that I input last week as I might have had six for a pivot teams. It's in Manning Page 148, but if you have the break after 3 rounds, the Disordered Stagger (the name usually gets a good laugh if I announce it at t…
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I think that you can only deal with this as UI (Unauthorised Information). The situation depends to some extent on how much time there was between West bidding 2C and asking if he should alert it, as the longer the time, the more evidence that Ea…
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Thanks, Gordon. I couldn't think of anything better either, even though Law 16B says "A player may not choose a call or play .... " and doesn't add "or option given by a Tournament Director in accordance with these Laws etc etc etc etc". I'll try…
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There is a very similar example in the EBED Club TD Training Courses. Declarer is a Grand Master and makes a claim without stating a line that he would need to overcome a 4-1 break. The gist is that if he was careless enough to make a claim witho…
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Thanks, Secaaddin.
So, let's look at when 3NT shows spade support, and then at when 3NT shows spade shortage. Incidentally, I like your idea of 3NT showing two spades and five hearts!
As South, we simply have to assume that partne…
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Sscaaddin, firstly, please could you tell me which regulations are in force in your scenarios? Just curious. You say that the 3H was not alerted, so that suggests you are using alerting regulations of the WBF or some other Regulating Authority.
I believe that we, as TDs, need to know, when a replacement call is made, whether it is a Comparable Call or not. To help me, I may have asked the player to chat with me away from the table. I will always suggest chatting away from the table if t…
There are references to Law 26B for Insufficient bids and calls out of turn, but no references to Law 26B in Law 21 or in Law 16D, so how would a club TD know to look up Law 26B in Mark's case? My initial view was that lead restrictions should no…
It's a good question because I don't know the answer! The effect of seating rights can be interesting though. I once played all six stanzas of a tight 48 board Gold Cup match against the same pair, through the choice of both teams!
I agree with Paul. I hardly ever have rulings involving whether doubles should be alerted or not.
(Quote)Just curious as Stop cards are a matter of Regulation and not Law, but would I assume correctly that your Regulating Authority has a mandatory 10 second pause, and that the delay by East was therefore significantly in excess of that?
This There. Sorry for typo.
Am4Fun, in reply to your three points:
(1) Sorry, I don't understand.
(2) There are lots of ways that partnerships could use for illegal communication, but this method would seem like hard work to remember. Have you actually had suc…Blue Book 3ZB4 refers as per James.
You would have to define what you mean by "better". I would doubt that Swiss movements are ever "better" but they are, in many circumstances, far more popular with players, and that matters. If I were to play at a Congress event, I would be far m…
With correct information, I think that North might well be able to double the 3C bid to show clubs and suggest penalties, and that 3CX-8 should form some of the weighting. Maybe you think it is reasonable for East to run to 3H with his hand, in …
As Paul says.
I would mention that with Simultaneous Pairs events, NGS is based on your own club's heat only and not on the combined fields of all the clubs playing in the event. Normally with a club's hybrid event, NGS would be applied a…
Absolutely! There's no copyright! :)
I created the document soon after I became the CTD in 2003 as it seemed sensible to have a record of various information available to all members that gives greater details beyond (and subservient to) …