[blml] Failure to alert (corrected posting)

[Tim West-Meads]

Peter Eidt wrote:
> > 
> > Before that in 13th brd North opened 1NT not alerted. EW treated
> > that as 15-17 NT and therefore E didn't double with 14 HCP and
> > balanced hand. Later W bid 2S and took 10 tricks. 
> > 
> > EW playing different defences against weak (up to 15 points)/ strong
> > (14+ points) NTs. If EW know, that 1NT opening is 13-15, East would
> > double, and then it's easy to reach 4S. 

> No TD will (should) change the score, nor any AC.
> If you play a 16 board team-match and don't 
> mind opponents system and if you play a
> two-way defence against 1 NT and don't
> mind opponents NT-range, and if you
> play 12 boards and don't mind to ask a
> single question about it, who should help
> you ????

Well, I'd probably adjust if the site/match regulations were "Any 1N 
range outside 15-18 must be disclosed to opponents before play and 
alerted whenever the bid is made.".

Basically if the disclosure regulations were broken and the NOS had good 
reason to expect opps to be playing a 15-17 NT in the circumstances they 
have a case.  I stress that I have no idea what regulations were 
actually in force.

Tim