[blml] Law 21B1

[gesta at tiscali.co.uk]

Grattan Endicott<gesta at tiscali.co.uk
[also grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk]
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim West-Meads" <twm at cix.co.uk>
To: <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [blml] Law 21B1


> Andre wrote:
> 
>> South has:
>> Ax
>> Xxxx
>> Jxxxx
>> Xx
>> 
>> Bidding goes (West deals, NS pass):
>> 2NT-3H
>> 3Sp-4C
>> 4NT-5D
>> 6Sp
>> 
>> South asks after the meaning of 5D and is told by West that it shows 
>> 1 or 4 keycards with spades as trump.
>> Before the opening lead East corrects this to 0 or 3 keycards. South 
>> now says he wants to double.
> 
> South will need to clarify to me how his wish to change his call relates 
> to the MI.  I suspect that his desire to change is based on the 
> knowledge of the misunderstanding rather than the MI itself - which 
> would not be grounds for allowing a change of call.
> 
> Tim
> 
+=+ I share Tim's scepticism. I do not perceive anything 
about the South hand which varies if there is one less control 
on his right and one more on his left. We should also be 
certain as to the timing of South's question - at which point 
did he enquire about the meaning of the 5D bid?
                                      ~ Grattan ~    +=+