[blml] claim

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Manuela Mandache
> > On Jul 6, 2006, at 2:48 AM, Manuela Mandache wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I was there, declarer miscounted
> >
> > In your opinion. :-) On the evidence presented, I'm not so sure.
> >
> > It's a judgement call - and the judgement that counts is the TD's.
> >
> 
> No TD has been called. It was the year's tournament of the club, 
> "we're all friends and we play for fun". After the claim, I present
> my STxxx and declarer says 'oh! oh, then I concede a spade'. I answer
> 'You should play SAQJ, then S9 for my 10, I cash my two clubs and let
> you have the last trick in D. Forget it, so you score 3NT+2'. 'No!',
> says dummy, who has taken a better look to all my and declarer's cards,
> 'after SAQJ there are four tricks in diamonds, DJ comes.'
> I left dummy mark the score (declarer was actually W), he started 
> marking 3NT+3, then declarer insisted and he changed it for3NT+2.
> He did not speak to me for one month and a few days later I had a
> motherly speach from declarer on the lines of 'this kind of attitude
> does you no good'.

If I ever should happen that I come to your club for a tournament where
"we're all friends and we play for fun" please remind me that it is OK to
bypass the laws like this. 

After all anybody complaining is only destroying the fun.

As I have indicated before: 3NT+3 is outrageous, 3NT+2 can be an acceptable
compromise depending on the circumstances and 3NT= is the correct result if
you shall follow the laws to the letter (and intention).

Regards Sven