[blml] Fwd: Re: Belgian TD exam question

[Alain Gottcheiner]

>Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:47:08 +0100
>To: André Steffens <andre.steffens at hccnet.nl>
>From: Alain Gottcheiner <agot at ulb.ac.be>
>Subject: Re: Belgian TD exam question
>
>At 21:11 3/11/2006 +0100, André
>
>>
>>I am sorry to mail you unasked, but this case for the Belgian TD exam you 
>>mentioned interests me. Could you send me the question and its answer?
>>I am not sure if your preferred language is French or Dutch, so I stick 
>>to English for now ;-)
>
>Try esperanto.
>
>This is how the case looks like. I can't remember the exact lie of the 
>cards, as it happened about 20 years ago.
>
>x                       Axxx
>xx                      Axxxx
>Kxx                     Jxxx
>AKQJ10xx                ---
>
>1C                      1H
>3C                      3NT
>
>Eke pika regxo ... sorry, the lead is the king of spades. Declarer grabs 
>the Ace, thinks for a while, then calls for CA. North carelessly follows suit.
>
>According to L72B1, declarer's score shall be corrected to 3NT minus 
>whatever is suitable, unless DA lies in front of the king and spades are 
>4-4 (which, of course, was not the case in said deal : the right score was 
>- 7).
>
>But, since North's neglectfulness caused his bad score, he keeps it.
>
>Best regards,
>
>   Alain
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