[blml] Positronic brain [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Tim West-Meads assessment:

>The thinking over 4S and the 5S bid are compatible
>with Ax,KT9xx,x,AQJxx.

The actual West's assessment of 5S:

>>West stated that in order for East to bid 5S, he
>>needed to have HKQ fifth and the two black aces.

>>He did not believe his partner could have had a
>>two-suited hand, since he would have bid 4NT with
>>that.

Tim West-Meads assessment:

>5N must show a degree of interest in a grand and I
>am surprised that East bid only 6H at that point,
>and in tempo.

The actual West's assessment of 5NT:

>>He had bid 5NT in order to find out what 5S was
>>based on, and raised to seven when he found out
>>it was based on hearts. He would have passed 6C.

Tim West-Meads assessment:

>A slow 6H bid would surely show extras in the H
>suit and render 7H illegal but since NS didn't
>suggest such a break I can't see anything in the
>UI to suggest bidding on over passing 6H.

Richard Hills assessment:

Since a peer of the East-West partnership, West
himself, believes that East's 5S denies a two-
suited hand, and that West's 5NT is not a grand
slam try but instead a choice of slams query, it
seems to me that Tim's conclusion is based on the
false premise that Tim's style in high-level
competitive slam auctions is uniformly consistent
with the style of other experts.

:-)


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch
02 6225 6285