[blml] agreements

[Jean-Pierre Rocafort]

Alain Gottcheiner a écrit :
> Dear blmlists,
> 
> I've heard of a case in the Belgian T4 Championships, which raises a 
> general question.
> 
> Screens were in use.
> The bidding began : (N) 1C  (W) 3C.
was 3C actually bid out of turn?

> 1C = 3+ cards.
> 
> In this part of the world, and at this level of play (bracket B), nearly 
> everyone plays 3C asks for a stopper (promising solid diamonds) ; however, 
> East was a diehard naturalist, and understood this as a natural, 
> intermediate jump (it must be said that this pair plays 1C-2C as natural).
> 
> Later in the bidding, East, still in the fog, made a conclusive 6C bid, 
> taken by partner as void-showing. He explained it as such and bid 7D. South 
> declined to lead a club, and a 28-IMP swing ensued (the contract at the 
> other table was a mundane diamond partial).
> 
> The ruling -on which the Jury is still out- must consider the following 
> question : are standard conventions considered "on" as a default ? In which 
> case West's explanations were faultless and East a lucky devil. Or should 
> West have explained better, like "I guess he, too, plays this as 
> stopper-showing" ?
> 
> What are your feelings ?

as often the case, the problem arose from east's ignorance of his duties 
about disclosure. as it appeared from your description, i think the pair 
had no agreement about the 3C bid, so he should have explained he had no 
agreement and that anyone's guess would be as good as his. if his guess 
could be helped by some piece of information such as the meaning of a 2C 
overcall or anything else, he should have offered them. as i understand 
the disclosing procedure, if he was guessing, he should say he was 
guessing, not giving the result of his guess and if he gave his 
opponents the false impression that he had strong agreements, was on 
solid ground and hid the fact that they were "in the fog", he was guilty 
of misinformation and opened the door to a possible score adjustment.
i am somewhat lost with your description of east's and west's role. if 
the problem was with the explanation of the 6C bid and not 3C, i think 
it's the same thing about the pair not having any agreement about it.

jpr
> 
> Best regards
> 
>    Alain
> 
> 

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