[blml] Online Bridge

[Laval Dubreuil]

Sven writes:

This means that you in your case have accidentally (I hope!) given your
opponents incorrect information on your agreements and must be subject to
precisely the same ruling(s) as you would receive in a face to face bridge
party where you caused the same irregularity.

In a situation where both players in the pair (independently) stated that
their system declaration was correct while the facts revealed that they both
deviated in the same way from this declaration in a particular call sequence
I would definitely rule misinformation and concealed partnership
understanding. I see absolutely no reason why online bridge should be
treated any different from face to face bridge in such situations?
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Fully agree.

The case is the same as having filled a CC with your Pd some times ago
agreeing
that 1C - P - 2NT is 11-12 HPC. Later, you change the agreement to 13-15 HPC
forgetting to correct you CCs. Oppns receive false information and Law 75
applies.

When using an online device instead of a written CC, you have the same
responsibility. The information given to oppns must be correct. Using and
filling CCs, and such devices, is in regulations, under local authorities.

Laval Du Breuil
Quebec City