[blml] Clubbed Queen

[Sven Pran]

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-----Original Message-----
From: blml-bounces at amsterdamned.org [mailto:blml-bounces at amsterdamned.org]
On Behalf Of Andre Steffens
Sent: 30. oktober 2006 23:23
To: blml at amsterdamned.org
Subject: [blml] Clubbed Queen

Dummy north has:
B85
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98
 
Declarer asks for the five of clubs, to which east contributes the Queen.
Declarer now discovers his error and remarks that he meant to play the five
of spades. TD!
What fate befalls the Queen?
(Crossposted from the dutch forum, where this case elicited disappointingly
few comments)

[Sven:]
Law 46B4: If declarer calls a card that is not in dummy, the call is void
and declarer may designate any legal card.

So east has actually "led" his Queen of clubs out of turn, declarer may
accept this "lead", or the Queen becomes a major penalty card.

Regards Sven