[blml] EBL 2004 appeal number 10 [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Alain Gottcheiner]

At 06:55 12/09/2006 +0200, Sven Pran wrote:
>I am puzzled. Can we assume that East/West use some kind of negative
>doubles? Would a Double from West as his first call have shown 4 spades?
>Should not in such cases the _first_ pass from West be alerted? ("It can
>show interest for a penalty double of the 2H bid").
>
>The consequence of the Director's and AC's rulings must IMO be (if we shall
>be consistent) that also all passes in response to takeout doubles must be
>alerted, is anybody practicing that?

Perhaps West's pass should have been alerted, if forcing partner to double.

Apart from that, the fact that West's pass aims at penalties is obvious 
bridge logic, hence unalertable.

I do agree with Sven's puzzlement.

A good question, however, is :

1C   X   XX   pass

is this pass alertable, if meaning "I want to play in 1C XX" ?

Best regards,

     Alain