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

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Richard Hills:

>>"Side information" about strength does not
>>change a natural call into a conventional call.

Sven Pran:

>A very interesting consequence is that an
>opening pass that promises 13+ HCP regardless of
>distribution is _not_ a conventional call?
>
>(I assume of course that it must be alerted also
>in Australia as a "normal" call conveying
>"unexpected" information)

Richard Hills:

Not so fast.  While strength alone does not
define a call as a convention, there are other
criteria, as for example:

"conveys a meaning other than willingness to play
in the denomination named"

If that opening pass promising 13+ hcp also forces
partner to respond, then it shows a meaning other
than willingness to pass the deal out.

:-)


Best wishes

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