[blml] 40B3? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Jean-Pierre Rocafort]

richard.hills at immi.gov.au a écrit :
> 2007 Law 40B3:
> 
> The Regulating Authority may disallow prior agreement by a
> partnership to vary its understandings during the auction or
> play following a question asked, a response to a question, or
> any irregularity.
> 
> Bob Geller:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> EXAMPLE 1:  I open 1NT, and LHO doubles.  Partner asks the
>> meaning of the double (penalty or takeout).  We vary our
>> treatments according to the opponents answer.
>>
>> EXAMPLE 2.  I open 1NT, and LHO bids 2C.  Partner asks the
>> meaning.  We vary our treatments according to the opponents
>> answer (i.e. whether 2C shows majors, or an unspecified one
>> suiter, or ....).
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> But my question is, what sort of "varying one's understanding
>> according to the answer to a question" did the drafters have
>> in mind?  Can anyone provide a good example.   Thanks.

imho what they had in mind is the following:
opponent opens 1D meaning hearts.
  you don't ask and double so it's a take-out of diamonds
  you ask then double: it's a take-out of hearts

jpr

>>
>> Best,
>> Bob
> 
> Richard Hills:
> 
> The key issue is the phrase "vary its understandings".
> 
> In both of Bob Geller's examples there are pre-existing
> alternative partnership understandings, one of which will come
> into effect dependent on which of two possibilities the
> opponents' partnership understandings are.  So there is no
> "varying" in Bob Geller's examples.
> 
> In my opinion Law 40B3 talks about interrogations, not
> directly about the opponents' partnership understandings.
> 
> For example, pard opens 1NT 15-18, but when his RHO overcalls
> pard chooses to conduct a lengthy enquiry about RHO's overcall,
> thus varying your understandings to state that pard actually
> has 19 hcp.
> 
> For example, an opponent asks partner about your bid.  Pard
> gives an answer showing that he has completely forgotten.  You
> have a prior agreement with pard to vary your understandings
> to avoid disaster (and a prior agreement to vary your later
> explanations a la De Wael School to prevent pard having UI
> restrictions).
> 
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Richard James Hills
> Governance & Standards Section
> National Training Branch
> Department of Immigration and Citizenship
> Telephone: 02 6223 8439
> Email: richard.hills at immi.gov.au
> 
>

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