[blml] Turn but a stone [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

WBF Laws Committee minute 3 of 24th August 1998:

>>       "The committee considered the question of
>>information arising from possession of a penalty
>>card. Information that the player must play the
>>penalty card as the law requires is authorised and
>>partner may choose the card to lead from the suit
>>on the basis of that knowledge (e.g. may lead small
>>from KQJx when partner's penalty card is the Ace).

[snip]

Steve Willner:

>This seems perfectly clear.  It is AI to the player
>in second seat that if he discards, partner's card
>will win the trick.  So use a different law.

Richard Hills:

No, I would argue "so write a different minute".  It
seems to me that the quoted section of the minute is
directly contrary to Law 16C2, therefore ultra vires.

Law 16C2:

"A call or play may be withdrawn, and another
substituted, either by a non-offending side after an
opponent's infraction or by an offending side to
rectify an infraction.
For the offending side, information arising from its
own withdrawn action and from withdrawn actions of
the non-offending side is unauthorised. A player of
the offending side may not choose from among logical
alternative actions one that could demonstrably have
been suggested over another by the unauthorised
information."

Richard Hills:

All penalty cards are initially created by the
withdrawal of a card, either because the card is
withdrawn due to being a non-established revoke, or
because the card is withdrawn due to a play out of
turn not being accepted by declarer.

(Yes, I know that Law 24 is the exception which tests
the rule, since cards exposed during the auction
cannot be withdrawn as such, given that tricks are
not played during the auction.)


Best wishes

Richard James Hills
Divisional Executive Officer unit
People Services, Values & Training Division
(02) 6225 6285

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