[blml] GK&E

[Eric Landau]

At 07:45 AM 1/19/07, David wrote:

>Well try this one.
>
>1C   P   1H    1S
>P     2S    P      P
>2N
>
>Oppo enquire about the 2N bid.
>MY GK&E tells me that it is not natural (could have bid NT earlier)
>and so it shows a weakish hand with Clubs and Diamonds.
>What are your obligations?

This is a good example of the misinterpretation and misuse of the GK&E 
exception in L75C.

David's knowledge that 2NT shows the minors is a direct consequence of 
his knowledge that partner, by viture of his partnership's bidding 
agreements, could have bid NT naturally earlier (it is certainly 
conceivable that, given an entirely different set of agreements, that 
might not be the case).  Thus it is an inference drawn directly from 
his knowledge of his partnership's bidding agreements, not even close 
to being an inference from his GK&E.  One's GK&E, by definition, cannot 
change as a result of any possible change to one's bidding agreements.


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