[blml] Disclosure

[Eric Landau]

On Jul 29, 2007, at 6:54 AM, Herman De Wael wrote:

> Grattan Endicott wrote:
>>
>>> From: Eric Landau <ehaa at starpower.net>
>>>>  I may have a "heightened
>>>> awareness" that partner is psyching his call because I know that  
>>>> (a)
>>>> he has psyched this particular call in the past, but only when  
>>>> he has
>>>> been having a very bad game (clearly disclosable) *and* (b) I
>>>> estimate that we are having a very bad game.  I do not believe that
>>>> that the latter is a disclosable "understanding",
>>>  Steve Willner:
>>> Your knowledge comes from partnership experience, and I don't
>>> see why it isn't disclosable.
>>
>> +=+ Concerning (b) I do not think one should disclose one's
>> own belief that 'we are having a bad game'. It is more a case
>> of "should partner think we are having a bad game".
>>         The underlying question is whether opponent has the
>> same information as yourself to judge what that individual
>> seated opposite you is doing. The test, I think, is whether
>> you have information (other than information generally known
>> to bridge players) that you have not disclosed and it turns out
>> to be crucial for opponent's judgement of his (opponent's)
>> action.
>
> I don't think that is a good criterion.
>
> Examples:
>
> - "That is 10-12 if we're non-vulnerable, 15-17 if we are vulnerable".
> Surely the info if they are vul is crucial, but it is known.
>
> - "That shows 1 or 4 aces".
> Surely the info if asker has 1 or 3 aces is crucial, but we all agree
> that this need not be disclosed.
>
> - "That is certainly natural if we are having a good game, but very
> frequently a psyche if we are not".
> Surely the info if they are having a good game or not is crucial. Does
> it have to be disclosed?
> And the fact that partners might disagree as to what constitutes a bad
> game does not alter the fact that in a majority of cases, both players
> will have the same opinion - should that not be revealed?

I certainly hope not, because how about this one:  "That is normally  
natural, but is frequently a psych if partner thinks he's playing  
against opponents who seriously overrate their own abilities."?


Eric Landau
1107 Dale Drive
Silver Spring MD 20910
ehaa at starpower.net