[blml] Nondisclosure

[Wayne Burrows]

On 30/05/07, Grattan Endicott <grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Grattan Endicott
> grandeval at vejez.fsnet .co.uk
> [also gesta at tiscali.co.uk]
> **********************
> "One writes only half the book,
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> +=+ Do I have it right that
> 1. Systems Cards were sent by the pair at fault 14 days
> before the trial - required by regulation;
> 2. There was a meeting at which changes should be
> disclosed before the first match;
> 3. Changes to conventions of high complexity were
> not allowed, by regulation;
> 4. The first time Wayne became aware of the use of
> this BS convention was when he met the pair at the
> table ?
>

Yes this part you got right Grattan.

> If so, then on what basis could the pair be allowed to
> play the convention? The law requires disclosure "in
> accordance with the regulations"  The regulations seem
> sound enough so I would think it a Director's error on
> a massive scale to permit its use.  I take it an appeal
> went to the national authority. Is Wayne asking us to
> condemn a decision of a national authority?  If so,
> have we had warning of this and have we been told
> the grounds for its decision?

No there was no appeal.  The board where the undisclosed system bids
came up was a nothing hand where the opponent's out bid us in a
part-score auction and I cannot now remember whether this was good or
bad.

We were at the potential disadvantage of not discussing our agreements
over this method for the next 19 boards but fortunately the situation
did not come up.

Wayne

>                                     ~ Grattan ~   +=+
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Amos" <sarahamos at onetel.net>
> To: "Wayne Burrows" <wjburrows at gmail.com>;
>  "blml" <blml at rtflb.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [blml] Nondisclosure
>
> +=+ Wayne Burrows said:
>
> >> The opponents were allowed to play the method and
> >> we were denied any time to prepare a defense.
> >>
> and:
> >>> > 20 Board Match - National Trial
> >>> > System Cards have been sent in weeks in advance.
> >>> > There was an opportunity to register changes at a
> >>> >meeting immediately before play began in the first
> >>> > match.  This is match three on the evening of the
> >>> > first day.
> >>> >
> >>> > Mike Amos commented:
> > I would invite the pair concerned to appeal.  It really
> > p***es me off when I'm the CTD for an event and the
> > Regulations are useless.  If a suitable Appeals Committee
> > ruled that the system was allowed I'd accept their advice
> > but suggest that a new CTD was found (in the next ten
> > minutes :))
> >
>
>
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