[blml] player overruling the TD ?

[Alain Gottcheiner]

At 15:34 5/03/2007 +0100, Sven Pran wrote:
> > From: blml-bounces at amsterdamned.org [mailto:blml-bounces at amsterdamned.org]
>...............
> > Is there such a thing as asking the TD to overrule himself?
> > This is a case that appeared in Belgian mixed teams last week:
> >
>
>What level is that: National, regional, local? If it is anything but local I
>am astonished by your story.

National. Belgian championship. Which doesn't mean that much.

Perhaps bad players deserve bad directors.  (We won. This tells what the 
level was ;-)

Perhaps language problems in Belgium are such that being perfectly 
bilingual (and courteous) is more important than being an experienced TD.

>1: Request law information from the Director until you feel sure you have
>been given the complete information relevant to the case.

AG : OK, but as I told I wasn't given time to do so before RHO's bid (and 
I'm quick to step in, I may tell you). You see, he "knew" what to do, was 
ready for it, and the TD only confirmed this.

>Note: Your reason for accepting the IB and your stated purpose for you
>bidding 1NT a second time is UI to your partner and particularly should not
>be evident to him/her from agreements between you. You will bid 1NT at your
>own risk that partner will interpret you as desired and your partner should
>be in a position to figure out your intention from "general knowledge and
>experience".

Right so. But it wouldn't need an agreement for her to understand why I 
didn't double or let her double - and the players I've asked confirmed that 
the meaning of 1NT would have been obvious (given the meaning of partner's 
pass).

Of course, if you tell me that "not doubling or bidding high means that I 
can't double or bid high" is a specific agreement, that's trouble for us.

And, apart from that, why is it that catering that my rights are preserved 
won't be UI, and exerting them would ? Isn't that a bit perverse ?

Best regards

   Alain