[blml] Any redress or rub of the green [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Richard Hills begs to differ:

>>No ruling?  A De Wael School explanation which
>>conforms to partner's hand could still be the
>>infraction of misexplanation, if the explainer
>>has illegally customised their explanation to
>>conform with partner's misbid, rather than to
>>describe mutual partnership agreement.

Herman De Wael:

>If the explanation conforms to the hand, very
>seldom there will be a ruling. In the unlikely
>case of the TD being called and misinformation
>and misbid being both present (both partners
>simultaneously and in the same manner
>forgetting the system on their CC, there will
>be MI, no damage.

Richard Hills:

No damage?  Not necessarily so.

In a 1980s Bridge World tournament report about
a women's championship, written by Edgar Kaplan,
he discussed a ruling about a player who "tried
to be helpful, with the usual dire results".

This player recognised that her partner had
misbid.  She then adopted the De Wael School
policy of describing her partner's cards, rather
than describing their mutual partnership
agreement.

Due to the nature of the event, which required
advance submission of partnership system notes,
her well-intentioned infraction was quickly
discovered.

Her opponents had indeed been damaged, since
after a correct description of the mutual
partnership agreement the opponents would have
had the methods to reach their best contract.

But, because she chose the illegal De Wael
School description of her partner's cards, her
opponents' methods were less effective, so they
failed to reach their best contract.

Herman De Wael:

>Richard is still being a bull with Herman as a
>red rag in front of his eyes.
>
>We are not in disagreement Richard - stop it!

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784):

"Truth, Sir, is a cow, which will yield such
people no more milk, and so they are gone to
milk the bull."

:-)


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch, DIAC
02 6223 9052

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