[blml] Alerting Rules [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Hypothetical excuse:

>>"I had to give incomplete and therefore misleading
>>information..."

Jerry Fusselman quibbled:

>I wonder what definition of *complete* you use.  I
>would like a complete description of my opponent's
>carding methods and tendencies on opening lead.
>Do you really think anyone can give a *complete*
>description of this in an hour?

[snip]

Richard Hills:

Information given about partnership methods is for
all intents and purposes "complete" if it is not
misleading, so that any trivial "incompleteness"
does not cause damage.

As for Jerry's implication that tendencies on
opening lead need not be disclosed ->

>From the "Clarification" thread, 25th July 2007:

>>>The contract is 3NT.  Declarer needs two stoppers
>>>in spades to make the game.  The lead is a fourth
>>>best deuce of spades, promising an honour.
>>>
>>>North (Dummy)
>>>
>>>S QT
>>>
>>>South (Declarer)
>>>
>>>S A9
>>>
>>>East-West have a concealed partnership
>>>understanding that they never lead from a jack-
>>>empty suit (except when they hold four jack-empty
>>>suits).

Just such a strong opening lead tendency was
discussed by Edgar Kaplan in one of his Bridge World
editorials, in response to a reader's letter.  He
advised that reader that any advantage she gained in
the defence by knowing her partner's defensive
tendencies was balanced by the Law 75 requirement to
disclose those defensive tendencies to declarer.


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
Level 6 Aqua Training Suite, DIAC
02 6225 6776

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