[blml] ACBL LC Detroit minutes

[Alain Gottcheiner]

Robert Frick a écrit :
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> I think the point is that if you don't have any forcing opening bids, you  
> cannot describe a 1 Spade opening as showing 12-21 HCP, even if that is  
> your partnership agreement.
>   
Absolutely right. But my point was to say that even regular partnerships 
could have big holes in their system. Apparently some didn't imagine this.

Let me give another example : if you're allowed,  in your system, to 
open 1NT on, say, 2326 pattern, you could be compelled to be incomplete 
thereafter, and answer "doubleton diamond" to partner's relay, not 
showing the doubleton in spades. Partner will know this, of course, and 
will explain "doubleton diamond". He will be careful not to say "3325", 
and clever opponents will be wary of deducing 3325. There shan't be any 
ethical problems about that. But in all honesty, yuo don't have any way 
in your system to pattern out 2326. So what ? If a TD penalized me for 
that, I would be a bit confused.

Best regards

   Alain