(short description of image)APPEAL no. 33

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Appeals Committee
Chairman (short description of image)Bobby Wolff USA
Members (short description of image)Rich Colker
(short description of image)Dan Morse
(short description of image)Naki Bruni
(short description of image)David Stevenson
USA
USA
ITA
GBR

Scribe (short description of image)David Stevenson GBR

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Event
1998 World Championships
Rosenblum Cup Qualifying
   
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Countries
Croatia v France
   
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Players
NS (short description of image)Spiljak (short description of image)Vukelic
EW (short description of image)Renouard (short description of image)Farahad
   
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Board
Board 11. Dealer South. Love All
ª J
© J 10 4
¨ K Q 10 8 7
§ 10 9 7 3
ª A Q 8 7 4 (short description of image) ª K 9 6
© 6 5 © K 8 3
¨ 6 4 3 ¨ 9 2
§ K Q J § A 8 6 4 2
ª 10 5 3 2
© A Q 9 7 2
¨ A J 5
§ 5

West
North
East
South

1ª
Pass 2§ Pass 2¨
Pass Pass Dble All Pass
   
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Result
2¨*+1: +380
   
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Facts
2§ was alerted on the N/E side of the screen, and described as a transfer, which is clearly correct per the N/S convention cards. South turned the alert card over and back again, but did not receive an acknowledgement from West.
   
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TD's
Decision
N/S +130. Conditions of Contest 16.2

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Appellants
N/S
   
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Players'
Comments
West did not attend the hearing. According to the Appeals Form, West said he was in thought and did not see South's 'flip' of the alert card. He said that he did not find the pass of 2¨ strange because some pairs play non-forcing 2/1.

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Committee's
Comments

16.2 of the Conditions of Contest includes the following: '… the alerted player must acknowledge by returning the Alert Card to his opponent.' It is clear that an alert has only been made correctly when the opponent acknowledges it, so in this case South did not alert West correctly.

Dissenting opinion (Rich Colker, David Stevenson): It seems even more likely that West will pass if he knows the diamonds are on his left than on his right, and it is difficult to see how the misinformation affected his pass: at least for East/West it would seem right to leave them with their -380. This would certainly be proper in a matchpoint or VP-scored event.

   
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Committee's
Decision
N/S +130. Conditions of Contest 16.2
   
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Relevant
Laws
   
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Deposit
Returned X
Forfeited  


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