(short description of image)APPEAL no. 1

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Appeals Committee
Chairman (short description of image)Joan Gerard USA
Members (short description of image)Barbara Nudelman
(short description of image)Chris Compton
(short description of image)Herman De Wael
USA
USA
BEL

Scribe (short description of image)Herman De Wael BEL

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Event
1998 World Championships
Open Pairs Qualifying
   
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Countries
France v Georgia
   
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Players
NS (short description of image)Voldoire (short description of image)Lesguiller
EW (short description of image)Kasradze (short description of image)Beriashvili
   
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Board
Board 21. Dealer North. NS Game
ª Q 10 6 5
© 9 6 5 2
¨ Q 3 2
§ 10 6
ª 8 7 (short description of image) ª A K 9 3 2
© K 10 © Q 8 3
¨ A K 9 6 ¨ 8 4
§ 9 8 5 4 2 § K J 7
ª J 4
© A J 7 4
¨ J 10 7 5
§ A Q 3

West
North
East
South

Pass 1ª Dble
Rdble Pass Pass 2§
Dble 2© Pass Pass
2NT Pass 3NT All Pass
   
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Result
3NT-2: +100
   
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Facts
West called the Director after the play and stated that 2§ had not been alerted, and that he had gone down as a result. South stated that 2§ had been a tactical bid and that he prepared to redouble (SOS) if he had been doubled.
   
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TD's
Decision
No misinformation, Score Stands, Law 40A.

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Appellants
E/W
   
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Players'
Comments
Repeated their statements to the Director. South had made a tactical bid, West claimed he would have played differently with the explanation that South could hold only 3 clubs.

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Committee's
Comments
The Committee tried to establish with what distributions East would double. With 2335 he would have bid 2§ or Pass, with 2542 2© or Pass, with 1543 he would also have doubled. North would have passed if West had not doubled, but he admitted that South would almost certainly have 4 Hearts for his Double.
   
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Committee's
Decision
The decision of the Director is changed to "misinformation, no damage", so the Result still stands. East/West are advised that the Committee considers the 2§ bid to be within their system and, if unalerted, liable to be considered misinformation. In this case there was no damage, but in future it should be alerted and mentioned on the Convention Card.
   
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Relevant
Laws
Law 40 A
   
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Deposit
Returned X
Forfeited  


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