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alohana 5 posts bridgetalk member Reply

wrong explication ( 11:47:42 TueJun 3 2003 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Ignore user Global ignore Whisper Hi all Say the auction is competitive, everyone bidding, and at a moment, E doubles the 3C last N's bid. W is asked and says penalty ( according to his bridge logic ). In fact, it was an error from E who thought his double was take out. S runs to 3H, doubled by W, and N bids 4C, doubled by E, final contract. What attitude E must have ? Does he need to call the D only at the end of the play or at the moment he listens W give the explanation, knowing that his error is probably ending in N-S difficulty ? Many thanks Best regards Al. Ohana

James Vickers Reply

Re: wrong explication ( 13:10:24 TueJun 3 2003 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Whisper Country: UK Hi, if you hear your partner give a wrong explanation of your call, the time to call the director and correct the explanation is when the correction can no longer influence your partner. This is after the last pass of the auction if you are due to become the declaring side, or at the end of play if you are due to defend the contract. You should never offer an immediate correction, in the middle of the auction. The reason for the above is that players must be allowed to suffer from their own misunderstandings, and so must be given as much rope as they need in the hope that they hang themselves. In your case the offenders were on the defending side and so the end of play was the correct time. If there is no clear evidence as to what the agreement is the director should rule misinformation and adjust the score if he can find evidence that the non-offenders might have been damaged by the misexplanation (quite likely here). Just three final points: (1) If you explain partner's call and later realise of your own accord (i.e. nothing your partner did woke you up) that your explanation was incorrect, you must call the director and offer an immediate correction. (Note that here you are correcting _your own_ misexplanation.) (2) If you misbid or psyche and partner gives an explanation which correctly reflects your agreements, there is no requirement to draw attention to this at any time. You must, however, be certain that it was the bid that was wrong, and not the explanation. (3) Note that you must always call the director before you offer a correction. Many players neglect to do this, but note that it is a legal requirement. James

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