(short description of image)APPEAL no. 34

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Appeals Committee
Chairman (short description of image)Jean-Paul Meyer FRA
Members (short description of image)Grattan Endicott
(short description of image)Herman De Wael 		GBR
BEL

Scribe (short description of image)Herman De Wael BEL

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Event
1998 World Championships
Zonal Teams Round 9
   
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Countries
USA v The Netherlands
   
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Players
NS (short description of image)Stansby (short description of image)Martel
EW (short description of image)Oltmans (short description of image)Oltmans
   
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Board
Board 12. Dealer West. NS Game
ª A Q J 10 8 4
© 5 3
¨ 9
§ A 10 9 5
ª K 5 3 (short description of image) ª 7 6 2
© Q J 10 9 7 6 © A K 4 2
¨ 7 2 ¨ K 10 8 5
§ 7 2 § 8 3
ª 9
© 8
¨ A Q J 6 4 3
§ K Q J 6 4
West
North
East
South
3© 3ª 4¨ Dble
4© Pass Pass 4NT
All Pass
   
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Result
4NT-3: -300
   
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Facts
4¨ was not alerted by East to North. When the tray came back with 4©, North pointed to the 4¨ bid on the tray and only received a shrug in reply. It seemed absolutely natural to East that his 4¨ bid showed Heart support, but North claimed he did not find this natural, so he did not interpret his partner's 4NT bid in the way it was intended.
   
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TD's
Decision
Score stands

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Appellants
N/S
   
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Players'
Comments
West stated that he expected that the 4¨ bid showed at least Kx of Hearts. The problem only centred on the interpretation of this call in different zones.

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Committee's
Comments
The Committee felt that North did not protect his own rights in a sufficient manner. The 4© call should also have alerted him to the fact that some sort of Heart holding might have been shown.
   
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Committee's
Decision
Decision upheld
   
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Relevant
Laws
—
   
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Deposit
Returned X
Forfeited  

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