APPEAL no. 1 |

Appeals Committee
Chairman | Steen Møller | DEN
Members | Jens Auken Jean-Paul Meyer | DEN FRA
Scribe | Steen Møller | DEN

Event
1998 World Championships
Mixed Pairs | Session 1
Countries
Brazil | v | USA
Players
NS |  |
EW |  |
Board
Board 13. Dealer North. Game All
| ª | 9 7 |
© | K 9 7 4
¨ | A Q 5 2
§ | 8 5 3
ª | A K Q J 5 |  | ª | 6 4 3
© | 2 | © | J 10 8 5
¨ | 8 4 3 | ¨ | 6
§ | J 7 4 2 | § | A K Q 9 6
| ª | 10 8 2 |
© | A Q 6 3
¨ | K J 10 9 2
§ | 10
West |  | North |  | East |  | South
|  | Pass |  | Pass |  | 1¨
1ª |  | Dble |  | Rdble |  | Pass
Pass |  | 3¨ |  | 3ª |  | All Pass
Result
3ª+2: -200
Facts
The double was not alerted on any side of the screen. When West was thinking before making his last call South voluntarily told him that the jump to 3¨ promised exactly three card support. West made 11 tricks, -200 N/S. The TD was called to the table at the end of play by West, who claimed that he had been misled by the explanation given by South and said that he otherwise might have bid 4¨ but now expected East to hold two or three diamonds.
TD's Decision
Score stands

Appellants
E/W
Players' Comments
East told the Committee that she felt that she had done enough by redoubling and then supporting to the three-level. West explained that South had shown four fingers when she opened 1¨, but he did not dispute that this normally means "at least four cards". He said that when South later without being asked told that North had exactly three diamonds this was meant to inform him that N/S might be rather short in diamonds, and he concluded that East would be likely to hold two or three diamonds. Therefore he did not bid 4ª. When asked why he did not make any bid over the redouble he said that he would first try to find out what East meant with the redouble. N/S told that they used normal negative doubles on the one-level, promising four card in hearts when doubling 1¨. South told that she had been confused and thought that the double was a support double. She said that her failure of bidding 2© clearly demonstrated that she had had forgotten the system. She had wanted to be helpful when she voluntarily told West that North held exactly three cards in diamonds.

Committee's Comments
The Committee decided that there was an infraction, namely misinformation. However, this was not the main reason for the failure to bid 4ª. The Committee felt that the pair should have reached 4ª anyway.
Committee's Decision
The Committee ruled: TD's decision to stand. The Committee warned North-South about not alerting, not correctly explaining a simple convention, and told them to be careful that any additional information volunteered is accurate
Relevant Laws
Law 75 C
Deposit
Returned | X
Forfeited |

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