APPEAL no. 40 |

Appeals Committee
Chairman | Steen Møller | DEN
Members | Mazhar Jafri David Stevenson | PAK GBR
Scribe | David Stevenson | GBR

Event
1998 World Championships
Open Pairs | Qualifying
Countries
France | v | Israel
Players
NS | Bernard | Caumenl
EW | Podgur | Kalish
Board
Board 8. Dealer West. Love All
| ª | A Q 10 7 |
© | 2
¨ | Q J 9 8 5 3 2
§ | 10
ª | J 9 5 3 |  | ª | 2
© | A 10 9 8 7 | © | K Q J 6 5 3
¨ | — | ¨ | 6
§ | 9 7 6 4 | § | A K 8 3 2
| ª | K 8 6 4 |
© | 4
¨ | A K 10 7 4
§ | Q J 5
West |  | North |  | East |  | South
2©¹ |  | 3¨ |  | 4NT |  | 5¨
Pass² |  | Pass |  | 5© |  | Pass³
Pass |  | 6¨ |  | Dble |  | All Pass
¹ © + ª, 5+ - 4+ Weak ² DOPI=one ace ³ Agreed huddle
Result
6¨*=: +1090
Facts
The pass over 5© was slow (agreed).
TD's Decision
5© making, N/S -450. They considered a split score because of the bad defence but decided against it.

Appellants
N/S
Players' Comments
West did not attend the hearing. North said the 6¨ bid was obvious, since he had no defence to 5©. He did not bid 6¨ the previous round because after 5¨ was passed the opponents might have let him play in 5¨, possibly doubled. It was the last board of the round and he did not notice the hesitation amongst the noise and bustle.

Committee's Comments
This was a high level guessing game and North was not permitted to guess right. There was some discussion whether to return the deposit.
Committee's Decision
Director's ruling upheld. N/S -450.
Relevant Laws
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Deposit
Returned | X
Forfeited |

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