APPEAL no. 34 |

Appeals Committee
Chairman | Jean-Paul Meyer | FRA
Members | Grattan Endicott Herman De Wael | GBR BEL
Scribe | Herman De Wael | BEL

Event
1998 World Championships
Zonal Teams | Round 9
Countries
USA | v | The Netherlands
Players
NS | Stansby | Martel
EW | Oltmans | Oltmans
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 |  | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |
Result
4NT-3: -300
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.
TD's Decision
Score stands

Appellants
N/S
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.

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.
Committee's Decision
Decision upheld
Relevant Laws
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Deposit
Returned | X
Forfeited |

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