APPEAL no. 9 |

Appeals Committee
Chairman | Steen Møller | DEN
Members | Grattan Endicott Herman De Wael | GBR BEL
Scribe | Herman De Wael | BEL

Event
1998 World Championships
Junior Teams | Round 6
Countries
Germany | v | Italy
Players
NS |  |
EW |  |
Board
Board 4. Dealer West. Game All
| ª | 9 2 |
© | K 9 2
¨ | A J 9 8 3
§ | 9 7 2
ª | A Q 10 6 4 |  | ª | K J 3
© | A 10 7 6 5 | © | Q J 4 3
¨ | 6 2 | ¨ | Q 7
§ | A | § | K J 4 3
| ª | 8 7 5 |
© | 8
¨ | K 10 5 4
§ | Q 10 8 6 5
West |  | North |  | East |  | South
1ª |  | Pass |  | 2§* |  | Pass
2© |  | Pass |  | 2NT* |  | Pass
3§* |  | Pass |  | 4© |  | Pass
5§* |  | Pass |  | 5© |  | All Pass
* Alerted
Result
5©=:-600
Facts
The 2§ and 2NT bids were relays, 3§ showed 5ª, 4©, minimum and 5§ showed odd number of Key-Cards and a cue-bid in §. 5§ was apparently not correctly explained by East to North. The lead was the §7.
TD's Decision
5© down one

Appellants
E/W
Players' Comments
North stated that, when asked, East only explained the 5§ as maximum. East claims he has also told it was a cue. North claims she could have led a diamond with a correct explanation, causing the contract to go down. East agreed upon the meaning of 5§ and admits he has not explained the bit about an odd number of Aces.

Committee's Comments
The Committee felt that there had indeed been misinformation. Even if the "cue-bid" had been mentioned, the important information about the three Aces is still lacking. The Committee felt however that with the correct explanation, the diamond lead is not absolutely certain to be found. It is clear that one must take three quick tricks but the third can also come from the King of clubs. The Committee estimated the chance of finding the diamond lead at more than 50%, but less than 100%, and settled upon 75%.
Committee's Decision
75% of +100, 25% of -650, to both sides. Since the result at the other table was also -650, this translates to 75% of +13 IMPs, or +10 IMPs to NS.
Relevant Laws
Law 12C3
Deposit
Returned | X
Forfeited |

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