Re: Law 11 (and perhaps 12)

On 12/11/2016 11:19 PM, Jerry Fusselman wrote:
> Richard Hills wrote:
>> In addition to fixing partner's
>> faulty explanation, Law 20F5(b) also requires that that player (not an
>> opponent) MUST summon the Director.
>>
> Richard is right, of course.
>
> Law 20F5(b): The player must call the Director and inform his
> opponents that, in his opinion, his partner’s explanation was
> erroneous (see Law 75) but only at his first legal opportunity, which
> is (i) for a defender, at the end of the play. (ii) for declarer or
> dummy, after the final pass of the auction.
>
> ---------------------
>
> I believe that most players and directors are profoundly unaware of
> this regulation.  For those who don't know such a simple, basic,
> elementary, fundamental regulation, time to go back to school.  Even
> in this thread we see plenty of ignorance on the matter, hopefully
> successfully corrected by Richard.
>
> Do directors and players know about 20F5(b) but ignore it, or are they
> truly ignorant of it?
Frequently, the rule to call the Director is ignored, particularly when 
you don't expect there will be an issue.  1N-2C; 2H-2N; 3N. "There was a 
failure to alert; 2N denies four spades."  1S-3C! (explained as a raise 
with 10-11); 3S.  "3C was a raise with 7-9." If the player adds, "Please 
call the Director if you think there is a problem", then the Director 
will be called if needed (the one time in ten that opening leader wants 
to change a diamond lead to a spade on the first auction, or someone 
would have overcalled 3H on the second auction), but no time is wasted 
waiting for a director call when there is no issue.

-- 
David Grabiner
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