Re: Wanted: Alternate wording for Law 16Bb1(a)
Eric Landau <[email protected]>
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On 02/09/17 6:10 PM, Adam Wildavsky wrote: Thanks, Eric. I agree completely. May I quote you on BridgeWinners? Sure. > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 8:29 AM, Eric Landau <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > "Logical" here modifies "alternative". Whether or not the call > actually > chosen is "logical" doesn't matter; it is only the "alternatives" > to it > that are constrained. It's there to limit the adjudicator's > choices of > presumed alternative actions. If you have UI that partner would > prefer > you to pass his 3S bid than raise it to game, you also have UI that he > would prefer a pass to a 7NT bid, but if you gain by passing we adjust > your score to the result in 4S (a logical alternative to pass) rather > than in 7NT (not). Note that "gain by passing" is objective; the > "logicalness" of the pass doesn't matter > -- Eric Landau Silver Spring MD New York NY _______________________________________________ Blml mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rtflb.org/mailman/listinfo/blml