Re: Dummy's rights

Steve Willner asserted:

" ... The number of tricks won and lost is always AI. ... "

Richard Hills:

Not so. Law 65C refers to "review of the play after its completion". And Law 66D likewise refers to "After play ceases".

Thus, as Bill Kemp observed, declarer is not entitled during the play to know that a finesse is unnecessary because of declarer's own error in orienting a trick (unless there has been a timely Law 65B3 correction of the error).

Best wishes,

Richard Hills

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> On 7 Sep 2017, at 11:49 PM, Steve Willner <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> In the 2017 Laws:
> L43A1(b): Dummy may not call attention to an irregularity during play.
> 
> L65A3: A player may draw attention to a card pointed incorrectly, but
> this right expires when his side leads or plays to the following trick.
> If done later Law 16B may apply.
> 
> Which of the above takes priority?  That is, when if ever can dummy 
> point out a card turned incorrectly?
> 
> For a too-late correction, I don't understand how L16B is relevant.  The 
> number of tricks won and lost is always AI.  It seems to me the relevant 
> Law would be 12A1 (in essence, the Director estimates what would have 
> happened if the infraction had not occurred).  Can anyone explain?
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