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European Bridge League Appeals Committee Decisions Anton Maas, Naki Bruni, Peter Lund, Jens Auken and Herman De Wael, from the who sat on more than 80% of the Appeals Committees in Malta. Generali European Bridge Teams Championships Malta, June 1999 Published by the Appeals Committee of the European Bridge League 92 Appeals Committee Decisions Generali European Bridge Championships, Malta June1999 1 Booklet produced by: Anna Gudge A & J Enterprises The Old Railway Station, Long Melford Sudbury, Suffolk, C010 9HN, England Tel: 01787 881920 email: [email protected] 2 Appeals Committee Decisions Generali European Bridge Championships, Malta June1999 91 The Facts: Contents After six tricks, this was what was left: Foreword ...................................................................................................................................... 4 [ - Statistics of the Appeals Committee ....................................................................................... 5 ] Q Members of the Appeals Committee ....................................................................................... 5 { K 7 Appeal No 1. ................................................................................................................................ 6 } 7 6 5 3 Open Teams Round 1 Poland v Switzerland ..............................................................................................................................................................................6 [ 8 [ - Appeal No 2. ................................................................................................................................ 8 ] J 9 5 ] - Open Teams Round 2 { A 8 { J 9 4 Portugal v France .....................................................................................................................................................................................8 Appeal No 3. .............................................................................................................................. 10 } 4 } A K J 4 Open Teams Round 2 [ - Denmark v Poland................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 ] 7 Appeal No 4. .............................................................................................................................. 12 { 5 2 Open Teams Round 4 Finland v Israel ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 } Q 10 8 2 Appeal No 5. .............................................................................................................................. 16 Declarer East now played small diamond to dummy and called for the eight. Open Teams Round 6 Portugal v Turkey................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 North thought he heard the “ace” and played the seven. Appeal No 6. .............................................................................................................................. 18 The Director: Open Teams Round 4 Great Britain v Poland........................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Established that the eight had been called for, and ruled that the seven was Appeal No 7. .............................................................................................................................. 20 played. The eight made the trick. Open Teams Round 3 San Marino v France............................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Ruling: trick seven to dummy with the eight. Appeal No 8. .............................................................................................................................. 22 Open Teams Round 6 North/South appealed. Romania v Slovenia .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Appeals No 9 and 10. ................................................................................................................ 24 The Players: Open Teams Round 6 Israel v France ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 North admitted that he had played before the dummy had touched the card Appeal No 11. ............................................................................................................................ 27 that was called for. He pointed out that declarer spoke in a very strange Open Teams Round 8 accent. Portugal v Russia ................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Appeal No 12. ............................................................................................................................ 29 East also related the story, during which several members of the Committee Open Teams Round 12 had to ask whether he said “eight” or “ace”, since both sounded something Switzerland v the Netherlands...................................................................................................................................................... 29 like “aitch”. Appeal Committee Special Meeting No 1............................................................................ 32 Open Teams Round 16 When West related the story, the same similarity in pronunciation was notice- France v Slovenia .................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 able. Appeal No 14. ............................................................................................................................ 34 Senior Teams Round 8 The Committee: Sweden 1 v Great Britain 2 ............................................................................................................................................................. 34 Found that the Director had ruled correctly. Appeal No 15. ............................................................................................................................ 36 Ladies Teams Round 9 Dummy had played the card that declarer had called out. North should not Sweden v the Netherlands .............................................................................................................................................................. 36 have played too soon. Appeal No 16. ............................................................................................................................ 38 Senior Teams Round 10 The Committee’s decision: Ireland v Sweden 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Appeal No 17. ............................................................................................................................ 40 Director’s decision upheld. Open Teams Round 18 Monaco v Lebanon .............................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Relevant Laws: Appeal No 18. ............................................................................................................................ 43 Law 45B Open Teams Round 19 Netherlands v San Marino ............................................................................................................................................................... 43 Deposit: Returned, because the Committee had experienced first hand the Appeal No 19. ............................................................................................................................ 45 same language difficulties that North had faced. Senior Teams Round 11 90 Appeals Committee Decisions Generali European Bridge Championships, Malta June1999 3 Italy 2 v Great Britain 2 .....................................................................................................................................................................45 Appeal No 38. Appeal No 20. ............................................................................................................................ 47 Open Teams Round 21 Card Played Monaco v Czech Republic ................................................................................................................................................................47 Appeal No 21. ............................................................................................................................ 49 Appeals Committee: Open Teams Round 20 Germany v Monaco ..............................................................................................................................................................................49 Jens Auken (Chairman, Denmark), Herman De Wael (Scribe,