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Loss of Concentration

Hi - new director here - have read Murray's blurb on new laws and seen his Powerpoint - still not clear on this new 25A 2  loss of concentration rule.  Could someone give me some practical examples of when it applies?  So if I open my hand 1H when I have 5 spades, because I have drifted off with the fairies - can I ask to be allowed to change it before my partner bids? 

Started by JANE STEARNS on 27 Jul 2017 at 02:43PM

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  1. NICK WHITTEN28 Jul 2017 at 07:16PM

     

    I think the word "unintended" says it all

    If you never intended to make that call then you may change it

    But if it was your intention, no matter  how fleeting or misguided, then you may not
    That includes momentarily forgetting your methods

    One grey area is if partner makes an artificial invitational bid agreeing the suit (such as Bergen raise)
    You are thinking "shall I - shan't I" before deciding to be a wimp and (oops) pass (rather than sign off in the agreed suit

    I would allow such a call to be changed (in the interests of getting a normal bridge result wherever at all possible - which appears to be a greater focus of the new laws)

     

  2. GILES HANCOCK29 Jul 2017 at 11:09AM

     

    Hi Jane, Nick

    I agree with Nick - don't penalise someone for an obvious distraction.

     

    My story - Partner opens 1NT, I bid 2D, alerted by partner.   Opps ask what it means ?   Partner : It's a transfer   Opp: What does that mean please ?   Partner : My partner has hearts    Opp : and what strength ?    P :  any strength    (say it all the first time Partner !)

    Pass   Pass !  Pass

    It was suggested that partner could have claimed an unintended bid, they alerted, they know transfers, they just got frazzled.

     

    cheers, Giles

  3. NICK WHITTEN07 Aug 2017 at 12:16PM

     

    Hi Giles

    I would certainly allow a change in your example

    Nick 

  4. NICK WHITTEN30 Mar 2019 at 02:25PM

     

    According to Ton Kooijmans commentary on the 2017 laws a pass of a cue-bid (when intending to sign off in game but forgetting the last bid wasn't the game they intended to be in) is NOT unintended and therefore can't be changed

    So that would also apply to a Bergen raise and Giles'  example in this thread

    "He DID intend to pass (but he forgot what the last bid was)" is what Kooijman says in effect

    I don't like it because it goes against the objective of getting a bridge result wherever possible

    But that is irrelevant
    Thats the official law and directors are duty bound to apply it 

     

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