Banner

Search MSO Worldwide

 

MSO Events Mind Sports Zine Brain Power Play Games Online Community Links

Home
Site Map
What's New
Help
Mind Sports Zine
MSO Events
Brain Power
Play Games Online
Community
Links






Copyright © 1999-2000 by Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Ltd.

E-mail:
info@msoworld.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appeal No 7

Card Played

Appeals Committee:    
  Anton Maas (Chairman, the Netherlands )
  Peter Lund (Scribe, Denmark)
  Naki Bruni (Italy)

Open Teams Round 3
San Marino v France

Board 19.
Dealer South.
East/West Game.

Please note: Screen runs from top left to bottom right.
A J 8 5
A 9 8 7 4
6 2
J 2
K 9 7
 
N
 
W
E
 
S
 
10 4
K Q 3 2
10 5
A 10 9
Q J 8 7 4 3
K 10 8
9 6 3
Q 6 3 2
J 6
K 5
A Q 7 5 4

West North East South
Bitran Pizza Voldoire Filippi
      2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 All Pass  

Contract: Four Spades, played by South
Lead: King of hearts
Result: Nine tricks, -50 to North/South

The Facts: The first trick was taken by the ace, and a heart was played from the table, for the ten, jack, and either the three or the queen.
West stated he had wanted to play the queen, but that the three had dropped out of his hand.

The Director: Asked the player to show what had happened. He chose to believe West had indeed dropped the three on the table.

Ruling: The played card is the queen of hearts, and the three becomes a minor penalty card.

North/South appealed.

The Players: Repeated their statements in Committee, and re-enacted the happenings.

The Committee: Decided that the Director was best placed to make the determination of facts, and found nothing to suggest he had made a mistake.

The Committee's decision: Director's decision upheld.

Relevant Laws: Law 50B, Law 45A

Deposit: Returned, but only just.