Mailshot 16: May 2020
1. The bidding proceeds 1C by partner and your RHO goes 3C. This is promptly alerted and explained as "Both Majors, ghestem." It continues - 1C - (3C) - P - (3H) P - (3S) - All Pass It transpires at the end that 3C was actually Spades + Diamonds, the bidder made a mistake. The correct bid was 2C. In the meantime, you were cold for 3H and 3S went -2 for 100 to you. 3H would have been -5. The 3C bidder had: K109xx, xx, AKJxx, x DIRECTOR! What ruling do you expect? =================================================================== 2. Player opened 1NT in 3rd seat with Kx Qxx AQJ9xx Ax Bidding went 1NT - 3NT. 3NT made on the nose after a small spade was led, away from A-Q-10-6. A heart lead beats this by 2 tricks. DIRECTOR! Your ruling? ============================================================= 3. A couple from Europe come to play at your club (they are on a cruise liner and disembarked for the day). Players have a convention card and asked the TD to look over it and to approve it. You scan the CC and all looks fine. You get to carding and see: a) They lead smallest from xx in suit contracts; b) They make roman signals on honour leads (A or K). [roman = odd likes, even dislikes with suit preference] As the TD, what do you tell the pair? ====================================================================
