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lakes

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May 24, 2013, 11:34:39 PM5/24/13
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declarer is playing to make a contract in spades. about halfway thru
the hand he leads a spade from the board. then he discards a losing
heart and the dummy asks, "no spades partner?"

player says he has a spade and corrects his play taking back the heart
and playing a trump spade from his hand.

is this legal? can dummy do this? is there a penalty?

spenser

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May 25, 2013, 12:02:16 AM5/25/13
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In article
<b070f627-4062-4cbc...@b2g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,
Dummy's Qualified Rights (Law 42.B.1): "Dummy may ask declarer (but not
a defender) when he fails to follow suit to a trick whether he has a
card of the suit led."

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Dennis Cohen

Steve Willner

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May 25, 2013, 4:20:22 PM5/25/13
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On 2013-05-25 12:02 AM, spenser wrote:
> Dummy's Qualified Rights (Law 42.B.1): "Dummy may ask declarer (but not
> a defender) when he fails to follow suit to a trick whether he has a
> card of the suit led."

To amplify this a bit, "qualified" means dummy loses those rights if he
does any of several undesirable things, all involving looking at another
player's hand or cards therein. Dummy also has some "absolute" rights
that cannot be taken away. These are all covered in Laws 42 and 43, but
have a glance at 41 and 44 while you're looking.

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Sid

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May 25, 2013, 5:41:30 PM5/25/13
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"lakes" wrote in message
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Perfectly legal.

Some countries even allow defenders to ask each other.

Sid

Barry Margolin

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May 25, 2013, 7:58:35 PM5/25/13
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In article <__GdnUByGbBnsjzMn...@saix.net>,
"Sid" <el...@nospam.com> wrote:

> Some countries even allow defenders to ask each other.

I guess you missed the other thread where he asked about that. Not sure
why he couldn't ask them both in the same place, or maybe try to look it
up himself in the Laws.

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Barry Margolin
Arlington, MA

derek

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May 30, 2013, 11:18:23 PM5/30/13
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On Saturday, May 25, 2013 6:41:30 PM UTC-3, Sid wrote:
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> Perfectly legal.

...and proper

> Some countries even allow defenders to ask each other.

More correctly, some countries _disallow_ defenders asking each other. The law (61B3) says: "Defenders may ask declarer and, unless prohibited by the Regulating Authority, may ask one another..."

Steve Willner

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Jun 15, 2013, 10:28:12 PM6/15/13
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On 2013-05-30 11:18 PM, derek wrote:
> some countries_disallow_ defenders asking each other.

Apparently the "disallow" countries include Germany and maybe a few
other European countries. I'm told Britain, Ireland, and Japan allow
defenders to ask each other. I _think_ Belgium and Holland also allow
it, but I may have that wrong. As noted, US, Canada, and Mexico allow
it. I presume Bermuda does too for domestic competition, but that
wouldn't necessarily apply when it competes internationally.

I'd be curious to know about other countries, especially Australia and
countries in Central and South America.
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