1984 [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Richard James HILLS]

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George Orwell, 1984:

WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

.....
OK, we may conclude that North fielded the psyche. But I've read the
Lawbook again and again, and I've never seen those words in there.

Richard Hills:

Because the so-called infraction of "fielding a psyche" should not be in
the Lawbook; it is as much a contradiction in terms as "War is Peace".

"Fielding" is not the infraction; it is the undisclosed (Law 40B4) and/or
illegal (Law 40B5) convention which is the infraction. A "fielding"
response is merely ++evidence++ of an undisclosed (Law 40B4) and/or
illegal (Law 40B5) pre-existing implicit partnership understanding.

1) he sees in his hand that someone has severely overbid. He knows
the psyching tendencies of partner, and perhaps of opponents. He acts
accordingly. Nothing is wrong, except the psyching frequency of
partner may not have been communicated to opponents.
2) he guesses that partner has psyched, and is prepared to be proven
wrong. Nothing is wrong again, except perhaps the psyching frequency
which may be higher than normal, making it more likely that opponents
are misinformed.

Richard Hills:

In the tradition of "War is Peace" Herman defines "Pseudo-Psyche is
Psyche". The fact that the player "knows the psyching tendencies of
partner" means that pard's psyches have ceased to be psyches.

Law 40C1, initial two sentences::

"A player may deviate from his side's announced understandings
always provided that his ++partner has no more reason to be aware++
of the deviation than have the opponents. ++Repeated deviations lead
to implicit understandings++ which then form ++part of the
partnership's methods++ and must be disclosed in accordance with
the regulations governing disclosure of system."

.....
My guess is this was a case 1, so no PP ought to have been given.
Herman.

Law 40C1, final sentence:

"If the Director judges there is undisclosed knowledge that has
damaged the opponents he shall adjust the score and may award a
procedural penalty."

Law 40B5:

"When a side is damaged by an opponent's use of a special
partnership understanding that does not comply with the regulations
governing the tournament [e.g. a Highly Unusual Method to open the
bidding at the one level with a near-Yarborough] the score shall be
adjusted. A side in breach of those regulations may be subject to a
procedural penalty."

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