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Hi Wayne ..
thanks for responding and yes the rules were referred to and it seems to be quite a difficult rule to interpret?
The fact that it is openers' rt hand opp not the left hand opp who bid out of turn after opener had passed and before others had bid seems to have brought about complications not normally encountered ?
But being asked to lead a diamond did seem to be over the top?
John
LAW 31 - BID OUT OF ROTATION
When a player has bid out of rotation (and the bid is cancelled, as the option to accept the bid has not been exercised — see Law 29):
A. RHO’s Turn
Not applicable in your example
When the offender has bid (or has passed partner’s call when it is a convention, in which case section A2(
applies) at his RHO’s turn to call, then:
1. RHO Passes
If that opponent passes, offender must repeat the call out of rotation, and when that call is legal there is no penalty.
2. RHO Acts
If that opponent makes a legal bid, double or redouble, offender may make any legal call; when this call
(a) Repeats Denomination
repeats the denomination of his bid out of rotation, (penalty) offender’s partner must pass when next it is his turn to call (see Law 23).
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Does Not Repeat Denomination
does not repeat the denomination of his bid out of rotation, the lead penalties of Law 26 may apply, and (penalty) offender’s partner must pass whenever it is his turn to call (see Law 23).
B. Partner’s or LHO’s Turn
This is the bit that applies
When the offender has bid at his partner’s turn to call, or at his LHO’s turn to call if the offender has not previously called, [b
](penalty) offender’s partner must pass whenever it is his turn to call[/b] (see Law 23 when the pass damages the non-offending side), and the
lead penalties of Law 26 may apply.
The lead penalties are:
LAW 26 - CALL WITHDRAWN, LEAD PENALTIES
When an offending player’s call is withdrawn, and he chooses a different final call for that turn,
Your director erroneously forced you to choose a different call
then if he becomes a defender:
A. Call Related to Specific Suit
if the withdrawn call related to a specified suit or suits and
1. Suit Specified
if that suit was specified by the same player, there is no lead penalty, but see Law 16C.
If you had freely not repeated your suit this would apply
2. Suit Not Specified
if that suit was not specified in the legal auction by the same player, then declarer may (penalty) either
require the offender’s partner to lead the specified suit (or one particular specified suit) at his first turn to lead, including the opening lead, or
prohibit offender’s partner from leading the specified suit (or one particular specified suit) at his first turn to lead, including the opening lead, such prohibition to continue for as long as offender’s partner retains the lead.
B. Other Withdrawn Calls
For other withdrawn calls, (penalty) declarer may prohibit offender’s partner from leading any one suit at his first turn to lead, including the opening lead, such prohibition to continue for as long as offender’s partner retains the lead.
Note all of the penalties (both in the bidding and the play) properly apply to offender's partner and not to offender.
Wayne Burrows
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