DIRECTORS ACCREDITATION
TOURNAMENT EXAM SYLLABUS
A prospective candidate must know:
| 1. | How to set up the tables and prepare the club-rooms for a tournament |
| · The correct time allocation for each round of boards | |
| · The minimum number of boards required to qualify for the award of masterpoints for tournaments from 3B to 10A. | |
| 2. | The basic Mitchell Movement of boards and pairs as used by the majority of bridge clubs in New Zealand - more specifically |
| · To provide an acceptable movement for a given number of pairs over a given number of sessions | |
| 3. | How to match-point a score sheet - more specifically |
| · How to match-point an adjusted board(s) | |
| · How to calculate any score earned (without reference to a ready scorer) | |
| · How to match-point passed-in score(s) | |
| (There will be a compulsory simple match-pointing question worth 5 marks) | |
| 4. | How to administer and interpret all the rules of Bridge |
| · How to evaluate and arbitrate in breaches of etiquette in the game of bridge | |
| · How to correctly apply the NZ Bridge Regulations | |
| 5. | How to correctly apply the Laws of Duplicate Bridge as written in the Official Rule book. |
| 6. | To show a good understanding of the Laws that cover the following areas |
| · Revoke | |
| · Insufficient Bid | |
| · Bids/Calls out of Rotation | |
| · Lead Penalties | |
| · Penalty Cards | |
| · Leads out of Turn | |
| · Claims and Concessions | |
| · Mis-bids and mis-explanations | |
| · Unauthorised Information |
Questions are generally worth 5 marks and the answers should be a short paragraph, citing the appropriate Law(s) and should demonstrate the candidates judgement, knowledge, and in some cases the techniques or procedures that may be used by the candidate.
MODEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The bidding proceeds:
N E S W
1S 2C
At this point North stops the auction and calls the Director. She explains that she never intended to bid 1S, and that the bid was inadvertent. What is your ruling for each of the following hands and why?
a) Ax b) Akxx
KQTxx AKJxx
Jxxx Qx
Kx Qx
ANSWER
a) The bid is clearly inadvertent as it bears no relation to the hand. As South has not yet called the bid may be changed without penalty. (Law 25A). East can change his call, and any information arising from this is authorised to EW but not to NS (deemed the offending side) refer Law 16C.
b) This is a mistake. Therefore Law 25A does not apply. As East has called, Law 25B does not apply. The auction stands as it is. EW are requested to call the Director at the end of the hand if they consider they have been damagedby the incident. Law 16.