Index
- ADJUSTED SCORE Definitions
- AGREEMENT
- AIDS TO MEMORY, CALCULATION OR TECHNIQUE 40B2(d)
- ALERT Definitions
- ALTER BY PARTNER
- Partnership understanding 40A4
- Style and judgement 40A4
- APPEAL 92, 93
- Adjudication 93B2
- All others 93B2
- Arrangements for 80B2(k), 93A
- Captain 92A, 92D
- Committee, authorized alternative 93B3
- Committee available 93B
- Committee powers 93B3
- Concerns law 93B1
- Concurrence of appellants 92D
- Contestant's right to 92A
- Director in charge, powers and responsibilities 93
- Further possibilities of 93C
- Made through Director 92C
- No Appeals Committee 93A
- Notification of right to 83
- Procedures 93
- Regulating Authority, assign to specified tournament body 93C3(a)
- Regulating Authority, further procedures 93C1
- Regulating Authority, national law 93 footnote
- Regulating Authority, omit or modify 93C3(b)
- Regulating Authority, referral to 93C2
- Regulating Authority, resolve finally 93C2
- Reviewing body 93C2
- Time of 92B
- Without merit 92A, 93C1
- ARRANGEMENT OF TABLES 3
- ARTIFICIAL ADJUSTED SCORE 12C1(d), 12C2
- ARTIFICIAL CALL Definitions, 40B1(c)
- ASSIGNED ADJUSTED SCORE 12C1
- ASSIGNMENT OF SEATS 5
- Change of Direction or Table 5B
- AUCTION Definitions
- AUCTION PERIOD 17
- AUTHORIZED INFORMATION 16
- Arising from law or regulation 16A1(c)
- Estimate of score 16A2
- Legal calls and plays 16A1(a)
- Opponents' traits 16A2
- Prior possession, not precluded by law 16A1(d)
- Requirements of tournament regulations 16A2
- Withdrawn action, non-offending side 16C1
- AVERAGE MINUS SCORE 12C2
- AVERAGE PLUS SCORE 12C2, 86B2
- AVERAGE SCORE 12C2(a)
- Note: An "Average score" is not identical to a "Zero score".
- AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL DAMAGE 72C
- BID Definitions
- See also Call
- After auction has ended 39
- Before a pass out of rotation 30B
- Different methods 18F
- Insufficient bid 27
- Insufficient bid, accepted 27A1
- Insufficient bid, comparable call 23A
- Insufficient bid, not accepted 27B
- Insufficient bid, out of rotation 27A2, 31
- Mistaken 21B1(b), 75
- Out of rotation 31
- Out of rotation, comparable call 23A
- Proper form 18A
- Rank of the denominations 18E
- Seven, more than 38
- Sufficient 18C
- Supersede 18B
- BOARD Definitions
- See also Deal
- Dealer and Vulnerability 2
- Duplicate 2
- Duplication of 6F
- Fouled board 86B2, 87
- Movement of 8A
- Normal play impossible 12A2
- Orientation and placement of 7A
- Removal of cards from 7B
- Returning cards to 7C
- Wrong board 15
- CALCULATION, AIDS TO 40B2(d)
- CALL Definitions
- Based on caller's misunderstanding 21A
- Based on misinformation 21B
- By correct player 28B
- Change by opponent following correction 21B2
- Change of intentional call 25B
- Change of intentional call, loss of concentration 25A2
- Change of unintentional call 25A
- Change of unintentional call, mechanical error 25A2
- Change of unintentional call, slip of tongue 25A2
- Comparable 23
- Explanation of 20F
- In rotation, considered to be 28
- Inadmissible 35
- Inadmissible action, obligation to pass 37
- Inadmissible bid, more than seven 38
- Inadmissible call, after final pass 39
- Inadmissible double 36
- Inadmissible redouble 36
- Not clearly recognized 20A
- Out of rotation 29
- Out of rotation, accepted 29A
- Out of rotation, artificial 29C
- Out of rotation, cancelled (withdrawn) 16C, 28B
- Out of rotation, LHO's turn 25, 28B
- Retention of right to call 17D3
- Review and explanation of 20
- RHO required to pass 28A
- Simultaneous 33
- Substitute call accepted 25B1
- Substitute call not accepted 25B2
- Too late to change call 21B3
- Withdrawn, lead restrictions 26
- Withdrawn, non-offending side 16C1
- Withdrawn, offending side 16C2
- CALL FOR CARD
- CANCELLED
- CARD
- Cannot be found 14A2
- Compulsory play of 45C
- Correction of unintended designation from dummy 45C4(b)
- Counting of 7B2
- Designated or named 45C4(a)
- Designating dummy's card, complete 46A
- Designating dummy's card, erroneous 46B
- Designating dummy's card, incomplete 46B
- Designating dummy's card, unintended 45C4(b), 46B
- Dummy indicates 45F
- Dummy picks up non-designated 45D
- Fifth card played to trick 45E
- Incorrect number of 13
- Inspection of 7B2, 66
- Loss of concentration 45C4(b)
- Missing 14
- Penalty Card 49, 50
- Penalty Card, failure to play 52
- Penalty Cards, two or more 51
- Played 45
- Rank 1A
- Removal from board 7B1
- Removal from wrong board 15
- Retaining possession of 7B3
- Returning to board 7C
- Revoke
- See Revoke
- Shuffle after play finished 7C
- Shuffle and deal 6
- Symmetrical backs 1C
- Symmetrical face 1B
- Visible Definitions
- Visible, auction 24
- Visible, declarer 48
- Visible, defender 49
- Visible, revoke 64B3
- Withdrawn (retracted) card 16C, 47
- CARD MISSING 14
- Information from replacement 14C
- Noticed at any later time 14B
- Noticed before play commences 14A
- CHANGE OF PLAY 47
- CLAIM 68, 69, 70
- See also Concession
- Agreed claim or concession 69
- Agreed claim or concession, established 69A
- Agreement with claim or concession withdrawn 69B
- Clarification 68C, 70B
- Contested 70
- Definition of 68A
- Line of play, Director's considerations 70D
- Line of play, unstated 70E
- Normal play 70 footnote
- Outstanding trump 70C
- Play is suspended 68D, 70D3
- Play may continue with concurrence of all four players 68D2(b)
- CLARIFICATION PERIOD 17D1, 20F4, 20F5(b)(ii), 40B2(b), 40B2(c)(ii), 41
- COMMUNICATION, TEMPO AND DECEPTION 73
- See also Information
- Communication between partners, appropriate 73A
- Communication between partners, inappropriate 73B
- Deception 73E
- Manner 73D
- Prearranged unsanctioned communication 73B2
- Tempo 73D
- Unauthorized information from partner 16B1(a), 16B3, 73C
- COMPARABLE CALL 23
- CONCESSION 68, 69, 70, 71
- See also Claim
- Agreed claim or concession 69
- Agreed claim or concession, established 69A
- Agreement with claim or concession withdrawn 69B
- Cancellation of 71
- Contested 70A
- Definition of 68B1
- Normal play 71 footnote
- Play is suspended 68D, 70D3
- Play may continue with concurrence of all four players 68D2(b)
- CONDUCT 74
- CONTESTANT Definitions
- CONTRACT Definitions, 22
- CORRECT PROCEDURE 74C, 90
- Courtesy 74A1
- Detaching card 74B3
- Discourteous manner, Director call 74B5
- Enjoyment of the game 74A2
- Etiquette 74B
- Fast play, disconcerting 74C7
- Gratuitous comments 74B2
- Insufficient attention 74B1
- Lack of further interest 74C6
- Leaving the table needlessly 74C8
- Requirement to follow 74A3
- Significant occurrence 74C4
- Slow play, disconcerting 74C7
- Slow play, undue 90B2
- Slow play, unnecessary 74B4
- Varying tempo, disconcerting 74C7
- Violations of procedure, examples 74C
- CORRECTION OF IRREGULARITY, PREMATURE 9C
- CORRECTION PERIOD 79C
- COUNTING CARDS 7B2
- COURTESY 74A1
- DEAL Definitions, 6B
- At Director's instructions redeal 6D3
- Cards incorrectly dealt or exposed 6D1
- Different method, dealing or pre-dealing 6E4
- Director's options on dealing 6E
- No redeal, team play 86A
- No result, dealt without shuffle 6D2
- Redeal 6D
- DEALER AND VULNERABILITY 2
- DECEPTION 73E
- DECK
- DECLARER Definitions
- Declarer after opening lead out of turn 54A
- DEFECTIVE TRICK 67
- DEFENDER Definitions
- DENOMINATION Definitions
- DIRECTOR 81
- Delegation of duties 81D
- Discretionary powers 12
- Disqualify 91B
- Error by Director 82C
- Powers 81C
- Refer question 83
- Responsibilities 81B
- Suspend 91A
- Status 81A
- Summoning 9B1
- DISCIPLINARY PENALTY 91A
- DISCLOSURE
- DOES Introduction
- DOUBLE Definitions
- DOUBLED CONTRACT 19D
- DUMMY Definitions
- Defender shows hand to 43A3
- Designating card to be played from 46
- Faced hand 41D
- Indicated card 45F
- Limitations on 43A1, 43A2, 43B
- Picks up non-designated card 45D
- Rights, absolute 42A
- Rights, qualified 42B
- DUPLICATION OF BOARD 6F
- END OF LAST ROUND 8C
- END OF ROUND 8B
- END OF SESSION 8C
- ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME 74A2
- EVENT Definitions
- EXPLANATION
- EXTRANEOUS Definitions
- FACTS
- Agreed 84
- Disputed 85
- Standard of proof 85A1
- FINAL PASS, REVIEW OF AUCTION 20C
- FOLLOW SUIT Definitions
- FORFEITURE OF THE RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION 11
- Director adjusts only one side's score 11A
- Procedural penalty 11B, 90
- FOULED BOARD 86B2, 87
- GAME Definitions, 77
- HAND Definitions
- HONOUR Definitions
- IMP (International Matchpoint) Definitions, 78B
- INADMISSIBLE CALL 35
- INCORRECT NUMBER OF CARDS 13
- INCORRECT RECTIFICATION 12A3
- INDIVIDUAL EVENTS 12C3
- INFORMATION 16
- See also Communication
- Authorized 16
- Calls or plays, legal 16A1(a)
- Calls or plays, withdrawn 16C
- Deceptive, appropriate 73E1
- Deceptive, no demonstrable bridge reason 73E2
- Extraneous, from other sources 16D
- Extraneous, from partner 16B
- Traits of opponents 16A2
- Unauthorized 16
- INFRACTION Definitions, 72
- INSUFFICIENT BID 18D, 27
- Accepted 27A1
- Adjusted score, non-offending side damaged 27D
- Comparable call 23A, 27B1(b)
- Not accepted 27B
- Offender's partner perhaps perpetually passing 27B2, 27B3, 27B4
- Out of rotation 27A2, 31
- Premature replacement 27C
- Replaced at lowest level, specifies same denomination(s) 27B1(a)
- Replaced by another insufficient bid 27B4
- Replaced by double or redouble 27B3
- INTERPRETATION OF THE LAWS Introduction, 81C2
- IRREGULARITY Definitions
- See also Infraction
- After attention is drawn 9B
- Assessment of rectification 10
- Awareness of potential damage 72C
- Caused by spectator 76C2
- Choice after 10C
- Drawing attention to 9A
- No further action 9B2
- Opponents' rights 9B1(d)
- Player's rights 9B1(c)
- Premature correction 9C, 26B
- Prevention of 9A3
- Procedure following 9
- Retention of rights 9B1(c), 9B1(d)
- Summoning the Director 9B1(a), 9B1(b)
- LAWS
- Prescribe no rectification 12A
- Usage (may, does, should, shall, must) Introduction
- LEAD Definitions
- Inability to lead as required 59
- Not accepted 54D, 55B
- Opening lead, face down 41A
- Opening lead, faced 41C
- Out of turn 53, 54, 55, 56
- Out of turn, accepted 53, 54, 55A, 56A
- Out of turn, by declarer 53, 54E, 55
- Out of turn, by defender 53, 54, 56
- Out of turn, faced opening lead 54
- Out of turn, face down opening lead 41A, 47E2
- Out of turn, misinformation 47E1
- Out of turn, trick thirteen 53 footnote
- Premature lead or play by a defender 57
- Restrictions, if call withdrawn 26
- Restrictions, if penalty card(s) 50, 51
- Simultaneous 58
- LHO (Left hand opponent) Definitions
- LOGICAL ALTERNATIVE
- LOSS OF CONCENTRATION 25A2, 45C4(b)
- MANDATORY PAUSES 73A2
- MATCHPOINT Definitions, 78A
- MAY Introduction
- MEMORY, AIDS TO 40B2(d)
- MISINFORMATION Definitions, 20F1, 75D
- Call based on misinformation 21B
- Change of play 47E
- MISSING CARD 14
- Noticed at any later time 14B
- Noticed before play commences 14A
- MISTAKEN EXPLANATION OR MISTAKEN CALL 21B, 75
- Adjusted score, damage caused by misinformation 75D3
- Adjusted score, damage caused by use of unauthorized information 75A
- Misinformation 21B, 75B1, 75D2
- Mistaken call 21B1(b), 75C
- Mistaken call by player 20F4, 75B2
- Mistaken call by player's partner 75B3
- Unauthorized information 16, 73C, 75A
- MOVEMENT
- Of boards 8A
- Of players 8A
- MUST Introduction
- NATIONAL BRIDGE ORGANIZATION, AUSPICES 80A1(c)
- NON-OFFENDING SIDE
- Action by 11A
- Withdrawn action authorized information 16C1
- NORMAL PLAY IMPOSSIBLE 12A2
- OBLIGATION TO PASS, ACTION VIOLATING 37
- ODD TRICK Definitions, 18A
- OPENING LEAD Definitions
- OPPONENT Definitions
- OPTIONS
- ORIENTATION AND PLACEMENT OF BOARD 7A
- OVERTRICK Definitions
- PACK Definitions, 1
- PARTNER Definitions
- PARTNERSHIP UNDERSTANDING 40
- Aids to memory, calculation or technique 40B2(d)
- Adjusted score 40B3(a), 40B4, 40B5(b)
- Alter method, by partner 40A4
- Alter style and judgement, by partner 40A4
- Artificial meaning 40B1(c)
- Deviation from 40A3, 40C1, 40C2
- Disclosure, all special knowledge 40B5(a)
- Disclosure, failure to 40B3
- Disclosure, inferences 40B5(a)
- Disclosure, partial 40B5(b)
- Disclosure, repeated violations 40B3(b), 90, 91
- Duty to make available 40A1(b)
- Explicit 40A1(a)
- Implicit 40A1(a), 40C1
- Illegal 40B4, 90
- Information conveyed through 40A2, 73C
- Psychic call 40A3, 40C1, 40C2
- Psychic call, artificial 40B2(a)(v)
- Special 40B
- System card 40B2(a)(ii)
- System card, consultation of opponent's 40B2(c)
- System card, consultation of own 20G3, 40B2(b)
- Undisclosed 40A3, 40B3, 40C1
- Vary, after irregularity by opponents 40B2(a)(iv)
- PARTNERSHIPS 4
- PARTSCORE Definitions
- PASS Definitions
- Action violating obligation to 37
- Damaging enforced 72C
- Out of rotation 30
- Out of rotation, artificial 30C, 31
- Out of rotation, comparable call 23A
- PAUSES, MANDATORY 73A2
- PENALTY Definitions
- PENALTY CARD Definitions, 50
- Declarer or dummy not any 48A
- Defender 49
- Failure to play 52
- Information from 50E
- Minor 50B, 50C
- Two or more 51
- PLACEMENT AND ORIENTATION OF BOARD 7A
- PLAY Definitions
- After an illegal 60
- After irregularity 60A
- Commencement of 41
- Inability to follow suit 44D
- Inability to play as required 59
- Lead 44A
- Premature lead or play by a defender 57
- Procedure of 44
- Requirement to follow suit 44C
- Simultaneous 58
- Subsequent 44B
- PLAY PERIOD Definitions
- Commencement of 41C
- Explanation of calls during 20F2
- PLAYERS 3, 4, 5
- PLAYING AREA 76 footnote
- POWERS
- Director's discretionary 12
- Director's duties and 81C
- Regulating Authority 80A
- Tournament Organizer 80B
- PREMATURE
- Correction of an irregularity 9C, 26B
- Lead or play by a defender 57
- PREMIUM POINTS Definitions, 77
- PRESUMED DECLARER Definitions, 21B1(a), 54A
- PROCEDURE
- PROCEDURAL PENALTY 90
- Assessed independently 90A
- Comparing scores 90B4
- Director's authority 90A
- Errors in procedure 90B7
- individual events 12C3
- Loud discussion 90B3
- Failure to comply promptly 90B8
- Misplacing cards 90B6
- Offences subject to 90B
- Tardiness 90B1
- Touching cards 90B5
- Unduly slow play 90B2
- PROOF, STANDARD OF 85A1
- PSYCHIC CALL Definitions, 40
- QUESTION 20
- RANK
- Cards and suits 1A
- Denominations 18E
- Designation of 46B3
- Incomplete designation of 46B1, 46B5
- RECTIFICATION Definitions
- See also Adjusted Score
- Assessment of 10
- Assessment of, choice 10C
- Assessment of, Director alone 10A
- Assessment of, enforcement or waiver 10B
- Doubtful point 84D
- Forfeiture of the right to 11
- Forfeiture of the right to, Director adjusts only one side's score 11A
- Forfeiture of the right to, procedural penalty 11B, 90
- Incorrect 12A3
- Irregularity caused by spectator 76C2
- Laws prescribe no 12A1
- Revoke
- See Revoke
- Right to assess 10A
- Unduly severe or advantageous 12B2
- Waiver 10B, 81C5
- REDEAL 6D
- REDOUBLE Definitions
- Inadmissible 19B, 27B3, 36
- Legal 19B1
- Of an incorrectly stated bid 19B3
- Out of rotation 32
- Out of rotation, comparable call 23A
- Proper form 19B2
- Scoring 36C, 77
- Superseded 19C
- REDOUBLED CONTRACT 19D
- REGULATING AUTHORITY 80A
- Assign powers 80A3
- Delegate powers 80A3
- Further possibilities of appeal 93C
- May be Tournament Organizer 80B1
- National Bridge Organization, auspices 80A1(c)
- Responsibilities and powers 80A2
- World Bridge Federation 80A1(a)
- Zonal Authority 80A1(b)
- RESULT
- See also Score
- Agreement on 65D, 79A
- Cancelled, more than thirteen cards 13D
- No result can be obtained 12C2
- No result, dealt without shuffle 6D2
- Obtained at other table in team play 86B
- RETENTION OF RIGHT TO CALL 17D3
- RETRACTED (WITHDRAWN) CARD 47
- REVIEW
- Auction 20C2, 41B
- After completion of play 65C
- After final pass 20C
- At turn to call 20B
- Call not clearly recognized 20A
- Calls 20
- Contract 41C
- Correction of error 20E
- Current trick 66A
- Own last card 66B
- Responded by an opponent 20D
- Quitted tricks 66C
- REVOKE 61, 62, 63, 64
- After non-offending side calls to next deal 64B4
- After round has ended 64B5
- Automatic trick adjustment 64A
- By failure to play a faced card 64B3
- Correction 62
- Definition 61A
- Establishment 63
- Inquiries 61B
- No automatic trick adjustment 64B
- Procedure after establishment 64
- Redress of damage 64C
- Redress of damage, both sides have revoked 64B7, 64C2(b)
- Redress of damage, repeated revokes 64B2, 64C2(a)
- Right to inspect tricks 61C, 66C
- Twelfth trick, before defender's partner plays 62D2
- Twelfth trick, corrected 62D1
- Visible card Definitions, 64B3
- RHO (Right hand opponent) Definitions
- RIGHT TO ASSESS RECTIFICATION 10A
- RIGHT TO CALL, RETENTION OF 17D3
- RIGHTS
- Dummy's 42
- Opponent's, after Director summoning 9B1(d)
- Player's, after Director summoning 9B1(c)
- ROTATION Definitions
- ROUND Definitions
- RULINGS
- Agreed facts 84
- Disputed facts 85
- Standard of proof 85A1
- SCORE, ADJUSTED
- SCORING
- SESSION Definitions
- At table throughout 7D
- Compass direction during 5
- Date and time 80B2(c)
- Different meaning of Definitions, 4, 12C2, 91
- End of 8C
- Partnerships during 4
- Score obtained in the 12C2
- Suspend a contestant for the 91A
- Suspend a player for the 91A
- SHALL Introduction
- SHOULD Introduction
- SHUFFLE 6
- SIDE Definitions
- SLAM Definitions
- SORTED DECK Definitions, 6D2, 6 footnote
- SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP UNDERSTANDING 40B
- SPECTATOR 76
- At the table 76B
- Caused irregularity 76C2
- Control 76A
- Participation 76C
- Status 76D
- STANDARD OF PROOF 85A1
- SUBSTITUTE
- SUIT Definitions, 1A
- SYSTEM CARD 40B2(a)(ii)
- TEAM Definitions
- TEAM PLAY 86
- Fouled board 86B2
- Non-balancing adjustments, knockout play 12C4
- Result obtained at other table 86B
- Substitute board 86A, 86B2(a)
- TECHNIQUE, AIDS TO 40B2(d)
- TEMPO OR MANNER 73D
- TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER 80B
- TRICK Definitions
- Arrangement of 65
- Defective 67
- Fifth card played 45E
- Inspection of 66
- Player mixes cards 65D, 66D
- Review of the play 66D
- Turning 45G
- Won 79
- TRICK POINTS Definitions, 77
- TRUMP Definitions
- Claim with outstanding 70C
- Tricks containing 44E
- Tricks not containing 44F
- TOURNAMENT Definitions
- TURN Definitions
- UNAUTHORIZED INFORMATION 16
- Extraneous information 16A3
- Extraneous information from other sources 16D
- Extraneous information from partner 16B, 73C
- Logical alternative, definition 16B1(b)
- Logical alternative, demonstrably suggested 16B1(a)
- Withdrawn action, offending side 16C2
- UNDERSTANDING
- UNDERTRICK Definitions
- UNDULY SEVERE OR ADVANTAGEOUS RECTIFICATION 12B2
- UNINTENDED Definitions
- VARIATIONS IN TEMPO OR MANNER
- VISIBLE CARD Definitions
- VULNERABILITY Definitions
- WAIVER OF RECTIFICATION 10B, 81C5
- WITHDRAWN ACTION Definitions, 16C
- Authorized information non-offending side 16C1
- Call, intended 25B
- Call, loss of concentration 25A2
- Call, unintended 25A
- Cancelled is a Definitions
- Card, loss of concentration designation from dummy 45C4(b)
- Card, unintended designation from dummy 45C4(b)
- Card, withdrawn (retracted) 47
- Lead restrictions 26
- Unauthorized information offending side 16C2
- WORLD BRIDGE FEDERATION 80A1(a)
- WRONG BOARD OR HAND 15
- ZERO SCORE 77
- Note: A "Zero score" is not identical to an "Average score".
- ZONAL AUTHORITY 80A1(b)