[pescetom]

 mike777, on 2026-October-24, 16:07, said:

Ohh different rules in Italy if you are permitted to open 1NT
I wonder what the rule is in WBF championship events?

Our rogue 1NT agreements are (by no coincidence) exactly at the limits of those allowed by FIGB in a mid/lower level pairs tournament: at most a 5 card major, a 6 card minor, 9 cards in any two suits, one singleton, no void, 4 point range.
Most RAs have similar restrictions these days: ACBL wants the singleton to be a top honour but allows 5 point range, EBU IIRC allows a 6 card major.
The real issue is whether the RA tolerates deviations to distributions that would be illegal by agreement (as Director I assume L40 applies in absence of guidance to the contrary, as a player I avoid pushing the issue by disclosing all we will play).

As I read the 2024 WBF Systems Policy, a 1NT opening will be a HUM if it can be made on less than 8 HCP and the system will be classified Red unless 1NT is natural and non-forcing. So I imagine that our agreement would be legal in WBF but the system classified Red.

[jillybean]

mike777, on 2026-October-24, 16:07, said:

Ohh different rules in Italy if you are permitted to open 1NT
I wonder what the rule is in WBF championship events?

Oh, because the stiff is not an AKQ?

[pescetom]

In case anyone following the play topics was still wondering, bringing home a slam was not easy.

Here is the full hand:

MP

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The traveller showed 114 results:

- 54 EW down in some contract
- 23 in 3NT with some number of overtricks
- 10 making 6♣ (one +1)
- 16 making 6NT (three +1)
- 5 making 7♣.