Re: Please Explain post allert procedure

CBFalconer wrote:
> Stephen Fischer wrote:
> ... snip ...
>> To answer your last question, if the opponent asks what your bid
>> means (whether or not you've alerted it), they are entitled to
>> an explanation of your agreements at that point - they never have
>> to wait until the end of the auction.  The alert regulations just
>> specify when you tell them that something unusual is going on.
> 
> No.  They can't ask what your bid means.  They can only ask what
> you understand from your partners bid.
> 

Law 20F1 states that they are entitled to "a full explanation [of your 
auction".  If you explain anything else, including what you understand, 
they may be entitled to redress.

Just because you don't remember your agreements does not remove the 
obligation to explain them to your opponents.