April 2001 Scores

by Richard Pavlicek

The “When the Bluebird Sings” play contest had 226 participants, and everyone scoring above average is listed here. Ties in the rankings are broken by the date and time of submission (earliest wins).

Top 50 51 Location Ranking Bot’s Eye View

Participation Stats
Number of participants 226
Number of locations 75
Highest score 59
Median score 38
Lowest score 21
Average score 39.07

Participation Stats
Number of participants	226
Number of locations	75
Highest score	59
Median score	38
Lowest score	21
Average score	39.07

Top 50 Places

Rank Score LC Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 59 RO Radu Mihai D A D A E B
2 59 USwa N. Scott Cardell D A D A E B
3 57 HR Tonci Tomic D D D A D B
4 56 UKen Gareth Birdsall D D D A E B
5 56 UStx Herbert Wilton D D B A D B
6 56 USma Jonathan Weinstein D D D A E B
7 55 USfl Paul Kubiak C A B A E B
8 55 RU Alex Perlin D D B A E B
9 55 USwa Henry Lortz B A D A D F
10 55 CI Bernard Pascal D D B A E B
11 54 USny Franco Baseggio B D B A E B
12 52 USca Grant Peacock C D B A E B
13 52 USil Charles Blair F D D A D B
14 52 HK Walter Lee D D D D D B
15 51 FR Francois Dellacherie F D D A E B
16 51 PT Manuel Paulo B D D A B B
17 51 IN Venkatesh Ramaratnam B D B A E E
18 50 IN Shyam Sashital B A E A E F
19 50 USwv Neil Cohen C D D A D F
20 50 HK Simon Cheung D B E A A B
21 50 USnj Ron Small D D B E D E
22 49 USny Barry Rigal B B D D D E
23 49 UKen John Reardon F B D A E E
24 49 USil George Klemic C D D A E F
25 49 ZW Leif-Erik Stabell C A B A A E
26 49 US Jane Eason D D B C D E
27 49 HR Miro Tesla E D B A E B
28 49 IN Arvind Srinivasan D B E D D B
29 48 AU Bill Jacobs F D D A D F
30 48 IN Sivakumar Salem B D D C E E
31 48 IN Neelotpal Sahai B D A A E B
32 48 FR Mukesh Chandak B B C A A C
33 48 SE Bjorn Ahlm B D E A E E
34 48 UKen Neil Morgenstern D D E A B B
35 48 USmi John Harris F B D A D D
36 48 IN Gowniyan Vaideeshwar B D D C E E
37 48 BE Bernard Danloy D D D A B F
38 48 USpa Steve White D D B D E C
39 48 LV Martins Egle F D D A E E
40 47 FR Jacques Normand B D D E E D
41 47 AU Bill Powell C D B A E D
42 47 HK Hongyan Chen A D D A D E
43 46 BE Sebastien Louveaux B B C C E E
44 46 CH Olivier La Spada C D C A E F
45 46 CN Weidong Yang C D D E E F
46 46 ID Adjat Abdurodjak F B D A A E
47 46 USnj James Connell A D D A E E
48 45 IL Rachel Pelled B D E E E E
49 45 USfl Mabel Pavlicek E D D A E D
50 44 NL Rosalind Hengeveld F D E A A B

Rank	Score	LC	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	59	RO	Radu Mihai	D	A	D	A	E	B
2	59	USwa	N. Scott Cardell	D	A	D	A	E	B
3	57	HR	Tonci Tomic	D	D	D	A	D	B
4	56	UKen	Gareth Birdsall	D	D	D	A	E	B
5	56	UStx	Herbert Wilton	D	D	B	A	D	B
6	56	USma	Jonathan Weinstein	D	D	D	A	E	B
7	55	USfl	Paul Kubiak	C	A	B	A	E	B
8	55	RU	Alex Perlin	D	D	B	A	E	B
9	55	USwa	Henry Lortz	B	A	D	A	D	F
10	55	CI	Bernard Pascal	D	D	B	A	E	B
11	54	USny	Franco Baseggio	B	D	B	A	E	B
12	52	USca	Grant Peacock	C	D	B	A	E	B
13	52	USil	Charles Blair	F	D	D	A	D	B
14	52	HK	Walter Lee	D	D	D	D	D	B
15	51	FR	Francois Dellacherie	F	D	D	A	E	B
16	51	PT	Manuel Paulo	B	D	D	A	B	B
17	51	IN	Venkatesh Ramaratnam	B	D	B	A	E	E
18	50	IN	Shyam Sashital	B	A	E	A	E	F
19	50	USwv	Neil Cohen	C	D	D	A	D	F
20	50	HK	Simon Cheung	D	B	E	A	A	B
21	50	USnj	Ron Small	D	D	B	E	D	E
22	49	USny	Barry Rigal	B	B	D	D	D	E
23	49	UKen	John Reardon	F	B	D	A	E	E
24	49	USil	George Klemic	C	D	D	A	E	F
25	49	ZW	Leif-Erik Stabell	C	A	B	A	A	E
26	49	US	Jane Eason	D	D	B	C	D	E
27	49	HR	Miro Tesla	E	D	B	A	E	B
28	49	IN	Arvind Srinivasan	D	B	E	D	D	B
29	48	AU	Bill Jacobs	F	D	D	A	D	F
30	48	IN	Sivakumar Salem	B	D	D	C	E	E
31	48	IN	Neelotpal Sahai	B	D	A	A	E	B
32	48	FR	Mukesh Chandak	B	B	C	A	A	C
33	48	SE	Bjorn Ahlm	B	D	E	A	E	E
34	48	UKen	Neil Morgenstern	D	D	E	A	B	B
35	48	USmi	John Harris	F	B	D	A	D	D
36	48	IN	Gowniyan Vaideeshwar	B	D	D	C	E	E
37	48	BE	Bernard Danloy	D	D	D	A	B	F
38	48	USpa	Steve White	D	D	B	D	E	C
39	48	LV	Martins Egle	F	D	D	A	E	E
40	47	FR	Jacques Normand	B	D	D	E	E	D
41	47	AU	Bill Powell	C	D	B	A	E	D
42	47	HK	Hongyan Chen	A	D	D	A	D	E
43	46	BE	Sebastien Louveaux	B	B	C	C	E	E
44	46	CH	Olivier La Spada	C	D	C	A	E	F
45	46	CN	Weidong Yang	C	D	D	E	E	F
46	46	ID	Adjat Abdurodjak	F	B	D	A	A	E
47	46	USnj	James Connell	A	D	D	A	E	E
48	45	IL	Rachel Pelled	B	D	E	E	E	E
49	45	USfl	Mabel Pavlicek	E	D	D	A	E	D
50	44	NL	Rosalind Hengeveld	F	D	E	A	A	B

Scores 7V31 Main Challenge Analyses Top April 2001 Scores

All Others Above Average

Rank Score LC Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
51 44 SE Robert Larsson F E B A D E
52 44 USnj Leonard Helfgott D D E A C E
53 44 NL Bart Traksel F D E E E B
54 44 NL Tjeerd Kootstra C B E A D A
55 44 USca Phil Clayton F D E A D F
56 44 IN Arvind Ranasaria B D D F E D
57 44 TR Ufuk Cotuk F B B A E A
58 44 SE Andreas Westerlund A D D A C B
59 44 USfl Dick Burgoon F A E E A B
60 44 AU Sartaj Hans E D E E D B
61 44 IT Giovanni Macchia F A E E A B
62 44 DE Rainer Herrmann F D D D D E
63 44 USca Robert Dannels C C D E E E
64 43 TR Berk Basaran F B D C E D
65 43 CAon Gabriel Nita-Saguna F D D D E E
66 43 USca Roger Gabrielson A D E E D B
67 43 ZA George Rahr E D D A A F
68 42 DE Ulrich Voigt C F D E E E
69 42 USil James Hudson C D D D A E
70 42 CN Ru Shangguan B B E D E D
71 42 IN Kaizad Anklesaria C D B F D D
72 42 NO Thomas Haukland F F D E D C
73 42 IN Arvind Nimbalker F B E E D F
74 42 NO Jan Langoy D C E E D D
75 42 USoh Craig Biddle C C D D D F
76 42 USmd Richard Mucci F A E C D D
77 42 LC Bob Tobias D D D C C D
78 42 RO Florin Constantin F B D A C D
79 42 USva Mark Dahl F D B D E E
80 42 USaz Thomas Hanford A D D C E E
81 41 CAon Vinay Sarin A D C E D E
82 41 USva Larry Kahn F D C D D E
83 41 FR Patrick Flodrops A D B D D E
84 41 HK Henry Wong C D D B B B
85 41 CL Constantino Sifaqui F C D C D F
86 41 SE Torbjorn Axelsson F D D A F E
87 41 NL Ben Ter Horst F B D C A F
88 41 NO Truls Ingebrigtsen A E D A B B
89 41 CAon Mihai Valcu F D C D D E
90 40 IN Priya Ranjan Sinha B D E C B E
91 40 CAab Dick Yuen A C D E A B
92 40 ID Didik Koesbianto A C D E E E
93 40 USmo John Nevin F C C D E B
94 40 USga Larry Rivkin F D E E D D
95 40 UKni Robin Burns C C D C A E
96 40 USma K. Scott Kimball B C F E D F
97 40 UKen Anthony Golding E B E D D E
98 40 TR Hasan Gedik E B D D A E
99 40 IE Colin Smith E D E E A B
100 40 USca Anne Bell E C E A E E

Rank	Score	LC	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6
51	44	SE	Robert Larsson	F	E	B	A	D	E
52	44	USnj	Leonard Helfgott	D	D	E	A	C	E
53	44	NL	Bart Traksel	F	D	E	E	E	B
54	44	NL	Tjeerd Kootstra	C	B	E	A	D	A
55	44	USca	Phil Clayton	F	D	E	A	D	F
56	44	IN	Arvind Ranasaria	B	D	D	F	E	D
57	44	TR	Ufuk Cotuk	F	B	B	A	E	A
58	44	SE	Andreas Westerlund	A	D	D	A	C	B
59	44	USfl	Dick Burgoon	F	A	E	E	A	B
60	44	AU	Sartaj Hans	E	D	E	E	D	B
61	44	IT	Giovanni Macchia	F	A	E	E	A	B
62	44	DE	Rainer Herrmann	F	D	D	D	D	E
63	44	USca	Robert Dannels	C	C	D	E	E	E
64	43	TR	Berk Basaran	F	B	D	C	E	D
65	43	CAon	Gabriel Nita-Saguna	F	D	D	D	E	E
66	43	USca	Roger Gabrielson	A	D	E	E	D	B
67	43	ZA	George Rahr	E	D	D	A	A	F
68	42	DE	Ulrich Voigt	C	F	D	E	E	E
69	42	USil	James Hudson	C	D	D	D	A	E
70	42	CN	Ru Shangguan	B	B	E	D	E	D
71	42	IN	Kaizad Anklesaria	C	D	B	F	D	D
72	42	NO	Thomas Haukland	F	F	D	E	D	C
73	42	IN	Arvind Nimbalker	F	B	E	E	D	F
74	42	NO	Jan Langoy	D	C	E	E	D	D
75	42	USoh	Craig Biddle	C	C	D	D	D	F
76	42	USmd	Richard Mucci	F	A	E	C	D	D
77	42	LC	Bob Tobias	D	D	D	C	C	D
78	42	RO	Florin Constantin	F	B	D	A	C	D
79	42	USva	Mark Dahl	F	D	B	D	E	E
80	42	USaz	Thomas Hanford	A	D	D	C	E	E
81	41	CAon	Vinay Sarin	A	D	C	E	D	E
82	41	USva	Larry Kahn	F	D	C	D	D	E
83	41	FR	Patrick Flodrops	A	D	B	D	D	E
84	41	HK	Henry Wong	C	D	D	B	B	B
85	41	CL	Constantino Sifaqui	F	C	D	C	D	F
86	41	SE	Torbjorn Axelsson	F	D	D	A	F	E
87	41	NL	Ben Ter Horst	F	B	D	C	A	F
88	41	NO	Truls Ingebrigtsen	A	E	D	A	B	B
89	41	CAon	Mihai Valcu	F	D	C	D	D	E
90	40	IN	Priya Ranjan Sinha	B	D	E	C	B	E
91	40	CAab	Dick Yuen	A	C	D	E	A	B
92	40	ID	Didik Koesbianto	A	C	D	E	E	E
93	40	USmo	John Nevin	F	C	C	D	E	B
94	40	USga	Larry Rivkin	F	D	E	E	D	D
95	40	UKni	Robin Burns	C	C	D	C	A	E
96	40	USma	K. Scott Kimball	B	C	F	E	D	F
97	40	UKen	Anthony Golding	E	B	E	D	D	E
98	40	TR	Hasan Gedik	E	B	D	D	A	E
99	40	IE	Colin Smith	E	D	E	E	A	B
100	40	USca	Anne Bell	E	C	E	A	E	E

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Location Ranking

This table lists all the participating locations, ranked by the average score of their entries. The “Best” column shows the best finish (by rank) of any player in that location. Locations with less than five entries are ineligible for the top ranking and grouped separately.

Rank Average Best LC Location Entries
1 45.60 14 HK Hong Kong 5
2 45.20 15 FR France 5
3 42.29 17 IN India 14
4 41.89 4 UKen England 9
5 41.67 50 NL Netherlands 6
6 41.33 11 USny New York 6
7 39.40 72 NO Norway 5
8 38.67 29 AU Australia 6
9 38.25 7 USfl Florida 8
10 37.40 33 SE Sweden 10
11 37.38 12 USca California 13
12 36.80 67 ZA South Africa 5
13 34.33 102 SI Slovenia 6
14 33.80 76 USmd Maryland 5
15 33.30 65 CAon Ontario 10

Rank	Average	Best	LC	Location	Entries
1	45.60	14	HK	Hong Kong	5
2	45.20	15	FR	France	5
3	42.29	17	IN	India	14
4	41.89	4	UKen	England	9
5	41.67	50	NL	Netherlands	6
6	41.33	11	USny	New York	6
7	39.40	72	NO	Norway	5
8	38.67	29	AU	Australia	6
9	38.25	7	USfl	Florida	8
10	37.40	33	SE	Sweden	10
11	37.38	12	USca	California	13
12	36.80	67	ZA	South Africa	5
13	34.33	102	SI	Slovenia	6
14	33.80	76	USmd	Maryland	5
15	33.30	65	CAon	Ontario	10

Rank Average Best LC Location Entries
16 55.00 8 RU Russia 1
17 53.00 3 HR Croatia 2
18 51.00 16 PT Portugal 1
19 50.00 19 USwv West Virginia 1
20 49.67 2 USwa Washington 3
21 49.00 25 ZW Zimbabwe 1
22 48.00 35 USmi Michigan 1
23 48.00 38 USpa Pennsylvania 1
24 48.00 39 LV Latvia 1
25 47.67 13 USil Illinois 3
26 47.00 37 BE Belgium 2
27 46.00 44 CH Switzerland 1
28 44.67 6 USma Massachusetts 3
29 44.50 10 CI Cote d’Ivoire 2
30 44.00 45 CN China 2
31 43.25 21 USnj New Jersey 4
32 42.50 1 RO Romania 4
33 42.00 77 LC Cocos Islands 1
34 41.00 85 CL Chile 1
35 40.50 57 TR Turkey 4
36 40.00 26 US United States 2
37 40.00 48 IL Israel 3
38 40.00 95 UKni Northern Ireland 1
39 39.50 62 DE Germany 4
40 39.25 46 ID Indonesia 4
41 39.00 93 USmo Missouri 2
42 38.50 79 USva Virginia 4
43 38.50 94 USga Georgia 2
44 38.00 121 AR Argentina 1
45 38.00 122 UKwa Wales 1
46 37.75 5 UStx Texas 4
47 37.67 75 USoh Ohio 3
48 37.33 61 IT Italy 3
49 37.00 80 USaz Arizona 4
50 37.00 117 ES Spain 2
51 37.00 131 USmn Minnesota 1
52 37.00 133 RS Serbia 1
53 36.67 91 CAab Alberta 3
54 36.00 136 TW Taiwan 1
55 36.00 147 DK Denmark 1
56 35.00 152 USak Alaska 1
57 35.00 155 JP Japan 1
58 35.00 160 GR Greece 1
59 34.00 162 CAbc British Columbia 2
60 34.00 165 EG Egypt 1
61 34.00 171 EE Estonia 1
62 33.50 99 IE Ireland 2
63 33.00 174 USal Alabama 1
64 33.00 176 CAmb Manitoba 1
65 33.00 178 CApq Quebec 1
66 32.00 188 BG Bulgaria 1
67 32.00 189 UY Uruguay 1
68 30.50 195 NZ New Zealand 2
69 29.50 142 USnc North Carolina 4
70 29.00 209 CAns Nova Scotia 1
71 28.50 149 UKsc Scotland 2
72 28.00 213 USnh New Hampshire 1
73 27.00 217 USct Connecticut 1
74 26.00 220 USin Indiana 1
75 24.00 223 USsc South Carolina 1

Rank	Average	Best	LC	Location	Entries
16	55.00	8	RU	Russia	1
17	53.00	3	HR	Croatia	2
18	51.00	16	PT	Portugal	1
19	50.00	19	USwv	West Virginia	1
20	49.67	2	USwa	Washington	3
21	49.00	25	ZW	Zimbabwe	1
22	48.00	35	USmi	Michigan	1
23	48.00	38	USpa	Pennsylvania	1
24	48.00	39	LV	Latvia	1
25	47.67	13	USil	Illinois	3
26	47.00	37	BE	Belgium	2
27	46.00	44	CH	Switzerland	1
28	44.67	6	USma	Massachusetts	3
29	44.50	10	CI	Cote d’Ivoire	2
30	44.00	45	CN	China	2
31	43.25	21	USnj	New Jersey	4
32	42.50	1	RO	Romania	4
33	42.00	77	LC	Cocos Islands	1
34	41.00	85	CL	Chile	1
35	40.50	57	TR	Turkey	4
36	40.00	26	US	United States	2
37	40.00	48	IL	Israel	3
38	40.00	95	UKni	Northern Ireland	1
39	39.50	62	DE	Germany	4
40	39.25	46	ID	Indonesia	4
41	39.00	93	USmo	Missouri	2
42	38.50	79	USva	Virginia	4
43	38.50	94	USga	Georgia	2
44	38.00	121	AR	Argentina	1
45	38.00	122	UKwa	Wales	1
46	37.75	5	UStx	Texas	4
47	37.67	75	USoh	Ohio	3
48	37.33	61	IT	Italy	3
49	37.00	80	USaz	Arizona	4
50	37.00	117	ES	Spain	2
51	37.00	131	USmn	Minnesota	1
52	37.00	133	RS	Serbia	1
53	36.67	91	CAab	Alberta	3
54	36.00	136	TW	Taiwan	1
55	36.00	147	DK	Denmark	1
56	35.00	152	USak	Alaska	1
57	35.00	155	JP	Japan	1
58	35.00	160	GR	Greece	1
59	34.00	162	CAbc	British Columbia	2
60	34.00	165	EG	Egypt	1
61	34.00	171	EE	Estonia	1
62	33.50	99	IE	Ireland	2
63	33.00	174	USal	Alabama	1
64	33.00	176	CAmb	Manitoba	1
65	33.00	178	CApq	Quebec	1
66	32.00	188	BG	Bulgaria	1
67	32.00	189	UY	Uruguay	1
68	30.50	195	NZ	New Zealand	2
69	29.50	142	USnc	North Carolina	4
70	29.00	209	CAns	Nova Scotia	1
71	28.50	149	UKsc	Scotland	2
72	28.00	213	USnh	New Hampshire	1
73	27.00	217	USct	Connecticut	1
74	26.00	220	USin	Indiana	1
75	24.00	223	USsc	South Carolina	1

Scores 7V31 Main Challenge Analyses Top April 2001 Scores

Bot’s Eye View

Bots Revolt Against Bluebirds!

I tried to pose these problems to some of the popular computer bridge programs, but the multiple-play content of most of the options (A-F) made it impractical. In most cases the lines of play chosen by the bots were actually “none of the above,” which is not exactly startling news when you consider that computer bridge play is rather primitive. I considered the possibility of going with the nearest match, but it soon became apparent that the differences were too significant to be categorized fairly in this way.

Therefore, the bots will take a spring break. Next month they should be well rested to take on my next bidding poll.

Scores 7V31 Main Challenge Analyses Top April 2001 Scores