Scores 7V95 Main Challenge


August 2002 Scores


Analyses  by Richard Pavlicek

The “Slammin’ Sammy Goes Deep” play contest had 638 participants, and everyone scoring above average is listed here. Ties in the rankings are broken by the date and time of submission (earliest wins). At the end of this page is a “Bot’s Eye View,” which shows how various computer programs fared.

Top 100101201Location RankingBot’s Eye View

Number of participants638
Number of locations103
Highest score60
Median score38
Lowest score18
Average score39.24

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
160PLDarek KardasS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
260UKenFrances HindenS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
360UKenJohn ReardonS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
460UKMarcus ChiloarnusS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
560EEMeelis TiitsonS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
660INSivakumar SalemS 9C AC 9C 4S 2S 5
760USmiHoward AbramsS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
860UKenRoger MortonS 9C AC 9C 4S 2S 5
960UStxHanchang WangS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
1060UScaEd DavisS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
1160UKenGraham OsborneS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
1259USwaN. Scott CardellS 9C AH 4C 4S 2S 5
1359FRJean-Marc BihlS QC AC 9C 4S 2S 5
1459PLWojtek UrbanS 9H 3H 4C 4S 2S 5
1559UScaRob StevensS QH 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
1658CAonGabriel Nita-SagunaS 9H 3H 10C 4S 2S 5
1758PLKazik DrozdzS 9H 3H 10C 4S 2S 5
1857INNeelotpal SahaiS 9H 3C 9C 4H 3S 5
1957USnySteven BloomH 7H 3C 9C 4S 2S 5
2057CNAnthony WangS 9H 3C 9C 4S 2C 10
2157UKenDouglas DunnS 9H 3H 4C QS 2S 5
2256PLSlawek CwiekS 9H 3C JC 4S 2S 5
2356UScaEric LeongS 9C AC 9H 2S 2S 5
2456AUKieran DykeS 9C AC 9H 2S 2S 5
2556INGowniyan VaideeshwarS 9C AC JC 4S 2S 5
2656CAbcBrad BartS 9C AC 9C 4C 9S 5
2756INShyam SashitalS 9C AC JC 4S 2S 5
2855UKenGareth BirdsallS 9C AS 3C 4S 2S 5
2955UScaSandy BarnesS 9C AS 3C 4S 2S 5
3055UScaJeff GoldsmithS 9H 3C 9S 10S 2S 5
3155BRPaulinho BrumS 9C AS 3C 4S 2S 5
3255PLMarcin ZbrojaS 9H 3S 3C 4S 2S 5
3355THTim BolshawS 9C AH 10C 4H 3S 5
3455USmaBob BoudreauD 2C AC 9C 4S 2S 5
3555CNWeidong YangS 9H 3H 4C 4C 9S 5
3655HKWalter LeeS 9H 3C 9S 10S 2S 5
3755USnyFranco BaseggioS 9H 3S 3C 4S 2S 5
3854UKscNigel GuthrieS 9C AH 10H 2S 2S 5
3954RORadu MihaiS QH 3C 9S 10S 2S 5
4054UKenJulian WightwickS 9C AC 9C 4S 2D 2
4153CAonDaniel KorbelS 9C AH 10S 10S 2S 5
4253PTManuel PauloS 9H 3C 9C 4D 4S 5
4353CAnsBryson CrowellS 9C AC 9H 2S 2C 10
4453INPratap NairS 9C AC 9C 4C 9C 10
4553CHDima NikolenkovS 9C AC JC 4H 3S 5
4652UKenJonathan JacobsS 9H 3C JC 4C 9S 5
4752CAonDale FreemanS 9C AC 9H 2C 9S 5
4852CAonDavid GraingerS 9C AC JH 2S 2S 5
4952FIErkki MalkamakiS 9C AD AC 4S 2S 5
5052USazAl HollanderS 9C AC JH 2S 2S 5
5152UStxThomas PetersS 9C AC JH 2S 2S 5
5252PLJacek MasiarekS 9H 3D AC 4S 2S 5
5352USmaJonathan WeinsteinS 9C AC JH 2S 2S 5
5452LVKarlis RubinsS 9C AC 9C 4H 3H 4
5552IERichard MullinsS QC AC 9H 2H 3S 5
5651UKenAnthony GoldingS 9H 3C JS 10S 2S 5
5751CAonTerry NosanchukS 9H 3C 9H 2S 2H 4
5851UScaLen VishnevskyH 7C AC JC QS 2S 5
5951CNLigang LingD 2C AC 9C 4C 9S 5
6051NLFrank MulderS 9H 3C 9D 3H 3S 5
6151USakTom OttleyS 9H 3C 9H 2S 2H 4
6251UStxBilly LeeperS 9C AC 9S 10C 9S 5
6351CAbcPeter NixonS 9H 3H 10H 2H 3S 5
6451USnjLeonard HelfgottS 9C AC 9S 10C 9S 5
6551UScaHarold SimonS 9H 3C JS 10S 2S 5
6651FRDavid HarariS 9C AC JS 10S 2S 5
6751USncJohn TorreyS 9C AC JC 4C QS 5
6851BGYanko YankovS 9H 3H 10C QS 2H 4
6951ROCostin GeorgescuD 2C AC 9H 2S 2S 5
7051USpaSteve WhiteS 9C AC JS 10S 2S 5
7151CHOlivier La SpadaS 9H 3C JS 10S 2S 5
7250USilMark FriedlanderS 9C AC JD 3S 2S 5
7350CAnsBrian HansenS 9H 3C 9H 2S 2D 2
7450UKenToby KenneyS 9H 3C 9H 2S 2D 2
7550CACharles GraingerS QC AC JS 10S 2S 5
7650FIMatti NiemiS 9C AC 9S 10C QS 5
7750CAnsMyrna MurphyS 9H 3C 9H 2S 2D 2
7850USilCharles BlairS 9S 10H 4S 10S 2S 5
7950IDAdjat AbdurodjakS QH 3S 3H 2S 2S 5
8050UScaHarvey JaffeS 9C AS 3S 10S 2S 5
8150USnjJames ConnellD 2C AC 9S 10S 2S 5
8249FREtienne KlisS 9C AS 3C QC 9S 5
8349CAonJohn CunninghamS QC AC JD 3S 2S 5
8449USilJonathan FryS 9C AC 9C 4H 3D A
8549AUAndy ChanS 9C AC 9S 10H 3C 10
8649BRMarcos PaivaS 9H 3S 3D 3S 2S 5
8749USilJames HudsonD 2C AH 4S 10S 2S 5
8849ROBogdan AgicaS 9S 10C 9H 2H 3S 5
8949CAnsGerald MurphyS 9S 10C 9H 2H 3S 5
9049DERainer HerrmannS 9C AS 3C QC 9S 5
9149UScaGrant PeacockS 9H 3S 3C 4S 2D 2
9248USgaBill BickfordS 9H 3C 9H 2S 2D A
9348BGIrena FilkovaS 9C AC JC 4C QC 10
9448ARRaul MartinoS 9C AS 3H 2S 2C 10
9548UScoDavid CapreraS QC AC 9S 10S 2D 2
9648UScaDiane EisenbergD 2C AC 9H 2H 3S 5
9748UScaMichael MigdolS 9S 10C 9H 2S 2C 3
9848TRCinar KologluD 2C AC 9H 2H 3S 5
9948USilJames EllisonH 7C AC 9C 4H 3D 2
10048SEPetter BengtssonS 9C AC JS 10H 3S 5

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Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10148TWChen Jye ChwuS 9H 3S 3H 2S 2C 10
10247USwaJosh SinnettS QH 3C JC 4C 9C 3
10347USnyGerald CohenS QD QC 9C 4C 9S 5
10447CAabDaniel BertrandD 2C AC JH 2S 2S 5
10547NLGraard SteenbakkersS QC AS 3H 2H 3S 5
10647USwiRich DorfmanS QH 3S 3H 2H 3S 5
10747UScaRich PavlicekS 9C AC 9S 5S 2D 2
10847UScaRichard SteinS 9H 3C 9S 5S 2D 2
10947NLRob ZijlstraS 9S 10S 3H 2S 2S 5
11047CApqMartial ChagnonD 2H 3C 9S 10H 3S 5
11147DEUlrich VoigtD 2C AC JH 2S 2S 5
11247USnyWilliam BascomH 7S 10C 9C 4S 2D 2
11347DEAlexei VinogradovD 2H 3C JH 2S 2S 5
11447USmdNadyne ChearyS 9C AC 9C 4D 4D 2
11547ITGianpaolo CentioliS 9C AC JC 4C 9H 4
11646SITomaz ButinaS 9C AC JH 2S 2D 2
11746FRRon TacchiS QC AC JS 10C 9S 5
11846USpaBertrand KushnerD 2H 3C 9D 3H 3S 5
11946NLTommie NooijS 9C AC 9D 3S 2D A
12046UKenJames MatesS 9C AC JS 10C QS 5
12146USilWill EngelS QC AS 3C 4C 9C 3
12246SEP.A. ErikssonC 9C AH 10H 2S 2S 5
12345USinBrian RossS 9C AC 9H 2C QD 2
12445ZAHarold BernsteinD 2H 3C 9H 2H 3C 10
12545UStxRoger PewickH 7C AC 9H 2S 2D A
12645CAonPaul RedversD 2S 10C 9C 4H 3C 10
12745USvaDarwin AfdahlH 7H 3C 9S 10C 9C 10
12845USilDavid SheltonS QC AS 3C 4H 3D 2
12945USmoThomas KniestS 9H 3C 9S 10D 4C 10
13045USnyRichard BaumerS 9H 3C 9S 10C 9D 2
13145SELeif LundbergS 9C AC 9H 2H 3D A
13245BGChavdar KochkovS QS 10C 9H 2H 3C 10
13345LVIvars RubenisD 2H 3C 9S 10C QS 5
13445USscRajan IyerD 2C AC 9H 2S 2D 2
13545SEJohan NilssonD 2C AH 4H 2C QS 5
13645USmaTim Francis-WrightS 9C AH 4H 2C 9D 2
13745SEArne JordestedtS QC AH 10H 2S 2D A
13845IDNoer Imanzal KartamadjanaS 9C AS 3S 5S 2C 10
13945ITValter BoettiS 9C AC 9S 10C 9D 2
14044PLMichal NowakS 9C AC JD 3S 2D 2
14144FIJussi TamminenD 2C AC 9S 10S 2D 2
14244USwaHendrik SharplesS 9C AS 3H 2D 4S 5
14344USflFrank NankinS 9C AH 4H 2H 3D A
14444IDNurrachmanto ParbudiS 9H 3C 9S 10H 3D A
14544ROAlin SalinackiH 7C AC 9S 10H 3H 4
14644USGeorge HughesH 7C AC 9H 2H 3D 2
14744NLDale RudrumH 7C AS 3S 10H 3S 5
14844USnyGerry WildenbergS QH 3S 3H 2S 2D 2
14944CAbcMichael DimichS 9C AD AS 10H 3S 5
15044TWRoy TsaiS 9D 8C 9C 4H 3D A
15144NLAnneke PetersenH 7C AH 10C 4H 3D A
15244CApqGerard LangevinH 7C AH 4H 2S 2D A
15344NLPeter van der StapD 2C AS 3C 4S 2D 2
15444USwiMark KinzerS QD 8S 3S 10S 2S 5
15544NLThijs VeugenD 2C AS 3D 3S 2S 5
15644UScaMarvin FrenchS 9H 3S 3C QH 3D 2
15744FRGilles KorngutS 9C AH 10D 3H 3H 4
15844VERaul RodriguezH 7S 10C 9C 4C 9H 4
15944USdcRon ZuckerS QC AC JS 10H 3C 10
16044USflJanice NelkinD 2C AC 9C 4C QD 2
16144USDon StockhausenH 7S 10H 10H 2S 2C 10
16244AUBill PowellS 9C AS 3S 10S 2D 2
16344ITMargherita GagnaS 9C AC 9D 3C 9D 2
16444ROBogdan VulcanS 9H 3C 9S 10H 3D A
16544AUFred F. FieldsD 2H 3H 4S 10S 2H 4
16643RSZoran RadojcicD 2C AS 3H 2H 3S 5
16743USnyBarry RigalS 9C AC JD 3D 4S 5
16843USmoMark HardawayC 9C AH 10C 4D 4S 5
16943UStxBill ErwinD 2C AS 3C QC QS 5
17043UScaRai OsborneD 2H 3S 3H 2H 3S 5
17143UKwaSteve WebbS 9H 3S 3H 2S 2D A
17243ITFelice CupaneD 2C AS 3C 4D 4S 5
17343UStnCharles CohenC 6H 3C 9H 2S 2D 2
17443USdeBob ZornD 2H 3S 3C QS 2H 4
17543UScaMichael KaplanS QC AC JC QC QH 4
17643EGAndrew de SosaC 6C AC JD 3S 2S 5
17743USflJim TullyD 2C AC 9H 2S 2D A
17843DEHarro WimmelH 7C AS 3D 3S 2C 10
17943USohCraig SatersmoenS QC AS 3S 10S 2D 2
18043UScaMichael DayH 7C AC 9H 2C 9D 2
18143EGMohamed AbdallahD 2H 3C 9H 2S 2D A
18243USilMark GanzerD 2H 3S 3S 5S 2S 5
18343TRCengiz SekerD 2C AS 3H 2H 3S 5
18443HRMario ZeljkoS 9S 10C 9C 4D 4D 2
18542CApqDenise PionH 7S 10S 3D 3S 2S 5
18642CApqPauline LemondeH 7S 10S 3D 3S 2S 5
18742TRNoyan EkiciS 9C AC JS 10H 3D 2
18842UScaMike KerrD 2C AS 3C 4C QC 10
18942NZBruce KellyH 7C AC 9H 2H 3D A
19042AUJack BanaS 9H 3C 9H 2C 7H 4
19142USakDave JacksonH 7C AD AC 4C 9C 10
19242CApqMichael KovacsH 7H 3C 9H 2H 3D A
19342INS.T. ArasuD 2C AC 9H 2H 3D 2
19442CNTianxiang ZhangS 9H 3S 3H 2H 3D 2
19542NOKay StrandS QC AC JS 5S 2D 2
19642SIBojan JusH 7H 3C 9H 2H 3D A
19742PTJorgez PedrazS 9H 3S 3H 2H 3D 2
19842USflEleanor GarberH 7H 3H 4D 3S 2D A
19942USilWalt SchaferD 2H 3C 9H 2H 3D 2
20042NZAndrew KellyH 7C AC 9H 2H 3D A

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreCCName123456
20142USinKenneth WoodmanH 7H 3S 3H 2S 2D 2
20242USnhClint HepnerH 7C AH 4C 4C 7H 4
20342TWWen-Lung HuangD 2C AC 9H 2H 3D 2
20442IEJames HeneghanD 2C AC 9S 5H 3C 10
20542ROEugen VerestiucS QH 3C JS 10C QC 10
20642NOMagnus SkaarS 9C AS 3H 2H 3D 2
20742SEAnders AslundC 6C AC 9C QH 3D 2
20842UKenMichael ScanlonH 7H 3S 3H 2H 3C 10
20942ZAAndrzej ChmielowskiD 2S 10C 9H 2S 2H 4
21042HRZoran BohacekD 2C AC 9H 2H 3D 2
21141UScaPhil ClaytonS QD QC 9S 5H 3S 5
21241USflEd MallinsonH 7C AC 9S 10H 3D A
21341IERobert KnightS QC AC 9H 2C 7H 4
21441USilGeorge KlemicD 2C AS 3D 3H 3S 5
21541UStxPhillip JaegerS 9S 10D AH 2S 2C 10
21641USvaBette SegalS 9H 3C 9H 2D 4D A
21741USmdTed YingS 9S 10C 9S 10C 9D 2
21841UScaStu GoodgoldH 7C AS 3H 2C 9C 10
21941USpaFrank AbelS QH 3C 9S 5D 4C 3
22041CApqAnsar BurneyS 9S 10C 9H 2H 3D A
22141USflNicki CaplanD 2H 3C JH 2S 2D 2
22241USnyWilliam SchmittH 7C AH 4S 5S 2D A
22341CApqMarcel BoudreaultS 9H 3C JC 4D 4D A
22441NLMieneke VliegenthartS QS 10H 4C QH 3D A
22541UKenNeil MorgensternH 7C AC JS 10D 4S 5
22641ITPaolo PaolicchiS QS 10C 9C 4C 7H 4
22741HUGyorgy OrmayC 9C AC 9C QC 9H 4
22841USvaMariana KoosS 9C AC 9H 2C 7D 2
22941USflLen RubinH 7S 10S 3H 2S 2C 10
23041UScaRena FarberH 7S 10H 4S 10H 3C 10
23141USflRobert SolomonS 9S 10C 9D 3H 3D 2
23241UStxJack LacyD 2C AC 9H 2C 9D 2
23341CAonAlan LeeS QH 3S 3H 2H 3D 2
23441CAytBruce BeatonS 9D 8D AC 4H 3C 10
23541ZASid IsmailD 2C AC JH 2S 2D 2
23641USmnJack RhatiganD 2C AC 9S 10H 3D 2
23741SEBjorn FrimodigS 9C AD AS 10S 2D 2
23841USflDavid TylerS 9H 3C JH 2H 3D A
23941CAonJohn DuquetteS QC AC JS 10H 3D 2
24041USflWilliam SlepinD 2S 10C 9H 2S 2D 2
24141SIZvonko KopseD 2H 3C JC QH 3H 4
24241UScaTony MelucciS QH 3S 3H 2H 3D 2
24341UScaRonald KowS 9H 3C 9H 2D 4D A
24441ZAGundi FritzscheC 6C AS 3H 2S 2C 10
24541TWI-Don JienD 2C AC 9H 2C 9D 2
24641NLPhilip MokveldS 9S 10S 3C 4C 9D 2
24740USmdTibor RobertsD 2C AS 3C 4D 4C 10
24840USwaBob RichardsonD 2C AS 3H 2S 2D 2
24940UKenJim GrantD 2C AS 3C 4C QH 4
25040UKenDavid DaviesS QC AS 3S 10H 3D 2
25140UScaThomas FranklinH 7H 3C JS 5S 2D 2
25240USncFaye SattinS 9H 3D AH 2S 2D A
25340UKenGordon RainsfordD 2H 3C 9H 2H 3D A
25440GEDavid ChechelashviliD 2H 3S 3H 2S 2D 2
25540USmaFrench WallD 2H 3S 3H 2S 2D 2
25640USazMax JohnsonS 9C AC JH 2D 4H 4
25740USwiJacob MorganD 2C AC 9S 10C 9D 2
25840NOBent VangliD 2C AC JS 10S 2D 2
25940UStxSue StokesH 7C AH 4S 10H 3D A
26040USflPeter CleavesD 2H 3S 3H 2H 3C 10
26140UScaNeill CurrieD 2H 3S 3H 2H 3C 10
26240BRChristian DahouiD 2C AD AH 2H 3S 5
26340USflFlorence SmithS 9C AD AH 2S 2D A
26440USilLarry FeigenH 7S 10C 9H 2H 3D 2
26540UKscTim McKayD 2C AC 9H 2H 3D A
26640CAonColin LaffertyS QS 10C 9S 5S 2D A
26740USriMichael JoyceH 7S 10C 9H 2H 3D 2
26840JPMark LaForgeS 9C AD AS 10D 4S 5
26940UKscGray RobertsonS 9S 10C 9H 2D 4H 4
27040EEMarek PontusD 2C AS 3C 4C 9D 2
27140IDAbdul LatifD 2H 3C 9H 2H 3D A
27240UScaJojo SarkarD 2H 3C 9H 2H 3D A
27340UScaSteven HoughS QH 3S 3H 2C 9D 2
27440AUDavid SternC 6C AC 9S 5S 2D 2
27540CAskDick ThurstonD 2C AC 9H 2H 3D A
27640CZSefik FilipovicH 7C AC JH 2H 3D 2
27740IDSuatmodjo NaslanD 2C AS 3H 2H 3C 10
27840ROMircea PetrescuD 2H 3S 3S 10C QS 5
27940ROLaci BaranyiD 2C AC 9H 2H 3D A
28040INKrishna ChakravartulaS QC AS 3H 2C 9D 2
28140USmnJulie DrexlerS QH 3C JC 4D 4D A
28240ROHoria CarlanC 6C AC 9H 2H 3D 2
28340USilEugene DilleD 2H 3S 3H 2S 2D 2
28440USarAubrey GarrisonS 9C AS 3H 2H 3D A
28540CAonRobert DefreyneD 2C AC JS 10S 2D 2
28640USnjDirk EnthovenD 2H 3S 3C QH 3H 4
28740USnyJack PresserD 2C AC 9H 2C QD 2
28840USvaPrahalad RajkumarD 2C AC 9H 2H 3D A
28940AUPeter KahlerD 2C AC 9H 2H 3D A
29040UScaDan ScarolaD 2C AD AH 2H 3S 5
29140AUMerrelyn DalyS 9H 3S 3H 2H 3D A

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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.

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
152.631PLPoland8
248.4020CNChina5
343.1413FRFrance7
442.252UKenEngland32
541.9472USilIllinois16
641.7539RORomania12
741.1768BGBulgaria6
841.1490DEGermany7
941.14115ITItaly7
1040.836INIndia18
1140.699UStxTexas13
1240.6312USwaWashington8
1340.50100SESweden10
1440.3343CAnsNova Scotia9
1540.1410UScaCalifornia59
1640.1426CAbcBritish Columbia7
1740.0416CAonOntario23
1840.005EEEstonia5
1940.0067USncNorth Carolina6
2039.7164USnjNew Jersey7
2139.6760NLNetherlands18
2239.6050USazArizona5
2339.2079IDIndonesia10
2439.1755IEIreland6
2538.20236USmnMinnesota5
2638.0834USmaMassachusetts13
2738.0519USnyNew York20
2837.92110CApqQuebec13
2937.70101TWTaiwan10
3037.67124ZASouth Africa9
3137.40179USohOhio5
3236.78114USmdMaryland9
3336.3924AUAustralia33
3436.30143USflFlorida33
3536.2538UKscScotland8
3635.92116SISlovenia12
3735.83189NZNew Zealand6
3834.86127USvaVirginia7
3934.67146USUnited States6
4034.6398TRTurkey16
4133.80328ILIsrael5
4232.40275CAskSaskatchewan5

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
4348.5054LVLatvia2
4448.0031BRBrazil3
4546.504UKUnited Kingdom2
4646.5061USakAlaska2
4745.6745CHSwitzerland3
4845.5036HKHong Kong2
4945.2549FIFinland4
5044.677USmiMichigan3
5144.5033THThailand2
5244.00129USmoMissouri2
5344.00158VEVenezuela1
5444.00159USdcWashington DC1
5543.7570USpaPennsylvania4
5643.67106USwiWisconsin3
5743.00171UKwaWales1
5843.00174USdeDelaware1
5943.00176EGEgypt2
6042.5075CACanada2
6142.5095UScoColorado2
6242.0094ARArgentina2
6341.00166RSSerbia2
6441.00234CAytYukon1
6540.7542PTPortugal4
6640.50134USscSouth Carolina2
6740.33184HRCroatia3
6840.00254GEGeorgia1
6940.00267USriRhode Island1
7040.00268JPJapan1
7140.00276CZCzech Republic1
7239.50173UStnTennessee2
7339.33123USinIndiana3
7438.75195NONorway4
7538.50284USarArkansas2
7637.7592USgaGeorgia4
7737.25104CAabAlberta4
7837.00227HUHungary2
7937.00387UAUkraine1
8036.50202USnhNew Hampshire2
8136.00391USiaIowa1
8235.50334ISIceland2
8335.50373USalAlabama4
8435.00405BEBelgium2
8535.00437PKPakistan1
8634.33375ESSpain3
8734.00449CAnfNewfoundland1
8834.00461CDCongo (Dem Republic)1
8934.00466BMBermuda1
9034.00469ATAustria1
9133.50419GRGreece2
9233.50462DKDenmark2
9333.00479USnvNevada1
9433.00518CApePrince Edward Island1
9532.50347USokOklahoma2
9632.50465CLChile2
9732.00522LBLebanon1
9831.50459SGSingapore2
9931.00544USnmNew Mexico1
10031.00545USctConnecticut1
10128.00594USneNebraska1
10228.00597CAnbNew Brunswick1
10328.00603USkyKentucky1

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Bot’s Eye View

I posed these play problems to some of the well-known bridge computer programs, and the results are tabulated below. (These results are not included in the “number of participants” shown above, nor in the calculation of the median or average score.) Most of the programs had different skill settings (thinking time), and this was set to the highest level within reason. The scores and rankings, based on six specific problems, are not necessarily indicative of each program’s overall capability.

Congratulations to Micro Bridge and GIB, which tied at 42 and were the only bots to beat the average human score. My usual tiebreaker for bots is consistency (best worst score), but they tied there as well, so I had to come up with something else. After a little thought, this was easy: Micro Bridge gets the win because it was faster. Poor HAL only scored 11, but it seemed happy about it — I think it must have had its wires crossed with some blackjack program, as the screen kept saying “double down, double down.”

The bots were good this month in staying on the charts, as each lead was among my listed options. The propensity to cash aces was paramount as usual (note the D A leads on Problems 3 and 6, which were the worst options), but this also garnered a few 10s on Problem 2 where it was the right defense. I guess if you always lead aces, it has to be right sometimes.

August 2002 Rankings
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
142JPMicro Bridge 9.01H 7C AD AH 2S 2C 10
242USGIB 4.1.12H 7H 3C 9H 2H 3D A
336DEQ-plus Bridge 6.1H 7H 3D AS 5S 2D 2
432CABridge Buff 8.0H 7C AD AH 2C QD A
530USBridge Baron 11.0H 7C AD AH 2D 4D A
626USFinesse Bridge 2.5C 6H 3D AH 2D 4D A
725UKBlue Chip Bridge 3.4.3C 6D 8S 3S 5H 3D A
811USHAL 9000C 9C 2D AS 5C 7D A

Participants (alphabetical)
ProgramAuthor/Creator
Blue Chip BridgeIan Trackman and Mike Whittaker
Bridge BaronTom Throop and Stephen Smith
Bridge BuffDoug Bennion
Finesse BridgeMark and Aaron Marin
GIBMatthew Ginsberg
HALSomeone with a warped mind
Micro BridgeTomio and Yumiko Uchida
Q-plus BridgeHans Leber

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