September 2001 Scores

by Richard Pavlicek

The “When the Chips Are Down” bidding poll had 577 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 100 101 201 301 Location Ranking Bot’s Eye View

Number of participants 577
Number of locations 102
Highest score 60
Median score 49
Lowest score 25
Average score 47.64

Top 100

Rank Score CC Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 60 AU Bob Geyer 2 4 4 2 4 2
2 59 IN Ramkumar Vaidyanathan 2 5 4 2 4 2
3 59 USnc Tim Hemphill 3 4 4 2 4 2
4 59 USwa David Baer 2 5 4 2 4 2
5 59 USfl Marcia Greenstein 3 4 4 2 4 2
6 59 UKen Mike Isaacs 2 4 4 2 4 2
7 58 CAon Gord Murray 1 NT 4 4 2 4 2
8 58 CAon Gabriel Nita-Saguna 2 4 3 2 4 2
9 58 USmi Steve Landen 2 4 3 2 4 2
10 58 CH Dima Nikolenkov 2 4 3 2 4 2
11 58 USva Chris Maclauchlan 2 4 4 D 4 2
12 58 IN Arvind Srinivasan 2 4 3 2 4 2
13 58 USmd Richard Kvalnes 3 4 4 2 4 2
14 58 CAon David Grainger 2 4 3 2 4 2
15 58 UKen Sonia Zakrzewski 2 4 4 2 4 4
16 58 IT Stefano Biciocchi 2 4 3 2 4 2
17 58 USfl Irene Knowles 1 NT 4 4 2 4 2
18 57 AU Dinu Raducanu 2 4 4 2 4 2
19 57 US Jim Fox 2 4 3 2 4 2
20 57 USwa Michael Dodson 3 4 3 2 4 2
21 57 CAon Daniel Korbel 2 5 3 2 4 2
22 57 USmd Mark Shaw 3 4 3 2 4 2
23 57 IN Sivakumar Salem 2 5 3 2 4 2
24 57 TW Ye-Fon Tsai 2 4 4 D 4 2
25 57 IN Gowniyan Vaideeshwar 2 5 3 2 4 2
26 57 DE Zuzana Herrmann 2 4 4 2 4 4
27 56 IN Venkatesh Ramaratnam 2 4 3 D 4 2
28 56 USnh Gary Nute 2 4 4 2 4 2
29 56 AU Kieran Dyke 2 5 3 2 4 2
30 56 USmd Mitch Edelman 2 4 3 D 4 2
31 56 USmn Brian Weikle 2 4 3 2 4 4
32 56 NL Has Henken 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
33 56 USca Marion MacMahon 3 4 3 2 4 2
34 56 USdc Simon Steel 3 4 4 2 4 4
35 56 USga Martin Nathan 3 4 4 2 4 2
36 56 USnj Arline Fulton 3 4 3 2 4 2
37 56 NL Geon Steenbakkers 2 4 3 2 4 4
38 56 TR Levent Ersoy 2 4 4 2 4 2
39 56 RO Felicia Chelu 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
40 56 PL Jacek Gackowski 2 4 3 D 4 2
41 56 USfl Carol Mullins 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
42 56 TR Tayfun Ozbey 2 4 4 2 4 2
43 56 TW Suyu Chiu 2 5 4 D 4 2
44 56 UKen Rich Johnson 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
45 55 USma Vincent Harackiewicz 2 4 4 2 4 D
46 55 ID Dayle Gilliatt 2 4 4 2 4 NT 2
47 55 IN Govindarajan Srinivasan 2 4 4 2 4 2
48 55 USil James Hudson 2 4 3 2 4 4
49 55 EE Meelis Tiitson 2 4 4 2 4 2
50 55 RU Leonid Ulanovsky 3 4 3 2 4 4
51 55 JP Mark LaForge 2 4 4 P 4 2
52 55 USmd Christopher Miller 1 NT 4 4 2 4 4
53 55 TR Aydin Gursel 2 4 4 2 4 2
54 55 NL Micha Keijzers 2 5 3 D 4 2
55 55 CAsk Jim Graham 2 4 4 2 4 NT 2
56 55 USaz Beverly Terry 1 NT 5 3 2 4 2
57 55 USfl Mabel Pavlicek 3 4 3 2 4 4
58 55 USca Andy Lewis 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
59 55 CAon Judi Carter 2 4 4 2 4 NT 2
60 55 USca Jeff Goldsmith 2 4 3 2 4 4
61 55 UStx Robert Sparks 2 4 4 2 4 D
62 55 FI Tero Koivu 3 4 4 2 4 2
63 55 USca Tim Prince 3 5 4 D 4 2
64 55 SI Janko Mijoc 2 TB 3 2 4 2
65 55 HU Imre Csiszar 2 TB 3 2 4 2
66 55 HR Vedran Zoric 2 5 4 2 4 2
67 55 USca Tom McGuire 3 4 3 2 4 4
68 55 UKen Michael Scanlon 2 5 4 2 4 2
69 55 UKen Barry Goodman 2 5 4 2 4 2
70 55 AU Robert Wong 2 4 4 2 4 NT 2
71 54 UKen Jonathan Jacobs 1 NT 5 3 2 4 2
72 54 USny Jack Presser 2 4 3 2 4 2
73 54 USwa Josh Sinnett 2 4 3 P 4 2
74 54 USca Michael Moss 3 4 4 2 4 NT 2
75 54 USny Greg Lawler 3 4 3 2 4 4
76 54 USma Steve Stein 1 NT 4 4 2 4 2
77 54 USnj Dirk Enthoven 2 TB 4 2 4 2
78 54 UKen Ben Cowling 1 NT 4 3 2 4 4
79 54 UKen Andy Holland 2 5 4 2 4 2
80 54 USny Gerald Cohen 2 4 3 2 4 2
81 54 UKen Ian Payn 2 5 3 2 4 4
82 54 UKen Gordon Rainsford 2 4 4 D 4 2
83 54 CAns Bryson Crowell 2 5 3 2 4 4
84 54 USca Betsy Marcus 3 4 3 2 4 4
85 54 EE Marek Pontus 1 NT 4 4 2 4 2
86 54 NL Bas Lodder 1 NT 4 3 2 4 4
87 54 UKen Dave Maeer 2 5 3 2 4 2
88 54 IN Anil Upadhyay 1 NT 4 3 2 4 4
89 54 USca Tysen Streib 2 4 4 2 4 D
90 54 UKen Peter Kay 1 NT 4 4 P 4 2
91 54 USca John R. Mayne 1 NT 4 4 2 4 2
92 54 USnv Richard Coates 2 NT 4 4 2 4 2
93 54 USin Brian Ross 2 TB 3 2 4 2
94 54 USwi Rich Dorfman 3 4 3 2 4 2
95 54 USaz Max Johnson 2 4 3 2 4 2
96 54 CAbc Suzanne Kilfoyle 2 NT 4 4 2 4 2
97 54 USga Larry Hayslip 3 TB 3 2 4 2
98 54 PT Rodrigo Cunha 1 NT 4 3 2 4 4
99 54 CApq Peter Schwartz 3 5 3 D 4 2
100 54 AU Bill Jacobs 1 NT 4 3 D 4 2

Rank	Score	CC	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	60	AU	Bob Geyer	2	4	4	2	4	2
2	59	IN	Ramkumar Vaidyanathan	2	5	4	2	4	2
3	59	USnc	Tim Hemphill	3	4	4	2	4	2
4	59	USwa	David Baer	2	5	4	2	4	2
5	59	USfl	Marcia Greenstein	3	4	4	2	4	2
6	59	UKen	Mike Isaacs	2	4	4	2	4	2
7	58	CAon	Gord Murray	1 NT	4	4	2	4	2
8	58	CAon	Gabriel Nita-Saguna	2	4	3	2	4	2
9	58	USmi	Steve Landen	2	4	3	2	4	2
10	58	CH	Dima Nikolenkov	2	4	3	2	4	2
11	58	USva	Chris Maclauchlan	2	4	4	D	4	2
12	58	IN	Arvind Srinivasan	2	4	3	2	4	2
13	58	USmd	Richard Kvalnes	3	4	4	2	4	2
14	58	CAon	David Grainger	2	4	3	2	4	2
15	58	UKen	Sonia Zakrzewski	2	4	4	2	4	4
16	58	IT	Stefano Biciocchi	2	4	3	2	4	2
17	58	USfl	Irene Knowles	1 NT	4	4	2	4	2
18	57	AU	Dinu Raducanu	2	4	4	2	4	2
19	57	US	Jim Fox	2	4	3	2	4	2
20	57	USwa	Michael Dodson	3	4	3	2	4	2
21	57	CAon	Daniel Korbel	2	5	3	2	4	2
22	57	USmd	Mark Shaw	3	4	3	2	4	2
23	57	IN	Sivakumar Salem	2	5	3	2	4	2
24	57	TW	Ye-Fon Tsai	2	4	4	D	4	2
25	57	IN	Gowniyan Vaideeshwar	2	5	3	2	4	2
26	57	DE	Zuzana Herrmann	2	4	4	2	4	4
27	56	IN	Venkatesh Ramaratnam	2	4	3	D	4	2
28	56	USnh	Gary Nute	2	4	4	2	4	2
29	56	AU	Kieran Dyke	2	5	3	2	4	2
30	56	USmd	Mitch Edelman	2	4	3	D	4	2
31	56	USmn	Brian Weikle	2	4	3	2	4	4
32	56	NL	Has Henken	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
33	56	USca	Marion MacMahon	3	4	3	2	4	2
34	56	USdc	Simon Steel	3	4	4	2	4	4
35	56	USga	Martin Nathan	3	4	4	2	4	2
36	56	USnj	Arline Fulton	3	4	3	2	4	2
37	56	NL	Geon Steenbakkers	2	4	3	2	4	4
38	56	TR	Levent Ersoy	2	4	4	2	4	2
39	56	RO	Felicia Chelu	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
40	56	PL	Jacek Gackowski	2	4	3	D	4	2
41	56	USfl	Carol Mullins	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
42	56	TR	Tayfun Ozbey	2	4	4	2	4	2
43	56	TW	Suyu Chiu	2	5	4	D	4	2
44	56	UKen	Rich Johnson	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
45	55	USma	Vincent Harackiewicz	2	4	4	2	4	D
46	55	ID	Dayle Gilliatt	2	4	4	2	4 NT	2
47	55	IN	Govindarajan Srinivasan	2	4	4	2	4	2
48	55	USil	James Hudson	2	4	3	2	4	4
49	55	EE	Meelis Tiitson	2	4	4	2	4	2
50	55	RU	Leonid Ulanovsky	3	4	3	2	4	4
51	55	JP	Mark LaForge	2	4	4	P	4	2
52	55	USmd	Christopher Miller	1 NT	4	4	2	4	4
53	55	TR	Aydin Gursel	2	4	4	2	4	2
54	55	NL	Micha Keijzers	2	5	3	D	4	2
55	55	CAsk	Jim Graham	2	4	4	2	4 NT	2
56	55	USaz	Beverly Terry	1 NT	5	3	2	4	2
57	55	USfl	Mabel Pavlicek	3	4	3	2	4	4
58	55	USca	Andy Lewis	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
59	55	CAon	Judi Carter	2	4	4	2	4 NT	2
60	55	USca	Jeff Goldsmith	2	4	3	2	4	4
61	55	UStx	Robert Sparks	2	4	4	2	4	D
62	55	FI	Tero Koivu	3	4	4	2	4	2
63	55	USca	Tim Prince	3	5	4	D	4	2
64	55	SI	Janko Mijoc	2	TB	3	2	4	2
65	55	HU	Imre Csiszar	2	TB	3	2	4	2
66	55	HR	Vedran Zoric	2	5	4	2	4	2
67	55	USca	Tom McGuire	3	4	3	2	4	4
68	55	UKen	Michael Scanlon	2	5	4	2	4	2
69	55	UKen	Barry Goodman	2	5	4	2	4	2
70	55	AU	Robert Wong	2	4	4	2	4 NT	2
71	54	UKen	Jonathan Jacobs	1 NT	5	3	2	4	2
72	54	USny	Jack Presser	2	4	3	2	4	2
73	54	USwa	Josh Sinnett	2	4	3	P	4	2
74	54	USca	Michael Moss	3	4	4	2	4 NT	2
75	54	USny	Greg Lawler	3	4	3	2	4	4
76	54	USma	Steve Stein	1 NT	4	4	2	4	2
77	54	USnj	Dirk Enthoven	2	TB	4	2	4	2
78	54	UKen	Ben Cowling	1 NT	4	3	2	4	4
79	54	UKen	Andy Holland	2	5	4	2	4	2
80	54	USny	Gerald Cohen	2	4	3	2	4	2
81	54	UKen	Ian Payn	2	5	3	2	4	4
82	54	UKen	Gordon Rainsford	2	4	4	D	4	2
83	54	CAns	Bryson Crowell	2	5	3	2	4	4
84	54	USca	Betsy Marcus	3	4	3	2	4	4
85	54	EE	Marek Pontus	1 NT	4	4	2	4	2
86	54	NL	Bas Lodder	1 NT	4	3	2	4	4
87	54	UKen	Dave Maeer	2	5	3	2	4	2
88	54	IN	Anil Upadhyay	1 NT	4	3	2	4	4
89	54	USca	Tysen Streib	2	4	4	2	4	D
90	54	UKen	Peter Kay	1 NT	4	4	P	4	2
91	54	USca	John R. Mayne	1 NT	4	4	2	4	2
92	54	USnv	Richard Coates	2 NT	4	4	2	4	2
93	54	USin	Brian Ross	2	TB	3	2	4	2
94	54	USwi	Rich Dorfman	3	4	3	2	4	2
95	54	USaz	Max Johnson	2	4	3	2	4	2
96	54	CAbc	Suzanne Kilfoyle	2 NT	4	4	2	4	2
97	54	USga	Larry Hayslip	3	TB	3	2	4	2
98	54	PT	Rodrigo Cunha	1 NT	4	3	2	4	4
99	54	CApq	Peter Schwartz	3	5	3	D	4	2
100	54	AU	Bill Jacobs	1 NT	4	3	D	4	2

Scores 7W55 Main Challenge Analyses Top September 2001 Scores

Places 101-200

Rank Score CC Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
101 54 USmi James Hacker 2 4 4 2 4 2
102 54 CAmb Mike Gillis 2 5 4 2 4 NT 2
103 54 CAon Pieter Geerkens 2 4 3 2 4 2
104 54 USga Joy Harris 3 4 4 2 4 D
105 54 UStx Jerry Bigler 2 4 3 2 4 2
106 54 USnc Everett Dyer 2 NT 4 4 2 4 2
107 54 PL Darek Kardas 2 4 3 P 4 2
108 54 FR Michel Mayeur 2 4 3 D 4 4
109 54 IT Daniela Tonti 2 4 4 D 4 2
110 54 RO George Eckstein 3 4 3 2 4 2
111 54 TW Lemon Chiou 2 TB 4 D 4 2
112 54 USdc Stephen Rose 2 NT 4 4 2 4 2
113 54 PL Wojtek Siwiec 2 4 3 P 4 2
114 54 CN Weidong Yang 1 NT 4 3 2 4 4
115 53 USca Marvin French 1 NT 4 3 D 4 2
116 53 IT Giovanni Bobbio 1 NT 4 4 D 4 4
117 53 IN Tapas Banerji 2 TB 4 P 4 2
118 53 USak Gordon Bower 3 5 3 2 4 4
119 53 USny Barry Rigal 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
120 53 HK Tommy Cho 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
121 53 BE Sebastien Louveaux 2 4 3 D 4 4
122 53 CAon Larry Gifford 2 4 3 2 4 2
123 53 UKen Neil Morgenstern 2 TB 4 2 4 2
124 53 UStx Herbert Wilton 3 TB 4 D 4 2
125 53 RO Bogdan Vulcan 3 4 4 2 4 D
126 53 DE Rainer Herrmann 3 4 3 P 4 2
127 53 USmd Joe Botkin 3 4 4 2 4 2
128 53 IN Arpan Banerjee 2 4 3 2 4 D
129 53 AU Matthew Porter 1 NT 4 4 2 4 NT 2
130 53 FR Jacques Normand 2 4 3 2 4 D
131 53 USca Ron Jacksier 2 4 4 D 4 2
132 53 AU Bill Haughie 1 NT 4 3 2 4 4
133 53 USil Mark Ganzer 3 5 3 2 4 4
134 53 CAon Jack Brown 2 4 3 2 4 NT 2
135 53 USil Jonathan Fry 3 4 4 2 4 D
136 53 USco David Caprera 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
137 53 USfl Jeanni Blume 2 4 3 2 4 D
138 53 USca Yu Chang 2 4 3 2 4 2
139 53 USca Ruthanne Williams 3 4 3 2 4 2
140 53 USca Tony Melucci 3 5 4 2 4 NT 2
141 53 NO Christian Vennerod 2 4 4 2 4 2
142 53 USfl William Slepin 2 4 3 2 4 2
143 53 TR Dineyri Ispati 2 NT 5 4 2 4 2
144 53 SE Andreas Westerlund 2 TB 4 2 4 2
145 53 USny Nicholas France 3 4 4 2 4 2
146 53 UKni Robin Burns 2 4 3 2 4 D
147 53 PL Marcin Przywitowski 2 TB 3 2 4 4
148 53 USca Rich Pavlicek 2 5 3 P 4 2
149 53 USca Michael Day 1 NT 5 3 D 4 2
150 53 UKsc Steve Ramsden 3 5 3 2 4 4
151 53 USny William Bascom 2 5 4 2 4 D
152 53 SI Bojan Ambroz 2 TB 4 2 4 2
153 53 CAon Frieda Horning 2 4 4 D 4 NT 2
154 53 CH Olivier La Spada 2 5 3 2 4 2
155 53 RO Horia Garbea 2 4 3 2 4 NT 2
156 53 USca Milton Spinner 3 5 3 2 4 4
157 52 USsc Al Kimel 3 4 3 2 4 D
158 52 USdc Jonathan Siegel 3 4 4 P 4 4
159 52 FR Andrei Varlan 2 5 3 2 4 D
160 52 ES Raimon Tatxe 2 5 3 D 4 2
161 52 UKen Alan Wilson 1 NT 4 3 D 4 4
162 52 UKen David Nolland 3 4 4 2 4 2
163 52 USca Phil Clayton 2 NT 4 3 2 4 2
164 52 UKen Ryan Stephenson 2 NT 4 4 D 4 2
165 52 DE Ulrich Voigt 1 NT 5 3 2 4 2
166 52 CAab Dick Yuen 3 4 3 2 4 NT 2
167 52 CAon Maher Saleh 1 NT 4 4 2 4 D
168 52 USmd Jerrold Miller 1 NT TB 3 2 4 2
169 52 EG Andrew de Sosa 3 4 3 P 4 2
170 52 USaz Larry Watson 3 4 4 2 4 NT 4
171 52 SE Bjorn Ahlm 1 NT 5 3 2 4 2
172 52 IT Paolo Paolicchi 2 NT 4 3 2 4 2
173 52 USdc Ron Zucker 2 NT 5 4 2 4 2
174 52 USca John Hoffman 3 4 4 P 4 4
175 52 CAbc Merv Adey 2 5 3 2 4 D
176 52 USfl Mark Smith 3 4 3 2 4 NT 2
177 52 UKen Paul Hankin 2 4 4 D 4 D
178 52 USca Dan Hugh-Jones 3 5 4 D 4 2
179 52 USca Michael Migdol 3 4 3 2 4 D
180 52 USfl Doris Savoy 3 4 3 2 4 NT 2
181 52 BR Adriano Rodrigues 2 4 4 P 4 2
182 52 CH John Weisweiler 2 4 4 2 4 2
183 52 USor Todd Anderson 2 TB 4 2 4 D
184 52 IN Krishna Chakravartula 1 NT 4 3 2 4 2
185 52 IT Felice Cupane 2 2 4 D 4 2
186 52 USma Jonathan Weinstein 2 4 3 D 4 2
187 52 AU Charles Page 3 4 4 D 4 NT 2
188 52 CN Ligang Ling 3 4 4 1 NT 4 2
189 52 USri Evelyn Recchia 1 NT TB 3 2 4 2
190 52 IN Manoj Kumar Nair 2 5 3 NT 2 4 2
191 52 SE Anders Aslund 1 NT 4 3 P 4 2
192 52 CAon Malcolm Ewashkiw 2 4 3 2 4 D
193 51 USnh Lance Ribeiro 2 NT 4 3 2 4 2
194 51 USny Gerry Wildenberg 3 5 4 2 4 4
195 51 UKen Michael Clark 1 NT 4 3 P 4 2
196 51 USil Will Engel 3 5 4 1 NT 4 2
197 51 USca Harold Simon 2 TB 4 2 4 4
198 51 ZA Gundi Fritzsche 2 4 4 2 4 NT 2
199 51 USca Bill Cubley 1 NT 2 4 2 4 2
200 51 USca Henry Hsieh 2 NT 4 3 2 4 2

Rank	Score	CC	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6
101	54	USmi	James Hacker	2	4	4	2	4	2
102	54	CAmb	Mike Gillis	2	5	4	2	4 NT	2
103	54	CAon	Pieter Geerkens	2	4	3	2	4	2
104	54	USga	Joy Harris	3	4	4	2	4	D
105	54	UStx	Jerry Bigler	2	4	3	2	4	2
106	54	USnc	Everett Dyer	2 NT	4	4	2	4	2
107	54	PL	Darek Kardas	2	4	3	P	4	2
108	54	FR	Michel Mayeur	2	4	3	D	4	4
109	54	IT	Daniela Tonti	2	4	4	D	4	2
110	54	RO	George Eckstein	3	4	3	2	4	2
111	54	TW	Lemon Chiou	2	TB	4	D	4	2
112	54	USdc	Stephen Rose	2 NT	4	4	2	4	2
113	54	PL	Wojtek Siwiec	2	4	3	P	4	2
114	54	CN	Weidong Yang	1 NT	4	3	2	4	4
115	53	USca	Marvin French	1 NT	4	3	D	4	2
116	53	IT	Giovanni Bobbio	1 NT	4	4	D	4	4
117	53	IN	Tapas Banerji	2	TB	4	P	4	2
118	53	USak	Gordon Bower	3	5	3	2	4	4
119	53	USny	Barry Rigal	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
120	53	HK	Tommy Cho	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
121	53	BE	Sebastien Louveaux	2	4	3	D	4	4
122	53	CAon	Larry Gifford	2	4	3	2	4	2
123	53	UKen	Neil Morgenstern	2	TB	4	2	4	2
124	53	UStx	Herbert Wilton	3	TB	4	D	4	2
125	53	RO	Bogdan Vulcan	3	4	4	2	4	D
126	53	DE	Rainer Herrmann	3	4	3	P	4	2
127	53	USmd	Joe Botkin	3	4	4	2	4	2
128	53	IN	Arpan Banerjee	2	4	3	2	4	D
129	53	AU	Matthew Porter	1 NT	4	4	2	4 NT	2
130	53	FR	Jacques Normand	2	4	3	2	4	D
131	53	USca	Ron Jacksier	2	4	4	D	4	2
132	53	AU	Bill Haughie	1 NT	4	3	2	4	4
133	53	USil	Mark Ganzer	3	5	3	2	4	4
134	53	CAon	Jack Brown	2	4	3	2	4 NT	2
135	53	USil	Jonathan Fry	3	4	4	2	4	D
136	53	USco	David Caprera	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
137	53	USfl	Jeanni Blume	2	4	3	2	4	D
138	53	USca	Yu Chang	2	4	3	2	4	2
139	53	USca	Ruthanne Williams	3	4	3	2	4	2
140	53	USca	Tony Melucci	3	5	4	2	4 NT	2
141	53	NO	Christian Vennerod	2	4	4	2	4	2
142	53	USfl	William Slepin	2	4	3	2	4	2
143	53	TR	Dineyri Ispati	2 NT	5	4	2	4	2
144	53	SE	Andreas Westerlund	2	TB	4	2	4	2
145	53	USny	Nicholas France	3	4	4	2	4	2
146	53	UKni	Robin Burns	2	4	3	2	4	D
147	53	PL	Marcin Przywitowski	2	TB	3	2	4	4
148	53	USca	Rich Pavlicek	2	5	3	P	4	2
149	53	USca	Michael Day	1 NT	5	3	D	4	2
150	53	UKsc	Steve Ramsden	3	5	3	2	4	4
151	53	USny	William Bascom	2	5	4	2	4	D
152	53	SI	Bojan Ambroz	2	TB	4	2	4	2
153	53	CAon	Frieda Horning	2	4	4	D	4 NT	2
154	53	CH	Olivier La Spada	2	5	3	2	4	2
155	53	RO	Horia Garbea	2	4	3	2	4 NT	2
156	53	USca	Milton Spinner	3	5	3	2	4	4
157	52	USsc	Al Kimel	3	4	3	2	4	D
158	52	USdc	Jonathan Siegel	3	4	4	P	4	4
159	52	FR	Andrei Varlan	2	5	3	2	4	D
160	52	ES	Raimon Tatxe	2	5	3	D	4	2
161	52	UKen	Alan Wilson	1 NT	4	3	D	4	4
162	52	UKen	David Nolland	3	4	4	2	4	2
163	52	USca	Phil Clayton	2 NT	4	3	2	4	2
164	52	UKen	Ryan Stephenson	2 NT	4	4	D	4	2
165	52	DE	Ulrich Voigt	1 NT	5	3	2	4	2
166	52	CAab	Dick Yuen	3	4	3	2	4 NT	2
167	52	CAon	Maher Saleh	1 NT	4	4	2	4	D
168	52	USmd	Jerrold Miller	1 NT	TB	3	2	4	2
169	52	EG	Andrew de Sosa	3	4	3	P	4	2
170	52	USaz	Larry Watson	3	4	4	2	4 NT	4
171	52	SE	Bjorn Ahlm	1 NT	5	3	2	4	2
172	52	IT	Paolo Paolicchi	2 NT	4	3	2	4	2
173	52	USdc	Ron Zucker	2 NT	5	4	2	4	2
174	52	USca	John Hoffman	3	4	4	P	4	4
175	52	CAbc	Merv Adey	2	5	3	2	4	D
176	52	USfl	Mark Smith	3	4	3	2	4 NT	2
177	52	UKen	Paul Hankin	2	4	4	D	4	D
178	52	USca	Dan Hugh-Jones	3	5	4	D	4	2
179	52	USca	Michael Migdol	3	4	3	2	4	D
180	52	USfl	Doris Savoy	3	4	3	2	4 NT	2
181	52	BR	Adriano Rodrigues	2	4	4	P	4	2
182	52	CH	John Weisweiler	2	4	4	2	4	2
183	52	USor	Todd Anderson	2	TB	4	2	4	D
184	52	IN	Krishna Chakravartula	1 NT	4	3	2	4	2
185	52	IT	Felice Cupane	2	2	4	D	4	2
186	52	USma	Jonathan Weinstein	2	4	3	D	4	2
187	52	AU	Charles Page	3	4	4	D	4 NT	2
188	52	CN	Ligang Ling	3	4	4	1 NT	4	2
189	52	USri	Evelyn Recchia	1 NT	TB	3	2	4	2
190	52	IN	Manoj Kumar Nair	2	5	3 NT	2	4	2
191	52	SE	Anders Aslund	1 NT	4	3	P	4	2
192	52	CAon	Malcolm Ewashkiw	2	4	3	2	4	D
193	51	USnh	Lance Ribeiro	2 NT	4	3	2	4	2
194	51	USny	Gerry Wildenberg	3	5	4	2	4	4
195	51	UKen	Michael Clark	1 NT	4	3	P	4	2
196	51	USil	Will Engel	3	5	4	1 NT	4	2
197	51	USca	Harold Simon	2	TB	4	2	4	4
198	51	ZA	Gundi Fritzsche	2	4	4	2	4 NT	2
199	51	USca	Bill Cubley	1 NT	2	4	2	4	2
200	51	USca	Henry Hsieh	2 NT	4	3	2	4	2

Scores 7W55 Main Challenge Analyses Top September 2001 Scores

Places 201-300

Rank Score CC Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
201 51 USma Leo Zelevinsky 2 4 3 2 4 2
202 51 USnc Ron Marrs 3 5 4 D 4 NT 2
203 51 NL Foppe Hemminga 2 4 3 2 4 2
204 51 IN Seeni Vasagan 1 NT 5 3 P 4 2
205 51 IL Yoram Bavli 1 NT 4 3 D 4 2
206 51 AU Gary Brown 1 NT 4 4 2 4 2
207 51 USmn Jack Rhatigan 3 TB 4 2 4 D
208 51 USfl John Jones 2 4 3 2 4 2
209 51 USca Sandy Barnes 2 4 4 P 4 2
210 51 USfl Terri Fauci 2 4 3 D 4 NT 2
211 51 AU Paul Sherman 2 4 3 D 4 NT 2
212 51 UStn Janice Bruce 2 NT 4 3 2 4 2
213 51 USin John Clark 2 NT 5 4 2 4 4
214 51 USil Kent Feiler 2 5 3 D 4 2
215 51 IN Sriram Narasimhan 1 NT 4 3 P 4 2
216 51 USny Leonard Brum 3 5 3 2 4 NT 2
217 51 PT Manuel Paulo 2 5 3 1 NT 4 2
218 51 USoh Craig Satersmoen 3 5 4 2 4 4
219 51 USmo Kit Nowicki 2 4 4 2 4 2
220 51 CAab Daniel Bertrand 2 2 4 2 4 2
221 51 NO Svein Erik Dahl 2 4 4 2 4 D
222 50 USca Len Vishnevsky 3 4 3 1 NT 4 2
223 50 USca Steve Mager 3 4 3 P 4 4
224 50 USoh Craig Biddle 3 TB 4 2 4 D
225 50 UStx Leah Cohen 2 NT 4 3 D 4 2
226 50 CAbc Ross Lam 3 4 3 1 NT 4 2
227 50 USnc Robert Tamlyn 2 4 3 D 4 4
228 50 USor Duane Christensen 2 4 3 2 4 2
229 50 AR Raul Martino 3 5 4 2 4 5
230 50 RO Radu Blejeru 2 5 3 P 4 4
231 50 TR Onur Ertekin 1 NT 5 3 2 4 D
232 50 HU Istvan Fay 2 4 4 2 4 NT D
233 50 USca Daniel Harting 3 5 3 1 NT 4 2
234 50 USco Evelyn Ber 2 4 4 2 4 NT D
235 50 USca Michael Kaplan 1 NT 5 3 2 4 D
236 50 USca Patricia Banks 3 4 3 1 NT 4 2
237 50 USnj Leonard Helfgott 3 5 3 D 4 2
238 50 UStx Albert Sekac 1 NT 4 4 P 4 2
239 50 BE Luc Segers 2 TB 4 2 4 2
240 50 SG Gary Ang 3 4 3 2 4 NT 4
241 50 USia William Campbell 2 4 3 2 4 5
242 50 USca Charles Thompson 2 NT 4 3 D 4 2
243 50 USca Jack Scott 2 4 4 D 4 4
244 50 AU David Stern 1 NT TB 3 D 4 2
245 50 USmn Irwin Boris 2 5 3 2 4 6
246 50 USca Martin Hertz 3 4 3 2 4 NT 4
247 50 TR Kaan Aydin 1 NT 4 3 2 4 6
248 50 CAon Sheila McDonald 1 NT 4 3 D 4 2
249 50 SE Roger Karlsson 1 NT 5 3 2 4 NT 2
250 50 IN Kaustubh Bendre 3 TB 4 2 4 4
251 50 CAns Elianor Kennie 2 5 4 2 4 NT 2
252 50 CI Bernard Pascal 2 5 3 2 4 5
253 50 USnc Dale Swift 3 4 3 2 4 NT 4
254 50 RO Daniel Moisa 2 5 4 2 4 D
255 50 USmn David Neiman 2 4 3 2 4 NT 2
256 50 FI Erkki Malkamaki 1 NT 5 3 2 4 NT 2
257 50 NL Thijs Veugen 3 4 3 D 4 D
258 50 UStx Thomas Peters 2 4 3 2 4 2
259 50 TW I-Don Jien 2 5 4 D 4 2
260 50 RU Alex Perlin 3 4 4 2 4 2
261 49 NL Wim van Roon 1 NT 4 3 2 4 NT 4
262 49 USny Bill Scherer 3 4 4 D 4 5
263 49 UKen Philip Smith 2 NT 4 4 2 4 NT 2
264 49 USal Bob Simkins 3 2 3 2 4 4
265 49 RS Zoran Radojcic 2 NT 4 4 2 4 NT 2
266 49 IN Ramaratnam Krishnan 2 5 3 2 4 NT 2
267 49 CAbc Brad Bart 1 NT 5 4 P 4 2
268 49 CAns Gerald Murphy 2 TB 4 2 4 2
269 49 USny Franco Baseggio 1 NT 4 3 2 4 6
270 49 USca Marina Fomenkova 2 NT TB 3 2 4 2
271 49 CAbc David Hooey 2 4 3 2 4 NT 2
272 49 CAab David Johnson 2 TB 3 2 4 D
273 49 IN Neelotpal Sahai 2 TB 4 2 4 2
274 49 USny Chris Willenken 2 4 3 D 4 2
275 49 USma Richard Willey 2 NT TB 3 2 4 2
276 49 USca Neill Currie 1 NT 4 3 2 4 5
277 49 USct Marc Glickman 2 NT 5 3 D 4 2
278 49 UStx Phillip Jaeger 3 4 3 2 4 5
279 49 USmn Mike Cassel 2 4 3 P 4 NT 2
280 49 US Dave Chen 1 NT 4 3 2 4 6
281 49 IT Franco Galleni 3 5 3 D 4 D
282 49 USmi Howard Abrams 2 TB 4 2 4 2
283 49 PL Arek Kulawik 2 NT TB 3 2 4 2
284 49 USca Stu Goodgold 2 5 3 2 4 2
285 49 NO Magnus Skaar 2 NT 5 4 2 4 2
286 49 NL Peter van Montfoort 2 5 4 P 4 4
287 49 USfl Marilyn Goldsmith 2 NT 4 4 2 4 D
288 49 USfl Lee Elton 3 4 4 2 4 NT D
289 49 NL Martha Messchendorp 3 4 4 2 4 NT 2
290 49 CAbc Samuel Krikler 2 NT 4 4 2 4 NT 2
291 49 USva John Montgomery 2 4 3 2 4 NT 2
292 49 USca Randy Potter 2 NT 4 4 2 4 NT 2
293 49 IN Arvind Ranasaria 3 5 3 2 4 5
294 49 SE Dick Andersson 3 5 4 2 4 NT 2
295 48 USil Bruce Scott 3 4 3 1 NT 4 4
296 48 NL Rosalind Hengeveld 3 4 4 D 4 D
297 48 BE Luc Vandenberghe 2 5 4 D 4 NT 2
298 48 DK Lars Moller Sorensen 3 4 4 2 4 6
299 48 UStx Mike Oliver 2 4 4 2 4 D
300 48 UKen John Reardon 1 NT 5 3 P 4 2

Rank	Score	CC	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6
201	51	USma	Leo Zelevinsky	2	4	3	2	4	2
202	51	USnc	Ron Marrs	3	5	4	D	4 NT	2
203	51	NL	Foppe Hemminga	2	4	3	2	4	2
204	51	IN	Seeni Vasagan	1 NT	5	3	P	4	2
205	51	IL	Yoram Bavli	1 NT	4	3	D	4	2
206	51	AU	Gary Brown	1 NT	4	4	2	4	2
207	51	USmn	Jack Rhatigan	3	TB	4	2	4	D
208	51	USfl	John Jones	2	4	3	2	4	2
209	51	USca	Sandy Barnes	2	4	4	P	4	2
210	51	USfl	Terri Fauci	2	4	3	D	4 NT	2
211	51	AU	Paul Sherman	2	4	3	D	4 NT	2
212	51	UStn	Janice Bruce	2 NT	4	3	2	4	2
213	51	USin	John Clark	2 NT	5	4	2	4	4
214	51	USil	Kent Feiler	2	5	3	D	4	2
215	51	IN	Sriram Narasimhan	1 NT	4	3	P	4	2
216	51	USny	Leonard Brum	3	5	3	2	4 NT	2
217	51	PT	Manuel Paulo	2	5	3	1 NT	4	2
218	51	USoh	Craig Satersmoen	3	5	4	2	4	4
219	51	USmo	Kit Nowicki	2	4	4	2	4	2
220	51	CAab	Daniel Bertrand	2	2	4	2	4	2
221	51	NO	Svein Erik Dahl	2	4	4	2	4	D
222	50	USca	Len Vishnevsky	3	4	3	1 NT	4	2
223	50	USca	Steve Mager	3	4	3	P	4	4
224	50	USoh	Craig Biddle	3	TB	4	2	4	D
225	50	UStx	Leah Cohen	2 NT	4	3	D	4	2
226	50	CAbc	Ross Lam	3	4	3	1 NT	4	2
227	50	USnc	Robert Tamlyn	2	4	3	D	4	4
228	50	USor	Duane Christensen	2	4	3	2	4	2
229	50	AR	Raul Martino	3	5	4	2	4	5
230	50	RO	Radu Blejeru	2	5	3	P	4	4
231	50	TR	Onur Ertekin	1 NT	5	3	2	4	D
232	50	HU	Istvan Fay	2	4	4	2	4 NT	D
233	50	USca	Daniel Harting	3	5	3	1 NT	4	2
234	50	USco	Evelyn Ber	2	4	4	2	4 NT	D
235	50	USca	Michael Kaplan	1 NT	5	3	2	4	D
236	50	USca	Patricia Banks	3	4	3	1 NT	4	2
237	50	USnj	Leonard Helfgott	3	5	3	D	4	2
238	50	UStx	Albert Sekac	1 NT	4	4	P	4	2
239	50	BE	Luc Segers	2	TB	4	2	4	2
240	50	SG	Gary Ang	3	4	3	2	4 NT	4
241	50	USia	William Campbell	2	4	3	2	4	5
242	50	USca	Charles Thompson	2 NT	4	3	D	4	2
243	50	USca	Jack Scott	2	4	4	D	4	4
244	50	AU	David Stern	1 NT	TB	3	D	4	2
245	50	USmn	Irwin Boris	2	5	3	2	4	6
246	50	USca	Martin Hertz	3	4	3	2	4 NT	4
247	50	TR	Kaan Aydin	1 NT	4	3	2	4	6
248	50	CAon	Sheila McDonald	1 NT	4	3	D	4	2
249	50	SE	Roger Karlsson	1 NT	5	3	2	4 NT	2
250	50	IN	Kaustubh Bendre	3	TB	4	2	4	4
251	50	CAns	Elianor Kennie	2	5	4	2	4 NT	2
252	50	CI	Bernard Pascal	2	5	3	2	4	5
253	50	USnc	Dale Swift	3	4	3	2	4 NT	4
254	50	RO	Daniel Moisa	2	5	4	2	4	D
255	50	USmn	David Neiman	2	4	3	2	4 NT	2
256	50	FI	Erkki Malkamaki	1 NT	5	3	2	4 NT	2
257	50	NL	Thijs Veugen	3	4	3	D	4	D
258	50	UStx	Thomas Peters	2	4	3	2	4	2
259	50	TW	I-Don Jien	2	5	4	D	4	2
260	50	RU	Alex Perlin	3	4	4	2	4	2
261	49	NL	Wim van Roon	1 NT	4	3	2	4 NT	4
262	49	USny	Bill Scherer	3	4	4	D	4	5
263	49	UKen	Philip Smith	2 NT	4	4	2	4 NT	2
264	49	USal	Bob Simkins	3	2	3	2	4	4
265	49	RS	Zoran Radojcic	2 NT	4	4	2	4 NT	2
266	49	IN	Ramaratnam Krishnan	2	5	3	2	4 NT	2
267	49	CAbc	Brad Bart	1 NT	5	4	P	4	2
268	49	CAns	Gerald Murphy	2	TB	4	2	4	2
269	49	USny	Franco Baseggio	1 NT	4	3	2	4	6
270	49	USca	Marina Fomenkova	2 NT	TB	3	2	4	2
271	49	CAbc	David Hooey	2	4	3	2	4 NT	2
272	49	CAab	David Johnson	2	TB	3	2	4	D
273	49	IN	Neelotpal Sahai	2	TB	4	2	4	2
274	49	USny	Chris Willenken	2	4	3	D	4	2
275	49	USma	Richard Willey	2 NT	TB	3	2	4	2
276	49	USca	Neill Currie	1 NT	4	3	2	4	5
277	49	USct	Marc Glickman	2 NT	5	3	D	4	2
278	49	UStx	Phillip Jaeger	3	4	3	2	4	5
279	49	USmn	Mike Cassel	2	4	3	P	4 NT	2
280	49	US	Dave Chen	1 NT	4	3	2	4	6
281	49	IT	Franco Galleni	3	5	3	D	4	D
282	49	USmi	Howard Abrams	2	TB	4	2	4	2
283	49	PL	Arek Kulawik	2 NT	TB	3	2	4	2
284	49	USca	Stu Goodgold	2	5	3	2	4	2
285	49	NO	Magnus Skaar	2 NT	5	4	2	4	2
286	49	NL	Peter van Montfoort	2	5	4	P	4	4
287	49	USfl	Marilyn Goldsmith	2 NT	4	4	2	4	D
288	49	USfl	Lee Elton	3	4	4	2	4 NT	D
289	49	NL	Martha Messchendorp	3	4	4	2	4 NT	2
290	49	CAbc	Samuel Krikler	2 NT	4	4	2	4 NT	2
291	49	USva	John Montgomery	2	4	3	2	4 NT	2
292	49	USca	Randy Potter	2 NT	4	4	2	4 NT	2
293	49	IN	Arvind Ranasaria	3	5	3	2	4	5
294	49	SE	Dick Andersson	3	5	4	2	4 NT	2
295	48	USil	Bruce Scott	3	4	3	1 NT	4	4
296	48	NL	Rosalind Hengeveld	3	4	4	D	4	D
297	48	BE	Luc Vandenberghe	2	5	4	D	4 NT	2
298	48	DK	Lars Moller Sorensen	3	4	4	2	4	6
299	48	UStx	Mike Oliver	2	4	4	2	4	D
300	48	UKen	John Reardon	1 NT	5	3	P	4	2

Scores 7W55 Main Challenge Analyses Top September 2001 Scores

All Others Above Average

Rank Score CC Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
301 48 AU Peter Gill 2 4 4 D 4 NT 2
302 48 UK Tom Tobin 3 4 4 1 NT 4 NT 2
303 48 TR Ufuk Cotuk 2 4 4 D 4 NT 2
304 48 USca Vic Sartor 2 4 3 2 4 D
305 48 AU Sartaj Hans 3 4 3 D 4 NT 4
306 48 USme Alan Goff 2 4 3 2 4 6
307 48 DK Jens Sorensen 3 3 4 2 4 2
308 48 US Dave Scott 1 NT TB 3 D 4 2
309 48 UKen Gareth Birdsall 2 NT 4 3 D 4 4
310 48 NO Jan Langoy 1 NT 5 3 2 4 NT 4
311 48 CAbc Mike Hargreaves 3 4 3 2 5 2
312 48 IN Banushankar Kalyanan 2 3 4 2 4 NT 2
313 48 HR Aljosa Cakic 2 NT 5 3 2 4 2
314 48 IE James Heneghan 2 5 3 D 4 NT 4
315 48 SE Bengt-Eric Fredriksson 2 TB 3 D 4 NT 2
316 48 USnj Mark Vogel 2 5 4 D 4 2
317 48 USnc Richard Paul 1 NT 5 4 P 4 NT 2
318 48 USfl Bob Bernhard 3 3 3 2 4 4
319 48 EE Allar Padari 3 4 4 2 4 D
320 48 AR Gerardo Malazdrewicz 2 5 3 2 5 2
321 48 UStx Coleen Palmer 2 4 4 2 4 NT 5
322 48 USca Phillip Mackler 2 NT 4 4 2 4 D
323 48 USms Michele Holm 1 NT 4 3 2 4 NT 2
324 48 USnc Toby Weinstein 3 5 3 D 4 D
325 48 CAns Del Knox 2 5 4 2 4 2
326 48 USwa Marsha Rayton 3 4 4 1 NT 4 NT 2
327 48 SI Jure Vehovec 2 4 3 2 4 6
328 48 FR Jean-Claude Duong 1 NT 4 3 D 4 D
329 48 USak Rick Kelly 2 5 3 D 4 4
330 48 DE Hans Fleischhack 2 TB 4 NT 2 4 2
331 48 USmd Rex Settle 1 NT 5 3 1 NT 4 2
332 48 USnc Ed Harris 3 TB 3 2 4 D
333 48 HU Mate Mraz 2 NT 4 4 2 4 4
334 48 TW Ah-Chen Huang 2 TB 4 D 4 2
335 48 USpa Steve White 2 4 3 2 4 D
336 48 USmt Bruce Cook 3 5 4 NT 2 4 2

Rank	Score	CC	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6
301	48	AU	Peter Gill	2	4	4	D	4 NT	2
302	48	UK	Tom Tobin	3	4	4	1 NT	4 NT	2
303	48	TR	Ufuk Cotuk	2	4	4	D	4 NT	2
304	48	USca	Vic Sartor	2	4	3	2	4	D
305	48	AU	Sartaj Hans	3	4	3	D	4 NT	4
306	48	USme	Alan Goff	2	4	3	2	4	6
307	48	DK	Jens Sorensen	3	3	4	2	4	2
308	48	US	Dave Scott	1 NT	TB	3	D	4	2
309	48	UKen	Gareth Birdsall	2 NT	4	3	D	4	4
310	48	NO	Jan Langoy	1 NT	5	3	2	4 NT	4
311	48	CAbc	Mike Hargreaves	3	4	3	2	5	2
312	48	IN	Banushankar Kalyanan	2	3	4	2	4 NT	2
313	48	HR	Aljosa Cakic	2 NT	5	3	2	4	2
314	48	IE	James Heneghan	2	5	3	D	4 NT	4
315	48	SE	Bengt-Eric Fredriksson	2	TB	3	D	4 NT	2
316	48	USnj	Mark Vogel	2	5	4	D	4	2
317	48	USnc	Richard Paul	1 NT	5	4	P	4 NT	2
318	48	USfl	Bob Bernhard	3	3	3	2	4	4
319	48	EE	Allar Padari	3	4	4	2	4	D
320	48	AR	Gerardo Malazdrewicz	2	5	3	2	5	2
321	48	UStx	Coleen Palmer	2	4	4	2	4 NT	5
322	48	USca	Phillip Mackler	2 NT	4	4	2	4	D
323	48	USms	Michele Holm	1 NT	4	3	2	4 NT	2
324	48	USnc	Toby Weinstein	3	5	3	D	4	D
325	48	CAns	Del Knox	2	5	4	2	4	2
326	48	USwa	Marsha Rayton	3	4	4	1 NT	4 NT	2
327	48	SI	Jure Vehovec	2	4	3	2	4	6
328	48	FR	Jean-Claude Duong	1 NT	4	3	D	4	D
329	48	USak	Rick Kelly	2	5	3	D	4	4
330	48	DE	Hans Fleischhack	2	TB	4 NT	2	4	2
331	48	USmd	Rex Settle	1 NT	5	3	1 NT	4	2
332	48	USnc	Ed Harris	3	TB	3	2	4	D
333	48	HU	Mate Mraz	2 NT	4	4	2	4	4
334	48	TW	Ah-Chen Huang	2	TB	4	D	4	2
335	48	USpa	Steve White	2	4	3	2	4	D
336	48	USmt	Bruce Cook	3	5	4 NT	2	4	2

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Scores 7W55 Main Challenge Analyses Top September 2001 Scores

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 CC Location Entries
1 51.20 31 USmn Minnesota 5
2 50.83 40 PL Poland 6
3 50.17 4 USwa Washington 6
4 49.78 3 USnc North Carolina 9
5 49.60 35 USga Georgia 5
6 49.56 13 USmd Maryland 9
7 49.13 144 SE Sweden 8
8 48.60 6 UKen England 35
9 48.60 19 US United States 5
10 48.55 7 CAon Ontario 22
11 48.25 45 USma Massachusetts 8
12 48.17 9 USmi Michigan 6
13 48.17 141 NO Norway 6
14 48.15 33 USca California 59
15 48.06 72 USny New York 17
16 48.00 48 USil Illinois 10
17 47.90 16 IT Italy 10
18 47.90 96 CAbc British Columbia 10
19 47.83 32 NL Netherlands 18
20 47.77 2 IN India 31
21 47.42 24 TW Taiwan 12
22 47.30 39 RO Romania 10
23 47.29 64 SI Slovenia 7
24 46.69 5 USfl Florida 26
25 46.50 38 TR Turkey 12
26 46.40 166 CAab Alberta 5
27 46.19 61 UStx Texas 16
28 46.17 66 HR Croatia 6
29 45.37 1 AU Australia 30
30 45.29 121 BE Belgium 7
31 45.20 26 DE Germany 10
32 45.00 150 UKsc Scotland 6
33 44.80 157 USsc South Carolina 5
34 44.63 83 CAns Nova Scotia 8
35 44.20 357 NZ New Zealand 5

Rank	Average	Best	CC	Location	Entries
1	51.20	31	USmn	Minnesota	5
2	50.83	40	PL	Poland	6
3	50.17	4	USwa	Washington	6
4	49.78	3	USnc	North Carolina	9
5	49.60	35	USga	Georgia	5
6	49.56	13	USmd	Maryland	9
7	49.13	144	SE	Sweden	8
8	48.60	6	UKen	England	35
9	48.60	19	US	United States	5
10	48.55	7	CAon	Ontario	22
11	48.25	45	USma	Massachusetts	8
12	48.17	9	USmi	Michigan	6
13	48.17	141	NO	Norway	6
14	48.15	33	USca	California	59
15	48.06	72	USny	New York	17
16	48.00	48	USil	Illinois	10
17	47.90	16	IT	Italy	10
18	47.90	96	CAbc	British Columbia	10
19	47.83	32	NL	Netherlands	18
20	47.77	2	IN	India	31
21	47.42	24	TW	Taiwan	12
22	47.30	39	RO	Romania	10
23	47.29	64	SI	Slovenia	7
24	46.69	5	USfl	Florida	26
25	46.50	38	TR	Turkey	12
26	46.40	166	CAab	Alberta	5
27	46.19	61	UStx	Texas	16
28	46.17	66	HR	Croatia	6
29	45.37	1	AU	Australia	30
30	45.29	121	BE	Belgium	7
31	45.20	26	DE	Germany	10
32	45.00	150	UKsc	Scotland	6
33	44.80	157	USsc	South Carolina	5
34	44.63	83	CAns	Nova Scotia	8
35	44.20	357	NZ	New Zealand	5

Rank Average Best CC Location Entries
36 55.00 46 ID Indonesia 1
37 55.00 55 CAsk Saskatchewan 1
38 54.00 94 USwi Wisconsin 1
39 54.00 99 CApq Quebec 1
40 54.00 102 CAmb Manitoba 1
41 53.67 56 USaz Arizona 3
42 53.50 11 USva Virginia 2
43 53.50 34 USdc Washington DC 4
44 53.00 146 UKni Northern Ireland 1
45 52.50 98 PT Portugal 2
46 52.33 49 EE Estonia 3
47 52.00 36 USnj New Jersey 4
48 52.00 169 EG Egypt 1
49 52.00 189 USri Rhode Island 1
50 51.75 108 FR France 4
51 51.00 28 USnh New Hampshire 3
52 51.00 65 HU Hungary 3
53 51.00 183 USor Oregon 2
54 51.00 212 UStn Tennessee 1
55 51.00 219 USmo Missouri 1
56 50.50 118 USak Alaska 2
57 50.00 114 CN China 3
58 50.00 241 USia Iowa 1
59 50.00 252 CI Cote d’Ivoire 1
60 49.50 10 CH Switzerland 4
61 49.50 181 BR Brazil 2
62 49.00 51 JP Japan 2
63 49.00 229 AR Argentina 2
64 49.00 265 RS Serbia 1
65 48.75 62 FI Finland 4
66 48.67 50 RU Russia 3
67 48.33 218 USoh Ohio 3
68 48.00 198 ZA South Africa 2
69 48.00 302 UK United Kingdom 1
70 48.00 306 USme Maine 1
71 48.00 335 USpa Pennsylvania 1
72 48.00 336 USmt Montana 1
73 47.00 350 CL Chile 1
74 47.00 361 LV Latvia 1
75 46.75 93 USin Indiana 4
76 46.67 160 ES Spain 3
77 46.50 92 USnv Nevada 2
78 46.33 240 SG Singapore 3
79 46.33 298 DK Denmark 3
80 46.00 205 IL Israel 2
81 46.00 379 USnd North Dakota 1
82 46.00 383 TN Tunisia 1
83 45.50 120 HK Hong Kong 2
84 45.50 136 USco Colorado 4
85 45.00 264 USal Alabama 2
86 45.00 402 USde Delaware 1
87 45.00 404 USwv West Virginia 1
88 44.00 314 IE Ireland 3
89 44.00 414 USnm New Mexico 1
90 43.00 323 USms Mississippi 2
91 43.00 438 AT Austria 1
92 43.00 451 BG Bulgaria 1
93 42.00 277 USct Connecticut 2
94 42.00 455 USky Kentucky 1
95 42.00 463 IS Iceland 1
96 41.00 478 USla Louisiana 1
97 41.00 485 UKwa Wales 1
98 37.50 514 USok Oklahoma 2
99 37.00 534 BS Bahamas 1
100 36.00 480 CA Canada 2
101 36.00 545 USne Nebraska 1
102 34.50 446 GR Greece 2

Rank	Average	Best	CC	Location	Entries
36	55.00	46	ID	Indonesia	1
37	55.00	55	CAsk	Saskatchewan	1
38	54.00	94	USwi	Wisconsin	1
39	54.00	99	CApq	Quebec	1
40	54.00	102	CAmb	Manitoba	1
41	53.67	56	USaz	Arizona	3
42	53.50	11	USva	Virginia	2
43	53.50	34	USdc	Washington DC	4
44	53.00	146	UKni	Northern Ireland	1
45	52.50	98	PT	Portugal	2
46	52.33	49	EE	Estonia	3
47	52.00	36	USnj	New Jersey	4
48	52.00	169	EG	Egypt	1
49	52.00	189	USri	Rhode Island	1
50	51.75	108	FR	France	4
51	51.00	28	USnh	New Hampshire	3
52	51.00	65	HU	Hungary	3
53	51.00	183	USor	Oregon	2
54	51.00	212	UStn	Tennessee	1
55	51.00	219	USmo	Missouri	1
56	50.50	118	USak	Alaska	2
57	50.00	114	CN	China	3
58	50.00	241	USia	Iowa	1
59	50.00	252	CI	Cote d’Ivoire	1
60	49.50	10	CH	Switzerland	4
61	49.50	181	BR	Brazil	2
62	49.00	51	JP	Japan	2
63	49.00	229	AR	Argentina	2
64	49.00	265	RS	Serbia	1
65	48.75	62	FI	Finland	4
66	48.67	50	RU	Russia	3
67	48.33	218	USoh	Ohio	3
68	48.00	198	ZA	South Africa	2
69	48.00	302	UK	United Kingdom	1
70	48.00	306	USme	Maine	1
71	48.00	335	USpa	Pennsylvania	1
72	48.00	336	USmt	Montana	1
73	47.00	350	CL	Chile	1
74	47.00	361	LV	Latvia	1
75	46.75	93	USin	Indiana	4
76	46.67	160	ES	Spain	3
77	46.50	92	USnv	Nevada	2
78	46.33	240	SG	Singapore	3
79	46.33	298	DK	Denmark	3
80	46.00	205	IL	Israel	2
81	46.00	379	USnd	North Dakota	1
82	46.00	383	TN	Tunisia	1
83	45.50	120	HK	Hong Kong	2
84	45.50	136	USco	Colorado	4
85	45.00	264	USal	Alabama	2
86	45.00	402	USde	Delaware	1
87	45.00	404	USwv	West Virginia	1
88	44.00	314	IE	Ireland	3
89	44.00	414	USnm	New Mexico	1
90	43.00	323	USms	Mississippi	2
91	43.00	438	AT	Austria	1
92	43.00	451	BG	Bulgaria	1
93	42.00	277	USct	Connecticut	2
94	42.00	455	USky	Kentucky	1
95	42.00	463	IS	Iceland	1
96	41.00	478	USla	Louisiana	1
97	41.00	485	UKwa	Wales	1
98	37.50	514	USok	Oklahoma	2
99	37.00	534	BS	Bahamas	1
100	36.00	480	CA	Canada	2
101	36.00	545	USne	Nebraska	1
102	34.50	446	GR	Greece	2

Scores 7W55 Main Challenge Analyses Top September 2001 Scores

Bot’s Eye View

I posed these bidding 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. The scores and rankings, based on six specific problems, are not necessarily indicative of each program’s overall capability.

Congratulations to Bridge Buff, which eked out a narrow win, aided somewhat by my scoring generosity. On Problem 1 its off-the-chart 4 bid actually deserved zero, but my policy is not to award less than the worst option listed since the poll was multiple choice. (Obviously, if the bots understood this they would choose one of the listed calls.) Bridge Buff is certainly on a roll, as it also won my play contest last month.

The bot results in general were poor compared to my previous bidding polls; not even one came close to average. Evidently, these were tough problems. At least HAL was consistent.

September 2001 Rankings
Rank Score CC Program version 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 41 CA Bridge Buff 8.0 4 4 4 2 4 NT 2
2 40 UK Blue Chip Bridge 3.4.3 3 3 4 2 4 NT 4
3 39 US GIB 4.1.12 2 NT 4 4 2 4 2
4 37 US Bridge Baron 11.0 3 2 4 1 NT 4 NT 2
5 37 DE Q-plus Bridge 6.1 2 3 4 D 6 2
6 35 JP Micro Bridge 9.01 2 2 4 2 4 NT D
7 34 US Finesse Bridge 2.5 4 2 3 2 6 2
8 14 US HAL 9000 2 NT P 4 NT 1 NT 5 P

September 2001 Rankings
Rank	Score	CC	Program version	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	41	CA	Bridge Buff 8.0	4	4	4	2	4 NT	2
2	40	UK	Blue Chip Bridge 3.4.3	3	3	4	2	4 NT	4
3	39	US	GIB 4.1.12	2 NT	4	4	2	4	2
4	37	US	Bridge Baron 11.0	3	2	4	1 NT	4 NT	2
5	37	DE	Q-plus Bridge 6.1	2	3	4	D	6	2
6	35	JP	Micro Bridge 9.01	2	2	4	2	4 NT	D
7	34	US	Finesse Bridge 2.5	4	2	3	2	6	2
8	14	US	HAL 9000	2 NT	P	4 NT	1 NT	5	P

Participants (alphabetical)
Program Author/Creator
Blue Chip Bridge Ian Trackman and Mike Whittaker
Bridge Baron Tom Throop and Stephen Smith
Bridge Buff Doug Bennion
Finesse Bridge Mark and Aaron Marin
GIB Matthew Ginsberg
HAL Someone with a warped mind
Micro Bridge Tomio and Yumiko Uchida
Q-plus Bridge Hans Leber

Participants (alphabetical)
Program	Author/Creator
Blue Chip Bridge	Ian Trackman and Mike Whittaker
Bridge Baron	Tom Throop and Stephen Smith
Bridge Buff	Doug Bennion
Finesse Bridge	Mark and Aaron Marin
GIB	Matthew Ginsberg
HAL	Someone with a warped mind
Micro Bridge	Tomio and Yumiko Uchida
Q-plus Bridge	Hans Leber

Scores 7W55 Main Challenge Analyses Top September 2001 Scores

Number of participants	577
Number of locations	102
Highest score	60
Median score	49
Lowest score	25
Average score	47.64