Scores 7W63  Main Challenge


November 2001 Scores


Analyses  by Richard Pavlicek

The “Down by the Riverside” bidding poll had 714 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 100101201301Location RankingBot’s Eye View

Participation Stats
Number of participants714
Number of locations98
Highest score60
Median score47
Lowest score26
Average score46.28

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
160CAabDavid Johnson4 NT2 NT5 H4 HPP
260ESJames Calabut4 NT2 NT5 H4 HPP
360USmaArthur Shahian4 NT2 NT5 H4 HPP
459UScaJohn Vogel5 C2 NT5 H4 HPP
559TWZeno Lin4 NT2 NT5 H4 H1 HP
659USwaBill Sinnett4 NT2 NT5 H4 H1 HP
759UKenBen Cowling4 NT2 NT5 H4 H1 HP
858FIJuha Tamminen4 NT2 NT5 H2 D1 HP
958ESRaimon Tatxe4 NT2 NT5 H4 CPP
1058UKenNeil Morgenstern4 NT2 NT5 H4 CPP
1158DEZuzana Herrmann5 C2 NT5 H4 H1 HP
1258CApqMarc-Andre Parent4 NT3 D5 H4 HPP
1358SITomaz Butina4 NT3 D5 H4 HPP
1458PLJacek Gackowski4 NT2 NT5 H4 HP4 C
1558CAonSheila McDonald4 NT2 NT5 H4 CPP
1658USvaChris Maclauchlan4 NT2 NT5 H4 HP4 C
1758USflLance Marrou4 NT2 NT5 H4 HP4 C
1858INVenkatesh Ramaratnam4 NT2 NT5 H4 HP4 C
1957USmaSteve Stein4 NT3 D5 H4 H1 HP
2057USnyDaniel Testa4 NT2 NT5 H4 H1 H4 C
2157DEArend Bayer4 NT2 NT5 H4 H1 H4 C
2257UScaAlan Holmes4 NT2 NT5 H2 D4 HP
2357UKwaAllan Lewis4 NT2 NT5 H2 DP4 C
2457USmaK. Scott Kimball4 NT3 H5 H4 HPP
2557UScaEric Leong4 NT3 D5 H2 DPP
2657AUGaye Marks4 NT3 D5 H4 H1 HP
2757SIJanko Mijoc4 NT2 NT5 H4 C1 HP
2857CYMichael Harris5 C2 NT5 H4 HP4 C
2957USflScott Keiling4 NT3 D5 H4 H1 HP
3057SIJure Vehovec4 NT3 D5 H4 H1 HP
3157SEIngemar Assarsjo4 NT2 NT5 H4 C1 HP
3257CAonMihai Valcu4 NT2 NT5 H4 C1 HP
3356UScaJohn R. Mayne5 C2 NT5 H2 D4 HP
3456FIErkki Malkamaki4 NT3 C5 H4 HPP
3556UScaDoug Burke4 NT3 D5 H4 HP4 C
3656USnyNicholas France5 C3 H5 H4 HPP
3756USdcJonathan Siegel4 NT3 D5 H4 HP4 C
3856AUFiona Brown4 NT2 NT5 H2 D1 H4 C
3956DKJacob Ron4 NT2 NT5 H4 C4 HP
4056USwaMichael Dodson4 NT3 D5 H4 CPP
4156USflMark Smith4 NT3 C5 H4 HPP
4256AUNoel Golding4 NT3 D5 H4 HP4 C
4356INNeelotpal Sahai4 NT3 C5 H4 HPP
4456USmoJonathan Goldberg4 NT3 H5 H2 DPP
4556NOEinar Sivertsen4 NT2 NT5 H4 H4 H4 C
4656ITStefano Biciocchi5 C2 NTX4 HPP
4756UScaAlex Hutton4 NT3 C5 H4 HPP
4855UScaJojo Sarkar4 NT2 NT5 H2 D4 H4 C
4955UScaMichael Moss4 NT3 C5 H4 H1 HP
5055USnyGerald Cohen5 C3 H5 H2 DPP
5155USflWilliam Slepin4 NT2 NTP4 HPP
5255TWEd Hung5 C3 D5 H4 HP4 C
5355NLJelmer Hasper4 NT3 D5 H4 C1 HP
5455UScaAl Goldspiel5 C3 D5 H4 HP4 C
5555HUImre Csiszar5 C2 NT5 H2 D1 H4 C
5655IEColin Smith4 NT2 NTX4 HP4 C
5755UKenDavid Davies5 C2 NT5 H4 H4 H4 C
5855USilJonathan Fry4 NT2 NT5 H4 HP3 NT
5955UScaJeff Goldsmith5 H2 NT5 H4 CPP
6055CAbcBrad Bart4 NT2 NT5 H4 C1 H4 C
6155USwaMarsha Rayton5 H3 D5 H4 HPP
6255SERoger Karlsson5 C2 NTX4 H1 HP
6355NLTeun Huijer4 NT3 C5 H4 H1 HP
6455USBogdan Filc4 NT2 NT5 H4 HP3 NT
6555USmiBurt Bothell4 NT3 D5 H4 H1 H4 C
6655USflMarcia Greenstein4 NT2 NT5 H4 H3 HP
6755USgaPeggy Hayslip5 C3 D5 H4 CPP
6855SIBarbara Kranjc4 NT3 C5 H2 DPP
6955UScaRich Pavlicek4 NT2 NT5 H2 D4 H4 C
7055USwaMatthew McCoy4 NT2 NT5 H2 D4 H4 C
7154USnyTom Douglas4 NT3 C5 H4 HP4 C
7254USilDavid Wetzel4 NT3 C5 H4 CPP
7354DKLars Moller Sorensen5 H3 D5 H4 H1 HP
7454USvaLarry Kahn5 C2 NT5 H2 D4 H4 C
7554NLWilliam Claassen4 NT3 D5 H4 CP4 C
7654NLThijs Veugen4 NT2 NTX4 C1 HP
7754DEUlrich Voigt5 C2 NTX2 D1 HP
7854DKJohan Hammelev4 NT2 NT5 H4 C4 H4 C
7954UKenRoger Morton4 NT3 C5 H4 H4 HP
8054USflMark Raphaelson4 NT2 S5 H4 HPP
8154USwiRich Dorfman5 C2 NT5 H4 HP3 NT
8254UScoDavid Caprera4 NT2 NTX2 D4 HP
8354CAnsPhilippe Westreich4 NT2 NT5 H2 D3 HP
8454CApqPeter Schwartz4 NT2 NT5 H4 C4 H4 C
8554DEUwe Gebhardt4 NT3 D5 H4 C4 HP
8654USnyKevin Bathurst4 NT2 NTX4 C1 HP
8754ARLuis Argerich5 H2 NT5 H4 C1 HP
8854UScaTim Prince4 NT2 NTP4 H1 HP
8954NLWim van Roon5 H2 NT5 H4 H1 H4 C
9054IDPurwanto Adi Nugroho5 C3 C5 H4 H1 HP
9154USkyPaul Hightower4 NT2 NT5 H2 D3 HP
9254ITRoberto Olivotto4 NT3 C5 H4 CPP
9354UStxJeff Kaldem4 NT2 NT5 H2 DP3 NT
9454UScaStephen SeagrenX2 NT5 H2 DPP
9554ZABill Ryan4 NT2 NTP4 H1 HP
9653USmnPaul Friedman5 C2 NT5 H4 C4 H4 C
9753USwaJosh Sinnett4 NT3 H5 H4 C4 HP
9853ZABryan Strydom4 NT2 NT5 H3 C1 HP
9953UStxEric TaylorX2 NT5 H4 CPP
10053USilGeorge Klemic4 NT3 H5 H4 CP4 C

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10153ZASid Ismail4 NT2 NTX4 CP4 C
10253UKscPaul Gipson5 H2 NT5 H4 C4 HP
10353DEHarro Wimmel5 C2 S5 H4 HPP
10453CAabDaniel Bertrand4 NT2 S5 H2 DPP
10553USnyChris Willenken4 NT2 NTX4 CP4 C
10653USnyGreg LawlerX2 NT5 H2 D1 HP
10753HUZsuzsa Ranki4 NT2 S5 H4 H1 HP
10853USmtBruce Cook4 NT3 C5 H2 DP4 C
10953USmdJoe Botkin5 H3 D5 H4 HP4 C
11053USndNoreen Braun5 H3 C5 H4 HPP
11153CAnsKok-Keong Tan4 NT2 NT5 H4 H4 H3 NT
11253USazRobb Gordon4 NT3 D5 H2 D4 H4 C
11353JPKaz YamadaX2 NT5 H4 CPP
11453USndJarek Wyganowski4 NT2 NT5 H4 H1 H5 C
11553USalCurtis Loftis5 C3 C5 H4 H4 HP
11653UScaSteve Mager4 NT2 NT5 H2 DP5 C
11753EGMohamed Abdallah4 NT3 C5 H2 DP4 C
11853ITAntonio de Gregorio4 NT2 NT6 C4 HPP
11953USRon Falor4 NT3 C5 H4 H1 H4 C
12053DEChristian Glubrecht4 NT2 NT5 H4 H1 H5 C
12153USdcRon Zucker5 C3 C5 H4 HP4 C
12253AUBernard Nightingale4 NT3 C5 H4 H1 H4 C
12353USwaEd Chow5 H2 NT5 H4 H4 H4 C
12453RUSergey Kustarov4 NT2 NTP4 CPP
12553CHJohn WeisweilerX2 NT5 H4 CPP
12653RODaniel Moisa5 C2 NT5 H2 DP3 NT
12753FRMichel Mayeur5 C2 NT5 H4 HP5 C
12853NLMartha Messchendorp4 NT3 D5 H4 HP3 NT
12953USflMabel Pavlicek5 C3 C5 H4 CPP
13053SEArne Jordestedt5 C3 D5 H4 H4 H4 C
13153USnyJack Presser4 NT2 S5 H2 DPP
13253USncDale Swift4 NT3 DX4 HP4 C
13353UScaMike Carney4 NT3 C5 H2 DP4 C
13453USmiHoward Abrams4 NT2 NTX4 CP4 C
13553USarRick Bibby5 C3 DX4 H1 HP
13652USnjLeonard Helfgott4 NT3 C5 H4 C4 HP
13752UStxBrian Baresch5 C3 C5 H4 H1 H4 C
13852DERainer Herrmann4 NT2 NTP2 DP4 C
13952USnyDennis Kaye5 H2 NT5 H4 H3 HP
14052INBrendon Tauro4 NT3 D5 H3 H1 HP
14152ITGaetano Massa4 NT2 NT5 H4 H4 H5 C
14252AUAlex Kemeny5 H2 NT5 H2 D4 H4 C
14352NOSverre Johnsen4 NT2 NT5 H4 H4 H5 C
14452CApqRadu Braniste5 C2 NT5 H3 C1 HP
14552USgaMartin Nathan4 NTX5 H4 HPP
14652CApqMichael Kanigsberg5 C2 NT5 H2 D1 H3 NT
14752UStxMike OliverX3 H5 H4 HPP
14852ATMichael Palitsch5 C2 NT5 S2 DPP
14952DEMatthias Schueller4 NT3 D5 H4 C4 H4 C
15052NOMagnus Skaar5 C2 NT5 H4 H4 H3 NT
15152USmnTony Ames4 NT2 NT5 H4 CP5 C
15252UScaMike Kerr4 NT3 C5 H4 H4 H4 C
15352USflNicki Caplan5 H2 NT5 H4 HP3 NT
15452CHDima Nikolenkov4 NT3 HX4 H4 HP
15552SGLee Kai Loong4 NT3 C5 H4 C4 HP
15652USazLarry Watson5 H2 NT5 H4 H3 HP
15752SIMetod Gantar5 H2 NT5 H3 HPP
15852SIFrancelj Naglic4 NT3 C5 H4 H4 H4 C
15951USDave Chen5 H2 NTX2 DP4 C
16051USilJames HudsonX3 H5 H2 DPP
16151UKenAndy Holland5 C3 DP4 H1 HP
16251NLMicha Keijzers4 NT3 C5 H4 C1 H4 C
16351UKscNigel Guthrie4 NT2 NT5 H4 H1 H4 H
16451AUSartaj HansX2 NT5 H4 H4 H4 C
16551CAonGabriel Nita-Saguna4 NT2 NTX4 C4 H4 C
16651PLDarek Kardas4 NT2 NTX2 D3 HP
16751USalBob Simkins5 C3 DX4 H1 H4 C
16851TWHang Chang4 NTP5 H4 HP4 C
16951USnmTimo Erkoc4 NT2 NTP4 C4 HP
17051USJack Duranceau4 NT2 NTP2 D1 H4 C
17151USilCharles Blair4 NT3 D5 H4 H1 H5 C
17251UKenMichael Clark4 NTP5 H2 D1 HP
17351AUBill Jacobs4 NT3 C5 H2 D4 H4 C
17451USnyWilliam Bascom5 C2 NTX4 HP3 NT
17551CAonPearl Goodman5 H2 NT5 H4 H1 H3 NT
17651USneMatt Campbell4 NT3 C5 H4 H3 HP
17751USwaCraig ZasteraX2 NT5 H4 CP4 C
17851USflBonnie Lamkin5 H2 NT5 H4 H1 H3 NT
17951AUAnne RutterX3 C5 H4 HPP
18051USflMel Klein5 C2 NT5 H4 CP5 C
18151CAonJudi Carter4 NT2 SX4 HPP
18251USflIrene Powers5 H3 DX4 H1 HP
18351BESven Neirynck4 NT3 D5 H4 H4 H3 NT
18451INJai Grama4 NT2 NT5 H4 C1 H5 C
18551USmnDavid Neiman4 NT3 DX2 D1 H4 C
18651NOKay Strand5 H3 D5 H2 D1 H4 C
18751ROVali Enache5 C3 CX2 DPP
18851UScaAndy Lewis5 H3 D5 H4 H4 H4 C
18951USGeorge Hughes5 H3 D5 H4 H4 H4 C
19051NOJan Langoy5 C2 NT5 H4 C1 H3 NT
19151USflBijoy Anand4 NT2 NT5 S4 C1 HP
19251USflLen Rubin4 NTP5 H4 HP4 C
19351SEDick Andersson4 NTX5 H4 H1 HP
19451INJayanta Pingale5 C2 NT5 H2 D4 H3 NT
19551UScaMichael Day5 C3 C5 H4 H4 H4 C
19650USilWill Engel4 NT2 NTX4 CP3 NT
19750UScaLeila Sink4 NT3 H5 H4 CP3 NT
19850INArvind Ranasaria5 C3 C5 H2 D4 H4 C
19950UKenGareth Birdsall4 NT3 C5 H4 C4 H4 C
20050USncEverett Dyer5 HP5 H4 HPP

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Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20150CAnsBryson Crowell4 NT3 CP2 DPP
20250AUDinu RaducanuX3 C5 H4 H1 HP
20350DEHans Fleischhack5 C3 C5 H4 HP3 NT
20450TWTeng-Yuan Liang5 C2 NT5 H2 D4 H5 C
20550EGAndrew de Sosa5 C3 D5 H3 HP4 C
20650USnyBarry RigalX2 NT5 H4 C1 H4 C
20750UKenCarlos Dabezies5 C2 NTX2 DP3 NT
20850UStxJerry Bigler4 NTX5 H4 H4 HP
20950USmnPeg Kaplan4 NT2 NT5 H4 C4 H5 C
21050USilKaren Walker4 NT3 H5 H4 H4 H3 NT
21150DEJulius Linde4 NT2 NT5 H4 C4 H5 C
21250USpaDave Mattingly4 NT2 SX4 H1 HP
21350USakGordon Bower4 NTX5 H4 CPP
21450AUTony Rolfe5 C3 CX2 D1 HP
21550CLConstantino Sifaqui4 NT3 C5 H3 H1 HP
21650AUIvan Keeler5 H3 D5 H4 H3 HP
21750TRTayfun Ozbey4 NTX5 H4 CPP
21850USnyLeonard Brum4 NT3 D6 C4 H1 HP
21950IDDidik Koesbianto4 NT2 NTX4 H2 HP
22050CAonDavid Lindop5 H3 H5 H4 CP4 C
22150PTManuel Paulo4 NT3 C5 S4 HPP
22250USmdRex Settle5 H2 S5 H4 H1 HP
22350NZPeter Oakley5 H3 D5 H4 HP3 NT
22450USmaMatthew Dyer4 NT2 NT6 C4 H1 H4 C
22550USflJune O’Hagan4 NT3 H5 H3 H4 HP
22650UScaScott Benson4 NT2 S5 H4 H4 H4 C
22750USflFrank Nankin5 H2 NT5 H3 C1 HP
22850USscMike Ray5 H2 S5 H4 H1 HP
22950USakDave Jackson4 NT3 D5 H2 D2 HP
23050SEMans Bruun5 C2 NTP4 CP4 C
23150USRalph Kuhlman4 NT3 C5 H2 DP3 NT
23250ITAlessandra La Spina4 NT2 NTX3 HP4 C
23350USctArthur Haut5 H3 D5 H4 HP3 NT
23450USctMarc Glickman5 C2 NT5 H4 C4 H3 NT
23550ROFlorin Constantin4 NT3 C5 H4 H1 H3 NT
23649UScaSandy Barnes5 C3 D5 H4 CP5 C
23749EEMeelis Tiitson4 NTX5 H4 H1 H4 C
23849UKenIan Payn4 NT3 C5 H4 CP3 NT
23949RSZoran RadojcicP2 NT5 H4 HP4 C
24049UScaJohn Hoffman5 C3 C5 H4 C4 H4 C
24149ITGiovanni Bobbio4 NT2 NTX2 D4 H3 NT
24249ARRaul Martino4 NT2 NT5 H4 H3 H5 C
24349UStxAlbert Sekac5 C3 C5 H2 DP3 NT
24449USflIrma Willenborg4 NT3 C5 H2 DP5 C
24549UScaTom McGuire5 H2 NT5 S4 HP4 C
24649UScaStu GoodgoldX3 H5 H2 D4 HP
24749USilBruce Scott5 C2 S5 H2 D1 H4 C
24849CAnsElianor Kennie4 NT3 H5 H3 CP4 C
24949UKenDafydd Jones5 C3 C5 S4 HPP
25049FIMatti Niemi5 H3 C5 H4 C4 HP
25149ITPaolo Paolicchi5 H3 D5 H3 H1 HP
25249UKenChris Measures5 H3 D5 H3 H1 HP
25349USflJoan Prager4 NT3 C6 C4 HPP
25449CAbcMerv Adey4 NT2 NT5 S4 H3 HP
25549CAmbGlenn RobertsX2 NT5 S4 HPP
25649USflCoimbatore Iswaran5 H2 NT5 S4 CPP
25749USncNancy Dressing4 NT3 D6 C4 HP4 C
25849ISOmar Olgeirsson5 C3 C5 H4 C4 H4 C
25949USflPeter Cleaves4 NT2 NT6 C4 H4 H4 C
26049SEJohan Gronkvist5 CX5 H4 CPP
26149USpaFrank Abel5 H2 NT6 C4 H1 HP
26249UKenPhilip Smith5 C3 C5 H3 H1 HP
26349USmoKit Nowicki4 NT3 D5 H3 C1 H4 C
26449USmoGlenn Smith4 NT3 C5 H2 D1 H3 NT
26549USmaJ. Michael Andresen4 NT3 D5 H4 C4 H3 NT
26649USscRajan Iyer4 NT3 H5 H4 CP5 C
26749DEZenon SchwarzX2 NT5 H3 H1 HP
26849USmdMorris Tepper4 NT3 H6 C2 DPP
26949UScaMichael Kaplan5 C2 NTX2 D1 H3 NT
27049USohMark Rishavy5 CX5 H2 D1 HP
27149USilMark Ganzer4 NT3 C5 H4 H1 H5 C
27249UKenMark Lehto5 CX5 H4 H4 HP
27349USpaDottie Abel4 NT2 SP4 HPP
27449TRAhu Zobu5 H2 NTX4 C1 H4 C
27549UScaPhil ClaytonX3 C5 H4 HP4 C
27649USilKent Feiler5 H2 S5 H2 D1 HP
27749UScaRob Stevens4 NT2 NT5 H4 C2 H4 C
27849USpaPhyllis Berman5 H3 D5 H4 H1 H3 NT
27949INSivakumar Salem5 C2 NTX2 D1 H3 NT
28049AUKen Dalley5 H2 NT5 S4 HP4 C
28149RUAlex Perlin5 H2 NT5 H4 H4 H5 C
28249UKenRich Johnson5 H2 S5 H4 H4 HP
28349USokLinda Waggener5 H3 D5 H4 H1 H3 NT
28448DKJens SorensenP2 NT5 H4 H1 H4 C
28548CAnsBrian Hansen5 H3 CX4 HP4 C
28648CAonDavid Grainger4 NT3 C5 H4 HP4 H
28748UScaTysen StreibX3 D5 H4 H3 HP
28848USarDick Heil4 NT2 NT6 C4 HP3 NT
28948JPKatsuko Kawakubo5 H3 C5 H4 HP3 NT
29048UKenMark Taylor5 CP5 H4 C4 HP
29148UStxHerbert WiltonP2 NT5 H2 DP4 C
29248UKenJonathan Jacobs5 H2 NT6 C4 HP4 C
29348CAnsGerald Murphy4 NT3 H5 H2 D4 H5 C
29448UKenRyan Stephenson4 NT2 S5 H4 HP5 C
29548UScaMilton Spinner4 NT3 CX4 HP3 NT
29648CAonShirley AshworthX2 NT6 C4 HPP
29748UScaMarina Fomenkova4 NT3 DP4 HP3 NT
29848NOIvar RoynstrandX3 D5 H4 C1 H4 C
29948PTJoao SilvaX2 NTP4 CPP
30048USwaJohn Givins4 NT2 NT6 C4 HP3 NT

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
30148IERobert Knight5 C2 NT6 C4 C4 HP
30248UScaYu Chang5 HX5 H2 DPP
30348UScaJan Nathan4 NT3 CP4 H1 H4 C
30448UScaNeill Currie5 CX5 H2 D4 HP
30548USmiGordon Parnes4 NT3 D5 H4 C4 H5 C
30648CAbcDavid Hooey4 NT3 CP4 H1 H4 C
30748NLGraard Steenbakkers4 NT3 CX2 D4 H4 C
30848ITFelice Cupane4 NT3 D5 H2 D1 H4 H
30948PLTomasz Radko4 NT2 NTP3 HP4 C
31048UKscMartin Kane4 NT3 C5 S4 CPP
31148USmnBrian Weikle4 NT2 NT5 H2 D3 H5 C
31248ITMauro Mazzieri5 H3 C5 H4 HP3 NT
31348USriEvelyn Recchia4 NT3 CX4 C1 H4 C
31448UScoJudy Drury5 H2 S5 H4 C1 HP
31548DEMarek Skuratowiciz4 NT3 C5 H2 D1 H5 C
31648UKenDavid Nolland5 H2 NT5 H3 H4 H4 C
31748NLPeter van Montfoort4 NT3 C5 H2 D4 H3 NT
31848CAbcGeoff Croes4 NT2 NT6 C3 HPP
31948UScaBetsy Marcus4 NT3 DX4 H3 H4 C
32048IDFirdaus Ma’ruf5 H2 NT5 H4 C2 HP
32148USwaKeller Wightman5 CP5 H2 D1 H4 C
32248USpaJohn Policella5 C3 C6 C4 HPP
32348USnmMark Jones4 NT3 D5 H4 C4 H5 C
32448TWI-Don Jien4 NT3 CX3 HPP
32548INNilesh Mitra5 C2 SX4 HP4 C
32648CAonPieter Geerkens5 C2 S5 H4 H3 HP
32747UScaMichael Bodell4 NT2 S5 H3 C1 HP
32847USneAshish Agarwal4 NT3 C5 S4 C1 HP
32947CACharles Grainger4 NT3 C5 H4 H1 H4 H
33047ITPierluigi Sessolo4 NTP5 H3 H1 HP
33147INKaustubh Bendre4 NT3 DX3 C4 HP
33247INDorai BalasundhramX3 D5 H3 H1 HP
33347INVijay RaghavanX2 NT5 H3 C4 HP
33447CAonDaniel KorbelX2 NTX4 C1 H4 C
33547USnjAnil Kaushal5 C3 C5 H2 D4 H3 NT
33647UScaBarbara Reichman4 NT2 S5 H4 H3 H4 C
33747UKenMark TilleyX3 CX4 H1 HP
33847UKenPeter Kay4 NTP5 H3 CPP
33947UKenAnthony Golding4 NT3 C5 NT4 H1 HP
34047USmaBobby Barr4 NT2 S5 H4 H3 H4 C
34147BEJean Verbeke4 NT2 S5 H3 HP4 C
34247UScaRajan Jeyakumar4 NT3 D5 H3 CP3 NT
34347USalDonna Dahl5 H3 C5 H4 HP5 C
34447USmoAndrew Finkenstadt5 H2 SX4 H1 HP
34547USmdJerrold Miller4 NT3 CX4 H1 H3 NT
34647USohLora Franz5 CP5 H3 HPP
34747USnyAlvin Bluthman4 NT2 NTP2 D3 H4 C
34847USilChristopher Monsour4 NTP5 H4 C4 H4 C
34947USohCraig SatersmoenX2 NT5 H4 C1 H3 NT
35047INSankar Sadasivam5 H2 NT5 H4 H3 H3 NT
35147CAonLarry Gifford5 C2 NT5 S2 DP3 NT
35247USkyDaniel NeillX3 C5 H4 C4 HP
35347USvaLeo Daugherty5 H3 DX4 H3 HP
35447CAonAlex Cameron4 NT2 S5 H3 C1 HP
35547USnhGary NuteXP5 H2 DPP
35647UKenAdam Dickinson4 NT3 C5 H2 DP4 H
35747HUPeter Talyigas4 NT3 CP4 C4 HP
35847CNWeidong Yang5 C3 C5 H4 C1 H3 NT
35947USgaLarry RivkinX2 NT5 H2 D4 H3 NT
36047USohCraig Biddle5 C3 H5 H2 D4 H5 C
36147ROCristian Guidea4 NT3 D5 H3 HP5 C
36247SELars-G Larsson5 C3 CX4 HP3 NT
36347TWAh-Chen Huang5 C3 C5 H2 NTPP
36447INGowniyan Vaideeshwar5 H2 NTX2 D1 H3 NT
36547USpaPat PolicellaX2 S5 H4 HP4 C
36647ZAInes Schumacher5 H2 SX4 H1 HP
36747AUSteve Jesienowski5 H2 NT5 H3 H3 HP

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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.

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
151.0039DKDenmark5
250.8096USmnMinnesota5
350.7311DEGermany15
450.5613SISlovenia9
550.256USwaWashington12
650.1846ITItaly11
748.838FIFinland6
848.60109USmdMaryland5
948.3358USilIllinois15
1047.8045NONorway10
1147.754UScaCalifornia57
1247.6731SESweden12
1347.583USmaMassachusetts12
1447.3812CApqQuebec8
1547.255TWTaiwan12
1647.2560CAbcBritish Columbia8
1747.1455HUHungary7
1847.1220USnyNew York26
1946.377UKenEngland43
2046.30126RORomania10
2146.25212USpaPennsylvania8
2246.0095ZASouth Africa7
2345.8367USgaGeorgia6
2445.7053NLNetherlands23
2545.6090IDIndonesia5
2645.3417USflFlorida47
2745.2226AUAustralia36
2845.22132USncNorth Carolina9
2945.1416USvaVirginia7
3045.1083CAnsNova Scotia10
3145.0065USmiMichigan7
3244.86102UKscScotland7
3344.83136USnjNew Jersey6
3444.40228USscSouth Carolina5
3544.3915CAonOntario33
3644.291CAabAlberta7
3744.1918INIndia26
3844.0064USUnited States15
3943.9393UStxTexas14
4043.13217TRTurkey8
4142.38270USohOhio8
4241.43183BEBelgium7

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
4357.0028CYCyprus1
4454.332ESSpain3
4554.0081USwiWisconsin1
4653.00108USmtMontana1
4753.00110USndNorth Dakota2
4851.50117EGEgypt2
4951.3337USdcWashington DC3
5051.0023UKwaWales2
5151.0082UScoColorado2
5250.5091USkyKentucky2
5350.33115USalAlabama3
5450.2544USmoMissouri4
5549.7514PLPoland4
5649.0056IEIreland3
5749.00124RURussia3
5849.00176USneNebraska2
5949.00237EEEstonia1
6049.00239RSSerbia1
6149.00255CAmbManitoba1
6249.00258ISIceland1
6348.67113JPJapan3
6448.0087ARArgentina3
6548.00313USriRhode Island1
6647.75112USazArizona4
6747.67221PTPortugal3
6847.33213USakAlaska3
6947.25125CHSwitzerland4
7047.00148ATAustria2
7147.00355USnhNew Hampshire1
7245.67169USnmNew Mexico3
7345.33215CLChile3
7445.00369USmeMaine2
7545.00433CZCzech Republic1
7645.00434CApePrince Edward Island1
7744.67135USarArkansas3
7844.50223NZNew Zealand4
7944.00456UKniNorthern Ireland1
8043.67391ILIsrael3
8143.33233USctConnecticut3
8243.33358CNChina3
8343.00502USorOregon2
8442.00155SGSingapore3
8542.00283USokOklahoma3
8642.00329CACanada3
8742.00553HKHong Kong1
8841.50472HRCroatia2
8940.50495USinIndiana2
9040.00487BGBulgaria3
9139.50436UKUnited Kingdom2
9239.33127FRFrance3
9339.00604USnvNevada1
9438.00493GRGreece2
9537.50595UStnTennessee2
9633.00693USmsMississippi1
9732.00697CAnbNew Brunswick1
9829.00711USksKansas1

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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 Micro Bridge, which eked out a narrow win with a score of 46. Tied for second were Bridge Buff and GIB with 45. All the bot scores (well, except the bogus HAL) were closely bunched, and it is significant to note they were all below average. Chalk one up for the human race.

In a few cases, a bot’s choice was off the chart. While this might deserve a score of zero, my policy is to award the equivalent of the worst option listed. Obviously, if the bot understood the multiple-choice format, it could not score worse than that — although HAL certainly makes a good effort each month.

November 2001 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
146JPMicro Bridge 9.01X3 DP4 HP4 C
245CABridge Buff 8.0X3 D5 S4 HP4 C
345USGIB 4.1.12X3 D5 S4 H4 HP
444UKBlue Chip Bridge 3.4.3X3 DP4 C4 HP
541DEQ-plus Bridge 6.15 H3 DP2 CPP
639USFinesse Bridge 2.5X2 SP4 H3 HP
737USBridge Baron 11.0X3 DP4 H3 H5 C
811USHAL 9000PX5 NT3 NT2 H4 H

Bots Tested (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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© 2001 Richard Pavlicek