Scores 7W71 MainChallenge


January 2002 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Charles Goren in Paris” bidding poll (aka “Long Research in Pairs”) had 767 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 100101201301401Location RankingBot’s Eye View

Number of participants767
Number of locations101
Highest score60
Median score47
Lowest score28
Average score46.93

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
160USflMark Raphaelson2 H5 C2 H3 H4 SD
259USwaKeller Wightman2 H5 C2 H3 NT4 SD
359UScaRich Pavlicek2 H5 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
459NLFoppe Hemminga2 HR2 H3 H4 SD
559USohBill Huepenbecker2 H5 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
659ROMircea Petrescu2 H5 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
759ITFelice Cupane2 H5 C2 H3 NT4 SD
858CHJohn Weisweiler2 H5 C2 H4 C4 SD
958UKenGordon Rainsford2 H5 C3 D3 H4 SD
1058NLAnton van Uitert2 HR2 H3 NT4 SD
1158UKenPaul Hankin2 HR2 H3 H4 S3 NT
1258USflJane Champion2 H5 C2 H3 NT4 S3 NT
1358UScaStu Goodgold2 H5 C2 H3 NT4 S3 NT
1458ZACarin Verburg2 H5 C3 D3 H4 SD
1558UKenMichael Scanlon3 S5 C2 H3 H4 SD
1658RULeonid Ulanovsky2 H5 C2 H3 H4 S4 D
1757UKenJonathan Jacobs2 H5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
1857UScaMike Carney2 H5 C2 H3 HR3 NT
1957UKenAnthony Golding2 H6 C2 H3 H4 SD
2057ISJon Bjornsson2 H5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
2157CAonJonathan Steinberg2 H5 C3 D3 H4 S3 NT
2257USmeMike Charles2 H5 C2 H3 HR3 NT
2357UKenAndrew Morris2 H5 C3 D3 H4 S3 NT
2457USflMel Klein2 H5 C2 H3 H2 NTD
2557USkyPaul Hightower2 H6 C2 H3 H4 SD
2657USflMabel Pavlicek3 SR2 H3 H4 SD
2757USscAl Kimel2 H5 C2 H3 D4 SD
2857ISBjorn Thorlaksson2 H5 C2 H3 NT4 S4 D
2957CAnsLouise Fisher2 H6 C2 H3 H4 SD
3057USmdMirsad Mujezinovic2 H5 C3 D3 H4 S3 NT
3157USpaRich Rothwarf2 H5 C2 H3 H2 NTD
3256INVenkatesh Ramaratnam2 H5 C2 H3 H2 NT3 NT
3356UScaJohn Vogel3 S5 C2 H3 H4 S4 D
3456DERainer Herrmann2 H5 C2 H3 H2 NT3 NT
3556ILAlex Dov2 H6 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
3656NLRosalind Hengeveld2 H5 C3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
3756INShyam Sashital2 H5 C2 H3 H4 S5 D
3856AUDinu Raducanu2 H5 C3 NT3 H4 SD
3956UKenDavid Morran3 S5 C2 H3 NT4 S3 NT
4056SEErnst van Groningen2 H5 C2 H3 D4 S3 NT
4156USinJohn Clark3 S5 C2 H3 H4 S4 D
4256THTim Bolshaw2 H5 C2 H3 H2 NT3 NT
4356NOHans Melby3 S5 C2 H3 H4 S4 D
4456USalBob Simkins3 S5 C2 H4 C4 SD
4556FIJussi Tamminen2 H5 C2 H3 H2 SD
4655UScaBarbara Reichman2 H5 C2 H3 D4 S4 D
4755SERoger Karlsson4 S5 C2 H3 NT4 SD
4855ESJames Calabut3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
4955USnyDaniel Testa3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
5055SEBengt-Eric Fredriksson2 H5 C3 D3 NT4 S4 D
5155CAbcMerv Adey2 H5 C2 H3 H2 S3 NT
5255NLFrank Bos3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
5355USCharlyne McMullin3 S5 C2 H4 C4 S3 NT
5455PLTomasz Radko2 H5 C2 H3 H2 S3 NT
5555UScoDavid Caprera2 H5 C2 H3 H2 S3 NT
5655NOKay Strand2 H5 C2 H3 H2 S3 NT
5755UYSara Rathauser3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
5855NOMagnus Skaar3 S5 C3 D3 H4 S3 NT
5955TWI-Don Jien2 H5 C2 H4 C2 NTD
6055AUGaye Marks3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
6155RUArtem Arikov4 S5 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
6255FRMichel Mayeur2 H5 C2 H3 NT2 SD
6355ITAlessandra La Spina2 H5 C2 H3 NT2 NT3 NT
6455ITPaolo Paolicchi4 S5 C2 H3 NT4 SD
6554USflMarcia Greenstein2 H5 C3 NT3 NT4 S3 NT
6654TRSema Cokgor2 H5 C2 H3 H2 S4 D
6754USnyAlvin Bluthman2 HR3 D3 D4 SD
6854FRJean-Claude Duong2 HR2 H3 DRD
6954UScaMichael Moss2 H5 C3 D3 NT2 NTD
7054USmdJoe Botkin2 H5 C3 D3 H2 NT3 NT
7154USmdRex Settle3 S5 C2 H3 NT2 NTD
7254USnjLeonard Helfgott2 HR3 D3 HR3 NT
7354USnjPru Borland2 H5 C3 D4 CRD
7454USpaMichael Shuster2 HR2 H3 H4 S4 H
7554USwiRich Dorfman4 S5 C2 H3 NT4 S3 NT
7654NOIngar Lund3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
7754UStxColeen Palmer2 H5 C3 NT3 NT4 S3 NT
7854USpaDorothy Loy2 H5 C3 NT3 H4 S4 D
7954USdcKevin Acker2 H5 C3 D3 NTR3 NT
8054DEChristian Glubrecht3 S5 C3 D4 C4 SD
8154UKenChris Measures3 S5 C3 D4 C4 SD
8254UKenIan Coombs3 S6 C2 H3 NT4 SD
8354ZAJoe Steel2 H5 C2 H4 C2 SD
8454USflAlan Kravetz2 H5 C3 NT4 C4 SD
8554USvaPeter Haglich2 H5 C3 NT4 C4 SD
8654DKIb Christian Bank2 H5 C2 H3 H2 S4 D
8754NOIvar Engelstad3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
8854USflDavid Tyler4 S5 C3 D3 H4 SD
8954USnjRon Small2 H5 C2 H3 DR3 NT
9054USnjDirk Enthoven2 H5 C2 H3 H2 S4 D
9154AURosie Green2 H5 C3 D3 NT2 NTD
9254USpaSuzanne Cohen2 H5 C3 NT3 HRD
9354HUBernadette Magyar2 H5 C2 H3 NT2 NT4 D
9453USndLorna Nordlinder2 H5 C3 D3 NT2 SD
9553CAonJohn Cunningham2 H6 C2 H3 H4 S5 D
9653SEChrister Andersson2 D5 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
9753USflLance Marrou3 S5 C3 NT3 NT4 SD
9853UKenRobin Zigmond2 D5 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
9953ROHoria Garbea3 S5 C3 D3 HR3 NT
10053USmnRich Morrison2 H5 C2 H3 NT2 S4 D

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Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10153PTManuel Paulo2 H5 C2 H3 NT2 S4 D
10253AUBill Jacobs2 H5 C2 H3 NT3 S3 NT
10353ITAntonio de Gregorio2 NT5 C3 D3 HRD
10453NOOve Hjelvik2 NT5 C2 H3 NT2 NTD
10553UKenStephen Bush3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 S4 D
10653TWKan-Sen Chou2 H5 C3 D3 DRD
10753USnyRobert Lipton4 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
10853USncNancy Dressing2 H5 C2 H3 NTR5 D
10953NZNeal Phillips3 S5 C3 D3 H2 NTD
11053TRMeral Yamac2 H5 C3 NT3 NT4 S4 D
11153DEJoerg Fritsche2 H5 C2 H3 D2 SD
11253CAskCal McLeod2 H6 C3 NT3 H4 SD
11353UKenCarlos Dabezies3 S6 C3 D3 H4 SD
11453SEAnders Aslund4 S6 C2 H3 H4 SD
11553UStxTony Warnock3 S5 C2 H3 H4 S4 H
11653USmaK. Scott Kimball2 H5 C3 C3 NT4 SD
11753USvaLarry Kahn2 H5 C3 D3 H3 SD
11853UScaBetsy Marcus2 H5 C3 D3 H3 SD
11953UKenDean Rivers3 SR3 D4 C4 SD
12053USalCurtis Cheek2 H5 C2 H3 D2 NT3 NT
12153USmaMatthew Bell3 S5 C2 H3 D4 S4 D
12253UKenHenry Day2 H5 C3 C3 H4 S3 NT
12353CHOlivier La Spada2 H5 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
12453USpaPat Policella4 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
12553FIJuha Tamminen3 S5 C3 D3 D4 SD
12653USohCraig Satersmoen4 S6 C2 H3 H4 SD
12753RUAlex Perlin2 H5 C3 D4 CR3 NT
12853GRAngelo Giokaris4 S5 C2 H3 D4 SD
12953UKenJames Mates2 H5 C3 D3 NT2 SD
13053UScaJohn R. Mayne2 H5 C2 H3 D2 SD
13153SELars-G Larsson3 S5 C3 D3 NT4 S4 D
13252USChuck Freeman4 SR2 H3 NT4 S4 D
13352USwaJosh Sinnett2 H5 C2 H3 D2 S3 NT
13452EEMeelis Tiitson3 S5 C3 D3 H2 SD
13552USnyDennis Kaye2 H5 C3 D3 NT2 S3 NT
13652USflJohn Vega2 H5 C3 D3 D2 NTD
13752UStxHerbert Wilton2 H5 C2 H3 D2 S3 NT
13852AUBill Powell3 S5 C3 D3 H2 NT3 NT
13952USpaDottie Abel4 S5 C2 H3 NT2 NTD
14052UKscPaul Gipson4 S5 C2 H3 H2 SD
14152HRDean Pokorny2 NT5 C2 H3 H4 S4 H
14252USmiJason Flinn3 S5 C3 D3 D4 S3 NT
14352ARRaul Martino4 S5 C3 D4 C4 SD
14452TRNoyan Ekici2 H5 C2 H3 H2 D3 NT
14552USarDick Heil2 H5 C3 D3 H2 S4 D
14652ITTudor Gheorghiu4 S6 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
14752USilDonald Link3 S5 C3 D4 C4 S4 D
14852USnyChris Willenken2 H6 C2 H4 CR3 NT
14952FIMatti Ronka2 H5 C3 D4 C2 SD
15052FITero Koivu4 S5 C3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
15152USmdChristopher Miller4 S5 C2 H3 D4 S3 NT
15252UStxClaude Chimene3 S5 C2 H3 D2 NTD
15352SEBengt-Erik Efraimsson2 NT5 C2 H3 H2 S3 NT
15452USwaBill Sinnett2 H5 C2 H3 D2 S3 NT
15552AUMerrelyn Daly3 S5 C3 D3 NT2 NTD
15652AUBill Haughie2 H5 C3 D3 H2 S4 D
15752UKenDave Maeer2 H5 C3 NT3 H2 NT3 NT
15852FRRon Tacchi2 H5 C3 NT3 NT2 NTD
15952NLLeo Jongens2 D5 C2 H3 NT4 S3 NT
16052USneMatt Campbell4 S5 C3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
16152USmdSam Phillips2 H5 C3 NT3 H2 SD
16252UScaMichael Day2 H5 C2 H3 NT2 NT5 D
16352USdcJonathan Siegel3 S5 C3 D4 CRD
16452UStxGlenda Stieber3 S5 C3 D3 NTR3 NT
16552SIEgon Novak4 S5 C3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
16652UScaEric Leong2 HR2 H4 C2 S3 NT
16752USmnHui-Shu Yen3 S5 C3 NT4 C4 SD
16852USctMarc Glickman2 H5 C2 H3 H2 NT4 H
16952AUBob Geyer2 H6 C3 D3 D4 SD
17052UScaRichard Wagner3 S5 C2 H5 C4 SD
17152CAnsRalph Fisher2 H6 C2 H3 H4 S4 H
17252HRZoran Bohacek2 NT5 C2 H3 D4 S4 D
17352UKenPhilip Smith2 H5 C3 D3 D2 NTD
17452SETommy Storm2 D5 C3 D3 H4 SD
17552INGovindarajan Srinivasan2 NT5 C3 D3 NT4 S4 D
17652USpaPaul Henning2 H5 C3 NT3 H2 NT3 NT
17752USflJoanne Yeager2 H5 C3 D5 C4 SD
17851CAmbColin Ward2 HP2 H3 NTR4 D
17951UKDragon Ramsey3 S5 C2 H3 H2 DD
18051CACharles Grainger2 H5 C2 H3 H2 D4 D
18151SELeif Lundberg3 S6 C3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
18251USazLarry Watson3 S5 C3 D3 D4 S4 D
18351NLPeter van Montfoort2 H5 C3 D3 D2 SD
18451CAnsBryson Crowell2 H5 C2 H3 NT2 S5 D
18551UStxHanchang Wang2 H6 C2 H3 H2 S4 D
18651TWZeno Lin2 NT5 C3 D3 H4 S5 D
18751NLWillem Willemse2 DR3 D3 H4 SD
18851UScaMich Ravera3 SR3 NT3 NT4 S3 NT
18951USazRobb Gordon2 H5 C2 H3 D2 S4 D
19051INGowniyan Vaideeshwar2 NT5 C2 H3 H2 S4 D
19151NOIvar Roynstrand2 D5 C2 H3 HR3 NT
19251NLPeter Ijsselmuiden2 H6 C2 H3 DR3 NT
19351USmdDon Berman2 H5 C3 D3 DR4 D
19451FRNapoleon Mattei3 NT6 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
19551CAonVince Oddy2 D5 C2 H3 HR3 NT
19651USvaMark McEnearney2 H5 C3 D4 C2 S3 NT
19751UKenDavid Davies3 S5 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
19851CAbcRoger Allen2 NT6 C3 D3 H4 S3 NT
19951EEAllar Padari3 S5 C3 C3 H4 S3 NT
20051CHDima Nikolenkov2 D5 C2 H3 D4 SD

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Places 201-300

RankScoreCCName123456
20151USorEd Freeman2 H5 C3 D3 D4 S5 D
20251USflSandra Berger4 S5 C3 D4 C4 S3 NT
20351NLPeter van der Stap3 S6 C2 H3 H2 SD
20451SEMans Bruun3 S5 C3 D3 NT2 SD
20551SIBojan Ambroz2 H5 C2 H3 H2 S4 H
20651CLRudolf Buitelaar2 NTR2 H3 NT4 S5 D
20751USncBill Bumbarger2 H5 C3 D4 C3 SD
20851IDFirdaus Ma’ruf3 SP3 D3 NT4 SD
20951EEAivar Tihane4 S5 C2 H3 H2 S3 NT
21051HRIvan Mosettig3 S5 C3 D3 H3 SD
21151USmnBrian Weikle2 HR3 D3 NT2 S3 NT
21251CAonAlex Cameron3 SR3 D4 CRD
21351USwaCandace Allen3 S5 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
21451AUAlex Kemeny3 S5 C2 H3 H2 DD
21551USilCharles Blair4 S5 C2 H3 H2 NT4 D
21651BGPeter Ludnev2 NT5 C2 H5 C4 SD
21751HRVedran Zoric3 S5 C3 D3 H4 S4 H
21851NLMartin Bootsma2 H5 C2 H3 D2 S4 D
21951UScaHarold Simon2 HP2 H3 H4 S4 H
22051UKscMike Hammett3 S5 C2 H3 H2 DD
22151USscRajan Iyer3 S5 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
22251USohJames Boswell4 S5 C3 NT3 NT4 SD
22351USmoKit Nowicki3 S5 C2 H3 NT3 S3 NT
22451TWYe-Fon Tsai2 NT5 C3 NT4 C4 SD
22551TWAh-Chen Huang2 NT5 C3 NT4 C4 SD
22651IERichard Mullins3 S5 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
22751AUKen Dalley4 S5 C3 NT3 NT4 SD
22851USflKaren Raphaelson4 SR3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
22950CAmbGlenn Roberts4 S5 C3 D3 H2 SD
23050AUPeter Gill2 D5 C2 H3 H4 S5 D
23150SGGerald Tan2 D5 C2 H4 CRD
23250USnyGerald Cohen2 H5 C2 H3 H2 NTP
23350USmaJacob Sherman3 S6 C3 D4 C4 S3 NT
23450RSJugoslav Dujic2 H5 C3 D3 D2 S3 NT
23550NLMicha Keijzers2 D5 C2 H3 D4 S3 NT
23650UKenRyan Stephenson3 S5 C3 NT3 H2 SD
23750UKenNorman Grant3 S5 C3 D5 C4 SD
23850HREnes Dizdarevic3 S5 C3 D5 C4 SD
23950ATMichael Palitsch2 H3 NT2 H3 NT4 S3 NT
24050HUImre Csiszar2 HR3 C4 C4 S3 NT
24150USpaJohn Policella2 H6 C2 H3 H4 SP
24250USakTom Ottley2 H5 C2 H3 NT2 D4 D
24350RORadu Garbea2 H5 C3 D3 S4 SD
24450ISHaraldur Sigurjonsson2 DR3 D3 H4 S3 NT
24550USksDot Meyer3 S5 C3 D3 HR5 D
24650CAbcJoyce Munich4 S5 C3 D3 HR4 D
24750EGMohamed Abdallah2 D5 C2 H3 H2 SD
24850USctJim Brennan2 DR2 H3 D4 SD
24950UScaSteve Mager2 D5 C2 H3 H2 NT3 NT
25050FIMikko Sarela3 SR2 H5 C4 S3 NT
25150CAonJudi Carter2 H5 C4 C3 NT4 SD
25250USmiTom Holmstrom3 S5 C3 NT4 C4 S4 D
25350USwaBob Richardson3 S5 C3 D3 HR5 D
25450USwaJohn Givins2 H5 C3 D3 D3 SD
25550CApqNorman Wolfe3 S5 C3 D3 H2 S4 D
25650USnhRichard Bator4 S6 C3 D3 NT4 SD
25750UScaPatrick Page3 S5 C3 D4 CR4 D
25850CAonAlan Lee2 H6 C3 D3 NT2 SD
25950USnyWilliam Schmitt3 SP3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
26050CAonPaul Hardy2 H5 C3 D3 D2 S3 NT
26150CAonShirley Ashworth2 H5 C2 NT3 HRD
26250USmnMike Cassel2 H5 C3 NT3 D2 NTD
26350SEJohnny Johansson2 H5 C3 NT3 H2 S4 D
26450UScaAlex Hutton4 S6 C2 H3 D4 SD
26550BESven Neirynck2 D6 C2 H3 H4 S3 NT
26650USwaCraig Zastera3 S5 C3 D3 H2 S4 D
26750INVibhas Todi3 S6 C3 NT3 H4 S3 NT
26850USalAlbert Lilly2 H5 C3 D3 D2 S3 NT
26950RODaniel Moisa4 S6 C2 H3 H2 NTD
27050JPKaz Yamada2 D5 C2 H3 NTR3 NT
27150TRTolga Guvenc2 H5 C3 D3 S4 SD
27250USwaN. Scott Cardell3 S6 C2 H3 H3 SD
27350CAbcGeoff Fetterley3 S5 C3 D4 C2 SD
27450USLarry Earles3 NT5 C2 H3 H4 S4 H
27550ZAInes Schumacher2 HR3 D4 C4 S4 H
27650USJim Fox3 S5 C3 C3 HRD
27750CAonDaniel Korbel2 H6 C2 H3 NT2 S4 D
27850USvaLeo Daugherty2 NTR2 H4 CR4 D
27950CNWeidong Yang2 H6 C2 H5 C4 S3 NT
28050SIJure Vehovec3 S5 C3 D3 NT3 SD
28150USflPaul Kubiak2 H5 C2 H4 C2 D3 NT
28250TWHang Chang2 NT5 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
28349UScaAndrew Cotton3 S5 C3 NT3 NT2 NT3 NT
28449USnyBarry Rigal2 HP2 H3 D2 NT3 NT
28549SIFrancelj Naglic4 S5 C3 NT4 C4 S3 NT
28649USdcRon Zucker2 D6 C2 H3 NT4 S3 NT
28749PLDarek Kardas2 H6 C3 D3 H2 S4 D
28849CLConstantino Sifaqui4 SR2 H3 D2 NTD
28949UKenMark Peers2 NT5 C3 D4 C4 S5 D
29049BESebastien Louveaux2 D5 C2 H3 D4 S4 D
29149INShaishav Parikh4 S5 C3 D3 NT2 SD
29249DEHans Fleischhack4 S5 C3 D3 D4 S4 D
29349USalBen Wheeler2 D5 C3 D3 H2 NTD
29449CNBill Gao2 D5 C2 H3 NT2 NT3 NT
29549UStxCarl Hultman4 S5 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
29649SGEugene Ho3 SR3 D4 CR4 D
29749USriMichael Joyce2 H5 C3 D3 NT2 D3 NT
29849USmnPeg Kaplan2 H5 C3 C3 D4 S4 D
29949AUJanet Brown2 HR2 H4 C2 HD
30049USflBob Bernhard2 D5 C3 NT3 H4 S3 NT

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Places 301-400

RankScoreCCName123456
30149AUNicoleta Giura2 NT6 C2 H3 H4 S4 H
30249DKLars Moller Sorensen4 S4 C2 H3 NT4 S3 NT
30349USCliff Gillespie4 S5 C2 H3 NT2 S4 D
30449CAonMihai Valcu2 H4 NT2 H3 H2 NT3 NT
30549USmdMitch Edelman3 S6 C3 D3 H2 SD
30649UStxBetty Rinker3 S5 C3 D3 NT3 S3 NT
30749UKenGareth Birdsall2 D5 C2 H3 H2 NT4 D
30849UScaRai Osborne3 S5 C3 D3 H2 DD
30949CAonKim Ireland3 S5 C3 D4 C3 SD
31049IDMaskurdin Hasan3 S5 C3 NT3 H3 SD
31149FIMatti Niemi2 D5 C2 H3 H2 S3 NT
31249USAlpha Bao3 SR3 D4 CR4 D
31349INSivakumar Salem3 S5 C2 H3 D2 S4 D
31449UScaCharles Thompson4 S5 C3 C3 H4 S3 NT
31549USflDoris Lawrence2 S5 C2 H4 C4 SD
31649USnjCynthia Archer3 SR2 H5 C4 S4 D
31749AUDiana Hearn3 SP3 D4 C4 S3 NT
31849USscJohn Hurd3 NT5 C2 H3 DR3 NT
31949USpaWayne Lingle3 NT5 C3 NT3 H4 S4 D
32049UKenMark Blackwell3 S5 C3 D3 NT3 S3 NT
32149INNeelotpal Sahai2 NT5 C3 D5 C4 SD
32249UKenSonia Zakrzewski2 D5 C3 NT3 NT4 SD
32348CAonDavid Grainger2 H5 C2 H3 D2 D4 D
32448UKenGiles Woodruff2 H4 C2 H3 D2 SD
32548UKenEd Colley4 S5 C2 H4 C3 S3 NT
32648USnyLuis Arias2 NT5 C3 NT3 H2 S3 NT
32748ESJuan Boveda4 S5 C3 D3 NT2 S3 NT
32848UScaJohn Hoffman2 H5 C3 D3 NT2 S4 H
32948ESRaimon Tatxe2 H4 NT2 H3 H4 S4 H
33048NLHerman Te Riele3 S3 NT2 H4 C4 SD
33148SISimon Pirjevec3 S5 C3 D3 S4 SD
33248CAbcPeter Miller3 S5 C2 H3 NT2 D4 D
33348EGAndrew de Sosa3 NT5 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
33448USflBurt Berger2 NT5 C3 D4 C3 SD
33548NOJon Ivar Boland2 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
33648USohCraig Biddle2 H5 C2 H3 H2 D4 H
33748NLFrans Buijsen2 D5 C3 D3 D4 S3 NT
33848NLJoop Simmelink2 D5 C2 H3 NT4 S4 H
33948NZJenny Millington2 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
34048HRTomislav Zoric2 S5 C3 D3 NT4 SD
34148USlaAda Loetzerich3 S5 C3 NT3 NT3 SD
34248USLaura Noonan4 SP3 D3 NT4 S3 NT
34348AUDavid Stern4 S6 C3 D3 D4 SD
34448USilDan English3 S5 C3 NT3 NT2 S3 NT
34548USpaBarbara Morrison2 S5 C3 D3 H4 S3 NT
34648CNLigang Ling4 S6 C2 H3 NTR4 D
34748USnyGerry Wildenberg2 S5 C3 D3 H4 S3 NT
34848UScaDan Hugh-Jones2 D5 C3 D3 H2 SD
34948FRPatrick Flodrops4 S6 C2 H3 D4 S4 D
35048UScaPhillip Mackler2 H5 C3 D5 C2 SD
35148USwaItea Goldstein2 HP3 D4 C2 SD
35248UKenMike Clarke4 S5 C3 D3 NT3 SD
35348CNYlongwen Ye2 NTR3 D4 C2 SD
35448ARLuis Argerich2 D5 C3 D3 D4 S3 NT
35548DKBjorn Rem4 S4 NT2 H3 H4 S3 NT
35648TWRoy Tsai4 S5 C3 D3 NT2 S3 NT
35748UKenRose Das4 S5 C3 D3 H2 S4 D
35848CAonDale Freeman2 H4 NT2 H3 H2 S3 NT
35948NLMartijn Schoonderwoerd2 HP3 D4 C2 SD
36048CABill Turnbull3 S5 C3 D5 CRD
36148NZDerek Malloch2 H5 C3 NT5 C4 S4 D
36248UScaMilton Spinner2 D5 C2 H3 NT2 S3 NT
36348USokDwayne Hoffman2 H6 C3 D3 H4 SP
36448INVikas Phadke2 D5 C3 NT3 H4 S4 D
36548ZAShirley Port2 H5 C4 C3 NT4 S4 D
36648TRFeride Sabuncuoglu2 HP3 D3 NT2 S3 NT
36748NLMartha Messchendorp2 S5 C3 D3 H4 S3 NT
36848RUSergey Kustarov2 HR2 H3 D2 D3 NT
36948USpaFrank Kuebler2 HR3 D5 CR3 NT
37048USilJames Hudson2 H5 C3 C3 D2 NTD
37148TWWen-Lung Huang2 NT5 C3 D4 C3 SD
37248USilJeff Miller2 H5 C3 C4 CR4 D
37348ITStefano Biciocchi2 D5 C2 H3 NT2 S3 NT
37448USnyNicholas France2 D5 C3 D3 H2 SD
37548AUBill Maddock3 S5 C3 NT3 NT3 SD
37648UKenMark Lehto2 D5 C3 D3 NT2 NTD
37748USwaMatthew McCoy2 D5 C3 D3 H2 SD
37847USgaBill Bickford2 NTR2 H3 NT2 D3 NT
37947UKenBen Cowling2 D5 C2 H3 D2 SD
38047SEBjorn Ahlm2 S5 C2 H3 D4 S3 NT
38147USgaMartin Nathan2 H5 C3 C3 D2 SD
38247UKenIan Payn2 H5 C3 NT3 NT2 HD
38347FRJonas Collen4 SP3 NT3 NT4 SD
38447USnyWilliam Bascom4 S4 NT3 D3 H4 SD
38547USmaStephen McDevitt4 S5 C2 H3 S4 S3 NT
38647CAabDick Yuen2 NT6 C3 D3 H2 S3 NT
38747UScaJojo Sarkar4 S5 C3 D3 NT2 S4 D
38847USneAshish Agarwal2 S5 C2 H3 NTR3 NT
38947PLJacek Masiarek2 H6 C2 H3 H2 NTP
39047DEJulius Linde3 NT5 C2 H3 H2 S5 D
39147USncRon Marrs4 SR3 D3 NT3 SD
39247USalCurtis Loftis2 H6 C3 NT4 C2 SD
39347UScaLisa Evans2 DR3 D3 NT2 NTD
39447CAonPaul Redvers2 NT5 C3 D3 S4 SD
39547USwaTheodore Hwa2 H3 NT2 H3 NT2 SD
39647USwiBill McFall2 NT6 C3 D3 D4 S4 D
39747NLLeo Blaauw2 D6 C2 H4 CRD
39847USohSterling Uhler2 HR4 C3 NTRD
39947UScaTim Prince3 SR3 NT3 H3 S3 NT
40047UKniRobin Burns2 D5 C3 NT3 NT4 S4 D

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreCCName123456
40147UStnJanice Bruce3 S5 C2 H4 CRP
40247USnyDick Bryden3 S5 C3 NT5 C4 S3 NT
40347ROAttila Dali2 SR3 D3 NT4 SD
40447USmiRobert Katz2 D5 C2 H3 D4 S5 D
40547PTRodrigo Cunha4 S5 C2 H3 D3 S3 NT
40647INSourendra Coomer Dutt3 S6 C2 H3 D2 S3 NT
40747USpaBob Waddell2 H5 C3 D5 C3 SD
40847CAbcMike Hargreaves2 H5 C3 D3 D2 S5 D
40947INDinesh Panchamia2 NT5 C3 NT4 C2 SD
41047UKMarcus Chiloarnus2 H5 C3 C4 C2 NT4 D
41147USnyTom Barry3 S5 C3 D3 S4 S3 NT
41247UScaDennis Kibler2 S5 C3 D4 C4 SD
41347CAbcRoss Lam4 S5 C3 NT3 H2 S3 NT
41447ZASid Ismail2 H6 C2 H4 C2 D3 NT
41547IDJohny Siswadi4 S6 C3 NT3 NT4 S3 NT
41647USmoJonathan Goldberg2 H6 C2 C3 NTRD
41747UStxJack Lacy3 NT5 C3 D3 NT2 S3 NT
41847UScaJohn Culp3 S5 C3 D3 H2 D4 D
41947SGLee Kai Loong2 D5 C3 D3 DRD
42047USDave Scott2 HP3 D3 H3 S4 D
42147USkyRobert Wooton3 SR2 NT3 NT4 S3 NT
42247PLRoman Kujaczynski3 S6 C2 H5 C4 S4 D
42347HKTommy Cho2 H5 C2 C3 NT2 S3 NT
42447CAnsPhilippe Westreich2 HP3 D5 C4 S3 NT
42547UKscMartyn Kenyon2 D5 C3 D3 NT4 S5 D
42647USazThomas Hanford3 S5 C3 D3 D3 S3 NT

Names with accented or non-English letters have been converted to an English representation with a 26-letter alphabet. Many people use erratic capitalization, so I determine proper case by algorithm; if this does not correctly display your name, please advise and I will add it to the exception list. If you wish to contact someone whose name you see listed (such as a lost friend) give me permission to send your address to that person, then he or she can contact you. I will not give out e-mail addresses (these are private and go nowhere from me).

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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
151.297ITItaly7
250.4016RURussia5
350.4043NONorway10
450.0731USpaPennsylvania14
549.6745FIFinland9
649.6785USvaVirginia6
749.3630USmdMaryland11
849.2940SESweden17
949.1744USalAlabama6
1048.932USwaWashington14
1148.755USohOhio8
1248.6362FRFrance8
1348.409UKenEngland47
1447.9259TWTaiwan13
1547.78141HRCroatia9
1647.60279CNChina5
1747.2072USnjNew Jersey10
1847.20109NZNew Zealand5
1947.1454PLPoland7
2047.0049USnyNew York22
2147.0066TRTurkey14
2247.00134EEEstonia6
2346.8029CAnsNova Scotia10
2446.7938AUAustralia33
2546.774NLNetherlands26
2646.6977UStxTexas16
2746.63165SISlovenia8
2846.60142USmiMichigan5
2946.5014ZASouth Africa8
3046.403UScaCalifornia58
3146.3351CAbcBritish Columbia12
3246.3121CAonOntario26
3346.2593HUHungary8
3446.151USflFlorida39
3546.00100USmnMinnesota8
3645.8334DEGermany12
3745.826RORomania11
3845.80140UKscScotland5
3945.7332INIndia22
4045.20208IDIndonesia5
4144.90116USmaMassachusetts10
4244.8627USscSouth Carolina7
4344.61147USilIllinois18
4444.40255CApqQuebec5
4544.1853USUnited States17
4644.00182USazArizona6
4744.00265BEBelgium5
4843.75108USncNorth Carolina8
4943.75386CAabAlberta8
5043.13231SGSingapore8
5143.00216BGBulgaria6
5242.20378USgaGeorgia5

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
5357.0022USmeMaine1
5456.0042THThailand1
5555.0057UYUruguay1
5654.6720ISIceland3
5753.0094USndNorth Dakota1
5853.00112CAskSaskatchewan1
5952.0025USkyKentucky2
6052.00145USarArkansas1
6151.00201USorOregon1
6250.5075USwiWisconsin2
6350.50178CAmbManitoba2
6450.00101PTPortugal2
6550.00143ARArgentina2
6650.00206CLChile2
6750.00239ATAustria1
6850.00242USakAlaska1
6950.00245USksKansas1
7049.50160USneNebraska2
7149.0079USdcWashington DC4
7249.00247EGEgypt2
7349.00297USriRhode Island1
7448.758CHSwitzerland4
7548.7586DKDenmark4
7648.0041USinIndiana2
7748.00341USlaLouisiana1
7847.7535ILIsrael4
7947.00234RSSerbia2
8047.00270JPJapan3
8147.00363USokOklahoma2
8247.00400UKniNorthern Ireland1
8347.00423HKHong Kong1
8446.75168USctConnecticut4
8546.67223USmoMissouri3
8646.5048ESSpain4
8745.6755UScoColorado3
8845.67128GRGreece3
8945.50180CACanada4
9045.33179UKUnited Kingdom3
9144.50401UStnTennessee2
9244.00524CAnbNew Brunswick1
9344.00537CZCzech Republic1
9443.00226IEIreland3
9543.00256USnhNew Hampshire4
9643.00575CYCyprus1
9743.00584UKwaWales1
9842.00613USdeDelaware1
9942.00624BCBasque Country1
10042.00629USwvWest Virginia1
10141.00648CAytYukon1

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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 44. Actually, all the bot scores (well, except for you know who) were closely bunched, but it is significant to note they were all below the average human score. Good. Let’s keep those tin cans in their place.

In a few cases, namely the 2 C and 3 C bids on Problem 5, the bot’s actual choice was not listed as an option. Were these bids an aberration? Or did they try to spring some special convention out of the blue? Who knows. In any event, my policy is to score these the same as the worst option listed since the bot could never do worse than that if it understood the multiple-choice format.

January 2002 Rankings
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
144JPMicro Bridge 9.014 SP3 D5 C4 SD
243USGIB 4.1.123 SP2 NT3 H2 NTD
341CABridge Buff 8.02 D5 C3 NT4 C3 S4 D
441USFinesse Bridge 2.53 S5 C3 D5 C2 D4 D
539USBridge Baron 11.03 SP3 D5 C3 S4 D
635DEQ-plus Bridge 6.14 S5 C2 H5 C3 CP
733UKBlue Chip Bridge 3.4.34 S5 C3 D5 C2 CP
89USHAL 90002 S3 NT4 C3 S2 H3 S

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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© 2002 Richard Pavlicek