Scores 7W79 MainChallenge


March 2002 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Aces and Plum Blossoms” bidding poll had 813 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 participants813
Number of locations106
Highest score60
Median score48
Lowest score23
Average score47.33

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
160USnyFranco Baseggio1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HD
260USneAshish Agarwal1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HD
360NLRosalind Hengeveld1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HD
460FRJonas Collen1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HD
560FRKhalid Yassine1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HD
660SETommy Andersson1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HD
759INSumit Mukherjee1 NT3 D3 NTD1 CD
859UScaThomas Franklin1 NT3 D3 NTD1 CD
959CAonJohn Cunningham1 NT3 D5 CD1 HD
1059AUJeff Fust1 NT3 D5 CD1 HD
1159USmdChristopher Miller1 NT3 D5 CD1 HD
1259UKenMark Tilley1 NT3 D3 NTD1 CD
1359CAonVince Oddy1 NT3 D3 NTD1 CD
1459ZASid Ismail1 NT3 D5 CD1 HD
1559USpaDorothy Loy1 NT3 D5 CD1 HD
1659UScaMartin Hertz1 NT3 D5 CD1 HD
1759UScaSteven Hough1 NT3 D3 NTD1 CD
1858AUKieran Dyke1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 CD
1958UKenGordon Rainsford1 NT3 D5 CD1 CD
2058UKenDave Maeer1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 CD
2158ROMircea Petrescu1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 CD
2258UScaRichard Stein1 NT3 D5 CD1 CD
2358USmaLeo Zelevinsky1 NT3 D5 CD1 CD
2458CAonDaniel Korbel1 NT3 D5 CD1 CD
2558UKenStephen Bush1 NT3 D4 SD1 HD
2658CAbcGeoff Croes1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HC
2758USflJohn VegaP3 D3 NTD1 HD
2858USwiRich Dorfman1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 CD
2958CAnsElianor Kennie1 NT3 D5 CD1 CD
3058UKenLuke Porter1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HC
3158UScaBetsy Marcus1 NT3 D5 CD1 CD
3257UScaBecky Clough1 NT3 D5 C4 D1 CD
3357DEMatthias Schueller1 NT2 NT3 NTD1 HD
3457CZPavel PeknyP3 D5 CD1 HD
3557UKenDafydd Jones1 NT3 D3 NTDPD
3657USwiBill McFall1 NT3 D3 NTDPD
3757TWMing-Ta TsaiP3 D5 CD1 HD
3857NLWillem Joele1 NT3 D3 NTDPD
3957UKenAlan Wilson1 NT3 C3 NTD1 CD
4057USalBob Simkins1 NT3 D3 NTD1 CC
4157SEBjorn Frimodig1 NT3 D3 NTDPD
4257UScaMike Carney1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HB
4357TWWen-Lung Huang1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HB
4457TWLemon Chiou1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HB
4557AUMike Doecke1 NT3 D3 NT4 C1 HD
4657TWSuyu Chiu1 NT3 D3 NTD1 HB
4757USilJames HudsonP3 D5 CD1 HD
4857USvaChris Maclauchlan1 NT3 D5 CD1 HC
4956INSunil Varghese1 NT3 D3 NT5 D1 HD
5056DKLars Moller Sorensen1 NT3 D3 NTD1 CB
5156NLBert Beentjes1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 CC
5256BGRadoslav RadevP3 D4 SD1 HD
5356AUDinu RaducanuD3 D3 NTD1 HD
5456USnjAntoine GeorgesP3 C3 NTD1 HD
5556USndLorna NordlinderP3 C3 NTD1 HD
5656AUKeith Barrie1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 HB
5756USnyGerry Wildenberg1 NT3 D5 CDPD
5856SEThomas Alm1 NT3 D3 NT4 C1 CD
5956BEHans Gelders1 NTP3 NTD1 HD
6056FRDavid Harari1 NT2 NT3 NT4 D1 HD
6156NLYke Smit1 NT3 C3 NTD1 HC
6256USflWilliam SlepinD3 D3 NTD1 HD
6356USpaFrank AbelD3 D3 NTD1 HD
6456INNeelotpal Sahai1 NT3 D4 DD1 CD
6555UScaRoger Clough1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 CB
6655UKenGareth Birdsall1 NT3 D3 NT5 D1 CD
6755USnjLeonard Helfgott1 NT2 NT3 NT4 D1 CD
6855USilBruce ScottP3 D3 NTDPD
6955USorDuane Christensen1 NT3 D5 C4 DPD
7055AUGeoffrey Toon1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 CB
7155NZJenny Millington1 NT2 NT5 C4 D1 HD
7255NOMagnus Skaar1 NT3 D5 CD3 CD
7355FREtienne Klis1 NTP3 NTD1 CD
7455FIMatti Niemi1 NT3 D5 CD3 CD
7555HRGjivo Tikvica2 H3 D3 NTD1 HD
7655SEDaniel Auby1 NTP5 CD1 HD
7755UScaJan NathanP3 D5 CD1 HC
7855ITAntonio de Gregorio1 NT3 D5 C4 DPD
7955CAonLarry Gifford1 NT3 C3 NTDPD
8055USinKenneth Woodman1 NT3 D5 CD3 CD
8155UScaDoug Burke1 NT3 D5 C4 D1 HB
8255USilMark Ganzer1 NT3 D5 C4 DPD
8355UKDragon Ramsey1 NT3 D3 NT5 D1 CD
8455USndJarek Wyganowski1 NTP3 NT4 D1 HD
8555UScaJohn Hoffman1 NT3 C4 S4 D1 HD
8655NLLeo JongensP3 C5 CD1 HD
8755CAabNicolae Vartosu1 NTP3 NT4 D1 HD
8855INGowniyan Vaideeshwar1 NTP3 NT4 D1 HD
8955SEJohan Nilsson1 NT3 D4 S4 C1 HD
9055ILAlex DovP3 D3 NTD1 HB
9155CAbcBrad Bart1 NTP5 CD1 HD
9255USilKaren WalkerP3 D5 C4 D1 CD
9355TRHuseyin Azcan1 NT2 NT3 NTD1 HC
9455UKenMark Lehto1 NT2 NT5 CD1 CD
9555CAonColin Lafferty1 NT3 D5 C4 C1 CD
9655IESean ConnollyP3 D3 NTD1 HB
9755USmiRobert Katz1 NT3 D3 NT5 D1 CD
9855GRPetros Mourkakos1 NT3 C3 NTD1 HB
9955CAonMihai Valcu1 NT3 D3 NT5 D1 CD
10054HKTommy Cho1 NTP5 CD1 CD

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Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10154RSZoran Radojcic1 NT3 C5 CD1 HB
10254UKenBen CowlingP3 D5 CDPD
10354USJenny TsaiP3 D3 NTD1 CB
10454DEZuzana HerrmannD3 D4 SD1 HD
10554USctMarc Glickman1 NTP3 NT4 D1 CD
10654USscAl KimelP2 NT3 NTD1 CD
10754HRDean Pokorny1 NT3 D4 S4 D1 HB
10854UScaTom McGuire1 NT3 D3 NT4 CPD
10954BELuc Vandenberghe1 NT3 D5 CD4 CD
11054USinBrian Ross1 NT3 D3 NTDPB
11154TRGursel SarikayaD3 D3 NTD1 HC
11254FIJussi Tamminen1 NTP5 C4 D1 HD
11354DEHans Fleischhack1 NT3 D3 NT5 D1 HC
11454CApqGerald LeclercP3 D3 NT4 D1 HB
11554CAbcJudy Goodwin1 NTP4 SD1 HD
11654CAonSigitas Keras1 NTP3 NT4 D1 CD
11754USmiGordon ParnesP3 D3 NT4 DPD
11854USlaAda LoetzerichD3 D3 NTD1 HC
11954CApqBert Eccles1 NTP3 NT4 D1 CD
12054CACharles Grainger1 NT3 C5 C4 C1 HD
12154UKenIan Coombs1 NT3 D4 CD1 HD
12254AUBill HaughieP3 D3 NT4 C1 CD
12354USdcRon Zucker1 NT3 C4 DD1 CD
12454UScaCris Waller1 NT3 D3 NT4 C1 HB
12554UKenHenry Day1 NT2 NT3 NT4 C1 HD
12654UScaMike Weber1 NT3 D3 NT4 C1 HB
12754HUGyula Argay1 NTP5 CD1 CD
12854INJai GramaD3 D4 SD1 HD
12954NLThijs Veugen1 NT3 C3 NT5 D1 HD
13054SENiklas Warne1 NT3 D5 C4 D1 CB
13154BESebastien Louveaux1 NTP5 CD1 CD
13254UScaGrant Peacock1 NTP5 CD1 CD
13354RULeonid UlanovskyP3 D3 NT4 D1 HB
13454USflMabel Pavlicek1 NT3 C4 S4 D1 CD
13554NLWilliam ClaassenPP3 NTD1 HD
13654FRJean-Claude DuongP2 NT3 NTD1 CD
13754UScaDamo Nair1 NT3 D5 C5 D1 CD
13854USncToby Weinstein1 NT2 NT5 C4 D1 CD
13954BGIrena Filkova1 NT3 D3 NTP1 HD
14054ILYoram Bavli1 NT3 D5 C4 D3 CD
14154HUPeter TalyigasPP3 NTD1 HD
14254USncLynn DillardP3 C5 C4 D1 HD
14353ITGiovanni Bobbio1 NTP3 NT4 C1 HD
14453USnyGerald Cohen1 NT2 NT3 NT4 DPD
14553CAonDavid Grainger1 NT3 C5 C4 C1 CD
14653UKniRobin Burns1 NT3 D3 NT5 D1 CC
14753UScaJoanne Cobeen1 NT3 H3 NTD1 HD
14853CAabDavid Johnson1 NT3 D5 CP1 HD
14953UKenNorman Grant1 NT3 C4 SD1 CC
15053UScaStu Goodgold1 NT3 D4 CD1 CD
15153CAskHelen Anderson1 NT3 D4 S4 D1 CB
15253CAnsBryson Crowell1 NT2 NT3 NT4 D1 HB
15353UKscNigel GuthrieP3 D5 C4 DPD
15453SIMatjaz Juhart1 NT2 NT5 CD1 HB
15553EEAivar TihanePP3 NTD1 CD
15653NLJoop SimmelinkD3 D3 NTDPD
15753USazThomas Hanford1 NT3 D3 NT5 DPD
15853NLFrank BosP3 C3 NTD1 HB
15953SELennart FredrikssonP3 D5 C5 D1 HD
16053SEBjorn Sorling1 NT3 C4 DD1 HC
16153USnyTom DouglasP3 C5 C4 D1 CD
16253UStxTravis Jordan1 NT3 D5 C4 CPD
16353EGAndrew de Sosa1 NT3 C4 D4 D1 CD
16453UScaSteve MagerP3 D5 C5 D1 HD
16553NOKay Strand1 NTP4 DD1 HD
16653ROAlin Salinacki1 NT3 C3 NTDPC
16753UKenMike IsaacsD3 D3 NTD1 HB
16853AUCaroline Miller1 NT3 D3 NT4 DPB
16953CAonEva Upper1 NTP3 NT4 D1 HC
17053ITVanni Rui1 NT2 NT3 NT4 D1 HB
17153USpaWayne Lingle1 NTP3 NTD1 HB
17253TWChen Jye ChwuP3 D4 D4 D1 CD
17353CAonPaul Janicki1 NTP4 SD1 CD
17453USkyBeve Smith1 NTP4 S4 D1 HD
17553GRDimitris TsatsaronisP3 C3 NTD1 HB
17653AUMargaret Lindgren1 NT2 NT3 NTD1 CB
17753USwaBill Sinnett1 NT2 NT5 C4 C1 HD
17853UScaPat Franklin1 NTP5 C4 D1 CD
17953UKenMichael Scanlon1 NT3 D4 CD1 CD
18053CApqPeter SchwartzP3 D3 NT4 D3 CD
18153PLRoman Kujaczynski1 NT3 C5 C5 D1 HD
18253USilWalt Schafer1 NT3 C3 NT5 D1 CD
18353USpaJanet Stine1 NT2 NT3 NTD1 CB
18453ITStefano Biciocchi1 NT2 NT3 NT4 D1 HB
18553SIBarbara Kranjc1 NT3 C3 NTDPC
18653USnyChris Willenken1 NT3 D3 NT5 D1 CC
18753USflFlorence RosenthalD3 C3 NT4 D1 HD
18852TWJerry Wu1 NT3 D5 C4 DPB
18952UScoJameson Cole1 NT3 D4 S4 C1 HB
19052DKJens SorensenP3 D3 NTDPB
19152SISimon PirjevecP2 NT3 NT4 D1 HC
19252ISHaraldur SigurjonssonD2 NT3 NT4 D1 HD
19352USmeAlan GoffP2 NT3 NT4 D1 HC
19452USwaJosh Sinnett1 NT3 D5 C4 C3 CD
19552USnyDennis Kaye1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 HA
19652UScaBill Cubley1 NT3 D5 CD1 HA
19752CNRu Shangguan1 NT2 NT4 SD1 HB
19852SELeif Lundberg1 NTP5 CD1 HB
19952SEBengt-Goran KarlssonP3 D3 NTDPB
20052SIHubert FroehlichP2 NT3 NT4 D1 HC

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Places 201-300

RankScoreCCName123456
20152USmnRich MorrisonP3 C3 NT4 DPD
20252FIJuha TamminenD3 D3 NTD1 CB
20352SERoger DackeP2 NT3 NTD1 HB
20452AUTania GariepyP3 D5 CDPC
20552CAonJordan Cohen1 NTP3 NT4 C1 CD
20652UKscMartyn Kenyon1 NTP3 NTD1 CB
20752UScaRoger Boyar1 NTP5 CD1 HB
20852PLTomasz RadkoP2 NT3 NT4 C1 HD
20952USwaBob Richardson1 NT3 D3 NT4 CPC
21052UScaBarbara ReichmanP3 D5 C4 D1 CB
21152BESteven GielenP3 D5 C4 D1 CB
21252USflJane Champion2 H3 D3 NTD1 HB
21352UKenDavid Nolland1 NT3 D5 CP1 CD
21452ATMichael Palitsch1 NT2 NT5 C5 D1 HD
21552CHDima Nikolenkov1 NT3 D4 HD1 CD
21652USflBob Bernhard2 H3 D3 NTD1 HB
21752GRNikos PaterakisD3 D5 CD1 HB
21852UKenJamie Cameron1 NTP5 CDPD
21952NOChristian VennerodP3 D4 D4 D1 HC
22052UScaKevin Costello1 NT3 C3 NTD3 CC
22152UScaHaisam Osman1 NT3 D4 S4 CPD
22252INRamkumar VaidyanathanP3 C3 NTD1 CB
22352CAonMaher SalehP2 NT3 NTDPD
22452USmdJerrold Miller1 NT3 NT3 NTD1 HC
22552INArvind Srinivasan1 NTP5 C4 C1 HD
22652CAnsGlenda Hansen2 H3 C5 CD1 HD
22752CHJohn Weisweiler1 NTP4 DD1 CD
22852NOIvar Roynstrand1 NT3 D4 SD1 HF
22952HUBernadette Magyar1 NT3 D5 CD3 CB
23052UScaWayne Gordon1 NTP3 NTD1 CB
23152AUNicoleta Giura1 NT3 D5 C4 C1 CB
23252INRavi Shankar1 NT3 C3 NTD1 HF
23352USnyRichard Baumer1 NT3 D3 NT4 D1 CF
23452DEGunther PeterD3 C3 NTD1 HC
23552GRAngelo Giokaris1 NT3 C3 NT4 C1 HB
23651USmnPaul FriedmanPP4 SD1 CD
23751USnyCarl Hess1 NTP3 NT5 D1 CD
23851AUBill Maddock1 NT3 D5 C5 D1 CB
23951USakMichael Schmahl2 C3 D5 C4 D1 HD
24051CAskAndy Anderson1 NT3 NT3 NTD1 HB
24151AUBill Powell1 NT3 D3 NT4 D2 HD
24251USmdSteven Forsythe1 NTP3 NTDPC
24351NLTjeerd Kootstra1 NT3 D5 C4 D1 CF
24451USilJonathan FryPP3 NT4 C1 HD
24551CLRudolf BuitelaarP2 NT3 NTD1 CB
24651USilMark Friedlander1 NT3 C3 NT5 DPD
24751UScaMike Kerr1 NT3 D4 S5 D1 HB
24851USnyRobert LiptonPP3 NTDPD
24951USmnBrian WeikleD3 C3 NTDPD
25051USorTodd Anderson1 NT3 D3 NTP1 HB
25151USflLance Marrou2 C3 D3 NTD1 HC
25251CAabDaniel Bertrand1 NTP5 C4 C1 CD
25351NLWim van RoonD3 D3 NTDPC
25451FRDaniel TixierP3 D4 D5 D1 HD
25551USkyPaul Hightower1 NT3 D3 NTD1 CE
25651INGovindarajan SrinivasanD3 C3 NTD1 HB
25751CAonChuck Arthur1 NT3 D4 CDPD
25851CAnsBrian HansenP3 C3 NT4 D3 CD
25951IDFirdaus Ma’ruf1 NT3 D4 SD3 CB
26051CAonDavid LindopPP5 C4 D1 CD
26151SEJan Gutenwik1 NTP5 C4 C1 CD
26251USpaBarbara MorrisonD3 C3 NTD1 HB
26351USnyJack Presser1 NTP5 C4 C1 CD
26451UScaPaul NelsonP3 D4 HD1 HD
26551USnyAlvin BluthmanP3 D3 NT5 DPD
26651HUJozsef Szikszai1 NT2 NT4 S4 DPD
26751ITAmelio SilvestriD3 C3 NTD1 HB
26851USohCraig Satersmoen2 H3 D3 NTD1 CB
26951TRSerpil Altinirmak Gokbel1 NT2 NT3 NT4 C1 HB
27051UStxRichard Higgins1 NT3 D4 S5 D1 HB
27151TWI-Don JienD3 D4 SD1 HB
27251USncDale SwiftD3 C3 NTD1 HB
27350BEEric Baes1 NT3 D4 SD1 CA
27450USilGeorge KlemicP2 NT3 NT5 D1 CD
27550USnjMani Gupta1 NT3 C3 NT5 D1 CB
27650ISBjorn Thorlaksson1 NT3 C3 NT4 D3 CB
27750EEMeelis TiitsonD3 C3 NT4 D1 HB
27850TRNoyan Ekici1 NT3 D4 SD4 CB
27950UKscMike Hammett1 NT3 H3 NTD1 HB
28050USnyKevin Bathurst1 NT3 D4 C4 C1 CD
28150CApqMarc-Andre ParentP3 D5 C4 DPB
28250USohCharles Bisesi1 NT2 NT4 C4 D1 HD
28350FRAndrei Varlan1 NT3 D4 D4 C1 CB
28450NLMarc Mentink1 NT3 C4 CD1 HC
28550INArvind NimbalkerP3 D5 CD3 CB
28650CAonJean-Pierre PatryD3 C3 NT4 D1 HB
28750UKenRobin Zigmond1 NT3 D4 C4 DPD
28850USohBill Huepenbecker1 NT3 D5 CDPF
28950AUNiclas Jonsson1 NTP5 C5 D1 CD
29050USmaJ. Michael AndresenP3 D4 C4 D1 CD
29150ZABrad Ross-JonesP2 NT4 SD1 HB
29250UScaTim Prince1 NTP3 NTDPB
29350SIJanko Mijoc1 NT3 D4 CD1 CB
29450USgaLarry Giltman2 H3 D3 NT5 D1 CD
29550ESRaimon TatxeP2 NT5 C5 D1 HD
29650USflGray HenryPP4 S4 D1 CD
29750UStxAlbert Sekac1 NTP3 NT4 DPC
29850USflBaxter CliffordP3 D3 NT5 D1 CB
29950USmiJason Flinn1 NT3 D4 C4 DPD
30050UKenMark GoddardPP5 CD1 CC

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Places 301-400

RankScoreCCName123456
30150DEChristian GlubrechtP3 C3 NT4 C1 HB
30250BCJabi Peralta1 NT3 NT5 CD1 HB
30350SEArne JordestedtPP3 NT5 D1 HD
30450TWHung-Ching Chiu1 NT2 NT3 NT4 DPB
30550PTManuel Paulo1 NTP5 C5 D1 CD
30650UScaRon LandgraffPP3 NT4 D1 CC
30750CAonChris ChambersPP3 NTD1 CB
30850USmtBruce CookP2 NT5 CD1 CB
30950AUJanet Brown1 NT2 NT4 HD1 HD
31050USmoThomas KniestP3 D4 C4 D1 CD
31150INK.V. Raghupathi1 NT3 NT5 C4 C1 HD
31250UStxThomas Peters1 NT3 C4 D5 D1 CD
31350CApeVirendra Gupta1 NTP3 NTDPB
31450USmaJonathan Weinstein1 NTP5 C5 D1 CD
31550TWYe-Fon TsaiD3 D4 DD1 HB
31650USorAtul Khare1 NTP3 NTP1 HD
31750USmtLenze Walker1 NTP4 CD1 HD
31850CAonMichael Selby1 NT2 NT4 D4 DPD
31949USgaBill Bickford1 NT3 D4 CDPC
32049ZAGundi FritzscheD3 C3 NT4 D1 CB
32149AUPeter Gill1 NT3 D4 D5 D1 CB
32249UScaJohn R. Mayne1 NT3 C4 CDPD
32349AUKen Dalley1 NT3 H3 NT4 D1 HB
32449UScaJojo Sarkar1 NT3 D3 NTDPE
32549CAbcMerv AdeyPP5 C4 DPD
32649IDDidik KoesbiantoP3 H3 NTD1 HC
32749DEHarro Wimmel2 C3 C3 NTD1 HC
32849JPKatsuko KawakuboD3 D4 C4 D1 HD
32949USgaDavid HemmerPP3 NT5 D1 CD
33049UScoDavid Caprera1 NTP4 D4 C1 CD
33149ITFranco Galleni1 NTP5 CDPB
33249UKenMartin Greeley1 NT3 NT4 SD1 CC
33349UScaMilton SpinnerD3 D4 CD1 CD
33449PLWojtek UrbanPP5 C4 C1 CD
33549FIMatti Ronka1 NT3 C4 HD1 HC
33649USwaEd Chow2 H3 D5 C4 D1 CB
33749USgaMartin Nathan1 NTP5 CD1 HF
33849USflDavid TylerD2 NT3 NTD1 CB
33949UKenRyan Stephenson1 NT3 C5 CP1 HC
34049USnyFrank Anshen2 HP5 CD1 CD
34149UScoJudy DruryD2 NT3 NT4 C1 CD
34249CIDominique LapazD3 D3 NT5 D1 HB
34349PLSlawek CwiekPP5 C4 C1 CD
34449DERainer Herrmann1 NTP4 C4 D1 HD
34549ROCostin Georgescu1 NT3 D4 HD1 CB
34649UStxJohn Stieber1 NT3 C4 S4 D1 HF
34749CAnsGerald MurphyP2 NT5 C4 D3 CD
34849IEJames Heneghan1 NTP5 C4 CPD
34949UKenAnthony Golding1 NT2 NT5 C4 D5 CD
35049UKenDave Warren2 H3 D5 C4 D1 CB
35149USflBernice MazarP3 C4 S4 D1 CB
35249HRZoran Mandic2 HP3 NTD1 HC
35349USwaBarry Balof2 H3 D3 NTD1 HF
35449SELars JarmingD3 C3 NT4 C1 HC
35549USflLen RubinP2 NT3 NT4 C1 HB
35649USflArnold KimmelD2 NT3 NT4 D1 HB
35749USCliff GillespiePP5 C4 DPD
35849UScaPhil ClaytonP3 C4 DD3 CD
35949AUBill Jacobs1 NT2 NT3 NT5 D1 CB
36049USmaShelley CohenD3 H3 NTD1 HD
36149NZKaren HarrisP3 H5 C4 D1 HD
36249USmoJonathan Goldberg2 HP4 SD1 HD
36349UScaPamela FitchD2 NT3 NT4 D1 CC
36449USalBen Wheeler1 NTP3 NT4 DPB
36549USnjJames Connell1 NT3 H5 CD1 HB
36649UScaJeff TangPP4 S4 D1 HC
36749ISUlfar Kristinsson1 NTP3 NT4 D1 HF
36849AUJane BollesD3 C3 NT4 D1 CB
36949UKenJames MatesP3 C3 NT5 DPD
37048CAmbGlenn RobertsDP3 NTD1 CB
37148USflArthur HoffmanPP4 S4 C1 CD
37248IDNurrachmanto ParbudiD3 C3 NTD1 HF
37348INParichay Shah1 NT3 NT5 C5 D1 CD
37448INAshok Dhareshwar1 NTP4 C4 D1 CD
37548SGMarco Poh2 C3 D5 CD1 CB
37648USwaCraig Zastera1 NT2 NT3 NT5 DPC
37748USflMark RaphaelsonP3 D4 C4 D1 HB
37848UKenSteve Noble1 NT3 D4 C4 CPD
37948USmiDouglas OgozalyP3 D5 CDPF
38048PLJacek MasiarekPP5 C5 D1 CD
38148DEJulius Linde1 NTP4 H4 D1 HD
38248UScaNeill Currie1 NTP3 NT4 D1 HA
38348BESven NeirynckPP3 NTD5 CD
38448CAonGabriel Nita-SagunaD3 D5 C4 D1 HF
38548CAonDale Freeman1 NTP5 C5 DPD
38648AUJohn Niven2 H2 NT3 NT5 D1 HD
38748USscWes Bailey1 NT3 NT3 NTD3 CC
38848CAnsLouise Fisher1 NTP4 HD1 CD
38948USwaJohn GivinsP3 D4 C4 C1 CD
39048TWKan-Sen ChouD2 NT4 DD1 HC
39148CAonSheila McDonaldPP5 C5 D1 CD
39248INDinesh Panchamia1 NT3 C4 CD1 CB
39348HRTomislav ZoricD3 D5 CD1 HA
39448NLJelmer Hasper1 NT3 H3 NT5 D1 CD
39548GRTheodore Karadimos2 C3 D5 C4 D1 HB
39648USwaMatthew McCoy1 NT3 H3 NT5 D1 CD
39748USohWalter Bein2 C3 C3 NT4 D1 HC
39848CAonPaul Redvers1 NT3 C3 NTDPA
39948UKenCarlos Dabezies2 HP3 NT4 D1 HC
40048USpaJohn Policella1 NT3 D3 NT3 NT1 HB

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreCCName123456
40148UKwaSteve WebbDP5 CD1 CC
40248UScaHarold Simon1 NT3 D5 C4 DPA
40348USnyNorma Goldberg1 NT3 C4 C4 D1 HB
40448NLGraard Steenbakkers1 NT3 D5 C5 D1 CF
40548PTRodrigo Cunha1 NTP5 C4 C1 CB
40648TRFeride Sabuncuoglu1 NT3 D4 CD1 HF
40748USflJohn JonesP3 D3 NTP3 CD
40848UScaJack Scott1 NT2 NT3 NT4 D1 CA
40948UStxBetty RinkerP2 NT3 NT5 D1 CC
41048USorEd Freeman2 CP5 CD1 HD
41148FRMichel MayeurD3 D4 C4 D1 CD
41248USpaDottie Abel1 NT3 H5 CD3 CD
41348NLLeo BlaauwPP3 NTDPB
41448SEMarcus Hjelte1 NT2 NT4 DDPB
41548AUAlex Kemeny1 NT3 C4 DD3 CB
41648USvaGordon BrownP2 NT3 NTP1 CD
41748USokLinda WaggenerD3 C3 NT4 C1 HB
41848UKenSonia Zakrzewski1 NTP4 C4 D1 CD
41948USohCarl HudecekDP3 NTD1 CB
42048FIErkki Malkamaki2 H3 C4 D4 D1 CD
42148CHOlivier La Spada1 NTP5 C5 DPD
42248BGElena MitkovaPP3 NTP1 HD
42348USflBijoy Anand1 NT2 NT3 NTDPF
42448USflRichard Hunter2 H2 NT3 NTD1 CB

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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
151.3837TWTaiwan13
250.234FRFrance13
350.0075HRCroatia6
450.00154SISlovenia7
549.9015USpaPennsylvania10
649.8097USmiMichigan5
749.38127HUHungary8
849.29114CApqQuebec7
949.1374FIFinland8
1049.0072NONorway6
1148.9812UKenEngland43
1248.886SESweden24
1348.8052BGBulgaria5
1448.8069USorOregon5
1548.6726CAbcBritish Columbia9
1648.6747USilIllinois15
1748.6087CAabAlberta5
1848.589CAonOntario31
1948.288UScaCalifornia69
2048.2333DEGermany13
2148.2078ITItaly10
2248.121USnyNew York25
2348.113NLNetherlands28
2447.56181PLPoland9
2547.5059BEBelgium10
2647.4498GRGreece9
2747.3029CAnsNova Scotia10
2847.2810AUAustralia40
2947.17201USmnMinnesota6
3046.7111USmdMaryland7
3146.67100HKHong Kong6
3246.57294USgaGeorgia7
3346.5054USnjNew Jersey10
3446.4393TRTurkey14
3546.29177USwaWashington14
3646.037INIndia29
3746.00153UKscScotland6
3845.6927USflFlorida45
3945.57268USohOhio7
4045.3323USmaMassachusetts12
4145.29259IDIndonesia7
4245.20106USscSouth Carolina5
4345.17189UScoColorado6
4444.5621RORomania9
4544.27162UStxTexas15
4644.0048USvaVirginia5
4743.88103USUnited States17
4843.6080USinIndiana5
4943.00375SGSingapore9
5042.78138USncNorth Carolina9
5141.17310USmoMissouri6

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
5260.002USneNebraska1
5357.5028USwiWisconsin2
5455.5055USndNorth Dakota2
5554.00101RSSerbia1
5654.00105USctConnecticut1
5754.00118USlaLouisiana1
5853.00146UKniNorthern Ireland1
5952.6714ZASouth Africa3
6052.00193USmeMaine1
6152.00214ATAustria1
6250.0083UKUnited Kingdom2
6350.00302BCBasque Country1
6450.00308USmtMontana2
6550.00313CApePrince Edward Island1
6649.67151CAskSaskatchewan3
6749.25192ISIceland4
6849.0050DKDenmark4
6949.00155EEEstonia3
7049.00174USkyKentucky3
7149.00215CHSwitzerland4
7249.00342CICote d’Ivoire1
7348.7590ILIsrael4
7448.5034CZCzech Republic2
7548.00370CAmbManitoba1
7648.00401UKwaWales1
7747.50245CLChile2
7847.00328JPJapan2
7947.00440CAnbNew Brunswick1
8047.00457UYUruguay1
8146.67163EGEgypt3
8246.5040USalAlabama4
8346.33133RURussia3
8446.00157USazArizona3
8546.00239USakAlaska3
8646.00295ESSpain4
8746.00417USokOklahoma2
8845.00514UStnTennessee1
8945.00523USdeDelaware1
9045.00539PFFrench Polynesia1
9145.00550ARArgentina1
9244.7571NZNew Zealand4
9344.33123USdcWashington DC3
9444.33197CNChina3
9544.2596IEIreland4
9644.00512LVLatvia2
9743.67305PTPortugal3
9843.00120CACanada3
9942.00646BRBrazil1
10041.00689USwvWest Virginia1
10140.00704USiaIowa1
10239.50563USarArkansas2
10338.00472USnhNew Hampshire2
10438.00738CAnfNewfoundland1
10537.00756BSBahamas1
10636.00777MTMalta1

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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 Bridge Buff, not only for topping the bots but also for being the only bot to beat the average human score. Bridge Buff also deserves recognition as the only bot to have won both a bidding poll and a play contest since I began doing this about a year ago. Overall, the bot scores were mediocre this month, which attests to the difficulty of the problems.

On Problem 6, only one bot (Q-plus Bridge) understood the natural 2 C opening (11-15). Kudos to creator Hans Leber (Germany) for his versatile programming, allowing the user to play or defend against a wide variety of systems. Most of the other bots passed the 2 C opening expecting it to be strong. Rather than junk the problem, I reposed it with a 1 C opening (followed by a 3 C raise). While certainly not the same, it was close enough for the tin cans, as they generally found reasonable actions.

It was also interesting to note that, aside from the incompatibility on Problem 6, none of the bots drifted off the charts this month. Usually there are at least few aberrations, causing me to have to add additional calls to my scoring program. Even HAL was impressive: Imagine scoring 13 when you can’t even count to 13.

March 2002 Rankings
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
149CABridge Buff 8.0P3 NT3 NT4 D1 HC
246USGIB 4.1.121 NT3 NT4 S5 D1 HC
341UKBlue Chip Bridge 3.4.3P3 H5 CP1 CC
441DEQ-plus Bridge 6.1P3 CPP1 CD
539JPMicro Bridge 9.012 HP5 C4 DPA
635USFinesse Bridge 2.5P3 NTPP1 CC
733USBridge Baron 11.0DPP5 D1 HA
813USHAL 90002 C2 SP3 NT5 CE

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