Scores 7W95  Main Challenge


July 2002 Scores


Analyses  by Richard Pavlicek

The “Garozzo in Miami Beach” bidding poll (aka “A Gem-Rich Zoo in Zambia”) had 875 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

Participation Stats
Number of participants875
Number of locations108
Highest score60
Median score47
Lowest score28
Average score46.94

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
160CAonRobert Defreyne2 NT4 NT3 NT3 DX2 H
259AUCharles Page2 NT4 NT3 NT3 DX3 D
359CApqPeter Schwartz2 NT4 NT3 NT3 DX3 D
459UScaMarybelle Hoenig2 NT4 NT3 NT3 D5 C2 H
558USinBrian Ross2 NT4 NT4 H3 DX2 H
658USmoBill Finkenstadt2 NT4 NT4 H3 DX2 H
758USmnJulie Drexler2 NT4 S3 NT3 DX2 H
858CAnsBrian Hansen2 NT4 NT4 H3 DX2 H
958CAbcBrad Bart2 NT4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
1057USmaLeo Zelevinsky3 C4 NT3 NT3 D5 C3 D
1157UStxThomas Peters2 NT4 S3 NT3 DX3 D
1257UKenGeraint Harker3 C4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
1357CAabDavid Johnson2 NT4 NT4 H3 D5 C2 H
1457TRCengiz Oncu2 NT4 NT3 NT2 NTX3 D
1557USwiRich Dorfman3 C4 S3 NT3 DX2 H
1657UScaEarl Semones2 NT4 S3 NT3 DX3 D
1757CAonDaniel Korbel3 C4 S3 NT3 DX2 H
1857SEPeter Karlsson3 C4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
1957ZAPetra Mansell3 C4 NT3 NT2 NTX2 H
2057USflRod Kerr2 NT4 NT4 H3 DX3 D
2157UKscMartin Kane3 C4 NT3 NT2 NTX2 H
2257USilBruce Scott3 C4 S3 NT3 DX2 H
2357INBrendon Tauro2 NT4 NT3 NT3 DP3 D
2457UStxRichard Higgins3 C4 NT3 NT3 DP2 H
2557UStxBill Erwin3 C4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
2657UScaWayne Gordon3 C4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
2757UScaRichard Stein2 NT4 NT3 NT2 NT5 C2 H
2857UKenPhilip Smith2 NT4 NT4 H3 D5 C2 H
2957NLRonald Brantsma3 C4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
3057TRDilek Ovacik2 NT4 NT4 H3 DX3 D
3157EEAivar Tihane3 C4 NT4 H3 DX2 H
3257CAskCydney Hayes2 NT4 NT4 H3 D5 C2 H
3357THTim Bolshaw3 C4 NT3 NT2 NTX2 H
3457USdeBob Zorn3 C4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
3557GRAngelo Giokaris3 NT4 NT3 NT3 DX2 H
3656UScaTysen Streib2 NT4 NT4 H3 DX2 D
3756NOKay Strand2 NT4 NT4 H3 DP2 H
3856AUBill Powell3 NT4 NT3 NT3 DX3 D
3956UScaEric Leong3 C4 NT3 NT3 DP3 D
4056USvaJohn Montgomery3 C4 NT3 NT3 DP3 D
4156TRSenih Inal2 NT4 S3 NT2 NTX2 H
4256AUSartaj Hans3 C4 NT3 NT2 NTX3 D
4356UScaDennis Kibler2 NT4 NT3 S3 DX3 D
4456UScaJan Nathan2 NT4 S4 H3 DX2 H
4556UKenPeter Kay3 C4 NT3 NT2 NT5 C2 H
4656RORadu Mihai2 NT4 NT3 NTPX2 H
4756UScaMichael Day2 NT4 NT3 S3 DX3 D
4856CAnsBryson Crowell3 CP3 NT3 DX2 H
4956USnhMark Teich3 CP3 NT3 DX2 H
5056UKscKen Nicholson3 C4 NT3 NT3 DP3 D
5156SIZvonko Kopse2 NT4 S4 H3 DX2 H
5256AULeigh Gold3 CP3 NT3 DX2 H
5356AUAlex Kemeny2 NT4 NT3 NTPX2 H
5456USnvCarol A. Stewart2 NT4 NT3 S3 DX3 D
5556TRYavuz Ovacik2 NT4 NT3 NT2 NT5 C3 D
5656RUAlex Perlin2 NT4 S3 NT3 DP2 H
5755DEUlrich Voigt3 CP3 NT3 DX3 D
5855TWHang Chang2 NTP3 NT3 D5 C3 D
5955USgaGladys Hardcastle3 C4 NT4 H3 D5 C3 D
6055NZBruce KellyP4 NT3 NT3 DX2 H
6155ITAntonio de Gregorio3 C4 NT3 NTPX2 H
6255UScaTim Prince2 NT4 NT3 NT2 NTP3 D
6355UScaRon Jacksier2 NTP3 NT2 NTX2 H
6455USilMark Friedlander2 NT4 NT3 NT2 NTP3 D
6555UScaPatrick Page2 NT6 NT3 NT3 DX2 H
6655SIBojan Ambroz3 NT4 NT3 NT3 DP2 H
6755NZPieter Verhoek3 NT4 NT4 H3 DX2 H
6855USflAlan Kravetz2 NT4 NT4 H2 NT5 C2 H
6955AUPaul Hunter3 C4 NT3 NT2 NTX2 D
7055CZZdenek Roubal3 C4 S4 H3 DX2 H
7155FIErkki Malkamaki3 C4 S3 NT3 DP2 H
7255UStxJeff Ford3 NT4 S3 NT3 DX2 H
7355CAbcIan Greig3 C4 S4 H3 DX2 H
7455UScaHenry Hsieh2 NT4 S4 H3 D5 C2 H
7555USnjJason Chiu2 NT4 NT4 H3 D5 C2 D
7655UKenGraham Osborne3 C4 NT3 NT2 NTP2 H
7754AUKieran Dyke3 C4 NT3 NT2 NTP3 D
7854UKenMark Tilley2 NT4 S4 H3 DX2 D
7954UScaBill Cubley2 NT4 NT3 S3 DP3 D
8054UScaRandy Potter2 NT4 NT3 NTPX2 D
8154USilJonathan Fry2 NT4 NT4 H2 NT5 C3 D
8254LVMartins EgleP4 NT3 NT3 DX3 D
8354UStxTony WarnockP4 NT3 NT3 DX3 D
8454USmoJonathan Goldberg2 NTP3 NT2 NTX3 D
8554ROHoria Garbea3 C4 NT3 NTPX3 D
8654ZACarin Verburg3 CP3 NT2 NTX2 H
8754NLGerrit de Ruiter3 C4 NT3 NT2 NT5 C2 D
8854USnjMark Vogel2 NT4 NT3 NTPX2 D
8954SENiklas Warne3 C4 NT3 S2 NTX2 H
9054LBFay ChidiacP4 NT3 NT3 DX3 D
9154USmdJerrold Miller2 NTP4 H3 D5 C2 H
9254ITFelice Cupane3 C4 S3 NT2 NT5 C2 H
9354ESAurelio Gracia2 NT6 NT3 NT3 D5 C2 H
9454FRRemi Dessarce2 NT4 NT3 NT2 NTP2 D
9554UScaMarina Fomenkova3 C4 NT3 S2 NTX2 H
9654USflMabel Pavlicek3 C4 NT3 NTPX3 D
9754UKenNick Doe3 CP3 NT3 DX2 D
9854DEMatthias Schueller3 CP3 NT3 DP2 H
9954USilJames Hudson3 NT4 S3 NT3 DX3 D
10054NLJoost Verhagen2 NT4 NT3 S3 D5 C2 D

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10154USnyAlvin Bluthman2 NTP3 NT2 NTX3 D
10254ESJames Calabut2 NT4 NT3 H3 DX2 H
10354USohCarl Hudecek3 NT4 S3 NT3 DX3 D
10453RULeonid UlanovskyP4 S3 NT3 DX2 H
10553USnyDennis Kaye2 NT4 NT3 NTPP3 D
10653UScaJohn R. Mayne2 NTP3 NTPX2 H
10753UKenGordon RainsfordP4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
10853USmdPaul Wolfert3 NT4 NT3 S3 DX3 D
10953UKscMike Hammett2 NT4 NT3 S2 NT5 C3 D
11053EEHendrik Nigul2 NT6 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
11153USgaGeorge Lathbury2 NTP3 NTPX2 H
11253RSMarko Popovic3 NT4 NT3 NTPX2 H
11353USinKenneth Woodman3 NTP3 NT3 DX3 D
11453CLConstantino Sifaqui3 NT4 NT3 NT2 NT5 C3 D
11553PTRodrigo Cunha3 C4 NT3 NTPX2 D
11653USflFlorence Rosenthal2 NT4 NT4 HPX3 D
11753USazBeverly Terry2 NT6 NT3 NT2 NTX2 H
11853SEJohan Nilsson3 C4 NT4 HPX2 H
11953ILOr Shoham3 NT4 NT3 S3 DX3 D
12053NZMohinder Sachdev3 C4 S3 NTPX2 H
12153CAonRobert ColtonP4 NT3 NT3 DX2 D
12253CAonBrian Priebe3 C4 S3 NT2 NTP2 H
12353CAonDale Freeman3 C4 NT3 S2 NTX3 D
12453DEHans Fleischhack2 NT4 NT4 H2 NT5 C2 D
12553USmaBob Boudreau2 NTP3 NT2 NTP2 H
12653NLThijs Veugen3 CP4 H3 DX3 D
12753USpaJohn Policella3 CP3 NT3 D5 C2 D
12853USkyBeve Smith2 NT6 NT3 NT2 NTX2 H
12953CApeBill Reilly3 C4 NT4 H2 NTX2 D
13053USflAlberto Dhers3 NT4 S3 NT2 NTX2 H
13153TRKamil KaraaliP4 NT4 H3 DX2 H
13253INNeelotpal SahaiP4 S3 NT3 DX2 H
13353HRZoran Bohacek3 NT4 NT3 NTPX2 H
13453UScaDoug Burke3 NT4 NT3 NT2 NTX2 D
13553SIBarbara Kranjc2 NT4 NT4 HP5 C2 H
13653FIJuha Tamminen3 NT4 NT4 H2 NTX2 H
13753USnhCenk Tuncok3 C4 S3 NT2 NTP2 H
13853UKenNick Hills3 C4 NT3 NTPX2 D
13952UKenAnthony Golding2 NT4 S3 H3 DX2 H
14052USwaMichael Dodson2 NT4 S4 H3 DP2 D
14152CAnsJim Sotvedt2 NT4 NT4 HP5 C3 D
14252CAabMartin McDonald2 NTP3 NTP5 C2 H
14352USilMark Ganzer3 NT6 NT3 NT3 DX2 H
14452CAbcDavid BretonP4 S3 NT3 D5 C2 H
14552UScaBetsy Marcus2 NT4 NT4 HPP2 H
14652USmoThomas Kniest3 C6 NT3 NT2 NTX2 H
14752CAskGerry Nelson3 NT4 S3 NT2 NTX3 D
14852USnyBruce Ross3 CP3 NT2 NT5 C3 D
14952USctMarc Glickman3 NT4 NT4 H2 NT5 C2 H
15052AUNiclas JonssonPP3 NT3 DX2 H
15152AUTony Rolfe2 NT4 NT4 HP5 C3 D
15252CApqAnsar Burney2 NT4 S3 NTPX2 D
15352BGIvan Nanev2 NT4 NT4 H2 NTP2 D
15452TRTayfun Ozbey3 C6 NT3 NT3 DP2 H
15552USmdChristopher Miller2 NT4 S3 NTPX2 D
15652CAnsPhilippe Westreich2 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 C3 D
15752NLIris Amidi3 C4 S3 NTPX3 D
15852USazNed KohlerP4 S3 NT3 D5 C2 H
15952USalCurtis Loftis2 NT6 NT4 H3 D5 C2 H
16052USnyKevin BathurstPP3 NT3 DX2 H
16152USwaBarry Balof3 C4 S4 H2 NT5 C2 H
16252USorEd Freeman2 NT4 S3 S2 NTX3 D
16352USvaLarry KahnPP3 NT3 DX2 H
16452AUAnthea Rowberry2 NT4 NTP3 D5 C2 H
16552UKKurt Rosenfeld3 NT4 NT3 NTPX3 D
16652EEAllar Padari3 C4 S3 NTP5 C2 H
16752NLFrank Bos3 NT4 S3 NT2 NTX3 D
16852CAonJohn Cunningham3 C4 NT3 NTP5 C2 D
16952INPratap Nair3 C4 NT3 SPX2 H
17052USazThomas Hanford3 CP3 NT2 NTP2 H
17152AUMike Doecke3 C4 NT3 H3 D5 C2 H
17252UKTom Tobin3 C5 NT3 NT3 D5 C2 H
17352INK.V. RanganathP4 S3 NT3 D5 C2 H
17452UScaPat Franklin2 NT4 NT3 H2 NTX2 H
17552FIMatti Niemi2 NT4 NT3 NTPP2 D
17652UStxJohn Stieber3 NT4 S3 S3 DX2 H
17752HUImre Csiszar3 CP3 NT3 DP2 D
17852RODaniel Moisa3 C4 NT3 H3 D5 C2 H
17952UKenJulian WightwickP4 NT3 S3 DX2 H
18052USohDavid Stewart2 NT4 NT3 H3 DX2 D
18152USnyEd Reppert2 NT6 NT3 NT3 D5 C2 D
18251ITGiovanni Bobbio3 C4 NT4 H2 NTP2 D
18351ZASid IsmailP4 S3 NT3 DX2 D
18451IEColin Smith2 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 C2 D
18551USnyGene SaxeP4 NT3 NT3 DP2 D
18651SELeif Lundberg3 C4 S3 H3 DX2 H
18751ESRaimon Tatxe2 NT6 NT3 NTPX2 H
18851UScaRobert Dannels3 NT4 NT3 H3 DX2 H
18951CAonGabriel Nita-Saguna3 C4 NT3 H3 DP2 H
19051ITAlessandra La SpinaP4 NT3 NTPX2 H
19151USflLance Marrou3 NT4 S3 NT3 DP2 D
19251SEPetter Ryd3 C4 NT4 H2 NTP2 D
19351UKenPaul Huggins2 NT4 NT3 NT2 NT5 D3 D
19451UKenRobin Zigmond2 NTP4 H3 DP2 D
19551USksSteve Stewart3 C6 NT3 NT2 NT5 C2 H
19651PLRoman Kujaczynski3 C4 NT3 NTPP2 D
19751UKenCarlos Dabezies3 C6 NT3 NT2 NT5 C2 H
19851USwaHendrik Sharples2 NTP3 NTPX2 D
19951NLPeter van der StapP4 S4 H3 DX2 H
20051CAonJordan Cohen3 NTP4 H3 DX3 D

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Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20151USohWalter Bein2 NTP4 H2 NT5 C3 D
20251TRHasan Gedik2 NT6 NT4 H3 DP2 H
20351USwaJohn Givins3 C6 NT3 NT2 NTX3 D
20451USwaCandace Allen2 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 C2 D
20551CAonRomeo Lalonde3 NT4 NT4 H2 NT5 C3 D
20651USflNicki CaplanP4 NT4 H3 DX2 D
20751TWChin-Sheng Huang3 NT4 S3 NTPX2 H
20851AUBill MaddockP4 S4 H3 DX2 H
20951UScaKevin Costello3 CP3 NTPX3 D
21051ZAHoward PreeceP4 S3 NT3 DP2 H
21151ROAlin SalinackiP4 NT3 NT2 NTX2 D
21251USakTom OttleyP4 NT4 H3 D5 C3 D
21351PKHumayun Khan Pathan3 C4 S3 H3 DX2 H
21451EGAyman El-ArabyP4 S4 H3 DX2 H
21551USdeBarry Gibson3 NT4 NT4 HPX2 H
21651USmdTibor Roberts3 C4 S4 H2 NTX2 D
21751USJohn Sweeney2 NTP3 S2 NTX3 D
21851CAbcCorrie DeRooy2 NT5 S3 NT3 D5 C3 D
21951USgaLarry Giltman3 NT6 NT3 NT3 DX3 D
22051USmnRich Morrison2 NT4 NT3 NT2 NT5 D3 D
22151CAonPearl Goodman2 NT4 S4 HPX3 D
22251USdcSimon Steel2 NT4 NTP3 DX2 D
22351BGVladimir Mihov3 C6 NT3 NT3 DP3 D
22451CAonJane Baker2 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 C2 D
22551HRZoran Mandic2 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 C2 D
22651USnvRichard Coates2 NT4 S3 H3 DX3 D
22751USazSherryl Buchler2 NT4 S3 NT3 D5 D3 D
22851DKPeter SkafteP4 NT3 NT3 DP2 D
22951AURon Hutchison3 NT4 NT3 NT3 D5 D2 H
23051USflMark SmithP4 S3 NT3 DX2 D
23151UKenDavid DaviesP4 NT4 H3 DX2 D
23251USilKent Feiler3 C4 NT3 H2 NTX2 H
23351USnjChazz Rearick3 C4 S4 H2 NT5 C3 D
23451SIHubert Froehlich3 C4 S3 NTP5 C3 D
23551EEArne-Aivo Kukk3 C4 NT4 HPX2 D
23651CApqJanine Verret2 NT4 S3 NTP5 C2 D
23751EEMeelis Tiitson3 CP4 H2 NT5 C2 H
23851ROMircea Petrescu3 C4 NT3 SP5 C2 H
23951NLTheo Groenewoudt2 NT4 NTP2 NTX2 H
24051INRamkumar Vaidyanathan2 NTP3 H3 DX2 H
24151DERainer Herrmann3 C4 NT3 NTPP2 D
24251NLMicha Keijzers3 C5 S3 NT3 D5 C2 H
24351UKenMichael Scanlon3 C5 S3 NT3 DX3 D
24451HRMario ZeljkoP4 S3 NT2 NTX2 H
24551ARFacundo Chamut2 NT4 S4 H2 NTP3 D
24651SELars-G Larsson3 NTP4 H3 DX3 D
24751AUBill JacobsP4 NT3 NT2 NTP2 H
24851CAbcPeter Miller3 C6 NT4 H3 DX3 D
24951INKalyan Lahiri3 NT4 S3 NT2 NTP2 H
25051USwaCraig Zastera3 C4 NT3 NT3 D4 NT2 H
25151AUBev Salter2 NT4 NT3 H2 NTX3 D
25250USgaBill Bickford2 NTP3 NTPP3 D
25350USneAshish Agarwal3 C4 NTP2 NTX2 H
25450AUDinu Raducanu3 C6 NT3 NTPX2 H
25550NLRosalind Hengeveld3 C6 NT3 NT2 NTX2 D
25650NLLothar Kuijper3 NT6 NT3 NT3 DP2 H
25750USdcJonathan Siegel3 C4 S3 NT3 DX3 S
25850CAnsElianor Kennie2 NT4 S4 HPP2 H
25950HUZsuzsa Ranki2 NT4 S3 H3 DX2 D
26050USnyRichard Hetzel2 NT5 S4 H3 D5 C2 H
26150UScaAndrew Cotton3 C6 NT3 NT2 NT5 C3 D
26250USmdRichard Price2 NT6 S3 NT2 NTX2 H
26350USnyRon SperberPP4 H3 DX2 H
26450ZAElwynne GeraghtyP6 NT3 NT3 DX2 H
26550UScaPaul Nelson3 NT4 NT4 HP5 C2 H
26650USmiRonald Rasansky3 NT4 NT3 H3 DX3 D
26750CZMichal ZadrazilP4 NT4 H2 NTX3 D
26850CAbcGeoff Fetterley2 NT6 NT4 H2 NT5 C2 H
26950UScaJerry Rabin3 NT4 NT3 H3 DX3 D
27050UScaAlvin Farber2 NTP3 NT3 DX3 S
27150USgaKenneth Hardcastle2 NT5 S4 H3 DX3 D
27250CAonDavid Kurtz3 NT4 NT3 H3 DX3 D
27350FMPiotr Wiankowski3 C4 NTP3 D5 C3 D
27450NZJenny MillingtonP4 S4 H3 D5 C2 H
27550BGIva Ugrinova2 NT5 S4 H3 D5 C2 H
27650USflNancy Nichols2 NT4 S3 H3 DX2 D
27750UScaStu Goodgold3 NTP3 NT2 NTP2 H
27850UStnCharles Cohen2 NT4 NT3 NTP5 D2 H
27950USnjPaul Quodomine2 NTPP3 DX2 H
28050UScaMilton SpinnerPP3 NT2 NTX2 H
28150UStxPat Shoesmith2 NT6 NT3 NTPX3 D
28250SEAnders Aslund3 NT6 NT4 H3 DX2 H
28350BRPaulinho BrumPP3 NT2 NTX2 H
28450USilRobert Shair3 NT4 S3 NT2 NT5 C2 D
28550AUJack Bana3 NT4 NT4 HPX3 D
28650UScaDan ScarolaP4 NT3 NTP5 C2 H
28750INAnil Upadhyay3 NT4 S4 H2 NTX3 D
28850USmtBruce Cook2 NT6 S3 NT3 DP2 H
28950USnyJack Presser3 C4 NT3 NT2 NT5 D3 D
29050USnyGerald Cohen3 NTP3 S3 DX3 D
29150USgaPeggy HayslipPP3 NT3 DP2 H
29250ROMarian Galesanu2 NTP3 S2 NT5 C3 D
29350TWI-Don Jien3 C5 NT3 NT2 NTX3 D
29450UScaPaul BoudreauP6 NT3 NT3 DX2 H
29550USnyMaureen Watkins2 NT4 NT3 H2 NT5 C3 D
29650USwaMatthew McCoy2 NT4 S4 HPP2 H
29750USEvelyn Gerke2 NT4 S3 H3 DX2 D
29850USncRichard Maybin3 NT4 NT3 H3 DX3 D
29950AUNicoleta Giura3 C5 S3 NT2 NTX2 H
30050USalBen WheelerPP3 NT3 DP2 H

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Places 301-400

RankScoreLCName123456
30150USwiJacob Morgan3 C5 S3 NT3 DP2 H
30250UStxSue Stokes2 NT4 S4 HPX2 D
30350UKenRoger Morton3 NT5 S3 NT3 DX2 H
30450AUCathy ReedP4 NT4 H2 NTX3 D
30549USilGeorge Klemic3 C4 SP3 D5 C2 H
30649USwaJosh Sinnett3 NTP3 S3 DP2 H
30749NLHans Bosch2 NT4 S3 SPX2 D
30849CAabDick Yuen2 NT4 NT3 HPX3 D
30949DKPeter Frank HansenP4 S4 H2 NTX2 H
31049SGMarco Poh2 NT4 S3 H3 D5 C2 D
31149USDave Scott3 NT4 S3 S2 NTX3 D
31249NLJoop Simmelink3 NT4 NT4 HPP2 H
31349SEBengt-Eric Fredriksson3 NT4 NT3 NT3 NTX2 H
31449IERobert KnightP4 S3 S3 DX3 D
31549USflMarti Tyler2 NTP3 H3 DX2 D
31649USwaBob Richardson2 NT5 S3 NT2 NTP2 H
31749CAskJohn Daum2 NT4 NT4 H2 NTX3 S
31849CAnbMike Hartop2 NT4 NT3 NT3 NT5 C2 D
31949USscBetty Hill3 C4 S4 HPX2 D
32049UScaRobert Engle2 NT4 NT4 H3 NTX3 D
32149NZJohn KruinigerP4 NT3 NTPX2 D
32249AUKeith Barrie2 NT4 NT3 NT4 DX2 D
32349USmaVincent Harackiewicz2 NT6 S3 NT3 D5 C2 D
32449USnyBrian MeyerP4 NT3 H3 DX2 H
32549INVivek Bhand3 C6 NT4 H2 NTX3 D
32649UKenDave MaeerP4 NT3 S3 DP3 D
32749UKenChris Measures3 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 C3 D
32849USnyTom Barry3 NT4 NT4 H2 NTP2 D
32949SITomaz Butina3 C4 NTP3 DP3 D
33049USJack Duranceau2 NT6 NT4 HPX2 H
33149USnyFrank AnshenP6 NT3 NT3 DX3 D
33249USpaGerry Jaffe2 NT4 S3 NT3 DP3 S
33349FRJonas Collen3 NT4 NT3 NTPP2 D
33449CAbcMichael Dimich2 NT4 S4 H3 D5 D3 D
33549USwaKeller Wightman3 C6 S3 NT2 NTX2 H
33649UScaBarbara Reichman2 NT6 NT3 NT3 D5 D2 H
33749UKniRobin BurnsP4 S4 H2 NTX2 H
33849SIJanko Mijoc3 CP3 S2 NTP2 H
33949USiaBob McCurdy3 NT4 NT3 NT2 NT5 D2 H
34049USctJim Brennan2 NT4 S3 H3 DP3 D
34149USscRajan Iyer2 NT4 NT3 NT3 NT5 C2 D
34249ITPierluigi Sessolo2 NT4 NT3 S3 D5 D2 D
34349USmaStephen McDevitt2 NT4 NTP2 NT5 C3 D
34449USarRick Bibby2 NT6 S4 H3 D5 C2 H
34549FRJacques NormandP4 NT3 S2 NT5 C2 H
34649SGTze Cheow Sng3 C4 S3 H2 NTX2 H
34749AUBob GeyerP4 NT4 HPX2 H
34849USflArthur Hoffman3 NTP3 NT2 NTP3 D
34949AUBen Alexander3 NTP4 H2 NT5 C2 H
35049USnyFranco BaseggioPP3 S3 DX2 H
35149DKBjorn Rem3 NTP4 H3 D5 C2 D
35249NLPeggy Kruidenier2 NT5 NT3 NTP5 C2 H
35349BEEric Baes2 NT4 S3 NT3 D4 NT3 D
35449AUKen DalleyP4 S3 NTPX2 H
35549UScaDamo NairPP4 H3 DX3 D
35649SEAndy Browning3 C6 NT3 S3 DX2 D
35749UKenCharlotte Vine3 NT6 S3 NT3 DX2 H
35849PLKazik Drozdz3 C5 NT3 NTPX2 H
35949UKenFrances Hinden3 C4 NT3 H2 NTP2 H
36049USmnMike CasselP6 NT3 NT3 D5 C2 H
36149NLKees van Gennip3 NT4 S4 HPX2 H
36249USmaSteve Stein3 C4 NTP3 D5 C2 D
36349CARichard Kealey3 C4 SP3 DX3 D
36449USmdMollie Lipman2 NT6 NT3 NTPX2 D
36549FREtienne Klis3 C5 NT4 H2 NTX2 H
36649USnhKurt Schneider3 NT5 S3 NT3 DX3 D
36749CAonPaul JanickiP4 S4 H3 DX2 D
36849PLZdzislaw Beling3 C5 NT3 NT3 DP2 D
36948USmnPaul Friedman3 CP3 H3 DX2 D
37048UKenJohn Haslegrave3 C5 S3 NT2 NT5 C3 D
37148CAonDavid Grainger3 C5 S4 H3 DP2 H
37248USncRobert TamlynPP3 NT2 NTX2 D
37348ITPaolo Paolicchi3 NT6 NT3 NTPX2 H
37448INPriya Ranjan SinhaP4 S4 H2 NT5 C2 H
37548UScaRob Stevens3 CP3 NT3 D5 D2 D
37648ARRaul Martino2 NT6 NT3 H3 DX3 D
37748UKenNeil Morgenstern3 NT6 NT3 NTPX2 H
37848INKaustubh BendreP4 NT3 S2 NT5 C3 D
37948DEUwe GebhardtP4 S4 H3 DP3 D
38048HUBernadette MagyarPP3 NT2 NTX2 D
38148CApqMichael Kanigsberg3 C4 S3 H3 DP3 D
38248UStnSandy SingerP4 NTP3 DX2 H
38348USilRobert Brock3 C6 NT3 NTPX2 D
38448UScaMike Preston3 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 C2 D
38548USnhRichard Bator3 C6 S3 NT2 NT5 C2 H
38648USilKaren WalkerPP3 NT2 NTX2 D
38748USnjMani Gupta3 C6 NT3 S2 NTX3 D
38848USgaShirley Vaughn2 NT4 NT3 HPP2 H
38948CApqGerald Leclerc2 NT6 NT4 HP5 C2 H
39048BMSven Pride3 NTP4 H3 DP2 D
39148USClaude Di Fruscia3 C4 S3 H3 DP3 D
39248NZKerry Kelly2 NT6 S4 H2 NTX2 H
39348PTJose Miguel Lopez Gutierrez2 NT4 S4 H3 D5 D2 D
39448HKK.C. ChuP4 S4 H3 DP3 D
39548HRMiro TeslaP6 NT3 NT2 NTX2 H
39648CApqMarcel Boudreault2 NT6 NT3 S2 NT5 C3 D
39748GRLoukas Nikainas3 NT4 NTP3 D5 C3 D
39848MTMario Dix3 CPP3 DX3 D
39948USflLen Rubin2 NT6 S3 NT2 NTX2 D
40048CApqMartial ChagnonP6 NT3 NT3 DP2 H

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
40148CAonGreg Eland3 C4 S3 H3 DP3 D
40248UKenAndrew Harvey3 NT4 NT3 H2 NTX3 D
40348USncLynn DillardPP4 H3 D5 C3 D
40448UKenRich Johnson3 C6 NT4 H2 NTP2 H
40548NLJan LorijnPP3 NTPX2 H
40648USohHarry Rich3 CP3 NT3 D4 NT2 H
40748USkyWes Harris2 NTP3 H3 D5 C2 D
40848UScaLen VishnevskyPP3 NT2 NTP2 H
40948NLLeo Jongens3 NT4 S4 H2 NT5 C2 D
41048INKau Deo3 C4 NT4 H3 NTX3 D
41148USmdKrishmin Rai2 NT6 NT3 H3 D5 C2 H
41248ZAPhilip van Zijl3 NT6 NT4 H3 D5 C3 D
41348UScaRoger Clough3 C4 NT4 H3 NT5 C2 H
41448BRMarcos Paiva3 CP3 H3 DP2 H
41548DEHarro Wimmel2 NT5 S4 H3 D5 C2 D
41648TRMurat Tabanli2 NT4 NT3 HPX2 D
41748USokLinda Waggener2 NT4 NT3 NTPX2 S
41848USvaJohn Conover3 NT4 NT3 NT3 D4 NT3 D
41948CApqMarc-Andre Parent3 C4 S4 HP5 C2 D
42048USnyGerry Wildenberg3 CPP3 DX3 D
42148USmaShekhar Sengupta3 C4 NT3 HP5 C2 H
42248PLMarcin Zbroja3 C5 NT3 S2 NTX2 H
42348PLWojtek Urban3 C4 NTP3 DP2 D
42448ROBogdan Vulcan3 C4 SP3 DP2 H
42548ROCristian GuideaP4 NTP3 DX2 H
42648ILMoshe White2 NT5 S3 S3 D5 C3 D
42748CAabDaniel Bertrand3 C4 S4 HPP3 D
42848NLPhilip Mokveld3 NT6 NT3 NT2 NTX2 D
42948IERichard Mullins2 NT5 NT4 H2 NT5 C3 D
43048BEPatrick Bocken2 NT6 NT3 NTP5 C2 D
43148ROGabriel Dumitrasciuc2 NTP3 H2 NT5 C2 H
43248USncDale Swift2 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 D2 H
43348USmnTony Ames3 NT4 SP3 DX2 H
43448AURosie GreenP5 S3 NT3 DX2 H
43547UScaPhillip Mackler2 NT4 S3 HP5 C2 H
43647DKJens Sorensen2 NT6 S3 NT2 NT5 C2 D
43747FIJussi Tamminen3 C5 S3 NTPX3 D
43847INLakshmi Chari3 C4 NT4 H3 NTP2 H
43947INShyam SashitalPP3 NTP5 C2 H
44047USmaJacob Sherman2 NT6 S4 H2 NTX3 D
44147ITFranco GalleniP4 S3 NTPP2 H
44247NLRob KoopmanP4 S4 H2 NTX2 D
44347HKWilson Leung2 NT4 NTPP5 C3 D
44447NOTrym HansenP4 NT3 H2 NTX2 H
44547ARLuis Argerich2 NTP4 H3 NTX2 H
44647USscRick Giles2 NT6 NT3 H3 DX2 D
44747USmaJohn Kenny2 NT4 NTP3 D5 D2 H
44847SERoger KarlssonP6 S3 NT3 DX2 H
44947SIFrancelj NaglicPP3 NTPX3 D
45047USncNancy Dressing2 NT5 S3 NTPP2 H
45147CAonBob StuartP4 S3 NTP5 C3 D
45247USpaEd Shapiro2 NT5 S3 NTPP2 H
45347USilDan English2 NT4 S3 H2 NT5 C2 D
45447USnjArline Fulton3 NTP3 H3 DX3 D
45547BGRadoslav RadevP4 NT4 H2 NTP2 D
45647NLFrank van WezelP6 NT3 NT3 DP3 D
45747NLMartijn Schoonderwoerd3 NT5 S3 NT3 DP3 D
45847TRAzer Inal2 NT4 S3 HPX3 D
45947UKenJim GrantP4 NT4 H3 D5 D2 H
46047HRDean Pokorny3 C4 NT4 HP5 D2 H
46147UScaSteven Hough2 NTP3 NT3 NTP2 H
46247DEGerd Mueller2 NT4 NT3 H3 D5 D3 D
46347DEArend Bayer3 C4 NT4 H3 D4 NT2 D
46447NLPeter van Casteren3 C5 S4 H2 NTX3 D
46547IEJames Heneghan3 NT4 NT4 HPP2 D
46647USohBarbara Bisesi3 NT4 S3 H3 DX2 D
46747SGGary Ang3 C4 NT3 HPX2 D
46847USmnBruce BojeP4 NT4 HPX2 D
46947USmoMark Hardaway2 NT6 NT3 H3 D5 C3 D
47047PTManuel Paulo2 NT6 NT4 H3 D5 D2 H
47147USnyBev Perry3 NT4 S3 H3 DX2 D
47247ILAlex DovP4 NT4 HPP2 H
47347UScaJay Helekar2 NT6 NT4 HPX2 D
47447USakGordon BowerP4 NT3 NTPP2 D
47547NOKristian Kjorstad3 C5 S4 H3 DP3 D
47647ARIgnacio Braun2 NT4 NT3 HP5 C2 D
47747USilAaron Hanford3 NT5 S4 H3 DX3 D
47847FRThibault WolfP6 NT3 NT2 NT5 C2 H
47947INVibhas Todi3 C5 S4 H3 DP3 D
48047UScaLeila Sink3 C4 S4 H3 DX2 S
48147UKenGareth BirdsallP4 S3 NTPX2 D
48247UKenAdam Dickinson2 NT6 S4 H2 NT5 C2 H
48347PLMichal NowakPP3 S2 NTX2 H
48447USflBijoy Anand3 C4 S3 H3 DP2 D
48547ROAndrei Dumitrescu2 NT4 NT3 H3 DX3 S
48647USflCarol Mullins2 NTP3 S3 D5 D3 D
48747INVikas Phadke2 NT4 NT3 NTP4 NT3 D
48847USpaLois Stuart3 C6 NT3 NT3 D5 D3 D
48947AUJudy Jessop3 NT4 NT3 H2 NTX2 D
49047AUSandy McCullochP4 NT3 NT3 NTX2 H

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.

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
152.8031EEEstonia5
250.177USmnMinnesota6
349.836USmoMissouri6
449.8371FIFinland6
549.1059USgaGeorgia10
649.0021UKscScotland6
749.0046RORomania12
849.00140USwaWashington12
948.8349USnhNew Hampshire6
1048.83133HRCroatia6
1148.4711UStxTexas15
1248.4460NZNew Zealand9
1348.40177HUHungary5
1448.3657DEGermany11
1548.004UScaCalifornia67
1648.00228DKDenmark5
1747.9151SISlovenia11
1847.80245ARArgentina5
1947.589CAbcBritish Columbia12
2047.531CAonOntario30
2147.3922USilIllinois18
2247.388CAnsNova Scotia8
2347.3610USmaMassachusetts11
2447.3319ZASouth Africa9
2547.2761ITItaly11
2647.2629NLNetherlands35
2747.15101USnyNew York27
2846.8918SESweden18
2946.872AUAustralia47
3046.7158TWTaiwan7
3146.6714TRTurkey18
3246.6075USnjNew Jersey10
3346.5612UKenEngland50
3446.36196PLPoland11
3546.313CApqQuebec13
3646.23103USohOhio13
3746.0013CAabAlberta8
3845.8640USvaVirginia7
3945.86117USazArizona7
4045.7623INIndia33
4145.5491USmdMaryland13
4245.40153BGBulgaria10
4345.1794FRFrance18
4445.17165UKUnited Kingdom6
4544.77217USUnited States13
4644.71119ILIsrael7
4744.56127USpaPennsylvania9
4844.56298USncNorth Carolina9
4944.4220USflFlorida45
5044.13353BEBelgium8
5142.40567UScoColorado5

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
5257.0033THThailand1
5354.5056RURussia2
5454.0034USdeDelaware2
5554.0082LVLatvia1
5654.0090LBLebanon1
5753.5054USnvNevada2
5852.6732CAskSaskatchewan3
5952.5035GRGreece2
6052.5070CZCzech Republic2
6151.00195USksKansas1
6251.00213PKPakistan1
6350.50128USkyKentucky2
6450.50149USctConnecticut2
6550.50222USdcWashington DC2
6650.005USinIndiana3
6750.00253USneNebraska1
6850.00273FMMicronesia1
6949.7593ESSpain4
7049.3315USwiWisconsin3
7149.33159USalAlabama3
7249.00129CApePrince Edward Island2
7349.00278UStnTennessee2
7449.00318CAnbNew Brunswick1
7549.00337UKniNorthern Ireland1
7648.75184IEIreland4
7748.00115PTPortugal4
7848.00390BMBermuda1
7948.00398MTMalta1
8048.00417USokOklahoma1
8147.5037NONorway4
8247.50319USscSouth Carolina4
8347.25310SGSingapore4
8446.67266USmiMichigan3
8546.50114CLChile2
8646.50288USmtMontana2
8746.33212USakAlaska3
8846.33339USiaIowa3
8946.00162USorOregon3
9045.50283BRBrazil4
9145.50344USarArkansas2
9245.50363CACanada2
9345.50394HKHong Kong4
9445.00214EGEgypt2
9545.00551CAnfNewfoundland1
9645.00571AEUnited Arab Emirates1
9744.75112RSSerbia4
9843.00513IDIndonesia4
9943.00516USmeMaine2
10043.00639CAmbManitoba1
10142.50518CAytYukon2
10242.00563CHSwitzerland3
10342.00690JPJapan1
10441.00744UYUruguay1
10538.33527ISIceland3
10638.33745CNChina3
10738.00821USlaLouisiana1
10836.00847BCBasque Country1

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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 Blue Chip Bridge and Micro Bridge, which tied with 50 in a photo finish, with GIB just one point behind. Since the date and time of submission is meaningless for the bots, I broke the tie by consistency (i.e., highest worst score) which gave Blue Chip the win. The aforementioned bots, as well as Bridge Buff, all topped the average human score. Even HAL should be commended on hitting double figures; in fact, its August advertising campaign now cites this poll in its claim to be the “Perfect 10” in bridge computers.

On Problem 4, none of the bots were capable of understanding the Roman 2 H opening (5+ hearts, 4+ clubs); but rather than skip the problem, I let them assume it was a weak two-bid. This seemed harmless, as the situations are analogous. Besides, none of the bots had an abstain button, so my directions were simple: Shut up and bid!

The bots did extremely well in staying on the charts this month. The only wayward call came from Finesse Bridge, which was really feeling its oats on Problem 6, jumping to 5 D. For scoring purposes, unlisted calls receive the same award as the lowest of the listed calls, since the bots are not programmed for the multiple-choice format.

July 2002 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
150UKBlue Chip Bridge 3.4.33 C4 S4 HPX3 D
250JPMicro Bridge 9.012 NT5 S4 H3 DX3 D
349USGIB 4.1.123 C4 S4 HPX2 D
447CABridge Buff 8.03 NT4 S4 HPX2 D
545USBridge Baron 11.03 CP3 HPX3 D
645DEQ-plus Bridge 6.13 NT4 S3 H2 NTX2 D
731USFinesse Bridge 2.53 NT4 SP4 DX5 D
810USHAL 90005 C6 SP4 D5 NT2 S

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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