Scores 7Y15 MainChallenge


November 2002 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Stanwyck Role and Sixty” bidding poll had 939 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 100101201301401501Location RankingBot’s Eye View

Number of participants939
Number of locations110
Highest score59
Median score47
Lowest score23
Average score46.74

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
159CApqMichael Kanigsberg3 DD3 D3 C2 NTC
258NLFrans Buijsen5 DPD3 C2 NTC
358CAbcRoger Allen3 DD3 D3 S2 NTC
458ZAElwynne Geraghty3 DDD3 S2 NTD
558SIZvonko Kopse5 DD3 D3 C2 NTC
658RSJugoslav Dujic3 DP3 D3 C2 NTC
758USmtBruce Cook3 DDDP2 NTC
858FIMatti Niemi3 DDD3 C1 NTC
958USnmKen Harris3 DDDP2 NTC
1057UKenGeraint Harker5 DD3 D3 C2 NTD
1157USmaLeo Zelevinsky3 DD3 DP2 NTC
1257CAonGabriel Nita-Saguna4 DDD3 C2 NTC
1357USazSherryl Buchler3 D4 DD3 C2 NTC
1457UScaTim Prince2 SD3 D3 C2 NTC
1557SEOla Stavas3 DPDP2 NTC
1657UKenPeter Kay3 DD2 D3 C2 NTD
1757UScaBarbara Reichman3 DD3 DP2 NTC
1857UScaMilton Spinner5 DDD3 C1 NTC
1957UStnJoseph Hawes3 D4 DD3 C2 NTC
2057PLTomasz Krysztofiak3 DD3 D3 S2 NTD
2157NLRosalind Hengeveld5 DDDP2 NTC
2257USctSusan Felice3 DD3 D3 C1 NTC
2357DEMichael Botzet3 DDDP2 NTD
2456USflJerry Merrell5 DD3 D3 C2 NTF
2556UKenDean Strachan3 DDDP1 NTC
2656PLAndrzej Krakowiak3 DDD3 C2 NTB
2756UScaJeff Goldsmith5 DPDP2 NTC
2856USorAtul Khare3 DP3 DP2 NTC
2956DEUwe Gebhardt3 DPD3 C1 NTD
3056USscRick Giles5 D4 DD3 C2 NTC
3156UKenRichard Fedrick3 DPD3 C1 NTD
3256USmdRichard Kvalnes5 DDDP2 NTD
3356TROsman Ozcan2 SDDP2 NTC
3456USiaDorothy Eggerss3 DPDP2 NTD
3556UKscPaul Gipson5 DDD3 S1 NTC
3656ESJuan Boveda5 DPD3 C1 NTC
3756NLMicha Keijzers3 DDDP1 NTC
3856SEBengt-Eric Fredriksson3 DPD3 C2 HC
3956USvaChris Maclauchlan3 DPD3 C2 HC
4055USmeTim Goodwin3 DD2 D3 S2 NTF
4155INSriram Narasimhan3 DPD3 S2 HC
4255UStxRichard Higgins2 SPDP2 NTC
4355USnyDennis Kaye3 D4 DDP2 NTC
4455USilDavid Wetzel3 D4 DDP2 NTC
4555USnjLeonard Helfgott3 D4 D2 D3 C2 NTC
4655CAonMike Cafferata3 D4 DDP2 NTC
4755TRTayfun Ozbey2 SD2 D3 C2 NTD
4855UKenRose Das3 DDDP2 HC
4955USorJames Weider2 S4 DD3 C2 NTC
5055UStxPhillip Jaeger5 DDD3 C2 NTB
5155SEPeter Karlsson2 SDDP2 NTD
5255USinJohn Huus3 D4 D3 D3 S2 NTC
5355USmdMark Shaw2 SDD3 S1 NTC
5455USohElena Hickman3 DDD3 SPC
5555RULeonid Ulanovsky3 DD3 DP1 NTC
5655BEEric Baes5 DPDP2 NTD
5755NLAnton Claassen3 DPDP1 NTC
5855USmiJason Flinn4 DDDP2 NTC
5955USflMarcia Greenstein4 DDDP2 NTC
6055USksMax Kahn4 DD3 D3 S2 NTC
6155UKenPaul Huggins3 DD3 D3 C2 NTB
6254HKWilson Leung3 DDD3 C3 HC
6354ITGiovanni Bobbio2 SP2 D3 S2 NTC
6454AUChris Vinall5 DDD3 S2 NTB
6554PLWojtek Siwiec2 SDD3 C2 HD
6654ILSteve Rogers2 S4 DD3 S2 NTC
6754ILRam Meiri3 DP3 D3 S1 NTD
6854USinKenneth Woodman3 DP3 DP1 NTC
6954UKenJonathan Jacobs3 D4 CD3 C2 NTC
7054UKenAndrew Morris3 DDD3 C1 NTB
7154UScaEddie Grove3 D4 DD3 S1 NTC
7254USnjHarriet Dingler3 DPDP2 HC
7354NLGeon Steenbakkers2 SD2 DP2 NTC
7454UStxMike Oliver3 D4 DD3 S1 NTC
7554UScoDavid Caprera3 DPD3 S2 NTB
7654TWKan-Sen Chou3 DP2 D3 C2 HC
7754CNJiang-Ming Zhu3 DD2 DP2 NTF
7854NZBruce Kelly3 DD3 D3 C2 HF
7954CAskGerry Nelson5 DD3 D3 C2 NTB
8054HUGreg Udvari5 D4 DD3 S2 NTD
8154AURon Lel3 DD2 DP1 NTC
8254USohCarolyn Ahlert3 D4 DD3 C2 HC
8354ZAHarold Bernstein3 DD4 S3 C2 NTC
8454CHDima Nikolenkov2 SD3 D3 S1 NTC
8554UKenDom Goodwin2 SD3 DP2 NTD
8654USohLaura Owens3 D4 DD3 C2 HC
8754SELeif Lundberg3 D4 DD3 C2 HC
8854CNXiangmin Gao2 S4 DD3 S2 NTC
8954CAonMihai Valcu3 HDD3 S2 NTC
9054ITNicola Farina2 SDD3 C2 NTB
9154USdeBarry Gibson3 DD3 D3 S2 NTB
9254UYSara Rathauser4 DDD3 C2 HC
9354UKenJulian Wightwick4 D4 DD3 C2 NTC
9454USmdTibor Roberts5 DPDP2 NTF
9554USmaArthur Shahian4 DP3 D3 S2 NTC
9654UKenFrances Hinden3 DD2 DP1 NTC
9754UScaJim Rice3 DPDP2 HC
9854USnyGerry Wildenberg3 DPD3 S2 NTB
9954PLArek Kulawik3 D4 D3 DP2 NTC
10054NOMagnus Skaar2 SD2 DP2 NTC

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Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10154USdeJonann Zorn2 SD3 D3 S1 NTC
10254PLZdzislaw Beling3 DD2 D3 C2 NTB
10353USnyAlvin Bluthman3 DPDPPC
10453PLDarek Kardas3 DP2 D3 C2 HD
10553USnyArlo Tuppel2 SPD3 S2 HC
10653USnyGerald Cohen2 SP2 DP2 NTC
10753USilJames Hudson3 DP2 DP2 NTF
10853USinMichael Spurgeon4 DD3 D3 S1 NTC
10953UKenRoger Courtney3 DPDP2 HD
11053HUGal Hegedus3 HDDP2 NTC
11153CAonJordan Cohen2 SDD3 S2 NTB
11253NLAnton van Uitert2 SP3 DP2 NTD
11353CAMo Wallace3 D4 D3 DP2 NTD
11453NZJustus Rozemond5 DP3 C3 C2 NTC
11553SITomaz Butina3 DDDPPD
11653USflMuriel Altus4 DDD3 S2 HC
11753UStxTony Warnock3 DD2 DP2 HC
11853USmdJoe Botkin3 D4 DD3 C2 HD
11953INS.T. Arasu2 SD3 D3 CPC
12053USilDan English3 DD2 D3 S2 NTB
12153UStnSim Therrell2 SPDP1 NTC
12253ZASid Ismail3 DDD3 S1 NTB
12353BESven Neirynck4 DDD3 S1 NTD
12453USmaK. Scott Kimball2 SPD3 C2 NTB
12553GRAngelo Giokaris3 DDD3 C3 HD
12653INShaishav Parikh3 DP2 D3 C2 HD
12753CLRudolf Buitelaar4 DP2 D3 S2 NTC
12853ROBogdan Agica3 DDDPPD
12953NLBas Rozemond3 DDDPPD
13053USnyCarl Hess3 D4 DD3 S2 HC
13153HUGyula Argay3 HDDP2 NTC
13253ROHoria Carlan3 D4 C3 D3 C2 NTC
13353UScaYumiko Reynolds3 DD3 D3 S3 NTC
13453ITStefano Biciocchi2 SDDP2 HC
13553ARFacundo Chamut3 DDD3 S3 HC
13653UKenAlan Wilson2 S4 DDP2 NTC
13753CApqGerard Langevin3 DDD3 C2 HB
13853USmdJerrold Miller5 DPDP2 HC
13953USflMabel Pavlicek3 DD2 DP1 NTD
14053NLRonald Brantsma3 DPDP2 NTB
14153UKenEdward Levy3 DD3 DP1 NTF
14253INNeelotpal Sahai5 DDD3 C3 HC
14353AUCathy Reed3 DDDPPD
14452FIJussi Tamminen3 D4 D3 D3 S1 NTD
14552ROAlin Salinacki2 S4 D3 DP2 NTC
14652USncCollins Williams5 DPD3 C3 HC
14752USmaJacob Sherman3 DP3 D3 S3 NTC
14852CAabNicolae Vartosu3 HDD3 C1 NTD
14952CAbcRoss Lam3 D4 C3 D3 C2 NTD
15052SIEgon Novak5 DD3 DP2 NTB
15152USnhGary Nute3 D4 D2 D3 C2 HC
15252PLWojtek Urban3 DDD3 CPB
15352BGElena Mitkova4 D4 D2 D3 C2 NTC
15452USiaWilliam Campbell3 DD3 D3 C2 HB
15552NZJohn Kruiniger3 DD2 DP2 HD
15652USnyCarol Sturdevant4 DD3 D3 C2 HD
15752UScaJan Nathan5 DPDP2 HD
15852USnyBruce Ross5 DD3 D3 C1 NTB
15952USalCurtis Loftis4 DPDP1 NTC
16052USflJane Champion3 DDDP3 HC
16152USscAl Kimel2 SPD3 SPC
16252FITero Koivu3 D4 DDP2 HC
16352UKenDafydd Jones3 NTDD3 C2 NTC
16452ITMichele Scopelliti2 SD3 D3 C2 HF
16552ILJudy Nahmias3 D4 DDP1 NTD
16652USnyBarry Rigal3 DP2 D3 S2 NTB
16752UScaAlvin Farber5 D4 DD3 C2 HD
16852AURon Hutchison3 D4 CD3 S2 NTD
16952CNWeidong Yang3 H4 DD3 C2 NTC
17052CAonGoldie Lobel2 SD2 D3 C2 NTB
17152USohTerry Briscoe3 DPD3 S3 NTD
17252USnySheila Lieber3 DD3 D3 C2 HB
17352USPat Rich4 DP2 D3 C1 NTC
17452USpaFrank Abel5 DD3 C3 C1 NTC
17552HUIstvan Fay5 DDD3 C3 HD
17652UScaRoger Boyar3 DP3 DPPC
17752FRPatrick Flodrops3 D4 DDP1 NTD
17852IDAnton D. Varma3 D4 D2 D3 C1 NTD
17952UStxBill Erwin2 S4 D3 DP2 NTC
18052UScaJack Scott4 D4 DDP2 NTC
18152AUGaye Marks5 DD3 DP2 NTB
18252USflRobert Guida5 D4 D3 D3 C2 HC
18352USorMcKenzie Myers3 DPD3 S3 HC
18452CAnsGerald Murphy2 S4 CD3 C2 NTC
18552CAbcMichael Dimich5 DP3 D3 S2 NTB
18652ROBogdan Vulcan3 DP3 DP2 HD
18752IDElita Nasution3 HDD3 C1 NTD
18852PLJacek Gackowski3 HPDP2 NTC
18952USnyVivian Hershy5 DD3 CP2 NTC
19052ZAGundi Fritzsche2 S4 CD3 C2 NTC
19152USwaLen Maxwell5 DP3 D3 S2 NTB
19252INMaha Sundar3 DD2 D2 NT2 NTC
19352CAbcDale Stewart3 D4 D3 DP1 NTC
19452USncDale Swift5 D4 DD3 S2 HC
19551USgaBill Bickford3 D4 D2 D3 S2 HC
19651NLBas Lodder3 HD3 D3 S1 NTC
19751USilGeorge Klemic3 DDDP2 HB
19851ISBjarni Agust3 D4 D2 D3 C2 HD
19951USinBrian Ross5 DD3 C3 C2 HC
20051UKenGordon Rainsford2 S4 DD3 C2 NTB

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Places 201-300

RankScoreCCName123456
20151PLMarcin Zbroja3 D4 DD3 C1 NTB
20251ITAntonio de Gregorio3 HD3 DP2 NTD
20351USohCraig Satersmoen5 DP3 DP2 NTB
20451UKscGeoffrey Linnitt3 DDD3 C3 NTB
20551UKenPaul Hankin3 D4 C3 D3 C1 NTC
20651RORadu Mihai2 SP3 DP2 HC
20751UKenToby Kenney2 SPD3 C1 NTB
20851USwaCandace Allen3 D4 DD3 C3 HC
20951USmaIrene L. Finkle3 DP3 DP3 NTC
21051USilRain Lan3 DPD3 CPB
21151UScaSteve Mager2 SPD3 S3 NTC
21251USflLance Marrou3 DD2 D3 S3 HC
21351UStxBrendan Gau3 D4 CD3 C2 HC
21451USokNell Reed3 DPDP3 NTD
21551USmdMollie Lipman3 DP3 D3 S3 HC
21651USflJudith Waxman5 DD3 CP2 NTD
21751CAabAndrew Moore4 DDDP2 NTB
21851CApeRon Butler5 D4 DD3 C3 NTC
21951USiaRichard Newell3 HDD3 CPC
22051AUAndy Chan3 DD2 D3 C2 HB
22151USpaMatt Lahut3 DDDP2 HB
22251ISSteinarr Gudmundsson5 DP3 CP2 NTC
22351UKenMichael Mates4 D4 DD3 C2 HC
22451MYSin Keong Tong4 D4 DDP2 NTD
22551ROFlorentin Axinte3 DD2 D3 C3 NTF
22651LVAigars Germanis3 D4 DDP2 HD
22751CAbcIan Greig3 DPDP1 NTB
22851USorEd Freeman4 DDD3 C1 NTB
22951FRMichel Mayeur4 D4 DDP2 NTD
23051AUSteve Jesienowski5 D4 D3 D3 C2 HD
23151SEAnders Aslund2 S4 DD3 C2 NTB
23251USakTom Ottley2 S4 D3 D3 S2 NTF
23351UScaStu Goodgold4 DPD3 C3 NTC
23451USflEleanor Garber3 DD4 S3 S2 NTF
23551DERainer Herrmann3 D4 CD3 S2 NTF
23651SECarsten Kofoed3 D4 C2 D3 C2 NTD
23751UScaRob Stevens4 DDDP2 NTB
23851ZABernard Donde2 SDD3 S1 NTB
23951HKSimon Cheung2 S4 DDP2 NTF
24051USflGerald Tatz3 DP2 D3 S2 HF
24151USilKaren Walker4 D4 D2 D3 S2 NTC
24251USmdNadyne Cheary4 DPD3 C3 NTC
24351USmaRandall Fadem4 DDD3 S3 NTC
24451AUNicoleta Giura2 SD3 DP2 NTB
24551USiaBob McCurdy3 H4 DD3 S2 NTC
24651AUMerrelyn Daly3 DD3 SP2 NTC
24750USilBruce Scott4 D4 DDP1 NTC
24850CAabLucas Karpiuk2 SP3 C3 C2 NTF
24950USmiDouglas Ogozaly3 DD2 D3 S2 HB
25050USmaMurat Azizoglu5 DPDP3 HC
25150UKenRobin Zigmond3 DPDP3 HD
25250ROMircea Petrescu2 SP3 D3 C1 NTB
25350TWHang Chang5 D4 D3 DP1 NTD
25450USnyFranco Baseggio5 DDD3 C3 NTB
25550ILRafi Amado5 D4 D3 DP2 HC
25650INAnil Jain3 DP2 D3 C2 HB
25750NLLeo Jongens3 DD3 DP2 HB
25850HUMark Florencz5 D4 DDP2 NTB
25950ISUlfar Kristinsson5 D4 D3 D3 S2 NTB
26050USakGordon Bower3 DDDPPB
26150AUPaul Hunter5 DP2 DP2 HD
26250UScoTom Schmied3 NTD2 D3 C2 NTC
26350UScaHelen Mason4 D4 D3 DP2 NTD
26450USkyBeve Smith3 D4 D2 D3 S2 NTB
26550TWHung-Ching Chiu3 D4 D2 D3 S2 NTB
26650AUPatrick Moore3 DD2 DP1 NTB
26750CAonBrian Priebe3 DP3 C3 C2 NTB
26850USalScott Stearns3 HD2 D3 C2 HC
26950UScaDan Scarola3 D4 DD3 S3 HC
27050UShiMark Bennett2 S4 CD3 S2 NTD
27150USflArthur Hoffman2 S4 D3 D3 C2 NTB
27250ISVigfus Palsson3 D4 D3 C3 S2 NTD
27350ROCostin Georgescu2 SP2 DP1 NTD
27450USpaSuzanne Cohen3 DPDP3 NTF
27550USflMatthew Norris3 DP2 D3 C2 HB
27650TROkan Ozcan2 SDDP1 NTB
27750AUArian Lasocki3 DPD3 C2 SD
27850USazDick Augur5 DD3 CP1 NTC
27950USscRajan Iyer2 S4 DDP2 HC
28050USilCharles Blair2 S4 D3 DP2 NTF
28150NLJan Lorijn3 DD3 D3 SPB
28250DKTorben Paving3 DPDP3 HD
28350ITDavide Gentile3 NTDD3 S2 NTD
28450NLRik ter Veen2 S4 DDP2 HC
28550ARRaul Martino3 DD3 DP3 HD
28650USflJane Killelea3 D4 D2 DP2 HC
28750FRDany Waldberg2 S4 CD3 C1 NTC
28850CAonPearl Goodman3 D4 C3 D3 S2 NTF
28950USflDick Burns3 D4 D3 D3 C1 NTB
29050USinNicholas Georgakopoulos5 DDDP2 HB
29150HUGyorgy Ormay3 H4 DDP2 NTC
29250FRJean-Christophe Clement3 D4 DDP3 NTC
29350IERobert Knight5 D4 D3 D3 CPD
29450USnjJonathan Brill3 HPDP1 NTC
29550NLMaria Pel5 DP3 C3 C2 HC
29650UKenGareth Birdsall4 D4 DDP1 NTC
29750USilRick Kirby3 D4 D3 CP2 NTC
29850BGVioleta Staykova5 D4 D2 D3 C2 NTB
29950CAOswald Cafferata5 D4 DD3 C3 HC
30050DEJoerg Wensch5 DDDP3 HD

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Places 301-400

RankScoreCCName123456
30150UScaJohn Schuler3 DP2 D3 C2 HB
30250USflTerri Fauci5 DD3 CP2 NTF
30350USctGary Seckinger3 DDD3 H1 NTC
30450UKTom Tobin5 D4 DDP2 NTB
30550ISFrimann Stefansson3 HDD3 CPD
30650USilScott Merritt3 HPD3 C2 NTB
30750UScaLori Spaeth5 D4 D3 C3 C2 NTD
30850USdeBob Zorn3 D4 CDP2 NTF
30950UScaPaul Boudreau2 S4 CDP2 NTC
31050CAnsB. Downey Grover2 S4 D3 D3 C2 NTB
31150AUSandy Regan4 DD3 DP2 NTB
31250AUSandy McCulloch3 D4 DD3 C2 HB
31349AUKieran Dyke2 NTDDP2 NTC
31449UStxJustin Lall3 D4 CD3 S2 NTB
31549INShyam Sashital3 HP3 D3 CPC
31649USwaJosh Sinnett2 S4 DD3 C1 NTB
31749USmaRichard Willey3 HD3 D3 C2 HF
31849USctScott Maramo5 D4 D3 D3 C3 HC
31949UKenJohn Reardon2 SD3 D3 C2 NTE
32049PLMichal Nowak3 HDDP1 NTF
32149UKenRyan Stephenson3 DDDP3 NTB
32249DEHans Fleischhack5 DDD3 C3 HB
32349AUMike Doecke3 HDD2 NT2 NTC
32449CAnsJim Sotvedt5 D4 D3 D3 C3 NTD
32549UScaRichard Stein2 S4 DDPPC
32649CAonDaniel Korbel3 HPD3 S2 NTB
32749ILAlex Dov4 D4 D3 DP1 NTC
32849EEMeelis Tiitson5 D4 DD3 C2 HB
32949DEChristian Glubrecht3 H4 DD3 C2 HC
33049EGAndrew de Sosa2 S4 D2 DP1 NTC
33149ESRaimon Tatxe3 D4 CD3 S2 NTB
33249NLLeo Blaauw3 DP2 DP1 NTB
33349DEJulius Linde3 HD2 DP1 NTC
33449USmaRhonda Wittels3 D4 D3 D3 C2 HB
33549EGMohamed Abdallah3 DDDP3 NTB
33649USnyKenneth Herman3 DD4 SP1 NTD
33749USflEd Mallinson5 D4 D3 DPPC
33849INBharat Garg5 DD3 S3 C2 HC
33949NOKay Strand3 H4 DD3 C2 HC
34049CAmbColin Ward3 D4 DDP1 NTB
34149UKenDavid Davies3 D4 DDP1 NTB
34249UKenDean Rivers4 DDD3 C2 SC
34349SIMatjaz Juhart5 DD3 DP3 HD
34449CAonGreg Eland3 DD2 DP2 HB
34549USvaLarry Kahn4 DPD3 S1 NTB
34649UKenAnthony Golding2 S4 D3 DP2 HC
34749BEJean Kovalewski5 DD3 DP3 NTF
34849USmaFrench Wall3 DP3 CP2 HC
34949USmeAlan Goff5 DDD3 C3 HB
35049CAskCydney Hayes2 SDDP3 HD
35149USilDavid Shelton2 S4 D3 C3 S2 NTC
35249USgaJulie Katzman4 D4 DD3 C3 NTC
35349USflCoimbatore Iswaran3 DD3 C3 C3 HC
35449AUSartaj Hans4 DP2 D3 C3 NTC
35549UScaPhillip Mackler3 D4 DDP3 HC
35649UScaGeorge Fisher5 DD3 CP2 HC
35749USncRobert Hullender3 D4 D4 SP2 NTC
35849AULawry White4 D4 D3 DP2 NTF
35949DKPeter Skafte3 DPD3 H1 NTC
36049GRLoukas Nikainas4 DD3 D3 C2 HB
36149USflFrank Nankin3 D4 D3 D3 S3 HC
36249UStnCharles Cohen3 DD3 D3 C3 HB
36349CAonDale Freeman2 S4 CD3 S1 NTC
36449USohBarbara Boswell3 NTPDP2 NTC
36549DEGerben Dirksen3 HPDP2 HC
36649USmnBrian Weikle4 DDD3 S2 HB
36749BRPaulinho Brum3 D4 DD2 NT1 NTC
36849UScaMarina Fomenkova3 HDD3 C1 NTB
36949SELars-G Larsson4 DDD3 S2 HB
37049PLSlawek Cwiek3 H4 D3 D3 C1 NTC
37149CAonChuck Arthur3 D4 D3 D3 S1 NTB
37249UScaRobert Dannels3 HPD3 C3 NTC
37349USflCarole Beris3 DP3 DP2 HB
37449USnjAntoine Georges3 HPDP2 HC
37549USokVelma Kubiak3 D4 DD3 C3 HF
37649RSVeljko Vujcic3 HD3 C3 C2 NTD
37749ATMarkus Jerolitsch3 DD3 CP2 NTB
37849USmaHelene Portnoy3 DD3 S3 CPC
37949USflLeonard Gold5 DP3 D3 S2 HB
38049USflMarcia Rothschild5 DD3 DP2 HB
38149USmaStephen McDevitt3 HP3 DP2 NTF
38249UKenJonathan Monroe3 DD3 D3 C3 HB
38349HUImre Csiszar2 S4 D2 D3 C2 NTB
38449CZStanislav Kolaci5 DD3 D3 C3 NTB
38549CAabTom Murray3 DD2 DP2 HB
38649UScaMarybelle Hoenig4 D4 D2 D3 C2 HC
38749USManeshwar Mathur5 D4 D3 S3 C2 NTC
38849USnyOleg Rubinchik3 D4 CDP2 HC
38948NOChristoffer Arntzen3 H4 DD3 C2 HD
39048FIJyri Tamminen3 D4 D3 D2 NT1 NTC
39148DEGunther Peter4 DD3 D3 CPB
39248UScaPaul Nelson3 HPD3 C1 NTB
39348ILBranca Amado4 DD3 DP3 HC
39448TRCengiz Oncu3 DD3 DP3 NTB
39548USalCarol Newell3 D4 CD3 S3 NTC
39648CAbcDavid Breton5 D4 D4 S3 C1 NTC
39748ITPaolo Paolicchi5 DD3 CP2 NTB
39848BGKamelia Balabanova3 D4 DD3 C2 NTA
39948RUEugene Marchenko3 HD2 DP2 HC
40048UKenDave Maeer3 D4 D2 D3 S1 NTB

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Places 401-500

RankScoreCCName123456
40148UStxHanchang Wang3 HD2 D3 S2 NTB
40248ARLuis Argerich3 NTPDP2 NTD
40348USnyJack Presser3 H4 CD3 C2 NTD
40448USnyChris Willenken2 SDD3 S2 NTA
40548UScaSanjay Yedur3 D4 D3 DP3 HC
40648USalDon Kemp5 D4 D3 D3 C2 HB
40748NLJoop Simmelink3 DD2 D3 S3 NTB
40848IDAmri Rusli4 DPD3 H2 NTC
40948UStxKevin Podsiadlik2 SP3 CP1 NTC
41048CAnsKok-Keong Tan3 DPDP3 NTB
41148USnyMildred Simon4 DD3 DP3 HC
41248USnyRichard Hetzel3 D4 D3 DP1 NTB
41348ARIgnacio Braun5 DD3 C3 C3 NTD
41448AUJohn Dare4 DD4 S3 S2 NTF
41548CHOlivier La Spada2 S4 C2 D3 C1 NTC
41648BGZahary Zahariev3 D4 CD3 C1 NTB
41748LVIvars Rubenis3 HPDP2 HD
41848USazLarry Watson3 D4 D3 DP3 HC
41948TRMeral Yamac3 DD3 CP3 NTC
42048USmdTed Ying3 HDD3 C2 HB
42148UKenDavid Morran3 D4 C3 DP1 NTD
42248CApqNick Krnjevic2 S4 CD3 CPC
42348TRBerk Basaran3 HD3 D3 C3 HC
42448USwaMichael Dodson3 D4 C3 D3 S2 NTB
42548UKenMike Isaacs3 D4 DDP2 HB
42648ROEugen Verestiuc3 HD3 C3 C2 NTF
42748UKenEd Colley3 DDD3 S1 NTA
42848ZAJoe Steel5 D4 DD3 S2 HB
42948USdcSimon Steel3 D4 DD2 NT2 HC
43048NLDale Rudrum2 NTDD3 C2 HC
43148USflHoward Miller4 D4 D4 S3 C2 NTC
43248PTJoao Silva3 HDDPPD
43348UScaRon Jacksier5 DD3 D3 C3 HB
43448CApqMartial Chagnon3 H4 CD3 S2 NTC
43548PLZbych Bednarek3 NTP3 D3 C2 NTF
43648UKenMark Peers3 DPDP3 NTB
43748NLArno Eversdijk4 DD3 DP1 NTB
43848TWChin-Sheng Huang4 DD2 DP3 NTC
43948USmnPeter Kebbekus3 DDD3 C2 SB
44048USscHugh Brown2 S4 D2 D3 S2 NTB
44148PLKazik Drozdz3 D4 D2 D3 C2 HB
44248USmoBetsy Graham3 DDDP3 HB
44348CAonSheila McDonald2 SDD3 S2 NTA
44448FIErkki Malkamaki3 D4 D3 D3 S2 HB
44548TRAyhan Akbiyik3 D4 D3 DP3 NTD
44648USmnJulie Drexler5 DD3 CP2 NTB
44748USmaPeter F. O’Toole3 HDDP3 NTC
44848FIPekka Niemisto3 HP3 D3 SPC
44948IDNoer Imanzal Kartamadjana4 DD3 C3 C1 NTF
45048FRJean-Baptiste Fantun2 S4 C2 D3 C1 NTC
45148AUEd Barnes3 HD3 CP2 NTC
45248CZMarketa Filipu3 D4 DD3 S2 SC
45348UScaDamo Nair4 DD3 D3 H2 NTC
45448UKenJames Mates5 D4 DD3 CPB
45548USinDoug Avery5 DP3 CP2 HC
45648CAonMalcolm Ewashkiw3 HP2 D3 C2 NTB
45748ROHoria Garbea5 D4 D3 D3 C3 HD
45848AUAlison O’Callaghan3 D4 DDP3 HD
45947USpaJohn Policella3 HD3 DP3 NTC
46047DKPeter Jorck3 NT4 DD3 C1 NTC
46147NLJos van Kan2 SP2 DP1 NTB
46247ZAAndrzej Chmielowski4 DP3 C3 CPC
46347CAabDick Yuen3 HPD3 C3 NTF
46447UKenNeil Morgenstern3 HDD3 CPB
46547UKniRobin Burns3 DDD3 S2 SB
46647SISimon Pirjevec4 DP3 DP1 NTB
46747FRDavid Harari2 SDDP2 NTA
46847AUBernard Nightingale4 D4 DD3 C2 HB
46947USmdWilliam Peters3 D4 DDP2 SC
47047UKenNick Doe2 S4 DDP1 NTB
47147UScaRob Millar3 HDDP3 HC
47247UScaDoug Burke3 HPDP3 NTC
47347INKaustubh Bendre3 HD3 D3 C2 HB
47447USflBert Kabath5 D4 D2 D3 C2 HB
47547AUJack Bana4 DD4 S3 C2 NTB
47647UScaAl Goldspiel3 D4 DDP3 HF
47747UScaBetsy Marcus2 SP2 DP1 NTB
47847CAonMatthew Mason3 DPD3 H2 HD
47947AUDavid Stern4 DD3 C3 S2 NTB
48047AURoss Crichton3 D4 D3 D3 C2 SD
48147INKalyan Lahiri4 D4 D3 DP2 NTB
48247USmoAndrew Finkenstadt3 DP2 DP2 SC
48347SEJohnny Johansson3 D5 D3 D3 S1 NTC
48447TRAzer Inal4 DD2 D3 S2 HB
48547USvaHoward Byers3 DP3 C3 C3 NTF
48647USmaDonald MacMillan3 HDDP3 HC
48747ITFranco Galleni3 HD2 DP2 NTB
48847NOIngunn Skre4 D4 D3 D2 NT2 NTC
48947USpaAndrea Missias4 DPDP3 HD
49047UKenJames Sheppard3 DPDP3 HB
49147CHPedro Bilar5 DD3 C3 C2 HB
49247CAonRobert Avery3 H4 DD3 S2 NTB
49347NZKerry Kelly3 DD3 DP3 HB
49447PTManuel Paulo4 D4 CD3 S1 NTD
49547CAonRobert Burns3 DPDP3 HB
49647NLFrank Bos2 SD2 D3 C3 NTB
49747BEEugeen Vannuten3 DD3 S3 C3 HC
49847CAonPieter Geerkens4 DDDPPB
49947UScaRonald Kow5 D4 DDP2 HB
50047USctJim Brennan5 DP3 S3 C2 NTB

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreCCName123456
50147UScaJeff Tang3 D4 DDP2 SC
50247CAnsElianor Kennie2 S4 DDP1 NTB
50347SITolja Orac3 DPDP3 HB
50447CNLigang Ling5 DD3 CP2 HF
50547USflGene Petrey4 D4 DDP3 NTC
50647UScaMichael Kaplan5 DD2 DP3 HF
50747HUZoltan Ruzsa4 D4 D2 DP2 HC
50847HRZoran Mandic3 DPDP3 HB
50947CAnsDel Knox5 D4 DD3 S3 HF
51047NLPeggy Kruidenier5 DDDP3 HB
51147UStxJohn Stieber4 D4 D3 D3 C3 HC
51247USflAlan Kravetz2 S4 DD3 H2 NTC
51347USwaJohn Givins2 S4 DDP1 NTB
51447USwaCraig Zastera2 SP2 DP1 NTB
51547NLAnneke van der Sluijs4 DD3 DP2 HB
51647AUPeter Kahler5 D4 D2 D3 S3 NTD
51747HUBernadette Magyar3 HDD3 H2 NTC
51847USflArnold Kimmel3 D4 D3 D3 C3 NTB
51947PLTomasz Radko3 HD2 DP1 NTF
52047UScaStephen Seagren4 D4 D2 D3 S2 NTB
52147BGBoyan Balgaranov5 D4 D3 C3 C2 NTB
52247USdcJonathan Siegel5 D4 CD3 C3 HC
52347AUFelix Molski2 S4 DD3 CPB
52447ISJon Bjornsson3 D4 D2 D3 C2 SC
52547CAonJared Riley3 D4 D2 DP3 HC
52647DERoland Voigt2 SDDP2 SD
52747AUPhil Kline5 D4 D3 D3 S3 HD
52847ITEmanuele Magnani3 DD3 C3 C2 SC
52947IERichard Mullins4 DDDP3 HF
53047TRDogan Gokbel4 DD3 D3 S3 HF
53147RODaniel Moisa3 H4 DDP1 NTD
53247AUJudith Simms4 D4 D2 D3 S2 HD

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
150.6028USorOregon5
250.1120PLPoland18
349.718FIFinland7
449.6030USscSouth Carolina5
549.1880HUHungary11
649.0044USilIllinois15
748.8678NZNew Zealand7
848.86198ISIceland7
948.60135ARArgentina5
1048.4377CNChina7
1148.33128RORomania15
1248.205SISlovenia10
1348.1342UStxTexas15
1448.1052USinIndiana10
1547.8532USmdMaryland13
1647.8076TWTaiwan5
1747.6543USnyNew York26
1847.5722USctConnecticut7
1947.5739USvaVirginia7
2047.5310UKenEngland55
2147.33100NONorway6
2247.3211USmaMassachusetts22
2347.29148CAabAlberta7
2447.2363ITItaly13
2547.22177FRFrance9
2647.1024USflFlorida42
2747.083CAbcBritish Columbia12
2846.914ZASouth Africa11
2946.8915SESweden18
3046.8514UScaCalifornia65
3146.8384CHSwitzerland6
3246.8266ILIsrael11
3346.8123DEGermany16
3446.6764AUAustralia48
3546.532NLNetherlands38
3646.42184CAnsNova Scotia12
3746.00195USgaGeorgia6
3845.8333TRTurkey18
3945.8356BEBelgium6
4045.82191USwaWashington11
4145.781CApqQuebec9
4245.71146USncNorth Carolina7
4345.5035UKscScotland6
4445.33153BGBulgaria9
4545.20174USpaPennsylvania10
4644.80125GRGreece5
4744.7712CAonOntario43
4844.71366USmnMinnesota7
4944.5241INIndia29
5044.3345USnjNew Jersey12
5144.3154USohOhio16
5244.1758USmiMichigan6
5344.14432PTPortugal7
5444.00113CACanada5
5543.11173USUnited States9
5642.67442USmoMissouri6
5742.64178IDIndonesia11

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
5858.009USnmNew Mexico1
5954.0092UYUruguay1
6053.0019UStnTennessee3
6153.00127CLChile1
6252.6791USdeDelaware3
6352.5034USiaIowa4
6452.0040USmeMaine2
6551.00224MYMalaysia1
6650.0036ESSpain3
6750.00214USokOklahoma2
6850.00264USkyKentucky1
6949.6755RURussia3
7049.50159USalAlabama4
7149.3362HKHong Kong3
7249.00330EGEgypt2
7349.00377ATAustria1
7448.67232USakAlaska3
7548.507USmtMontana2
7648.50218CApePrince Edward Island2
7748.0013USazArizona4
7847.50151USnhNew Hampshire2
7947.50340CAmbManitoba2
8047.3360USksKansas3
8147.2575UScoColorado4
8247.25282DKDenmark4
8347.00465UKniNorthern Ireland1
8446.67293IEIreland3
8546.67429USdcWashington DC3
8646.00226LVLatvia3
8746.00549USmsMississippi1
8846.00570USwvWest Virginia1
8946.00589UAUkraine1
9045.75384CZCzech Republic4
9145.33304UKUnited Kingdom3
9245.006RSSerbia4
9345.00622MXMexico1
9445.00626USarArkansas1
9544.5079CAskSaskatchewan4
9644.25508HRCroatia4
9744.00665USneNebraska1
9844.00674UKwaWales1
9944.00687USwiWisconsin1
10043.50328EEEstonia2
10143.00270UShiHawaii2
10243.00704LBLebanon1
10341.00367BRBrazil2
10441.00797VEVenezuela1
10541.00799USnvNevada1
10640.25627SGSingapore4
10740.00818CDCongo (Dem Republic)1
10839.00843COColombia1
10939.00850JPJapan1
11038.00868PKPakistan1

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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, which topped the bots with an excellent score of 51. GIB was the only other bot to beat the average human score.

Problem 2 created a problem in presentation because of the weak jump raise to 3 D. Even the programs that allowed inverted minor raises as an option did not allow them in competition. Therefore, I devised a workaround: I had North respond 2 D (weak raise) and South rebid 2 H; then I made West jump to 3 S, which is passed around. While not identical, the sequence is practically the same — and certainly close enough for tin cans (hehe).

Problem 3 was also slightly flawed because some of the bots had no option to play support doubles. Therefore, the double wasn’t even a possibility; hence, there was no opportunity to score 10. Shall we all shed a tear for the poor little bots? HAL insisted on playing “inverted support doubles,” so a double would show four trumps, and its chosen raise to 2 S promised three.

As usual, some of the choices went off the charts: On Problem 1, Finesse Bridge elected to pass. A shrewd tactical move? No, I don’t think so; more likely a programming deficiency. On Problem 5, Bridge Buff jumped all the way to 4 H (a gross overbid). On Problem 6, Finesse Bridge chose to pass and respond 2 H to the 1 S opening — weird. For scoring purposes, errant choices are given the same award as the lowest listed call.

November 2002 Rankings
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
151UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.0.13 DP2 DP2 NTB
247USGIB 6.1.03 D4 CDPPD
346USBridge Baron 11.05 D4 D2 DP3 HC
446DEQ-plus Bridge 6.12 NTD2 DP2 NTD
543JPMicro Bridge 9.013 D4 D3 D3 S2 SB
641CABridge Buff 8.03 D4 D2 DP4 HB
727USFinesse Bridge 2.5PD2 S3 C3 HG
88USHAL 90002 NT5 D2 S3 H2 SA

Participants (alphabetical)
ProgramAuthor/Creator
Blue Chip BridgeIan Trackman and Mike Whittaker
Bridge BaronTom Throop and Stephen Smith
Bridge BuffDoug Bennion
GIBMatthew Ginsberg
HALSomeone with a warped mind
Micro BridgeTomio and Yumiko Uchida
Q-plus BridgeHans Leber

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© 2002 Richard Pavlicek