Scores 7Y23 MainChallenge


January 2003 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Starry, Starry Night” bidding poll had 1035 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 participants1035
Number of locations107
Highest score59
Median score49
Lowest score22
Average score47.05

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
159NLFrans Buijsen2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SA
259UKenNeil Morgenstern2 NT5 DD4 DDA
359NLErik Stoffer2 D5 DD4 D2 SA
459USwaKeller Wightman2 D5 DD4 D2 SA
559USwaMichael Dodson2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SA
659USnjJonathan Brill2 D5 DD4 D2 SA
759UKenDean Swallow2 D5 DD4 D2 SA
859CAonDavid Lindop2 D5 DD4 D2 SA
959USpaBertrand Kushner2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SA
1059UKenJim Grant2 D5 DD4 D2 SA
1159USakGordon Bower2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SA
1259NLJanneke Zim2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SA
1359ITAlessandra La Spina2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SA
1458USwaJosh Sinnett2 H5 DD4 D2 SA
1558FRAndrei Varlan2 NT5 D2 D4 DDA
1658EGAndrew de Sosa2 D5 DD4 DDA
1758UScaDennis Kibler2 D5 DD4 DDA
1858FRPatrick Flodrops2 NT5 D2 D4 DDA
1958USnyMildred Simon2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SB
2058DEHans Fleischhack2 NT5 D2 D4 DDA
2158USmdTed Ying2 D5 DD4 DDA
2258USmoJonathan Goldberg2 D5 DD4 D2 SB
2358USflKathy Harkins2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SB
2458CAbcIan Greig2 D5 D2 D4 D2 SA
2558CNWeidong Yang2 NT5 D2 D4 DDA
2658NLLeo Jongens2 NT5 DD3 NTDA
2758FRMichel Mayeur2 NT5 D2 D4 DDA
2858RUArtem Arikov2 NT5 DD3 NTDA
2958CAonJared Riley2 NT5 DD4 DPA
3058DKLars Moller Sorensen2 NT5 D2 D3 NT2 SA
3158INShreerang Joshi2 NT5 D2 D4 DDA
3258UKenGareth Birdsall2 NT5 DD3 NTDA
3358HUMark Florencz2 NT5 DD3 NTDA
3458UScaBetsy Marcus2 D5 DD4 DDA
3557USorAdam Saroyan2 D5 DD4 DPA
3657FIJussi Tamminen2 D5 DD3 NTDA
3757NOMagnus Skaar2 NT5 DD4 D3 DA
3857RUAlex Perlin2 NT3 NTD4 DDA
3957UScaJeff Tang2 NT3 NTD4 D2 SB
4057USflRod Kerr2 D5 DD4 DDB
4157NLWilliam Claassen2 D5 DD3 NTDA
4257HULaszlo Sztrapkovics2 NT3 NTD4 D2 SB
4357USalScott Stearns2 NT3 NT2 D4 D2 SA
4457USohCarolyn Ahlert2 NT5 DD5 D2 SA
4557UStxTravis Jordan2 NT5 DD3 NTDB
4657NLBas Rozemond2 NT5 DD3 NTDB
4757USalDonna Dahl2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SA
4857BGElena Mitkova2 NT5 DD4 D2 SE
4957ISUlfar Kristinsson2 NT5 DD4 D3 DA
5057UKscJohn Murdoch2 D5 D2 D3 NT2 SA
5157NLMartin Bootsma2 NT3 NTD4 DDA
5257USilJonathan Fry2 NT5 DD4 D3 DA
5357UKenFrances Hinden2 D5 D2 D3 NT2 SA
5457ITDavide Gentile2 NT5 DD4 D2 SE
5557TROsman Ozcan2 NT5 D2 D3 NTDA
5657ISTryggvi Bjarnason2 NT5 DD3 NTPA
5757USazTom Schlangen2 D3 NTD4 D2 SA
5857USdeJonann Zorn2 NT3 NT2 D4 D2 SA
5957USohDavid Stewart2 NT5 DD3 NTDB
6057DEArend Bayer2 H5 DD4 D2 SB
6157PLRoman Kujaczynski2 D5 DD3 NT2 SB
6257NLJoc Koelman2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SA
6357USflMabel Pavlicek2 D5 DD3 NTDA
6457HUAgnes Zalai2 NT3 NTD4 DDA
6557IEKarel de Raeymaeker2 NT3 NTD4 DDA
6657USmaJ. Michael Andresen2 H5 DD4 DDA
6756USnvFred Gitelman2 NT3 NTD3 NTDA
6856PLBogdan Rogacz2 NT3 NTD3 NTDA
6956UKscNigel Guthrie2 D5 D2 D3 NTDA
7056USscAl Kimel2 D5 DD3 NTPA
7156USpaDanny Sprung2 D5 DD3 NTPA
7256AUChris Vinall2 NT3 NTD3 NTDA
7356DKJens Sorensen2 NT3 NTD3 NTDA
7456UScaTysen Streib2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SB
7556USmaMurat Azizoglu2 D5 DD3 NTDB
7656CAabSheldon Spier2 D3 NTD4 DDA
7756USwaMatthew McCoy2 NT5 DD5 D2 SB
7856USnjPaul Shula2 NT3 NT2 D4 DDA
7956BEMarie-Irene Heyvaert3 NT5 DD4 DDA
8056TRSalvador Assael2 D3 NTD4 DDA
8156NLRosalind Hengeveld2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SE
8256DEGerben Dirksen2 NT3 NT2 D4 DDA
8356SITolja Orac2 NT5 DD3 NT3 DA
8456UScaJeff Goldsmith2 D5 DD4 D3 DA
8556USmsMichele Holm2 NT4 DD4 D2 SA
8656USmnPaul Meerschaert2 D3 NT2 D4 D2 SA
8756INS.T. Arasu2 NT5 DD5 DDA
8856UKniRobin Burns2 D5 DD4 D3 DA
8956PLZbych Bednarek2 NT5 DD4 D2 NTA
9056USnjVish Viswanathan2 D5 DD4 D3 DA
9156USflStuart Schwartz2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SB
9256UShiMark Bennett2 NT5 DD3 NT3 DA
9356UKenDave Maeer2 NT3 NT2 D4 D2 SB
9456UScaClark Millikan2 D5 D2 D3 NTDA
9556USflFred Wills2 D5 D2 D3 NTDA
9656PTJoao Paes de Carvalho2 D3 NTD4 DDA
9756FREtienne Klis2 NT3 NT2 D4 DDA
9856SEChrister Andersson2 D5 DD4 D3 DA
9956CAbcMike Hargreaves2 NT5 D2 D3 NTPA
10056NLDale Rudrum2 NT3 NTD3 NTDA

Scores 7Y23 MainChallengeAnalysesTop January 2003 Scores

Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10156CAonGoldie Lobel2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SE
10256NLRonnie de Champs2 NT5 DD4 D3 DB
10356USilKaren Walker2 NT3 NTD3 NTDA
10456NLTommie Nooij2 D5 DD4 DPB
10556USnyMaxwell Bentley2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SE
10656UScaRonald Kow2 NT4 DD4 D2 SA
10756PTManuel Paulo2 D3 NT2 D4 D2 SA
10856UStxJack Lacy2 NT3 NT2 D4 D2 SB
10956USmnJack Rhatigan2 D5 D2 D3 NT2 SB
11056SEBengt-Eric Fredriksson2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SE
11156NLThijs Veugen2 NT3 NT2 D4 DDA
11256USdcRon Zucker2 D3 NTD4 DDA
11356TWLemon Chiou2 NT5 DD4 DDE
11456USmiJason Flinn2 D5 DD3 NTDB
11556USilDarina Demirev2 NT3 NTD4 DDB
11655USilBruce Scott2 D3 NTD4 DPA
11755CAbcConnie Delisle2 D5 DD4 DDE
11855USnyBarry Rigal2 D3 NTD4 DPA
11955UKenJohn Reardon2 NT3 NTD3 NTPA
12055NLAnton van Uitert2 NT3 NTD3 NTDB
12155FIJuha Tamminen2 NT5 DD3 NT3 DB
12255UKenAndrew Morris2 NT3 NTD4 D2 SE
12355UScaLen Vishnevsky2 D3 NT2 D4 DDA
12455USinBud Hinckley2 D5 DD4 DDE
12555TWHang Chang2 NT3 NTD4 D2 SE
12655UKenNick Doe2 D3 NT2 D3 NT2 SA
12755UScaDoug Burke3 NT5 DD3 NT2 SB
12855UScaKevin Costello2 NT3 NTD3 NTDB
12955NLToon Rooijakkers2 NT5 D3 NT4 D2 SA
13055DEJulius Linde2 D5 DD3 NTPB
13155ARGeorge Stewart2 D3 NT2 D3 NT2 SA
13255CApqPeter Schwartz2 D3 NT2 D4 DDA
13355NLFrank van Wezel2 D3 NTD3 NTDA
13455BEHans Gelders2 D3 NTD3 NT2 SB
13555UStxSue Stokes2 NT5 DD3 NTDE
13655SEAndreas Westerlund2 H3 NTD4 DDA
13755AUDavid Stern2 NT5 D2 D4 DDE
13855FIMatti Niemi2 NT3 NT2 D3 NTDA
13955CAonMihai Valcu2 NT5 DD4 D2 NTB
14055NLPeter Metsch2 NT5 DD3 NT2 SF
14155NLPhilip Mokveld2 NT3 NTD4 D2 SE
14255GRTasos Koukouselis2 NT4 DD3 NT2 SA
14355UScaRon Landgraff2 D3 NTD3 NT2 SB
14455AUFelix Molski2 NT3 NTD3 NTDB
14555INSourendra Coomer Dutt2 D5 DD4 DDE
14655NOIngvar Erga2 NT3 NTD3 NTPA
14755USmaJohn Kenny2 D4 DD4 D2 SA
14855ZASid Ismail2 NT5 DD3 NT3 DB
14955SETommy Jansson2 NT3 NTD4 D2 SE
15055DKPeter Jorck2 NT5 D2 D4 D2 SF
15155UScaYumiko Reynolds2 NT4 DD3 NT2 SA
15255USohStan Dub2 D4 DD4 D2 SA
15355USmtBruce Cook2 D3 NTD4 DDB
15455USmnPeg Kaplan2 NT5 DD3 NTDE
15555RSVeljko Vujcic2 NT3 NTD3 NTDB
15655NLMicha Keijzers2 NT5 D2 D4 DDE
15755USmaShekhar Sengupta2 NT3 NTD5 D2 SA
15855USvaChris Maclauchlan2 D3 NTD3 NT2 SB
15955CAonMalcolm Ewashkiw2 D3 NT2 D4 DDA
16054UKenRyan Stephenson2 D3 NTD3 NTDB
16154USnyRon Sperber2 D3 NTD4 D3 DA
16254ITGiovanni Bobbio2 H3 NT2 D3 NT2 SA
16354USilJacqueline Rapp2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SA
16454UKMarcus Chiloarnus2 NT3 NTD3 NTPB
16554NLWillem Joele2 NT4 D2 D4 DDA
16654ZABernard Donde2 D3 NT2 D3 NTDA
16754NLTo Frieswijk2 D5 DD4 DDF
16854UKenRobert Teesdale2 D3 NT2 D3 NTDA
16954DKPeter Skafte2 D3 NT2 D4 DPA
17054CApqGerald Leclerc2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SA
17154USnyKevin Bathurst2 D3 NTD4 D3 DA
17254AUPeter Gill2 NT5 D2 D3 NTDE
17354USohJim Myers2 NT3 NTD5 D2 SB
17454UScoJeanne Achziger2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SA
17554USmdDon Berman2 D4 DD4 DDA
17654USilDavid Shelton2 NT4 DD3 NT2 SB
17754NZJustus Rozemond2 D3 NTD3 NTDB
17854USinDavid Boxley2 D3 NTD3 NTDB
17954NLGerrit de Ruiter2 NT5 DD4 D2 SC
18054UKenDom Goodwin2 D3 NT2 D4 DDB
18154ITFranco Galleni2 NT4 DD3 NTDA
18254UKwaSteve Webb2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SA
18354SEAdam Folke2 NT4 DD3 NTDA
18454NZPeter Oakley2 NT3 NTD5 D2 SB
18554USdcSimon Steel3 NT5 DD3 NTDB
18654SEJan Gutenwik2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SE
18754USflAlan Kravetz2 D3 NT2 D3 NT2 SB
18854USmnTony Ames2 D3 NTD4 D2 SE
18954CAbcBrad Bart2 D3 NT2 D4 DDB
19054CAonDale Freeman2 D5 DD3 NT2 SF
19154SGRoddy Kok2 NT3 NT2 D4 D2 SE
19254NLRonald Brantsma2 NT5 D2 D3 NT2 SF
19354SGY.C. Koh2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SE
19454UKscStephen Male2 D3 NTD4 D2 SE
19554UKDragon Ramsey2 NT3 NTD4 D2 NTA
19654TWRoy Tsai2 NT4 DD4 DDB
19754DEAlexei Vinogradov3 NT3 NTD4 D2 SB
19854UKenDavid Davies2 D3 NTD3 NTPA
19954USmaLeo Zelevinsky2 D3 NTD3 NTPA
20054UKenJames Mates2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SE

Scores 7Y23 MainChallengeAnalysesTop January 2003 Scores

Places 201-300

RankScoreCCName123456
20154ATMichael Palitsch2 D3 NT2 D3 NTDA
20254CAonDavid Grainger2 NT3 NT2 D4 D2 SE
20354UKenMichael Scanlon2 D5 DD5 DDB
20454UScaRob Millar2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SA
20554TRBerk Basaran2 NT5 D2 D3 NTDE
20654AUCathy Reed2 NT3 NTD3 NT3 DA
20754UKenAlan Wilson2 D3 NT2 D4 DDB
20854USmtLenze Walker3 NT5 DD5 D2 SA
20954USpaSteve White2 D4 DD3 NT2 SA
21053CAbcRoss Lam2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 NTA
21153UKenNeil Prebble2 D3 NTD4 DDE
21253ILAlex Dov2 D4 DD4 DPA
21353HRVedran Zoric2 D4 DD3 NTDA
21453IECiaran Coyne2 D5 DD4 D3 SA
21553ROMircea Petrescu2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 NTA
21653CNFelix Armen2 NT3 NT2 D4 D2 SF
21753UScaPaul Nelson2 D4 DD3 NT2 SB
21853HKSing Lam2 NT4 DD4 D2 SE
21953UScaMichael Migdol2 D4 DD4 DDB
22053CAonJeff Mayhew2 D5 D2 D4 DDF
22153UScaSandy Barnes2 D3 NT2 D4 D3 DA
22253NLErik Hoeksema3 NT5 DD3 NT3 DA
22353USazSherryl Buchler2 NT4 HD3 NTDA
22453UStxEric Goff2 NT4 D2 D4 DPA
22553UScaGeorge Fisher2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SB
22653CAnsElianor Kennie2 NT5 DD5 D2 SF
22753CAonSheila McDonald2 NT3 NTD5 DPA
22853CAonDavid Colbert2 D3 NT2 D3 NTPA
22953USJack Duranceau2 D4 D2 D4 DDA
23053SEMichael Lindhagen2 NT4 DD4 D2 SE
23153TRTayfun Ozbey2 NT5 DD4 D3 DF
23253USscRick Giles2 NT5 DD5 D2 SF
23353USflMel Klein3 NT5 DD4 D2 NTA
23453UKenJames Sheppard2 NT4 CD4 D2 SB
23553USwiBill McFall2 NT4 CD4 D2 SB
23653AUKieran Dyke2 H5 DD3 NTDE
23753PKHumayun Khan Pathan2 NT5 DD4 D2 NTE
23853UKscTim McKay2 NT4 CD4 D2 SB
23953NLMarc Mentink2 D5 DD4 D3 SA
24053AUPhil Gallasch2 D5 DD4 NT2 SA
24153DERoland Watzdorf3 NT5 DD4 D3 DB
24253USflArthur Hoffman2 D4 DD4 DDB
24353UScaEdward Wang2 D5 DD3 NTDF
24453DEAndre Marx3 NT5 D2 D5 D2 SA
24553USohCharles Bisesi2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SF
24653USohBill Huepenbecker2 D4 HD3 NT2 SA
24753NLBas Lodder2 D3 NTD4 DDE
24853CAnsPhilippe Westreich2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SB
24953USctGary Seckinger2 D3 NTD4 D2 SF
25053BYDmitri Shabes2 NT3 NTD3 NTDE
25153USctSusan Felice2 NT3 NTD3 NTDE
25253UKenRoger Morton3 NT3 NTD3 NTDA
25353USnvKenneth Wanamaker2 NT5 DD5 D2 NTA
25453ITAntonio de Gregorio2 NT5 DD4 NTDA
25553USokVelma Kubiak2 NT5 DD5 D2 SF
25653UScaDamo Nair2 D5 DD5 D2 SE
25753NLErwin Witteveen2 D3 NTD4 D2 NTA
25853USnyGerry Wildenberg2 D3 NTD5 D2 SB
25953UKenJulian Wightwick2 NT4 D2 D3 NTDA
26053AUMike Doecke2 NT4 D2 D3 NTDA
26153UScaRichard Stein2 H5 DD3 NT3 DB
26253USflRonald Cooper3 NT3 NTD3 NT2 SB
26353CHOlivier La Spada2 D5 D2 D3 NTDE
26453UScaAndy Lewis2 D3 NT2 D4 D3 DA
26553USmaStephen McDevitt2 D3 NTD4 D2 SF
26653PTFrederico Byscaia2 NT5 DD4 NTDA
26753BGTchavdar Nikolov2 NT4 HD3 NT2 SB
26852USgaBill Bickford3 NT3 NTD3 NTPA
26952UKenGordon Rainsford2 H3 NT2 D3 NTPA
27052USilGeorge Klemic2 D4 DD5 D2 SA
27152ILRafi Amado2 D5 D2 D4 NT2 SA
27252NLOnno Eskes2 D4 CD4 DDA
27352INGodwin Jeyaseelan2 NT3 NTD4 D3 SA
27452USlaAda Loetzerich3 NT4 DD3 NT2 SA
27552PLZdzislaw Beling2 H5 DD3 NTDF
27652UScaEugene Hung3 C5 D2 D4 D2 SA
27752UKenJonathan Jacobs4 S5 DD4 D3 DA
27852USnyDennis Kaye2 NT4 DD5 D2 SB
27952NZJohn Kruiniger2 NT4 DD5 D2 SB
28052CAonJordan Cohen2 NT5 DD4 NTDB
28152USnyRobert Lipton2 NT3 NTD4 D3 DE
28252USpaAndrea Missias2 NT4 DD4 D2 NTA
28352EGMohamed Abdallah2 D3 NTD4 D2 NTB
28452USnyBruce Ross2 D3 NTD3 NT2 SF
28552USmoThomas Kniest2 NT3 NT2 D3 NT2 NTA
28652TRCinar Kologlu2 NT3 NTD3 NT2 NTB
28752TROkan Ozcan2 NT4 HD4 D3 DA
28852FRJean-Baptiste Fantun2 D3 NTD3 NTDE
28952UKenRichard Fedrick2 D4 D2 D3 NTDA
29052HKWilson Leung2 NT4 DD4 DDE
29152CAbcHart Leppard2 NT3 NTD4 D3 SA
29252ROBogdan Agica2 NT4 HD3 NTDB
29352USpaDorothy Loy3 NT5 DD3 NT3 DB
29452UStxAlbert Sekac2 NT4 D2 D4 D2 SE
29552USnyChris Willenken2 H3 NT2 D3 NTPA
29652SEPetter Bengtsson2 D3 NTD3 NTDE
29752UScoDavid Caprera2 D4 D2 D3 NTDA
29852UKenKarl Farquhar3 NT5 DD4 DPE
29952UKenPeter Buttery3 NT5 DD3 NT3 DB
30052UKenStephen Turner2 D3 NTD3 H2 SA

Scores 7Y23 MainChallengeAnalysesTop January 2003 Scores

Places 301-400

RankScoreCCName123456
30152UScaMarina Fomenkova2 NT4 DD4 D3 DB
30252USilJames Hudson2 D3 NTD4 DPE
30352CAonDaniel Korbel2 H3 NT2 D3 NTDB
30452RUEugene Marchenko2 NT4 DD5 DDA
30552SEP.A. Eriksson2 D5 D2 D4 D3 DE
30652BGRadoslav Radev2 NT5 D2 D4 NTDA
30752CAonMichael Kenny2 D5 D2 D4 NT2 SA
30852CAonKeith Balcombe2 D4 DD4 D3 DA
30952USmaArthur Shahian2 H5 DD5 DPB
31052UScoBrad Wilson3 NT5 DD3 NTDE
31152UKscMartyn Kenyon3 NT4 DD3 NT2 SA
31252CAonJonathan Steinberg2 NT5 D2 D3 NT3 DE
31352USflAlyce Satsky3 NT4 DD3 NT2 SA
31452USmdRichard Kvalnes3 NT5 D2 D4 DDE
31552RSGoran Ocokoljic3 C5 DD4 D2 SB
31652UKenEdward Levy2 NT5 D2 D4 NTDA
31752USnyMaureen Watkins2 NT5 D1 S4 D2 SB
31852NLJelmer Hasper2 NT3 NT2 D4 DDF
31952AUNiels Kjellerup2 NT5 D1 S4 D2 SB
32052SELars-G Larsson4 S5 DD4 D3 DA
32152ZACarin Verburg4 S5 DD4 D2 SE
32252UScaDan Scarola2 NT4 DD3 NT3 DA
32352JPTong Xu2 D4 D2 D4 DPA
32452USwaBarry Balof2 NT4 DD4 D2 SF
32552USnyMichael Anapol2 NT5 D2 D3 NT3 DE
32652USmiHoward Abrams2 D3 NT2 D4 D2 SF
32752TRTolga Yuret2 NT4 DD4 D2 SF
32852USvaPrahalad Rajkumar2 D3 NTD3 NT2 NTA
32952UStxPatty Lozano2 NT4 DD4 D3 DB
33052TWChen Jye Chwu2 NT4 DD4 DDE
33152AUNicoleta Giura2 D3 NTD3 NTDE
33252UScaSteve Mager2 D3 NTD3 NT2 SF
33352BEPatrick Bocken2 D3 NTD4 DDF
33452AUPhil Kline2 D5 DD4 NT2 SB
33552INVikas Phadke2 D4 H2 D4 D2 SB
33651CNLi Xiaobin2 NT3 NTD4 NT2 SB
33751USmaRichard Willey2 NT3 NTD4 D3 DF
33851USmiDick Peacock2 NT5 DD6 D2 SB
33951USnyGerald Cohen2 D3 NT2 D3 H2 SA
34051IERobert Knight2 NT5 DD5 D3 SA
34151UKenJohn England2 D5 D3 NT3 NTDB
34251UStxRobert McGlohon2 NT5 D2 D3 NT2 SD
34351USnjLeonard Helfgott2 NT5 D2 D3 NT2 NTE
34451SIEgon Novak3 C5 DD3 NT2 SB
34551TRKamil Karaali2 NT4 DD3 NT2 SF
34651USflLance Marrou3 NT4 HD4 D2 SB
34751UScaPeter Cheung3 NT5 D3 NT3 NT2 SA
34851UKenGraham Grist2 D3 NTD4 D3 DE
34951USflLen Fleishman3 NT4 DD3 NT2 SB
35051HUGal Hegedus3 NT5 D2 D3 NTDE
35151UScaMilton Spinner3 NT3 NTD5 DDA
35251USpaJames Mesbur3 C3 NTD4 D2 SA
35351UStxBetty Rinker2 NT5 DD5 D2 SC
35451UStxRoger Pewick2 D3 NTD3 H2 SB
35551SIBarbara Kranjc2 D5 DD4 NTDB
35651UStnDave Smith2 D5 D2 D3 NT3 DE
35751CAmbColin Ward4 S3 NT2 D4 D2 SB
35851USflNicki Caplan4 S5 DD5 D2 SB
35951USgaLarry Giltman2 D5 DD4 NTPA
36051CApqColette Morris3 NT4 DD3 NTDA
36151FIMikko Kekki2 NT3 NTD5 D2 SF
36251SIJanko Mijoc2 NT3 NTD3 NT3 SA
36351BGRossen Georgiev2 NT5 DD5 D3 DE
36451HUGyorgy Ormay2 NT3 NTD4 DDC
36551ARRaul Martino4 S5 D2 D3 NTDB
36651USarDick Heil3 NT5 DD3 NTDF
36751CAonGuy Coutanche2 D4 D2 D4 DPB
36851NOJon Ivar Boland3 NT5 DD5 DPB
36951BEJean Kovalewski2 NT5 D1 S3 NT2 SB
37051UScaPaul Boudreau2 D3 NT2 D4 DPE
37151SEIngemar Assarsjo2 NT4 D2 D3 NT2 SE
37251USflJohn Jones2 D3 NTD3 NTPE
37351AUPeter Grant3 C3 NTD4 D2 SA
37451ROAlin Salinacki4 S4 DD4 D2 SA
37551NLGraard Steenbakkers2 H3 NTD3 NTDE
37651USinTim DeLaney2 D3 NT2 D3 NT2 SF
37751USmaJohn Byers2 D3 NTD4 D3 SA
37851NLJan Timmer2 NT3 NT2 D3 NTPE
37951CAbcRoger Allen3 C3 NTD4 D2 SA
38051CZSefik Filipovic2 NT3 NTD4 D2 SD
38151AUAlex Kemeny2 D5 DD3 NT3 SB
38251UStxMarian Maley2 NT4 DD5 DPA
38351CApqDenise Pion2 NT5 D2 H3 NT2 SA
38451NLPeter van der Stap2 NT4 DD4 DDF
38551TRTayfun Kucuk2 D5 D2 D4 NTDA
38651UKenPeter Hasenson2 NT4 DD3 H2 SA
38751UKenJohn Haslegrave3 NT4 D2 D4 DDA
38851USilDon Lussky2 D3 NTD4 NT2 SA
38951UKenDavid Collier2 D4 D2 D4 DPB
39051UKenAnthony Golding2 D4 DD4 D2 NTA
39151USdeBarry Gibson2 NT5 D3 NT4 D3 DB
39251UScoChuck Reed2 D4 DD4 D3 DB
39351SECarsten Kofoed2 D4 DD4 DDE
39451DEBernd Niggemann2 D3 NTD4 D3 SA
39551ZATim Thompson3 NT5 DD5 D2 SE
39651USdeBob Zorn2 NT4 DD4 DPE
39751USnmKen Harris2 NT5 D3 NT4 DDE
39851ITFelice Cupane2 NT5 DD4 NT3 DA
39951UScaMartin Hertz2 NT5 DD4 NT3 DA
40051TWYe-Fon Tsai2 D4 DD4 DDE

Scores 7Y23 MainChallengeAnalysesTop January 2003 Scores

Places 401-500

RankScoreCCName123456
40151CApqNick Krnjevic2 D3 NT2 D3 NTDE
40251CHAziza Rusconi3 NT4 D2 D3 NT2 SA
40351USnjValerie Tritt2 NT4 DD3 NT2 SF
40450PLDarek Kardas2 D5 DD3 HDE
40550USmnPaul Friedman2 D4 D2 D3 NTPB
40650USarBillie Roberson2 D5 DD4 NT3 DA
40750UScaJohn R. Mayne2 D3 NT2 D5 DPB
40850NOThomas Haukland4 S3 NTD3 NTDB
40950USvaRick Bingham2 D5 DD5 DPF
41050TRUfuk Cotuk2 NT4 DD4 D3 DE
41150INKaustubh Bendre2 NT3 NTD4 D2 NTF
41250USinMichael Spurgeon2 D5 DD5 DPF
41350CAabDaniel Bertrand2 D5 D2 D3 H2 SE
41450USmdRex Settle2 D3 NT2 D3 NTDF
41550USpaJohn Policella3 NT5 DD3 NT3 SA
41650USnyRichard Baumer2 D3 NT2 D5 D2 SE
41750INArvind Srinivasan2 D4 D2 D4 DDE
41850USmiSteve Landen2 NT3 NT2 D3 NT3 DE
41950USncJim Masson2 D5 D2 D3 NT2 NTE
42050USdcKevin Acker2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SF
42150UKenMike Isaacs2 D3 NTD3 HDB
42250UStxGayle Mauldin2 NT5 DD3 NT4 SB
42350CAonRobert Avery2 D3 NTD4 D2 NTE
42450UScaPhillip Mackler2 NT5 D3 NT3 NTDE
42550PTRui Marques3 C5 DD3 NTPA
42650SEDaniel Auby2 D4 H2 D3 NTPA
42750UScaJack Scott2 NT3 NTD3 H2 SE
42850USwaBob Richardson2 NT4 DD4 D3 DE
42950UScoArtie Weiss3 NT5 DD3 NT3 SA
43050PTAlexandre Quaresma3 C3 NTD4 DDA
43150UStxKevin Podsiadlik2 D3 NT2 D3 NTPE
43250CAonBen Zeidenberg2 D3 NT2 D3 HDA
43350FRAlbert Ohana2 D3 NT2 D4 D3 DE
43450SEBjorn Frimodig2 NT3 NTD4 NTPA
43550FIJoakim Fabritius2 NT4 DD5 D2 SE
43650USflJune Byrne2 NT4 DD5 D2 SE
43750DERoland Voigt2 D4 DD4 DDF
43850USflLen Rubin3 NT5 DD3 NT3 DE
43950HUBernadette Magyar3 NT4 DD3 NTDB
44050AUKen Dalley2 NT5 D2 D4 NT2 SE
44150TRErdinc Erbil2 D4 D2 D4 DDE
44250ROEduard Munteanu2 NT3 NTD3 NT3 DF
44350BESven Neirynck2 D4 DD4 DDF
44450USohBarbara Boswell2 NT4 HD3 NT2 NTA
44550UStxIra Hessel2 H5 D2 D4 D2 NTE
44650PLJacek Gackowski3 NT4 D2 D3 NTDA
44750SEKjell Pettersson2 D3 NTD3 NT3 SA
44850CAnsGerald Murphy2 D4 D2 D4 D3 DB
44950CAonRoss Taylor2 D4 C2 D3 NTDA
45050USalBen Wheeler2 D4 DD3 NT2 SF
45150UKenPhilip Smith2 NT4 DD3 NT2 NTB
45250SERoger Karlsson2 NT5 D2 H3 NTDA
45350IEEamon Galligan2 NT3 NTD4 D2 NTF
45450PLSlawek Cwiek2 D4 D2 D4 DDE
45550PLAndrzej Krakowiak2 D5 DD3 HDE
45650HUImre Csiszar2 D3 NT2 D3 NTPE
45750TWWen-Lung Huang2 D4 CD4 D2 SE
45850ROLaci Baranyi2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SF
45950TWSuyu Chiu2 D4 DD3 NTDE
46050USmaK. Scott Kimball3 C5 DD4 D3 DA
46150USilNikolay Demirev2 H3 NTD3 HDA
46250USinJohn Huus2 NT5 DD4 NT2 SF
46350USilRaymond Sloan2 NT5 D1 S3 NTDB
46449UKscPaul Gipson2 D5 D2 D3 HDE
46549UStxVic Sowers2 D3 NT2 D4 NT2 SB
46649EEMeelis Tiitson2 NT4 DD5 D2 SF
46749UKenRoger Courtney2 H4 C2 D4 DPA
46849DERainer Herrmann2 NT3 NT2 D3 NT3 DF
46949UKenNorman Grant3 NT5 D3 NT3 NTPA
47049USorMcKenzie Myers2 DPD3 NT2 SA
47149UKenPaul Huggins2 D5 DD4 NT2 NTA
47249USscHugh Brown2 NT4 HD4 NT2 SA
47349NLCees Varkevisser3 NT5 DD4 D2 NTF
47449NLBram van Oosten3 NT4 DD4 D2 SF
47549BEEric Baes2 NT3 NTD3 HDE
47649EEAllar Padari2 D5 DD4 NT2 SF
47749CAonGabriel Nita-Saguna2 D5 D2 D4 D3 SE
47849USctMarc Glickman2 D3 NTD3 H3 DA
47949USnyFranco Baseggio2 D4 D2 D3 NTDE
48049USorTodd Anderson2 D4 DD3 NTDF
48149UStxTony Warnock2 D5 D2 H4 DPA
48249USwiTyson Patterson2 NT3 NTD3 NT4 SA
48349NOSvein Erik Dahl2 NT4 D3 NT3 NT2 SB
48449CAonTerry Nosanchuk3 S3 NTD3 NT2 SA
48549HUZoltan Ruzsa2 NTPD3 NT2 SB
48649UStxRobert Sparks3 NT3 NTD4 NT2 SA
48749TWKan-Sen Chou2 D5 D2 H4 DDB
48849CLConstantino Sifaqui3 S5 D2 D3 NT2 SB
48949USalCarol Newell3 NT5 DD3 NT3 DF
49049USakDave Jackson3 NT3 NTD3 NT2 NTB
49149USazMax Johnson2 NT4 DD4 NT2 SB
49249DEMatthias Schueller2 D3 NT1 S3 NT2 SA
49349INNeelotpal Sahai2 NT5 DD4 NTDF
49449NLBert Beentjes2 NT3 NT1 S3 NT2 SB
49549USnyTom Douglas3 C5 DD3 NTPB
49649USorJames Weider3 C3 NTD3 NT2 SB
49749PTJoaquim Rocha3 C5 DD3 NTPB
49849ILBrian Zietman2 D4 DD4 NT2 SA
49949UKenIan Payn3 NT3 NTD3 HDA
50049ESJuan Boveda2 NT5 D3 NT3 NT2 NTB

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreCCName123456
50149UScaStu Goodgold2 D4 DD4 NT2 SA
50249CApeBill Reilly4 S5 D3 NT3 NT2 SA
50349USflBob Bernhard2 H5 DD4 NT3 DA
50449CApqMartial Chagnon2 D3 NT2 D4 D3 SB
50549USnyWilliam Bascom2 NT3 NTD5 DPF
50649CAonRobert Defreyne2 D4 HD5 DPA
50749ATWilly Purzelmayer2 D4 DD4 D3 SA
50849FRJean Marc Drouot2 D5 D2 D3 HDE
50949USnyJay Levy2 NT3 NTD4 D3 SE
51049NOKristian Kjorstad3 NT4 DD5 DDA
51149CAabNicolae Vartosu2 D5 DD3 NT3 SE
51249UStxJeff Ford2 NT5 D3 NT4 D3 SA
51349CNCharles Cwang2 NT4 CD3 H2 SA
51449HRZoran Bohacek3 NT3 NTD4 D3 SA
51549USncToby Weinstein2 NT4 DD4 D3 DF
51649CZTomas Mecl2 D5 DD4 NTDE
51749UStxJeff Kaldem2 NT4 DD5 D2 SF
51849AUSandy McCulloch2 NT5 DD3 NT3 SF
51949AUDavid Harris2 NT5 D3 NT5 D2 SE
52049CAonRichard Wilson2 NTP2 D4 DDA
52148SERobert Nordgren2 D3 NT2 D4 NTPA
52248USpaEd Shapiro2 D4 D2 D3 NTDF
52348PTJoao Silva2 NT5 D2 D4 NT2 NTB
52448HRDean Pokorny3 C5 D2 D4 DDE
52548SEOla Stavas2 D4 D2 D3 HDA
52648UKenMartin Fuller3 S5 DD3 NTPB
52748USorAtul Khare2 D5 DD4 NTPE
52848USflMark Raphaelson2 D5 DD4 NTDF
52948PEVladana Diaz2 NT5 D3 NT4 NTDA
53048SGCharles Leong2 NT4 H2 D3 HDA
53148SGFabian Tan3 C5 DD5 DDB
53248NLJan Lorijn2 NT4 DD4 NTDB
53348NLGert Verschuur3 NT4 DD3 NT2 SF
53448NLRik ter Veen2 NTPD3 NTPA
53548PTCarlos Antunes3 C5 DD4 D2 NTB
53648ROFlorentin Axinte2 NT5 D2 H4 DDE
53748USnyArlo Tuppel2 DP2 D3 NT2 SA
53848JPMark LaForge2 D4 DD4 NTDA
53948INSriram Narasimhan3 C3 NT2 D3 NTDA
54048USmdPaul Wolfert2 NT4 DD3 NT2 NTE
54148CApqMichael Kanigsberg2 D5 D2 D4 D3 SF
54248USnjPaul Quodomine2 D4 DD5 D2 SF
54348NOSverre Johnsen2 H5 D2 D3 NTPC
54448CZPavel Pekny2 D3 NT1 S3 NT2 SB
54548USmdChristopher Miller3 NT4 HD3 NTPB
54648NLRoelof van Lopik2 NT5 DD4 NT3 SA
54748UScaRobert Dannels3 C5 D2 D4 DDE
54848SEBengt-Goran Karlsson3 C3 NTD3 NTPA
54948EGEhab Ragab2 D5 DD4 NT2 NTB
55048USnjMani Gupta3 NT5 DD4 NT3 DA
55148NZPieter Verhoek3 NT3 NT2 D4 D3 SA
55248ITPaolo Paolicchi2 NT4 DD3 NT2 NTE
55348ESRaimon Tatxe2 D5 D1 S3 NT2 SE
55448SEAnders Aslund2 NT5 D2 D5 D4 SA
55548USilRick Kirby2 NT5 D3 NT3 NT2 SC
55648BERenaat Melkenbeek2 NT4 DD3 NT2 NTE
55748CAonPaul Redvers2 NT4 DD3 NT2 SD
55848USwiJacob Morgan2 D4 D2 D3 NTDF
55948CAnsDel Knox2 D4 DD3 NT3 SA
56048UScaRob Stevens3 C3 NTD3 NTDB
56148USnvCarol A. Stewart2 NT4 DD4 NTDB
56248ILJudy Nahmias2 D4 DD4 D3 DF
56348USmdLouis Sinsheimer3 S3 NTD3 NT2 SB
56448UKenToby Kenney2 NTPD4 DPB
56548BEDirk Devooght2 NT3 NTD4 NT2 SF
56648FRGillian Paty3 NT5 D2 H3 NT2 SA
56748PTPaulino Correa2 NT4 DD4 NTPA
56848USflEleanor Garber4 S5 DD5 D2 SF
56948USflBijoy Anand2 H4 DD4 D3 SA
57048FIPekka Niemisto2 D4 H2 D3 NT3 DB
57148USgaSanjeev Pathak2 NT4 HD3 NT3 DE
57248USnyOleg Rubinchik2 D3 NTD3 NT2 NTF
57348BGLudmil Mirov3 C3 NTD4 D3 DA

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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
152.4030DKDenmark5
251.0015FRFrance11
351.0036FIFinland8
450.8043USalAlabama5
550.504USwaWashington10
650.4057USazArizona5
750.40113TWTaiwan10
850.1920DEGermany16
949.9113ITItaly11
1049.561NLNetherlands54
1149.5035USorOregon6
1249.40114USmiMichigan5
1349.2250UKscScotland9
1449.2065IEIreland5
1549.2079BEBelgium10
1649.1152USilIllinois18
1749.1021USmdMaryland10
1848.63174UScoColorado8
1948.5533HUHungary11
2048.5445UStxTexas24
2148.5061PLPoland14
2248.4619USnyNew York28
2348.4486USmnMinnesota9
2448.252UKenEngland61
2548.149USpaPennsylvania14
2648.13148ZASouth Africa8
2748.00132CApqQuebec9
2847.8825CNChina8
2947.506USnjNew Jersey10
3047.5037NONorway12
3147.4217UScaCalifornia73
3247.338CAonOntario40
3347.2398SESweden31
3447.17249USctConnecticut6
3547.0844USohOhio12
3647.0022USmoMissouri5
3747.00177NZNew Zealand8
3847.00268USgaGeorgia5
3946.8772AUAustralia30
4046.82124USinIndiana11
4146.40201ATAustria5
4246.3370USscSouth Carolina6
4346.3396PTPortugal15
4446.2748BGBulgaria11
4546.0566USmaMassachusetts22
4645.8683SISlovenia7
4745.71380CZCzech Republic7
4845.60131ARArgentina5
4945.5324CAbcBritish Columbia17
5045.3231INIndia22
5145.25212ILIsrael8
5244.57419USncNorth Carolina7
5344.5623USflFlorida52
5444.3076CAabAlberta10
5544.2355TRTurkey30
5644.20226CAnsNova Scotia10
5744.0049ISIceland7
5843.63158USvaVirginia8
5942.87215RORomania15
6042.00142GRGreece5
6140.67229USUnited States9
6240.22191SGSingapore9
6338.80502CApePrince Edward Island5
6438.60356UStnTennessee5
6532.83811IDIndonesia6

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
6656.0085USmsMississippi1
6756.0088UKniNorthern Ireland1
6856.0092UShiHawaii1
6955.6728RURussia3
7054.50153USmtMontana2
7154.00182UKwaWales1
7253.0058USdeDelaware3
7353.00237PKPakistan1
7453.00250BYBelarus1
7553.00255USokOklahoma1
7652.6716EGEgypt3
7752.00274USlaLouisiana1
7851.75112USdcWashington DC4
7951.00397USnmNew Mexico1
8050.50366USarArkansas2
8150.0067USnvNevada4
8250.00235USwiWisconsin3
8349.5011USakAlaska4
8449.00213HRCroatia4
8549.00323JPJapan3
8648.75155RSSerbia4
8748.00529PEPeru1
8847.67500ESSpain3
8947.00615UYUruguay1
9046.25263CHSwitzerland4
9146.00632BRBrazil2
9246.00651BCBasque Country1
9345.50164UKUnited Kingdom4
9445.00218HKHong Kong4
9545.00357CAmbManitoba3
9645.00580USiaIowa2
9745.00691COColombia1
9844.00488CLChile2
9944.00731USneNebraska1
10043.00750MYMalaysia1
10142.33598USnhNew Hampshire3
10241.50466EEEstonia4
10338.00687CACanada4
10438.00777LVLatvia4
10535.50834USkyKentucky2
10635.00958LBLebanon1
10731.00996CAskSaskatchewan1

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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 49 on this tough set of problems. Bridge Buff scored 48 to be the only other bot to beat the average human score.

Problem 2 created a presentation difficulty because of the Roman 2 H opening. None of the bots had this convention in their data banks, so I let them all assume a normal weak two-bid. For practical purposes, the sequences are analogous, and this assured an even playing field for testing.

Problem 2 also brought out a common weakness among computer bidding programs: the tendency to undervalue distributional hands. The great majority of humans realized the potential for game (3 NT or 5 D), but the bots did not, and some even passed. HAL, of course, was the exception as it made a slam try with 4 C. HAL called this “Gerbil” but gave no explanation other than something about mouse pads and rodents. Lost me.

The bots behaved quite well this month in staying on the charts. The only aberration came from Q-plus Bridge on Problem 6, which strangely interpreted the double as takeout and jumped to 4 C. Wow. Would partner fall out of his chair, or what? Hence, it gets the infamous Choice G. For scoring purposes, errant choices get the same as the lowest listed award.

January 2003 Rankings
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
149JPMicro Bridge 9.012 NT4 DD4 D3 SB
248CABridge Buff 8.02 NTPD3 NTDB
347NLJack 2.04 S4 DD3 NTPB
444UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.0.13 NTPD5 D2 SB
543USGIB 6.1.33 CPD4 D2 SB
638USBridge Baron 11.03 CPD3 NT2 NTB
738DEQ-plus Bridge 7.13 NT4 DD3 H3 DG
814USHAL 90003 S4 C2 NT6 D4 SD

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
JackHans Kuijf
Micro BridgeTomio and Yumiko Uchida
Q-plus BridgeHans Leber

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© 2003 Richard Pavlicek