Scores 7Y39  MainChallenge


May 2003 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Let the Good Times Roll” bidding poll had 1036 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

Participation Stats
Number of participants1036
Number of locations108
Highest score59
Median score45
Lowest score21
Average score44.62

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
159NZJustus Rozemond4 NT2 S5 DX4 NTD
259USgaPeggy Hayslip4 NT2 S5 DX4 NTD
359UKenIvan Viehoff5 H2 S5 CX4 NTD
458PTCarlos Cabrinha5 H2 S5 CX4 NTB
557UKenGeraint Harker5 H2 S5 DX4 NTF
657USnmDennis Dawson4 NT2 S5 DX4 NTA
757HKPui Kong Chiu4 NTP5 DX4 NTD
857RSGoran Ocokoljic4 NT2 S5 DX4 NTA
957UScaHarold Simon4 NT2 S5 DX4 NTA
1057USmdTed Ying4 NT2 S5 CX4 NTB
1157TRKamil Karaali5 H2 S5 DX4 SD
1256ZASid Ismail5 H2 S5 CX4 NTF
1356USilCharles Blair5 H2 S5 CX4 SD
1456USilGeorge Klemic5 NT2 S5 DX6 NTB
1556USazSteven Price5 H2 S5 C3 C6 NTB
1656NZMark Hangartner4 NT2 S5 DX4 NTF
1756USvaPeter Haglich5 H2 S5 CX4 NTF
1856CApeRon Butler4 NT2 S5 C3 C4 NTB
1956PLJulka Kowalska5 H3 D5 DX4 NTD
2056DERainer Herrmann5 H2 S5 CX4 NTF
2156UKMarcus Chiloarnus5 H2 S4 SX4 NTB
2256CAonIan Totman5 HP5 D3 C6 NTD
2356SGKien Hoong Fong5 H2 S4 SX4 NTB
2456EEMeelis Tiitson5 H3 D5 DX4 NTD
2556PTJorgez Pedraz5 H2 S4 SX6 NTD
2656USflBob Bernhard5 NT2 S5 CX4 NTB
2756AUBill Powell4 NT2 S5 CX4 NTA
2856USmnJack Rhatigan5 H2 S5 DX4 CD
2956DERudi Scholz4 NTP5 DX4 NTB
3056UKenAnthony Golding5 H2 S5 D3 C6 NTA
3156FIJyri Tamminen5 H2 S5 DX4 NTE
3256AUNicoleta Giura4 NT2 S4 SX4 NTD
3356ITNicola Farina5 H2 S5 D3 C4 NTF
3456NLJoc Koelman5 HP5 DX4 NTA
3556BEEric Baes5 HP5 D2 S4 NTD
3655USwaBob Richardson5 HP5 DX6 NTA
3755USmnPaul Meerschaert5 H3 S5 DX4 SB
3855SEJohnny Johansson4 NT3 D5 DX4 NTD
3955TRErsen Ozbalci5 NT2 S5 CX6 NTB
4055UKenDave Maeer5 HP5 DX4 NTF
4155CAonRobert Defreyne5 H3 D5 D3 C4 NTD
4255UStxKevin Podsiadlik5 H2 S5 C3 C4 NTF
4355DEJulius Linde5 H2 S5 DX5 NTD
4455USorAdam Saroyan5 HP5 DX4 SD
4555USpaFrank Abel5 HP5 CX4 NTA
4655SEKalle Byden5 H2 S5 C3 C4 SD
4755FIErkki Malkamaki4 NT2 S5 DX6 NTF
4855USmsPeggy Miller4 NT2 S5 DX4 SB
4955USmaTim Francis-Wright5 H2 S5 D2 S4 NTF
5055FIRiku Erkkila5 H2 S5 CX6 NTF
5155UScaDoug Burke5 H2 S4 SX6 NTB
5254UKenRobin Zigmond5 H2 S5 D2 S4 SB
5354UKenJohn Reardon5 H2 S5 DX4 CA
5454TRMurat Tekin4 NT2 S5 C2 NT4 NTD
5554UScaMilton Spinner5 H2 S5 DX5 NTB
5654UKenMike Bell5 H2 S5 D2 NT6 NTB
5754UStxRichard Higgins4 NT2 S4 SX4 NTA
5854SEMattias Andersson4 NT2 S4 S2 S4 NTD
5954UScaMarvin French5 H2 S5 DX5 NTB
6054USflMark Raphaelson4 NTP5 DX4 SD
6154NLErik Hoeksema4 NT2 S5 DX4 SA
6254ZAPetra Mansell5 H2 S5 CX4 SA
6354UScaDennis Kibler4 NT2 S4 SX4 NTA
6454NLPeter Wendt5 H2 S4 SX6 NTA
6554USncJim Masson4 NT2 S5 DX4 SA
6654SGJinzhou Loo4 NT2 S5 D3 C4 NTE
6754HRDean Pokorny4 NT2 S5 D3 C4 NTE
6854USohBill Huepenbecker5 H2 S4 S2 S6 NTD
6954PTLuis Travassos4 NT3 D5 D3 C4 NTD
7054NZJohn Luoni5 H2 S5 D3 D4 NTB
7154UScaJared Gordon5 H3 D5 D2 S4 NTD
7254DEAndre Marx4 NTP5 CX6 NTB
7354UScaDan Scarola5 H3 D5 CX4 NTB
7454UKenJames Sheppard5 H2 S5 D2 NT6 NTB
7554USnyDennis Kaye5 H3 D5 D3 C4 NTB
7654CAonMatthew Mason5 H3 D5 DX4 NTA
7754UKenDavid Davies4 NT2 S5 CX6 NTF
7854BGOgnian Smilianov4 NTP5 DX4 NTF
7954CAnsBryson Crowell5 H2 S5 C3 C4 NTE
8054CAnsGerald Murphy5 H2 S5 C3 C4 CD
8154ROGabriel Dumitrasciuc5 H2 S5 C3 D4 NTD
8254USflKay Jones5 H2 S5 D2 NT6 NTB
8354UKenAlan Wilson5 H3 S4 S3 C6 NTD
8453NOPetter Tondel4 NT2 S5 DX5 NTB
8553USwaJosh Sinnett5 NT2 S5 D3 C4 SB
8653NZWayne Burrows4 NTP5 D3 C4 SD
8753PTNuno Damaso4 NT3 D5 DX4 NTA
8853PLWojtek Siwiec5 H2 S5 CX4 SF
8953INKaizad Anklesaria4 NTP5 DX6 NTF
9053USnyKevin Bathurst5 H2 S5 C2 S4 NTE
9153ARGerardo Malazdrewicz5 H2 S4 S3 C4 NTF
9253USnjJonathan Brill5 H3 D5 DX4 NTF
9353USmnPaul Friedman5 HP5 DX6 NTE
9453NLRonnie de Champs4 NT3 D5 CX6 NTD
9553USwaBill Sayer5 H3 D5 D2 S6 NTD
9653USilMark Ganzer5 H2 S4 SX4 SB
9753ZABernard Donde5 H2 SX2 S4 NTD
9853NLJan de Kleijn5 NT2 S4 SX6 NTB
9953ROAlin Salinacki4 NTP5 D3 C4 NTF
10053USmiSteve Landen4 NT2 S5 D3 C6 NTE

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10153USnjPaul Shula4 NT2 S4 SX4 NTF
10253UScaAndrew Gumperz5 H2 S5 C2 S4 NTE
10353USorEd Freeman5 H3 D5 CX4 NTA
10453IEKarel de Raeymaeker4 NT2 SXX4 NTB
10553CAabMartin McDonald5 HP5 DX4 CB
10653PTLuis Miguel Alvares-Ribeiro5 H3 D5 D3 C6 NTB
10753SEAnders Aslund5 H2 S5 D2 NT4 SD
10853CAmbDavid Sired5 H2 S5 D3 C4 SF
10953NZJohn Kruiniger5 HP5 D2 NT6 NTD
11053IDAdjat Abdurodjak4 NT2 S5 C3 C4 NTE
11153BGRadoslav Radev5 H2 S5 CX4 SF
11253NOKristian Kjorstad5 H3 S4 SX4 SD
11353UKenGareth Birdsall4 NT2 S5 D3 C6 NTE
11453RSJugoslav Dujic4 NT3 S4 SX4 NTA
11553USnjDirk EnthovenX2 S5 D2 S4 NTD
11653AUEva Caplan5 HP5 DX4 SA
11753USpaSteve White5 NT2 S5 D3 C4 NTE
11853CAonTerry Nosanchuk5 D2 S5 D3 C4 NTD
11953UScaBetsy Marcus5 HP5 D3 C6 NTF
12053TWI-Don Jien4 NT3 D5 DX4 NTA
12153ROBogdan Vulcan4 NT2 S4 SX4 NTF
12253PLAndrzej Krakowiak5 HP5 DX5 NTD
12352FRGilles Korngut5 H2 S5 D3 D4 NTF
12452IECiaran Coyne5 H2 S4 S3 C4 NTE
12552AUPeter Gill5 H2 S5 D2 NT4 NTE
12652CAonJeff MayhewX2 S5 DX4 NTF
12752UKenJonathan Jacobs5 H3 D5 D3 C4 SD
12852USnjLeonard Helfgott5 H2 S5 D2 NT4 NTE
12952SERoger Karlsson5 H3 D5 DX6 NTF
13052UScaRon Jacksier5 H3 D4 SX4 NTB
13152CAonMyrna Thomas5 H3 D5 DX4 CD
13252MYSin Keong Tong5 H3 D4 S3 C4 NTD
13352UScaBill Cubley4 NT3 D4 SX4 NTD
13452PLDarek Kardas5 H2 S5 CX4 SE
13552CAbcGeoff Croes4 NT3 D5 DX4 NTF
13652NLMartijn SchoonderwoerdX2 S5 DX4 NTF
13752NLFrank van Wezel4 NT2 S5 DX5 NTA
13852HKSing Lam5 H3 D5 DX6 NTF
13952NLGerard Versluis5 H2 S5 C2 NT4 SD
14052USmaFrench Wall5 HP5 CX4 SA
14152NLTjeerd Kootstra4 NT2 S4 SX4 NTE
14252CAbcRoger Allen5 H2 S5 D3 NT4 NTB
14352UStnDave Smith5 NT2 S4 SX4 SD
14452PLJacek Marciniak4 NT2 S5 C2 S4 NTE
14552CAonJordan Cohen4 NT2 S4 S3 C4 SD
14652UScaClark Millikan5 H2 S5 D2 NT6 NTF
14752NOChristoffer Arntzen4 NT2 S4 SX6 NTF
14852PLWojtek Gawel4 NTP5 D3 C6 NTF
14952GLSoren Justesen4 NT3 D4 SX4 NTD
15052UKenDaniel Miller4 NT2 S4 SX4 SB
15152UKenStephen Hurst5 H2 S4 S3 C4 CD
15252BGZahary Zahariev4 NTP5 DX6 NTE
15352USpaDottie Abel5 H3 D5 CX6 NTA
15452BEAlon Amsel4 NT3 D5 C3 C4 NTB
15552USnyJay Levy5 HP4 SX4 NTF
15652USmaHelene Portnoy5 D2 S5 C3 C4 NTD
15752USmdTibor Roberts5 HP5 C2 NT6 NTD
15852UAAle Ryboukha5 H3 D5 DX6 NTF
15952UScaRon Landgraff5 HP5 CX4 NTH
16052USvaBill Jamerson4 NTP5 D2 NT4 NTB
16152ESRaimon Tatxe5 H3 D5 CX4 SD
16252UScaPhil Clayton5 H2 S5 DX5 NTF
16352RULeonid UlanovskyX2 S5 D3 C4 NTA
16452SITolja Orac5 H3 D5 D2 NT4 NTD
16552FRGerard Marot5 HP5 C3 D4 NTD
16652UKenPaul Huggins5 H2 S5 C2 NT4 NTF
16752CAonMalcolm Ewashkiw5 H2 S5 CX4 SE
16852UScaRichard Stein5 H2 SXX4 NTF
16952UKenJohn HaslegraveX2 S5 D3 C6 NTB
17051USnyRobert Lipton4 NT3 D4 SX6 NTD
17151USwaN. Scott Cardell5 H3 H5 C2 S4 NTD
17251USilRain Lan4 NT3 D5 D2 S4 NTA
17351UKenCameron Small5 H2 S5 DX5 NTE
17451CAonDouglas McCorkell5 H2 S6 DX4 NTA
17551UKenRyan Stephenson4 NT3 D5 D3 C4 SD
17651NOMagnus Skaar4 NT3 D5 DX4 SB
17751ITGiovanni Bobbio5 NT3 S5 DX5 NTB
17851UScaPaul Nelson5 NT2 S4 SX4 SB
17951UScaEugene Hung5 H2 SXX4 NTE
18051UShiMark Bennett5 NT2 S5 C2 NT4 NTA
18151USazMax JohnsonX3 D5 DX4 NTD
18251NLMicha Keijzers4 NT2 S5 D3 D6 NTA
18351USmtBruce CookX2 S5 DX4 CD
18451USvaDarwin Afdahl4 NT2 S4 S3 C4 SB
18551ARRaul Martino5 H3 D5 C2 NT4 NTD
18651UKenCharlotte Vine5 H3 D5 D3 D4 NTD
18751NLBart Traksel4 NT3 D5 DX6 NTF
18851USiaRichard Newell5 H3 D5 CX4 SB
18951CAbcShirley Junkin4 NT3 D5 DX6 NTF
19051PLJarek Gasior5 HP5 DX4 SE
19151FIMatti Niemi4 NT2 S5 D3 C4 SE
19251CNTianxiang Zhang5 HP5 CX4 SF
19351UKscPaul Gipson5 HP5 DX4 SE
19451LVMaris Raugulis4 NT2 S4 S2 S4 NTF
19551USncRichard Maybin4 NTP5 D3 D4 NTB
19651CAnsJim Sotvedt5 H3 D4 S2 S4 NTD
19751CApqAnsar BurneyXP5 C3 C4 NTD
19851USflFrank Nankin5 H3 D5 D2 NT4 NTB
19951CAonMichael Roche4 NT2 S5 DX4 CE
20051USdeBarry Gibson5 H3 D5 D2 S4 SD

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Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20151UStxJack Lacy4 NT2 S5 D3 D4 NTF
20251CAonDavid Colbert5 HP5 DX4 SE
20351UScoCharles Goudey5 H3 D5 D3 C4 SB
20451UKenDavid Woulds4 NT2 S5 D2 NT4 SB
20551ROGelu Serpoi5 H3 D5 C3 C4 SD
20651USmaFrank MorganX3 D5 DX4 NTD
20751HUPeter Talyigas4 NT3 D5 D3 C4 NTF
20851USgaLarry Hayslip5 H2 SXX4 NTE
20951UKenKaren DewarX2 S4 S3 C4 NTD
21051FRSamuel Rozenberg5 H3 D4 SX6 NTB
21151USkyDaniel NeillX2 S5 DX4 NTE
21251USflAlan Kravetz4 NT2 S5 D3 D6 NTA
21351CAonSheila McDonald5 H2 S4 SX4 SF
21451USilDon LusskyXP5 D3 C6 NTD
21551TWHang Chang5 H2 SXX6 NTF
21651DEMichael Kammermeier4 NT2 S5 DX5 NTF
21751USdcRon Zucker5 HX4 SX4 NTB
21851USilNikolay Demirev4 NT2 S5 CX5 NTA
21951INShantanu RastogiX2 S5 CX4 SD
22051USMarthe Gagnon5 H3 D4 S3 C4 NTB
22151HUGyorgy Ormay5 H3 D4 SX4 NTA
22251UKenTeymur Tahseen4 NTP5 D2 NT6 NTB
22351CNAnthony Wang4 NT2 S5 D3 D4 SD
22451USilBruce Scott5 HP5 DX4 SE
22551CAnsDel Knox4 NT3 D5 D3 C4 NTF
22651PTManuel Paulo5 HP4 SX6 NTF
22751UScaNeil Swanson5 H3 D5 CX6 NTF
22851USkyRichard Cornett4 NT3 D4 SX6 NTD
22951USflBijoy Anand5 H3 D5 D3 C4 SB
23051USkyMax Hoover5 H2 S5 DX4 CH
23151TWLemon Chiou4 NT3 D5 DX4 NTE
23251USmaJ. Michael Andresen5 NT2 S5 D2 NT4 NTF
23351UKenPhilip Smith5 H3 D4 SX6 NTB
23451ITMarco Catellani5 H2 S5 DX5 NTE
23551BRMarcos Paiva5 H3 D5 CX6 NTF
23651CApqPierre Dussault5 H3 D5 D2 NT6 NTD
23750USnvBarry Goren5 H2 S5 CX5 NTE
23850AUEd Barnes5 H3 D4 S2 S6 NTD
23950UKenGordon Rainsford5 H2 S4 S3 D6 NTB
24050USnyDaniel TestaX3 D5 DX4 NTB
24150UScaLen Vishnevsky4 NT2 S5 DX5 NTE
24250JPMark LaForge5 H2 S5 CX5 NTE
24350USilJames Hudson4 NT3 D5 DX6 NTE
24450HUImre Csiszar4 NT2 S5 C3 C4 SE
24550AUMike Doecke5 H3 D5 D3 C4 CB
24650SIBojan JusX3 D5 D3 C4 NTD
24750UKscNanning van Mulken4 NT3 D5 DX6 NTE
24850PLRobert Ruta5 HP4 S2 S4 NTF
24950USnyChris Willenken5 H2 S5 D2 S4 CE
25050ITTudor Gheorghiu4 NT2 S4 S3 C6 NTE
25150UKenDavid Kendrick5 H2 S5 D2 NT4 SF
25250NLAnton van Uitert4 NT2 S5 C3 D4 NTF
25350CAonJonathan Steinberg5 H2 S5 CX5 NTE
25450DKPeter Skafte4 NTP5 DX4 SE
25550CAonJack Shinehoft4 NT2 S4 S3 D4 NTB
25650USwaTheodore Hwa4 NT2 SXX4 NTE
25750SIJanko MijocX2 S4 SX6 NTB
25850CApqBert Eccles5 H2 S5 C3 D4 NTE
25950FRAlbert Ohana4 NT2 S5 D3 D4 NTE
26050ROMona Lacatus4 NT2 S6 D3 C6 NTD
26150PLAnna Kreglewska4 NT2 S4 S3 D4 NTB
26250CAonKeith Balcombe5 H2 S4 SX4 SE
26350TRMurat Yavuz5 H2 SX3 C4 SB
26450UScaYu ChangX2 S4 S3 C4 NTB
26550UKenJohn England5 HP4 S2 NT4 NTB
26650NLJohn van der Meij5 NT2 S5 D3 C4 SE
26750PTCarlos PimentaX2 S4 S3 C4 NTB
26850UKenMark Goddard4 NT2 S5 D2 NT6 NTE
26950FRDavid Harari5 H2 S5 C3 D4 NTE
27050USnyArlo Tuppel4 NT3 S4 SX4 SA
27150INNeelotpal Sahai4 NTP5 D3 C4 SF
27250AUKieran Dyke5 H2 S5 C2 NT6 NTE
27350USnyJack Presser5 D2 S5 CX4 NTF
27450NOHans Holme4 NT2 S5 D3 D4 NTE
27550CHOlivier La Spada5 NT2 S4 SX6 NTE
27650UStxJeff FordX2 S5 D2 S6 NTA
27750UKenJim Grant5 H3 D4 SX6 NTA
27850USalScott Stearns5 H2 S4 S2 NT4 NTF
27950FRThibault Wolf4 NT2 S5 D3 C5 NTF
28050BGKatia Yazova4 NT2 NT5 D3 C4 NTD
28150UKenBill MichellX3 D5 DX4 NTB
28250USncToby WeinsteinX2 S5 C3 C4 NTF
28350SIBarbara Kranjc4 NT3 D5 C3 C4 NTF
28450SEDan Walivaara4 NT3 D5 CX4 NTE
28550SELars-G Larsson5 HP4 SX5 NTD
28650TWWen-Lung Huang4 NT3 D4 SX4 NTA
28750USilKaren Walker5 H2 S5 D3 NT4 NTF
28850SEDaniel Auby5 H2 S5 D2 NT4 SF
28950UScaMartin Hertz4 NT3 D5 D3 C6 NTF
29050SECarsten Kofoed4 NT2 S5 C3 C4 SE
29150SEOve Mattsson4 NT3 D4 S2 S4 NTD
29250USmaBob Boudreau5 HP5 CX5 NTA
29350CAbcConnie Delisle4 NT2 S5 DX5 NTE
29449USmaJohn Kenny5 H3 D5 DX4 CF
29549UScaJohn R. Mayne5 H2 S5 D2 NT4 SE
29649USinTim DeLaney4 NT2 S5 D2 S5 NTF
29749USgaBill Bickford4 NT3 D5 D3 D6 NTD
29849USnvJoshua Donn5 NT2 SXX4 NTE
29949DEGunther Peter5 HX4 SX4 NTF
30049UScaDanny Kleinman5 H2 S4 SX5 NTF

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Places 301-400

RankScoreLCName123456
30149USnyRon Sperber5 HP4 S2 S6 NTF
30249NLPeter van der Stap5 NT3 D5 CX6 NTF
30349UStxWayne Rauschuber5 H3 D5 D3 C5 NTB
30449UScaGeorge FisherX3 D5 CX4 NTB
30549USmiGeorge HoaglinX2 S5 D2 NT6 NTB
30649ITFranco Galleni4 NTP5 D3 NT4 NTB
30749CAbcMichael DimichX2 S4 S3 C4 NTA
30849NLPeter van Montfoort5 H2 S5 C3 NT4 NTF
30949NLRik ter Veen4 NT2 S6 DX6 NTA
31049USmnJulie DrexlerX3 D5 DX4 NTA
31149USlaTed Morris4 NT2 S5 C2 NT4 SA
31249ZAGundi Fritzsche5 H3 D4 S2 NT4 NTD
31349UScaStu Goodgold4 NT2 S4 SX4 SE
31449NOKay Strand4 NT3 D5 DX4 SF
31549HUBernadette Magyar5 H2 S5 C2 NT6 NTH
31649NLSandra Fossen5 H3 D4 S2 NT4 NTD
31749CABill Turnbull5 H3 D5 D2 S4 NTH
31849USmiDoug Ferro4 NT2 NT5 DX4 NTA
31949NLGabriel Smit4 NT2 SXX6 NTE
32049USilRaina Ruskin5 H3 D6 DX4 NTD
32149ESMercedes EizmendiX3 D5 C3 C4 NTD
32249LVJanis Dzenis5 H3 D4 SX6 NTF
32349NLFrans Buijsen4 NT2 S5 CX6 NTC
32449PLSlawek Cwiek5 H3 D4 SX4 NTE
32549GRParis Georgoudis5 H3 D5 D3 NT4 NTD
32649CAonPaul Janicki4 NT2 S5 CX3 NTD
32749USnjElaine Glauser5 H3 D5 D3 NT4 NTD
32849UScaMichael Migdol4 NTP4 SX5 NTD
32949UKenMichael Scanlon5 H2 S5 C2 S4 CE
33049RUAlex Perlin5 NT2 S5 D2 NT6 NTE
33149CAbcKeith Dowdall5 DP5 DX6 NTA
33249USflLarry LandeX2 S5 C3 C4 NTE
33349CAabVince Lambert5 NT3 D5 D3 C6 NTF
33449CApqGabriel Gilbert5 HP5 D2 NT4 SA
33549USmaMurat Azizoglu4 NTP4 S3 C4 SB
33649NLMieneke Vliegenthart5 NT3 D5 C3 C4 SD
33749PLWojtek Urban5 HP5 DX5 NTE
33849USvaChris Maclauchlan5 NT2 S4 S3 C5 NTD
33948UScaTysen Streib4 NT2 S5 D2 NT5 NTA
34048SGCharles Leong4 NT2 SX3 C6 NTE
34148CAbcRoss Lam5 H3 D4 S2 NT6 NTD
34248HKSimon Cheung4 NTP4 S3 D6 NTD
34348LVIvars Rubenis4 NT2 S5 C3 D6 NTE
34448INVenkatesh Ramaratnam4 NT2 S5 D2 NT4 SE
34548USinHenry Raymond4 NT3 D4 SX6 NTF
34648USnjSteven Shulman5 H2 S5 D2 NT4 NTC
34748ILOr Shoham5 H3 D5 C2 NT4 NTF
34848NLJacco Hop4 NT3 S5 D2 S4 NTC
34948NLTommie Nooij5 NT3 H5 CX4 NTF
35048CARichard Kealey4 NT2 S4 S3 C4 CF
35148USnyJames Fogel5 H2 NT5 C2 S4 NTB
35248USazTom Schlangen5 H2 S4 SX5 NTE
35348AUTania Gariepy4 NTX4 SX4 NTF
35448USflEdy MoritzX3 D5 DX4 NTF
35548NZSteve Boughey4 NT3 H4 SX4 NTA
35648IDJohny SiswadiX3 D5 D2 S4 NTB
35748USilScott Merritt4 NT3 D4 SX4 SB
35848CAbcIan Greig5 NT2 S4 SX4 SE
35948UKenAdam Dickinson5 H3 D6 DX4 NTB
36048USnyMichael AnapolX3 D5 D3 C6 NTB
36148ISTryggvi Bjarnason4 S2 S4 S3 C4 NTB
36248DEHans Fleischhack5 H3 D5 DX4 CE
36348USinBrian RossX2 S5 D3 D6 NTB
36448PTCarlos Antunes5 NTP4 S3 C4 SB
36548NLRosalind Hengeveld5 H2 S6 DX6 NTE
36648ATWilly Purzelmayer4 NT2 S5 C3 D4 CB
36748USwiBill McFall5 H3 D4 S2 S4 NTF
36848USflStuart Schwartz4 NT3 D6 DX4 NTD
36948UScaStephen SeagrenX3 D5 D3 C6 NTB
37048UScaFred Zhang4 NT3 S4 SX5 NTA
37148USpaBertrand Kushner4 NT3 D5 D2 S4 NTH
37248CAonNaveed Ather5 D3 D5 DX4 NTA
37348USilDavid SheltonX2 S5 C2 NT4 NTA
37448UStnCharles Cohen5 H2 S5 DX3 NTF
37548AUKeith Barrie5 H3 D5 D3 NT4 NTB
37648ITPaolo Paolicchi5 H3 D5 D3 NT4 NTB
37748CNJacky Li4 NT2 NT5 DX4 NTF
37848UKenBrian PatmoreX2 S5 DX4 SE
37948CLRudolf Buitelaar5 H3 D5 D3 NT4 NTB
38048AUPhil Kline5 H3 D4 S2 NT4 NTB
38148BEGilles Piret4 NT2 S4 S3 D4 NTF
38248CAbcRhonda FosterX2 S4 S3 C4 NTF
38348USvaYi Zhong5 NTX5 CX4 NTE
38448USflPaul Kendall4 NT2 S5 C2 NT4 SF
38548RUEugene Marchenko4 NTP5 DX5 NTE
38648USinMichael Spurgeon5 HP5 D3 NT6 NTA
38748USilKent Feiler5 HP6 DX4 NTF
38848USmiDouglas Ogozaly4 NTP6 DX4 NTA
38948TWHung-Ching Chiu4 NT3 D5 D2 NT4 SD
39048PTFrancisco Ramos5 HP5 D3 NT4 SD
39148USmaIrene L. Finkle5 H3 D5 D2 NT4 CD
39248UScaMike Roney4 S2 S5 D2 NT6 NTD
39348USwaMatthew McCoy4 NTP5 DX4 CH
39448ESJavier CarboneroX3 D5 CX6 NTB
39548PLJacek Zwolinski4 NT2 S4 S3 C5 NTA
39648USnjMarc JuliusX3 D5 DX4 NTF
39748CAonDavid KurtzX3 D5 D2 S6 NTD
39848FRTristan Dupas5 HP5 CX3 NTD
39948FRSoph Civry5 H2 S4 S2 NT6 NTE
40048TWRo-Mei Lai4 NT3 D4 SX4 SB

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Places 401-500

RankScoreLCName123456
40148UScaKevin Costello5 HP4 S2 NT4 SD
40248AUNiels KjellerupX2 SXX6 NTB
40348USflMabel Pavlicek5 H3 S5 D3 D6 NTH
40447DEGerben DirksenXX5 DX4 NTF
40547NLRonald Brantsma4 NT2 S4 S3 D6 NTF
40647UKenNeil MorgensternX2 S4 SX4 CB
40747USnyJon Jankus5 H3 D5 D3 C4 DB
40847CAonMarc Langevin5 NT2 SXX5 NTB
40947FITero Koivu4 SP5 DX4 NTE
41047USmnPeg KaplanX2 S5 D3 C4 SE
41147SEKrister Ahlesved4 NT2 S5 C2 NT4 SE
41247USakDave JacksonX3 D5 D2 NT4 NTD
41347UScaBelva Quattrin5 H3 H6 DX4 NTD
41447CApqBob ScrutonX3 D5 D3 C6 NTA
41547IDPika Piskanto5 NTX4 S3 C6 NTB
41647SIEgon NovakX2 S4 S2 S4 NTF
41747NLPaul Tijssen5 H3 D5 D3 D6 NTF
41847PTAntonio SoucasauxX3 D5 DX4 SB
41947BEJean VerbekeXP5 DX5 NTB
42047NLWillem JoeleXP5 D3 D6 NTD
42147DEHarro Wimmel4 NT3 D4 SX6 NTE
42247NZMichael Johnstone4 NT3 D4 S3 D4 NTD
42347ZAHoward PreeceX2 S5 D3 D4 NTF
42447FRJean-Baptiste Fantun5 H2 S4 S3 D5 NTD
42547UScaPaul Gans5 H2 S4 S3 NT4 SD
42647USwiKjetil HildalX2 S5 C2 NT4 NTF
42747USnyBill Daly4 NT2 S4 SX5 NTE
42847BEEugeen Vannuten5 HX5 D3 NT4 NTB
42947TRAzer InalX3 D5 D2 NT4 NTD
43047PLPiotr Iks4 S2 S5 D2 S4 NTE
43147EEHannes Nirk5 H3 D5 D3 D4 SB
43247UKwaAlan Stephenson4 NT3 S5 C3 C3 NTD
43347USflCarol Mullins4 NT2 S6 D3 C4 SB
43447UScaRobert Dannels4 NT3 D5 D3 D4 NTF
43547UScaEddie GroveX2 S5 DX4 DB
43647UScoJess Cohen5 HP5 CX3 NTB
43747USnyWendy Weisbard5 H3 D5 DX3 NTD
43847EGAndrew de Sosa4 NTP4 S3 C4 SF
43947UKenEspen Erichsen4 NTP5 C2 NT4 SA
44047HKSamuel Ieong4 NTX4 SX4 NTE
44147AUHeather Scott4 NT3 D5 D3 NT6 NTD
44247HKAnthony LeungXP5 D2 S4 NTE
44347MYTimothy Liang Kan5 H3 D6 DX6 NTB
44447USnyTom BarryX2 S5 D3 D4 NTF
44547USnjMani Gupta5 H2 S5 D3 C3 NTF
44647TROsman Ozcan5 HP6 D3 C4 SD
44747ITFrancesco Badolato5 HP4 S3 C4 SE
44847USksSteve StewartX2 S5 D3 C4 SE
44947CNSamuel G.L.4 NTX5 DX5 NTA
45047AUPeter Tall5 HX6 DX4 NTB
45146NLDale Rudrum4 NTP5 C3 D4 CB
45246UKenVictor Milman4 NT3 D4 S3 C4 CB
45346UKenBen Cowling4 NT3 H5 D3 D4 NTA
45446USnvDavid Fott5 H3 D5 D3 NT6 NTA
45546UKenRichard MorseX2 S5 DX3 NTD
45646USmdJerrold MillerXP5 D3 NT4 NTD
45746USnhGary Nute4 NT3 D5 DX3 NTD
45846ZAFrans Jacobs5 H3 D5 D3 D6 NTE
45946USazBob QuinnX2 S5 DX5 NTE
46046CAskGerry Nelson5 D3 D5 D2 NT4 NTD
46146CAonDavid Grainger4 NT3 D5 D3 C4 NTC
46246USinNicholas Georgakopoulos5 H3 NT5 D3 C4 CD
46346CApqGerald Leclerc5 H3 D5 CX3 NTD
46446USflJeanne Twait5 H3 DX3 C4 CD
46546BMSven Pride4 NTP5 D3 D4 SF
46646CLConstantino Sifaqui4 NTP5 D3 NT4 SB
46746SGGary Ang5 H3 D5 D3 C3 NTD
46846CNLigang Ling4 NT3 D5 C2 NT4 CD
46946DEUwe Gebhardt4 NT2 S5 D2 S3 NTA
47046SGMarvin Lai4 NT3 D6 D2 S4 NTD
47146SIJure Vehovec4 NT3 D5 D2 NT5 NTD
47246ITAntonio de Gregorio4 NTP5 D3 NT6 NTF
47346USnvCarol Simon5 HP5 D2 NT5 NTF
47446HUMark Florencz4 NTP5 C3 D4 SA
47546CAonDaniel Korbel5 H2 S6 DX4 SE
47646USwaMichael Dodson4 NT2 S5 CX3 NTF
47746FIJussi Tamminen4 NT2 SXX4 SH
47846UKniRobin Burns5 H3 D5 D3 D6 NTE
47946PLZbych Bednarek4 NT3 D5 C3 C4 SE
48046ZAWayne Chu4 S2 S4 SX4 NTE
48146HUAbel Bojar5 H3 D4 S2 S4 CB
48246ROCatalin Lazar4 NT2 SX2 NT6 NTF
48346BGRossen Georgiev4 NTP4 S3 D4 NTF
48446USnyGerald Cohen4 NTP5 DX3 NTA
48546IEBreda Scanlan5 H3 D5 D3 NT4 NTF
48646USflIrene Powers5 H2 S6 D3 NT4 NTD
48746UScaRonald Kow5 H3 D5 DX3 NTB
48846UScaSteven Hough4 NT3 D4 S3 D4 NTB
48946UStnDiane BlackwoodX3 D5 D2 NT4 NTB
49046ROFlorentin Axinte4 NT3 D4 S2 NT4 NTA
49146NLTjebbe Witteveen5 H3 D5 C3 NT6 NTB
49246CApqNicole Durand4 NTP6 D2 NT4 NTD
49346CAonGoldie Lobel5 D3 D5 D2 NT4 NTD
49446FRJean-Christophe ClementX3 D5 D2 S6 NTA
49546IDBert Toar Polii4 NT2 S5 CX4 SG
49646JPKaz YamadaX2 S5 D2 S5 NTA
49746UKMichael Baron5 H2 NT5 D3 D4 NTB
49846NOJohn Kirkholt4 NTP5 D3 NT6 NTF
49946USpaDorothy LoyX3 DXX4 NTD
50046UKscNigel Guthrie5 D2 S5 CX4 SE

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
50146AUKen Dalley4 S3 D5 DX4 NTF
50246USmtLenze WalkerXP5 D3 C4 SF
50346USncDale Swift4 NT3 D5 C2 NT4 SB
50446UScaAlexander Henderson5 D3 D5 D2 NT4 NTD
50546AUSandy McCullochXP5 D2 NT4 NTF
50645HKCheuk Hin Leung5 H3 DX2 NT4 NTA
50745TWRoy Tsai5 H2 S4 SX3 NTF
50845AUChris Vinall5 H3 D4 S2 NT4 SB
50945USmiJason Flinn5 HP5 D2 NT5 NTE
51045PTAugusto LopesX3 D5 DX4 SF
51145UStxEric GoffXP5 C2 NT6 NTA
51245NOSverre Johnsen4 S2 S4 S3 D4 NTD
51345CAonJudi Carter4 NT3 NT5 D2 NT6 NTD
51445USarRick Bibby5 H3 D4 S2 NT6 NTF
51545USnjKenneth Chatzinoff4 NT2 S5 D2 S3 NTF
51645USpaGeorge Cross5 DP5 D3 NT4 NTD
51745UScaTim PrinceX2 S5 D3 D4 SA
51845UScoJeanne AchzigerXP5 D3 D4 SD
51945USakGordon Bower5 H2 SXX3 NTB
52045USflTodd Middlebrooks4 S3 D5 DX4 CD
52145USohTerry BriscoeX3 D5 D3 D6 NTD
52245UScaRob Millar5 H2 NT5 D2 NT4 NTF
52345USflRod Kerr5 HX4 S2 NT4 NTF
52445USflLen FleishmanX3 DX3 C4 NTD
52545PTJorge CruzeiroX2 S4 S3 D6 NTB
52645HRFrano Jancic5 HX5 D3 NT4 NTF
52745INBonny D’LimaX3 D5 D2 S4 CD
52845USmoGlenn Smith5 NT2 S5 D2 NT3 NTD
52945UScaAllen Prohofsky5 NT3 D5 D3 NT4 NTA
53045USncBill Bumbarger5 H3 NT4 S2 S4 NTB
53145UKenBiddy Smyth4 S3 D5 D2 NT4 NTD
53245ATWerner HacklX3 D4 S3 C4 NTA
53345FIKyllikki AspegrenX2 NT5 D2 S4 NTD
53445NOThomas Haukland5 H3 D4 S3 NT4 NTB
53545AUTony RolfeX3 D4 S2 S4 NTB
53645USilDavid Wetzel5 H2 S5 D2 S3 NTE
53745TRGuven Dalkilic5 H3 D5 D3 NT6 NTF
53845USflWilliam SlepinX2 NT5 CX4 NTB
53945PTManuel OliveiraX2 S5 D3 D6 NTE
54045USnyWilliam Bascom5 HP5 C3 NT4 SA
54145UStxMary Jo Branscomb5 H3 D5 D3 C3 NTB
54245CAonDale Freeman4 NT2 S5 D3 D5 NTE
54345USmaCharles Altman5 H2 NT5 D3 NT4 NTD
54445INGodwin JeyaseelanX3 D5 D2 S4 SB
54545CHGeoff Ostrin4 NT3 DX3 C4 NTE
54645BGVioleta Staykova4 NT3 D4 S3 C4 SF
54745FRPhilippe Guichard4 NT3 DX3 C4 SB
54845UScaLee HazeX2 S5 DX3 NTB
54945USnjDonald Fraser5 H3 D6 D3 C4 NTF
55045USnhRobert Eachus5 DP5 C2 S6 NTF
55145ITAlessandra La Spina5 HP5 D3 NT6 NTH
55245BGChavdar Kochkov4 SP5 D2 S4 NTE
55345NLThijs Veugen5 H2 S5 D3 D6 NTG
55445USflLee Elton5 H2 NT5 D3 NT4 NTD
55545UScaRoss CullinsX3 D5 C2 S4 SD
55645USohCory Neiderman4 NT2 SXP4 NTD
55745CAonAlan Brooks5 H2 S4 SX3 NTF
55845UKenRoger Morton4 NT3 D5 CX5 NTE
55945TWYe-Fon Tsai4 NT3 D4 SX5 NTA
56045USdcJonathan Siegel5 D3 D5 D2 NT4 NTB

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
149.6728USmnMinnesota6
249.0031FIFinland9
348.301NZNew Zealand10
448.2219PLPoland18
548.1213USilIllinois17
647.802USgaGeorgia5
747.57164SISlovenia7
847.3120DEGermany13
947.11120TWTaiwan9
1047.0084NONorway13
1147.00237USnvNevada5
1246.5838SESweden19
1346.543UKenEngland63
1446.5033ITItaly12
1546.1479CAnsNova Scotia7
1646.0649USmaMassachusetts16
1745.7323SGSingapore11
1845.71161ESSpain7
1945.71211USkyKentucky7
2045.6236USwaWashington13
2145.459UScaCalifornia74
2245.394PTPortugal23
2345.3892USnjNew Jersey16
2445.31135CAbcBritish Columbia16
2545.20123FRFrance20
2645.00317CACanada5
2744.75192CNChina8
2844.7312ZASouth Africa11
2944.7078BGBulgaria10
3044.6081RORomania15
3144.5922CAonOntario46
3244.4775USnyNew York30
3344.4434NLNetherlands48
3444.3711TRTurkey19
3544.33104IEIreland6
3644.29197CApqQuebec14
3744.0817USvaVirginia12
3844.00100USmiMichigan8
3943.7535BEBelgium8
4043.7342UStxTexas15
4143.677HKHong Kong12
4243.6024EEEstonia5
4343.60194LVLatvia5
4443.60207HUHungary10
4543.57296USinIndiana7
4643.4465USncNorth Carolina9
4743.2927AUAustralia31
4843.0015USazArizona9
4943.00110IDIndonesia8
5042.6226USflFlorida45
5142.2889INIndia18
5242.25203UScoColorado8
5342.00193UKscScotland8
5441.89105CAabAlberta9
5541.8745USpaPennsylvania15
5641.40235BRBrazil5
5741.3368USohOhio9
5841.3010USmdMaryland10
5941.20347ILIsrael5
6040.14275CHSwitzerland7
6139.60596USctConnecticut5
6237.09220USUnited States11

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
6352.00149GLGreenland1
6452.00158UAUkraine1
6550.6744USorOregon3
6649.67163RURussia3
6749.50132MYMalaysia2
6849.00325GRGreece1
6948.0048USmsMississippi2
7047.008RSSerbia3
7147.00379CLChile2
7247.00448USksKansas1
7346.33183USmtMontana3
7446.00200USdeDelaware2
7546.00412USakAlaska2
7646.00465BMBermuda1
7746.00478UKniNorthern Ireland1
7845.7591ARArgentina4
7945.50143UStnTennessee4
8045.00188USiaIowa2
8144.3321UKUnited Kingdom3
8244.33432UKwaWales3
8344.00217USdcWashington DC3
8444.00278USalAlabama3
8544.00563USriRhode Island1
8643.756USnmNew Mexico4
8743.75367USwiWisconsin4
8843.33366ATAustria3
8943.2567HRCroatia4
9043.00180UShiHawaii2
9143.00438EGEgypt3
9243.00659LULuxembourg1
9342.67565USscSouth Carolina3
9442.00254DKDenmark4
9542.00361ISIceland3
9642.00460CAskSaskatchewan2
9742.00514USarArkansas3
9841.67108CAmbManitoba3
9941.50578CYCyprus2
10041.00242JPJapan4
10141.00721MXMexico1
10240.00791PEPeru1
10339.75457USnhNew Hampshire4
10439.33528USmoMissouri3
10539.0018CApePrince Edward Island3
10639.00645CZCzech Republic2
10738.00838BYBelarus1
10837.67311USlaLouisiana3

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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 Baron, which surged to the fore once again after a long dry spell. The problems were exceptionally tough this month, and Bridge Baron’s winning score of 48 is quite respectable. The only other bot to beat the average human score was Micro Bridge, which grabbed second place with 46. The bots also behaved well, staying on the charts with all their answers.

Problem 1 proved to be the most challenging of the set, as only GIB came up with a reasonable call (5 H cue-bid). All the other bots chose a unilateral suit bid or, even worse, doubled the 4 H opening (and played it there). Bidding over preempts is difficult enough for humans, so I guess it’s no surprise that bots are stumbling, too.

This month I implemented a new award for consistency, and the winner is HAL. It might seem difficult to score exactly 1 point on each problem, but for HAL it is effortless. Despite the lowest total score ever of 6, HAL is a true mainstay for the game of bridge. Translation: If your “main” pastime is bridge, “stay” away from HAL!

May 2003 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
148USBridge Baron 11.0XP5 D3 C4 NTE
246JPMicro Bridge 10.015 D2 S5 D2 NT4 NTE
344UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.0.64 S2 S5 D2 NT6 NTE
440CABridge Buff 8.05 DP5 D3 C3 NTA
538DEQ-plus Bridge 7.1X2 NT5 D3 C4 CE
637USGIB 6.1.35 HX6 DX3 NTA
735NLJack 2.04 S2 SXX3 NTE
86USHAL 90006 D3 NTPP3 NTG

Bots Tested (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