Scores 7Y71  MainChallenge


January 2004 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Italy Wins in Deauville” bidding poll (aka “Wily Alvin Led USA in Tie”) had 1257 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 100101201301401501601Location RankingBot’s Eye View

Participation Stats
Number of participants1257
Number of locations122
Highest score60
Median score49
Lowest score20
Average score48.24

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
160UScaJim Bauch2 H4 NTX3 HPD
260UScaBill Cubley2 H4 NTX3 HPD
360NZJohn Luoni2 H4 NTX3 HPD
460UScaRai Osborne2 H4 NTX3 HPD
560USohBob Stitt2 H4 NTX3 HPD
660HUCsaba Czimer2 H4 NTX3 HPD
760CAonDavid Lindop2 H4 NTX3 HPD
860HUGyorgy Ormay2 H4 NTX3 HPD
960UKenAnthony Golding2 H4 NTX3 HPD
1060AUSandy McCulloch2 H4 NTX3 HPD
1160USdcRon Zucker2 H4 NTX3 HPD
1259FRKarim Blanc2 H4 NTX3 NTPD
1359USazMax Johnson2 H4 NTX3 NTPD
1459USkyWes Harris2 H4 NTX3 NTPD
1559UKenDave Rogers2 H4 NTX3 NTPD
1659USmaSabrina Miles2 H4 NTX3 NTPD
1759UKwaJulian Pottage2 H5 HX3 HPD
1859USiaBob McCurdy2 H5 HX3 HPD
1959NLHennie Broek2 H5 HX3 HPD
2059PTJorge Castanheira2 H5 HX3 HPD
2159USvaDarwin Afdahl2 H4 NTX3 NTPD
2258HRDean Pokorny2 H5 CX3 HPD
2358UKenGordon Rainsford2 H4 NTX3 HPB
2458USwaKeller Wightman2 H5 HX3 NTPD
2558UKenGareth Birdsall2 H5 CX3 HPD
2658UScaTysen Streib2 H5 HX3 NTPD
2758UKenJon Cooke2 H5 CX3 HPD
2858UScaAdam Meyerson2 H4 NTX3 HPB
2958ROGeza Stanca-Vass2 H4 NTX3 HPB
3058USmaRobert Lavin2 H4 NTX3 HPB
3158PLJacek Gackowski2 H4 NTX3 HPB
3258NLPiet Dekker2 H5 CX3 HPD
3358USnjGerald Goodman2 H4 NTX3 HPB
3458USpaAndy Purbrick2 H4 NTX3 HPB
3558UScaLen Vishnevsky2 H5 CX3 HPD
3658USvaKaustuv Das2 H5 HX3 NTPD
3758CAonPeter Kline2 H5 CX3 HPD
3858TRTayfun Ozbey2 H5 CX3 HPD
3958CAonJudi Carter2 H4 NTX3 HPB
4058UKenRoger Morton2 H5 CX3 HPD
4158NLPieter van der Klein2 H4 NTX3 HPB
4258SKStefan Choma2 H4 NTX3 HPB
4358CAabDaniel Bertrand2 H5 HX3 NTPD
4458UKscNigel Guthrie2 H5 HX3 NTPD
4558LVIvars Rubenis2 H5 CX3 HPD
4657USnvRaija Davis2 HPX3 HPD
4757USmaBarton Finchley2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
4857IECiaran Coyne4 C4 NTX3 HPD
4957TRUfuk Cotuk2 HPX3 HPD
5057USwaJim Wiitala2 HPX3 HPD
5157ARGerardo Malazdrewicz2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
5257ATHarry Ropper2 H4 NTX3 NTPB
5357SGCharles Leong2 H5 CX3 NTPD
5457AUArian Lasocki2 HPX3 HPD
5557UKenBill March2 H4 NTX5 DPD
5657PLTomasz Radko2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
5757UScaJeff Tang2 H5 HX3 HPB
5857CAonShirley Ashworth2 H5 HX3 HPB
5957USwaMichael Dodson2 H4 NTX3 HPC
6057DERoland Voigt2 HPX3 HPD
6157UStxDoug Couchman2 H5 HX3 HPB
6257CAmbDavid Sired2 HPX3 HPD
6357USilJames Ellison2 H5 HX3 HPB
6457UScaHaisam Osman2 H5 CX3 NTPD
6557UScaMargaret Slocum2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
6657UKwaAlan Stephenson2 HPX3 HPD
6757ILYossi Nygate2 H5 HX3 HPB
6857NLPaul Tijssen2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
6957UKenVictor Milman2 HPX3 HPD
7057AUPeter Grant2 H5 HX3 HPB
7157FRPatrick Flodrops2 H5 CX3 NTPD
7257HKPui Kong Chiu2 H4 NTX3 HPC
7357BEEric Baes2 H5 HX3 HPB
7457NLMartijn Schoonderwoerd2 H5 CX3 NTPD
7557NLBas Rozemond2 HPX3 HPD
7657CApqRichard Wildi2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
7757USnyLeonard Brum2 H4 NTX5 DPD
7857ITMarco Catellani2 HPX3 HPD
7957AUDinu Raducanu2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
8057CAbcRhonda Foster2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
8157USmnJack Rhatigan2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
8257NLGerard Versluis2 H4 NTX3 HPC
8357FRJean-Christophe Clement2 HPX3 HPD
8457USflAlan Kravetz2 H4 NTX5 DPD
8557CHKemal Mutlu2 H5 CX3 NTPD
8657INJoy Sarma2 H5 HX3 HPB
8757CAabPeter Madany2 H4 NTX3 NTPB
8857USilDon Lussky2 H5 HX3 HPB
8957USncPhyllis Gibson2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
9057CAonMaher Saleh2 HPX3 HPD
9157UKMichael Errington2 H4 NT3 C3 NTPD
9257IEWillem Mevius2 H4 NTX5 DPD
9357FRMichail Macri2 H5 CX3 NTPD
9457UKscMartin Kane2 H5 CX3 NTPD
9557UKenJim Grant2 H4 NTX5 DPD
9657NLRonald Brantsma2 H4 NTX3 HPC
9757UScaHenry Hsieh2 HPX3 HPD
9857HRJurica Hladek2 HPX3 HPD
9957USorDottie Allison2 H4 NTX3 HPC
10057UScaSally Brackett2 H4 NTX5 DPD

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10157CAonBill Hayes2 H4 NTX3 HPC
10257CAnsJim Sotvedt2 H4 NTX3 NTPB
10357CAonNaveed Ather2 H4 NT3 D3 HPD
10457USmtBruce Cook2 HPX3 HPD
10557ARFacundo Chamut2 H4 NTX3 HPC
10656PLWojtek Siwiec2 H5 CX3 HPB
10756PLKlitajmestra Dzierlatka2 H5 CX3 HPB
10856USilGeorge Klemic2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPD
10956UKenBiddy Smyth4 C4 NTX3 NTPD
11056DEJulius Linde2 HPX3 NTPD
11156UKenBarry Goodman2 H4 NTX3 HPG
11256UScaGeorge Fisher2 HPX3 NTPD
11356USksSteve Day2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPD
11456UKenDavid Morran2 HPX3 NTPD
11556USflAlyce Satsky2 H5 HX3 NTPB
11656USHamp Williams2 HPX3 NTPD
11756USorMike Sweet2 H5 HX3 HPC
11856CAonRandy Breuer2 H5 H3 D3 HPD
11956ROAntonel Burca2 H5 H3 C3 NTPD
12056PTRodrigo Cunha4 C4 NTX3 NTPD
12156USflMiles Thomson2 H5 HX3 H4 CD
12256ZACarin Verburg2 H5 HX3 NTPB
12356USwaGorkem Kuterdem2 H5 HX3 HPC
12456USmaDavid Rock2 H5 H3 D3 HPD
12556CAonElwin Brown2 HPX3 NTPD
12656CAonGoldie Lobel2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPD
12756EGAndrew de Sosa2 H5 HX3 H4 CD
12856USflKeith Falkner2 HPX3 NTPD
12956USmaBob Boudreau2 HPX3 NTPD
13056SGJeftor Yeo2 H5 HX3 NTPB
13156USpaBertrand Kushner2 H5 HX5 DPD
13256CAonDavid Cohen4 C4 NTX3 NTPD
13356UScaDamo Nair2 H5 HX5 DPD
13456UKenLorne Anderson2 H4 NTX3 NTPC
13556UScaWayne Gordon2 H5 H3 D3 HPD
13656ROFlorin Dobrin2 HPX3 NTPD
13756USflAnn Harris2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPD
13856FRDani Shaggath2 H4 NTX3 NTPC
13956USwaRandy Deans2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPD
14056INThiruvenkata Chari2 HPX3 NTPD
14156USmaK. Scott Kimball2 H5 HX3 NTPB
14256USilBruce Scott2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPD
14356ESRaimon Tatxe2 H5 CX3 HPB
14456FRGillian Hewitt2 H5 HX5 DPD
14555USnyRobert Lipton2 H5 CX3 HPC
14655PKAhsan Qureshi2 H4 NTX5 DPB
14755USwiTyson Patterson2 H4 NTX5 DPB
14855AUBill Jacobs2 H5 CX3 HPC
14955UKenAndy Holland2 H5 C3 D3 HPD
15055ITGiovanni Bobbio2 HPX3 HPB
15155USnyMark Paltrowitz2 H4 NTX3 H4 DD
15255ILOr Shoham2 H4 NTX5 DPB
15355AUMatthew Porter4 C5 CX3 HPD
15455USflF.B. Green2 H5 H3 C3 HPB
15555RESylvain Brethes2 HPX3 HPB
15655CAonGordon Humphrys4 C4 NTX3 HPB
15755RORazvan Tablet2 H5 C3 D3 HPD
15855PLHieronim Wspanialy2 HPX3 HPB
15955USflJune Byrne2 H5 HX3 NT4 CD
16055UScaYu Chang2 H4 NT4 H3 HPD
16155USflBob Bernhard2 HPX3 HPB
16255USflMartin Robins2 H4 NT3 D3 HPB
16355USnmAl Beebe2 H5 C3 D3 HPD
16455AUInez Glanger2 H4 NTX4 NTPD
16555UStxGayle Mauldin2 H5 H3 D3 NTPD
16655COMauricio Tawil2 H4 NTX5 DPB
16755UScaAkira Watanabe2 HPX3 HPB
16855USncJim Masson2 H5 H3 D3 NTPD
16955ITFrancesco Badolato2 H5 CX3 HPC
17055USvaPrahalad Rajkumar2 H4 NTX3 HPF
17155BGRadoslav Radev2 H4 NT3 D3 HPB
17255USnjStephen Maltzman4 NT4 NTX3 HPD
17355USpaKarl Barth2 H5 H3 D3 NTPD
17455CAbcMichael Dimich2 H5 CX3 HPC
17555PTBillie Antunes2 H4 NT3 D3 HPB
17655FRDavid Harari2 HPX3 HPB
17755CAbcIan Greig2 H5 C3 D3 HPD
17855USnjPaul Bethe2 HPX3 HPB
17955UScaDavid Kempe2 HPX3 HPB
18055EEHannes Nirk4 NT4 NTX3 HPD
18155NLThijs Veugen2 H5 HX3 NTPC
18255DEUwe Gebhardt2 H4 NT3 D3 HPB
18355TRCinar Kologlu2 HPX3 HPB
18455ATMichael Palitsch2 H5 C3 D3 HPD
18555UScaDan Hirschberg2 HPX3 HPB
18655UScaStu Goodgold2 HPX3 HPB
18755CAonJeff Mayhew2 H5 CX3 HPC
18855UScaMartin Hertz2 H4 NT3 D3 HPB
18955HULaszlo Sztrapkovics2 H4 NTX3 HPF
19055HKKongo Kong2 H5 C3 D3 HPD
19155PTAlexandre Quaresma2 HPX3 HPB
19255USohSteve Moese2 H4 NTX3 H4 DD
19355NOBjorn Helgeby2 H5 CX3 HPC
19455USctGary Seckinger2 H4 NTX3 H4 CB
19555PTPedro Morbey2 HPX3 HPB
19655UScaMilton Spinner2 H5 C3 D3 HPD
19755TWHang Chang2 H4 NT3 D3 HPB
19855INRaghavendra Rajkumar2 H5 CX3 HPC
19955SETord Wagenius2 H5 HX3 NTPC
20055HUPeter Lakatos2 H4 NTX3 H4 DD

Scores 7Y71 MainChallengeAnalysesTop January 2004 Scores

Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20155INNeelotpal Sahai2 H4 NT3 D3 HPB
20255ROVali Enache2 HPX3 HPB
20355USalBen Wheeler3 S5 HX3 HPD
20455NLJan Tesselaar2 H5 CX5 DPD
20555USinJohn Clark2 H5 CX3 NTPB
20655AUMike Doecke2 HPX3 HPB
20755ITFelice Cupane2 H4 NTX3 H4 CB
20855JPKaz Yamada2 HPX3 HPB
20955AUNicoleta Giura2 H5 CX5 DPD
21055THApisai Makmitree4 C4 NTX3 HPB
21155ROEduard Munteanu2 H4 NT3 D3 HPB
21254UStxJeff Ford2 HPX5 DPD
21354UScaPaul Nelson2 H5 HX3 H4 CB
21454UStxRichard Higgins2 H4 NTX3 H5 CD
21554UKenJohn Reardon2 HPX3 HPC
21654USnyRajan Joshi2 HPX3 NTPB
21754HKHongyan Chen2 HP3 D3 HPD
21854NLFrans Kalf2 HPX5 DPD
21954UKniRobin Burns2 HP3 D3 HPD
22054NZFraser Rew2 HPX3 H4 CD
22154NOMagnus Skaar2 HP3 D3 HPD
22254PLRobert Ruta2 HP3 D3 HPD
22354USflArthur Hoffman2 H4 NT3 D5 DPD
22454UKscPaul Gipson2 HP3 D3 HPD
22554PLEuzebiusz Rebajllo2 H5 CX3 HPG
22654USmaMurat Azizoglu2 HPX3 HPC
22754SGGerald Tan2 HPX3 HPC
22854USvaHoward Byers2 H4 NTX4 DPD
22954UScoJeanne Achziger2 HPX3 NTPB
23054INAshwani Mehta2 HP3 D3 HPD
23154CAonSheila McDonald2 HPX5 DPD
23254AUDavid Smyth2 HP3 D3 HPD
23354USflCecil Livingston2 H5 CX3 NTPC
23454USnyKevin Bathurst2 H5 C3 D3 NTPD
23554UScaRon Jacksier2 HPX5 DPD
23654USpaMatt Lahut4 C4 NTX5 DPD
23754USnyMildred Simon2 H5 H3 D3 HPB
23854NOSvein Erik Dahl2 HP3 D3 HPD
23954NLJ.J. Gass2 H5 H3 D3 HPB
24054CLConstantino Sifaqui4 C4 NT3 D3 HPD
24154CApqMartine Lacroix2 HP3 D3 HPD
24254USflMarcia Greenstein4 C4 NTX3 NTPB
24354UStnDave Smith2 HP3 D3 HPD
24454UScaBetsy Marcus4 C4 NT3 D3 HPD
24554MKAna Robeva2 HPX3 NTPB
24654TRLeyla Kezer4 C4 NT3 D3 HPD
24754ARLuis Argerich2 HP3 D3 HPD
24854NLKaren de Leeuw4 C4 NT3 D3 HPD
24954USgaSanjeev Pathak2 HPX5 DPD
25054NLBert Verheij2 H4 NT3 D5 DPD
25154CHKlaus von Messerschmidt2 HP3 D3 HPD
25254CAonJerry Smee4 C4 NTX3 NTPB
25354USmaFrank Morgan2 HPX3 HPC
25454UScaAllen Prohofsky2 H5 HX5 DPB
25554BEPol Dutrifoy2 HPX3 HPC
25654SEOlle Morell2 H4 NT3 D3 HPC
25754UKenDavid Woulds2 HP3 D3 HPD
25854NLGerard Elsendoorn2 HPX3 HPC
25954TWJoe Liu2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPB
26054JPMasayuki Hayasaka2 HPX3 H4 CD
26154USncMike Rice4 CPX3 HPD
26254CHDima Nikolenkov2 H5 CX3 NTPC
26354USnjSteven Shulman2 HPX3 HPC
26454PTJoao Faria2 HP3 D3 HPD
26554UKenRose Das2 HPX5 DPD
26654ITFranco Galleni2 HPX3 HPC
26754NLRosalind Hengeveld2 H4 NT3 D5 DPD
26854UKenGeoff Bowley2 HPX5 DPD
26954SERoland Nystrom4 CPX3 HPD
27054UKenDave Warren2 HPX5 DPD
27154FIJouko Paganus4 CPX3 HPD
27254CZVlastimil Lev2 HP3 D3 HPD
27354SEKjell Pettersson2 HPX5 DPD
27454ITVito Cassone2 HP3 D3 HPD
27554ASElena Pavlova2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPB
27654CAbcBrian Wright2 H4 NT3 D3 HPC
27754USflNorbert Sax2 H5 H3 D3 HPB
27854USmdJoe Botkin2 H4 NTX5 DPC
27954USscJohn Hurd2 HPX3 H4 CD
28054ZACherrie Swartz4 C4 NT3 D3 HPD
28154FRAlbert Ohana2 H4 NT3 D3 HPC
28254CAonBob Stuart4 CPX3 HPD
28354SECarsten Kofoed2 HPX3 HPC
28454NZMoira Macnab4 C4 NTX3 NTPB
28554USohDavid Stewart4 C4 NTX5 DPD
28654USflLee Elton2 H5 H3 D3 HPB
28754UScaMarina Fomenkova2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPB
28854USnjTina Daly2 HP3 D3 HPD
28954NOJohn Kirkholt4 CPX3 HPD
29054TROsman Ozcan2 H4 NT3 D5 DPD
29154SEAdam Folke2 HPX3 HPC
29254NLJoc Koelman2 HPX5 DPD
29354INShantanu Rastogi2 HPX5 DPD
29454USnhGary Nute4 C5 HX3 HPB
29554USilKaren Walker2 HP3 D3 HPD
29654NZStephen Cullen2 HPX5 DPD
29754CAonLarry Gifford4 C4 NTX5 DPD
29854USnjDirk Enthoven2 HPX3 NTPB
29954USnyJay Levy4 NT5 HX3 HPD
30054PLAndrzej Krakowiak2 HP3 D3 HPD

Scores 7Y71 MainChallengeAnalysesTop January 2004 Scores

Places 301-400

RankScoreLCName123456
30154CAonKevin Conway2 H5 HX3 H4 DD
30254UKenPaul Huggins2 HPX5 DPD
30354USpaLois Stuart2 HP3 C3 NTPD
30454CNWqiqiqi Laoqi Wu2 HPX3 NTPB
30554RODaniel Moisa2 H4 NT3 D3 HPC
30654TRSavas Kucukyavuz2 HPX3 NTPB
30754ISUlfar Kristinsson2 HP3 D3 HPD
30854SEAnders Aslund2 HPX3 HPC
30954ATMartin Ogris3 H4 NTX3 HPD
31054CNWeidong Yang2 H4 NT3 D5 DPD
31153PLJacek Masiarek4 NT5 CX3 HPD
31253NOKristian Kjorstad3 SPX3 HPD
31353UKenSteve Kitching3 H4 NTX3 NTPD
31453CAonJohn Cunningham2 H4 NTX4 HPD
31553SEDaniel Auby4 C5 HX3 HPC
31653USpaDottie Abel2 HPX3 NTPC
31753PLEustachy Truten2 HPX3 HPG
31853DKLars Moller Sorensen2 H5 CX3 H4 DD
31953CZBarry Kumins2 H5 H3 D3 NTPB
32053PLZbych Bednarek2 H4 NTX3 H4 HD
32153USmaTim Francis-Wright2 H5 H3 D3 HPC
32253USnyRon Sperber2 HP3 D3 NTPD
32353INMohanakrishnan Kumar2 H4 NTX3 HPE
32453CARoy Bolton2 H5 H3 D5 DPD
32553UScaStephen Seagren2 H5 CX5 DPB
32653CNXiongwen Gu4 NT5 HX3 NTPD
32753USflJerry Merrell4 NT4 NTX3 HPB
32853NZKerry Kelly2 H4 NTX4 HPD
32953USflJeff Hand2 H5 CX3 HPF
33053FRThibault Wolf2 HPX3 NTPC
33153NLWilliam Claassen2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPC
33253SGKelvin Ng2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPC
33353UScaAlan Holmes2 H5 H3 D5 DPD
33453USmaFrench Wall4 C5 HX3 NTPB
33553PTMiguel Ramos2 HP3 D3 NTPD
33653IEMartin Brady2 HPX3 NTPC
33753CAonDouglas McCorkell2 HPX3 NT4 CD
33853USmnBrian Weikle2 HP3 D3 NTPD
33953USmaBarney Reiffen2 H5 H4 H3 NTPD
34053NLKrijn Hemminga2 H5 SX3 HPD
34153UScoSteve Marx2 HP3 D3 NTPD
34253USwaJerome Stryker3 S4 NTX5 DPD
34353USpaMichael Belman2 H5 H4 H3 NTPD
34453USncJie Zhou2 H5 CX5 DPB
34553ILYotam Paiken2 H5 C4 H3 HPD
34653ILMichael Tilles4 C5 HX3 H4 CD
34753USflKaren Raphaelson3 S4 NTX5 DPD
34853UScaRon Landgraff2 HP3 D3 NTPD
34953FRGillian Paty2 HPX3 NTPC
35053USmiJason Flinn4 NT5 CX3 HPD
35153USflBobbie Kahn2 H5 HX5 D4 CD
35253CAonDale Freeman2 HP3 D3 NTPD
35353NOPaul Risvaag3 S4 NTX5 DPD
35453NLVincent Mes2 H5 HX3 NT4 DD
35553PTManuel Oliveira2 HP3 D3 NTPD
35653CAnsBryson Crowell2 H5 H3 D3 HPC
35753UKscJon Freeman2 HP3 D3 NTPD
35853PLArek Kulawik2 H4 NTX3 HPE
35953INGowniyan Vaideeshwar2 H5 C3 D3 HPB
36053CAbcConnie Delisle2 HPX3 NTPC
36153USnyJack Presser4 NT5 HX3 NTPD
36253FIErkki Malkamaki2 H5 C3 D3 HPB
36353INLakshmi Chari2 HP3 D3 NTPD
36453USnjJason Chiu2 H5 HX3 H4 CC
36553FIJussi Tamminen2 HP3 D3 NTPD
36653USncToby Weinstein4 NT5 HX3 NTPD
36753USvaChris Maclauchlan2 H5 CX3 HPF
36852UScaJohn R. Mayne2 H4 NTX5 D4 CB
36952UKenRoger Gowland4 C4 NTX5 DPB
37052USwaJosh Sinnett4 NTPX3 HPD
37152RUAndrew Rautio2 HPX5 DPB
37252UKenNeil Prebble2 HPX4 NTPD
37352UScaDoug Lawrence2 HP4 H3 HPD
37452USinMichael Spurgeon2 HP3 D3 HPB
37552ITGianpaolo Centioli2 H5 HX3 H4 DB
37652USinBud Hinckley2 HPX3 HPF
37752CNGray Tan3 SPX3 NTPD
37852ROBogdan Mitran2 HPX3 H4 CB
37952PTJose Egreja2 HPX4 NTPD
38052RSZoran Radojcic2 H5 HX3 NT4 CC
38152SISimon Pirjevec2 H4 NT4 H5 DPD
38252UStxBrian Baresch2 HPX5 DPB
38352CAbcBrent Mooder2 HP4 H3 HPD
38452USmiJames Hacker2 H4 NTXPPD
38552UStxJoseph Odom2 H4 NTX3 H4 CF
38652UKwaChurchill Altemimi4 NT4 NTX5 DPD
38752HKTommy Cho2 H4 NTX3 H4 CF
38852USflNicki Caplan4 C4 NT3 D3 HPB
38952UScaDanny Kleinman3 S5 HX3 HPC
39052USflFlorence Rosenthal2 H4 NTX5 DPF
39152INSushi Natraj2 HPX5 DPB
39252AUPatrick Moore2 H4 NTX4 NT4 CD
39352ROCatalin Lazar3 H4 NTX3 HPB
39452TWHung-Ching Chiu2 H5 H2 S3 NTPD
39552ROMax Rotaru2 HPX3 H4 CB
39652DKJens Sorensen2 HP4 H3 HPD
39752UKenAshley Sawyer2 H4 NT3 D5 DPB
39852USkyMichael Rieser2 H4 NTX5 DPF
39952USscRick Giles2 H4 NTX3 NTPE
40052SGGary Ang2 H4 NTX3 H5 CB

Scores 7Y71 MainChallengeAnalysesTop January 2004 Scores

Places 401-500

RankScoreLCName123456
40152CAonPaul Thurston2 HP3 D3 HPB
40252UScaMike Kerr2 H5 C3 D3 NTPB
40352GTBela Russ4 NT4 NTX5 DPD
40452SGFabian Tan4 C4 NT3 D3 HPB
40552LBFadi Fattouche2 HPX3 H4 DD
40652ITAntonio de Gregorio4 CPX3 HPB
40752CAonJonathan Steinberg2 HPX3 H4 DD
40852CApqBert Eccles2 HPX3 H4 CB
40952ILRafi Amado2 H4 NTX5 DPF
41052UKenPeter Buttery2 H4 NTX3 NTPE
41152USgaPeggy Hayslip2 H5 H3 D3 NTPC
41252UKenDom Goodwin2 HP4 H3 HPD
41352USmnKathleen Wetterstrom2 HPX5 DPB
41452CAmbLorne Carscadden4 NT4 NT3 D3 HPD
41552CAonDavid Grainger2 HP3 D3 HPB
41652UScaRonald Kow4 CPX3 HPB
41752USflMark Raphaelson4 NT4 NTX3 NTPB
41852UKenNigel Marlow2 HPX4 NTPD
41952CApqHuguette Lacaille2 HP3 C5 DPD
42052USvaJohn Montgomery2 HPX4 NTPD
42152USorEd Freeman4 CPX3 HPB
42252UScaRick Norton2 H4 NTX3 NT4 DB
42352USctScott Maramo2 H4 NT3 D3 HPF
42452USflBilly Kahn3 S4 NT3 D3 NTPD
42552UScaChang Luo2 HP3 D3 HPB
42652UKscGeoffrey Linnitt2 HPX5 DPB
42752CAonRobert Defreyne2 HPX3 H4 CB
42852USnhClint Hepner2 HP4 H3 HPD
42952AUStephen Fischer4 C5 HX3 HPG
43052USmnPeg Kaplan2 H4 NTX5 D4 DD
43152USnjLeonard Helfgott2 HP3 D3 HPB
43252HULajos Linczmayer2 HPX5 DPB
43352AUHurd Anthony2 HP3 D3 HPB
43452USdcStephen Rose2 H5 C3 D3 NTPB
43552USinTim DeLaney2 HP4 H3 HPD
43652USflLee Fleishman2 H5 H3 D3 NT4 CD
43752CAnsJim Mathers2 H5 H4 H3 HPB
43852TRCengiz Oncu2 HPX3 HPF
43952UKenMark Reeve4 S4 NTX3 HPD
44052USpaPhyllis Berman2 H4 NTX3 NTPE
44152PTManuel Paulo4 NT5 HX3 HPB
44252INSivakumar Salem2 HP3 D3 HPB
44352AUChris Vinall2 HP3 D3 HPB
44452UStxKen Brantferger2 H4 NTX5 D4 CB
44552USwaRandy Corn4 C4 NT3 D3 HPB
44652TWWen-Lung Huang4 NT5 HX3 HPB
44752USnhMerrick Weinstein2 H4 NTX5 D4 CB
44852AUPeter Tall2 H4 NT4 H5 DPD
44952HUBalazs Kovacs4 NT4 NTX3 NTPB
45051PLSlawek Cwiek4 NT5 CX3 HPB
45151USflFlory Shaio2 H4 NT3 D5 D4 CD
45251USnyBarry Rigal2 HP3 D3 H4 CD
45351USwaBob Richardson2 HP3 D5 DPD
45451USmdTibor Roberts4 C4 NT3 D3 NTPB
45551USkyBill Lentz4 C5 C3 D3 NTPD
45651USvaAlan Schwartz2 HP3 D3 HPC
45751NOKay Strand2 H5 CX3 HPE
45851FRChristian Osterman2 HP3 D5 DPD
45951HRTomislav Bosnjak4 CP3 D3 HPD
46051UKenRobin Zigmond4 S4 NTX3 NTPD
46151AUEd Barnes2 H4 NTX3 H4 DG
46251UScaThomas Chen2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPF
46351USpaEd Shapiro2 HPX5 DPC
46451BESebastien Louveaux2 HP3 D5 DPD
46551CHJade Eric2 H4 NT3 D3 H4 CC
46651CAonJordan Cohen4 NT5 HX3 HPC
46751RSMarko Popovic2 HPX5 DPC
46851USwaMatthew McCoy2 HPX3 NTPF
46951IEMick Holland4 C4 NT4 H3 NTPD
47051CAonMike Cafferata2 H5 CX3 HPE
47151NLPeter van der Stap4 D5 CX3 HPD
47251USokWinston Munn2 HP3 D3 HPC
47351DKPeter Skafte4 CP3 D3 HPD
47451USgaGladys Hardcastle4 NT5 HX3 NTPB
47551BETom Trogh3 H4 NTX3 NTPB
47651UScaRoss Cullins2 HP3 D3 NTPB
47751USwaHendrik Sharples2 HP3 D3 HPC
47851AUAndy Chan4 CPX5 DPD
47951AUTony Rolfe2 HP3 D3 H4 CD
48051USnyNorman Trabulus2 HP3 D3 HPC
48151UKenRichard Morse2 HPX5 DPC
48251AURuben Ljungh2 HPX5 DPC
48351UScaJoanne Cobeen4 NT5 H3 D3 HPD
48451CLRudolf Buitelaar2 H4 NT3 D3 H5 CD
48551CNRoger Sun2 HP3 D3 NTPB
48651USpaAugust Costanzo2 HP3 D3 NTPB
48751USncMichael Lavine2 HPX5 DPC
48851CApqAgathe Lavoie4 C4 NT4 H3 NTPD
48951UScaPhillip Mackler2 HP3 D5 DPD
49051USpaMichael Lauzon2 HP3 D3 NTPB
49151UStnDiane Blackwood2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPF
49251USazNed Kohler2 HPX3 NT4 CB
49351USvtAlan Wertheimer2 H5 H3 D5 DPB
49451USpaRoger Wolf4 NT4 NTX3 NTPC
49551USmaRandall Fadem2 H5 H3 D5 DPB
49651UKenCharlotte Vine4 C4 NT4 H3 NTPD
49751USnjPaul Quodomine2 HP3 D3 HPC
49851IEConor Moore4 NT5 HX3 H4 CD
49951NLDaniel de Lind van Wijngaarden3 H4 NTX3 H4 CD
50051UKscTim McKay2 H4 NT3 D5 D4 CD

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Places 501-600

RankScoreLCName123456
50151ITNefertari Campos2 H5 CX3 HPE
50251CAonPieter Geerkens2 H5 CX3 H4 DB
50351SIJanko Mijoc4 C4 NT3 D3 H4 CD
50451UKenGeraint Harker2 HP3 D3 H4 CD
50551UScoDavid Caprera2 HP3 D3 HPC
50651INSuraj Jain2 H4 NT3 D5 DPC
50751USwaVernon Myers2 H4 NTX3 NT5 CB
50851BEJean Verbeke2 HP3 D5 DPD
50951USflRuss Robinson2 HP3 C3 NTPC
51051INRaman Giridharadas2 HP3 D3 HPC
51151BGVioleta Staykova2 HP3 D3 NTPB
51251USorAdam Saroyan4 NT5 HX5 DPD
51351USwaRoberta Tarr2 H4 NT2 S5 DPD
51451AUGaye Marks4 NTPX3 NTPD
51551USinKelly Tripp2 H5 H3 D4 NTPD
51651SKJan Tomcani2 H5 H2 S3 HPB
51751NLPeter Wendt4 C4 NT3 D5 DPD
51851INSubramaniam Balachandran4 C4 NT3 D3 HPC
51951CApqMartial Chagnon2 HP3 D5 DPD
52051PTVitor Lopes2 H4 NT3 D3 H5 CD
52151FRGerard Marot2 HP3 D3 HPC
52251ZAJoe Steel4 C4 NT3 D3 NTPB
52351USflSharon Horton4 CPX5 DPD
52451USpaFrank Abel4 NT4 NT3 D3 NTPD
52551UKenAlan Woodward2 HP3 D5 DPD
52651CAnsElianor Kennie2 HP3 D3 HPC
52751AUBob Geyer4 C4 NT3 D3 NTPB
52851FRPascal Wassong4 NTPX3 NTPD
52951UKenJulian Wightwick4 CP3 D3 HPD
53051CAmbDoug Jobbins2 H4 NT2 S5 DPD
53151GRParis Georgoudis4 CPX5 DPD
53251CAonRichard Wilson2 HPX3 NTPF
53351CApqNick Krnjevic2 HPX3 NT4 DD
53451USohCarolyn Ahlert2 H5 H3 D5 DPB
53550PLDarek Kardas4 NT5 CX3 HPC
53650USidPaul Allman2 H4 NT3 D3 HPE
53750INRajeev Goyal4 NT4 NTX3 HPF
53850CAbcRoss Lam2 H4 NT3 D4 HPD
53950CAmbGlenn Roberts2 HPX3 HPE
54050BEGraham Southgate2 H4 NT4 H5 DPB
54150EEMeelis Tiitson2 HPX3 HPE
54250UKKenneth Johnston2 H5 CX3 NTPE
54350HKSing Lam3 H4 NT3 D3 NTPD
54450USpaSteve White2 H5 C3 D3 H4 DD
54550AUBill Powell3 S5 C3 D3 NTPD
54650NLMichiel Geelen2 HPX3 H4 DB
54750FRAndrei Varlan2 H5 CX3 H4 DC
54850USmoJason Clevenger2 H4 NT3 D4 NTPB
54950AULeigh Gold2 H4 NT3 D3 HPE
55050USorKevin Lewis2 HPX4 HPD
55150CApqJean-Paul McKinnon2 H4 NT3 D4 NTPB
55250UStxSteve Tuggle2 H5 H3 D3 H5 CD
55350CAbcCorrie DeRooy2 H4 NT4 H4 NTPD
55450USncRay Fiorillo2 H4 NT3 D3 HPE
55550AUBill Maddock2 HPX3 HPE
55650LVMartins Egle2 H5 C3 D3 H4 DD
55750TRMurat Yavuz2 H5 H3 D3 NTPF
55850UKenAndrew Doye2 H4 NTX3 H4 DF
55950SERoger Karlsson3 SP3 D3 HPD
56050USflTodd Middlebrooks2 HPX3 HPE
56150USHarry Qian3 HPX3 NTPD
56250BMSven Pride2 H4 NT3 D4 HPD
56350AUCatherine Ritter2 H4 NT3 D3 H4 HD
56450USohScott Jeggle2 H5 H3 D5 DPC
56550AUDavid Stern2 H5 CX3 H4 DC
56650DEHans Fleischhack2 H4 NTX3 NT5 CC
56750NLJan de Kleijn2 H5 CX3 NTPE
56850SGSiew Chuan Tan2 H4 NT3 D3 NT4 CC
56950BRAntonio Ney4 CP3 D3 NTPD
57050DERainer Herrmann2 HPX4 HPD
57150UKenCoral Wiggins4 DPX3 HPD
57250IEMary Collins2 HP2 S3 NTPD
57350USmdRex Settle2 H4 NT3 D3 H4 DB
57450ESJuan Boveda2 HP3 C5 DPB
57550UKscAndrew Grant2 HP2 S3 NTPD
57650USnyDennis Kaye2 HPX3 HPE
57750ZABryan Strydom2 H5 H3 D5 D4 CD
57850CApqNorm Gordon2 H4 NTX3 H4 CE
57950GTImran Zafar4 NT4 NT4 H3 HPD
58050USMary Lanwerth2 H5 C4 H5 DPD
58150USflHoward Miller3 S4 NTX5 DPC
58250USnjAustin Fitzgerald2 H4 NT3 D4 HPD
58350UKenAlan Wilson4 NT5 C3 D3 HPD
58450UScaRob Millar2 H5 H3 D3 NT4 CB
58550USilRobert Howard4 NTPX3 HPB
58650CApqMichel Lalonde4 C4 NTX3 HPE
58750USalDon Kemp2 H5 SX3 NTPB
58850USinDoug Avery2 HP4 H3 HPB
58950USorDarius Jackson4 NTPX3 HPB
59050PLJulka Kowalska2 H4 NTX5 DPE
59150TWI-Don Jien4 NTPX3 HPB
59250RULeonid Ulanovsky3 SP3 D3 HPD
59350PTJoao Costa2 HP4 H3 HPB
59450USmdJerrold Miller2 H4 NT3 D3 HPE
59550USmsPeggy Miller3 S4 NTX3 NTPF
59649CAonLeone Wilson2 H4 NT4 H4 DPD
59749UKenChris Challinor2 H4 NT3 D5 DPF
59849ILBrian Zietman2 HPX3 NTPE
59949USnyGerald Cohen2 HPX3 NT4 DB
60049USorPaul Flashenberg3 HPX3 HPB

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
60149USilCharles Blair4 CPX4 NTPD
60249PTPaulino Correa4 NT4 NT3 D3 HPC
60349USnyAlbert Feasley2 HP3 D5 DPB
60449HUTom Barczy2 HPX3 NT4 HD
60549EGMohamed Abdallah4 C4 NT3 D5 DPB
60649TRSenih Inal2 HPX4 DPB
60749DEHarro Wimmel2 H5 H3 D3 HPE
60849NZNeal Phillips4 C5 H4 H3 HPB
60949UStnJoseph Hawes2 H5 H3 D3 HPE
61049USazPaul Reeder4 CP3 D3 HPB
61149USnmKen Harris2 H4 NT3 D3 NTPE
61249CAonDaniel Lavee3 H5 C3 D3 HPD
61349UStxAlexander Labry2 HP3 D3 H4 CB
61449CAbcKeith Dowdall2 HP3 D5 DPB
61549JPMark LaForge4 C5 HX3 NT4 CC
61649USmaArthur Shahian4 C5 H3 D3 NTPC
61749USilMark Kessler2 HP3 D3 H4 DD
61849UScaLisa Evans2 H5 H3 D3 HPE
61949UScaPhil Clayton2 H4 NT3 D3 H4 CF
62049UScaPatrick Page2 H5 C3 D5 DPC
62149CAonPaul Redvers2 HP3 D3 H4 CB
62249TRAzer Inal2 HP4 H5 DPD
62349CDPaul Inbona2 HP3 D5 DPB
62449EEJaak Kand4 CP3 D3 HPB
62549UScaLenore Brindis2 HPXPPD
62649BRMarcos Paiva2 HP3 D3 HPF
62749ISSteinarr Gudmundsson2 HP4 H5 DPD
62849UScaPaul Misso2 HP4 H5 DPD
62949USvaJeff Yutzler2 H5 H4 H5 DPB
63049UKSteven Whitaker2 HP4 H5 DPD
63149NLMonique van de Sande2 HPX3 NTPE
63249USflJeanne Twait4 D4 NT3 D3 NTPD
63349SEBjorn Sorling2 H4 NTXPPC
63449ARJorge Gueglio4 CP3 D3 HPB
63549USmdJane Sturgis4 CP3 D3 HPB
63649MXMarcelo Massonneau2 H4 NT2 S3 HPF
63749CAabDick Yuen2 HP3 D3 HPF
63849SETor-Bjorn Bohman4 C4 NT4 H5 DPD
63949SEAnders Stromberg4 C5 CX3 H4 CC
64049USnjHarriet Dingler3 HPX3 HPB
64149USctKen Graebe4 NTPX3 H4 CD
64249UScaPeter Franks2 HPX5 DPF
64349NLGerrit de Ruiter2 HPX3 NTPE
64449INKalyan Lahiri2 H4 NT3 D5 DPF
64549ESMercedes Eizmendi2 HP3 D3 H4 CB
64649USmdChristopher Miller2 HP3 D5 DPB
64749USvaJohn Conover4 S4 NT3 C3 NTPD
64849NOThomas Haukland4 C4 NTX3 NTPE
64949USncSutinder Sethi2 HP4 H3 HPC
65049USnvBarry Goren2 HPX5 DPF
65149TRDilek Ovacik2 HPX5 DPF
65249RUEugene Marchenko2 H5 C3 D5 DPC
65349CZTomas Mecl2 H4 NT3 D5 D4 DD
65449BGPeter Ludnev2 HP4 H5 DPD
65549UKenMark Sheedy4 C5 HX4 HPD
65649CApqGabriel Gilbert2 H4 NTX4 DPF
65749USflRobert Markley2 HPX5 DPF
65849USdcJonathan Siegel2 H5 HXPPB
65949EEAndres Veer4 NT4 NT3 D3 NTPB
66049UKscShelagh Lorimer2 H5 C2 S5 DPD
66149PTAnant Rajani4 C5 C3 D3 H4 CD
66249UScaYumiko Reynolds4 C5 HX4 NTPB
66349NZRuth Cullen2 H4 NT2 S5 DPB
66449UScaSteve Mager2 HP3 D3 H4 CB
66549ZAUlrich Nell2 H5 NTX3 HPB
66649NLHans Uijting2 HPXPPD
66749UStxKevin Podsiadlik3 S5 CX5 DPB
66849DEJoerg Wensch4 NT4 NT2 S3 HPD
66949TRTamer Cokgor2 H5 C3 D5 DPC
67049ROFlorin Constantin3 H5 CX3 NTPB
67149PTLuciano Machado2 HPXPPD
67249USncRobert Chamberlain2 HP3 D3 HPF
67349UStxBill Erwin2 HP3 D3 HPF
67449ESJavier Carbonero2 HP3 D3 HPF
67549USazAl Hollander4 NT5 H3 D3 HPB
67649BEGuy van Middelem4 NTPX3 HPC
67749PTRui Vasques4 CP3 D3 HPB
67849BGTchavdar Nikolov2 H4 NT3 D5 DPF
67949ZAGundi Fritzsche4 C5 HX5 DPG
68049USmeTim Goodwin2 HPX3 H4 CF
68149AUDavid Harris3 H5 CX5 DPD
68249USnjHelene Kleiner2 HP3 D5 DPB
68349USmoCharlie Lynn2 H5 H3 C3 NTPE
68449TWYe-Fon Tsai4 S5 HX3 HPB
68549ITNicola Farina2 H5 CX5 D4 CC

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
152.4051ARArgentina5
252.0022HRCroatia5
351.8412FRFrance19
451.8017UKwaWales5
551.7844UKscScotland9
651.4062CAmbManitoba5
751.2733USnjNew Jersey15
850.8578ITItaly13
950.7899USorOregon9
1050.7224USwaWashington18
1150.336HUHungary12
1250.227CAonOntario50
1350.0080CAbcBritish Columbia12
1449.8616USmaMassachusetts21
1549.78304CNChina9
1649.7519NLNetherlands44
1749.7585CHSwitzerland8
1849.6953SGSingapore13
1949.5560DEGermany11
2049.5234USpaPennsylvania21
2149.4721USvaVirginia15
2249.40272CZCzech Republic5
2349.231UScaCalifornia86
2449.225USohOhio9
2548.7114USkyKentucky7
2648.639UKenEngland76
2748.57199SESweden21
2848.50294USnhNew Hampshire6
2948.4710AUAustralia47
3048.43249USgaGeorgia7
3148.31193NONorway13
3248.2831PLPoland25
3348.2529RORomania20
3448.25102CAnsNova Scotia8
3548.20197TWTaiwan10
3648.1713USazArizona6
3748.17318DKDenmark6
3848.153NZNew Zealand13
3948.0072HKHong Kong10
4048.0089USncNorth Carolina14
4147.8961UStxTexas19
4247.8977USnyNew York27
4347.8548IEIreland13
4447.60569BRBrazil5
4547.56205USinIndiana9
4647.56229UScoColorado9
4747.5073BEBelgium14
4847.50350USmiMichigan6
4947.50548USmoMissouri6
5047.3276CApqQuebec22
5147.17143ESSpain6
5246.86194USctConnecticut7
5346.8538TRTurkey26
5446.7543CAabAlberta8
5546.7591UKUnited Kingdom8
5646.7063USilIllinois20
5746.6386INIndia32
5846.5067ILIsrael10
5946.4420PTPortugal27
6046.2384USflFlorida75
6146.18122ZASouth Africa11
6246.09271FIFinland11
6346.00171BGBulgaria9
6446.00278USmdMaryland14
6545.67279USscSouth Carolina6
6645.50381SISlovenia6
6745.11180EEEstonia9
6844.6481USmnMinnesota11
6942.62116USUnited States13
7041.8845LVLatvia8
7136.401111IDIndonesia5

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
7257.00104USmtMontana1
7355.00147USwiWisconsin1
7454.5042SKSlovakia2
7554.00219UKniNorthern Ireland1
7654.00245MKMacedonia1
7754.00275ASAmerican Samoa1
7853.6711USdcWashington DC3
7953.00324CACanada1
8052.50127EGEgypt2
8152.50240CLChile2
8252.00163USnmNew Mexico2
8352.00405LBLebanon1
8451.00403GTGuatemala2
8551.00493USvtVermont1
8650.50166COColombia2
8750.50208JPJapan4
8850.2546USnvNevada4
8950.2552ATAustria4
9050.00113USksKansas2
9150.00155REReunion2
9250.00536USidIdaho1
9350.00562BMBermuda1
9449.50146PKPakistan2
9549.33203USalAlabama3
9649.00623CDCongo (Dem Republic)1
9749.00636MXMexico1
9849.00680USmeMaine1
9948.75307ISIceland4
10048.3318USiaIowa3
10148.00715VEVenezuela1
10247.25243UStnTennessee4
10347.00371RURussia4
10447.00759UShiHawaii1
10547.00774USarArkansas1
10646.25531GRGreece4
10746.00595USmsMississippi2
10846.00812CAnfNewfoundland1
10946.00835VGVirgin Islands UK1
11046.00881USakAlaska1
11145.00925UKjeJersey & Guernsey1
11244.67380RSSerbia3
11344.00210THThailand2
11444.00838CRCosta Rica2
11543.50472USokOklahoma4
11643.001005CAskSaskatchewan1
11743.001032BYBelarus1
11842.001063USndNorth Dakota1
11942.001069USwvWest Virginia1
12041.33725USlaLouisiana3
12141.001089PEPeru1
12240.001118CApePrince Edward Island1

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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 is back in the winners’ circle with a fine score of 52, as well as the only bot to beat the average human score. Well done! GIB was a distant second with 46, followed by Jack (the current card-play champ) with 44. Despite a mediocre showing this month, Bridge Baron narrowly held its overall lead over Blue Chip Bridge and Micro Bridge.

The only errant call* this month occurred on Problem 1, where two bots (Jack and Bridge Buff) chose a paltry 2 S response. If an expert made such a bid, it might be described as a brilliant tactical move, but I doubt this was the case. More likely, the ostrich-like hand found a gap in their bidding databases or evaluation methods. I’m sure the glitch will be investigated and fixed in future versions.

*For scoring purposes, unlisted choices get the same award as the lowest listed choice. While some errant choices may indeed deserve zero, this wouldn’t be fair because there is no way to instruct the bots to my multiple-choice format. Ties in the bot rankings are broken by thinking time, with the advantage going to the bot that was faster.

On Problem 6, each bot that passed originally was given the hypothetical sequence, Pass 1 D Pass 1 S (opponents bidding). I was happy to see they all came back in the hunt, choosing either Michaels or an unusual notrump to show a two-suiter, or a jump to 3 C to show a one-suiter. The only bots to score poorly on Problem 6 were those that opened the bidding — ouch, they all chose 1 H! Even HAL bid 1 H, claiming that in its latest system (HAL 9000.71) this was canape, to be followed by a delayed preempt to 5 C. When I suggested this was crazy, HAL brushed it off, claiming that if 5 C is doubled, it would run back to hearts.

January 2004 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
152UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.1.02 HPX5 DPB
246USGIB 6.1.34 S4 NT3 D3 HPC
344NLJack 2.02 SP3 D3 HPB
443JPMicro Bridge 10.014 SP3 D3 HPC
539CABridge Buff 11.02 S4 NT3 H5 DPB
639DEQ-plus Bridge 7.14 S4 NT3 D3 H4 CE
738USBridge Baron 14.03 SP4 H5 DPE
810USHAL 90004 S5 NT5 HP4 NTE

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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© 2004 Richard Pavlicek