Scores 7Y79  MainChallenge


March 2004 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

“The Beast of Velvet Cave” bidding poll had 1337 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.

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Participation Stats
Number of participants1337
Number of locations122
Highest score60
Median score46
Lowest score20
Average score45.28

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
160IECiaran Coyne2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
260SEJohan Nilsson2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
360USinKelly Tripp2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
459UKenRobin Zigmond3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
559CAonJack Shinehoft3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
659USJack Duranceau3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
759USscHugh Brown3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
859ILMichael Tilles3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
959INRajagopal Gopalakrishnan3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
1058LBFadi Fattouche2 H4 C4 C3 NT6 CB
1158NLDaniel de Lind van Wijngaarden2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
1258NLMichiel Geelen2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
1358UScaDan Hirschberg2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
1458UStxLarry Smith3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CF
1558CApeJudy Reilly2 H4 C4 C3 NT6 CB
1658FRJean-Christophe Clement2 HX4 C2 NT6 CB
1758CNWeidong Yang2 H4 C4 C3 NT6 CB
1858CAonJordan Cohen2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
1958UScaMilton Spinner3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CF
2058UScoRichard Lesko2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
2158ISUlfar Kristinsson2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 SF
2258UKenKeith Bennett2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
2358INNeelotpal Sahai2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
2458CAbcSandy McIlwain2 HX4 C2 NT6 CB
2557USazTom Schlangen3 C4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
2657CAonDaniel Cecchelli2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DF
2757USflNorbert Sax3 C4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
2857IDAdjat Abdurodjak3 CX4 C2 NT6 CB
2957HUSandor Pal3 C4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
3057CAnsDel Knox2 HP4 C2 NT6 CB
3157AUChris Vinall2 H4 C4 C3 NT6 CF
3257DKOle Normolle3 C4 C4 C3 NT6 CB
3357UScaRoger Clough2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DF
3457UKenAndrew Doye2 HP4 C2 NT6 CB
3557USilMark Ganzer2 HP4 C2 NT6 CB
3656USnyBarry Rigal2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 CA
3756CAonPaul Thurston2 HX4 C2 NT5 DB
3856USohJim Myers2 NT4 C4 C2 NT6 CF
3956UStnLeighton LeGros2 HX4 C3 NT6 CB
4056FRGerard Marot3 C4 C4 C3 NT6 CF
4156USncJim Masson3 C4 C3 NT2 NT6 CB
4256FRGillian Paty2 HX4 C3 NT6 CB
4356ESMercedes Eizmendi2 HX4 C3 NT6 CB
4456PTManuel Oliveira2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 CA
4556USokDwayne Hoffman2 H4 C4 C3 NT5 DB
4656USflJim Tully2 HP4 C2 NT6 CF
4756USflSteve Wolf3 CP4 C2 NT6 CB
4856USmnJack Rhatigan2 NT4 C4 C2 NT6 CF
4956FRMichel Mayeur3 CP4 C2 NT6 CB
5056TRUfuk Cotuk2 HX4 C3 NT6 CB
5156HULajos Linczmayer2 HP4 C2 NT6 CF
5256UScaKevin Costello2 HP4 C2 NT6 CF
5356UScoJess Cohen3 C4 C4 C3 NT6 CF
5456PTNuno Damaso2 H4 C4 C3 NT5 SF
5556UKenAlan Wilson3 CX4 C2 NT6 CF
5656USflRonald Michaels2 H4 C4 C3 NT5 DB
5756CNYing Ma3 CX4 C2 NT5 SB
5856PLRoman Kujaczynski2 H4 C4 C3 NT5 DB
5955AUBill Powell2 NT4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
6055FIJuuso Leikola3 C4 C4 C3 D6 CB
6155BESebastien Louveaux3 C4 C4 C3 NT5 DB
6255UKenGeraint Harker3 CP4 C2 NT6 CF
6355UScaVicki Lester2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 CB
6455USflJune Byrne2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 DB
6555UStxRobert Sparks2 HX4 C2 NT5 DF
6655USPat Rich3 C4 C3 NT2 NT6 CF
6755REJacques Brethes3 C4 C4 C3 NT5 DB
6855PTLuis Miguel Alvares-Ribeiro2 H4 C4 C3 D6 CF
6955USflMark Raphaelson3 C4 C3 NT2 NT5 SB
7055USmiDick Peacock2 HX4 C3 NT6 CF
7155CHJade Eric2 HP4 C2 NT5 DB
7255HUGreg Udvari2 HX4 C2 NT5 DF
7355ESCarles Escobedo2 HX4 C3 NT6 CF
7455USpaDottie Abel3 C4 C3 NT2 NT6 CF
7555USazKurt Oelze2 HX4 C3 NT6 CF
7655UKenPeter Buttery3 C4 C3 H2 NT6 CB
7755BGVioleta Staykova3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CA
7855IEEamon Galligan2 NT4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
7955USilJonathan Fry2 NTX4 C2 NT6 CB
8055UKenRoger Morton3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 CA
8155USorJohn Lusky3 CP4 C2 NT5 SB
8255TRGuven Dalkilic3 C4 C4 C3 D6 CB
8354UKenAndy Holland2 H4 C3 H2 NT5 DB
8454USwaBob Richardson3 C4 C4 C3 D6 CF
8554USmaTim Francis-Wright2 HX4 C3 NT5 DB
8654USflAlan Kravetz2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 DF
8754USmaFrench Wall2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 DF
8854USilRain Lan2 H4 C3 H2 NT5 DB
8954USokWinston Munn2 HP4 C2 NT5 DF
9054UScaRob Millar2 H4 C3 H3 NT6 CB
9154CNQing Ye2 NTX4 C2 NT6 CF
9254CAonEva Upper2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DA
9354CApqJean-Pierre Bilodeau2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 CF
9454CAonBrenda Geden3 NT4 C4 C2 NT6 CB
9554USwiTyson Patterson2 HP3 NT2 NT6 CB
9654CAonGuy Coutanche2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 DF
9754UKenBill March3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 DB
9854USohGary Sikon2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 DF
9954UKenJohn Golding3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 DB
10054CAonJonathan Steinberg2 NT4 C4 C2 NT5 DF

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10154CAonDavid Lindop2 NTP4 C2 NT6 CB
10254TRTolga Yuret2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 DF
10354CAabSheldon Spier2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 CF
10454USmnPaul Sitz2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 CF
10554UKenMichael Clark2 HP3 NT2 NT6 CB
10654USmaK. Scott Kimball2 NT4 C4 C3 NT6 CF
10754USnyJay Levy2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DA
10854UStxKen Brantferger3 CP4 C2 NT5 DB
10954FRMichail Macri3 CP4 C2 NT5 DB
11054AUStephen Fischer3 C4 C3 NT2 NT5 DB
11154USvaChris Maclauchlan2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 CF
11254FITaru Suppula2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DA
11354DERainer Herrmann2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DA
11454BGTchavdar Nikolov3 CX4 C2 NT5 DF
11554CAnsB. Downey Grover2 H4 C3 H2 NT5 DB
11653CAonIan Totman3 C4 C4 C3 H6 CF
11753ROFlorin Constantin3 CX4 C2 NT5 NTB
11853SGCharles Leong3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DB
11953JPMark LaForge2 HP4 C2 NT5 NTB
12053USGeorge Parkanzky2 H4 C4 C3 NT6 DB
12153GRLoukas Nikainas2 HX3 NT3 NT6 CB
12253CAonMichael Roche2 HP4 C2 NT6 CA
12353CLRudolf Buitelaar2 H4 C5 D2 NT5 DB
12453UScaMichael Baiano3 CX4 C2 NT6 CA
12553PLTomasz Radko2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 CB
12653UScaMartin Hertz2 NT4 C4 C3 NT5 DB
12753USnyGerald Cohen2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 CB
12853ITMarco Catellani2 H4 C4 C3 D5 DF
12953AUAllan Gory2 H4 C3 NT3 NT5 SF
13053NLRosalind Hengeveld3 C4 C3 H3 NT6 CB
13153UKenBill Michell3 CX4 C2 NT6 CA
13253UScoDavid Caprera2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 CB
13353INNilesh Mitra2 HX4 C3 NT5 DF
13453USalScott Stearns3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DB
13553UScaDavid Kempe2 HP4 C2 NT5 NTB
13653USvaKaustuv Das2 HX3 NT2 NT5 SF
13753CAonLarry Gifford3 CX4 C3 D6 CB
13853CNWuping Lu2 HP4 C2 NT6 CA
13953CAonDale Freeman2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 CB
14053PTJoao Faria2 NTP4 C2 NT6 CF
14153USncPatricia Wright2 H4 C5 D2 NT5 DB
14253UShiDavid Kayner3 C4 C4 C2 NT5 DA
14353USmsPeggy Miller2 HX4 C2 NT6 DB
14453UScaCharles Thompson2 H4 C3 H3 NT6 CF
14553ESJordi Sabate3 C4 C4 C3 H6 CF
14653USalBen Wheeler3 C4 C4 C2 NT5 DA
14753CAonBala Iyer3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 SF
14853USmdAudrey Warren2 H4 C4 C3 H5 DB
14953CAonKevin Conway2 H4 C4 C2 NTXF
15053UScaJack Shiffer3 C4 C5 D2 NT6 CF
15153INShantanu Rastogi3 CP4 C2 NT5 DF
15253UScaLynn Yarbrough2 H4 C4 C3 H5 DB
15353IDIwan Wijayanto2 H4 C3 NT2 NT6 CA
15453PTGermano Po3 C4 H4 C2 NT6 CF
15553ROGabriel Dinescu2 HX3 H2 NT5 SB
15653UScaDamo Nair2 HX4 C3 D5 SB
15753USwvJim Olson2 NTP4 C2 NT6 CF
15852USilGeorge Klemic2 H4 C4 C3 H5 DF
15952UKenGabriel Ip3 CX4 C3 H6 CB
16052NLErik Stoffer3 C4 C4 C3 NT5 SA
16152UKenRyan Stephenson3 CP4 C3 NT5 DB
16252USflJerry Merrell2 H4 C5 D2 NT5 DF
16352EEJaak Kand3 CX4 C3 NT5 DF
16452UStxCarolyn Pinto3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
16552INGodwin Jeyaseelan2 H4 H4 C2 NT5 DF
16652USnhLawrence Cheetham3 CP3 NT2 NT5 SB
16752USazSherryl Buchler2 HX3 H2 NT5 DB
16852USnhRichard Bator2 NT4 C4 C2 NT6 DB
16952USmaDavid Rock2 HX3 NT2 NT5 DF
17052NOMagnus Gulbrandsen3 CX3 NT3 NT6 CB
17152USohStan Dub3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
17252CAmbDavid Sired2 H4 H4 C2 NT5 DF
17352UStxJoseph Odom2 H4 C3 NT2 NT6 DB
17452SETor-Bjorn Bohman3 C4 C3 NT2 NT6 CA
17552UStxGayle Mauldin3 CP4 C3 NT5 DB
17652NLArno Eversdijk2 NT4 C3 NT2 NT5 DB
17752NLPaul Tijssen2 H4 C4 C3 S5 DB
17852USnyChris Willenken2 NT4 C4 C2 NT5 SA
17952CRJohn Macgregor2 H4 C3 NT2 NT5 NTF
18052TREnder Giray2 H4 C4 C4 S6 CF
18152IEPaul Waldron3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
18252CAbcJoyce Munich2 H4 C5 D2 NT5 DF
18352CNYuyang Wang2 NT4 C4 C3 H6 CB
18452CAbcRoss Lam2 HP3 NT2 NT5 SF
18552CApqDavid Dumont2 H4 C4 C3 D5 NTB
18652USflNicki Caplan2 H4 C4 C3 H5 DF
18752NOBjorn Helgeby2 HP4 C2 NT5 NTF
18852FRPhilippe Guichard3 CX4 C3 NT5 DF
18952UScaDan Luka3 C4 C5 D3 NT6 CB
19052BGOgnian Smilianov3 C4 H4 C3 NT6 CB
19152RODan Moraru2 HX4 C3 D5 SF
19252USwaMarsha Rayton3 CX3 NT3 NT6 CB
19352CAonNick Wong2 H4 H4 C3 NT6 CF
19452CNMichael Sun2 H4 H4 C2 NT5 DF
19552ESGonzalo Goded3 CP3 H2 NT6 CB
19652UStxWayne Rauschuber3 NTX4 C2 NT6 CB
19752USwiDavid Secondino2 NTX3 NT2 NT6 CB
19852USnyAlbert Feasley2 H4 C4 S2 NT5 DB
19952SETommy Jansson3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
20052FRGuy Ledanois2 HP4 C2 NT5 NTF

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Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20152NLRonald Brantsma2 H4 C3 H2 NT5 NTB
20252UScaDan Scarola2 HP3 H2 NT6 CF
20352TRTamer Cokgor3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
20452BGNadejda Jordanova3 C4 H4 C3 NT6 CB
20552USScott Joehlin2 NTP4 C3 NT6 CB
20652UKenJohn Haslegrave3 C4 C3 NT2 NT5 NTB
20752NOSvein Markussen3 CP4 C2 NT6 CA
20852SECarsten Kofoed3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
20952USgaGladys Hardcastle2 H4 C5 D3 NT5 SB
21052NLRob de Rijk2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 SB
21151USnyBruce Ross2 H4 C3 S3 NT6 CB
21251EEAllar Padari3 C4 C4 C3 NT6 DF
21351UKenChris Challinor2 NT4 C3 H3 NT6 CB
21451UScaKevin Lane2 NTP4 C2 NT5 DF
21551USpaSteve White2 H4 C3 NT2 NT5 DA
21651USpaAndy Purbrick3 CP4 C3 D6 CF
21751FIJussi Tamminen3 C4 C4 C2 NT5 NTA
21851CAonKeith Balcombe2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DB
21951USohBob Stitt2 HP4 C3 D5 DB
22051NLRene Stienen3 C4 C4 C3 NT5 DA
22151UScaStu Goodgold3 CX3 H2 NT5 DB
22251CApqNorm Gordon2 NTP4 C2 NT5 DF
22351DEJulius Linde3 C4 C3 S2 NT6 CF
22451USnyDick Bryden2 NTP4 C3 NT6 CF
22551TRLeyla Kezer2 H4 C4 C4 S5 DB
22651CAonMarc Langevin2 HP4 C2 NT6 DF
22751BRTibor Feher3 CX3 NT2 NT5 DF
22851NLJ.J. Gass2 H4 C4 C2 NT6 DA
22951USksSteve Day3 NT4 C4 C3 NT6 CF
23051CAonMatthew Mason2 H4 C3 NT3 NT5 NTB
23151AUJohn Keim2 H4 C5 D3 NT5 DB
23251IEJeroen Lodewijks2 HP4 C2 NT5 DA
23351USnyGene Marks2 HX4 C3 D5 DF
23451INNatarajan Krishnamoorthy2 H4 C4 S2 NT5 DF
23551NOIngunn Skre2 H4 H4 C3 NT5 DB
23651UKwaJulian Pottage3 CP4 C2 NT5 NTF
23751UStxSteve Tuggle3 CX4 C2 NT5 DA
23851ROLaurentiu Dimcica3 CP4 C2 NT5 NTF
23951PTRui Ralha2 H4 C4 C3 D5 NTF
24051USwaRandy Deans2 NTX4 C3 NT5 DB
24151USpaJack Fishman3 CP4 C3 H6 CB
24251USctRay Bazinet2 H4 C3 H2 NT6 CG
24351UScaAkira Watanabe2 H4 C3 H3 NT5 DF
24451USwaJim Wiitala2 H4 H4 C3 NT5 DB
24551DEGunther Peter2 H4 C4 C3 NTXF
24651EEHendrik Nigul2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DB
24751USnyDave Seagull2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DB
24851INRaman Giridharadas3 C4 C3 H3 D6 CB
24951INSubramaniam Balachandran2 NTX3 H2 NT6 CB
25051HUTom Barczy2 HX4 C2 NT5 DG
25151USpaEd Shapiro2 HP4 C2 NT5 DA
25251RORadu Vasilescu3 CP4 C3 NT5 DF
25351IDNoer Imanzal Kartamadjana2 NTX3 H2 NT6 CB
25451HKHongyan Chen2 HX3 S2 NT6 CB
25551IEMichael O’Connor2 HX4 C3 S6 CF
25651IEWillem Mevius3 CP4 C3 NT5 DF
25751PTBillie Antunes2 HX3 H3 NT6 CF
25851UKenRoger Gibbons2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DB
25951USdcStephen Rose2 HX4 C3 D5 DF
26051AUBernard Nightingale3 C4 C5 D3 NT6 CF
26151SEFredrik Jangvik2 H4 C3 H2 NT6 DB
26251DEHans Fleischhack2 HP4 C3 NT5 NTB
26351INSubhash Bhavnani2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DB
26451USdeBob Zorn2 H4 C3 S3 NT6 CB
26551HUImre Csiszar2 NT4 C3 H2 NT5 DB
26651UStxJeff Kaldem3 C4 C4 C3 H5 DF
26751HKSimon Cheung2 NTP4 C2 NT5 DF
26851AUGary Hollands3 C4 C4 C3 NT6 DF
26951RODaniel Moisa2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 CA
27051SIAleksandra Jesenicnik3 CX3 H2 NT5 DB
27151PLMarcin Goss2 HX3 S2 NT6 CB
27251TRSavas Kucukyavuz2 HX3 H2 NT5 DF
27350USilCharles Blair2 HP3 NT2 NT6 CA
27450ZABryan Strydom2 HX4 C2 NTPF
27550SEMans Nedlich2 H4 H3 H2 NT6 CF
27650ITPaolo Paolicchi2 H4 H4 C3 NT5 DF
27750ILBrian Zietman3 CP3 NT2 NT5 DF
27850UScaTysen Streib2 NTP4 C2 NT6 CA
27950USmdTibor Roberts2 NT4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
28050UScaPaul Nelson3 NTX4 C2 NT5 DB
28150USnyMichael Anapol3 NTX4 C3 NT6 CB
28250CAnsJim Mathers2 HX3 H2 NT6 CA
28350USnmKen Harris2 HX3 H2 NT6 CA
28450IERobert Knight3 CX3 H3 NT6 CF
28550BGGeorge Paraloffsky3 CX3 H2 NT5 DF
28650USnyGreg Lawler2 HP3 NT2 NT6 CA
28750USscRick Giles2 NT4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
28850USmnTom RandX4 C4 C2 NT5 DB
28950UScoDon Hinchey3 CP3 H2 NT5 DB
29050CApqBert Eccles2 NT4 C3 S2 NT6 CB
29150USgaLarry Giltman3 CX3 S2 NT6 CB
29250USnvCarol A. Stewart2 H4 C3 H2 NT5 DA
29350USwaGorkem Kuterdem2 HX4 C3 NT6 DF
29450UScaSteve Cooperstein3 NT4 C4 C3 NT5 DB
29550AUCharles Page2 HP3 H3 NT5 SB
29650NLHans Uijting2 HP4 C2 NT6 CD
29750USilDan English2 H4 C3 NT3 NT6 DB
29850USiaRichard Newell2 H4 H4 C2 NT5 NTF
29950USncRobert Hullender2 NT4 C5 D3 NT6 CB
30050IEDenis Mortell3 CX5 D3 NT6 CB

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Places 301-400

RankScoreLCName123456
30150AUGary Brown3 CX3 H2 NT5 DF
30250PKAhsan Qureshi2 NT4 C3 H2 NT5 DF
30350HKSing Lam3 C4 C4 C3 D5 NTF
30450NLGraard Steenbakkers2 HP3 S2 NT6 CB
30550UKenDavid Woulds3 CX4 C3 D5 DF
30650USorJames Weider2 NT4 C3 S2 NT6 CB
30750NLBart Traksel2 H4 H4 C3 NT5 DF
30850USiaWilliam Campbell3 CP4 C2 NT6 DF
30950UScaSteven Hough3 CX4 C3 NT6 DB
31050USinEd Robbins3 C4 C5 D3 D6 CB
31150CApqAlain Gagnon2 HP4 C3 H5 DB
31250USlaAda Loetzerich3 NTX4 C3 NT6 CB
31350FRAlbert Ohana3 CX3 H2 NT5 DF
31450CApqAnsar Burney2 H4 C4 C3 S6 CA
31550PTMiguel Ramos2 HP4 C2 NT5 DG
31650UScaHarold Simon3 CP3 H2 NT5 DB
31750CAabLarry Sutter2 HP5 D3 NT6 CB
31850EGAndrew de Sosa3 C4 C3 S2 NT5 DB
31950ZAJoe Steel2 HX3 S2 NT6 CF
32050USwaRobert Getz2 HP4 C4 S6 CB
32150ZACarin Verburg3 C4 H4 C3 D6 CB
32250USflWilliam Slepin2 NTP4 C3 NT5 DB
32350UStnDave Smith2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DF
32450UScoJohn Bortins2 H4 C4 C2 NT5 DC
32550USctDavid Domizi2 H4 C3 H2 NT5 DA
32650NZSteve Boughey3 C4 C3 NT3 D5 DB
32750CNWqiqiqi Laoqi Wu2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DF
32850USpaJanet Stine3 C4 H3 NT2 NT6 CF
32950ZACherrie Swartz2 NTX4 C2 NT6 DB
33050CAonPearl Goodman2 NT4 C3 NT3 NT5 DB
33150ARFacundo Chamut2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DF
33250USmdJerrold Miller2 H4 C3 H3 NT6 CA
33350INGowniyan Vaideeshwar3 CX3 H2 NT5 DF
33450USwaGert Wiitala3 C4 C3 S2 NT5 DB
33550UKenAnthony Golding2 HP3 NT2 NT6 CA
33650ROMona Lacatus3 C4 C3 S2 NT5 DB
33750USflLarry Muroff3 C4 C5 D3 NT5 DB
33850UScaDick Winant3 C4 C4 C3 D5 NTF
33950USpaFrank Abel3 CX3 H3 NT6 CF
34050EEMihkel Allik2 HX3 H2 NT5 NTB
34150DKPeter Jorck3 C4 C4 C2 NT6 DA
34250CHAziza Rusconi3 CX5 D3 NT6 CB
34350AUHeather Scott2 H4 C4 D3 NT6 CB
34450TRHakan Peksen3 CX3 S2 NT6 CB
34549AUEd Barnes2 H4 H3 NT3 NT6 CF
34649UKscNigel Guthrie2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 CA
34749ITGiovanni Bobbio2 HP4 C3 NT5 DA
34849CLConstantino Sifaqui2 NTX4 C2 NTXB
34949NLBas Lodder3 CP3 S2 NT6 CB
35049CAonDavid Grainger2 NT4 C3 H2 NT6 CA
35149ESPepe Mestre2 H4 H4 C3 NT6 CA
35249DEMathias Maurer3 NTX3 NT2 NT6 CB
35349CAbcMichael Dimich2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 NTB
35449NOMagnus Skaar3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DA
35549USmnBrian Weikle3 CX4 C3 NTXB
35649NLLeo Jongens2 NT4 C4 C3 NT5 DA
35749USscWes Bailey3 C4 C4 C2 NTXA
35849CAbcDavid Hooey2 HX3 NT2 NT5 DA
35949USmoRobert Harris2 HP4 C3 H5 DF
36049USohSteve Moese3 C4 H4 C2 NT5 SA
36149NZKaren Harris2 H4 C3 H3 NT6 DB
36249USnvJoshua Donn3 CP3 NT2 NT5 NTB
36349CAskJim Graham3 NTX3 NT2 NT6 CB
36449HRJurica Hladek3 CX4 C3 D6 CA
36549AUNiels Kjellerup2 H4 C4 C3 S5 SA
36649UKenMark Reeve2 NTX3 H2 NT5 DB
36749ITFrancesco Badolato2 HX4 C3 NTPB
36849HKDavid Mok2 HP4 S2 NT5 DB
36949USorPaul Flashenberg2 H4 C3 H3 D5 DF
37049INRavi Ramamurthi3 C4 C3 S3 NT5 SB
37149USndSteven Conley2 NT4 C4 C3 NTXB
37249BESven Neirynck3 CP3 S2 NT6 CB
37349EEAivar Tihane3 CP4 C3 NT5 NTF
37449NZJustus Rozemond3 C4 C4 C2 NTXA
37549NLKaren de Leeuw3 CP4 C3 NT6 DB
37649GRAugustin Tsirimokos3 CX3 H3 NT5 DB
37749USnjPaul Quodomine2 HP4 C3 S5 DB
37849UKenJohn England2 H4 C3 H3 NT6 DB
37949IDBert Toar Polii2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 NTB
38049PTPaulino Correa3 C4 C3 H3 NT5 NTB
38149PTAugusto Lopes2 HX3 S2 NT5 DB
38249USmdRichard Mucci3 CP4 C4 S6 CB
38349USflKay Jones2 H4 H3 H3 NT6 CB
38449CAonMaher Saleh3 NT4 C3 NT2 NT5 DB
38549USidPaul Allman3 C4 C3 S2 NT5 DF
38649UStnJanice Bruce3 NT4 C4 C3 H6 CB
38749FRAndrei Varlan2 HX3 H2 NT6 DB
38849USmiBetty Bollinger3 C4 H3 NT3 NT6 CB
38949UKMarcus Chiloarnus2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 NTB
39049USDavid Dunstan3 CX3 NT2 NT5 NTF
39149USnyDennis Kaye2 HP5 D2 NT5 DF
39249TRBerk Basaran2 HP3 S2 NT5 SB
39349HRTom Macsay3 CP5 D2 NT5 DB
39449FIJyri Tamminen2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 CA
39549AUPhil Gallasch2 H4 C5 D3 D5 DB
39649SEBjorn Ahlm2 HP3 S2 NT6 CF
39749USmiMike Giordano2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 NTB
39849USflScott Keiling3 NT4 C5 D2 NT6 CB
39949UScaRobert Dannels3 NTX4 C3 NT6 CF
40049CNJianhua Ai3 CX3 S2 NT6 CF

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Places 401-500

RankScoreLCName123456
40149UStxMatt Stone3 CP4 C3 NT6 CG
40249UKenGeoff Morris3 C4 C4 C4 S5 DF
40349AUPhil Kline3 NTP4 C3 NT6 CB
40449USflLee Elton2 H4 C4 C3 NT6 DA
40549AEJohn MacDonald2 NTX4 C2 NTXB
40649PTCarlos Cabrinha3 C4 C3 H3 D5 DB
40749USvaPrahalad Rajkumar3 CX3 S2 NT6 CF
40849UScaMarina Fomenkova2 HX3 S2 NT5 DB
40949USiaBob McCurdy3 C4 C3 S2 NT5 DF
41049DKTorben Paving2 NT4 H4 C3 NT6 CF
41149CAbcPeter Crawley3 CP4 C3 H5 DB
41249USflDorothy Stuart3 CP3 H3 NT6 CF
41349UKscShelagh Lorimer3 CX3 H3 D6 CB
41449PTManuel Paulo2 NT4 C3 S2 NT6 CF
41549CApqMichel Lalonde2 NT4 C5 D3 NT6 CF
41649INK.V. Ranganath2 H4 C3 S3 NT5 DB
41749CAbcRhonda Foster2 NT4 C3 S2 NT6 CF
41849BYDmitri Shabes3 CP4 C3 NT5 NTF
41949USohCharles Bisesi2 NTX3 H3 NT6 CB
42049UKscJon Freeman3 C4 C3 H2 NT5 DA
42149USmoMark Hardaway2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 DF
42248CAonSheila McDonald3 C4 C3 S2 NT6 CA
42348HRDean Pokorny2 HP3 S2 NT5 SF
42448UStxBill Erwin2 HP4 C2 NT5 DD
42548USidGeoff Bridges3 CP4 C2 NT5 NTA
42648PLJarek Gasior2 HP4 C2 NT6 DA
42748PLWojtek Urban2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 DB
42848PLWojtek Siwiec2 HP3 S2 NT5 DB
42948USpaJohn Policella2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 DB
43048USwaVernon Myers2 NT4 H3 NT2 NT6 CF
43148FIJoakim Fabritius2 HP3 S2 NT5 SF
43248ROKostea Cucu3 CX4 C3 H5 NTB
43348NLPhilip Mokveld2 NT4 H4 C2 NT6 CA
43448USalDon Kemp2 HX3 NT3 S5 SB
43548USokDavid Hampton2 HX3 S2 NT5 DF
43648UStxKevin Podsiadlik3 CP4 C2 NT5 NTA
43748UScaTodd Uyeda3 C4 C3 S3 NT5 SF
43848USflJack Brawner3 CP4 C2 NT5 NTA
43948UStxDoug CouchmanXX4 C2 NT5 DB
44048USflJane Champion2 H4 H4 C4 S6 CB
44148USpaStefan Basinski3 CX3 H3 D5 SB
44248UScaMarvin French3 C4 C4 C2 NTPA
44348CAonMike Cafferata2 NTX3 NT2 NT6 CA
44448USnjSteven Shulman2 HP5 D3 NT5 DB
44548CAonRobert Burns3 CX3 H3 H6 CB
44648USazMax Johnson2 NT4 H4 C3 NT5 DB
44748UScoPaula Warren3 C4 C3 H3 NT6 DB
44848UScaPeter Franks3 NTP4 C2 NT5 DF
44948UKscMartyn Kenyon3 CP4 S3 NT6 CB
45048UKenDaniel Miller3 C4 H4 C3 NT6 CA
45148NLPiet Dekker2 NT4 C4 C3 D6 DB
45248RSMarko Popovic3 C4 C4 C3 S6 DB
45348CAonJohn S. Robson2 H4 C3 S3 H6 CB
45448UStxJack Lacy3 C4 C3 S2 NT6 CA
45548HRTomislav Bosnjak2 HX3 S2 NT5 DF
45648USnyTom Douglas2 NTX4 C3 D5 DF
45748USmoJonathan Goldberg2 HP3 NT3 NT6 CA
45848TRBurak Bitlis3 CX3 S3 NT6 CB
45948USmiRose Burke3 CX3 S2 NT5 DB
46048USmiBarry Lippitt2 NT4 C3 NT2 NT5 DA
46148PTCassilda Baptista2 NT4 C3 H3 H6 CB
46248BEGuy van Middelem2 NTX3 S2 NT6 CB
46348BEAlon Amsel3 CX4 D2 NT6 CF
46448ITRodolfo Cerreto2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 DB
46548BRItalo Bovo3 CX4 C3 D6 DB
46648USflCarol Mullins2 H4 C3 H3 NT5 DA
46748AUSartaj Hans2 NTX3 NT2 NT6 CA
46848USilLynne Rosenbaum2 NT4 C3 NT2 NT6 DF
46948USpaJames Benson3 C4 C3 NT3 H5 DF
47048TRRahmi Iyilikci3 C4 C3 S2 NT6 CA
47148ROAndrei Cosmanescu3 C4 H3 H2 NT5 DB
47248LVJanis Dzenis2 HX3 H2 NT5 DA
47348USmoCharlie Lynn2 NT4 C4 S2 NT5 DF
47448SEOve Sarnkvist2 HX3 H2 NT6 DF
47548ATMichael Palitsch2 HP4 D2 NT6 CF
47648PKHumayun Khan Pathan2 H4 C4 C3 NTXA
47748SGFabian TanXX4 C2 NT5 DB
47848PTAlexandre Quaresma3 CP4 C2 NT5 NTA
47948ZAGundi Fritzsche2 NTX4 C3 H5 DB
48048USpaBertrand Kushner3 CP5 D3 NT6 CF
48148RULeonid Ulanovsky2 HP3 S2 NT5 SF
48248USflHoward Miller3 C4 C5 D3 S6 CB
48348CApqDenis Pierre2 HX4 S2 NT6 CA
48448UKenJames Sheppard2 HP3 NT3 H6 CF
48548AUCharles Baker2 H4 C5 D3 NT6 DB
48648UKenAudrey Kueh3 C4 C3 NT4 S6 CF
48748USmeIan Macinnes2 H4 C4 C3 S6 DF
48848BERutger van Mechelen2 HX3 H3 NT6 CA
48948CApqNick Krnjevic3 CP4 C2 NT5 NTA
49048UKenCarlos Dabezies2 NTX4 C2 NT5 DG
49148USnyLeonard Brum2 H4 C5 D2 NTXF
49248USmnAndy Caranicas3 C4 C4 C3 NT6 DA
49348NLDale Rudrum2 NT4 H4 C2 NT6 CA
49448SIHubert Froehlich2 NTX3 S2 NT6 CB
49548ITValter Boetti3 CX4 C3 D5 SA
49648CAonNaveed Ather2 H4 C3 S3 H6 CB
49748USscMike Ray2 NT4 C5 D3 NT5 DB
49848USnhClint Hepner2 HP3 NT2 NT5 DA
49948BCKoldo Sanchez2 HX4 C3 NTPF
50048BRTamara Pereira de Sousa3 NTX4 C3 NT5 DB

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Places 501-600

RankScoreLCName123456
50148UScaJim Bauch2 HP4 S3 NT6 CF
50248FIErkki Malkamaki3 C4 C3 S2 NT6 CA
50348INPurushothaman Rangarajan2 HP5 D3 NT5 DB
50448UScaJoann Shirley3 CP3 S2 NT6 CF
50548USpaLois Stuart3 C4 H3 H3 NT6 CB
50648SEDick Andersson3 C4 C3 H3 NT6 DB
50748USilRick Kirby2 H4 H3 H3 NT6 CF
50848ESPilar Gonzalez-Hontoria3 CP3 S2 NT6 CF
50948CAnsElianor Kennie2 NTX5 D3 NT6 CB
51048TWWen-Lung Huang3 C4 C4 D2 NT5 DF
51148PLJulka Kowalska2 H4 C3 S2 NT6 DB
51248UKenChrys Poole3 NT4 C3 H3 NT6 CB
51348FRTristan Dupas3 C4 C3 S3 D6 CB
51447CAonGord Murray3 C4 C4 S2 NT5 DA
51547UKenTony Harden3 C4 C5 D3 NT6 DB
51647UKwaAlan Stephenson2 H4 C3 S3 D5 DB
51747UKenJohn Reardon3 C4 C3 S2 NT6 DB
51847NOJostein Amundsen2 HX3 H3 H5 DB
51947INVenkatesh Ramaratnam2 NTP4 C3 D5 DF
52047USnyAdam Morse2 NT4 C5 D3 H6 CB
52147USmiJames Hacker2 NT4 H3 NT3 NT6 CB
52247USflMiles Thomson2 NTX3 NT3 NT5 DF
52347UScaAllen Prohofsky2 H4 C3 S3 NT5 NTB
52447USctMarc Glickman3 CP4 C3 H6 CA
52547USneMatt Campbell3 C4 C3 S3 NT5 DF
52647USflSharon Goldberg3 CX4 S3 NT5 DB
52747RUArtem Arikov2 HP3 S2 NT5 DF
52847ROPetre Voicu3 CP5 D3 NT5 DB
52947USilBruce Scott3 C4 H3 NT2 NT6 CA
53047INMohanakrishnan Kumar3 NTP4 C3 D6 CB
53147USnjStephen Maltzman2 NTX4 C3 D6 CA
53247NZHamish Brown2 NT4 H4 C2 NT6 DB
53347CAskGerry Nelson3 NT4 C4 C3 S6 CF
53447RESylvain Brethes2 NTX4 C3 D5 NTB
53547AULes Morris3 NT4 H4 C3 NT6 CB
53647NOHans Lahne2 NT4 C5 D3 NT5 DF
53747ROBogdan Mitran2 H4 C3 S3 D5 DB
53847USctGary Seckinger3 CX4 C3 D6 DF
53947SEAnders Stromberg3 CP3 S3 NT6 CB
54047USflNelson Gilbert2 NT4 H4 C2 NT6 CG
54147USwiJacob Morgan2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DA
54247IDPika Piskanto2 HX4 D2 NT5 DF
54347CAmbJanet Dugle3 NT4 H4 C3 NT6 CB
54447CApqBob Lyrette3 CX3 S2 NT5 DF
54547USflRod Kerr2 NT4 C5 D3 D6 CF
54647USvaBette Segal2 H4 H4 C3 H5 DF
54747UKDiana Peters3 C4 C4 C4 S6 DB
54847NLPeter van Montfoort2 HP3 H3 D5 DB
54947USnjChazz Rearick2 H4 C5 D4 S6 CF
55047UScoSteve Marx2 H4 H4 C4 S6 CF
55147USKelly Dun3 C4 H5 D3 NT6 CB
55247NOKristian Kjorstad2 NTX4 D2 NT6 CB
55347BGPeter Ludnev2 HX4 C4 S5 NTB
55447USflF.B. Green2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DA
55547CAabDaniel Bertrand3 CP4 D2 NT6 CF
55647CAonRobert Avery3 CX3 NT3 NT6 DB
55747HUTopi Topi3 CP3 H2 NT6 DB
55847CNJet Chj2 H4 H4 C2 NTPF
55947HUGyorgy Zalai3 C4 C3 H3 NTXB
56047USilDon Lussky2 HX3 S2 NT6 CA
56147USidKendra Bridges2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DA
56247UScaAl Goldspiel3 CX3 S3 NT6 CF
56347TWMing-Ta Tsai2 NTX3 NT3 NT5 DF
56447INJoy Sarma2 HX3 S3 NT5 DB
56547USpaDavid Klaus2 H4 H5 D3 NT6 CF
56647BGElena Mitkova2 NTP4 C2 NT5 DG
56747USpaRoger Wolf3 C4 C3 H2 NTPF
56847INJai Grama3 C4 C3 S2 NT5 NTF
56947USazDick Augur3 C4 C4 C3 S6 DF
57047FIJouko Paganus2 H4 C4 S2 NTPB
57147USwaTeri Traynor2 NT4 C5 D3 H6 CB
57247UKenLuke Porter3 NT4 C5 D2 NT5 DB
57347HKWing-Kai Hon3 CP3 H2 NT6 DB
57447UKscTim McKay3 C4 C4 C4 S6 DB
57547CApqChristian Houle2 NTX4 C2 NTPF
57647USmaVincent Harackiewicz3 NTX4 C3 H6 CB
57747IEMaire O’Keeffe3 CX3 NT3 S6 CF
57847HUIstvan Fay3 CP3 NT2 NTXB
57947CAbcKathy Turner3 C4 C5 D4 S6 CB
58047UKenJulian Wightwick3 C4 C4 D2 NT5 NTB
58147USncOwen Lien2 NTX4 C3 NT6 DF
58247CAmbDoug Jobbins2 NT4 C5 D3 H6 CB
58347CAbcBrian Wright2 H4 H4 D2 NT6 CB
58447EEMeelis Tiitson2 HP3 S2 NT5 DF
58547UScaSharon Peck2 H4 C3 S2 NT5 DA
58647ESJuan Boveda2 HP4 C3 S5 NTB
58747USnjHelene Kleiner2 HX5 D2 NTXB
58847ESJavier Carbonero2 HP4 S2 NT6 CA
58947USkyMax Hoover3 NT4 C4 C3 D5 DF
59047INSapan Desai2 H4 H4 C2 NTPF
59147UStxJimmy Hubbard2 NT4 C3 S2 NT5 DF
59247BEGilles Piret3 CP3 S3 NT6 CB
59346SGLicai Yeo2 NT4 H3 H3 NT6 CB
59446CAnfRahul Chandra2 HP4 C3 NT6 DA
59546SGJerome Ganz3 CX4 C3 DXF
59646ATMichael Benedikt2 HP3 S2 NT6 CA
59746ILOr Shoham3 CX4 C3 DXF
59846USnyDaniel Testa2 NTX3 NT2 NT5 DA
59946USdcDaniel Morgan2 HX3 NT3 NTXF
60046CNSheng Jiao3 NTX4 C2 NTXB

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
60146USnjLeonard Helfgott2 HP3 S2 NT6 CA
60246UKenAdam Dickinson2 H4 C5 D3 NT5 DG
60346UKenBiddy Smyth3 NT4 C3 H3 NT5 DB
60446USwaKeller Wightman3 CX3 NT3 NT6 DF
60546USmaLois Belliveau3 C4 C3 S2 NTXB
60646USmaAndy Latto3 NTX5 D2 NT6 CF
60746USmoGlenn Smith3 C4 C3 S2 NT5 DA
60846GRDespoina Kanellopoulou2 NTP4 C2 NT5 NTA
60946UScaBarbara Reichman3 C4 H3 H2 NT6 CA
61046NLMicha Keijzers3 C4 C3 S3 D5 DB
61146UKenMary Stanley3 NTX4 C3 NT6 CA
61246TWHung-Ching Chiu2 H4 C3 S2 NTPB
61346CAbcCorrie DeRooy2 HP5 D2 NTXB
61446CAbcIan Ho2 HP3 NT4 S6 CF
61546UScaAlan Holmes2 HP3 S2 NT6 CA
61646UScaJojo Sarkar2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 DA
61746RUEugene MarchenkoXP3 NT2 NT6 CB
61846ISTryggvi Bjarnason2 NT4 C3 S3 NT5 DB
61946NLMartijn Schoonderwoerd2 NTX4 C3 NT5 DG
62046BMSven Pride2 NTX3 H2 NT6 DB
62146UKenGraham Grist2 H4 H4 C2 NT6 DA
62246CHHelene Lariviere2 NTP4 C3 NTXB
62346ARIgnacio Braun3 CX5 D3 NT5 NTB
62446FRDavid Harari3 C4 C3 S3 NT5 NTB
62546HUJanos Bodnar2 H4 C3 S2 NTXF
62646USflPatrick Thomas3 NTP3 H2 NT6 CF
62746ILMargalit Ben-Ami3 NTP3 H2 NT6 CF
62846INRajeev Goyal3 NTX3 NT3 NT6 CF
62946UStxAlbert Sekac2 NT4 H4 C2 NT5 DA
63046USnyThomas Wassel3 NTP5 D2 NT6 CB
63146USnyRon Sperber2 NTP4 C2 NT5 NTA
63246USlaCarolyn Songy3 C4 C3 S3 S6 CB
63346CAnsRosemary Sampson3 NTX5 D2 NT6 CF
63446CAskJames McLaren3 NT4 C5 D2 NT5 DF
63546SEOlle Morell3 CP4 C3 D5 DA
63646BEEugeen Vannuten2 HX3 NT3 NTPB
63746UScaSteve Mager2 NTX3 S2 NT5 DB
63846NLThijs Veugen3 CX3 S2 NT6 CA
63946CNNing Liu2 NTP4 D2 NT6 CB
64046BRLeila Maia3 NT4 C4 C3 NT6 DF
64146AUJack Bana3 NT4 C4 C3 NTXB
64246USflShelby Forma3 NTP5 D2 NT6 CB
64346SGYan Min Choo2 HX3 NT3 D5 NTF
64446AUSolaris Whitesail2 H4 C3 NT3 S6 DB
64546CAonJohn Cunningham3 CX3 NT3 D6 CA
64646CLRaul Larrea2 HP5 D2 NTXB
64746CNXiongwen Gu2 HX3 S3 D6 CF
64846USwaMichael Dodson2 NTP3 S2 NT6 CF
64946INVikas Phadke3 CX3 H3 D5 DF
65046USflJeanne Twait3 NT4 C3 S2 NT6 CF
65146CNJun Song2 HX3 H3 NTXB
65246UKenJim Grant3 C4 C3 H2 NT6 DA
65346USflArthur Hoffman3 C4 C3 NT2 NTXA
65446DEJens Wegener3 NTP4 C3 H6 CB
65546INS.T. ArasuX4 C3 H2 NT5 DB
65646AUBill Jacobs2 HP3 S2 NT6 CA
65746FRSamuel Rozenberg3 CX4 C3 D5 DG
65846ROVali Enache2 HX3 S2 NT6 DB
65946DEUwe Gebhardt3 NTP3 NT3 NT6 CB
66046ROBogdan Baceanu2 NT4 C4 C3 DXF
66146FRPascal Wassong3 CX3 S3 D6 CB
66246CAonJohn Gilbert2 HX3 H2 NT5 NTA
66346USdcBrian Julius3 CP4 C2 NTXA
66446RSMarko Obradovic2 NT4 C4 C2 NTPA
66546INRaghavendra Rajkumar3 C4 C3 H2 NT6 DA
66646THApisai Makmitree3 CP3 H2 NT5 DA
66746UScoCharles Goudey3 C4 C3 S3 D5 DB
66846USnjC. Diane Lyness2 NT4 H4 C3 NT6 CA
66946BGRadoslav Radev2 NTP4 C3 NT5 DA
67046UKenDean Swallow3 CP3 H2 NT6 DF
67146TWYe-Fon Tsai3 C4 C4 D2 NT6 DB
67246AUFelix Molski3 CX3 H2 NT6 CD
67346ATMartin Ogris3 C4 C3 S2 NT5 DA
67446USinMichael Spurgeon3 NT4 C3 S2 NT6 CF

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
150.1143ESSpain9
249.7820UScoColorado9
348.38163EEEstonia8
448.2928IDIndonesia7
547.6977BGBulgaria13
647.4314UStxTexas23
747.3129HUHungary16
847.005CAonOntario51
946.7944PTPortugal24
1046.60259USdcWashington DC5
1146.5684USwaWashington18
1246.55113DEGermany11
1346.507USscSouth Carolina8
1446.3348USmnMinnesota9
1546.2932DKDenmark7
1646.2525USazArizona8
1746.25254HKHong Kong8
1846.1916FRFrance27
1946.1874USpaPennsylvania22
2046.0031AUAustralia38
2146.0060FIFinland10
2245.9611NLNetherlands45
2345.9550TRTurkey21
2445.86364HRCroatia7
2545.833USinIndiana6
2645.8045USokOklahoma5
2745.80117RORomania25
2845.749INIndia38
2945.71170NONorway14
3045.622SESweden26
3145.591IEIreland17
3245.5613UScaCalifornia81
3345.4670USmiMichigan13
3445.3724CAbcBritish Columbia19
3545.3371CHSwitzerland6
3645.3135USilIllinois16
3745.20209USgaGeorgia5
3845.17111USvaVirginia12
3945.0930CAnsNova Scotia11
4044.8738USohOhio15
4144.844UKenEngland82
4244.80292USnvNevada5
4344.75103CAabAlberta8
4444.7136USnyNew York35
4544.6739UStnTennessee6
4644.6158PLPoland18
4744.50270SISlovenia8
4844.45128ITItaly11
4944.2781USorOregon11
5044.2617CNChina27
5144.2685USmaMassachusetts19
5244.25274ZASouth Africa12
5344.146USUnited States14
5444.11359USmoMissouri9
5544.07377USnjNew Jersey14
5644.0661BEBelgium17
5744.00242USctConnecticut9
5843.83481RURussia6
5943.7227USflFlorida69
6043.6793CApqQuebec27
6143.67510TWTaiwan6
6243.55118SGSingapore11
6343.448ILIsrael9
6443.40475ATAustria5
6543.00123CLChile6
6642.67346UKscScotland9
6742.5041USncNorth Carolina16
6842.05148USmdMaryland19
6941.80312USlaLouisiana5
7041.58326NZNew Zealand12
7140.00472LVLatvia7

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
7253.00119JPJapan1
7353.00142UShiHawaii1
7453.00143USmsMississippi1
7553.00157USwvWest Virginia1
7651.0067REReunion2
7751.0095USwiWisconsin3
7851.00264USdeDelaware1
7949.25166USnhNew Hampshire4
8049.00302PKPakistan2
8149.00371USndNorth Dakota1
8249.00405AEUnited Arab Emirates1
8349.00418BYBelarus1
8448.25227BRBrazil4
8548.00134USalAlabama4
8648.00385USidIdaho3
8747.75121GRGreece4
8847.5010LBLebanon2
8947.50179CRCosta Rica2
9047.33363CAskSaskatchewan3
9147.0021ISIceland4
9247.00298USiaIowa4
9347.00525USneNebraska1
9446.67236UKwaWales3
9546.50499BCBasque Country2
9646.25172CAmbManitoba4
9746.00666THThailand1
9845.50229USksKansas2
9945.50318EGEgypt2
10045.00331ARArgentina4
10145.00723USakAlaska1
10245.00727CAytYukon1
10344.25452RSSerbia4
10444.0015CApePrince Edward Island3
10544.00594CAnfNewfoundland2
10644.00791VEVenezuela2
10744.00803UKniNorthern Ireland1
10844.00815CACanada1
10943.67487USmeMaine3
11043.00620BMBermuda2
11143.00847MXMexico1
11243.00851USmtMontana1
11343.00866COColombia1
11442.00389UKUnited Kingdom4
11542.00683CZCzech Republic4
11642.00939SKSlovakia1
11741.75589USkyKentucky4
11839.00283USnmNew Mexico4
11937.001224PEPeru1
12034.001299CDCongo (Dem Republic)1
12133.001306VGVirgin Islands UK1
12233.001310MTMalta1

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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.

*Not to exceed 30 seconds per bid. Thinking time is also used to break ties, with the advantage to the bot that was faster.

Congratulations to Jack, winning easily this month with a fine score of 52, and also the only bot to beat the average human score. Blue Chip Bridge was second with 45. The win moved Jack into third place in the overall standings, closing in fast on Bridge Baron and Micro Bridge. Jack is also the current overall bot champ in my play contests.

The only errant call this month occurred on Problem 6, where GIB and Bridge Buff chose to use Stayman and pass when opener showed four hearts. Indeed, several human participants also suggested this possibility. Usually, going off the chart in a bidding poll gets the same award as the worst listed option, but in this case it deserved better. Listed below as Choice H, I gave it 4.

HAL came out with a new version (9001) this month, claiming to be much improved — a “perfect 10” by its own account, which my tests seem to confirm as well. One of its new features is a mode called “auto-HAL,” which bids and plays hands in the blind. I no longer need to enter the cards! (Not that this ever mattered much anyway.)

March 2004 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
152NLJack 2.033 NT4 C4 C3 NT6 CB
245UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.1.02 NTP3 NT2 NTXB
340JPMicro Bridge 10.022 HP5 D3 NTXA
439USBridge Baron 14.03 NTP5 D2 NTPB
537DEQ-plus Bridge 7.1XP5 D2 NTXF
636USGIB 6.1.32 NTX4 D2 NT6 DH
734CABridge Buff 11.03 NTP4 C3 HXH
810USHAL 9001X3 NT4 D4 HPE

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