Scores 7Y87  MainChallenge


July 2004 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Tourin’ Poles Raze Cayne” bidding poll (aka “Turin Polls Raise Cain”) had 1185 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 participants1185
Number of locations118
Highest score60
Median score46
Lowest score24
Average score45.43

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
160USohJim MyersX5 D3 H5 C3 H3 NT
260NLPeter van der StapX5 D3 H5 C3 H3 NT
359TRMurat Yavuz1 H5 D3 H5 C3 H3 NT
459CAonRobert Avery1 H5 D3 H5 C3 H3 NT
558INKalyan Lahiri1 H5 D3 H5 C3 S3 NT
658USnyArlo TuppelX5 D3 H5 C3 HN
758NLMicha KeijzersX5 D3 H5 C3 HN
857LVJanis DzenisX5 D3 H5 H3 HP
957USnvKenneth Wanamaker1 H5 D3 H5 C3 HN
1057LVMartins Egle1 H5 D3 H5 C3 SP
1157UScoDavid CapreraX5 D3 H5 H3 HP
1257USazSteven Price1 H5 D3 H5 C3 SP
1357CAonDaniel Korbel1 H5 D3 H5 C3 HN
1457CAonDoug McAvoy1 H5 D3 H5 C3 SP
1557UStxPeter HudsonX5 D3 H5 C3 SN
1657SEJan AnderssonX5 D4 H5 C3 HN
1757USiaBob McCurdyX5 D3 H5 C3 SN
1857USmaBarry MargolinX5 D3 H5 C3 SN
1956UKenGeraint HarkerX5 D3 H5 H3 SP
2056NLJan Tesselaar1 H5 D3 H5 H3 HP
2156USctMarc GlickmanX5 D3 D5 C3 HN
2256USflJerry Merrell1 H4 S3 H5 C3 HP
2356USnyBob Feller1 H5 D3 H5 H3 HP
2456HULaszlo Sztrapkovics1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HP
2556USorKevin LewisX5 D3 H5 C4 HP
2656ZABrad Ross-JonesX5 D4 H5 C4 H3 NT
2756USpaLois Stuart1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HP
2856NLRonald BrantsmaX5 D3 H5 H3 HN
2956USscRick GilesX5 D4 H5 C4 H3 NT
3056INShantanu RastogiX5 D3 H5 H3 HN
3156AUHeather ScottX5 D3 H5 C4 HP
3256CNWqiqiqi Laoqi WuX5 D3 H5 C4 HP
3356USinDoug AveryX5 D4 H5 H3 HP
3456FRTristan Dupas1 H5 D3 H5 C3 SN
3555CAonPieter Geerkens1 H5 D3 H5 H3 SP
3655ZASid Ismail1 H5 D3 H5 C4 HP
3755UKenAudrey Kueh1 H5 D3 H5 H3 SP
3855HKDavid MokX5 D4 H5 C3 S3 D
3955USflTerri FauciX4 S4 H5 C3 HN
4055UScaLen VishnevskyP5 D3 H5 C3 HN
4155USflArthur HoffmanP5 D3 H5 C3 SP
4255CNLiang TanX5 DX5 C3 HP
4355USctJason RotenbergX5 D3 H5 H3 SN
4455UStxKevin PodsiadlikX5 D3 H5 H3 SN
4555USwaGorkem Kuterdem1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HN
4655IDBert Toar Polii1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HN
4755USnyLucy ShostakX5 D4 H5 C4 HP
4855VEFrancis VernonP5 D3 H5 C3 HN
4955NLJos van KanX5 D3 H6 D3 S3 NT
5055USnjMani GuptaX5 D3 H5 H4 H3 NT
5155USohBob Stitt1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HN
5255UScaMarcella LaneX5 D3 D5 C3 SN
5355UScaJeff Goldsmith1 H5 D3 H5 H3 HN
5455USilMartin Smith1 H5 D3 H5 C4 HP
5555UKenMark GurneyX5 D3 D5 C3 SN
5655FRMichel MayeurX5 D3 H5 H4 H3 NT
5755NZFraser RewX5 D3 D5 C3 SN
5855USinMichael Spurgeon1 H5 D3 H5 C4 HP
5955UKenCharlotte Vine2 NT5 D3 H5 C3 S3 NT
6055USilJames Hudson1 H5 D3 H5 H3 HN
6155UScaPatrick PageX5 D4 H4 S3 S3 NT
6255CAbcSandy McIlwainX5 D3 H5 H3 H3 D
6355UScaJohn ChenX5 D3 H6 D3 S3 NT
6455INNeelotpal SahaiX5 D3 D5 C3 SN
6555USmaDavid RockX5 D3 D5 C3 SN
6655BGTchavdar NikolovX5 D3 D5 C3 SN
6755ITDaniela TontiX5 D3 D5 C3 SN
6855CAonIan TotmanX5 D3 H5 H3 SN
6955ESIgnacio TorresX5 D3 H6 D3 HP
7054USnyBob LindahlP5 D3 H5 H3 S3 NT
7154JPMark LaForgeX4 S3 H5 H3 HN
7254NLRosalind HengeveldX5 D3 H6 D3 HN
7354USilDavid WetzelX5 D4 H5 H3 SN
7454CAnsJim MathersX4 S3 D5 C3 SP
7554USwaJosh SinnettX5 D3 D5 H3 HN
7654UScaDan HirschbergX5 D3 H5 C3 NTP
7754USnyRon SperberX5 DX5 C3 HN
7854NOMagnus GulbrandsenX4 S4 H5 C4 H3 NT
7954IEWillem MeviusX5 D3 D5 H3 SP
8054UKenMargaret WhiteX5 D4 H4 S3 HN
8154USmdBrad TheurerP5 D3 H5 H3 HP
8254USiaRichard NewellX5 D3 D5 C3 S3 D
8354ILMichael Tilles1 H5 D3 H5 H3 H3 D
8454FIJouko PaganusX5 D3 D5 H3 SP
8554VEChristian BlohmX5 D3 H4 S3 H3 D
8654NLBas LodderX5 D3 D5 H3 SP
8754HUPeter Talyigas1 H5 D4 H5 H3 HN
8854SECarsten Kofoed1 H5 D3 D5 C3 SN
8954PTAnant RajaniX5 D3 D5 C3 S3 D
9054UScaRai Osborne1 H5 D3 H5 H3 SN
9154USnjEileen CohenX4 S4 H5 C4 H3 NT
9254PTManuel OliveiraX5 D3 D5 H3 HN
9354USdeJeff Ruben1 H5 D4 H5 H3 SP
9454ROCatalin DorasX5 D3 H5 H3 S3 D
9554UScaSteve MagerX5 D3 D5 H3 HN
9654CNJiao YiliangX5 D4 H5 H4 H3 NT
9754TROkan OzcanX5 D4 H4 S3 HN
9854UKenPeter BrookX5 D3 H5 C4 H3 D
9954IEConor MooreX5 D3 D4 S3 S3 NT
10054CAonBala IyerX4 S3 D5 C3 SP

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10154CApqNick KrnjevicX5 D3 H6 D3 HN
10253UKenSteve KitchingX4 S3 D5 C3 SN
10353EEJaak KandX5 D3 H5 H4 HN
10453ITPaolo PaolicchiX4 S4 H5 H3 HN
10553USvaJohn Montgomery1 H5 D3 D5 H3 HN
10653ITFranco Galleni1 H4 S3 H5 H3 HN
10753BEKoen GrauwelsX5 D3 D4 S3 HN
10853CHOlivier La SpadaX5 D3 D4 S3 SP
10953UScaBill CubleyP5 D3 H5 H3 HN
11053USwaBob Richardson1 H5 D3 H5 H3 S3 D
11153USmdArlene GordonX5 D3 H6 D3 H3 D
11253CAonLeone WilsonX4 S3 H6 H3 H3 NT
11353USmiDoug Ferro2 NT4 S3 H5 C3 HP
11453CNMichael LiuX5 D4 H5 C4 H3 D
11553NLGerrit de RuiterP5 D3 H4 S3 S3 NT
11653BGElena MitkovaX5 D4 H5 H4 HP
11753EEHannes NirkX5 D3 H4 S4 HP
11853FRJean-Claude DuongX4 S3 H4 S3 SP
11953UKenJim GrantX5 D4 H4 S3 SN
12053CAonDavid Grainger1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SP
12153CAonAlan Brooks1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SP
12253UScoJeanne AchzigerX6 D3 D5 C3 SP
12353UKenPeter ButteryX5 D3 H5 C3 NTN
12453UScaPaul MissoX5 D3 H5 H4 HN
12553UKwaJim LuckX5 D3 D5 H3 SN
12653FRAndrei VarlanX4 SX5 C3 HP
12753PLJacek GackowskiX4 S3 H6 D3 HP
12853NLLeo BlaauwP5 D3 H5 H3 HN
12953RORadu BlejeruX4 S4 H5 H3 SP
13053INArvind Ranasaria1 H5 D3 H6 D3 HN
13153USilRick Kirby1 D5 D3 H5 H3 H3 NT
13253USwaCraig Zastera1 H5 D3 D5 H3 HN
13353CNWuping LuX5 DX5 C3 SN
13453BEEric BaesX5 D3 D5 H3 SN
13553HUImre Csiszar1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SP
13653USnyJay LevyX4 S3 H5 C4 HN
13753AUNicoleta Giura1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SP
13853USvaRusty Krauss2 NT5 D3 D5 C3 HP
13953USinPatrick DoveX4 S3 H5 H3 SN
14053RUAlex PerlinX4 S3 H5 H3 SN
14153USkyMax HooverX5 D3 H5 D3 S3 NT
14253USnyJohn Donovan1 H5 D3 H5 C3 NTP
14353INShailesh DesaiX4 S3 H4 S3 HN
14453USazTom SchlangenP6 D3 H5 C3 HP
14552UKscNigel Guthrie1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SN
14652USilRain LanP5 D3 H4 S3 HN
14752UScaJohn R. Mayne1 H5 D3 D5 H3 SN
14852IEJeroen Lodewijks1 D5 D3 H5 H3 HP
14952CAonDarla PetersenX4 D4 H5 C3 H3 NT
15052SKMichal JedlickaX4 S3 H5 C5 NT3 NT
15152USMitch Ford1 H5 D3 H6 D4 H3 NT
15252PLTomasz Radko1 H5 DX5 C3 SN
15352USmnBruce Boje1 H4 S3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
15452USgaLarry Giltman1 H5 D3 H6 D4 H3 NT
15552USnyLeonard BrumX5 D3 H5 H4 H3 D
15652EEHendrik NigulX5 D3 H5 H4 H3 D
15752UShiCharles RowinX4 S4 H5 H4 H3 NT
15852UKenBen CowlingX5 D3 H5 H4 H3 D
15952JPKatsuko KawakuboX4 D4 H5 C3 H3 NT
16052USilMark KesslerP5 D3 H5 H3 SN
16152NLBert Verheij1 H5 D4 H5 C4 H3 D
16252NLRob de RijkX5 D3 D6 D3 HN
16352CAonJeff Mayhew1 H5 D3 H5 H4 HN
16452USnyBruce Ross1 H5 D3 D5 C4 HN
16552SGEugene HoXP3 H5 C3 H3 NT
16652USnjLeonard Helfgott1 H5 D3 D5 H3 SN
16752USvaYi Zhong1 H5 D3 D5 C4 HN
16852CAonJordan Cohen1 H5 D3 H5 H4 HN
16952USmdJohn GlynnP5 DX5 C3 S3 NT
17052FRGerard MarotX5 D3 D5 H3 S3 D
17152USriPeter LiebermanP5 D3 D5 H3 HP
17252RUEugene MarchenkoX5 D3 D5 H4 HP
17352USpaIdo MilletX5 D3 H5 C4 CP
17452DEZuzana Herrmann1 H5 D3 H6 D4 H3 NT
17552UScaJames Chakan1 H5 D3 H6 D4 H3 NT
17652USpaDavid KlausP5 D3 H6 D3 S3 NT
17752USnyAndrew NitzbergX5 D3 D6 D3 SP
17852USmaHelen WeckerX4 S3 H6 H3 HP
17952NLJohn MolX4 S3 D4 S3 HP
18052USohAmit RaturiP5 D4 H6 D3 H3 NT
18152USdeBob ZornX5 D3 D6 D3 HN
18252ATMichael Benedikt1 H4 S3 H5 H3 SN
18352UScaDamo NairX4 S3 D5 C4 HP
18452THApisai MakmitreeX4 S3 D5 H3 SP
18552ROMarius Cosma2 NT5 D3 H5 C4 HP
18652USpaEd ShapiroX5 D3 H5 D3 SP
18752NLRinus BalkenendeP5 D3 H6 D3 HP
18852UKenNils BierrumX5 DX5 H3 SP
18952UScaDavid Kempe1 H5 D3 H5 C3 NTN
19052UStxRobert SzafranskiX5 D3 H5 H4 H3 D
19152UKenGeoff BowleyX5 D4 H5 C3 NTN
19251DKJens SorensenX4 S3 H5 H4 HN
19351DEGerben Dirksen1 H5 D3 H5 C5 NTN
19451DEArend BayerX5 D3 NT5 H3 HP
19551BEAlon Amsel1 D5 D3 H5 H3 SP
19651SGCharles LeongX4 S3 D5 H3 SN
19751UKenStephen TurnerX5 D3 H5 D3 SN
19851USnjJonathan Brill1 H5 D3 H5 D3 HN
19951UKenMark Taylor1 H5 D4 H6 D3 SN
20051VEGustavo de Lemos1 D5 D4 H5 H3 S3 NT

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Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20151NZPaul CarterX4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
20251CApqDenise Pion2 NT4 S3 D5 C3 HP
20351LVIvars RubenisX5 D3 H5 C4 CN
20451NLErik Stoffer1 D5 D4 H5 C3 H3 D
20551UScaEric LeongP5 D4 H5 H3 SN
20651EGSamer ElSheikhX4 NT4 H5 H3 HN
20751ITMihnea PopescuX4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
20851HKCheuk Hin Leung1 H5 D3 H5 H3 NTP
20951UScaYu Chang1 H4 S3 H6 D3 SP
21051USilRaina RuskinX4 NT3 H6 H3 H3 NT
21151USohGary Sikon1 H5 D3 H5 H3 NTP
21251ESElisa Linares-RivasX4 D4 H5 C3 S3 NT
21351NLWillem Jan Maas1 H5 D3 H5 D3 HN
21451USilSteve SchwartzX4 S3 H5 H4 HN
21551ARJorge Gueglio1 H5 D3 H6 D4 HP
21651CApqDavid DumontX5 D3 H4 S3 NTP
21751USdeLars Arthur JohansenXP4 H5 C3 H3 NT
21851PTJoao CostaX4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
21951FIMauri SaastamoinenX5 D3 D6 D3 SN
22051USnhBruce DowningX5 D3 D5 C4 C3 NT
22151USnyTom Barry1 D5 DX5 C3 H3 NT
22251UKenRoger GibbonsX5 D3 H6 D4 HN
22351NLJ.J. GassP5 D3 D5 H3 SP
22451UStxBill Erwin1 H5 D3 H5 H3 NTP
22551USpaDottie AbelX5 D3 H6 D4 HN
22651ESJuan BovedaX4 D4 H5 C3 S3 NT
22751USmdAudrey WarrenP4 S3 H5 C4 HP
22851USnyWilliam Bascom2 NT5 D3 H5 H3 SN
22951CAonMatthew MasonX5 D3 D5 H4 HN
23051USilKaren Walker1 H5 D3 H5 D3 HN
23151PTVitor LopesX4 S3 H5 C3 NTN
23251TRYusuf Umit Yildirim1 D5 D3 D5 C3 HN
23351UScoChuck HenkeX5 D3 D6 D3 SN
23451USnjPaul Quodomine1 H5 D3 H6 H3 SN
23551CNXiongwen Gu1 H5 D3 H6 D4 HP
23651TRErcan KuruX5 D3 D6 D3 SN
23751FRGuy Ledanois1 D5 D3 H5 C3 S3 D
23851SEAnders AslundX5 D3 H6 D4 HN
23951INSivakumar SalemX5 D4 H5 H4 H3 D
24051TRBerk BasaranX4 S3 H5 D3 S3 NT
24151TWEd Hung1 H5 D4 H6 D3 SN
24251TRSavas KucukyavuzX5 D3 H5 C4 CN
24351IEMaire O’Keeffe2 NT4 S3 H4 S3 H3 NT
24451USmaHelene PortnoyX4 S3 H5 H4 HN
24551USalScott StearnsX5 D3 H6 D3 NT3 NT
24651CNAihua Zhao1 H5 D3 D5 C3 NTP
24751CApqNorm GordonX4 SX5 C3 H3 D
24851UScaRichard Aronson1 H5 D3 H5 C4 CP
24951UScaHenry HsiehX4 D3 H5 C3 SP
25051NLHerman van HelmondX5 D3 NT5 C3 SN
25151UScaRobert DannelsX5 D3 H5 C4 CN
25251INSapan DesaiX4 S3 D4 S3 HN
25351FRGillian HewittX4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
25451SELars-G Larsson1 H5 DX5 C4 HP
25550NLKees van Schenk Brill1 H5 D4 H5 C4 CP
25650UKenVictor MilmanX4 D3 H5 C3 SN
25750HRDean PokornyP5 D3 D6 D3 S3 NT
25850AUDinu RaducanuX4 D3 D5 C3 HP
25950UScaJack ShifferX4 S3 H4 S3 NT3 NT
26050USnvDavid FottX5 D3 H5 C4 C3 D
26150USflCoimbatore Iswaran1 D5 D3 H5 H3 SN
26250USnyRichard HetzelX4 S4 H5 D3 HP
26350USncAlec PriceX5 D3 H5 C6 HN
26450USorPaul FlashenbergP5 D3 H5 D3 HP
26550USohCarl Hudecek1 H5 D3 HP3 HN
26650USokWinston Munn1 H5 D3 H5 D3 SN
26750USflNicki CaplanX5 D3 H5 H3 H3 H
26850CAonJohn S. Robson1 D5 D3 D5 C3 SN
26950TWHung-Ching ChiuX4 S3 H5 D3 SP
27050DEAndre Marx1 H5 D3 D6 D3 SN
27150AUDavid MatthewsX5 D3 HP3 H3 D
27250UScaAndrew Gumperz1 H5 D3 H5 H3 NTN
27350RUAndrew RautioX5 D3 NT5 H3 HN
27450CAonSheila McDonald1 H5 D3 HP3 HN
27550CAonJared Riley1 H4 S3 H5 H4 HN
27650USilAmnon Harel1 H5 D3 H5 C4 CN
27750USDavid Dunstan1 H4 D3 H5 C3 SP
27850USilJames Ellison2 NT5 D4 H6 H3 H3 NT
27950EGAndrew de Sosa1 H5 DX5 H3 SN
28050USpaBarbara MorrisonX4 S4 H6 H3 HN
28150USilDon Lussky1 H5 D3 H5 C4 CN
28250USncMike RiceX4 D3 H5 C4 H3 NT
28350UScaEd Davis1 H5 D3 DP3 H3 NT
28450NOHans LahneX4 SX5 H3 SP
28550ZACherrie SwartzX5 DX5 H3 S3 D
28650USazKurt OelzeX5 C3 D5 C3 H3 D
28750RODorin ToparceanuX5 DX5 C5 NT3 NT
28850ZACarin VerburgX4 S3 D5 H3 S3 D
28950DKOle NormolleX5 DX4 S3 SN
29050USflKay Jones1 D5 D3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
29150ROLorand DaliP5 D3 H5 C5 NTP
29250CHGeorge Hashimoto1 D5 D3 H5 H3 SN
29350DERoland VoigtX5 D4 H6 H3 S3 D
29450BESven Neirynck1 D5 D3 H5 H3 SN
29550RORadu VasilescuX5 D3 DP3 HP
29650LVAigars Germanis1 H4 S3 H6 D3 SN
29750EEAivar TihaneX5 D3 H6 D4 H3 D
29850PTAlexandre QuaresmaX5 D3 D5 H3 NTP
29950USmiRose BurkeP5 D3 H6 D3 SN
30050TRYavuz OvacikX5 D3 HP4 H3 NT

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Places 301-400

RankScoreLCName123456
30150NLAad Goosen1 H5 D3 H6 D4 HN
30250CAnsGerald Murphy1 H5 D3 H5 D3 SN
30350CAonJunaid Said1 H5 D3 H5 D3 SN
30450UKenRyan StephensonX5 D4 H5 D3 SN
30550HULajos Linczmayer1 H4 NT3 H6 D3 HP
30650ITAlessandra La SpinaX4 S3 H5 H3 NTP
30750USmoCharlie Lynn1 H5 D3 D6 D4 H3 NT
30850UKenRichard Morse1 H5 D3 H6 D4 HN
30950NZSteve BougheyX4 S3 H6 D3 S3 D
31050USflRonald MichaelsX5 D3 D6 H3 SN
31150CAonDinshaw BurjorjeeX5 D3 H6 H4 HN
31250CApqNicole DurandX4 S3 H6 H3 H3 D
31350UKenEdward JonesX5 D3 D5 C5 NTN
31450USncToby Weinstein1 H5 D4 H5 D3 HN
31550USmtAndrew Ware1 H4 S3 H6 D4 H3 NT
31650ESJavier CarboneroX5 D3 H6 H4 HN
31750USncTim Hemphill1 H4 D4 H5 C3 S3 NT
31850CAonMihail NeaguP5 D3 H5 D3 HP
31950CApqErnie Szavay1 H6 D3 H6 D3 SP
32049ESNeftali Manes1 NT4 S3 H5 C3 HN
32149PLDarek Kardas1 D5 D3 H5 H4 HP
32249PLZbych Bednarek1 D5 D3 D5 H3 SP
32349USarNelson FordX5 DX5 C3 NTN
32449INGodwin JeyaseelanX4 S3 H5 H3 NTN
32549FRJean-Christophe ClementX5 D3 H5 D3 NT3 NT
32649USnyBarry Rigal1 H5 D3 D5 D3 SP
32749UStxGayle MauldinX5 D3 H6 H5 NT3 NT
32849NLFrans BuijsenX4 S3 D5 H4 HN
32949USpaAndy Purbrick1 H4 D3 H5 C3 SN
33049HKSimon CheungP5 D3 D6 D3 HN
33149UKenGareth BirdsallX5 D3 D6 D4 HN
33249SEOlle Morell1 NT5 D3 H5 H3 HN
33349USpaEd Ketz1 H4 D4 H5 C3 SP
33449USksSteve DayX4 S3 H5 H3 NTN
33549ITMarco CatellaniP5 D3 D4 S3 SN
33649NLPeter HardyX4 D4 H5 C3 H3 D
33749CAmbDavid SiredX5 DX6 D3 SN
33849USncPhyllis GibsonXP3 H5 C3 H3 D
33949USmoThomas KniestP5 D3 H5 D3 HN
34049USflHy GlantzX4 S4 H6 H4 H3 NT
34149USnjKenneth Chatzinoff1 H5 D3 D6 D4 HP
34249UKwaKeith Davison2 NT4 D3 H5 C3 H3 NT
34349SEAndreas WesterlundX5 D3 H5 H6 HP
34449NZJustus RozemondX4 SX4 S3 HN
34549CAnbMike Hartop1 H5 D3 D5 D3 HN
34649TRToros Yuksel1 D5 D3 H6 D3 HN
34749ITRodolfo CerretoP5 D3 H5 D3 SP
34849UKenMary StanleyX4 S3 D5 C4 C3 NT
34949USkyRobert CoffeyX4 D3 H5 C3 S3 D
35049USilNikolay DemirevX5 D3 D5 D3 SN
35149CAonMilton Durrant1 H4 S4 H5 C4 C3 NT
35249USmdChristopher Miller2 NT5 D3 D5 C4 HN
35349ROGelu Serpoi1 H5 D3 NT5 H3 SP
35449SETommy Jansson1 H5 D3 H5 D4 HP
35549USalBen Wheeler1 H5 D4 H6 D4 HN
35649USnmKen Harris1 H4 D3 D5 C3 S3 NT
35749USflJeff Hand1 H5 D3 NT5 C4 HP
35849IDPika PiskantoX5 D3 D5 H3 NTN
35949USflAlan Kravetz1 NT5 D3 H5 C4 HP
36049UKenBill MarchP5 D3 D6 D3 HN
36149USgaFred Tanzer1 H4 S3 H5 C5 NTN
36249USwaJohn Givins1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 H3 NT
36349UScaMartin HertzX5 D3 D6 D4 HN
36449ROBogdan BaceanuX4 D4 H5 C4 H3 NT
36549USpaBharat RaoX5 DX5 D3 HP
36649ITMarco BuccolieroX4 S3 H4 S4 H3 D
36749ITGianpaolo Centioli1 NT5 D3 H5 H3 HN
36849AUBill Powell1 D5 D3 D5 C4 HP
36949CNWeidong Yang1 H5 D3 HP3 SN
37049UKenJulian WightwickX5 D3 D6 D4 HN
37149FRGilles KorngutP5 DX5 H3 HN
37249ROBogdan MitranX5 D4 H6 D4 H3 D
37349CAonDale Freeman1 H5 D3 D5 D3 HN
37449USorBarry WhiteP5 D3 H6 D3 S3 D
37549CAnsStephen TynesX4 S4 H4 S4 HN
37649CYGeorge TrigeorgisX5 D3 D5 C6 HP
37749UScaCharles ThompsonX5 D3 H5 C4 H3 H
37849ESJordi Sabate1 D5 D3 H6 D3 HN
37949UKenGeraldine BrockP4 S3 H6 H3 S3 NT
38049BGZahary ZaharievX5 D3 D6 D4 HN
38149USctDavid Domizi2 NT4 S3 D5 C3 SN
38249CAabGerry BoudriasX4 D3 D5 C3 HN
38349UScaSally Brackett2 NT5 D4 H5 C5 NT3 NT
38449ESRaimon TatxeP5 D3 D6 D3 SP
38549UStxJack Lacy1 H5 D3 H6 H4 HN
38649AURon HutchisonX4 S3 D6 D3 SN
38749CAabNicolae VartosuP5 DX5 H3 SP
38849UScaJim MundayX5 D3 DP3 HN
38949UScaDan Luka1 H5 D3 H6 H3 NT3 NT
39049USflCarter MobleyX5 D3 D5 C4 CN
39149RORazvan SpiridonescuX5 D3 D5 D3 H3 D
39248UScaSandy Barnes1 H5 DX5 D3 HP
39348ESGonzalo Goded1 D5 D3 H6 D3 SN
39448ARFacundo ChamutP5 DX5 C4 HN
39548SEMattias Andersson1 NT5 D3 H4 S3 HN
39648USnyKathy PollockP4 S3 D5 C3 NT3 NT
39748CNJing Liu1 NT5 D3 D5 H3 HP
39848DERainer Herrmann1 H5 D3 NT6 D3 HP
39948NLThijs Veugen1 H5 D3 D5 D3 SN
40048USmdTibor Roberts1 D5 D3 D5 H3 SN

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Places 401-500

RankScoreLCName123456
40148NLRonnie de Champs1 H4 D4 H4 S3 H3 NT
40248USpaKathy MillerX4 S3 D5 C4 CP
40348EGMohamed AbdallahX4 D4 H5 C4 HP
40448USflRita SpitzerX5 D4 H6 H5 NT3 NT
40548INNatarajan KrishnamoorthyX4 D3 D5 C3 SN
40648CNYing Ma1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HP
40748USflDick BurnsX4 DX5 C3 HP
40848INJoy SarmaX4 S3 D5 C3 NT3 D
40948CNHongjun Zhong1 H5 D3 NT5 H4 H3 NT
41048UKenChris Challinor2 NT4 D3 H5 C3 S3 NT
41148ITGiovanni Bobbio1 H5 D3 D6 D4 HN
41248UKenMark Reeve1 H5 D3 DP3 HN
41348BRItalo Bovo1 D5 D3 D5 H3 SN
41448USohDon Walker1 H4 S4 H6 D3 S3 D
41548CNQing Ye1 H4 S4 H5 D3 HN
41648ATWilly PurzelmayerX4 D3 H6 D3 HP
41748NLJo SimonsX5 D3 H4 S4 CN
41848PTJorge GoncalvesX4 S3 D5 H3 NTP
41948CAonDaniel CecchelliX4 D3 H5 C4 HN
42048CAbcAlan Chapelle1 H4 S3 H6 D4 HN
42148IERobert KnightX5 D3 H5 H4 C3 D
42248USflKeith Falkner1 H4 D3 H5 H3 SP
42348USakPhilip PallenbergX4 D3 D5 H3 S3 NT
42448USazNed Kohler1 NT5 D3 H5 H3 SN
42548FRJean-Pierre BlochX4 S4 H6 D4 HN
42648CAonJack ShinehoftP4 S3 H5 C3 NTN
42748USpaKarl BarthX5 D3 NT5 H4 HP
42848UKenGeoff Bowden1 H5 D3 D5 C4 CN
42948USwaMatthew McCoy1 H5 DX6 D3 H3 D
43048NLTommie NooijX5 D3 D5 H3 NT3 D
43148PTPedro Matos1 H5 D4 H5 C4 C3 D
43248IRHomeyra EttehadiehP4 S3 H4 S3 S3 D
43348USohScott Jeggle2 NT4 D3 H5 C3 S3 NT
43448UKenRoger MortonP5 D3 HP3 HN
43548CAonNick Wong1 H5 D3 NT5 H4 H3 NT
43648CNFrank YeahnewP5 D3 H4 S4 H3 D
43748CAonDouglas McCorkellP5 D3 H5 D4 H3 NT
43848UScaRob Millar1 D5 D3 H6 H3 SP
43948USiaAndrew Coghill1 H5 D3 DP3 HN
44048CApqBob ScrutonX4 D3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
44148USilCharles BlairP5 D3 HP3 SP
44248USorDarius JacksonXP3 H5 H3 HN
44348CNCheng Lin1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HP
44448NOKristian Kjorstad1 D5 D3 H6 D3 SN
44548USvaMariana Koos2 NT4 S4 H5 C4 HN
44648USHamp Williams1 H5 D3 D5 D3 SN
44748VEAntonio Hernandez1 D5 D3 D4 S3 HN
44848IEPaul WaldronP5 D3 H5 C6 HP
44948FITaru SuppulaX5 D3 D5 D4 HP
45048UScaRena Farber1 H5 D4 H6 H3 NT3 NT
45148USdcStephen Rose1 H5 D3 D6 D4 HN
45248TWHang Chang1 NT5 D3 H5 C4 HN
45348INGowniyan Vaideeshwar1 D5 D4 H5 H3 S3 D
45448CZTomas MeclX4 D3 H5 C4 HN
45548SEBjorn Ohlsson1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HP
45648UKenC.P. Howard1 NT5 D3 H5 H3 SN
45748USvaPrahalad Rajkumar1 H5 D3 D5 D3 SN
45848UScaRoss Cullins1 H4 NT3 D5 C4 HN
45948PLPiotr Iks1 D4 S3 H6 D3 HP
46048USctGary Seckinger1 H4 S3 H5 H5 NTP
46148USorAdam SaroyanP5 D4 H5 D3 SP
46248USnjDirk EnthovenX5 D3 D6 H4 HN
46348USmaBob Boudreau1 D5 D3 H5 C3 NTN
46448RODaniel Moisa1 H5 DX5 C3 NTN
46548USohHenry EssigX4 D3 H5 H4 H3 NT
46648USwiBill McFall1 D5 D3 D5 C4 HN
46748USwaLen Maxwell2 NT4 S3 H5 C5 NT3 NT
46848USilJonathan Rivet1 H5 D3 H5 D4 HN
46948VEVivianne Lechtman1 NT5 D3 H5 H3 SN
47048CAonKevin Conway1 H5 D3 H5 D4 HN
47148USohStan Dub1 NT5 D3 H5 C4 HN
47248USnmMark Jarmie1 H4 S3 H5 C4 CN
47348UScaPaul Nelson1 H5 D3 D5 C4 CN
47448SIAles VavpeticX5 D3 NT5 C5 NT3 NT
47547ESMargaret SpaargarenXP3 H6 H3 H3 NT
47647UKenJohn HaslegraveX5 D3 D5 H4 CN
47747CNHong LiX4 S3 NT6 D3 S3 NT
47847PTManuel PauloP5 D3 H5 H4 CP
47947INJai GramaX5 D4 H6 D4 CP
48047DEAlexei VinogradovP5 D3 D5 C5 NTN
48147TRSenih InalX4 D4 H6 H3 H3 NT
48247SELeif Lundberg1 NT4 S4 H5 C3 SN
48347USnvRaija Davis1 D4 S3 H5 H4 HP
48447USnvCarol SimonP5 DX5 H3 S3 D
48547UStxSue StokesXP3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
48647CAonMarc Langevin1 H4 D3 H6 D3 HP
48747UScaTim PrinceX4 S3 H6 H3 NTP
48847USmdDon Berman1 H4 D3 H5 H3 SN
48947USnvBarry GorenP5 DX6 D3 HN
49047SGTze Cheow Sng1 D4 D3 H5 C3 S3 NT
49147USmnPaul Meerschaert1 H5 D3 NT6 D3 HN
49247UScoRichard Lesko1 D5 DX5 C4 HP
49347BEAlan Piotrowski1 H5 DX6 D3 S3 D
49447BEBram Amsel2 NT5 DX6 D3 HP
49547USflBert KabathX4 D4 H6 H3 H3 NT
49647CNRoger SunP5 D3 D5 D3 HN
49747CAonDale SmithXP3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
49847GRLoukas NikainasP4 S3 H5 C4 CP
49947USinCarol OsgerbyX4 D3 H5 C4 H3 D
50047AUSolaris WhitesailX4 D3 H6 H3 HP

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Places 501-600

RankScoreLCName123456
50147PLRoman KujaczynskiX4 S3 H6 D3 NTN
50247CAonShirley AshworthP4 D4 H5 C3 HN
50347CAbcLeo GlaserP5 D3 D5 D3 HN
50447USmnTom RandXP3 D5 C3 SN
50547UKenAnthony GoldingX5 D3 D6 D3 NTN
50647NOJohn Kirkholt1 D5 D3 D4 S3 SN
50747UScaCres Cole1 D5 D3 H5 C4 CP
50847HKSing Lam1 H4 S3 H5 D3 S3 D
50947USnyCarol Sturdevant2 NT4 S3 H6 H3 HN
51047USflJack Brawner1 H5 DX5 D3 HN
51147UKniRobin Burns1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HN
51247USmaJeffrey Lehman1 H5 D3 H5 D3 NTP
51347CNXinjian HuangX5 D3 NT5 C3 NTN
51447CAonFay TealX5 D3 H6 H4 CP
51547UKenNigel MarlowP5 D3 HP3 H3 D
51647HKPui Kong Chiu1 NT6 D3 H5 C3 SN
51747USnyChuck LampreyP5 D3 DP3 HP
51847USilTed McHugh1 H4 S3 H5 C4 C3 D
51947UScaTodd Uyeda1 H4 S3 H6 D4 H3 D
52047UStxJonathan ErnestX4 D3 H5 H4 HP
52147USmnAaron Guimaraes1 H5 D3 D5 H5 NTN
52247USilRichard Murdock2 NT4 S4 H5 C5 NT3 NT
52347RUOleg Moroz1 D5 D3 D4 S3 SN
52447UKenPhil Andrews1 NT5 D3 H5 H4 HP
52547CApqPascale Gaudreault1 NT5 D3 D5 H3 HN
52647UScaJens PalsbergX5 D3 H6 H4 CP
52747PTMiguel GuedesX5 D3 HP4 H3 D
52847TROsman Ozcan1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HN
52947CNPeijie Zang1 H4 S3 H5 H3 NT3 D
53047UKwaJulian PottageX5 D3 D6 D3 NTN
53147FRYves Bossler1 NT5 D3 D5 H3 SP
53247NLPieter van der KleinP4 D3 H5 H3 S3 NT
53347USlaTom GreshamX5 D3 HP4 H3 D
53447CAmbDoug Jobbins2 NT4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
53547USmaSusan PappasX4 D4 H6 H3 H3 NT
53647UKenAngelo MartelliX4 D3 D5 C3 S3 D
53747CApqSolange Bouchard1 H5 D3 HP4 HN
53847KRRick Wakeman1 D4 S3 D5 C3 S3 D
53947USmiDick PeacockX4 D3 D6 D3 H3 NT
54047DEAlex MichaelX4 SX5 H4 HN
54147CApqGabriel Gilbert2 NT4 D3 H5 H3 H3 NT
54247UAGeorgiy ShevchenkoX6 D3 H5 H4 CP
54347UStxChad HarrisX4 D3 H5 D3 H3 NT
54447CAonJonathan SteinbergP4 S3 D6 D3 HN
54547USnhRobert Claflin1 NT5 D3 H5 H4 HP
54647PTNuno DamasoXP3 D5 C3 SN
54747AUEugene WichemsX4 D3 H5 C4 H3 D
54847DEJulius Linde1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HN
54947AUCharles BakerXP3 H6 H3 H3 NT
55047FIMikko Kekki1 H4 S4 H5 C4 CN
55147USmaJoon Pahk1 H6 D3 NT5 C3 SN
55247NZDenis Humphries1 D5 D3 H5 D3 HN
55347UKscPaul GipsonX5 D3 D5 D4 HN
55447LVYury ShatzX4 S3 DP3 SP
55546UKenEdward Levy1 D4 S3 D5 C4 HN
55646UScaTysen StreibX4 D3 D5 C4 HN
55746SGKelvin NgX5 D3 HP3 NTN
55846ILBrian ZietmanX4 S3 D6 H4 HN
55946USpaSteve White1 H5 D3 HP3 NTP
56046UScaJojo Sarkar1 H4 NTX6 H3 H3 NT
56146BEEugeen VannutenX4 S4 H6 H5 NT3 NT
56246USnyDennis KayeP4 S3 D6 H3 HN
56346DEChristiane Mielke1 NT5 D3 H5 H4 HN
56446DEFalko Gleichmann1 NT5 D3 H5 H4 HN
56546USflJeanne TwaitX4 D3 D5 C4 HN
56646USmaSteve SteinX5 D3 H6 H4 CN
56746USazMax JohnsonP5 D4 HP3 SN
56846USvaMark McEnearneyX5 D3 H6 H4 CN
56946AUKeith BarrieX5 C3 H5 C4 CN
57046CAonRobert BurnsP4 D4 H5 C3 H3 D
57146CApeRon ButlerX4 D4 H6 D3 HN
57246USazCharles QuennevilleX5 D3 D6 D6 H3 NT
57346USksSusie GershonX4 S4 H6 H5 NT3 NT
57446USmaRosalyn DreyfusX4 S3 H6 H4 C3 NT
57546AUCharles PageX4 D3 H5 C4 C3 NT
57646SIJanko Mijoc1 H4 S3 D6 H3 S3 D
57746PTRui RalhaX5 DX4 S4 C3 NT
57846NOThomas HauklandX4 S3 H6 D6 H3 NT
57946USpaBertrand Kushner1 H5 D3 H5 D3 NTN
58046USnjSteven Shulman1 H5 D3 HP3 NTP
58146USkyBeve Smith1 NT5 D3 H5 H4 HN
58246USnjGerald GoodmanP5 D3 H5 H4 CN
58346UScaAndrea EverittX4 S3 HP4 HN
58446UStxRichard AspreyX4 S4 H6 H5 NT3 NT
58546USlaLorraine SteinerX4 D3 HP3 H3 NT
58646INAnil UpadhyayX4 D3 H6 D3 H3 D
58746ILSteve RogersX5 D4 H6 D6 HP
58846CAabDavid Johnson1 H4 D3 H5 C5 NT3 NT
58946USmdRichard KvalnesX4 D3 H6 H3 HN
59046USncEugene ShapiroP5 D4 HP4 H3 NT
59146UScaAlan Holmes1 HP3 D5 H3 HP
59246USnyGene Marks1 H4 D3 D5 C3 S3 D
59346UKscKen Nicholson2 NT4 D3 H5 C4 H3 NT
59446EEAllar PadariX4 D4 H5 H3 S3 D
59546UKjeChris HillXP3 H4 S4 H3 NT
59646CAonMike MaletteX4 S3 D5 C6 HN
59746ILAmiram Millet1 H5 D3 NT5 C4 C3 NT
59846USwiTyson Patterson1 D4 S4 H6 D3 SP
59946CAnsRosemary Sampson1 D5 D3 H5 H3 NTN
60046RUSergey Kustarov1 H5 D3 NT6 D3 SN

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
60146PLJacek ZwolinskiX5 D3 H5 D3 NT3 D
60246CDPaul Inbona2 NT4 S3 D5 H4 HP
60346DKJacob GrabowskiX4 D4 H6 H3 S3 NT
60446UKenDom Goodwin1 NT5 D4 H6 D3 HN
60546UScaRon Jacksier2 NT5 D4 H6 H3 S3 D
60646CAabDaniel BertrandP6 D3 D6 D3 HN
60746USlaRobert BlackX5 D3 NT6 H4 H3 NT
60846USdcDavid Chernov1 D4 D3 H5 C3 SP
60946ZAUlrich Nell1 H5 D3 D5 H6 HP
61046BGChavdar KochkovX4 S3 D5 D4 HP
61146CAnsBryson Crowell1 NT5 D3 D5 C4 HN
61246AUNye GriffithsX5 D3 D5 H6 HN
61346SGAdrian LamX4 D3 H5 D3 HP
61446AUAndy HungX5 D3 D5 H4 C3 D
61546UScaMarvin FrenchP5 D3 HP3 S3 D
61646BGIrina DimitrovaX4 D4 H4 S4 H3 NT
61746INMadhukar Bapu1 D5 D3 D6 D3 SN
61846BGVeronica TzanevaX4 D4 H5 D3 H3 NT
61946CAbcPeter Crawley1 H4 D3 H5 H3 S3 D
62046USnjRam Ramjee1 D5 D3 D5 H4 HN
62146USmaStephen McDevittX5 D4 H5 D3 NTN
62246FIJussi TamminenP4 S3 H6 D4 HN
62346UStxKen BrantfergerX5 D3 H6 D4 C3 D
62446UScaRichard RameyP5 D3 DP3 SP
62546USnySeth CohenX4 D4 H5 C5 NT3 NT
62646UKenJohn GoldingXP3 H5 H3 S3 D

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
150.008LVLatvia6
249.8324HUHungary6
349.609USnvNevada5
448.83140RURussia6
548.3369ESSpain12
648.2925USorOregon7
748.2434FRFrance17
847.6267ITItaly13
947.5748VEVenezuela7
1047.312NLNetherlands45
1147.2754USilIllinois26
1247.2332CNChina26
1347.2233USinIndiana9
1447.00103EEEstonia9
1547.00241TWTaiwan5
1646.90105USvaVirginia10
1746.8381USmdMaryland12
1846.6518USmaMassachusetts17
1946.576USnyNew York37
2046.3812USazArizona8
2146.3066BGBulgaria10
2246.25107BEBelgium12
2346.2026ZASouth Africa10
2446.1816SESweden17
2546.1527USpaPennsylvania20
2646.134CAonOntario53
2746.1350USnjNew Jersey16
2845.8984FIFinland9
2945.7440UScaCalifornia81
3045.6945USwaWashington13
3145.59174DEGermany17
3245.4079IEIreland10
3345.273TRTurkey22
3445.20192DKDenmark5
3545.1619UKenEngland74
3645.1321USctConnecticut8
3745.121USohOhio17
3844.9115UStxTexas23
3944.80165SGSingapore10
4044.6894RORomania22
4144.675INIndia27
4244.6757NZNew Zealand12
4344.50263USncNorth Carolina12
4444.33141USkyKentucky6
4544.2538HKHong Kong8
4644.25113USmiMichigan8
4744.17151USUnited States6
4844.1511UScoColorado13
4944.13127PLPoland15
5044.0789PTPortugal27
5143.9022USflFlorida48
5243.8978NONorway9
5343.83182ATAustria6
5443.80220USnhNew Hampshire5
5543.68101CApqQuebec25
5643.4474CAnsNova Scotia9
5743.36154USgaGeorgia11
5843.3383ILIsrael9
5943.1931AUAustralia36
6043.11153USmnMinnesota9
6143.00145UKscScotland9
6243.00533USlaLouisiana6
6342.50108CHSwitzerland6
6442.1362CAbcBritish Columbia15
6541.50382CAabAlberta10
6640.80307USmoMissouri5

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
6753.0017USiaIowa3
6853.0071JPJapan2
6952.3393USdeDelaware3
7052.00171USriRhode Island1
7152.00184THThailand1
7250.00245USalAlabama2
7350.00266USokOklahoma1
7449.67125UKwaWales3
7549.67206EGEgypt3
7649.50215ARArgentina2
7749.00376CYCyprus1
7848.00432IRIran1
7947.50334USksKansas2
8047.00157UShiHawaii2
8147.00323USarArkansas2
8247.00538KRKorea (South)1
8346.67257HRCroatia3
8446.00315USmtMontana2
8546.00571CApePrince Edward Island1
8646.00595UKjeJersey & Guernsey1
8746.00602CDCongo (Dem Republic)1
8845.7546IDIndonesia4
8945.67466USwiWisconsin3
9045.50454CZCzech Republic2
9145.50511UKniNorthern Ireland2
9245.33451USdcWashington DC3
9345.00150SKSlovakia3
9445.00337CAmbManitoba3
9545.00636COColombia1
9644.75474SISlovenia4
9744.67356USnmNew Mexico3
9844.50634PKPakistan2
9944.00423USakAlaska2
10044.00711AEUnited Arab Emirates1
10143.00699USidIdaho2
10243.00752RSSerbia1
10343.00767ISIceland1
10442.00413BRBrazil2
10542.00498GRGreece4
10642.00835LBLebanon1
10742.00878MYMalaysia1
10841.7529USscSouth Carolina4
10941.50345CAnbNew Brunswick2
11041.33790CLChile3
11141.00542UAUkraine2
11240.00937MZMozambique1
11340.00978BYBelarus1
11440.00990CAskSaskatchewan1
11538.001032VGVirgin Islands UK1
11638.001037CRCosta Rica1
11738.001042MTMalta1
11831.001166CAnfNewfoundland1

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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 Q-plus Bridge, which scored a respectable 48 and was faster to win by tiebreaker over GIB with the same score. Q-plus Bridge and GIB were also the only bots to beat the average human score, as the bot scores were generally mediocre on this tough problem set.

Problem 2 proved to be the bane of the bots — excluding GIB — as they elected to pass partner’s double of 4 C. Some assumed the double was penalty (absurd by any standards) and this interpretation could not be changed by any program settings. No doubt this will inspire some of the programmers to amend their bidding-rule database for future versions.

There were only a few errant calls* this month. On Problem 4 (the hand with 6-6 in the red suits) Micro Bridge and Bridge Baron chose to bid 4 NT (Blackwood) — a choice I decided not to insult you with as an option. On Problem 5, GIB and Jack also chose 4 NT; but here it was quantitative (over 2 NT), and I awarded it 4 since it’s better than a few of the listed options. In retrospect, I probably should have included it.

*For scoring purposes, unlisted choices receive at least as much as the worst listed choice — it wouldn’t be fair to award less because bots are unaware of the multiple-choice format — and may receive more if merited.

HAL was perturbed this month after being interrogated by the police when my home was robbed. I tried to convince HAL this was just routine and it was not a suspect, but HAL proved otherwise by replaying a recorded conversation which began, “You have the right to remain silent…” HAL decided to exercise this right and pass on each problem — predictably, its best score ever.

July 2004 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
148DEQ-plus Bridge 7.1XP4 H5 C4 H3 NT
248USGIB 6.1.3X5 D3 H6 D4 NTN
345CABridge Buff 11.0PP3 H5 C4 HP
441JPMicro Bridge 10.02XP3 H4 NT4 HP
539USBridge Baron 14.0XP4 H4 NT4 HN
637NLJack 2.04XP3 HP4 NTN
733UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.2.01 NTP3 HP4 HN
824USHAL 9001PPPPPP

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