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

Number of participants1185
Number of locations118
Highest score60
Median score46
Lowest score24
Average score45.43

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
160USohJim MyersD5 D3 H5 C3 H3 NT
260NLPeter van der StapD5 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 TuppelD5 D3 H5 C3 HN
758NLMicha KeijzersD5 D3 H5 C3 HN
857LVJanis DzenisD5 D3 H5 H3 HP
957USnvKenneth Wanamaker1 H5 D3 H5 C3 HN
1057LVMartins Egle1 H5 D3 H5 C3 SP
1157UScoDavid CapreraD5 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 HudsonD5 D3 H5 C3 SN
1657SEJan AnderssonD5 D4 H5 C3 HN
1757USiaBob McCurdyD5 D3 H5 C3 SN
1857USmaBarry MargolinD5 D3 H5 C3 SN
1956UKenGeraint HarkerD5 D3 H5 H3 SP
2056NLJan Tesselaar1 H5 D3 H5 H3 HP
2156USctMarc GlickmanD5 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 LewisD5 D3 H5 C4 HP
2656ZABrad Ross-JonesD5 D4 H5 C4 H3 NT
2756USpaLois Stuart1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HP
2856NLRonald BrantsmaD5 D3 H5 H3 HN
2956USscRick GilesD5 D4 H5 C4 H3 NT
3056INShantanu RastogiD5 D3 H5 H3 HN
3156AUHeather ScottD5 D3 H5 C4 HP
3256CNWqiqiqi Laoqi WuD5 D3 H5 C4 HP
3356USinDoug AveryD5 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 MokD5 D4 H5 C3 S3 D
3955USflTerri FauciD4 S4 H5 C3 HN
4055UScaLen VishnevskyP5 D3 H5 C3 HN
4155USflArthur HoffmanP5 D3 H5 C3 SP
4255CNLiang TanD5 DD5 C3 HP
4355USctJason RotenbergD5 D3 H5 H3 SN
4455UStxKevin PodsiadlikD5 D3 H5 H3 SN
4555USwaGorkem Kuterdem1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HN
4655IDBert Toar Polii1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HN
4755USnyLucy ShostakD5 D4 H5 C4 HP
4855VEFrancis VernonP5 D3 H5 C3 HN
4955NLJos van KanD5 D3 H6 D3 S3 NT
5055USnjMani GuptaD5 D3 H5 H4 H3 NT
5155USohBob Stitt1 H5 D3 D5 C3 HN
5255UScaMarcella LaneD5 D3 D5 C3 SN
5355UScaJeff Goldsmith1 H5 D3 H5 H3 HN
5455USilMartin Smith1 H5 D3 H5 C4 HP
5555UKenMark GurneyD5 D3 D5 C3 SN
5655FRMichel MayeurD5 D3 H5 H4 H3 NT
5755NZFraser RewD5 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 PageD5 D4 H4 S3 S3 NT
6255CAbcSandy McIlwainD5 D3 H5 H3 H3 D
6355UScaJohn ChenD5 D3 H6 D3 S3 NT
6455INNeelotpal SahaiD5 D3 D5 C3 SN
6555USmaDavid RockD5 D3 D5 C3 SN
6655BGTchavdar NikolovD5 D3 D5 C3 SN
6755ITDaniela TontiD5 D3 D5 C3 SN
6855CAonIan TotmanD5 D3 H5 H3 SN
6955ESIgnacio TorresD5 D3 H6 D3 HP
7054USnyBob LindahlP5 D3 H5 H3 S3 NT
7154JPMark LaForgeD4 S3 H5 H3 HN
7254NLRosalind HengeveldD5 D3 H6 D3 HN
7354USilDavid WetzelD5 D4 H5 H3 SN
7454CAnsJim MathersD4 S3 D5 C3 SP
7554USwaJosh SinnettD5 D3 D5 H3 HN
7654UScaDan HirschbergD5 D3 H5 C3 NTP
7754USnyRon SperberD5 DD5 C3 HN
7854NOMagnus GulbrandsenD4 S4 H5 C4 H3 NT
7954IEWillem MeviusD5 D3 D5 H3 SP
8054UKenMargaret WhiteD5 D4 H4 S3 HN
8154USmdBrad TheurerP5 D3 H5 H3 HP
8254USiaRichard NewellD5 D3 D5 C3 S3 D
8354ILMichael Tilles1 H5 D3 H5 H3 H3 D
8454FIJouko PaganusD5 D3 D5 H3 SP
8554VEChristian BlohmD5 D3 H4 S3 H3 D
8654NLBas LodderD5 D3 D5 H3 SP
8754HUPeter Talyigas1 H5 D4 H5 H3 HN
8854SECarsten Kofoed1 H5 D3 D5 C3 SN
8954PTAnant RajaniD5 D3 D5 C3 S3 D
9054UScaRai Osborne1 H5 D3 H5 H3 SN
9154USnjEileen CohenD4 S4 H5 C4 H3 NT
9254PTManuel OliveiraD5 D3 D5 H3 HN
9354USdeJeff Ruben1 H5 D4 H5 H3 SP
9454ROCatalin DorasD5 D3 H5 H3 S3 D
9554UScaSteve MagerD5 D3 D5 H3 HN
9654CNJiao YiliangD5 D4 H5 H4 H3 NT
9754TROkan OzcanD5 D4 H4 S3 HN
9854UKenPeter BrookD5 D3 H5 C4 H3 D
9954IEConor MooreD5 D3 D4 S3 S3 NT
10054CAonBala IyerD4 S3 D5 C3 SP

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Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10154CApqNick KrnjevicD5 D3 H6 D3 HN
10253UKenSteve KitchingD4 S3 D5 C3 SN
10353EEJaak KandD5 D3 H5 H4 HN
10453ITPaolo PaolicchiD4 S4 H5 H3 HN
10553USvaJohn Montgomery1 H5 D3 D5 H3 HN
10653ITFranco Galleni1 H4 S3 H5 H3 HN
10753BEKoen GrauwelsD5 D3 D4 S3 HN
10853CHOlivier La SpadaD5 D3 D4 S3 SP
10953UScaBill CubleyP5 D3 H5 H3 HN
11053USwaBob Richardson1 H5 D3 H5 H3 S3 D
11153USmdArlene GordonD5 D3 H6 D3 H3 D
11253CAonLeone WilsonD4 S3 H6 H3 H3 NT
11353USmiDoug Ferro2 NT4 S3 H5 C3 HP
11453CNMichael LiuD5 D4 H5 C4 H3 D
11553NLGerrit de RuiterP5 D3 H4 S3 S3 NT
11653BGElena MitkovaD5 D4 H5 H4 HP
11753EEHannes NirkD5 D3 H4 S4 HP
11853FRJean-Claude DuongD4 S3 H4 S3 SP
11953UKenJim GrantD5 D4 H4 S3 SN
12053CAonDavid Grainger1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SP
12153CAonAlan Brooks1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SP
12253UScoJeanne AchzigerD6 D3 D5 C3 SP
12353UKenPeter ButteryD5 D3 H5 C3 NTN
12453UScaPaul MissoD5 D3 H5 H4 HN
12553UKwaJim LuckD5 D3 D5 H3 SN
12653FRAndrei VarlanD4 SD5 C3 HP
12753PLJacek GackowskiD4 S3 H6 D3 HP
12853NLLeo BlaauwP5 D3 H5 H3 HN
12953RORadu BlejeruD4 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 LuD5 DD5 C3 SN
13453BEEric BaesD5 D3 D5 H3 SN
13553HUImre Csiszar1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SP
13653USnyJay LevyD4 S3 H5 C4 HN
13753AUNicoleta Giura1 H5 D3 H6 D3 SP
13853USvaRusty Krauss2 NT5 D3 D5 C3 HP
13953USinPatrick DoveD4 S3 H5 H3 SN
14053RUAlex PerlinD4 S3 H5 H3 SN
14153USkyMax HooverD5 D3 H5 D3 S3 NT
14253USnyJohn Donovan1 H5 D3 H5 C3 NTP
14353INShailesh DesaiD4 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 PetersenD4 D4 H5 C3 H3 NT
15052SKMichal JedlickaD4 S3 H5 C5 NT3 NT
15152USMitch Ford1 H5 D3 H6 D4 H3 NT
15252PLTomasz Radko1 H5 DD5 C3 SN
15352USmnBruce Boje1 H4 S3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
15452USgaLarry Giltman1 H5 D3 H6 D4 H3 NT
15552USnyLeonard BrumD5 D3 H5 H4 H3 D
15652EEHendrik NigulD5 D3 H5 H4 H3 D
15752UShiCharles RowinD4 S4 H5 H4 H3 NT
15852UKenBen CowlingD5 D3 H5 H4 H3 D
15952JPKatsuko KawakuboD4 D4 H5 C3 H3 NT
16052USilMark KesslerP5 D3 H5 H3 SN
16152NLBert Verheij1 H5 D4 H5 C4 H3 D
16252NLRob de RijkD5 D3 D6 D3 HN
16352CAonJeff Mayhew1 H5 D3 H5 H4 HN
16452USnyBruce Ross1 H5 D3 D5 C4 HN
16552SGEugene HoDP3 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 DD5 C3 S3 NT
17052FRGerard MarotD5 D3 D5 H3 S3 D
17152USriPeter LiebermanP5 D3 D5 H3 HP
17252RUEugene MarchenkoD5 D3 D5 H4 HP
17352USpaIdo MilletD5 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 NitzbergD5 D3 D6 D3 SP
17852USmaHelen WeckerD4 S3 H6 H3 HP
17952NLJohn MolD4 S3 D4 S3 HP
18052USohAmit RaturiP5 D4 H6 D3 H3 NT
18152USdeBob ZornD5 D3 D6 D3 HN
18252ATMichael Benedikt1 H4 S3 H5 H3 SN
18352UScaDamo NairD4 S3 D5 C4 HP
18452THApisai MakmitreeD4 S3 D5 H3 SP
18552ROMarius Cosma2 NT5 D3 H5 C4 HP
18652USpaEd ShapiroD5 D3 H5 D3 SP
18752NLRinus BalkenendeP5 D3 H6 D3 HP
18852UKenNils BierrumD5 DD5 H3 SP
18952UScaDavid Kempe1 H5 D3 H5 C3 NTN
19052UStxRobert SzafranskiD5 D3 H5 H4 H3 D
19152UKenGeoff BowleyD5 D4 H5 C3 NTN
19251DKJens SorensenD4 S3 H5 H4 HN
19351DEGerben Dirksen1 H5 D3 H5 C5 NTN
19451DEArend BayerD5 D3 NT5 H3 HP
19551BEAlon Amsel1 D5 D3 H5 H3 SP
19651SGCharles LeongD4 S3 D5 H3 SN
19751UKenStephen TurnerD5 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

RankScoreCCName123456
20151NZPaul CarterD4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
20251CApqDenise Pion2 NT4 S3 D5 C3 HP
20351LVIvars RubenisD5 D3 H5 C4 CN
20451NLErik Stoffer1 D5 D4 H5 C3 H3 D
20551UScaEric LeongP5 D4 H5 H3 SN
20651EGSamer ElSheikhD4 NT4 H5 H3 HN
20751ITMihnea PopescuD4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
20851HKCheuk Hin Leung1 H5 D3 H5 H3 NTP
20951UScaYu Chang1 H4 S3 H6 D3 SP
21051USilRaina RuskinD4 NT3 H6 H3 H3 NT
21151USohGary Sikon1 H5 D3 H5 H3 NTP
21251ESElisa Linares-RivasD4 D4 H5 C3 S3 NT
21351NLWillem Jan Maas1 H5 D3 H5 D3 HN
21451USilSteve SchwartzD4 S3 H5 H4 HN
21551ARJorge Gueglio1 H5 D3 H6 D4 HP
21651CApqDavid DumontD5 D3 H4 S3 NTP
21751USdeLars Arthur JohansenDP4 H5 C3 H3 NT
21851PTJoao CostaD4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
21951FIMauri SaastamoinenD5 D3 D6 D3 SN
22051USnhBruce DowningD5 D3 D5 C4 C3 NT
22151USnyTom Barry1 D5 DD5 C3 H3 NT
22251UKenRoger GibbonsD5 D3 H6 D4 HN
22351NLJ.J. GassP5 D3 D5 H3 SP
22451UStxBill Erwin1 H5 D3 H5 H3 NTP
22551USpaDottie AbelD5 D3 H6 D4 HN
22651ESJuan BovedaD4 D4 H5 C3 S3 NT
22751USmdAudrey WarrenP4 S3 H5 C4 HP
22851USnyWilliam Bascom2 NT5 D3 H5 H3 SN
22951CAonMatthew MasonD5 D3 D5 H4 HN
23051USilKaren Walker1 H5 D3 H5 D3 HN
23151PTVitor LopesD4 S3 H5 C3 NTN
23251TRYusuf Umit Yildirim1 D5 D3 D5 C3 HN
23351UScoChuck HenkeD5 D3 D6 D3 SN
23451USnjPaul Quodomine1 H5 D3 H6 H3 SN
23551CNXiongwen Gu1 H5 D3 H6 D4 HP
23651TRErcan KuruD5 D3 D6 D3 SN
23751FRGuy Ledanois1 D5 D3 H5 C3 S3 D
23851SEAnders AslundD5 D3 H6 D4 HN
23951INSivakumar SalemD5 D4 H5 H4 H3 D
24051TRBerk BasaranD4 S3 H5 D3 S3 NT
24151TWEd Hung1 H5 D4 H6 D3 SN
24251TRSavas KucukyavuzD5 D3 H5 C4 CN
24351IEMaire O’Keeffe2 NT4 S3 H4 S3 H3 NT
24451USmaHelene PortnoyD4 S3 H5 H4 HN
24551USalScott StearnsD5 D3 H6 D3 NT3 NT
24651CNAihua Zhao1 H5 D3 D5 C3 NTP
24751CApqNorm GordonD4 SD5 C3 H3 D
24851UScaRichard Aronson1 H5 D3 H5 C4 CP
24951UScaHenry HsiehD4 D3 H5 C3 SP
25051NLHerman van HelmondD5 D3 NT5 C3 SN
25151UScaRobert DannelsD5 D3 H5 C4 CN
25251INSapan DesaiD4 S3 D4 S3 HN
25351FRGillian HewittD4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
25451SELars-G Larsson1 H5 DD5 C4 HP
25550NLKees van Schenk Brill1 H5 D4 H5 C4 CP
25650UKenVictor MilmanD4 D3 H5 C3 SN
25750HRDean PokornyP5 D3 D6 D3 S3 NT
25850AUDinu RaducanuD4 D3 D5 C3 HP
25950UScaJack ShifferD4 S3 H4 S3 NT3 NT
26050USnvDavid FottD5 D3 H5 C4 C3 D
26150USflCoimbatore Iswaran1 D5 D3 H5 H3 SN
26250USnyRichard HetzelD4 S4 H5 D3 HP
26350USncAlec PriceD5 D3 H5 C6 HN
26450USorPaul FlashenbergP5 D3 H5 D3 HP
26550USohCarl Hudecek1 H5 D3 HP3 HN
26650USokWinston Munn1 H5 D3 H5 D3 SN
26750USflNicki CaplanD5 D3 H5 H3 H3 H
26850CAonJohn S. Robson1 D5 D3 D5 C3 SN
26950TWHung-Ching ChiuD4 S3 H5 D3 SP
27050DEAndre Marx1 H5 D3 D6 D3 SN
27150AUDavid MatthewsD5 D3 HP3 H3 D
27250UScaAndrew Gumperz1 H5 D3 H5 H3 NTN
27350RUAndrew RautioD5 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 DD5 H3 SN
28050USpaBarbara MorrisonD4 S4 H6 H3 HN
28150USilDon Lussky1 H5 D3 H5 C4 CN
28250USncMike RiceD4 D3 H5 C4 H3 NT
28350UScaEd Davis1 H5 D3 DP3 H3 NT
28450NOHans LahneD4 SD5 H3 SP
28550ZACherrie SwartzD5 DD5 H3 S3 D
28650USazKurt OelzeD5 C3 D5 C3 H3 D
28750RODorin ToparceanuD5 DD5 C5 NT3 NT
28850ZACarin VerburgD4 S3 D5 H3 S3 D
28950DKOle NormolleD5 DD4 S3 SN
29050USflKay Jones1 D5 D3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
29150ROLorand DaliP5 D3 H5 C5 NTP
29250CHGeorge Hashimoto1 D5 D3 H5 H3 SN
29350DERoland VoigtD5 D4 H6 H3 S3 D
29450BESven Neirynck1 D5 D3 H5 H3 SN
29550RORadu VasilescuD5 D3 DP3 HP
29650LVAigars Germanis1 H4 S3 H6 D3 SN
29750EEAivar TihaneD5 D3 H6 D4 H3 D
29850PTAlexandre QuaresmaD5 D3 D5 H3 NTP
29950USmiRose BurkeP5 D3 H6 D3 SN
30050TRYavuz OvacikD5 D3 HP4 H3 NT

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Places 301-400

RankScoreCCName123456
30150NLAad Goosen1 H5 D3 H6 D4 HN
30250CAnsGerald Murphy1 H5 D3 H5 D3 SN
30350CAonJunaid Said1 H5 D3 H5 D3 SN
30450UKenRyan StephensonD5 D4 H5 D3 SN
30550HULajos Linczmayer1 H4 NT3 H6 D3 HP
30650ITAlessandra La SpinaD4 S3 H5 H3 NTP
30750USmoCharlie Lynn1 H5 D3 D6 D4 H3 NT
30850UKenRichard Morse1 H5 D3 H6 D4 HN
30950NZSteve BougheyD4 S3 H6 D3 S3 D
31050USflRonald MichaelsD5 D3 D6 H3 SN
31150CAonDinshaw BurjorjeeD5 D3 H6 H4 HN
31250CApqNicole DurandD4 S3 H6 H3 H3 D
31350UKenEdward JonesD5 D3 D5 C5 NTN
31450USncToby Weinstein1 H5 D4 H5 D3 HN
31550USmtAndrew Ware1 H4 S3 H6 D4 H3 NT
31650ESJavier CarboneroD5 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 FordD5 DD5 C3 NTN
32449INGodwin JeyaseelanD4 S3 H5 H3 NTN
32549FRJean-Christophe ClementD5 D3 H5 D3 NT3 NT
32649USnyBarry Rigal1 H5 D3 D5 D3 SP
32749UStxGayle MauldinD5 D3 H6 H5 NT3 NT
32849NLFrans BuijsenD4 S3 D5 H4 HN
32949USpaAndy Purbrick1 H4 D3 H5 C3 SN
33049HKSimon CheungP5 D3 D6 D3 HN
33149UKenGareth BirdsallD5 D3 D6 D4 HN
33249SEOlle Morell1 NT5 D3 H5 H3 HN
33349USpaEd Ketz1 H4 D4 H5 C3 SP
33449USksSteve DayD4 S3 H5 H3 NTN
33549ITMarco CatellaniP5 D3 D4 S3 SN
33649NLPeter HardyD4 D4 H5 C3 H3 D
33749CAmbDavid SiredD5 DD6 D3 SN
33849USncPhyllis GibsonDP3 H5 C3 H3 D
33949USmoThomas KniestP5 D3 H5 D3 HN
34049USflHy GlantzD4 S4 H6 H4 H3 NT
34149USnjKenneth Chatzinoff1 H5 D3 D6 D4 HP
34249UKwaKeith Davison2 NT4 D3 H5 C3 H3 NT
34349SEAndreas WesterlundD5 D3 H5 H6 HP
34449NZJustus RozemondD4 SD4 S3 HN
34549CAnbMike Hartop1 H5 D3 D5 D3 HN
34649TRToros Yuksel1 D5 D3 H6 D3 HN
34749ITRodolfo CerretoP5 D3 H5 D3 SP
34849UKenMary StanleyD4 S3 D5 C4 C3 NT
34949USkyRobert CoffeyD4 D3 H5 C3 S3 D
35049USilNikolay DemirevD5 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 PiskantoD5 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 HertzD5 D3 D6 D4 HN
36449ROBogdan BaceanuD4 D4 H5 C4 H3 NT
36549USpaBharat RaoD5 DD5 D3 HP
36649ITMarco BuccolieroD4 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 WightwickD5 D3 D6 D4 HN
37149FRGilles KorngutP5 DD5 H3 HN
37249ROBogdan MitranD5 D4 H6 D4 H3 D
37349CAonDale Freeman1 H5 D3 D5 D3 HN
37449USorBarry WhiteP5 D3 H6 D3 S3 D
37549CAnsStephen TynesD4 S4 H4 S4 HN
37649CYGeorge TrigeorgisD5 D3 D5 C6 HP
37749UScaCharles ThompsonD5 D3 H5 C4 H3 H
37849ESJordi Sabate1 D5 D3 H6 D3 HN
37949UKenGeraldine BrockP4 S3 H6 H3 S3 NT
38049BGZahary ZaharievD5 D3 D6 D4 HN
38149USctDavid Domizi2 NT4 S3 D5 C3 SN
38249CAabGerry BoudriasD4 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 HutchisonD4 S3 D6 D3 SN
38749CAabNicolae VartosuP5 DD5 H3 SP
38849UScaJim MundayD5 D3 DP3 HN
38949UScaDan Luka1 H5 D3 H6 H3 NT3 NT
39049USflCarter MobleyD5 D3 D5 C4 CN
39149RORazvan SpiridonescuD5 D3 D5 D3 H3 D
39248UScaSandy Barnes1 H5 DD5 D3 HP
39348ESGonzalo Goded1 D5 D3 H6 D3 SN
39448ARFacundo ChamutP5 DD5 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

RankScoreCCName123456
40148NLRonnie de Champs1 H4 D4 H4 S3 H3 NT
40248USpaKathy MillerD4 S3 D5 C4 CP
40348EGMohamed AbdallahD4 D4 H5 C4 HP
40448USflRita SpitzerD5 D4 H6 H5 NT3 NT
40548INNatarajan KrishnamoorthyD4 D3 D5 C3 SN
40648CNYing Ma1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HP
40748USflDick BurnsD4 DD5 C3 HP
40848INJoy SarmaD4 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 PurzelmayerD4 D3 H6 D3 HP
41748NLJo SimonsD5 D3 H4 S4 CN
41848PTJorge GoncalvesD4 S3 D5 H3 NTP
41948CAonDaniel CecchelliD4 D3 H5 C4 HN
42048CAbcAlan Chapelle1 H4 S3 H6 D4 HN
42148IERobert KnightD5 D3 H5 H4 C3 D
42248USflKeith Falkner1 H4 D3 H5 H3 SP
42348USakPhilip PallenbergD4 D3 D5 H3 S3 NT
42448USazNed Kohler1 NT5 D3 H5 H3 SN
42548FRJean-Pierre BlochD4 S4 H6 D4 HN
42648CAonJack ShinehoftP4 S3 H5 C3 NTN
42748USpaKarl BarthD5 D3 NT5 H4 HP
42848UKenGeoff Bowden1 H5 D3 D5 C4 CN
42948USwaMatthew McCoy1 H5 DD6 D3 H3 D
43048NLTommie NooijD5 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 ScrutonD4 D3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
44148USilCharles BlairP5 D3 HP3 SP
44248USorDarius JacksonDP3 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 SuppulaD5 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 MeclD4 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 EnthovenD5 D3 D6 H4 HN
46348USmaBob Boudreau1 D5 D3 H5 C3 NTN
46448RODaniel Moisa1 H5 DD5 C3 NTN
46548USohHenry EssigD4 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 VavpeticD5 D3 NT5 C5 NT3 NT
47547ESMargaret SpaargarenDP3 H6 H3 H3 NT
47647UKenJohn HaslegraveD5 D3 D5 H4 CN
47747CNHong LiD4 S3 NT6 D3 S3 NT
47847PTManuel PauloP5 D3 H5 H4 CP
47947INJai GramaD5 D4 H6 D4 CP
48047DEAlexei VinogradovP5 D3 D5 C5 NTN
48147TRSenih InalD4 D4 H6 H3 H3 NT
48247SELeif Lundberg1 NT4 S4 H5 C3 SN
48347USnvRaija Davis1 D4 S3 H5 H4 HP
48447USnvCarol SimonP5 DD5 H3 S3 D
48547UStxSue StokesDP3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
48647CAonMarc Langevin1 H4 D3 H6 D3 HP
48747UScaTim PrinceD4 S3 H6 H3 NTP
48847USmdDon Berman1 H4 D3 H5 H3 SN
48947USnvBarry GorenP5 DD6 D3 HN
49047SGTze Cheow Sng1 D4 D3 H5 C3 S3 NT
49147USmnPaul Meerschaert1 H5 D3 NT6 D3 HN
49247UScoRichard Lesko1 D5 DD5 C4 HP
49347BEAlan Piotrowski1 H5 DD6 D3 S3 D
49447BEBram Amsel2 NT5 DD6 D3 HP
49547USflBert KabathD4 D4 H6 H3 H3 NT
49647CNRoger SunP5 D3 D5 D3 HN
49747CAonDale SmithDP3 H5 C3 NT3 NT
49847GRLoukas NikainasP4 S3 H5 C4 CP
49947USinCarol OsgerbyD4 D3 H5 C4 H3 D
50047AUSolaris WhitesailD4 D3 H6 H3 HP

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Places 501-600

RankScoreCCName123456
50147PLRoman KujaczynskiD4 S3 H6 D3 NTN
50247CAonShirley AshworthP4 D4 H5 C3 HN
50347CAbcLeo GlaserP5 D3 D5 D3 HN
50447USmnTom RandDP3 D5 C3 SN
50547UKenAnthony GoldingD5 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 DD5 D3 HN
51147UKniRobin Burns1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HN
51247USmaJeffrey Lehman1 H5 D3 H5 D3 NTP
51347CNXinjian HuangD5 D3 NT5 C3 NTN
51447CAonFay TealD5 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 ErnestD4 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 PalsbergD5 D3 H6 H4 CP
52747PTMiguel GuedesD5 D3 HP4 H3 D
52847TROsman Ozcan1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HN
52947CNPeijie Zang1 H4 S3 H5 H3 NT3 D
53047UKwaJulian PottageD5 D3 D6 D3 NTN
53147FRYves Bossler1 NT5 D3 D5 H3 SP
53247NLPieter van der KleinP4 D3 H5 H3 S3 NT
53347USlaTom GreshamD5 D3 HP4 H3 D
53447CAmbDoug Jobbins2 NT4 S3 H5 C4 C3 NT
53547USmaSusan PappasD4 D4 H6 H3 H3 NT
53647UKenAngelo MartelliD4 D3 D5 C3 S3 D
53747CApqSolange Bouchard1 H5 D3 HP4 HN
53847KRRick Wakeman1 D4 S3 D5 C3 S3 D
53947USmiDick PeacockD4 D3 D6 D3 H3 NT
54047DEAlex MichaelD4 SD5 H4 HN
54147CApqGabriel Gilbert2 NT4 D3 H5 H3 H3 NT
54247UAGeorgiy ShevchenkoD6 D3 H5 H4 CP
54347UStxChad HarrisD4 D3 H5 D3 H3 NT
54447CAonJonathan SteinbergP4 S3 D6 D3 HN
54547USnhRobert Claflin1 NT5 D3 H5 H4 HP
54647PTNuno DamasoDP3 D5 C3 SN
54747AUEugene WichemsD4 D3 H5 C4 H3 D
54847DEJulius Linde1 NT5 D3 H6 D3 HN
54947AUCharles BakerDP3 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 GipsonD5 D3 D5 D4 HN
55447LVYury ShatzD4 S3 DP3 SP
55546UKenEdward Levy1 D4 S3 D5 C4 HN
55646UScaTysen StreibD4 D3 D5 C4 HN
55746SGKelvin NgD5 D3 HP3 NTN
55846ILBrian ZietmanD4 S3 D6 H4 HN
55946USpaSteve White1 H5 D3 HP3 NTP
56046UScaJojo Sarkar1 H4 NTD6 H3 H3 NT
56146BEEugeen VannutenD4 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 TwaitD4 D3 D5 C4 HN
56646USmaSteve SteinD5 D3 H6 H4 CN
56746USazMax JohnsonP5 D4 HP3 SN
56846USvaMark McEnearneyD5 D3 H6 H4 CN
56946AUKeith BarrieD5 C3 H5 C4 CN
57046CAonRobert BurnsP4 D4 H5 C3 H3 D
57146CApeRon ButlerD4 D4 H6 D3 HN
57246USazCharles QuennevilleD5 D3 D6 D6 H3 NT
57346USksSusie GershonD4 S4 H6 H5 NT3 NT
57446USmaRosalyn DreyfusD4 S3 H6 H4 C3 NT
57546AUCharles PageD4 D3 H5 C4 C3 NT
57646SIJanko Mijoc1 H4 S3 D6 H3 S3 D
57746PTRui RalhaD5 DD4 S4 C3 NT
57846NOThomas HauklandD4 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 EverittD4 S3 HP4 HN
58446UStxRichard AspreyD4 S4 H6 H5 NT3 NT
58546USlaLorraine SteinerD4 D3 HP3 H3 NT
58646INAnil UpadhyayD4 D3 H6 D3 H3 D
58746ILSteve RogersD5 D4 H6 D6 HP
58846CAabDavid Johnson1 H4 D3 H5 C5 NT3 NT
58946USmdRichard KvalnesD4 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 PadariD4 D4 H5 H3 S3 D
59546UKjeChris HillDP3 H4 S4 H3 NT
59646CAonMike MaletteD4 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

RankScoreCCName123456
60146PLJacek ZwolinskiD5 D3 H5 D3 NT3 D
60246CDPaul Inbona2 NT4 S3 D5 H4 HP
60346DKJacob GrabowskiD4 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 BlackD5 D3 NT6 H4 H3 NT
60846USdcDavid Chernov1 D4 D3 H5 C3 SP
60946ZAUlrich Nell1 H5 D3 D5 H6 HP
61046BGChavdar KochkovD4 S3 D5 D4 HP
61146CAnsBryson Crowell1 NT5 D3 D5 C4 HN
61246AUNye GriffithsD5 D3 D5 H6 HN
61346SGAdrian LamD4 D3 H5 D3 HP
61446AUAndy HungD5 D3 D5 H4 C3 D
61546UScaMarvin FrenchP5 D3 HP3 S3 D
61646BGIrina DimitrovaD4 D4 H4 S4 H3 NT
61746INMadhukar Bapu1 D5 D3 D6 D3 SN
61846BGVeronica TzanevaD4 D4 H5 D3 H3 NT
61946CAbcPeter Crawley1 H4 D3 H5 H3 S3 D
62046USnjRam Ramjee1 D5 D3 D5 H4 HN
62146USmaStephen McDevittD5 D4 H5 D3 NTN
62246FIJussi TamminenP4 S3 H6 D4 HN
62346UStxKen BrantfergerD5 D3 H6 D4 C3 D
62446UScaRichard RameyP5 D3 DP3 SP
62546USnySeth CohenD4 D4 H5 C5 NT3 NT
62646UKenJohn GoldingDP3 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.

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
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

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
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
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
148DEQ-plus Bridge 7.1DP4 H5 C4 H3 NT
248USGIB 6.1.3D5 D3 H6 D4 NTN
345CABridge Buff 11.0PP3 H5 C4 HP
441JPMicro Bridge 10.02DP3 H4 NT4 HP
539USBridge Baron 14.0DP4 H4 NT4 HN
637NLJack 2.04DP3 HP4 NTN
733UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.2.01 NTP3 HP4 HN
824USHAL 9001PPPPPP

Participants (alphabetical)
ProgramAuthor/Creator
Blue Chip BridgeIan Trackman and Mike Whittaker
Bridge BaronTom Throop and Stephen Smith
Bridge BuffDoug Bennion
GIBMatthew Ginsberg
HALSomeone with a warped mind
JackHans Kuijf
Micro BridgeTomio and Yumiko Uchida
Q-plus BridgeHans Leber

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© 2004 Richard Pavlicek