Scores 8W07  MainChallenge


September 2004 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

“The Verdict in 48 Hours” bidding poll had 1410 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 participants1410
Number of locations129
Highest score60
Median score45
Lowest score17
Average score44.52

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
160ILOr Shoham3 D3 S3 SXBH
260CApqLise Lapointe3 D3 S3 SXBH
360UScaDamo Nair3 D3 S3 SXBH
460FIMatti Niemi3 D3 S3 SXBH
559NOKay Strand3 D3 S3 SXBG
659SEOlle Morell3 D3 S3 SXBG
759PTJorge Castanheira3 D3 S3 SXBG
859VECarlos Goldstein3 D3 S3 SXAH
959IERobert Knight3 D3 S3 SXBG
1059HRZoran Bohacek3 D2 NT3 SXBH
1159BGZahary Zahariev3 D2 NT3 SXBH
1259FRTristan Dupas3 D3 S3 SXBG
1358USmoJonathan Goldberg3 D2 NT3 SXBG
1458CAonMilton Durrant3 D3 S3 SXAG
1558NLBas Lodder3 D3 S3 SXAG
1658UKenKathleen Nelson3 D3 S3 SXAG
1758UScoDavid Caprera3 D3 S3 SXBF
1858USnyBill Daly2 S3 S3 SXBH
1958UKenMark Taylor3 D2 C3 SXBH
2058USgaLarry Giltman3 D2 NT3 SXBG
2158USmdTed Ying3 D3 S3 SXAG
2258ITValter Boetti3 D2 NT3 SXBG
2358RODaniel Moisa3 D3 S3 HXBG
2457ITGiovanni Bobbio2 S3 S3 SXBG
2557UKenFiske Warren3 D3 S4 CXBH
2657AUEd Barnes3 D2 C3 HXBH
2757USinDan Spain3 D3 S3 SPAH
2857UScoJess Cohen3 D3 S4 CXBH
2957USmsWendel Archer3 D3 S4 CXBH
3057USinDavid Boxley2 S3 S3 SXBG
3157RORadu Blejeru3 D3 S3 SXAF
3257SEJorgen Peterson2 S3 S3 HXBH
3357PTManuel Oliveira3 D3 S3 SXBE
3457UScaBetsy Marcus3 D3 S3 SPBG
3557TRDoga Seker3 D3 S4 CXBH
3657ZASid Ismail2 S2 NT3 SXBH
3756UKenGeraint Harker2 NT2 NT3 SXBH
3856UKenOleg Fedorov3 D3 S3 NTXBH
3956AURobin Knight3 D2 NT4 CXBH
4056USpaDavid Leavitt3 D2 S3 SXBH
4156FRAlbert Ohana3 D3 S3 SPAG
4256USokDavid Hampton2 S3 S3 SPBH
4356UKwaJim Luck3 D2 NT3 SXBE
4456USncJim Masson3 D2 S3 SXBH
4556NLGerrit de Ruiter3 D2 S3 SXBH
4656CAnsPhilippe Westreich3 D2 NT4 CXBH
4756UScaJames Kelsey3 D2 NT3 SPAH
4856ILAlex Dov3 D3 S3 SXHH
4956UScaJeff Tang3 D3 S3 HPAH
5056USnyJack Presser3 D2 NT3 SXBE
5156UScaSteve Mager3 D3 S4 CXBG
5256UScaStephen Seagren3 D3 S3 SXHH
5356FIJouko Paganus2 S3 S3 SXAG
5456UKenNigel Marlow3 D2 NT3 SPBG
5556PTJoaquim Rocha3 D3 S3 NTXBH
5656CAonKevin Conway3 D2 C3 HXBG
5756ZAFrans Jacobs3 D2 C3 SXBF
5856AUJudy Jessop3 D3 S3 NTXBH
5955LVIvars Rubenis2 NT3 S3 SXBF
6055IEMartin Brady3 D2 NT3 HXBE
6155FRAndrei Varlan3 D2 S3 SXBG
6255NZFraser Rew3 D3 S4 CXAG
6355USinBud Hinckley3 D3 S3 SXHG
6455LBFadi Fattouche3 D2 C3 SPBG
6555PTFrancisco Ferreira2 NT3 S3 SXAG
6655ROAdrian Matei2 S2 NT3 SXAG
6755AUMike Doecke3 D3 S3 NTXBG
6855CLConstantino Sifaqui3 D3 S3 S4 DAH
6955AUCatherine Ritter3 D3 S3 SXHG
7055UStxRobert Sparks2 S3 S3 SXBE
7155FRDaniel Delestre2 S3 S3 SXBE
7255INDinesh Panchamia3 D3 S4 CXAG
7355NZRichard Andrew3 D3 S3 NTXAH
7455USpaMatt Lahut3 D3 S3 SXCH
7555NLRinus Balkenende2 S2 C3 SXBG
7655USflBaxter Clifford3 D2 S3 SXAH
7755USncJie Zhou3 D2 S3 SXBG
7855AUMichael G. Phillips3 D2 NT4 CXBG
7955USnhLawrence Cheetham3 D3 S3 SXHG
8055BGMihail Nedyalkov3 D3 S3 S4 HBH
8155USilJon Sorkin3 D2 C3 SXBE
8255BGPetko Boukov3 D2 NT4 CXBG
8354NOMagnus Skaar2 NT2 NT3 SXAG
8454AUBob Johnson3 NT3 S3 SXBG
8554DERainer Herrmann3 D2 C3 SXHH
8654USorTodd Anderson3 C3 S3 SXBH
8754SEArne Jordestedt3 D2 S3 SXAG
8854NZNorman Scott-Morrison3 D3 S3 SXFH
8954ROAlin Salinacki3 D3 S3 SXCG
9054ILYossi Neiman3 NT3 S3 SXBG
9154CAonDavid Cohen3 D3 S3 SXCG
9254USazCharles Quenneville3 D3 S3 S4 HBG
9354USmiMike Giordano3 D2 NT3 S4 DBG
9454NLErwin Witteveen3 D3 S3 SXFH
9554USnyOleg Rubinchik3 D3 S5 CXBG
9654USmnTom Rand2 S2 NT3 SXBE
9754ZACarin Verburg3 D3 S3 NTXAG
9854ITAntonio de Gregorio3 D2 S3 SXAG
9954USilRobert Howard3 D2 C3 NTXBH
10054USinBrian Ross3 D3 S3 SXCG

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10154NLRudi Kusters3 D2 C3 SXAE
10254USilJames Hudson3 D3 S3 SPAE
10354ESElisa Linares-Rivas3 D3 S3 NTXAG
10454BEMarie-Irene Heyvaert3 D3 S3 SXBA
10554ESJordi Sabate3 D3 S5 CXBG
10654UScaRai Osborne3 D2 NT3 SXHG
10754CAonDale Freeman3 D2 NT3 HXHH
10854BGIvan Kolev3 D3 S3 HXCH
10954SERoland Nystrom2 NT2 C3 SXBG
11054CAnsBryson Crowell3 D2 NT3 SPBE
11154USmnPaul Friedman2 S2 C3 SXBF
11254TWLemon Chiou3 D3 S3 NTXAG
11354TRGuven Dalkilic3 D3 S3 S4 HBG
11454USncToby Weinstein3 D3 S3 S4 DBF
11553UScaJohn R. Mayne3 D2 NT3 SPHH
11653UScoChuck Henke2 S3 S3 S4 HBH
11753AUDinu Raducanu3 D3 S4 CXHH
11853UKscNigel Guthrie2 S2 NT3 SXAE
11953FIPekka Niemisto3 D2 C3 NTXAH
12053CNShine Chou3 C3 S3 SXAH
12153RESylvain Brethes3 D3 S3 SPHG
12253ESIgnacio Torres2 S2 NT3 SXHH
12353USnyBob Feller3 D2 C4 CXAG
12453TRTolga Yuret2 NT3 S4 CXAH
12553TRMehmet Okan3 D2 C3 NTXAH
12653CAabChris Jager2 NT3 S3 NTXBH
12753USilCharles Blair2 NT2 NT3 SPAH
12853SECarsten Kofoed2 S2 NT3 S4 DBH
12953FRMichel Mayeur3 D2 C3 NTXBG
13053TRHakan Peksen2 S3 S4 CXAG
13153USorHank Mullaney2 S2 NT3 SXHH
13253SGKelvin Ng3 D2 NT3 NTXAG
13353UStxRichard Grady3 D3 S3 SXFG
13453NLPieter van der Klein3 D2 C3 NTXAH
13553ILBranca Amado2 NT3 S3 NTXBH
13653USflBob Bernhard2 S2 NT3 S4 DBH
13753UScaAl Goldspiel3 C3 S3 SXBG
13853USwaMichael Dodson2 S2 S3 SXBG
13953TRSavas Kucukyavuz3 D2 NT3 S4 DAG
14053EEHannes Nirk3 D2 C3 S4 DBG
14153BESven Neirynck3 D2 S3 SXAF
14253BERutger van Mechelen3 D3 S3 S4 HAG
14353UKenMatthew Haag3 D2 NT3 NTXAG
14453UScaMike Kerr3 D2 NT4 CXBE
14553SEConny Wahlgren2 S3 S4 CPBH
14653DEMichael Kammermeier3 D3 S3 HXFH
14753USilDon Lussky3 D3 S3 SXAA
14853USnjPaul Quodomine2 S2 S3 SXAH
14953UKscPaul Gipson3 D3 S3 SXFG
15053UScaPhil Clayton2 NT3 S3 S4 DBH
15153UKenMark Sheedy3 D3 S3 SXCF
15253SKStefan Choma2 S3 S3 NTXAH
15353USvaOwen Byer3 D3 S3 HXFH
15453CAonJunaid Said3 D3 S3 H4 DAG
15553UScaAnand Nuggihalli3 NT3 S3 SXAG
15653USorPaul Flashenberg3 D2 S3 SXBE
15753UKenC.P. Howard3 D2 C4 CXBF
15853BGTchavdar Nikolov3 D2 S4 CXBH
15953FRPatrice Piganeau3 D3 S3 SPBB
16053CAonTerry Nosanchuk3 C3 S3 SXBG
16153CApqNick Krnjevic3 D2 C3 S4 DBG
16253CApqSolange Bouchard3 D3 S3 SXHE
16353ARFacundo Chamut2 S3 S3 SXHG
16453IECiaran Coyne3 D2 NT3 SPHH
16553BWPaul Vercammen3 D3 S3 S3 NTBG
16652FIJyrki Lahtonen3 D2 C5 CXBG
16752SEBjorn Ohlsson3 D2 S3 SPBF
16852AUFiona Brown3 D2 S3 SPAG
16952UKenTeymur Tahseen3 D2 S3 NTXBH
17052UKenVictor Milman3 C2 NT3 SXBG
17152UKenAndy Holland3 D2 NT5 CXBF
17252CAabDavid Johnson3 D3 S3 S4 DAE
17352UShiMark Bennett2 S3 S3 SXBA
17452EEJaak Kand3 D2 S3 S4 DBH
17552CAonGraham Questor2 S2 S3 SXBF
17652HKSimon Cheung3 D2 C3 SXHF
17752CAbcAlan Chapelle3 D2 NT3 S4 DBE
17852USorEthel Birnbach3 C3 S3 SXAG
17952UKenColin Street3 D3 S4 CXCH
18052USohCarolyn Ahlert3 NT3 S4 CXBH
18152ROBogdan Mitran2 S2 NT3 H4 DBH
18252CAonMatthew Mason2 NT3 S3 S4 DBG
18352NLErik Hoeksema3 D2 S4 CXBG
18452BEAlan Piotrowski2 S2 C3 HPBG
18552CNHongjun Zhong2 NT2 C3 SXBE
18652USnyChris Willenken2 S2 C3 HXBE
18752HKShirley Kwok2 S2 S3 SXBF
18852NLJacco Hop2 S3 S3 S3 NTBH
18952USvaYi Zhong2 S2 S3 HXBG
19052CAmbDavid Sired2 S3 S3 SXFH
19152USwaMatthew McCoy2 S3 S3 SXFH
19252USinKenneth Woodman2 S3 S3 SXFH
19352CNXiangrong Wang3 D2 S3 SXAE
19452AUPeter Gill3 D3 S3 NT4 DBH
19552UScoSteve Marx2 S2 S3 SPBH
19652GRLoukas Zotos3 D3 S3 HXAA
19752UKenFedor Goumans3 D2 NT3 S4 HAG
19852HKWing-Kai Hon3 D3 S3 SPFH
19952UScaAkira Watanabe3 D3 S4 CXCH
20052SGJerome Ganz3 D3 S3 NTXAE

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Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20152BGTatiana Trendafilova2 NT3 S3 S4 DBG
20252TRCengiz Seker3 D2 C3 S4 DAG
20352CAnsGerald Murphy2 NT2 S3 SXBG
20452INAjit Athle3 D3 S3 NTXHH
20552UScaSandy Barnes2 S3 S5 CXBG
20652CAonDjordje Jankovic2 NT3 S3 SXCH
20752CAonIan Totman3 D3 S4 CXBB
20852RUOleg Moroz2 S3 S5 CXBG
20952UAYury Buzjko2 NT3 S4 CXBF
21052USohSteve Moese2 NT2 C4 CXBH
21152USmaBob Boudreau2 S2 C3 SXHH
21252UScaJim Bauch3 D2 S4 CXBG
21351ITLuigi Alibrando3 D2 S3 SXBB
21451NLYke Smit2 S3 S3 H4 HBG
21551BEGilles Piret3 D3 S4 C3 NTBH
21651UKenSteve Kitching3 D2 S3 SXCH
21751NLHerman van Helmond3 D2 S3 S4 DBG
21851CNMichael Liu3 D3 S4 CXFH
21951FRJean-Christophe Clement3 D2 C3 SPBB
22051UKenRobin Zigmond3 D3 S5 C4 DBH
22151HRTomislav Bosnjak3 D3 S5 CPAG
22251UScaRon Landgraff3 NT3 S3 HPAH
22351BEEric Baes3 D3 S4 CXAB
22451JPMark LaForge3 D2 C3 SXFG
22551USnvBarry Goren3 D3 S3 SPHE
22651PTManuel Paulo3 D3 S3 HXFF
22751USnyChuck Lamprey2 S2 S3 HPBH
22851BEGraham Southgate3 NT2 S3 SXBH
22951USpaFrank Abel3 D3 S3 NTXHG
23051UStxPeter Hudson3 D2 S4 CXAG
23151DEJens Wegener3 NT3 S3 SXHH
23251BEBram Amsel3 D3 S3 S4 HHH
23351CZTomas Mecl3 D2 C3 SXFG
23451RUAlex Perlin3 C3 S3 HXBF
23551USnyGerald Cohen2 S2 S3 SPAH
23651INSandeep Thakral3 D2 C3 SXHE
23751FIJuuso Leikola2 S3 S3 SXHE
23851UScaDan Hirschberg3 D2 S4 CXAG
23951NLJob Scheffers3 D2 S4 CXAG
24051NZPeter Wilson3 D2 C3 NTXAF
24151SEMichael Lindhagen2 S2 C3 S4 HBH
24251USflJack Brawner3 D3 S3 NT4 DBG
24351ITMihnea Popescu2 NT3 S3 NTXAG
24451TWHung-Ching Chiu2 S2 NT3 S4 DAG
24551INJai Grama3 C3 S4 CXBH
24651ITPaolo Paolicchi3 D3 S3 NT4 HBH
24751HKKen Yip2 S2 NT3 NTXAG
24851CApqPeter Schwartz3 D2 S3 NTXBG
24951ITGiovanni Guglielmone3 C2 C3 SXBG
25051ZATrevor Pepper3 D3 S4 CXCG
25151CAabNicolae Vartosu3 D2 S3 SXHG
25251CNYing Ma3 C2 NT3 SXBF
25351CAbcChuck Moorhead3 C3 S3 SXBE
25451USvaRick Salkov2 NT2 S3 SXBF
25551CApqBert Eccles3 D3 S3 S4 DHG
25651USnyAndrew Nitzberg3 C3 S3 SXAF
25751AUDavid Wiltshire3 D2 S3 NTXAH
25851UStnJoseph Hawes3 NT3 S4 CXAH
25951CAonJared Riley3 D2 S3 S4 DAH
26051CHKlaus von Messerschmidt3 D2 C3 NTPAH
26151USmdJohn Glynn3 D3 S5 CXAE
26251PTJose Baptista3 D2 C3 S4 DAF
26351CAbcSandy McIlwain2 NT3 S3 SXFH
26451CNPeijie Zang3 C3 S3 SXBE
26551PLJacek Gackowski2 S2 C4 CXAG
26651BGGeorgi Bachev3 D3 S3 NT4 HBH
26751BGChavdar Kochkov3 C3 S4 CXBH
26851FRGuy Ledanois3 D2 S3 SXHG
26951UScaBill George2 NT3 S3 SXCG
27051NLLeo Jongens2 NT3 S5 CXAH
27151CAonDavid Turner3 D2 S3 SXHG
27251CAnsDel Knox2 S3 S4 CXHH
27351USnyJay Levy2 S3 S3 NTXBE
27451BGOgnian Smilianov3 D2 C3 SXCF
27551PTMario Bebiano3 NT3 S3 NTXBH
27651UKenDean Swallow3 C3 S3 SPAH
27751ATMartin Ogris3 D2 S3 SXBB
27851USohJohn Kropinak3 D3 S4 C4 HBG
27950NOJohn Aasan2 S3 NT3 SXBG
28050PKAhsan Qureshi3 D2 C3 NTPBF
28150NLDale Rudrum3 D2 S4 CXBE
28250USmaAlex Ogan3 D3 S3 HXFE
28350UScaRob Millar3 D3 S5 CXHG
28450UKenJoyce White3 D2 S4 CXBE
28550PTFrancisco Lencastre3 D3 S5 C4 HBH
28650USorDarius Jackson3 D2 S3 SXBA
28750CAabSheldon Spier2 S2 S3 SXHH
28850UStxKen Brantferger3 D2 S3 S4 HAH
28950CApqMarie-Rose Therrien3 D3 S3 NTXFH
29050ARRaul Martino3 NT3 S3 SXCH
29150ILMichael Tilles3 D2 NT3 SPFG
29250NZLinda Sloan3 D3 S3 NTXFH
29350ARFrankie Frontaura3 D3 S3 H4 DBB
29450INAshwani Mehta2 S3 S3 SPAB
29550USazPaul Reeder3 D3 S5 CXCH
29650UKenKaren Dewar3 NT3 S4 CXAG
29750NOGeir Nostdahl3 D2 S3 S4 HBG
29850HKTheo Chin2 NT2 C3 SXBB
29950TRNukhet Urgunlu3 NT3 S3 NTXAH
30050AUAndy Hung3 D3 S4 CXFG

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Places 301-400

RankScoreLCName123456
30150CAonJudi Carter3 NT3 S3 SXBB
30250USmdJay Weinstein2 S2 S4 CXAH
30350USflRod Kerr2 NT2 NT3 SXFH
30450BMSven Pride3 D2 S3 S4 DAG
30550USnmKen Harris3 D3 S3 NT4 HBG
30650VEFrancis Vernon2 S2 S3 SPAG
30750CAonRobert Avery3 C2 NT3 SPBG
30850USwiTyson Patterson3 D2 S3 NTXAG
30950NZHamish Brown3 D3 S3 NTXCG
31050AUSolaris Whitesail3 D3 S4 CXFG
31150FRJean-Francois Fohrer3 C3 S3 SPAG
31250CApqErnie Szavay3 D2 C3 SPBA
31350UScaMilton Spinner3 D3 S3 SXHA
31450SELars-G Larsson3 S3 S4 CXBH
31550USctJudith Jacobson3 D3 S3 NTXCG
31650USmaMichael Desai3 NT3 S3 NTXBG
31750UScaRichard Aronson3 D2 NT3 S4 DCH
31850NZMichael Johnstone3 D3 S3 NTXFH
31950DKOle Normolle2 NT2 C5 CXBH
32050UKenJohn Hall3 D2 S3 SXAB
32150BGRadoslav Radev3 D3 S3 NT4 DBF
32250HKPui Kong Chiu3 D3 S3 NT4 DAG
32350USmiJoel Singer2 NT2 S4 CXBH
32450USnjMichael Mayer2 NT2 S3 SPBG
32550CAbcElsie Mackinnon3 D3 S4 CXFG
32650PTMiguel Pombeiro2 S3 S3 SPFH
32750UKenRog Cortis3 D2 S3 NTPBH
32850CAnsRosemary Sampson3 D3 S3 NTXCG
32950USncTim Hemphill3 D3 S3 NTXFH
33050USmsPeggy Miller2 S2 S3 SXHH
33150USncRon Steele2 S2 C3 NTXBF
33250VEFrances Hansen3 NT3 S3 S4 DAH
33350UScaJohn Kozero2 S2 C5 CXBG
33450USmnJack Rhatigan3 D2 S3 S4 HBG
33550USwaKeller Wightman3 D2 NT3 SPHE
33650UScaPaul Nelson2 NT3 S3 NTPAH
33750USgaRichard Wimberley2 S2 S3 SXAE
33850USmiHan Peters3 D2 C3 HXAA
33950PTPaulino Correa3 D3 S3 NTXCG
34050TWWen-Lung Huang3 D2 S3 NTXAG
34150HKWing Ho Lo2 NT2 S3 SPAH
34249UScaJohn Schuler2 S3 S3 SXHB
34349RUAndrew Rautio3 D2 S4 CXAE
34449UKTim Ackers3 D2 C5 CPAG
34549TRUgur Tas3 D2 S3 SXAA
34649UKenAnthony Golding2 S2 NT3 S4 DHH
34749USnyBarry Rigal3 D3 S3 S3 NTHG
34849USpaJerome Blumenthal2 NT2 S3 SPAG
34949CAonJeff Mayhew3 C2 S3 SXAH
35049PTCarlos Antunes3 D2 S3 SPCH
35149UKenJohn England2 NT3 S3 HPBB
35249USnjLim Chui3 D3 S5 CXFH
35349CAbcMichael Dimich2 S3 S5 CPAG
35449USalBen Wheeler2 S2 S3 SXBB
35549AUDavid Matthews3 D2 S5 CPBH
35649USorBarry White2 NT2 S3 S4 DBH
35749UKenBrian Patmore3 C3 S4 CPBH
35849NLGeert-Jan Fleischeuer3 D2 NT3 S3 NTAE
35949FRGillian Paty3 NT3 S3 NTXAG
36049CAabDick Yuen2 NT2 C3 SXFH
36149NLEl Asser2 S2 NT3 SPBA
36249NZDean Eidler2 S2 C3 NTXAF
36349CAonDaniel Korbel2 S2 S3 SPBE
36449CAonBob Stuart3 D3 S3 S4 DEH
36549TWKan-Sen Chou2 S2 NT4 CXCH
36649USidPaul Allman3 D2 S3 S4 DBE
36749NLMartin Bootsma3 C2 NT3 NTXBH
36849CHDima Nikolenkov3 D2 C5 CXAE
36949SEPierre Winberg3 D3 S3 S4 HFH
37049NLBen Ter Horst3 D3 S3 NTXFG
37149UStxHua Yang3 C3 S4 CXBF
37249UKenMargaret White2 NT3 S3 NT4 DBH
37349USilAmnon Harel3 NT2 S3 HXBG
37449CAnsKerry Lafferty3 D3 S3 S4 HBA
37549FRGilles Korngut3 D3 S3 S4 DAA
37649IEJeannie Fitzgerald3 D3 S5 CXFH
37749USilDavid Shelton3 D2 S3 NTXBE
37849UKJane Marvin2 NT2 S3 NTXBH
37949CZVlastimil Lev3 D2 C3 H4 DHH
38049USwiBill McFall2 S2 S3 SXCH
38149FRAndrew Reis3 D3 S4 CXEG
38249CRJohn Macgregor3 D2 NT3 H3 NTBE
38349USazTom Schlangen2 S2 S3 SPBE
38449USnjGerald Goodman3 NT3 S5 CXAH
38549IDLiliek Sudirahardjo2 S3 S4 CXCG
38649NOSjur Boe3 D2 S4 C4 DBH
38749UKenJulian Wightwick3 D2 NT5 C4 DBG
38849INKalyan Lahiri3 C3 S3 NTXAH
38949CNHugh Qu3 D2 S5 CXAG
39049UKenNick Doe3 D2 S4 C4 DBH
39149DEGuenni Gaulob3 D3 S3 NTXEH
39249UKenDavid Hodge2 NT3 S3 SXFF
39349UKscRichard Jarvis3 D2 S5 CPBH
39449USmaJeffrey Gertz3 D3 S3 NTXFG
39549CNLiang Tan3 NT3 S3 SXFH
39649USilJack Oest3 D2 NT3 S3 NTHH
39749NLDaniel de Lind van Wijngaarden3 D3 S5 C4 DBF
39849SEJan Andersson2 S2 S3 SXBB
39949ILPietro Campanile3 C3 S3 S4 DAH
40049ESJavier Carbonero3 D3 S5 C4 DAG

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Places 401-500

RankScoreLCName123456
40149UKenRichard Morse3 D2 NT3 H4 HHH
40249CAonGabriel Nita-Saguna2 S2 S3 SXHG
40349THApisai Makmitree3 C2 S3 SXBG
40449INMadhukar Bapu3 D2 S3 S4 DBE
40549ROVladimir Kiss3 C2 C3 HXAG
40649EEJan Tartan3 D3 SPXBE
40749ROBogdan Agica2 S2 C3 SXAA
40849USnyJim Dooley3 D2 NT4 CXEH
40949IEConor Moore3 D2 S3 SXFG
41049BGIrina Dimitrova3 NT3 S3 NTXBF
41149UKenRoderick Ewan2 NT2 S3 NTXBH
41249UScaRena Farber2 NT2 NT3 NTPBG
41348FIJoakim Fabritius3 D3 NT3 NTXAH
41448BETom Huybrechts3 C3 S4 CXAF
41548UKenJohn Reardon3 DP3 SPBG
41648USinPatrick Dove3 D2 S3 NTPBF
41748IRHomeyra Ettehadieh3 C2 S3 HXAH
41848HUJozsef Szikszai2 S3 S3 SXAC
41948USmnAndy Caranicas3 NT2 NT3 S4 HBG
42048CAonPieter Geerkens3 D3 S3 S4 HEH
42148TROsman Ozcan2 S3 S3 SXAC
42248UScaMarina Fomenkova3 S3 S3 SXCH
42348PLPiotr Iks2 S3 SPXBF
42448UKenCarlos Dabezies3 D2 S3 NTXHH
42548USnyRon Sperber3 D3 S3 S3 NTAB
42648ILIsaac Brooks3 NT3 S3 SPCH
42748CAonGordon Humphrys2 S3 S3 S4 HBB
42848ROLorand Dali3 C2 S3 SXBF
42948BGNadejda Jordanova2 NT2 C3 SXCF
43048USpaSteve White2 S2 S3 S3 NTBH
43148UKenDavid Collier3 D3 S5 C3 NTAH
43248UScaBob Combs3 D3 S4 C4 DCH
43348USnvDavid Fott3 D3 S3 H4 DFG
43448UScaDanny Kleinman2 S2 S3 SPHH
43548TRLeyla Kezer3 D3 S4 CXAD
43648DKJohn Pedersen3 NT3 S3 NTXAF
43748UKenJonathan de Souza3 D2 S4 C4 DBG
43848PTJorge Goncalves2 S2 S3 HPAF
43948USmiKaren Mann3 C3 S5 CXAH
44048TTDeborah Fletcher2 NT2 NT3 NT4 DBH
44148USflLee Elton3 D3 S3 NTPFH
44248USilMartin Smith3 C3 S3 SXCG
44348USilJonathan Rivet2 S3 S3 SXCB
44448USmaGaurav Shah3 C3 S3 HXCH
44548CAonAlan Brooks3 NT2 C3 SXBB
44648USohStan Dub3 D2 NT3 S4 DFG
44748USnyLen Gubernick3 C3 S5 CXAH
44848CAonBruce Amos3 D3 S3 SXHD
44948USmaRosalyn Dreyfus2 NT3 S4 CXFH
45048CAbcKeith Dowdall3 C3 S3 NTXAG
45148CAonRobert Burns3 C3 S3 SXFH
45248CNYijun Xu3 D3 NT4 CPBH
45348USnjDonald Fraser3 D2 S3 SPCG
45448ZAMartin Harris3 C3 S5 CXBG
45548USmdRay Coleman3 D3 S4 C4 DCH
45648USnjMani Gupta3 NT3 S4 C4 DBH
45748BESebastien Louveaux3 D2 S5 CXAF
45848USJay Steinberg3 D3 S3 NTXCE
45948AUNicoleta Giura3 C2 S3 SXBF
46048BRChristian Dahoui2 NT2 S3 SXCH
46148USnhRichard Bator3 D3 S5 CXEH
46248USilKent Feiler2 S2 C3 SXFF
46348CApqGilles Castonguay2 NT2 S3 S4 DBG
46448USvaHoward Byers3 D2 S4 CXCH
46548NLMartin Amorison3 D2 S4 C4 DBG
46648UScaTodd Uyeda3 D2 S4 CPAF
46748ROFlorin Constantin2 NT2 NT4 CXHG
46848USinJohn Clark3 D3 S4 CPHE
46948USnjDirk Enthoven3 D3 S4 CXBC
47048ATMichael Benedikt2 S2 NT3 S3 NTBE
47148INShantanu Rastogi3 D3 S5 C4 HAG
47248AUCharles Baker3 NT2 NT5 CXBG
47348USlaCarolyn Songy3 D2 S3 SPFH
47448SGJinzhou Loo3 C3 S3 SXBA
47548HULajos Linczmayer3 D3 S5 CPBB
47648USnyAlbert Feasley3 D2 C3 S4 DCG
47748USgaJohn Duston3 D2 S3 SXFF
47848NLTjebbe Witteveen3 D3 S3 NT4 DAE
47948CAonBala Iyer2 S2 NT3 SPHE
48048UKenIvan Viehoff2 NT2 NT4 CXHG
48147PLDarek Kardas3 C2 S3 SPBG
48247FRDavid Harari3 D2 S3 SPAA
48347USilRick Kirby3 C2 S4 CXBH
48447UKenGareth Birdsall2 NT3 SPXBF
48547UScaSteve Cooperstein3 D2 C3 S4 HFH
48647UScaJohn Hoffman3 D2 S3 NTXHG
48747BGMarian Tomov3 D2 S4 CXBA
48847NZPaul Carter3 NT2 S3 NTXBH
48947ESRaimon Tatxe3 NT3 S4 C4 DAH
49047USgaRosalind Flax2 NT3 S3 NTXFH
49147USpaDavid Klaus3 D3 S5 CXCE
49247SEMans Nedlich2 S3 S3 NTPCH
49347NLRosalind Hengeveld2 S2 S3 S4 DAF
49447USpaSal Berenholz3 D2 S3 NTXCH
49547USorAdam Saroyan2 NT2 S3 HPBE
49647CAbcAllan Becker3 D3 S3 SPCA
49747ROGelu Serpoi2 NT2 S3 SPHH
49847UScaJordan Chodorow3 C3 S3 NTPAH
49947HUGabor Szots2 S3 S5 C4 DBF
50047USorSean Lester2 NT2 S3 HPBE

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Places 501-600

RankScoreLCName123456
50147NLJan Tesselaar3 C2 C3 S4 HBH
50247CAonSuzanne Siklos2 NT3 S5 CXCH
50347CAonDavid Colbert2 S2 C3 S4 DHG
50447USalDon Kemp3 D3 S4 CXCB
50547AUMark Abraham2 S2 NT3 S4 DBA
50647UScaPaul Misso3 NT3 S4 CXCH
50747CNXiangying Ge3 NT2 C3 S4 DAG
50847ZACarl Malcomess3 D3 S3 NT4 DCH
50947ISTryggvi Bjarnason3 D2 S3 S4 DHG
51047NLWilliam Claassen2 S3 S5 C4 HAH
51147VEAntonio Hernandez2 NT3 S3 S4 HCH
51247CAnsRalph Fisher3 D2 NT3 S4 DEG
51347USvaDavid Walker2 S3 S5 CPHH
51447TRMete Koksal2 S3 S4 C4 HBE
51547USohGary Sikon2 NT3 S3 S4 DFH
51647USnhRobert Claflin3 NT3 S3 SPAB
51747USflNicki Caplan3 S3 S3 SXFH
51847USazBeverly Terry3 D3 S3 S3 NTFG
51947CAonZelig Rubenstein3 D3 S3 NTXHB
52047AUTania Gariepy2 S2 S3 SPCH
52147USncRobert Hullender3 D2 S3 NTXCH
52247ZAJoe Steel3 D2 S3 NT4 HBH
52347TRUfuk Cotuk3 D3 S4 CPCE
52447UKenDavid Nolland2 NT2 S3 NTXAG
52547INKaizad Anklesaria2 NT3 S3 HPHE
52647USazJerry Gaer3 C2 S3 SXBE
52747NLKaren de Leeuw3 D2 S3 NT4 DAH
52847ATAnton Fischer3 C2 S4 CXBH
52947USnjLeonard Helfgott3 D2 NT3 S4 DGH
53047UScaLee Haze2 NT3 S3 S4 DFH
53147USflEd Mallinson3 D2 S4 CXFH
53247ARJorge Gueglio3 C2 S3 SPBG
53347PTFrancisco Ramos3 C3 S3 NTXAF
53447UStnKathleen Schuller2 NT3 S3 S4 HCH
53547AUJackie Williams2 S2 S3 NTPAH
53647UScoDon Hinchey2 S2 S3 SXEH
53747NLDick Lont2 NT3 S3 NT4 HBG
53847USncDavid Kogut3 D3 S3 S4 DBC
53947USflRita Spitzer3 NT2 S3 NTXBH
54047ROMarius Cosma3 C2 S4 CXBH
54147USilSerge Bondar3 D2 NT3 S4 DFF
54247CNXiongwen Gu2 NT2 C3 SXCE
54347UKenGeoff Morris3 D2 C5 CXFH
54447CLIsabel-Margarita Honorato3 NT3 S4 C4 HBH
54547INKaustubh Bendre2 S2 NT5 C4 DBG
54647UStxMike Doyle3 D2 C3 S4 DFG
54747NOAllan Livgard3 D2 C3 NTXHE
54847INGowniyan Vaideeshwar3 D2 S3 NT4 DAH
54947INS.T. Arasu2 S2 S3 SXFG
55047USalQianjun Li2 NT3 S3 NTXCG
55147USmaRhonda Wittels3 NT3 S4 C4 DBG
55247UScaHoward Liu3 NT3 S3 SXFF
55347USflArthur Hoffman3 C3 S3 SXEH
55447USnjJane Fuller3 NT3 S4 CXCH
55547UKenPeter Brook3 C3 S4 C4 DBH
55647AUStephen Fischer2 S2 C3 SPAA
55747ROEduard Munteanu2 S2 C3 HXEG
55846IDEdi Nugroho3 NT3 SPXBG
55946USvaJohn Montgomery2 S2 C3 S3 NTHH
56046UKenDaniel Miller3 C3 S3 NTXHH
56146USdeJeff Ruben2 NT3 S4 CXEG
56246UScaRichard Stein3 D3 S5 CXEF
56346NOMagnus Gulbrandsen3 C3 S4 C4 HBH
56446USilSuzi Subeck3 C3 S3 SPFH
56546USmiDouglas Ogozaly3 D2 S3 SXCB
56646USinMichael Spurgeon3 D2 NTPXBB
56746AUBernard Nightingale3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
56846UScaJo Anne Murdock3 NT2 S3 SXCH
56946USinTim DeLaney3 D2 S3 HPFG
57046UKenGabriel Ip2 NT3 S3 NTXFG
57146ROAdrian Vasile3 NT3 S3 NTXBB
57246DEOve Nilsson3 C2 S3 NTXBH
57346BGPeter Ludnev3 NT3 S4 CXFH
57446EGAndrew de Sosa2 S3 S3 S4 DFF
57546UScaJohn Chen2 NT3 S3 S4 HCG
57646BCWim Arendse3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
57746UKenGeof Spavins3 D2 S3 NTXFH
57846UScaChristopher Earl2 S2 S3 S4 DHH
57946UKenAlan Wilson3 NT2 NT4 CXBB
58046USmoJohn Stewart2 NT3 S4 CPCG
58146NLHarm Frielink3 NT2 S3 NTXBG
58246AEJagor Cota2 NT3 S4 CXEG
58346UKwaAnne Jones3 D3 S3 NT4 HBB
58446UStxJack Lacy3 C2 S3 S4 DBH
58546USwaDave Setterholm2 S2 S3 SXEG
58646LVMartins Egle3 D2 S3 HXAD
58746AUPeter Grant3 D2 S3 NTPHH
58846INAnil Upadhyay2 S2 S3 SXFF
58946NOJostein Amundsen3 D3 S5 C5 DAH
59046SEJohnny Johansson2 S2 C3 SXHA
59146UKenCharlotte Vine3 D3 S3 NT4 HHG
59246ITMarco Catellani2 S2 S3 H3 NTBG
59346NLAlbert Reijnen3 D2 S3 SXAC
59446BGGeorge Paraloffsky3 D3 S3 S4 HFE
59546CNGray Tan3 D2 S3 SXAC
59646SIJanko Mijoc3 D2 S3 SXAC
59746USmnTony Ames3 D3 S4 C4 HBA
59846UStxTony Warnock3 C2 S4 CXAH
59946UScaLeila Sink3 D2 C3 S4 HAA
60046BEEugeen Vannuten3 NT3 S3 NT4 HBH

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Places 601-700

RankScoreLCName123456
60146UScaRon Jacksier3 NT2 S3 SXBB
60246CAonJerry Smee3 D3 S5 C3 NTBE
60346USwaBob Richardson3 D2 C3 S4 HFG
60446NLTommie Nooij3 D2 S4 CXAA
60546UScaDennis Kibler3 D2 S3 NTXFH
60646ATWerner Hackl3 D2 S3 S4 DFH
60746BEPol Dutrifoy3 D2 S3 NT4 HAH
60846HUCsaba Czimer2 S2 S3 NTXHH
60946PTPedro Neves3 NT3 S4 C4 HBG
61046ITFrancesco Badolato3 C3 S3 HPCH
61146USnyWendy Weisbard3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
61246CAonDinshaw Burjorjee2 NT3 S3 NTXFG
61346DKJacob Grabowski3 NT2 S3 SXBB
61446USmtGail Meyer3 D2 S4 CXAA
61546USmaK. Scott Kimball2 S3 S4 CXAD
61646USmaBruce Tedford3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
61746USflAlvin Haimes3 NT2 S3 NTXAH
61846USorMike Sweet2 S2 NT3 S4 DHE
61946UStxAlbert Sekac2 S2 S3 SXEG
62046VEGustavo de Lemos3 NT3 S5 C4 DBH
62146CApqMartine Lacroix2 NT2 C3 S4 DHG
62246USpaBertrand Kushner3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
62346GRParis Georgoudis3 C3 S4 CXCH
62446IDBert Toar Polii3 C2 C3 S3 NTBH
62546USnyJoan Anderton3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
62646USnyLeonard Brum3 C3 S4 CXCH
62746USvaLeah Boyer3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
62846USflDavid Tyler3 S3 S5 CXBF
62946UScaMartin Hertz3 D3 S3 S3 NTEG
63046CApqPascale Gaudreault2 NT2 S4 CXHH
63146USohRussell Haney3 D2 S3 NTXFH
63246ZANeil Tracey3 NT3 SPXAH
63346CAonChuck Arthur3 C3 S3 S5 DBH
63446ZAUlrich Nell3 D3 S3 NT4 HCH
63546USwaJim Wiitala3 D2 S3 SXEE
63646CApqBob Lyrette2 NT2 S3 NTXBE
63746USmdMichael Platt3 D2 NT4 CXCB
63846USakGordon Bower3 NT3 S3 SXBC
63946UYSara Rathauser3 D3 S3 NTXCB
64046CAonRichard Wilson3 D3 S4 C4 HCG
64146AUGary Hollands2 NT2 S3 NTPBG
64246USinBetsy Becker3 NT2 S3 S4 HBH
64346BGVeronica Tzaneva3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
64446CAbcKathy Turner3 C3 S4 CXCH
64546USmdNirmal Joshi3 D3 SPXFH
64646ROHoria Garbea3 D3 S3 NT4 HCH
64746UScaDale Gilbert3 C2 C3 SXAB
64846USdcJonathan Siegel3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
64946PTJorge Cruzeiro2 S2 S3 H4 HAG
65046USnjReha Gur3 C3 S4 CXBB
65146USkyBill Lentz3 NT2 S3 NTXAH
65246NLJoep Lohmann3 D2 S3 NTXFH
65346NLPeter Metsch3 C3 S3 S3 NTBF
65446UScaGary Peck2 NT2 S3 S4 HAG
65546AUBill Powell2 S3 S4 C4 DBB
65646UStxB.K. Singh3 D2 S5 CXCH
65746UKenPeter Buttery3 D2 S3 NT4 HBG
65846USnjHelene Kleiner3 NT3 S3 NTXCH
65946UKenRichard Lawrence2 NT3 S3 SPBC
66046TWYe-Fon Tsai3 D3 S3 NTXAC
66145AUKieran Dyke2 NT2 S3 H3 NTBG
66245NLRonald Brantsma3 C2 C4 CXHH
66345NLPeter Smulders3 NT3 S3 NT4 HBG
66445UScaTysen Streib3 NT2 S3 SXAB
66545BEKoen Grauwels3 D3 S3 S4 DCA
66645BEAlon Amsel2 S2 NT3 H4 DHE
66745CAnsJim Mathers2 S2 NT3 NTXFF
66845UStxJimmy Hubbard2 NT2 S3 SXEG
66945DEJulius Linde3 D2 C3 NTPCF
67045USnyBruce Ross2 NT3 SPXHH
67145ILBrian Zietman3 C3 S4 CXCG
67245UKenJohn Haslegrave3 D2 S3 NT4 HAG
67345USflPolly Ober3 NT3 S4 CXCF
67445UScaHarold Simon3 D2 NT3 NTPCE
67545HUMark Florencz3 D2 S3 S4 DFG
67645NOHelge Bremnes3 NT2 S3 S4 DAG
67745UKenRichard Franklin2 NT2 S4 CXCH
67845ECMateo Cobos3 NT2 NT3 NTXCH
67945INTapas Banerji3 D3 SPPCH
68045DEHans Fleischhack3 D3 S4 C4 HEH
68145UScoMichael Cohen3 C2 S3 NTXAH
68245USilLynne Rosenbaum3 NT3 S5 CXHG
68345USgaDon Howard3 NT2 S3 S4 HBG
68445CAbcRalph Yetman3 NT3 S3 NTXFH
68545ARIgnacio Braun3 D3 S3 NT4 HFH
68645CAnsElianor Kennie2 S3 S3 NT4 HHH
68745USflJudie Frank2 NT2 S4 CXCH
68845FIPasi Heinonen3 D2 S5 CXCG
68945USmaDonald MacMillan3 NT3 S3 S4 DCG
69045RORazvan Tablet2 S2 C3 H4 DBA
69145UKenNeil Prebble2 S3 S4 C4 HBB
69245INBonny D’Lima3 NT3 S3 NTXCG
69345USvaPeter Haglich3 C3 S4 C4 HAH
69445NLFernando Noordam3 NT3 S3 NT4 HAH
69545USwaCromie Wilson3 NT3 S3 NTXFH
69645USnyCharlie Champagne2 NT3 S3 NTPAB
69745ROGeza Stanca-Vass3 D2 C3 S4 HEG
69845CApqRichard Wildi2 S2 C3 SPHB
69945USwaJohn Givins3 C3 S4 CXHF
70045USkyMike Harney3 NT3 S3 NTXCG

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
70145UScoJohn Bortins3 NT3 S5 CXCH
70245USkyFranklin Wolf3 NT3 SPPBH
70345USnjGinny Noe2 NT3 S3 NTXBD
70445CApqBernard Dutoy3 NT2 S3 NTXAG
70545CHPedro Bilar3 NT3 S5 CXCH
70645ILAlexander Alon3 NT2 S3 SXAB
70745NLRob van der Meer3 D3 S3 NT3 NTHG
70845CZJiri Kosmel3 D3 S3 NT3 NTCH
70945IEWillem Mevius2 S3 S4 CXEE
71045USflJerry Merrell2 NT2 NT3 S4 HFH
71145USilMichael Fosse3 D2 S5 C4 DAG
71245USgaGladys Hardcastle2 NT3 S3 NTPCG
71345USflHy Glantz3 NT3 S5 CXCH
71445UStxJustin Lall3 D3 S3 NT5 DBE
71545USmiGordon Parnes3 C2 NT3 S4 HBE
71645USmoFrank Ryck2 NT2 SPXBH
71745USnjTina Daly2 NT2 S3 SPBA
71845UKenMike Tucker3 D2 S3 SXDF
71945INMohanakrishnan Kumar2 NT2 S3 NT4 DBH
72045USilTed McHugh3 NT3 S3 NTXFH
72145LVAigars Germanis3 NT3 S3 S4 HBB
72245UScaCharles Thompson3 D2 S3 NTPCH
72345CAmbDoug Jobbins2 NT3 S4 C4 DCH
72445BCKoldo Sanchez3 D3 SP4 HBF
72545CAonPearl Goodman3 NT3 S3 NTXFH
72645PTJose Mata3 NT3 S3 NTXCG
72745FIKirsi Virtanen3 D3 S5 C4 HHG
72845USpaStephen Hamilton3 D3 S5 C4 DFH
72945MTMargaret Parnis-England3 NT3 S3 NTXCG
73045CNWeidong Xu2 NT2 S4 CXHG
73145CApqMartial Chagnon2 NT2 S3 SPBA
73245CAonMark Bourgeault3 D3 S3 S4 HEE
73345USmaMildred Beer3 NT3 S5 CXCH
73445AUDavid Harris3 NT3 S4 CXFG
73545AUSandy McCulloch3 NT3 S3 NTXFH
73645ILMoshe White2 NT3 S4 C4 DCH
73745UKenNils Bierrum3 D2 NT3 S4 HAD
73845ATChristian Piringer2 SP3 S4 DBH
73945UKenSteven Lee2 NT3 S3 S4 DEG
74045NLTies van der Laan2 S2 C3 S4 HAB
74145USohScott Jeggle2 NT2 S3 NT4 DBH
74245LVJanis Raugulis3 NT2 S5 CXBG
74345LVMaris Raugulis3 NT3 SPXAG

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
150.8111BGBulgaria16
249.00163ARArgentina5
348.63104BEBelgium16
448.508VEVenezuela6
547.679IEIreland9
647.5486USorOregon13
747.4022ITItaly15
847.29126CAabAlberta7
947.2512FRFrance20
1047.2027USinIndiana15
1147.001ILIsrael15
1247.00140EEEstonia6
1346.75176HKHong Kong12
1446.674FIFinland15
1546.5046CAnsNova Scotia12
1646.205NONorway15
1746.1362NZNew Zealand15
1845.8715NLNetherlands54
1945.75180USohOhio12
2045.6759LVLatvia6
2145.5517UScoColorado11
2245.50277ATAustria6
2345.3523RORomania26
2445.3314CAonOntario54
2545.267PTPortugal31
2645.2016UKenEngland96
2745.20112TWTaiwan10
2845.1336ZASouth Africa15
2945.0926AUAustralia47
3044.92103ESSpain12
3144.9135TRTurkey23
3244.8681USilIllinois29
3344.80319DKDenmark5
3444.796SESweden28
3544.7592USazArizona8
3644.6244USncNorth Carolina13
3744.55177CAbcBritish Columbia20
3844.50260CHSwitzerland6
3944.4718USnyNew York38
4044.443UScaCalifornia99
4144.40153USvaVirginia15
4244.3379USnhNew Hampshire6
4344.04120CNChina27
4443.8272INIndia34
4543.7993USmiMichigan14
4643.7321USmdMaryland11
4743.5096USmnMinnesota8
4843.4520USgaGeorgia11
4943.372CApqQuebec27
5043.33265PLPoland9
5143.20118UKscScotland10
5243.11148USnjNew Jersey27
5343.06138USwaWashington16
5442.7185DEGermany17
5542.48211USmaMassachusetts27
5642.38132SGSingapore8
5742.17418HUHungary12
5841.8340USpaPennsylvania23
5941.7370UStxTexas33
6041.60196GRGreece5
6141.57385IDIndonesia7
6241.5076USflFlorida48
6341.2513USmoMissouri8
6439.60473USlaLouisiana5
6539.60596SISlovenia5
6638.67651USkyKentucky6
6737.57458USUnited States7
6837.40315USctConnecticut10

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
6956.0042USokOklahoma1
7055.0064LBLebanon1
7153.00121REReunion1
7253.00152SKSlovakia1
7353.00165BWBotswana1
7452.00209UAUkraine1
7551.3310HRCroatia3
7651.0068CLChile2
7751.00224JPJapan1
7850.67208RURussia3
7950.00280PKPakistan1
8050.00304BMBermuda1
8149.00403THThailand1
8248.6743UKwaWales3
8348.33233CZCzech Republic3
8448.00417IRIran1
8548.00440TTTrinidad & Tobago1
8647.33258UStnTennessee3
8747.00173UShiHawaii2
8846.67225USnvNevada3
8946.00382CRCosta Rica2
9046.00561USdeDelaware1
9146.00582AEUnited Arab Emirates1
9246.00639UYUruguay1
9345.67308USwiWisconsin3
9445.50344UKUnited Kingdom4
9545.50460BRBrazil2
9645.50576BCBasque Country2
9745.33190CAmbManitoba3
9845.00678ECEcuador1
9945.00729MTMalta1
10044.00761MZMozambique1
10144.00788PEPeru1
10244.00802USiaIowa1
10343.50354USalAlabama4
10443.00366USidIdaho2
10543.00885AMArmenia1
10642.50854RSSerbia2
10742.33614USmtMontana3
10842.00876CACanada2
10942.00919CYCyprus1
11042.00948MYMalaysia1
11141.7529USmsMississippi4
11241.50574EGEgypt2
11341.50638USakAlaska2
11441.25648USdcWashington DC4
11541.00305USnmNew Mexico4
11641.00509ISIceland2
11741.001007VGVirgin Islands UK1
11841.001019COColombia1
11940.001080USmeMaine1
12038.50917USscSouth Carolina4
12137.67942CApePrince Edward Island3
12237.001195UKjeJersey & Guernsey1
12337.001203UKniNorthern Ireland2
12437.001231MKMacedonia1
12535.50881CAnfNewfoundland2
12633.50857USksKansas2
12731.001365USarArkansas1
12827.001399USsdSouth Dakota1
12922.001409CAnbNew Brunswick1

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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 (Germany) which scored its second win in a row, topping the bots with a decent score of 47. Q-plus was also the only bot to beat the average human score, as mediocrity was the general theme on this difficult problem set.

Problem 6 could not be posed as stated because most bots were incapable of understanding 2 D Astro (spades plus another suit) and the invisible cue-bid of 2 S. Therefore, I gave them all a natural auction: 1 NT 2 S 3 S 4 S, which delivers essentially the same problem at South’s second turn. None of the bots agreed with 1 NT (well, except HAL, but it would agree with 8 NT).

The off-the-chart* calls this month were by Blue Chip Bridge, which chose a strange 4 C bid on Problem 4; and Bridge Buff, which passed 2 D on Problem 5. On the same problem, Bridge Baron and Blue Chip Bridge also went off the chart with a 2 H preference; but this was my oversight (2 H should have been listed) and I awarded it 7.

*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 is back in form! I noticed the latest jingle on its web site begins, “HAL nine-thousand-two, is right for you! Try it again, for a Perfect 10!” and I must admit, there’s some truth in its advertising.

September 2004 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
147DEQ-plus Bridge 7.13 NT2 S4 CXAH
243NLJack 2.043 NT3 S3 NTPAB
341USBridge Baron 14.03 NT3 S3 NTPIB
440USGIB 6.1.32 S2 S4 CPAD
536CABridge Buff 11.03 D2 S3 NTPJB
635JPMicro Bridge 10.023 C2 S3 NTPAD
734UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.2.02 NT2 S4 C4 CIB
810USHAL 90023 SPP5 DDC

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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