Scores 8W15  MainChallenge


November 2004 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “A Large Gala Occasion” bidding poll had 1276 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 participants1276
Number of locations120
Highest score60
Median score46
Lowest score21
Average score45.20

Top 100 Places

RankScoreLCName123456
160NLLeo JongensP6 NT4 D3 NT3 SF
260HUJozsef SzikszaiP6 NT4 D3 NT3 SF
359RUAndrew RautioP6 NT4 D3 C3 SF
459USnyOleg RubinchikP6 NT4 D3 NT3 SB
559USnhLawrence CheethamP6 NT4 D3 NT3 SB
659NLRinus BalkenendeP6 NT4 D3 C3 SF
759BGZahary ZaharievP6 NT4 D3 C3 SF
858DEZuzana HerrmannP5 NT4 D3 NT3 SF
958AUEd BarnesP6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
1058HUCsaba CzimerP6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
1158NLMonique van de SandeP6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
1258CAonMike CafferataP6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
1358NZDenis HumphriesP6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
1458USmeMichael TrueP6 NT4 D3 C3 SB
1558ROVladimir KissP6 NT3 S3 NT3 SB
1658UKenDavid HodgeP6 NT4 D3 C3 SB
1757UKenJohn ReardonP6 NTP3 NT3 SF
1857FRGuy LedanoisP6 NT3 S3 NT3 SA
1957UKenRobin Zigmond2 NT6 NT4 D3 NT3 SF
2057USflMel KleinP6 NT3 S3 NT3 SA
2157CAonMatthew MasonP6 NT4 D3 C4 CF
2257PLStanislaw MakowkaP5 NT3 S3 NT3 SF
2357FIJouko PaganusP6 NT3 S3 C3 SB
2457BEEric Baes3 C6 NT4 D3 C3 SF
2557ITMarco BuccolieroP6 NTP3 NT3 SF
2657PTLuis OliveiraP6 NTP3 NT3 SF
2757NLKaren de LeeuwP6 NT4 D3 H3 SF
2857NLSimon de WijsP6 NT4 D3 C3 SA
2957EEMeelis TiitsonP6 NTP3 NT3 SF
3056USmnPaul FriedmanP6 NT4 D3 NTPF
3156UScaJohn R. Mayne2 NT6 NT4 D3 NT3 SB
3256HRDean PokornyP6 NT3 S3 C4 CF
3356BEKoen GrauwelsP5 NT3 S3 C3 SF
3456USorPaul FlashenbergP6 NT3 S3 NT4 CB
3556PLTomasz Radko2 NT6 NT4 D3 C3 SF
3656USnjJonathan BrillP6 NT4 D3 NTPF
3756USctJason RotenbergP6 NTP3 C3 SF
3856NLKoos SplinterP5 NT3 S3 C3 SF
3956CAonPaul ThurstonP6 NTP3 C3 SF
4056NLRonnie de ChampsP6 NT4 D3 C4 DF
4156CAabNicolae Vartosu2 NT6 NT3 S3 NT3 SF
4256USohSteve MoeseP5 NT3 S3 C3 SF
4356NLMartin Amorison2 NT6 NT3 S3 NT3 SF
4456TWStar ChenP6 NT4 D3 NT4 CA
4556USflAlan KravetzP6 NT4 D3 NTPF
4656UKenPaul HugginsP6 NT4 D3 NTPF
4756NLBas Lodder2 NT6 NT4 D3 C3 SF
4856FRJean-Christophe ClementP6 NTP3 C3 SF
4956LVJanis DzenisP6 NTP3 C3 SF
5056NZSteve BougheyP6 NT3 S3 C3 SA
5156USpaBruce LiebermanP6 NT4 D3 NTPF
5256BCKoldo Sanchez2 NT6 NT4 D3 C3 SF
5356ROVali Enache2 NT6 NT3 S3 NT3 SF
5456ROBogdan VulcanP6 NT3 S3 C4 CF
5556FIMauri Saastamoinen2 NT6 NT4 D3 C3 SF
5656UKenMatthew Quinn3 C6 NT4 D3 NT3 SA
5756PTMiguel MatosP6 NT4 D3 NT4 CA
5856BGIvan KolevP6 NT4 D3 H3 SB
5956UStxKen BrantfergerP6 D4 D3 C3 SF
6056FRTristan DupasP6 NT3 S3 C4 CF
6155CNWuping LuP6 NT3 S3 C4 DF
6255USmaJeffrey GertzP6 NT3 S3 NTPF
6355GRSpiros Liarakos3 C5 NT4 D3 C3 SF
6455UStxJoseph OdomP6 NT4 D3 H4 CF
6555UShiMark BennettP6 NTP3 NT3 SA
6655USnjSteve GrantP6 NTP3 NT3 SA
6755RORadu BlejeruP6 NT4 D3 H3 SA
6855PLRobert Ruta2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
6955USctGeof BrodP6 NTP3 NT3 SA
7055CAonNick WongP6 NTP3 NT3 SA
7155CAnsJim MathersP6 NT4 D3 H3 SA
7255CNXinjian HuangP6 NT3 S3 C4 DF
7355USnvDavid Fott3 C6 NT4 D3 H3 SF
7455NLErik Hoeksema2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
7555SEBjorn AhlmP6 NT3 S3 C4 DF
7655UScoSteve MarxP5 NT4 D3 H3 SF
7755CNHero LiP6 NTP3 C3 SB
7855UStxPeter Hudson3 C6 NT4 D3 H3 SF
7955USflCoimbatore IswaranP6 NTP3 NT3 SA
8055DEJoerg WenschP6 NT4 D3 CPF
8155PTPedro Morbey2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
8255UScaStephen SeagrenP6 NT4 D3 NTPB
8355USpaStefan BasinskiP6 NT3 S3 NT4 CA
8455USalScott Stearns2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
8555USflWalter MigdalP6 NTP3 C3 SB
8655USmaBob BoudreauP5 NT4 D3 NT4 DF
8755FIJussi TamminenP6 D4 D3 NT3 SA
8855NOKristian KjorstadP5 NT3 S3 C3 SB
8955USmaK. Scott KimballP6 D4 D3 NT3 SA
9055TRSerdar ErdemP6 D3 S3 C3 SF
9154IEFred Barry3 S6 NT4 D3 C3 SB
9254FRDaniel DelestrePX4 D3 NT3 SB
9354HRFrano JancicP6 NT3 S3 C4 CA
9454NLGerard Versluis2 NT6 NT3 S3 NT3 SA
9554USmnAndy Caranicas2 NT6 NT3 S3 NT3 SA
9654UKenJohn HallP6 NTP3 C4 CF
9754USctSandra DemartinoP6 NTX3 NT3 SB
9854CNChunli TanP6 NTP3 NT4 DF
9954HKKen YipP6 DP3 NT3 SF
10054CNWei Victor ZhangP6 NTX3 NT3 SB

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Places 101-200

RankScoreLCName123456
10154INJai Grama3 C6 D3 S3 NT3 SF
10254USwiDavid MelinP6 NT4 D3 H4 DF
10354USvaDavid WalkerP6 NT3 S3 NTPB
10454CLConstantino Sifaqui2 NT6 NT4 D3 H3 SF
10554HKSing LamP6 NT4 D3 CPB
10654DKPeter Koch LarsenP6 NT3 S3 CPF
10754AUBill JacobsP6 NT4 D3 CPB
10854ITMarco Catellani2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SB
10954USilMichael FosseP6 NT3 S3 CPF
11054UScaAndrew StrausP6 NTP3 H3 SF
11154CApqDavid DumontP6 NTP3 C3 SA
11254AUNiels KjellerupP6 D3 S3 NT3 SA
11354ESMercedes EizmendiP6 NT3 S3 H3 SA
11454USvaRick SalkovP6 NT3 S3 C4 CA
11554USgaFred Tanzer3 C6 NT4 D3 NTPF
11654NLVincent MesP6 NT3 S3 C4 CA
11754IEPadraig O’BriainP6 NT4 D3 NTPA
11854UScaRon LandgraffP6 NTP3 NT4 CB
11954SEOlle MorellP6 NTP3 C3 SA
12054USidGeoff BridgesP6 NT3 S3 CPF
12154USmaCharles AltmanP6 NT3 S3 H4 CF
12254NOJohn KirkholtP6 NTX3 C3 SF
12354USorMark TolliverP6 D3 S3 NT4 CF
12454UScaHarold SimonP6 NTP3 NT4 CB
12554NLDaniel de Lind van WijngaardenP5 NT4 D3 C4 CB
12654CAonKevin Conway3 S6 NT3 S3 C3 SF
12754USmdBrad TheurerP6 NTX3 C3 SF
12854LVKarlis Rubins3 C6 NTP3 C3 SF
12954USflJack Brawner2 NT6 NTP3 NT3 SF
13054SECarsten KofoedP6 NTP3 C3 SA
13154CAonGabriel Nita-Saguna2 NT5 NT4 D3 C3 SF
13254USakJim Lindemann3 C6 NTP3 C3 SF
13353CAabDaniel Bertrand3 C6 NT4 D3 NT3 SD
13453AUKieran DykeP6 NT4 D3 C5 DF
13553UScaSandy BarnesP6 D4 D3 NT4 CA
13653RORazvan Tablet2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SA
13753USnyRobert ElliottP6 NTP3 C4 DF
13853ITGiovanni Bobbio2 NT6 NTP3 C3 SF
13953USvaJohn MontgomeryP5 NT3 S3 C4 CB
14053CHMiriam KullP6 NTP3 H3 SB
14153BESebastien Louveaux3 C6 NT4 D3 CPF
14253UStxMark JacksonP5 NT4 D3 NT4 DA
14353UScaMarvin FrenchP6 NTX3 NT4 CF
14453IEJeannie FitzgeraldP6 NTX3 NT4 CF
14553UScoDavid CapreraP6 NTP3 NT4 CA
14653CAonJunaid SaidP6 DP3 C3 SF
14753USazRobb Gordon2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SA
14853USilJack OestP6 NT4 D3 CPA
14953USnyGene MarksP6 DP3 NT3 SB
15053USflJeff HandP6 NTX3 NT3 SA
15153USwaJim WiitalaP5 NT3 S3 C4 DF
15253USnyRita Sierocinski2 NT6 NT4 D3 NT4 CA
15353CAonMarc LangevinP6 NT3 S3 C3 SD
15453ITVanni Rui3 C5 NT3 S3 NT3 SA
15553ITRodolfo Cerreto2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SA
15653LVIvars Rubenis2 NT6 NT3 S3 H3 SF
15753NOChristian VennerodPX3 S3 C3 SF
15853USorSean LesterP5 NTP3 NT3 SA
15953USiaBob McCurdy2 NT6 NTP3 C3 SF
16053TRNukhet UrgunluP6 NTP3 NTPF
16153LBFay ChidiacP6 NT3 S3 H4 DF
16253NLGerrit de RuiterP6 D3 S3 C4 CF
16353AUMatthew Porter3 C6 NTP3 C3 SB
16453USmnPaul Meerschaert2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SA
16553UKwaJim LuckP6 NT3 S3 C3 SD
16653IDDayle GilliattP6 D4 D3 H3 SB
16753CNHongjun ZhongP6 NT3 S3 C4 DA
16853CNRoger SunP6 NT3 S3 NTPA
16953FRMichel Mayeur3 C6 NT4 D3 H3 SA
17053CAonDale Freeman2 NT6 NT4 D3 C4 DF
17153PTAlexandre Quaresma2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SA
17253USwaJosh SinnettP6 NT4 D3 C5 DF
17353INSriram NarasimhanP5 NTP3 NT4 CF
17453USflKay JonesP6 NTP3 NTPF
17553EEHendrik Nigul3 C6 NT3 S3 NTPF
17653USnyPetar LjubicicP6 D3 S3 H3 SF
17753USorEthel BirnbachP6 NTP3 NT4 CA
17853UKenCarlos DabeziesP6 NT4 D3 S3 SF
17953PTNuno DamasoP5 NT4 D3 C4 CA
18053USnyWilliam Bascom2 NT6 NT4 D3 C4 DF
18153UStxJonathan Ferguson2 NT6 NTP3 C3 SF
18253RULeonid UlanovskyP6 NTX3 C3 SB
18353CAonIan TotmanP6 NT4 D3 HPF
18453UKenChris CooperP6 NTX3 NT3 SA
18553AUStephen FischerP6 D4 D3 C4 CB
18652CAonGeorge Knight2 NT6 NT3 S3 H3 SB
18752BGOgnian Smilianov2 NT6 NTP3 NT4 CF
18852UKenJohn YoudellP5 NT3 S3 NT3 SD
18952UKscPaul GipsonP6 NTP3 NT3 SD
19052USnyBill DalyP6 NTP3 CPF
19152USctKen Graebe2 NT5 NT4 D3 NT4 DF
19252DERoland VoigtP6 NTP3 CPF
19352USmdJohn GlynnP6 DP3 NT4 CF
19452USmoJonathan GoldbergP6 NTP3 NTPB
19552USgaPeggy Hayslip2 NT6 NTP3 NT3 SA
19652CAonDaniel KorbelPX3 S3 C3 SB
19752USnyGerald CohenPX4 D3 C3 SA
19852UScaBelva QuattrinP6 NTX3 NT4 DF
19952USinDan SpainP6 NT3 S3 NT3 HF
20052HKShuino Wong2 NT6 D3 S3 C3 SF

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Places 201-300

RankScoreLCName123456
20152UKenDavid Morran2 NT6 NTP3 NT3 SA
20252DEOve NilssonP6 D4 D3 H4 CF
20352ROAlin ApostolescuP6 D3 S3 NTPF
20452USmdJay WeinsteinP6 NTP3 H3 SA
20552CAonDavid ColbertP6 DX3 NT3 SF
20652HKClinton YuP6 NT4 D3 HPB
20752SGTim PosneyP6 NTP3 NT4 DA
20852ROHoria GarbeaP6 NTP3 NTPB
20952NLJo SimonsP6 NTP3 H4 CF
21052CAonAlan Brooks3 S6 NTP3 C3 SF
21152TRTamer Cokgor3 C5 NT3 S3 H3 SF
21252USflMiles ThomsonP6 NTX3 C4 CF
21352CNYing MaP6 NT4 D3 NT5 DA
21452ZACarin Verburg3 C6 NTX3 NT3 SB
21552RSGoran OcokoljicP6 NT4 D3 C4 CD
21652UKenDom GoodwinP6 NT4 D3 C4 CD
21752IDLiliek SudirahardjoP6 NTP3 C4 DB
21852DKLars Moller Sorensen3 C5 NTP3 C3 SF
21952UScaSteve MagerP6 NTP3 H4 CF
22052INVaduganathan MurugaiyanP6 NT4 D4 H4 CF
22152EEJan TartanP5 NT3 S3 NT4 DA
22252USctTerry LubmanP6 NT4 D3 HPB
22352RODorin ToparceanuP6 NTP3 CPF
22452CAnsBryson Crowell2 NT6 NTX3 NT3 SF
22552UKenDean Swallow2 NT6 D4 D3 NT4 CF
22652UKenDavid Collier2 NT6 NT4 D3 NT3 SD
22752UKenNigel MarlowP6 NTX3 C3 SA
22852UScaAlexander HendersonP6 NT3 S3 HPF
22952UScaJim Munday2 NT6 NTP3 NT3 SA
23052ROGabriel Dinescu3 C6 NTP3 C3 SA
23152TRGuven Dalkilic2 NT6 NT3 S3 C4 CB
23252USinTim DeLaneyP6 DP3 NT3 SA
23351AUMike DoeckeP5 NT3 S3 CPB
23451ROLiviu Oprea3 C5 NT3 S3 NTPF
23551IEMartin Brady3 C5 NTP3 NT3 SA
23651CNGray TanPX3 S3 NT4 DF
23751RORadu VasilescuP6 NTX3 C4 DF
23851USmiDouglas Ogozaly3 C5 NTP3 NT3 SA
23951PTJorge Castanheira2 NT6 NTX3 C3 SF
24051USazSherryl BuchlerP6 NTP3 NT5 DF
24151UKenGordon RainsfordP6 NTP3 CPB
24251NOMagnus Skaar2 NT6 NT3 S3 H4 CF
24351ESRaimon TatxeP6 NTP3 CPB
24451BGMilen MarkovP6 D3 S3 H4 CF
24551BEMarie-Irene HeyvaertPX3 S3 H3 SF
24651CAonJerry SmeeP6 NT4 D3 H5 DF
24751UStxLarry SmithP5 NTP3 NT4 DB
24851CAonJordan Cohen2 NT6 NT3 S3 NT3 SD
24951USflMark RaphaelsonP6 NTP3 C4 DA
25051USohBob StittP6 D4 D3 NT5 DF
25151ILAmiram MilletP6 NTP3 NT5 DF
25251USazPaul Reeder2 NT6 NT4 D3 NT5 DF
25351DEFalko Gleichmann2 NT6 NT3 S3 CPF
25451AUMark Abraham2 NTX4 D3 C3 SF
25551NLSipke BreimerP6 NT3 S3 H3 SD
25651SGJia KeP6 NT3 S3 H3 SD
25751UScaBill CubleyP6 DP3 C4 CF
25851UScaPaul MissoP6 NTP3 NT5 DF
25951LVMartins Egle2 NT5 NTP3 C3 SF
26051CAonRobert AveryP6 NTX3 NTPF
26151FIJyrki Lahtonen3 C6 NTP3 NT4 CA
26251ROGelu Serpoi3 S6 NT4 D3 H3 SA
26351NOJohn AasanP6 DP3 C4 CF
26451NLHans Uijting3 C6 NT3 S3 C3 SD
26551USmiJoel Singer2 NT6 NT4 D3 C3 SD
26651USazTom SchlangenP6 NT3 S3 NT5 DA
26751NLPeter Linssen2 NT5 NTP3 NT3 SB
26851UKwaJulian Pottage2 NT6 NTP3 C3 SA
26951DKJens Sorensen2 NT6 NTP3 H3 SF
27051DKThomas Berg3 C6 NTP3 NT4 CA
27151HUBalazs Kovacs3 C6 NTP3 NTPF
27251UKenDavid NollandP6 DP3 NT4 CB
27351UScaAlan Holmes2 NT5 NT3 S3 H3 SF
27451USnjMichael MayerP6 NTX3 NTPF
27551SGAdrian LamP5 NTP3 NTPF
27651CAbcHart LeppardP6 D3 S3 NT4 DA
27751FRDavid Harari2 NT6 NT3 S3 C4 CA
27851USpaKathy MillerP6 NT3 S3 NT3 SE
27951USnjRam Ramjee3 C6 NT3 S3 C3 SD
28051TRHakan PeksenP5 NT3 S3 NT5 DF
28151UKenNeil PrebbleP6 NT4 D3 HPA
28251BGRadoslav Radev2 NT6 NTX3 C3 SF
28351ESIgnacio TorresPXP3 C3 SF
28451UKenBill MichellP6 NT4 D3 H5 DF
28551PTLuis Travassos2 NT6 NT4 D3 H4 DF
28651AUKeith BarrieP6 NT4 D3 H5 DF
28751USnyArlo TuppelP6 DP3 C3 SA
28851CNRoy Yu3 C6 D3 S3 C3 SA
28951UScaDan HirschbergP6 NTP3 CPB
29051FRPierre Bian3 C6 NTX3 NT3 SA
29151USnyAdam Wildavsky2 NTX4 D3 C3 SF
29251CNBilly ChenP6 DP3 NT4 DF
29351AUBill Powell2 NT5 NTP3 C3 SF
29451USvaYi ZhongP5 NT3 S3 CPB
29551UKenDavid Hopkins2 NT6 NT3 S3 NT3 SD
29651USscMike RayP6 NTP3 NT5 DF
29751INAshok DhareshwarP6 D3 S3 C4 CA
29851USflArthur HoffmanP5 NTX3 NT4 CF
29951RSVeljko Vujcic3 C6 NT4 D3 C5 DF
30051ATWilly PurzelmayerP6 NT3 S3 NT3 SE

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Places 301-400

RankScoreLCName123456
30151USnjPaul ShulaP6 NTP3 NTPA
30251RODaniel MoisaP6 NT4 D4 H4 CB
30351INSivakumar SalemP6 NTP3 NT5 DF
30451PTGermano Po3 CX4 D3 NT4 CF
30551UKenRichard Morse2 NT6 NTP3 NT4 DF
30651CAnsPhilippe Westreich3 S6 NTP3 NT3 SA
30751ZAUlrich Nell3 C5 NT3 S3 C4 CB
30851SEJan Andersson2 NT6 NTP3 C4 CF
30951USnyMarvin TalishP5 NT3 S4 H3 SF
31050USilGeorge KlemicP6 NTX3 NTPB
31150PLDarek Kardas2 NT6 D3 S3 C3 SA
31250USwaKeller Wightman3 C6 NTP3 CPF
31350UKenDavid Woulds3 S6 NTP3 NT4 CB
31450USilPhil AdamsonP5 NTP3 CPF
31550CAonJeff MayhewP6 NT4 DP3 SA
31650UKenAnthony GoldingP6 NT5 D3 C3 SA
31750NLGabriel Smit3 S6 NT3 S3 CPF
31850UScaJohn KozeroP6 DP3 NT4 DB
31950USflJeanni Blume3 C6 NT3 S3 HPF
32050USarDick HeilP6 NT5 D3 NT4 DF
32150PEVladana DiazP6 NT4 D3 H5 DB
32250USwaMatthew McCoyP6 DP3 C4 DF
32350USinNicholas GeorgakopoulosP6 D3 S3 NTPA
32450UKenRoger MortonP5 NTP3 C4 CA
32550TRLeyla Kezer3 C6 NT4 D3 H4 DA
32650UScaDanny KleinmanP6 NTP3 CPA
32750NZBruce KellyP6 NT3 S3 H5 DF
32850AUSolaris WhitesailP6 NTP3 H4 CA
32950NLTommie NooijP6 NT4 H3 C4 DF
33050UScaJeff Goldsmith2 NT6 NTP3 NTPF
33150USflMilton TeltserP6 NTP3 H4 CA
33250TRToros YukselP5 NTP3 CPF
33350BRTamara Pereira de SousaP6 NTP3 HPF
33450HUGabor SzotsPXP3 NT3 SA
33550SEAndreas WesterlundPX3 S3 NTPF
33650SEJohnny Johansson2 NT6 NTX3 NT3 SA
33750SGCharles LeongP6 NT4 D3 CPD
33850PTAugusto LopesP6 NTX3 H4 CF
33950UKscMark Lincoln2 NT6 NTP3 NTPF
34050PTRui VasquesP6 NTP3 HPF
34150USpaRoger Wolf3 C6 NT4 D3 H4 DA
34250CAonBrenda GedenP6 NTP3 CPA
34350NLMichael Reuser3 CX3 S3 NT3 SA
34450USmeMike Charles3 C5 NTX3 C3 SF
34550AURichard Cowan2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SD
34650ILBranca Amado2 NT5 NTP3 NT4 CF
34750NLHarry van der WeeP6 NTP3 NT3 HF
34850USnvCarol A. Stewart2 NT6 D3 S3 H3 SF
34950USpaEd KetzP6 D4 D3 NT5 DB
35050JPNico Matsumoto2 NT6 NT3 S4 H3 SF
35150UStxDoug Couchman3 C5 NTX3 C3 SF
35250USazPaul GlickP6 NTX3 H4 CF
35350SIEgon NovakP6 NT3 S3 H5 DF
35450BEAlon AmselP5 NTX3 C3 SA
35550BGGeorgi BachevPX3 S3 H3 SB
35650USilDon Lussky3 C6 DP3 NT3 SA
35750CAonKen Johnson2 NT6 NTX3 NT3 SA
35850TRAltay AlpP6 NTP3 NT3 HF
35950USdcDavid Chernov2 NT5 NT4 D3 H4 CF
36050NLFrans BuijsenP6 NT4 D4 HPF
36150HKSimon Cheung2 NT6 NT3 S3 C3 SD
36250HKKing Ming Lo2 NT6 NT4 D3 H4 CA
36350CAonRoy Melvin3 C6 NT4 D3 HPB
36450CAonMilton DurrantP6 D3 S3 H4 DF
36550USnjDirk EnthovenP6 NTP3 HPF
36650CNWeidong Yang2 NT6 D4 D3 C4 DF
36750EEAivar Tihane3 CXP3 NT3 SF
36850SEMans NedlichP6 NTP3 NT5 DB
36950USflLee EltonP6 NTP3 H4 CA
37050KRRick Wakeman3 C6 NT3 S3 NT3 HF
37150CAnsRosemary SampsonP6 NT3 S3 H5 DF
37250TRDeniz YuretP6 NTP3 HPF
37350UStxBill ErwinP6 DP3 NTPF
37450CAbcSandy McIlwain2 NT5 NT4 D3 NT3 SD
37550UStxJeff FordP6 NTP3 HPF
37650USpaDottie AbelP6 D4 D3 NT4 CD
37750CAbcRobert Gerrie3 C6 NT4 D3 NT5 DA
37850SEAke SvebeusP5 NTP3 CPF
37950AUNicoleta GiuraPX4 D3 CPF
38050CAnsGerald MurphyP6 DX3 NT4 CF
38150AUMichael G. PhillipsP6 NT3 S3 H5 DF
38250ROMarius CosmaP5 NT4 D3 NT5 DA
38350USmnDavid Neiman3 C5 NTP3 H3 SF
38450USinDoug AveryP6 NTP3 HPF
38550CApqSolange Bouchard2 NT6 NT4 D3 C5 DF
38650UKscNigel GuthriePXX3 NT3 SF
38750HUImre Csiszar2 NT6 NT4 D3 H4 CA
38850HRMiso Lakic3 C6 D3 S3 H3 SB
38950UScaNevena Stoimirov3 C6 NTP3 C4 CA
39050UKenGareth BirdsallP5 NTP3 CPF
39150BGPetko BoukovP6 NT4 D3 H3 HF
39249FRGilles KorngutP6 DP3 CPF
39349AUNye Griffiths2 NT5 NTP3 C3 SA
39449EGMohamed Abdallah2 NT6 NTX3 H3 SF
39549SEMattias Andersson2 NT6 NT4 DP3 SF
39649UScaTysen StreibP5 NTP3 H4 DF
39749USdcDaniel MorganP6 NTP3 C5 DB
39849CNJet ChjP6 D3 S3 H4 CA
39949ILBrian ZietmanP6 NTX3 H4 DF
40049NZDerek MallochP6 NTX3 NT5 DF

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Places 401-500

RankScoreLCName123456
40149ITPaolo PaolicchiP6 NT3 S3 C3 NTF
40249PTJoao Pedro3 CX4 D3 H3 SB
40349CAabPeter MadanyP6 NTP3 NT5 DA
40449UScaJames ChakanP5 NT5 D3 NT3 SA
40549USlaAda Loetzerich2 NT5 NT4 D3 H4 CB
40649SEBjorn Sorling2 NT5 NTP3 NT4 DF
40749USctArthur HautP6 NTX3 H4 DF
40849UKenDavid DaviesP6 NTP4 H3 SA
40949USnjGerald GoodmanP6 NTP3 H4 DA
41049UKenChris Cook3 C5 NT3 S3 CPB
41149USnyRobin Brown3 C6 NTX3 C4 DF
41249USorBarry WhiteP6 NT4 D3 H5 DA
41349UScaAkira WatanabeP6 NT4 DP4 CB
41449PKAhsan Qureshi2 NT6 NT3 S3 NT3 HF
41549DEUrsula Illig3 S6 D4 D3 NTPF
41649ROAndrei CosmanescuP6 NT3 S3 H5 DB
41749FRAndrei Varlan2 NT6 DP3 NT3 SA
41849IEWillem MeviusPXP3 C3 SA
41949FRThibault WolfP5 NTP3 C4 DA
42049INGopichand Anne3 S6 NT3 S3 H4 DF
42149UStxTony WarnockPXP3 NT4 DF
42249TRUgur TasP6 DP3 C4 CA
42349NOIngunn SkreP6 NT3 SP4 CF
42449ROGeza Stanca-Vass2 NT6 D3 S3 C4 CB
42549USmoHerbert CondieP6 NT4 DP4 DF
42649UKenMark Taylor2 NT6 NT4 D3 C5 DB
42749UStxKevin Podsiadlik2 NT5 NTP3 H3 SF
42849CNLipeng ChinnP6 NTP3 NT5 DA
42949USpaSteve White2 NT6 NTP3 CPF
43049USnjSteven ShulmanP6 NTP3 H4 DA
43149BESven NeirynckP6 DP3 H3 SA
43249USohJerry FinkP6 NTP3 C3 HF
43349ILRafi Amado3 S5 NTX3 NT3 SF
43449USmaIrene L. FinkleP6 D3 S3 HPF
43549PTJose OliveiraP6 DX3 NT4 DF
43649CNLiqiang He2 NT6 NTX3 H3 SF
43749TRTolga Yuret2 NT6 NT3 S3 CPA
43849USmoShawn Tate2 NT6 NTX3 H3 SF
43949HUPeter LakatosP6 D3 S3 CPA
44049UScaSteven HoughP6 NT4 H3 NT3 SD
44149USflIrv FeinglassP6 NTX3 H4 DF
44249USnyLeonard BrumPXP3 H3 SF
44349UScaEddie SunP5 NT3 SP3 SF
44449USflJune Byrne2 NT6 NTX3 NT4 CB
44549USnyAlbert Feasley3 S5 NTP3 NT3 SA
44649NLErwin Witteveen2 NT6 NT3 S3 CPA
44749INArindam Ray2 NTX4 D3 C4 CF
44849UKenJim GrantP6 NTX3 NTPA
44949USdeJeff RubenP5 NT4 D3 H5 DF
45049UKenIvan Viehoff2 NT6 NTX3 C3 SA
45149AUSartaj HansP6 NT3 S3 CPD
45249HULajos Linczmayer2 NT6 NTP3 CPF
45349UStxJimmy Hubbard2 NT6 D4 D3 NTPB
45449HRZoran Bohacek2 NT6 NTP3 NT4 DA
45549CApqNick Krnjevic2 NT6 DP3 NT4 CF
45649USnyJay LevyP5 NTP3 C3 SD
45749BGBoyan BalgaranovP5 NTP3 H4 DF
45849UScaDamo Nair2 NT6 NT4 D3 NT5 DA
45949USmaSteve SteinP6 NTP3 HPB
46049CLIsabel-Margarita Honorato3 S6 D3 S3 NT4 DF
46149USmnKirk BituP6 NTP3 HPB
46248JPMark LaForge2 NT6 NT4 D3 C5 DA
46348AUDavid Wiltshire3 C5 NTP3 CPF
46448AUDinu RaducanuP5 NTP3 H4 CA
46548UKenMatthew HaagP6 NT3 S3 NT3 NTA
46648NLJan TesselaarPX3 S3 C3 SD
46748DEJens WegenerP5 NT4 D3 H4 CD
46848USwaN. Scott CardellP6 NT4 D4 H5 DF
46948UScaRichard Stein2 NT6 NT3 S3 H4 DA
47048BETom Huybrechts2 NT6 NT4 D3 H5 DF
47148USnyRobert LiptonP6 NTP4 H4 CB
47248DKJacob GrabowskiP6 NTX3 H4 CA
47348CAonLeone WilsonPX4 D3 HPF
47448USscRick GilesP6 NTX3 HPF
47548USnjMani GuptaP5 NT5 D3 NT4 DF
47648UScaSteven YangP6 NTX3 H4 CA
47748ARJorge Gueglio3 C6 NT3 SP3 SB
47848USakGordon BowerPX4 D3 CPA
47948USmeAlan Goff2 NT6 NT3 S3 C4 CD
48048UScaJordan Chodorow3 C5 NTX3 C3 SA
48148UKscMyles Ellison2 NT6 NT4 D3 C5 DA
48248UScaBarbara ReichmanP6 NTX3 NT4 CD
48348SGJing Yee Chee3 C6 DP3 NTPF
48448USmdWilliam PetersP6 DP3 H4 DF
48548TWKan-Sen ChouP6 NTP4 H4 CB
48648INJoy SarmaP6 NTX3 HPF
48748USncDavid Kogut2 NTX3 S3 H3 SF
48848USazSteven PriceP6 D3 SP3 SF
48948CNTony WangP5 NTP3 CPA
49048USnhRobert Claflin3 C5 NTP3 C4 DB
49148FIMikko KekkiP6 NTP3 HPA
49248ROCatalin Lazar2 NTX3 S3 C4 CF
49348CHVenkatrao KrishnamurthyP6 NTP3 H5 DF
49448FIGabriel Lindstrom2 NT5 NTP3 C4 DF
49548UKenTim PinderP6 DP3 NT5 DF
49648ISUlfar Kristinsson3 S6 NT4 D3 C4 CD
49748UKenJonathan MonroePX4 D3 CPA
49848UKenAndrew Doye3 C6 D3 S3 C3 SD
49948USorJames Weider2 NT6 D3 S3 H3 SA
50048FRJean-Claude DuongP6 DP3 C4 DA

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Places 501-600

RankScoreLCName123456
50148VEFrancis VernonP5 NT4 D3 NT4 CE
50248USmaVincent HarackiewiczP6 DP3 H4 DF
50348UScaMargaret SlocumP6 NTP3 NTPD
50448USflNorbert Sax3 C6 NT3 S3 HPA
50548USflGene PetreyP6 D3 S3 HPB
50648USpaFrank AbelP6 NTX3 HPF
50748USnjLeonard Helfgott2 NT6 NTX3 NT4 CA
50848BEGuy van MiddelemPXP3 NT4 CA
50948TROsman Ozcan3 CX4 D3 C4 DB
51048MYTimothy Liang Kan3 S6 NTP3 CPF
51148UKenCharlotte VineP6 DP3 H4 DF
51248UScaMartin HertzP6 D3 SP3 SF
51348CNXiangrong WangP6 NTP3 C3 HB
51448HKPui Kong ChiuP6 DX3 C4 DF
51548AUDavid SternP6 DX3 H3 SB
51648FIMatti NiemiP6 NTP3 NTPD
51748USvaLeah BoyerP6 SP3 NT3 SB
51848USnmMark Jarmie3 C5 NTP3 NTPB
51948UKenJohn EnglandP6 NTP3 H5 DF
52048INShirine Mirchandani2 NT6 NTP3 H4 DF
52148NLEl AsserPXX3 NT4 CF
52248IEDenis Mortell2 NT6 NT4 D3 NTPD
52348USnjBrandon EinhornP5 NT5 D3 NT4 DF
52448THRichard FricksP6 DX3 NTPF
52548NLJacques Cluitmans3 CXX3 NT3 SF
52648CAbcChuck MoorheadP6 DP3 NTPA
52748USilJon Sorkin2 NT6 DP3 C3 SA
52848FIJoakim FabritiusPX4 D3 CPA
52948HKDavid MokP6 NTP3 H5 DF
53048ROEduard MunteanuP5 NT4 D3 CPD
53148DERainer Herrmann2 NTXP3 C3 SF
53248CAonRoss Taylor2 NT6 NTP3 NTPA
53348USlaCarolyn Songy3 S5 NT3 S3 H4 CF
53448CNOlivine He3 S6 D3 S3 C4 DF
53548NOGeir Nostdahl3 S6 NT3 S3 HPF
53648USmnJack RhatiganP6 NTP3 C3 SE
53748USnyBob LindahlP5 NTP3 HPF
53848USpaJess StuartP6 S4 D3 NT4 CA
53948CAonChuck Arthur2 NT6 DP3 C3 SA
54048BGTchavdar NikolovP6 DP3 H4 CB
54148USmnBrian Weikle3 C6 DP3 H3 SB
54248UScaMark Wilson3 C6 NT4 DP4 CF
54348ITValter Boetti2 NT6 D3 S3 H3 SA
54448INVenkataramanayya KesirajuP6 NTX3 HPF
54548USmaReid Barton2 NT6 DP3 NT4 CB
54648TRTezcan SenP5 NT4 D3 CPD
54748TRAhmet Rifat SahinP6 DP3 H4 DF
54848SEEnar BergstromP6 NTP3 H5 DF
54948BYDmitri ShabesP6 NT3 S4 HPB
55048THApisai Makmitree3 CX3 S3 C4 CB
55148CAonFay TealP6 NTP3 C5 DA
55248AUHeather ScottP6 D4 D3 NTPD
55348TRSitki SonmezerP6 D4 D3 HPA
55448PLRoman KujaczynskiP5 NTP3 CPA
55548USwaCraig ZasteraP5 NTX3 C4 CA
55648CApqNicole GervaisP6 S4 D3 NTPF
55748CHAziza RusconiP5 NT4 DP4 CF
55847UScaLen VishnevskyPXX3 C3 SA
55947UKenAndy Holland2 NT6 NTP3 NT4 CD
56047CApqMarius Moldovan3 C6 NTP3 HPB
56147NLRosalind Hengeveld2 NTX4 D3 CPF
56247CAbcBrent MooderP5 NT4 H3 NT4 DA
56347DEUwe GebhardtPXP3 CPF
56447USnyChuck LampreyPX3 S3 CPA
56547USohCarolyn AhlertP6 NTX3 C3 HF
56647UKenDave RogersPXP3 NT4 DA
56747ESGonzalo Goded2 NT6 NT4 D4 HPF
56847USokDavid HamptonPXX3 C3 SA
56947CApqBert EcclesPXP3 C4 CA
57047USinDan MytelkaP6 D4 D3 CPD
57147UScaAnand NuggihalliP6 NT3 S3 C5 DD
57247USohGary Sikon2 NT6 NTP3 H4 CA
57347HKTheo Chin2 NT5 NTX3 C4 CF
57447UScaAlan Templeton2 NT5 NTP3 CPF
57547CAonJonathan SteinbergP6 DX3 C4 CA
57647UKenPaul McDonaldP6 NTX3 C3 HF
57747ITFranco Galleni2 NT5 NTP3 C4 CA
57847ITMihnea Popescu4 S6 NT4 D3 H3 SB
57947GRSpiros Kotinas2 NT6 NT3 S4 H4 CB
58047IEJohanne Powell3 S6 NTP3 NT5 DF
58147CApqPeter SchwartzP6 DX3 NTPB
58247UStxCharles DeppenP6 S4 D3 C4 CA
58347BEJean Claude MelkaP6 DX3 NT3 SD
58447FRJean-Pierre Bloch3 C5 NTP3 NTPA
58547CAonSheila McDonaldPXP3 NTPB
58647UScaRob MillarP6 NT5 D3 NT5 DF
58747FRStephane Wolff2 NT6 NTP3 HPF
58847AUInez GlangerP6 NTX3 NT5 DA
58947PTMiguel Ramos3 C5 NT3 S3 C3 HF
59047UKniRobin Burns3 S6 NT4 D3 C4 DD
59147RUEugene Marchenko2 NT6 NTP3 HPF
59247FRYves Bossler3 C5 NT4 H3 H3 SF
59347NLYke SmitP6 NTP3 C3 HA
59447USmnNick Erpelding3 C6 NT3 SP4 CF
59547USmnTony AmesPXX3 H3 SF
59647USmaHelene PortnoyPXP3 H4 CF
59747USnjStephen Strauss3 S6 NTP3 NT5 DF
59847UStnJoseph HawesP6 NT5 D3 NTPA
59947FRJerome Farrugia2 NT6 NTP3 CPA
60047UScaAl GoldspielP6 NTX3 HPB

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreLCName123456
60147ROBogdan Mitran2 NTXP3 C3 SB
60247CAonKen MassonP5 NTPP3 SF
60347SELeif Lundberg3 S6 NTP3 H4 DF
60447CAabGary RaabP5 NTP3 H4 DA
60547UKenGeoff Bowden3 CX3 S3 NT3 SD
60647UKenBill March2 NT6 NTX3 CPF
60747PTCarlos SantosP6 NTP3 H3 HF
60847UKwaAlan Stephenson2 NT5 NT4 D3 C4 CD
60947RORadu Bardan3 C6 NT3 S3 H5 DB
61047USkyMike HarneyP6 NTPP4 CF
61147UStxEdward YetterP6 NT4 DP3 SD
61247USakPhilip Pallenberg3 CX4 D3 NTPA
61347CAonDinshaw Burjorjee3 C5 NTP3 NT5 DF
61447UKenJohn HaslegraveP6 NTX3 H3 SD
61547EGAndrew de Sosa2 NT6 NTP3 CPA
61647UStxEric Goff2 NT5 NTP3 NT3 SD
61747INSourendra Coomer DuttP6 DP3 NT3 HF
61847HUBernadette MagyarP6 D4 D4 HPF
61947UKenJulian WightwickPXP3 CPF
62047LVAigars GermanisP5 NTX4 H3 SF
62147SELars-G Larsson3 C6 NTP3 HPB
62247UKenAdam Dickinson2 NT6 DX3 NT4 CF
62347HRZoran MandicP5 NTP4 H3 SA
62447USmaTim Francis-Wright2 NT6 NT4 D3 NT4 CE
62547USorJohn Lusky2 NT5 NTP3 C4 CA
62647CNXiongwen Gu2 NT6 D4 D3 C5 DF
62747ILMartin RotblattP6 NT3 SPPF
62847CApqSerge ChevalierP6 NTP3 C3 NTF
62947UScoDon Hinchey3 C6 D4 H3 C3 SB
63047INMadhukar BapuP6 DX3 NT4 DA
63147INLakshmi ChariP6 NTP3 H3 HF
63246NLRik ter VeenPX3 S3 C5 DB
63346ROAdrian Vasile2 NTX3 S3 NTPB
63446SGJerome GanzP6 SX3 NT3 SB
63546IDEdi NugrohoP6 DP3 HPB
63646RSZoran Radojcic3 C6 D4 H3 H3 SF
63746USctGary SeckingerP6 NTX3 H5 DF
63846CAbcAllan BeckerPXP3 H4 CB
63946USwaRandy Corn2 NT6 DP3 CPF
64046SEAnders AslundP6 NTP3 H5 DA
64146UKenChris HarrisP6 NTPP4 DF
64246UScaDale Gilbert2 NT6 D4 D3 C4 CD
64346IERobert KnightP6 DP3 NT4 DD
64446USkyMichael RieserP5 NT4 DPPF
64546USmdDon Berman3 C5 NTP3 HPF
64646USgaLarry Hayslip3 C6 NT5 D3 H4 CF
64746UScaJohn Hoffman2 NTX3 S3 CPF
64846USohJim Myers3 S6 NTP3 H4 DB
64946UScaTim Prince2 NT6 NTP3 NT5 DA
65046NOSverre JohnsenP6 NTP3 NT5 DD
65146PLJacek Gackowski2 NT6 NTPP3 SF
65246NLMarc Mentink3 S6 NTP3 H4 DB
65346CNQing YePX3 S3 HPB
65446UScaBrian Gilbert3 C6 NT3 S4 H3 SD
65546UScaJames Weeks3 C6 NT3 S3 H5 DA
65646USmnTom Rand2 NT6 NT4 DP4 CB
65746USnyMaureen WatkinsP5 NTP3 H5 DF
65846NZPeter OakleyP6 NT4 D3 H5 DD
65946CAonRomeo LalondeP5 NT4 DPPF
66046SERoger KarlssonP6 NTX3 HPA
66146CAonRobert ColtonPXP3 NTPA
66246USflJerome SaksP6 NTPP4 DF
66346CAonKaiyu Qian2 NT5 NTX3 H3 SB
66446EEAllar PadariP6 D3 S4 HPF
66546INNeelotpal Sahai3 S6 NTP3 HPF
66646TWMing-Ta TsaiP6 NT3 S3 CPE
66746USlaRobert Black3 SX4 D3 NTPB
66846ROAdrian Craciun2 NT6 NT3 S4 H4 CA
66946FIJuha TamminenP6 NTP3 H5 DA
67046PTJoao Faria2 NT6 DX3 C4 CF
67146USpaMark Pascale2 NT6 NTX3 NT5 DF
67246USinPatrick Dove2 NT6 NTP3 H4 DA
67346USgaRichard Wimberley2 NT6 NTP3 NT5 DA
67446UScaJoann Shirley3 S6 NTX3 C4 CA
67546USflMeg BongirnePXP3 NT5 DF
67646USflRomeo LandryPXP3 H4 CB
67746USinBetsy Becker3 C6 DX3 NTPF
67846CAonPaul Janicki2 NT6 NTX3 NT5 DF
67946CAonRosemarie MassonP6 NT4 DPPA
68046CAskAllen ParleyP5 NTP3 HPA
68146BEAnne de BackerP6 NT3 S4 H5 DB
68246PLRobert WroblewskiP6 S3 S3 H4 CF
68346UScaMarina FomenkovaP6 NTXP3 SB
68446FIKirsi VirtanenP6 DP3 H3 SD
68546USohStan DubP6 DP3 H4 DA
68646USnjTina Daly2 NT6 DP3 H3 SA
68746USilRobert Shair2 NT6 S4 D3 C4 CF
68846USpaLois StuartP6 D4 D3 NT5 DD
68946ROAndrei SecheleaP6 NTPP4 DF
69046USksCarl White3 S6 NTP3 H4 DB
69146USwaRoberta Tarr3 C6 NTP3 NT3 HA
69246UScaJohn Chen3 S6 DP3 H3 SB
69346PTManuel PauloP6 DX3 NTPA
69446FRGodefroy de Tessieres2 NT5 NTP3 CPB
69546FRJean-Baptiste Fantun2 NTXX3 C3 SF
69646USorAdam Saroyan2 NT6 DX3 NT4 CB
69746UStxCarolyn Pinto2 NT6 NTP3 NT3 SE
69846USpaStephen HamiltonP6 NT4 H3 C4 CD
69946FRGillian HewittP5 NTX3 HPF
70046UScaJim BauchP6 S3 S3 NT3 SD

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
151.6029EEEstonia5
250.6337USctConnecticut8
350.0025ITItaly11
449.7099HKHong Kong10
549.6749LVLatvia6
649.3715RORomania27
749.362HUHungary11
849.0032HRCroatia7
949.00106DKDenmark6
1048.9018FRFrance21
1148.8230USmnMinnesota11
1248.677BGBulgaria12
1348.3034USorOregon10
1448.138DEGermany15
1547.7571CAnsNova Scotia8
1647.2722PLPoland11
1747.221NLNetherlands50
1847.1751USpaPennsylvania18
1947.0761CNChina29
2046.8723FIFinland15
2146.8012CAonOntario54
2246.7675SESweden21
2346.13113ESSpain8
2446.1188NONorway18
2546.00147USazArizona11
2645.86199USinIndiana14
2745.804USnyNew York35
2845.67207SGSingapore12
2945.5891IEIreland12
3045.50127USmdMaryland8
3145.40251ILIsrael10
3245.33194USmoMissouri6
3345.2713NZNew Zealand11
3445.19151USwaWashington16
3545.0062USmaMassachusetts18
3644.9636USnjNew Jersey23
3744.8676UScoColorado7
3844.8531UScaCalifornia81
3944.805USnhNew Hampshire5
4044.80405USlaLouisiana5
4144.7959UStxTexas28
4244.7726PTPortugal35
4344.6124BEBelgium18
4444.4290TRTurkey31
4544.2241CAabAlberta9
4644.20115USgaGeorgia10
4744.17140CHSwitzerland6
4844.0216UKenEngland89
4943.9242USohOhio13
5043.86101INIndia29
5143.749AUAustralia46
5243.17166IDIndonesia6
5343.11189UKscScotland9
5443.00300ATAustria6
5542.86238USmiMichigan7
5642.80214ZASouth Africa10
5742.15103USvaVirginia13
5841.9820USflFlorida58
5941.68276CAbcBritish Columbia19
6041.62109USilIllinois21
6140.11111CApqQuebec28
6240.00610USkyKentucky5
6336.13487USncNorth Carolina8

RankAverageBestLCLocationEntries
6456.0052BCBasque Country1
6555.0065UShiHawaii1
6654.00102USwiWisconsin1
6753.003RURussia3
6853.00159USiaIowa1
6952.5073USnvNevada2
7052.0014USmeMaine3
7150.33165UKwaWales3
7250.00320USarArkansas1
7350.00321PEPeru1
7450.00370KRKorea (South)1
7549.67132USakAlaska3
7649.67215RSSerbia3
7749.50359USdcWashington DC2
7849.00161LBLebanon2
7949.00350JPJapan2
8049.00414PKPakistan1
8149.00449USdeDelaware1
8248.00120USidIdaho2
8348.00394EGEgypt2
8448.00496ISIceland1
8548.00510MYMalaysia1
8648.00518USnmNew Mexico1
8748.00549BYBelarus1
8847.7544TWTaiwan4
8947.00590UKniNorthern Ireland1
9046.50333BRBrazil2
9146.00680CAskSaskatchewan1
9245.00598UStnTennessee3
9345.00690USksKansas2
9445.00711VGVirgin Islands UK1
9545.00735CApePrince Edward Island1
9644.75296USscSouth Carolina4
9744.5084USalAlabama4
9844.50477ARArgentina2
9944.00772AEUnited Arab Emirates1
10044.00809MTMalta1
10144.00823AMArmenia1
10243.5063GRGreece4
10343.00501VEVenezuela4
10443.00879USmtMontana1
10542.75104CLChile4
10642.67524THThailand3
10741.00353SISlovenia3
10839.001033SKSlovakia1
10938.33568USokOklahoma3
11038.001070MZMozambique1
11137.33816CZCzech Republic3
11237.001079USmsMississippi1
11336.001117KWKuwait1
11434.001164MXMexico1
11534.001174CDCongo (Dem Republic)1
11634.001179USwyWyoming1
11730.001236CAnfNewfoundland2
11830.001238USsdSouth Dakota1
11928.001154CAmbManitoba2
12025.001260USndNorth Dakota1

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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 Micro Bridge (Japan) which topped all bots in this challenging problem set. Micro Bridge scored a respectable 47, and it was the only bot to beat the average human score. Maybe we earthlings should make our move now while the bots are sleeping. Catch ‘em by surprise! Then flatten the tin cans before they can sort their cards.

The bots were pretty well behaved, as the only call off the chart came on Problem 6. After passing the 6-5 red two-suiter, Bridge Buff, Jack and Blue Chip Bridge all chose to respond 1 NT to partner’s 1 S opening. Even playing 1 NT forcing or semiforcing (which they were not) this is bizarre by a passed hand; but it’s certainly better than the egregious reverse or 3 D jump shift, so I awarded it 3.

Problem 2 (coping with the 5 D preempt after partner opened 1 S) was slightly unfair, as there was no way I could convey the “old scoring” condition. Thus, it was no great surprise that almost all the bots doubled, and the 5 award would certainly be higher under today’s scoring. Oh well, so the bots got screwed; but at least it was equal among them. Only Bridge Baron bid 6 NT (the top choice). Was it lucky? Or did it think it was the Red Baron?

On Problem 2, I was curious if any of the bots would replicate the irritating 5 D preempt as East. (Even with today’s scoring, 5 D stands out with 8-4 shape, as any lower preempt is like tossing marshmallows.) Nope. Four bots came close, bidding 4 D; two bid 3 D; and one passed (name withheld to protect the wimp). Oh, and I almost forgot HAL, who bid seven diamonds and printed out on its ticker tape, “Eight-four, bar the door!” Nice work, HAL. I need more opponents like you.

November 2004 Rankings
RankScoreLCProgram version123456
147JPMicro Bridge 10.02PXP3 NT4 DA
246USBridge Baron 15.0P6 NT4 D4 H5 DA
344DEQ-plus Bridge 7.1PXP3 H4 DA
441CABridge Buff 11.03 SXP3 NT3 SG
541USGIB 6.1.3PXP3 NT3 NTA
634NLJack 2.04PXPP4 DG
729UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.2.03 SXPPPG
87USHAL 90024 S5 S4 SP3 NTC

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