Scores 8W31 MainChallenge


March 2005 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Swan Song Nets Huge Loss” bidding poll had 1447 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 100101201301401501601701Location RankingBot’s Eye View

Number of participants1447
Number of locations122
Highest score59
Median score46
Lowest score17
Average score45.35

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
159CNMichael Liu3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H4 H
259CYGeorge Trigeorgis4 D3 C2 D4 D4 C4 H
359AUPeter Gill3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H4 H
459INJai Grama3 H3 C2 D4 D4 C3 S
559UKenDarren Cotterell3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H4 H
659USmaTim Francis-Wright3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H4 H
758TRCinar Kologlu3 H3 C2 D4 D4 D4 H
858TRMurat Askar3 H3 CR4 D4 C4 H
958USnvJoshua Donn3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H3 S
1058UKenCarlos Dabezies3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 C4 H
1158IENorbert van Woerkom3 H3 C2 D4 D4 D4 H
1258UStxHanchang Wang3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H3 S
1358USorJohn Lusky3 H3 C2 D4 D4 D4 H
1457TRCengiz Seker3 H3 CR4 D4 H4 H
1557CAonKen Johnson3 H3 C2 D4 D4 D3 S
1657USmnTom Rand3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT4 H
1757USmsRichard Bryant3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT4 H
1857USmaBruce Tedford4 D3 CR4 D4 C4 H
1957DKPeter Jorck4 D3 C2 D4 D4 D4 H
2057USwaChris Moore3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 C3 S
2157PTMiguel Ramos3 H3 C2 D4 D4 D3 S
2257AUAngela Norris3 H3 CR4 D4 H4 H
2357USwaGorkem Kuterdem3 H3 C2 D4 D4 D3 S
2457USmoCharlie Lynn3 H3 CR4 D4 H4 H
2557ITAmelio Silvestri3 H3 CP4 D4 H3 S
2657SKStefan Choma3 H3 C2 D3 S4 C3 S
2757ATMichael Palitsch3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 C3 S
2857USkyJim Washer3 H3 CR4 D4 H4 H
2957USvtAndy Avery3 H3 C2 D4 D4 D3 S
3057FIJussi Tamminen3 H3 C2 D4 D4 D3 S
3157PLRoman Kujaczynski3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT4 H
3257USinTim DeLaney3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 H4 H
3357BYDmitri Shabes3 H3 CR4 D4 H4 H
3456NLRonald Brantsma3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H3 NT
3556ITFranco Galleni3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT3 S
3656UStxKevin Podsiadlik3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H3 NT
3756UKscGrant Dowie3 H3 CR4 D4 D4 H
3856NLDaniel de Lind van Wijngaarden3 H3 C2 D3 S4 H3 S
3956BEAnne de Backer3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT3 S
4056TRYigit Cecen3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 C3 S
4156NOKay Strand3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H3 NT
4256CApqJean-Luc Lachance3 H3 CR4 D4 H3 S
4356USalDon Kemp3 HD2 D4 D4 C4 H
4456HKKen Yip3 H3 C2 D4 D4 H3 NT
4556PTAntonio Soucasaux3 H3 CR4 D4 H3 S
4656CAonRoss Taylor3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
4756CAnsKerry Lafferty3 S3 C2 D4 D4 H4 H
4856MYTimothy Liang Kan3 H3 CP4 D4 NT4 H
4956UScaYu Chang3 S3 C2 D4 D4 H4 H
5056USilMichael Fosse3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
5156USflJerry Merrell3 HD2 D4 D4 C4 H
5256BEAlan Piotrowski3 S3 C2 D4 D4 H4 H
5356USctRay Bazinet3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
5456UScoDavid Caprera3 H3 CR4 D4 H3 S
5556RORadu Vasilescu3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT3 S
5656AUDavid Wiltshire3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 H3 S
5756ATWilly Purzelmayer3 H3 CR4 D4 D4 H
5856NLGabriel Smit3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT3 S
5956NLThijs Veugen3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 D4 H
6056USflMary Ann Romano4 D3 C2 D4 D4 NT4 H
6156AUJustin Stark3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 H3 S
6256ROFlorentin Axinte3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT3 S
6356AUKen Dalley3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT3 S
6456PTJorge Cruzeiro3 H2 NTP4 D4 H4 H
6555USmiBen Finegold3 H3 CR3 S4 C3 S
6655SISimon Pirjevec3 H3 C2 D3 S4 NT4 H
6755USnmErik Lauer3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 H3 S
6855UScaTysen Streib4 D3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
6955UScaAndrew Straus3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 H3 S
7055UScaBill Cubley3 S3 C2 D4 D4 H3 S
7155CNGray Tan3 H3 CR3 S4 C3 S
7255USnyGregg Deitch3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S3 S
7355BEBram Amsel4 D2 NT2 D4 D4 D4 H
7455UStxDoug Couchman3 H3 CR3 S4 H4 H
7555USwaHendrik Sharples3 HD2 D4 D4 H4 H
7655GRChristine Vranika3 H3 CR4 D4 NT4 H
7755UKenDavid Nolland3 H3 C2 D5 D4 C4 H
7855UKenMark Reeve3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S3 S
7955FRPatrick Flodrops3 H2 NT2 D3 S4 C3 S
8055USnjIgor Pogrebinsky3 HD2 D4 D4 H4 H
8155USidPaul Allman3 H3 CR4 D4 NT4 H
8255NOJohn Kirkholt3 H3 CR3 S4 C3 S
8355USmaMike Vaughn3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 H3 S
8455UKwaKeith Davison4 D3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
8555UScaFranklin Gonzalez4 D3 C2 D4 D4 NT3 S
8655USscHugh Brown3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S3 S
8755USflBarbara Tate3 H3 CR4 D4 NT4 H
8855UKenPeter Brook3 S3 C2 D4 D4 D4 H
8955PTManuel Oliveira3 H3 CR4 D4 NT4 H
9055USwaRoberta Tarr3 H3 CP4 D6 S4 H
9155USilMicah Fogel4 D3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
9255INShantanu Rastogi3 H3 CR4 D4 NT4 H
9355NLMieneke Vliegenthart3 H3 CR4 D4 NT4 H
9455IDSuga Diawara3 H3 CR4 D4 C3 NT
9555LVRobert Lusis3 H3 C2 D3 S4 D3 S
9655LBFadi Fattouche3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S3 S
9755USpaEd Shapiro4 D2 NTP4 D4 H4 H
9855UScaChristopher Earl4 D3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
9955ROBogdan Vulcan3 H3 CP3 S4 H3 S
10055UScaKevin Costello3 HD2 D4 D4 H4 H

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Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10155FIJuuso Leikola3 H2 NT2 D3 S4 H4 H
10254CApqPatrick Fournier3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 C3 NT
10354UKenJim Grant3 H2 NT2 D4 D6 S4 H
10454AUMichael Seldon3 H3 CR3 S4 H3 S
10554NZDean Eidler3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 C3 S
10654USazNed Kohler3 H2 NTR4 D4 D4 H
10754CAonMarc Langevin3 HDP4 D4 H4 H
10854USpaMatt Lahut4 D3 C2 D3 NT4 D4 H
10954NLPeter van Montfoort3 H2 NTP4 D4 D3 S
11054NLGerard Elsendoorn3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 C3 S
11154USohGary Sikon3 H3 CR3 NT4 H4 H
11254HKTheo Chin3 HDP4 D4 C3 S
11354USmiRose Burke3 H2 NT2 D4 D6 S4 H
11454UScaArkadiusz Sitek3 H3 CR4 D4 H3 NT
11554USvaChris Johnson3 H3 CR4 D4 NT3 S
11654UKenEd Colley3 S2 NT2 D4 D4 H4 H
11754AUNye Griffiths3 H2 NT2 D3 S4 H3 S
11854CNJet Chj3 HD2 D4 D4 H3 S
11954BETom Huybrechts3 H3 CR4 D4 NT3 S
12054UKenDavid Collier3 H3 CR3 S4 H3 S
12154CAonMilton Durrant3 H3 CR4 D4 NT3 S
12254USohJim Melfi4 D3 CP4 D6 S4 H
12354USdcStephen Rose3 HP2 D4 D4 H4 H
12454ZACherrie Swartz3 H2 NTR4 D4 D4 H
12554USorChris Gibson4 D3 CR4 D4 NT4 H
12654UKenJonathan Monroe4 D3 C2 D3 NT4 H3 S
12754HUCsaba Czimer3 H3 C2 D3 S6 S4 H
12854FIJouko Paganus3 HD2 D4 D4 H3 S
12954USnjRam Ramjee3 HDR4 D4 C4 H
13054UKenEddie Richart3 H3 D2 D4 D4 C4 H
13154RSVeljko Vujcic3 H3 C2 D5 D4 H4 H
13254USilDan Goldfein3 HP2 D4 D4 H4 H
13354SEKalle Byden3 H3 D2 D4 D4 C4 H
13454CAnsRosemary Sampson3 H3 CR4 D6 S4 H
13554CAonJeff Mayhew3 HD2 D4 D4 H3 S
13654BGRadoslav Radev3 H2 NTP4 D4 D3 S
13754ESJavier Carbonero3 H3 CR4 D4 H3 NT
13854VEMiguel Fente3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
13953HRDavor Rase4 D3 C2 D4 D4 NT3 NT
14053NZFraser Rew3 H3 CR3 S4 D3 S
14153USwaRandy Corn3 HDR4 D4 C3 S
14253USnjAleksandar Lishkov3 H3 C2 D4 D4 C4 NT
14353USwaItea Goldstein3 H3 CR4 D6 S3 S
14453USazDick Augur3 S3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
14553UKenMartin Greeley4 D3 C2 C4 D4 C4 H
14653USmaDonald Caplin3 H3 C2 D5 D4 D4 H
14753UStxJack Lacy3 H2 NT2 D4 D6 S3 S
14853AUDavid Matthews3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S3 NT
14953RSMarko Popovic3 H3 CR4 D6 S3 S
15053UStxMike Bukala3 HPP4 D4 H4 H
15153NLTommie Nooij3 HDP4 D4 H3 S
15253CAbcGlen MacDonald4 D3 C2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
15353USnyLen Gubernick3 H3 CP3 NT4 NT4 H
15453RORazvan Stoicea3 S3 CP3 NT4 C4 H
15553INJoy Sarma3 HDR4 D4 C3 S
15653UKenJohn England3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S3 NT
15753CAonPaul Janicki3 HD2 D4 D4 D3 S
15853INNita Banerji3 HP2 D4 D4 D4 H
15953TROkan Ozcan3 H2 NTR3 NT4 C4 H
16053INBalu Chandran3 H3 CR4 D6 S3 S
16153ARLuis Argerich3 HPR4 D4 C4 H
16253CAnsAlan Doane3 HDP4 D4 D4 H
16353SGKelvin Ng3 H3 C2 D5 D4 H3 S
16453CNPeijie Zang3 H2 NTP3 S4 H3 S
16553PTManuel Vilarinho Pires4 D3 CR3 NT4 C3 S
16653SGJerome Ganz3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 H3 S
16753UScaRonald Kow3 H3 C2 D3 NT6 S4 H
16853USmiDouglas Ogozaly3 HPP4 D4 H4 H
16953USflNorbert Blessing4 D3 C2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
17053SGJulian Lim3 H2 NT2 D5 D4 C4 H
17153GRKleanthis Rokidis3 H3 CR4 D4 C4 C
17253AMArtem Baloyan3 H3 C2 D5 D4 H3 S
17353USflArthur Hoffman3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 C4 C
17453USksCarl WhiteP3 C2 D4 D4 H4 H
17553USmdTed Ying3 H3 D2 D4 D4 C3 S
17653USohJerry Fink4 DP2 D4 D4 H4 H
17753CAnsB. Downey Grover3 S3 CR4 D4 D4 H
17852UKscNigel Guthrie3 HPR4 D4 H4 H
17952UScaJohn R. Mayne3 HPR4 D4 H4 H
18052USpaTravis Crump3 H3 C2 D3 NT6 S3 S
18152AUSartaj Hans3 H2 NTR4 D4 H3 NT
18252NLRosalind Hengeveld3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 NT3 NT
18352NLFrans Buijsen3 H3 CR3 NT4 NT4 H
18452USnjLeonard Helfgott3 S3 C2 D4 D6 S3 S
18552USorPaul Flashenberg3 HDR4 D4 D4 H
18652UKenSteve Kitching3 H3 CR4 D4 H4 C
18752UScaDaniel Oakes3 H2 NTR4 D4 H3 NT
18852NLThea Muller3 H3 C2 D3 NT6 S3 S
18952USiaRichard Newell3 HDP4 D4 NT4 H
19052NLKees Schaafsma3 H2 NTP3 S4 NT4 H
19152USmiGordon Parnes3 S2 NTP4 D4 H3 S
19252NLKees van Schenk Brill3 H2 NTR4 D4 NT3 S
19352NOChristian Vennerod3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
19452USnyBrian Meyer3 S3 CR4 D4 D3 S
19552USilAmnon Harel3 H2 NTR4 D6 S4 H
19652UShiMark Bennett3 H3 C2 D5 D4 D3 S
19752ESElisa Linares-Rivas3 H3 C2 D3 NT6 S3 S
19852HUPeter Talyigas3 HP2 D4 D4 D3 S
19952USilJacqueline Rapp3 H2 NTR4 D6 S4 H
20052UKenWolf Klewe3 H2 NTR4 D4 NT3 S

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Places 201-300

RankScoreCCName123456
20152SEKrister Ahlesved3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 NT3 NT
20252CAonMatthew Mason3 H3 C2 D3 NT6 S3 S
20352CAabSheldon Spier3 H3 H2 D4 D4 C4 H
20452AUSolaris Whitesail4 D3 CR4 D6 S3 S
20552BESven Neirynck3 H3 C2 D5 D4 NT4 H
20652UKenGeoff Bowden3 HD2 D3 NT4 C3 S
20752NLJo Simons3 S2 NTR4 D4 C3 S
20852FRDona Nez3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT4 C
20952UKenDavid Morran3 H3 C2 D5 D4 NT4 H
21052USwaMatthew McCoy3 H3 C2 D5 D4 D3 S
21152BEEric Baes3 H2 NTR3 S4 H3 S
21252HUGabor Szots3 HPR4 D4 H4 H
21352CNYuanxing Mu3 HP2 D4 D4 D3 S
21452CApqHuguette Lacaille4 D3 CP3 NT4 NT4 H
21552UKenGeraint Harker3 S3 C2 D3 S4 D3 S
21652TRTolga Yuret3 H3 C1 NT4 D4 H4 H
21752SIJanko Mijoc3 H3 D2 D4 D4 H3 S
21852FIMauri Saastamoinen4 D3 C2 D5 D4 D4 H
21952UScaRoss Cullins3 HDR4 D4 H3 S
22052USilEugene Dille3 HD2 D3 S4 D4 H
22152CAonMichael Roche3 H2 NTP4 D6 S3 S
22252HUAgnes Zalai3 H3 CR3 NT4 D3 S
22352UScaPaul Misso4 DD2 D4 D4 NT4 H
22452USmaJason Rosenfeld3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
22552UScaJim Munday3 S2 NT2 D4 D4 D3 S
22652NLDale Rudrum3 S3 C2 D3 S4 NT4 H
22752PTAntonio Palma3 HDP4 D4 D3 S
22852USlaRobert Black3 H3 CP3 NT6 S4 H
22952USvaTibor Koos4 C3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
23052UScaPaul Nelson3 H3 C2 D3 NT6 S3 S
23152ESJordi Sabate3 H2 NTR4 D6 S4 H
23252AUPeter Tall3 H3 C2 D5 D4 NT4 H
23352AUChristina Bringau3 HD2 D4 D6 S4 H
23452NOKristian Kjorstad3 S3 C2 D4 D6 S3 S
23552PLMarcin Goss3 H2 NTR3 S4 D4 H
23651JPMark LaForge3 HP2 D3 S4 H3 S
23751NLJan Tesselaar3 H2 NTR4 D4 D3 NT
23851NOHans LahneP3 C2 D4 D4 NT4 H
23951ESGonzalo Goded3 HP2 D3 S4 D4 H
24051UKenRichard Morse3 HP2 D4 D6 S4 H
24151USmnAndy Caranicas3 H3 DR4 D4 C3 S
24251UScaRobert Dannels3 HP2 D3 S4 H3 S
24351BESebastien Louveaux3 H2 NTR4 D6 S3 S
24451UScaTom McGuire3 H3 C2 D5 D4 H3 NT
24551UScaRichard Stein3 H3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
24651UKenJohn Golding3 S2 NTP4 D4 D3 S
24751TRAhmet Rifat Sahin3 HDP4 D4 NT3 S
24851UStxBill Erwin3 H2 NTP5 D4 H4 H
24951UScaLen Vishnevsky3 H2 NTR3 NT4 H3 S
25051DERainer Herrmann3 S2 NT2 D4 D6 S4 H
25151UScaHelen Mason3 H3 C2 D4 D4 S3 S
25251UScaDan Hirschberg4 DDR4 D4 H3 S
25351SGJing Yee Chee3 HDP3 NT4 H4 H
25451ITMichele Jarod3 H3 H2 D4 D4 C3 S
25551NLRonnie de Champs3 HP2 D4 D4 NT3 S
25651ROGabriel Dinescu3 H3 C2 D3 S6 S3 NT
25751UKenJohn Vos3 S3 CR4 D4 NT3 S
25851FRAlexandre Lormeau3 H3 CR3 S6 S3 S
25951USmdRex Settle4 D2 NT2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
26051USnyChris Willenken4 DPR4 D4 H4 H
26151KRRick Wakeman3 H3 CR3 NT4 H3 NT
26251ROVlad Rusu3 HD2 D4 D6 S3 S
26351UStxAlexander Labry3 S2 NT2 D4 D6 S4 H
26451NLTess Stoeller3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 NT3 NT
26551UScoJohn Holcomb3 HDR4 D4 D3 S
26651UKenAndrew Robson3 HDP4 D6 S4 H
26751UScaAdam Meyerson3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 NT3 S
26851CAbcCurtis Wright3 HP2 D4 D4 NT3 S
26951CApqLuc DesjardinsP3 CR4 D4 H4 H
27051DKPeter Skafte3 H2 NTR4 D4 D3 NT
27151NLChris Travers4 D3 C2 D4 D4 S4 H
27251USflJohn Brady3 S2 NTR4 D4 H3 S
27351NLJ.J. Gass3 H3 C2 D5 D6 S4 H
27451GRIoannis Pegios3 H2 NTR3 NT4 H3 S
27551EEHannes Nirk3 H3 D2 D4 D4 D3 S
27651BMSven Pride3 H2 NTR3 NT4 H3 S
27751LVMartins Egle3 HP2 D4 D4 NT3 S
27851PTAugusto Lopes3 H3 CP5 D4 NT4 H
27951USazJim Kloss3 H3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
28051UKwaAlan Stephenson3 H2 NT2 D5 D4 D4 H
28151CAonDavid Grainger3 H3 C2 D3 S6 S3 NT
28251USflAlan Kravetz3 H3 DR4 D4 H4 H
28351USgaLarry Rivkin3 H3 C2 D5 D6 S4 H
28451ISStefan Jonsson3 H2 NTR3 NT4 D4 H
28551USohStan Dub3 HD2 D4 D6 S3 S
28651UKenVictor Milman3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 D4 C
28751NOMagnus Skaar3 H2 NTR3 NT4 D4 H
28851UKenBill March3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 H3 NT
28951VEKatia Zirovnik3 H3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
29051AUTony Rolfe3 H3 C2 D5 D6 S4 H
29151UScoNelson Brentlinger4 D3 CP3 NT6 S4 H
29251UStnLarry Hays3 H3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
29351USgaDon Howard3 H3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
29451FRHarry Cauvert3 H3 CR3 NT4 NT3 S
29551CApqAnsar Burney3 H3 CR4 D6 S3 NT
29651UKenJulian WightwickP3 C2 D4 D4 D3 S
29751AUNed StokesP3 C2 D3 NT4 C4 H
29851IEWillem Mevius3 HD2 D5 D4 C4 H
29951PTAlexandre Quaresma3 HPP4 D4 D3 S
30051FRJean-Christophe Clement3 H2 NTP3 S4 NT3 S

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Places 301-400

RankScoreCCName123456
30151IEConor Moore3 H3 CR5 D4 H3 S
30251HRRenata Petrovic Bilusic3 HDR4 D4 NT4 H
30351USilSpencer Pasero3 S3 CR3 NT4 C3 S
30451UKenAdam Skalski3 H3 CR3 NT4 H3 NT
30551USpaEd Ketz3 H2 NTP3 S6 S4 H
30651NZPeter Wilson3 HD2 D5 D4 C4 H
30751CNMaggie Zhang3 H2 NTR4 D6 S3 S
30851INManoj Kumar Nair3 H2 NTP3 NT4 D3 S
30951PTJorge Castanheira3 HD2 D4 D6 S3 S
31051RODorin Toparceanu3 H3 CP3 NT6 S3 S
31151SEOlle Morell3 S2 NTR4 D4 H3 S
31251NLRinus Balkenende3 H2 NTR4 D4 D3 NT
31351USflAnita Edreich4 DP2 D4 D4 NT4 H
31451CAbcSandy McIlwain3 HD2 D4 D4 D3 NT
31551PTPedro Durao3 H3 CR4 D6 S3 NT
31651USmaBob Boudreau4 DD2 D4 D6 S4 H
31750NLTjebbe Witteveen3 S3 C2 D3 NT4 NT3 S
31850USilJames Hudson3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 D3 NT
31950UScaMichael Mazur3 S3 C2 D3 S4 C4 C
32050TRBurak Yurdakul3 H3 CR4 D4 NT4 C
32150CNXiongwen Gu3 H3 CR4 D4 H4 NT
32250INRaghavendra Rajkumar3 HDR3 S4 D4 H
32350CAonPaul Hardy3 H3 D2 D4 D6 S4 H
32450USohJohn Kropinak3 H3 CR5 D4 D3 S
32550USnjDonald Fraser3 H3 CP5 D6 S4 H
32650USinKenneth Woodman3 H3 D2 D4 D6 S4 H
32750DEMaria Wurmseer3 H2 NTR3 S4 NT3 S
32850USnvRaija Davis3 HP2 D3 S4 D3 S
32950NLBert Both3 HP2 D5 D4 C4 H
33050EEHendrik Nigul3 HPP3 NT4 C3 S
33150UStxClaude Chimene3 HDR4 D4 H3 NT
33250UStxRobert Sparks3 HDR4 D6 S4 H
33350UScaJames Kelsey3 H3 C2 D3 H4 H3 S
33450UScaLiz Glassner3 H3 CR4 D4 S4 H
33550UScaDanny Kleinman4 DP2 D4 D4 H3 NT
33650UKenDave Rogers3 H3 CR3 NT6 S3 S
33750PKAhsan Qureshi3 H3 C2 D5 D6 S3 S
33850UScaMichael Moss3 H3 CR3 NT4 D3 NT
33950CAmbDavid Sired3 HP2 D4 D6 S3 S
34050USwaRobert Getz3 HPR4 D4 NT4 H
34150CAonRobert Avery3 HD2 D3 S6 S4 H
34250ILAvi Berger3 H3 CR3 S4 H4 C
34350INAshok DhareshwarP3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
34450SGJeftor Yeo4 D3 CR3 NT4 H3 NT
34550USgaLarry Giltman3 HDP4 D6 S3 S
34650CNRoger Sun3 HP2 D5 D4 C4 H
34750CAonDavid Colbert3 H3 C2 D4 D3 NT3 S
34850USilDavid SheltonP3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
34950UKenEdward SunleyP2 NT2 D4 D4 H3 S
35050UKscStephen Male3 SDP4 D4 D4 H
35150USmnTony Ames3 H2 NTR3 NT4 NT4 H
35250HKSimon Cheung3 H2 NTP3 NT6 S4 H
35350LVLiga Brikmane3 H2 NTP5 D4 H3 S
35450ROAlexandru Banar3 S3 C2 D4 D4 D4 C
35550HUJanos Bodnar3 H3 C2 D5 D4 D3 NT
35650UKenRoger Morton3 HPP4 D6 S4 H
35750USscRick Giles3 H3 CR3 NT6 S3 S
35850NOSvein Erik Dahl4 D3 D2 D4 D4 D3 S
35950PTFernando Cruz3 H3 CR3 NT4 C4 C
36050CAonPaul Redvers3 S3 CR3 S4 D3 S
36150SEMans Bruun3 HD2 C4 D4 C4 H
36250TWStar Chen4 D3 C2 D5 D6 S4 H
36350EEMeelis Tiitson3 S3 CR3 S4 NT4 H
36450HUBalazs Kovacs3 H3 CR3 NT6 S3 S
36550USflCharlene Predmest3 HPR4 D4 D3 S
36650UScoJohn Bortins4 D3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
36750CAbcPeter Crawley3 H3 CR3 S4 H4 C
36850USalJim Mendelsohn3 S3 C2 D5 D4 H3 S
36950USmaShelley Cohen4 D3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
37050BGIvan Nanev3 H2 NTR3 NT4 C3 NT
37150USwaJim Wiitala3 SD2 D4 D4 D3 S
37250CNRu Shangguan3 HD2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
37350IEDavid Walsh3 H3 H2 D4 D4 D4 H
37450USmiRoss Linsenmier3 HD2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
37550CAonKevin Conway3 HDP3 S4 D3 S
37650USflFlorence Haft3 H3 CR5 D4 NT4 H
37750HRMario Zeljko4 D3 C2 D4 D6 S4 C
37850NLLutsen Jansen3 H3 C2 D5 D4 D3 NT
37950PTPaulino Correa3 H3 D2 D3 NT4 C3 S
38050DEGeorg Edelmann3 H2 NT2 D5 D4 D3 S
38150TRAhmet Nuri Dervisoglu3 S2 NT2 D4 D6 S3 S
38250UScaHank Eng3 H3 C1 NT4 D4 D3 S
38350CNJing Liu3 H2 NTP3 S4 D3 NT
38450NLMichiel Geelen3 HP2 D4 D6 S3 S
38550NLMonique van de Sande3 H2 NTR4 D4 H4 C
38650VEGabriel VivasP3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
38750USilCharles Blair4 D3 C2 C4 D4 NT4 H
38850CAnsBryson Crowell3 H2 NT2 D3 NT4 D3 NT
38950BGIvan Kolev3 HDR4 D6 S4 H
39050SEMats Waltre3 H3 CR5 D4 D3 S
39150USmoShawn Tate3 H3 D2 D3 S4 D4 H
39250NZRobin Young3 H3 D2 D4 D6 S4 H
39350SEKjell Pettersson3 H2 NT2 D4 D4 S4 H
39450DEMichael Botzet3 H3 CR3 NT6 S3 S
39550PTMario Bebiano3 S3 CR3 NT4 D4 H
39650USdcJonathan Siegel4 D3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
39749ROLiviu Oprea3 HDR4 D6 S3 S
39849CApqLise Lapointe3 HPR4 D4 NT3 S
39949NLKrijn Hemminga3 H2 NT2 D4 D6 S4 C
40049UKenAndy Holland3 H3 C2 D5 D4 H4 C

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Places 401-500

RankScoreCCName123456
40149ITStefano Bertorelli3 H3 HR4 D4 H4 H
40249UScaJessica Lai3 H3 CR5 D4 NT3 S
40349UScaJim Rupp3 HDR5 D4 C4 H
40449NOEspen Skarpholt3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 S4 H
40549CAabNicolae Vartosu3 HPP4 D6 S3 S
40649USmdBrad Theurer3 H2 NT2 D3 S6 S3 NT
40749UKenGabriel Ip3 HD2 D3 NT6 S4 H
40849CAonDaniel Korbel3 HDR4 D6 S3 S
40949UScoPaula Warren3 HPR4 D4 NT3 S
41049USwaDavid Baer3 HDR3 S4 D3 S
41149UScaMelody Keating3 H3 H2 D4 D4 D3 S
41249TWKan-Sen Chou3 H3 C2 D3 S6 S4 C
41349USwaMichael Dodson3 H3 C1 NT4 D6 S4 H
41449UKenGareth Stone3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 S4 H
41549USilRobert Howard3 H3 CR5 D6 S4 H
41649TRSenih Inal4 D3 C2 D4 D4 NT4 NT
41749UKenJonathan de Souza3 H3 CP5 D4 D3 NT
41849CAonRobert Burns3 H3 CR5 D4 H3 NT
41949FRGilles Korngut3 H3 CP5 D6 S3 S
42049UScaCharles ThompsonP3 C2 D4 D6 S3 S
42149HKCheuk Hin Leung3 HP2 D3 NT4 D3 S
42249PTManuel Paulo3 H3 DR4 D4 NT4 H
42349USflBob Bernhard3 H2 NT2 D3 S4 D4 C
42449USmnPaul Sitz4 C3 C2 D3 S6 S3 S
42549CAbcKeith Dowdall3 HD2 D3 NT6 S4 H
42649UStxJoseph Odom3 H3 C1 NT4 D6 S4 H
42749CAonJohn S. Robson3 HD2 D3 S6 S3 S
42849AURobin Knight3 H2 NT2 D5 D4 NT3 S
42949USflJeanne Twait3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 S4 H
43049ARJorge Gueglio3 HD2 D3 NT6 S4 H
43149UScaMichael Baiano3 H3 HR4 D4 H4 H
43249USflBeth Ludwig3 S3 CR3 NT4 NT4 H
43349UScaDaniel Bargolis3 H3 DR4 D4 D3 S
43449UScaBetsy Marcus3 H3 CR5 D6 S4 H
43549INShreerang Joshi3 H2 NTR5 D4 D4 H
43649USinBrian Ross3 HDR3 NT4 H3 S
43749USmoGlenn Smith3 HDP4 D4 NT3 NT
43849UScaLarry Harris3 HDR4 D6 S3 S
43949UStxLarry Smith3 HDP5 D4 H4 H
44049HKJonathan Ng3 H3 DP3 NT4 C3 S
44149FIJoakim Fabritius3 S2 NT2 D5 D4 H4 H
44249CAonGeorge Knight3 HD2 D4 D6 S3 NT
44349UScaPhil Pecsok3 H3 C2 D4 D6 S4 NT
44449USmsWendel Archer3 HDP3 S6 S4 H
44549UScaClark Millikan3 HD2 D3 NT4 H3 NT
44649CAbcAllan Becker3 H3 HR4 D4 H4 H
44749NLMichael ReuserP3 C2 D4 D6 S3 S
44849TRCeyhun Altundag3 H2 NT2 D3 S6 S3 NT
44949UKenNeil Prebble3 HPR4 D4 NT3 S
45049MZPaul Fauvet3 SD2 D4 D6 S4 H
45149UScaMartin Hertz3 HD2 D5 D4 D4 H
45249USksSteve Day3 HP2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
45349ROGelu Serpoi3 HP2 D3 NT4 D3 S
45449USflMiles Thomson3 HDR3 NT4 H3 S
45549UStxDavid Warner3 H3 CR3 NT4 NT3 NT
45649CApqSolange Bouchard3 HDR4 D4 C4 C
45749CAonDale Freeman3 H3 HR4 D4 H4 H
45849UKscTim McKay3 HDR4 D6 S3 S
45949CAnsJim Mathers3 H3 DR4 D4 D3 S
46049UScaJames Weeks3 HD2 D4 D6 S3 NT
46149UKenDavid Davies3 H2 NTR4 D6 S3 NT
46249AUJacqui Lund3 HDR4 D6 S3 S
46349DKLars Moller SorensenP3 CR4 D4 D3 S
46449HKLeo Cheung3 HPP4 D4 D3 NT
46549UScoChuck Henke3 H2 NT2 D5 D6 S4 H
46649USpaSteve White3 S2 NTR4 D4 H3 NT
46749FRAlain Boudon3 HDR4 D6 S3 S
46849USflCarol Mullins3 HP2 D5 D4 H4 H
46949ITGianpaolo Centioli3 HPP4 D4 D3 NT
47049CApqPascale Gaudreault3 HPR4 D6 S4 H
47149ILMichael Tilles4 C2 NT2 D4 D6 S3 S
47249USncShirley JacksonP3 CR4 D4 NT4 H
47349NOIvar EngelstadP3 CR4 D4 D3 S
47449USnjDon Davignon3 S3 CR3 NT4 NT4 H
47549AUHeather Scott4 D3 CR4 D4 S4 H
47649HKDavid Mok3 SD2 D4 D6 S4 H
47749USnySheng Li3 HP2 D3 NT4 D3 S
47849ESMercedes Eizmendi3 H3 CR3 NT4 H4 C
47949ROAndrei Sechelea4 D3 D2 D3 NT4 C3 S
48049CAonPaul Crossland3 H3 C2 D5 D4 NT3 NT
48149USmdLeonard Gutkoska3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT5 H
48249HUBernadette Magyar3 HD2 D3 NT6 S4 H
48349AUEverald Hewson3 HPR4 D6 S4 H
48449USpaMark Pascale3 H3 CR4 D4 H5 H
48549FRTristan Dupas4 D3 DR4 D4 D4 H
48649PLAndrzej Krakowiak3 HDR4 D4 D3 NT
48749USflBruce Kretchmer3 H2 NTR3 NT6 S4 H
48849USvaChris Maclauchlan3 H3 C1 NT3 S4 H3 S
48949CAnsElianor Kennie4 D3 C2 C4 D6 S4 H
49049USflFedora Horowitz4 C3 C2 D3 NT6 S4 H
49148BEAlon Amsel3 H2 NTR5 D4 NT4 H
49248USnyMark Paltrowitz3 HDP4 D6 S3 NT
49348USnyBarry Rigal3 HPP3 S4 H3 NT
49448UKenJohn Reardon4 DPR4 D6 S4 H
49548USnyRon Sperber3 H3 D2 D3 NT4 D3 S
49648FRGuy LedanoisP3 CR4 D6 S4 H
49748HULaszlo Sztrapkovics3 H3 CR3 NT6 S3 NT
49848CAabDick Yuen3 HDP4 D4 D4 C
49948USpaJohn Policella3 H3 CR5 D6 S3 S
50048TRHakan Peksen3 H3 H2 D3 NT4 C3 S

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Places 501-600

RankScoreCCName123456
50148AUKieran Dyke4 D2 NT1 NT3 S4 C4 H
50248USflJack BrawnerP2 NTR4 D4 H3 S
50348HKPui Kong Chiu3 SD2 D3 S4 D3 S
50448PTAntonio Costa-Cabral3 H3 C2 D3 NT6 S4 C
50548HKSing Lam3 H3 C2 D5 D6 S3 NT
50648TRMurat Yavuz3 HPR4 D6 S3 S
50748ROVictor Zidaroiu3 H3 CR4 D4 NT4 NT
50848USnyBruce Ross3 H3 CP3 NT4 S4 H
50948UKenDom Goodwin3 H3 C2 C4 D4 H4 C
51048ISSteinarr Gudmundsson3 HPR3 S4 D3 S
51148USncGaret Romeo3 HPR5 D4 C4 H
51248CAonMike Cafferata3 HP2 D4 D6 S3 NT
51348USflShirley Weinstein4 D3 CR4 D4 S3 S
51448UScaChuck Wong3 HD2 D4 D4 S4 H
51548UScaAlan Holmes3 H2 NTR4 D4 H4 NT
51648AUTania Gariepy3 HD2 D3 NT6 S3 S
51748USflNicki Caplan4 D3 CR5 D6 S4 H
51848USnyBill Daly3 S2 NT2 D4 D6 S3 NT
51948RUArtem Arikov3 HDP4 D6 S3 NT
52048UScaAl Goldspiel3 HPR3 NT4 D4 H
52148USpaWilliam Holt3 HDR3 NT4 NT4 H
52248USohJohn HeftP3 C2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
52348CAonMary Collver3 S3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
52448NLBart Traksel3 H3 CR3 NT6 S3 NT
52548USflJohn David Phillip4 D3 CR3 NT4 NT3 NT
52648UScaCres Cole3 HD2 D4 D4 S4 H
52748NOGeir Nostdahl3 H3 C2 D5 D6 S3 NT
52848USmnKirk Bitu3 S3 C2 D5 D6 S4 H
52948USalBen Wheeler4 C3 C2 D4 D4 S4 H
53048USazBeverly Terry3 HP2 D3 NT4 NT3 S
53148UScaAllen Prohofsky4 D3 CR4 D6 S4 C
53248EEAndres Veer3 HD2 D5 D4 NT4 H
53348DERoland Watzdorf3 HP2 D3 S6 S3 S
53448USmaSteve SteinP3 C2 D4 D4 H4 C
53548UStxMike Doyle3 H3 C2 NT4 D4 D3 S
53648UKenMike Tucker3 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT5 NT
53748USorBarry White3 H2 NTP3 H4 H4 H
53848ZAGundi Fritzsche4 C3 CR3 S4 NT3 S
53948HUImre Csiszar4 D3 H2 D4 D4 NT4 H
54048USmaK. Scott Kimball3 SDR3 S4 H4 H
54148NOPeter Blom4 D3 CR3 NT4 NT3 NT
54248FRJean-Francois Fohrer3 S3 CR4 D4 D4 C
54348UScaCon Sera3 H2 NTP3 NT4 H4 C
54448USnyJohn Ricotta4 DD2 D3 NT6 S4 H
54548UScaHarold Simon3 HPP4 D4 H4 C
54648RSVladimir Popov3 HPR3 S4 NT4 H
54748RODan Moraru3 H3 H2 D3 NT4 H4 H
54848PTPedro Morbey3 S2 NT2 D5 D4 D4 H
54948UKenDavid Woulds4 DDP5 D4 H4 H
55048USnhLawrence Cheetham3 H3 H2 D3 S4 H3 S
55148UKenMatthew HaagP3 CR4 D6 S4 H
55248SELeif Lundberg3 H3 C1 NT3 NT4 D4 H
55348TRErdinc Erbil3 S2 NT2 D3 S6 S3 S
55448DEOve Nilsson5 D3 C2 D4 D6 S4 H
55548USorDottie Allison3 S3 C2 D3 NT4 NT3 NT
55648USnyAndrew Nitzberg3 HD2 D3 S4 NT3 NT
55748SECarsten Kofoed3 H3 CP3 H4 NT4 H
55848GRAugustin Tsirimokos3 SPR4 D4 D4 H
55948USlaTom Gresham3 H3 H2 D4 D6 S4 H
56048USnjBrandon Einhorn3 HDR3 NT4 C3 NT
56148UScaSally Brackett3 HP2 D3 NT4 H3 NT
56248CAnsBrian Lafferty4 D3 H2 D4 D4 NT4 H
56348UStxMark Jackson3 H2 NTR4 D4 S4 H
56448USflRonald Michaels3 H2 NTR5 D4 D3 S
56548CAnsGerald Murphy3 H3 HR4 D4 H3 S
56648UScoRoger Miller3 H3 DR4 D6 S4 H
56748CAbcEda Kadar4 D3 CR3 NT4 NT3 NT
56848USvaBarbara Stevenson3 H3 CR5 D6 S3 S
56948USohCarolyn Ahlert3 H3 CR3 S4 S4 H
57048CAmbJanet Dugle4 D3 CR5 D6 S4 H
57148USnyDennis Kaye4 DPR4 D6 S4 H
57248FIKirsi Virtanen3 H3 CR5 D6 S3 S
57348UKenRichard Lawrence3 HD2 D3 H4 C4 H
57448BGPetko Boukov5 D3 CR3 S4 C4 H
57548USncKit TrubeyP3 CR4 D4 NT3 S
57648AMArthur Antonyan3 SDR3 S4 C3 S
57748NZLynne Geursen3 H3 D2 D4 D4 NT3 NT
57847PLZbych BednarekP2 NT2 D4 D6 S3 S
57947AUBill Powell3 SPP4 D6 S4 H
58047SEJan LagermanPP2 D4 D4 D4 H
58147CNQing YeP3 C2 D3 NT6 S4 H
58247BEKoen Grauwels3 H3 D2 D3 S6 S3 S
58347ILInon Liran3 H3 H2 D3 S4 D3 S
58447AUDinu Raducanu3 HP2 D3 NT4 D3 NT
58547USpaKarl Barth3 S3 CR5 D4 D3 S
58647ILAmiram Millet3 H2 NT2 D3 H4 C3 NT
58747RSZoran Radojcic3 H3 D2 C4 D4 H4 H
58847USwaJosh Sinnett3 H3 CR3 S6 S4 C
58947USalScott Stearns3 HP2 D5 D4 D3 S
59047NZStephen Cullen3 H3 C2 C3 NT6 S4 H
59147USlaPatrick Hambrick3 H3 DR3 NT4 H3 S
59247GRAnastasios Kyriakis-Bizzaros3 HPR5 D4 C3 S
59347INNeelotpal Sahai3 H3 H2 D3 NT4 H3 S
59447DKPeter Koch Larsen3 H2 NTR5 D6 S4 H
59547DEFalko Gleichmann3 H2 NTR5 D4 NT3 S
59647UScaFran Fisch3 H3 DR4 D6 S3 S
59747USgaLarry Hayslip4 DPR4 D6 S3 S
59847AUBernard Nightingale3 HDR3 NT6 S4 H
59947NZHamish Brown3 H3 C2 C3 NT4 H3 NT
60047ILBerti Glaubach3 H3 CP5 D6 S3 NT

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Places 601-700

RankScoreCCName123456
60147TRMete Koksal3 HP2 D4 D4 S4 H
60247NLRob van der MeerP3 C2 D3 NT6 S4 H
60347UShiRobert Brooks3 S3 CR4 D4 NT4 C
60447NLSimon de Wijs3 H2 NTP5 D4 D3 NT
60547UScaBill George3 HDR4 D6 S3 NT
60647SGTim Posney3 H2 NT2 C5 D4 C4 H
60747ZASid Ismail3 H3 H2 D4 D6 S3 S
60847USazRobb Gordon3 S2 NTR5 D4 C3 S
60947NLAlbert Reijnen3 H3 D2 D4 D6 S3 NT
61047USmoAndrew Finkenstadt4 DDR3 S4 NT3 S
61147USnmAl BeebeP3 CR4 D6 S3 S
61247CAonSheila McDonald4 DP2 D4 D6 S3 NT
61347USflJoseph Glazar3 H3 C2 D5 D4 NT4 C
61447USmiBarry Lippitt3 S3 C2 D4 D3 NT3 S
61547USnjMarilyn Taylor4 D3 C2 C3 NT4 NT4 H
61647UScaBelva Quattrin3 H3 DR4 D6 S3 S
61747USflMolly Leban4 D3 CP3 NT4 S4 H
61847USnjGerald Goodman3 H3 CR3 NT4 C5 H
61947UScaPatrick Page3 H3 HR3 NT4 C4 H
62047UKenRyan Stephenson3 H3 C2 C3 NT6 S4 H
62147TRErgun Bolek3 HD2 D3 NT4 NT3 NT
62247USmaGlenn McIntyre4 DD2 D5 D4 C3 NT
62347USflJoseph Lane3 H3 D2 D5 D4 D4 H
62447USwaMiriam Featherston3 H3 CR4 D4 S3 NT
62547CAonCraig Barkhouse3 HP2 D3 NT6 S3 S
62647USwaEugene Schwartz3 HD2 D5 D6 S4 H
62747CApqJean-Pierre BilodeauPD2 D4 D4 D3 S
62847ZABernard Donde3 HDR4 D4 D4 C
62947TRLeyla Kezer3 H3 CR4 D6 S4 NT
63047INSourendra Coomer DuttPDP4 D4 D4 H
63147INBonny D’Lima3 H3 C2 D5 D4 S4 H
63247CAonJudi Carter3 H3 CP5 D6 S3 NT
63347USflMel Klein3 S3 C2 D3 H4 H3 S
63447HRMonez Maker3 HP2 D3 NT6 S3 S
63547PTJose Egreja3 H3 C2 C4 D4 D4 C
63647UScaRoger Clough4 DP2 D5 D4 H3 S
63747CAonRomeo Lalonde4 D3 C2 C5 D4 H4 H
63847USnyLeonard Brum3 H3 D2 D3 NT6 S4 H
63947UKscMartin Kane3 HDR4 D6 S3 NT
64047ITNicola Farina3 H3 HR4 D4 C3 NT
64147NLPeter Linssen3 H3 CR4 D4 NT5 H
64247USlaJack Kennedy3 HDR5 D4 H3 S
64347USnySteve ZlotnickP3 C2 D5 D4 H3 S
64447PTFrancisco Espregueira4 D3 CP3 NT4 NT4 C
64547TWRoy Tsai3 H2 NTP3 S4 H4 NT
64647UKenRoger Gibbons3 H2 NT2 C4 D6 S3 S
64747CAnsJim Sotvedt4 C3 CR3 NT6 S4 H
64847UScaCurt ReevesP3 C2 D5 D4 D4 H
64947INVenkataramanayya Kesiraju3 H3 CR3 S6 S4 C
65047AUCatherine Ritter3 HPR3 S4 NT3 S
65147BGPanayot Nikolov3 H2 NTR5 D4 H3 NT
65247ZAHarold Bernstein3 HDR3 NT4 NT3 S
65347UStxRobert Szafranski4 D3 C1 NT4 D4 C4 C
65447PTVitor Lopes3 H3 CR4 D6 S4 NT
65547ILRafi Amado4 D3 C2 D3 H6 S4 H
65647CNHong Li3 H2 NT1 NT4 D4 NT3 S
65747PTCarlos Cabrinha3 H3 DP3 NT4 D3 S
65847USnyAlbert Feasley4 D3 H2 D4 D6 S4 H
65947FRThierry Baron3 HDR3 NT6 S4 H
66047USmaSuzanne Cunningham5 D3 CP4 D4 NT3 S
66147UScaJohn Chen3 H3 HR4 D4 NT4 H
66247ROAdrian Popescu3 S3 D2 D4 D6 S4 H
66347SELars-G Larsson3 SDP4 D6 S3 S
66447CAonEdward Disenhaus4 DPP5 D4 H4 H
66547CApqJulie Minkoff3 S3 CR3 NT6 S3 S
66647UScoDon Hinchey3 HP2 D3 NT6 S3 S
66747CApqNick Krnjevic3 H3 H2 D4 D4 D3 NT
66847DEJoerg Wensch3 HPP3 S6 S3 S
66947USinDoug Avery4 D3 HR3 S4 C4 H
67047UScaHenry Hsieh3 S3 C2 D3 NT4 D4 C
67147UKenNigel Marlow4 C3 CP5 D4 NT4 H
67247AUNicoleta Giura3 S2 NT2 D5 D4 C3 NT
67347INMadhukar Bapu3 SDP4 D4 D3 NT
67447UKenIvan Viehoff3 SPR4 D4 NT4 H
67547ROFlorin Constantin3 H3 CR5 D4 H4 C
67646USmaJoon Pahk3 HPR3 NT6 S4 H
67746USilRick Kirby4 C3 C2 D5 D6 S3 S
67846USohJohn Rohal3 S3 C1 NT4 D6 S4 H
67946TRUfuk Cotuk3 H3 CR4 D6 S5 H
68046UScaSteve Mager3 HP2 D5 D6 S4 H
68146SEMans Nedlich3 HP2 D3 S6 S3 NT
68246UKenCoral Wiggins3 SP2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
68346USflBarry Singer3 HDR3 NT6 S3 S
68446USnyRobert Lipton3 HD2 D5 D6 S3 S
68546GRSpiros Kotinas3 H3 D2 D5 D4 NT4 H
68646UKenJohn Hall3 S3 C1 NT4 D4 H3 NT
68746PLStanislaw Makowka3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 NT5 H
68846CAonVeik Autio4 D3 C1 NT4 D4 NT3 NT
68946UKenAndrew BillsonP3 CP3 NT6 S4 H
69046ROMircea Popescu3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 NT5 H
69146USilAaron Hanford3 SPR4 D6 S4 H
69246CAonKathleen Stephenson4 D3 CR3 NT4 NT4 C
69346VEAntonio Hernandez3 H3 HR4 D6 S4 H
69446UKenJonathan Jacobs3 H3 C2 D5 D4 H5 H
69546USncJim Masson3 HP2 D3 H4 H4 H
69646UScoMary Marx3 H3 CR5 D6 S3 NT
69746USohBob Stitt3 HDR5 D4 NT4 H
69846USflLen Rubin4 DD2 D5 D6 S4 H
69946USkyPaul HightowerPD2 D4 D4 H3 NT
70046UStxCarmond Fitzgerald4 D3 D2 D3 NT6 S4 H

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreCCName123456
70146USmdMitch Edelman3 HD2 D5 D6 S3 S
70246CAonMichael Kenny3 H3 HP3 NT4 H3 S
70346CAbcKai Zhou5 D3 CR4 D4 NT3 S
70446USflDick Burns4 D3 DR4 D6 S3 S
70546USnyGrace Lloyd3 S3 CP4 D4 D5 H
70646INGovind KoteeswaranPDR4 D4 D4 H
70746UKenSteven Sakstein3 H3 C2 D3 NT4 NT5 H
70846USmaRosalyn Dreyfus4 D3 CR3 NT4 S4 H
70946HUGyorgy OrmayP3 C2 D4 D4 S4 H
71046USnjKenneth Chatzinoff3 HP2 D4 D4 S3 S
71146CAonRosemarie Masson3 HDR4 D4 S4 H
71246USflPatrick ThomasP3 CR3 NT4 C3 NT
71346ITMarco Catellani3 HPR3 NT6 S4 H
71446ROAlin ApostolescuP3 C2 D5 D4 C3 NT
71546VECarlos Goldstein3 H3 HR4 D4 NT3 S
71646CAbcMichael Dimich4 CPR4 D4 D3 S
71746USflJohn Ridenour4 D3 D2 D3 NT4 NT3 S
71846USwaRobbie Smith4 DPR3 S4 NT3 S
71946CAonTom Dawson3 S2 NTR5 D4 D4 H
72046USorEthel Birnbach3 HPP4 D4 S4 H
72146USokLinda Volz3 SDR4 D6 S3 S
72246CNLiqiang He3 SD2 D4 D6 S3 NT
72346UKenRoger Gowland3 HDP5 D4 NT3 S
72446DEJens Wegener4 DP2 D3 NT4 D3 NT
72546USflRobert Renuart3 H3 CR3 NT4 H5 H
72646UScaAlan Templeton4 D3 D2 D3 NT4 H3 NT
72746CZTomas Mecl3 H3 C2 D5 D4 S3 S
72846USnjPatricia Christie4 C3 C2 D3 NT6 S3 NT
72946BGIvan Radev3 H3 C2 C3 NT4 D3 NT
73046PTJorge Goncalves3 S2 NTR3 S4 C4 C
73146UStxJeff Ford3 H2 NTR5 D6 S3 S
73246NOHaakon Vestby3 S3 CP3 S4 NT4 C
73346UScaMarina Fomenkova3 H3 DR4 D4 NT3 NT
73446CNHongwei Xue4 D3 C2 C3 NT4 H3 NT
73546UScaJojo Sarkar3 H3 C2 D5 D6 S4 C
73646USflJudi KaufmanP3 CR3 S4 NT3 S
73746USnhRobert Claflin4 D3 CP5 D6 S3 NT
73846CNHero Li3 SP2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
73946ITValter Boetti4 D3 HR4 D4 D3 S
74046BEGraham Southgate3 H3 CR3 NT6 S4 C
74146AUNancy Blanch4 D3 C2 D3 NT4 NT4 NT
74246USpaDavid Klaus4 D3 C2 D4 D6 S5 NT
74346UScaStephen Seagren3 H3 CR4 D6 S5 H
74446USflMarv Goodman3 HPR3 NT6 S4 H
74546CAbcSamuel Krikler3 S3 CR5 D6 S4 H
74646CAonJoel Shapiro3 H3 CR3 NT6 S4 C
74746USorAdam Saroyan3 S2 NT2 D5 D6 S4 H
74846USohMike Donovan5 D3 C2 D3 NT4 NT4 H
74946HKWing Ho Lo3 HPR3 S4 D3 NT
75046USflBill Lehrburger4 DPR3 NT4 NT4 H
75146CAonSheila Puz3 H3 CR4 D6 S5 H
75246USmaBill BraucherP3 C2 D3 NT6 S3 S
75346USnyRita Redlich3 S3 HR4 D4 H4 H
75446ATMichael Benedikt3 HDR3 NT4 D3 NT
75546USctTerry Lubman3 HDR4 D4 S4 H
75646EEJan Tartan3 HD1 NT3 S4 C3 S
75746HRSrdjan Katusic3 HPR3 S6 S3 S
75846HRZoran Bohacek3 H3 D2 D3 NT6 S3 S
75946USncToby Weinstein3 H3 D2 D5 D4 D3 S
76046UKscJon Freeman3 S2 NT1 NT4 D4 D4 H
76146HULajos Linczmayer3 H3 HR3 S4 H3 S
76246ZAUlrich Nell3 HD2 NT4 D4 C3 S
76346BGTchavdar Nikolov3 HDP5 D4 NT3 S

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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
149.00131RSSerbia5
248.69127HUHungary13
348.00138VEVenezuela6
447.9013USorOregon10
547.8027ATAustria5
647.5454UScoColorado13
747.4320USwaWashington23
847.43275EEEstonia7
947.3343USalAlabama6
1047.2534NLNetherlands55
1147.2325ITItaly13
1247.1447CAnsNova Scotia14
1346.961CNChina24
1446.8744HKHong Kong15
1546.8139BEBelgium16
1646.7641NONorway17
1746.7037UKscScotland10
1846.67139HRCroatia9
1946.5719DKDenmark7
2046.503AUAustralia48
2146.5084UKwaWales6
2246.4650USilIllinois24
2346.3912UStxTexas28
2446.3621PTPortugal33
2546.3630FIFinland11
2646.33137ESSpain9
2746.2932USinIndiana7
2846.2855RORomania29
2946.0149UScaCalifornia103
3045.965UKenEngland93
3145.86133SESweden21
3245.86163SGSingapore14
3345.83111USohOhio18
3445.75106USazArizona12
3545.64136BGBulgaria14
3645.63283USgaGeorgia8
3745.4076GRGreece10
3845.387TRTurkey32
3945.3579FRFrance20
4045.30342ILIsrael10
4145.11124ZASouth Africa9
4244.93250DEGermany14
4344.9272USnyNew York36
4444.754INIndia32
4544.6615CAonOntario61
4644.6016USmnMinnesota10
4744.55115USvaVirginia11
4844.3980USnjNew Jersey23
4944.21105NZNew Zealand14
5044.2051USflFlorida74
5143.80161ARArgentina5
5243.7165USmiMichigan14
5343.67175USmdMaryland15
5443.5795LVLatvia7
5543.476USmaMassachusetts30
5643.4197USpaPennsylvania22
5743.4094IDIndonesia5
5843.25152CAbcBritish Columbia20
5943.1731PLPoland12
6043.1411IEIreland14
6143.0042CApqQuebec31
6243.00203CAabAlberta7
6342.7524USmoMissouri8
6442.33228USlaLouisiana9
6542.0053USctConnecticut7
6641.65472USncNorth Carolina17
6741.33362TWTaiwan9

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
6859.002CYCyprus1
6957.0026SKSlovakia1
7057.0029USvtVermont1
7157.0033BYBelarus1
7256.0048MYMalaysia1
7355.0096LBLebanon1
7452.00189USiaIowa1
7551.00261KRKorea (South)1
7651.00276BMBermuda1
7750.50172AMArmenia2
7850.009USnvNevada3
7950.00337PKPakistan1
8049.50196UShiHawaii2
8149.50284ISIceland2
8249.0067USnmNew Mexico3
8349.00450MZMozambique1
8448.0081USidIdaho2
8547.2517USmsMississippi4
8647.00123USdcWashington DC4
8746.7566SISlovenia4
8845.50236JPJapan2
8945.33519RURussia3
9045.00765EGEgypt1
9145.00805UKjeJersey & Guernsey1
9245.00830REReunion1
9344.7586USscSouth Carolina4
9444.50815CAnfNewfoundland2
9544.50822COColombia2
9644.50845AEUnited Arab Emirates2
9744.25174USksKansas4
9844.00292UStnTennessee3
9944.00339CAmbManitoba3
10044.00550USnhNew Hampshire4
10144.00721USokOklahoma3
10244.00885MXMexico1
10344.00917CAnbNew Brunswick1
10443.33727CZCzech Republic3
10543.00950KWKuwait1
10642.2528USkyKentucky4
10742.001032USsdSouth Dakota1
10841.33796USwyWyoming3
10939.75813CHSwitzerland4
11039.501038GTGuatemala2
11139.33905USwiWisconsin3
11239.001220USneNebraska1
11338.501035CLChile2
11437.50874USarArkansas4
11537.001285USmeMaine1
11636.001315UKniNorthern Ireland1
11735.50910CRCosta Rica2
11835.501305USakAlaska2
11935.001313BRBrazil2
12033.001394USmtMontana1
12132.001410USndNorth Dakota1
12231.001418CApePrince Edward Island1

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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 the bots with solid score of 50. The only other bot to top the average human score was Jack (Netherlands) with 47.

Several of the problem conditions were unfair to the bots, which accounted for some of the mediocre scores. On Problem 4, there was no way to convey the unusual treatment that 3 D was forcing (bots cannot read footnotes) and four bots reasonably chose to pass. Similarly, on Problem 2, Q-plus Bridge chose to double for takeout when my note explicitly said it was penalty. Obviously, my problems would be designed differently if bot tests were the main objective; but they’re for people, so bots have to play along as best they can. Sorry, tin cans! Look at the bright side; you could be in a scrap metal heap.

The bots were well behaved this month. The only errant call (besides HAL’s antics) came on Problem 5 from GIB, which must be running on testosterone chips instead of silicon, as it jumped to 7 S. Right on the money, too, for the actual hand! I decided to award this 4, as it’s a better stab than bidding 3 NT or 4 S; plus I like its style.

HAL was ornery this month (nothing really new) as it wouldn’t select a bid on Problem 6 but answered “F” instead. I figured HAL had confused the problem with one of my “A-F options” and asked if it really meant the sixth listed choice. Alas, no; and running a family web site, I can’t even repeat what HAL said it stood for.

March 2005 Rankings
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
150JPMicro Bridge 11.003 H3 C2 D4 D4 NT4 NT
248NLJack 2.043 H3 C2 DP4 C3 NT
345DEQ-plus Bridge 7.14 DD1 NT4 D4 C3 NT
444USGIB 6.1.3P3 CP4 D7 S3 NT
543USBridge Baron 15.04 DP2 D3 NT4 H4 NT
636CABridge Buff 11.03 HP1 NTP4 D3 S
723UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.2.24 DP2 CP4 S5 H
88USHAL 90035 D3 H2 NTP3 NTF

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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© 2005 Richard Pavlicek