Scores 8W55 MainChallenge


September 2005 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

“The Legend of King Arthur” bidding poll had 1403 participants, and everyone scoring above average is listed here. Ties in 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 participants1403
Number of locations122
Highest score60
Median score45
Lowest score23
Average score44.89

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
160USinTim DeLaney3 C2 D3 D3 NT3 SE
260PTJorge Cruzeiro3 C2 D3 D3 NT3 SE
360USscJeff Ziemer3 C2 D3 D3 NT3 SE
460FIJyrki Lahtonen3 C2 D3 D3 NT3 SE
559AUAndy Chan3 C2 D3 D3 H3 SE
659USmiGordon Parnes3 C2 D3 D3 H3 SE
759UKenJeff Callaghan3 C2 D3 D3 H3 SE
858USpaDavid Leavitt3 C2 D3 D3 H3 SF
958TREmrah Sen3 C2 D3 D5 D3 SE
1058FRJean-Christophe Clement3 C2 DD3 NT3 SE
1158SGJerome Ganz3 C2 DD3 NT3 SE
1258UScaClark Millikan3 C2 DD3 NT3 SE
1358CNPeijie Zang3 C2 D3 D3 H3 SF
1458PTManuel Oliveira3 C2 D3 D3 H3 SF
1558USilEugene Dille3 C2 D3 D5 D3 SE
1658CAonPaul Janicki3 C2 D3 D5 D3 SE
1757BEAlon Amsel3 C2 DD3 H3 SE
1857UScaGopal Venkatesh3 C2 D3 D5 D3 SF
1957TRNiso Eskinaz5 H2 DD3 NT3 SE
2057NLJeroen van de Pol3 C2 DD3 H3 SE
2157USilKent Feiler3 C2 DD3 H3 SE
2257USdcRon Zucker3 C2 DD3 H3 SE
2357ROCatalin Doras3 C2 DD3 H3 SE
2457NLJohn Lesmeister3 C2 D3 D5 D3 SF
2557FIJouko Paganus3 C2 DD3 H3 SE
2657UScaMark Kornmann3 CP3 D3 NT3 SF
2757RORadu Vasilescu3 CP3 D3 H3 SE
2857TRTezcan Sen3 C2 D3 D5 D3 SF
2957UScaCurt Reeves3 C2 DD3 H3 SE
3056UKscNigel Guthrie3 C2 DD3 H4 CE
3156USilGeorge Klemic3 CP3 D5 D3 SE
3256USmaJoon Pahk3 C2 DD5 D3 SE
3356USnvJoshua Donn3 C2 DD3 H3 SF
3456USwaKeller Wightman3 CP3 D5 D3 SE
3556USnyDave Seagull3 C2 DD3 H3 SF
3656UKenKathleen Nelson5 H2 DD3 H3 SE
3756USmdBrad Theurer3 C2 DD3 H3 SF
3856NLWilliam Claassen3 C2 DD5 D3 SE
3956USgaMarijan E. Word3 C2 DD3 H3 SF
4056DEGuenni Gaulob3 C2 D3 D3 NT3 NTE
4156USriPeter Lieberman3 C2 DD3 H3 SF
4256UKenDafydd Jones3 C2 DD3 NT4 NTE
4356UStxAlbert Sekac3 C2 DD5 D3 SE
4456ATSiegfried Steurer5 HP3 D3 NT3 SF
4556USohGary Collins3 C2 DD3 H4 CE
4656USmnMike Cassel3 C2 D3 D5 D4 CF
4756UKwaJim Luck3 C2 DD3 H4 CE
4856UScaJeff Goldsmith3 C2 D3 D5 D4 NTE
4956DEAndre Marx3 C2 D3 D3 H3 SD
5056UScaDamo Nair3 C2 DD3 H3 SF
5156PTJorge Castanheira5 HP3 D3 H3 SE
5255CApqLise Lapointe3 C2 DD3 H4 NTE
5355TRVolkan Denizci3 C2 DP3 H3 SE
5455CAonDavid Grainger3 C2 DP3 H3 SE
5555CAabDaniel Bertrand3 C2 DP3 H3 SE
5655CAabNicolae Vartosu3 C2 D3 D3 H3 NTE
5755SEJohnny Johansson3 C3 C3 D5 D3 SE
5855USokWinston Munn3 C2 DD3 H4 CF
5955NLLothar Kuijper3 C2 DD5 D3 SF
6055CNRoger Sun3 C2 DD5 D3 SF
6155UKenDom Goodwin3 C2 D3 D4 D3 SE
6255CApqJean-Luc Lachance3 CPD3 H3 SE
6355USnjMani Gupta3 C2 DP3 NT3 SF
6455UStxMike Bukala4 NT2 D3 D3 H3 SE
6555CAonDaniel Korbel3 C2 DD5 D4 CE
6655USnjLeonard Helfgott3 C2 DD3 H4 CF
6755CAonJohn Cunningham3 C3 C3 D3 H3 SF
6855UScaJim Munday3 C2 DD3 H4 CF
6955USorJames Weider3 C2 DP3 H3 SE
7055UKscTim McKay3 C3 C3 D3 H3 SF
7155SIEgon Novak5 HP3 D3 H3 SF
7255TRSuleyman Ufuk Koc3 C2 DD3 H4 NTE
7355NLRobert Sandor4 H2 D3 D3 NT3 SE
7455USnySheng Li3 CPD3 NT3 SF
7555USnjMark Whitman3 C2 D3 D3 NT4 NTD
7655SEAke Svebeus5 H2 DD3 NT4 CF
7755FRGilles Korngut3 C2 DD3 NT3 SD
7855PTManuel Paulo3 C2 D3 D4 D3 SE
7955UScaCres Cole3 C2 DD5 D3 SF
8055BEMarie-Irene Heyvaert3 C2 DD3 NT4 NTF
8154HRSrdjan Katusic3 CPP3 NT3 SE
8254UKenRoger Morton5 H2 DD3 H4 NTE
8354NOJohn Aasan3 C3 CD3 H3 SE
8454UScoDavid Caprera3 C2 DP3 H3 SF
8554ROVlad Rusu5 H2 DD3 NT3 SD
8654FRAndrei Varlan3 C2 DD3 NT3 NTE
8754UKenJonathan de Souza3 C2 DP3 H3 SF
8854ILPietro Campanile3 C2 D3 D4 D3 SF
8954UKwaMark Roderick3 C2 DD3 NT3 NTE
9054UKenMark Reeve3 C2 DD3 NT3 SC
9154CAbcRobert Gerrie3 C2 D3 D5 D3 SC
9254BMSven Pride3 CPD3 H3 SF
9354CAonChris St. John4 NT2 DD3 NT3 SE
9454USmiRonald Rasansky5 H2 S3 D3 NT3 SE
9554USctBernard Schneider5 H2 D3 D3 H3 NTE
9654NLJelmer Hasper3 C2 DD5 D4 NTE
9754CAonGeorge Kitchen4 NTP3 D3 NT3 SE
9854USflBruce Kretchmer5 H2 D3 D3 NT4 NTD
9954SECarsten Kofoed3 C2 D3 D3 H3 NTF
10054ROFlorin Dobrin3 C3 CD3 NT3 SF

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Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10154USorJohn Lusky3 C2 DD3 H4 NTF
10254AUMike Doecke3 C2 DD3 NT3 NTE
10354UScaJordan Chodorow3 C2 DD3 NT3 NTE
10454PTAlexandre Quaresma4 H2 D3 D3 H3 SE
10554IEConor Fox3 C2 DP3 NT4 CF
10654ESAndoni Cans Fernandez3 C2 DD3 NT3 SC
10754CAonRagnar Paulson3 CPP3 NT3 SE
10854USmiJason Flinn3 C3 CD3 NT3 SF
10954NOJan Langoy3 C2 D3 D4 D4 CE
11053PLDarek Kardas3 C2 S3 D3 H3 SF
11153UKenGareth Birdsall3 C2 DD4 D3 SE
11253NOMagnus Skaar4 H2 DD3 NT3 SE
11353USwaJosh Sinnett3 C2 DP5 D3 SF
11453BEKoen Grauwels3 C2 DD4 D3 SE
11553CNChina Caac3 CPD3 H4 CF
11653SEVilbert Nystrom3 CP3 D3 NT4 CC
11753USwaHendrik Sharples3 C3 CD5 D3 SE
11853HUCsaba Czimer3 CPD5 D3 SF
11953NLNiels de Groot3 C2 DD3 H3 NTE
12053NLMartin Bootsma5 H2 D3 D5 D3 NTE
12153ROLiviu Oprea5 H2 D3 C3 H3 SE
12253BEAlan Piotrowski3 C2 DD3 H3 SC
12353CAonMichael Roche3 C3 CD3 H4 CE
12453UKscTom Kelsey3 C2 S3 D3 H3 SF
12553USnyCarl Hess3 C2 DD4 D3 SE
12653INBob Varty3 C2 D3 D3 NT3 SB
12753USmaJim Moore3 C3 C3 D3 NT3 NTE
12853ILAmiram Millet5 H2 S3 D3 H3 SE
12953USnyRon Sperber3 C2 DD4 D3 SE
13053USscHaiping Yan3 CPP3 H3 SE
13153IEConor Cagney3 CP3 D3 H3 NTE
13253UScaGrant Vance3 C2 DD3 H3 NTE
13353USneJamie Radcliffe3 C2 DD3 NT4 DE
13453USilJon Greiman3 C2 D3 D5 D4 NTD
13553CAbcMichael Dimich3 C2 DD3 H3 NTE
13653USndNoreen Braun3 C2 DD3 H3 SC
13753AUBruce Carroll3 CP3 D3 NT3 NTF
13853USmiJoel Singer3 C2 DD4 D3 SE
13953TROsman Ozcan3 C2 SD3 NT3 SE
14053USakGordon Bower3 CP3 D4 D3 SE
14153USnjTina Daly3 CPP3 H3 SE
14253USidGeoff Bridges3 CP3 D4 D3 SE
14353TRSerdar Erdem4 NT3 C3 D3 NT3 SE
14453UKenMark Taylor5 H2 D3 D4 D4 CE
14553TROkan Ozcan3 C2 H3 D3 NT3 SE
14653ESPilar Gonzalez-Hontoria3 C3 CD5 D3 SE
14753UKenJohn Golding4 H2 D3 D3 H3 SF
14853USflRonald Michaels3 C2 DD4 D3 SE
14953NZBenis Nickles3 C2 D3 D4 S3 SF
15053NLRob Wijman3 C2 DD3 H3 SC
15153UKscShelagh Lorimer3 C2 D3 C5 D3 SE
15253USilJon Sorkin4 NT2 DD3 H3 SE
15353SITomaz Butina3 C2 D3 C3 H3 SF
15453TRGuven Dalkilic3 C2 S3 D3 NT4 NTE
15553USlaJames Pellerin3 CP3 D3 H3 SC
15652UKenSteve Kitching3 C2 DP3 NT3 SC
15752CHMiriam Kull3 C2 DP3 NT3 NTE
15852CAabDick Yuen3 C3 C3 D5 D3 SD
15952CNJing Liu3 C2 SD3 H3 SE
16052BGIvan Radev5 H2 SD3 NT3 SE
16152UScaVic Sartor3 CPP3 H3 SF
16252CAonJeff Mayhew3 C2 DD4 D3 SF
16352CNHongjun Zhong4 H2 DD3 NT3 SF
16452CAabJan Lips4 H2 D3 D3 H4 CF
16552UScaAl Goldspiel3 CP3 D3 NT3 SA
16652FIMauri Saastamoinen4 NT2 DD3 H3 SF
16752ITMarco Catellani3 C2 DD4 S3 SE
16852UKenChris Challinor3 C2 DP3 NT3 NTE
16952CAonDavid Colbert5 H2 DD5 D4 NTF
17052CApqRichard Wildi3 C2 SD3 H3 SE
17152UScaBill Cubley3 C2 D3 C3 H4 CF
17252PTAntonio Palma4 H2 DD3 H3 SE
17352NLJan Tesselaar3 C2 DD4 D4 CE
17452NLDaniel de Lind van Wijngaarden5 H2 DD5 D4 NTF
17552ZABernard Donde3 C2 DD4 D4 CE
17652NLHans Uijting3 C2 DD3 H3 NTF
17752USmnAndy Caranicas3 CP3 D4 D3 SF
17852TRUgur Tas3 C3 C3 D4 D3 SE
17952UKenOwen Cotton-Barratt3 C2 DP3 H4 NTF
18052CAonGeorge Knight3 CPP3 H3 SF
18152USflJack Brawner3 C2 DP3 NT3 NTE
18252SGJulian Lim3 C3 C3 D3 H3 SC
18352RORazvan Tablet3 C2 SD3 H3 SE
18452UScaRon Landgraff3 C2 DP3 NT3 NTE
18552ROGelu Serpoi3 C2 SD3 H3 SE
18652INAjit Athle5 HP3 D5 D4 NTF
18752THRichard Fricks3 C2 D3 D5 D3 SA
18852USpaKathy Miller3 C2 DP3 NT3 NTE
18952DKLars Moller Sorensen3 C2 DD4 D4 CE
19052USflJohn Brady3 C2 DD3 NT4 NTC
19152UScoPaula Warren3 C3 C3 D3 H3 SC
19252USilCharles Blair3 C3 C3 D3 H3 NTE
19352NLThijs Veugen3 C2 DD5 D3 NTE
19452USnyMarvin Talish3 CPP3 H3 SF
19552USorIsolde Knaap3 C2 DD4 S3 SE
19652CAonPaul Crossland3 CP3 C3 NT3 SF
19752USwaCraig Zastera3 C2 DP3 H3 SD
19852USpaKevin Husband3 CPD3 H3 SD
19952USnyNorman Trabulus3 C2 DD3 H3 NTF
20052UScaBetsy Marcus3 CPP3 H3 SF

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Places 201-300

RankScoreCCName123456
20152AUStephen Fischer4 H2 DD3 H3 SE
20252UKenGeoff Morris3 C2 D3 D3 H3 SB
20352UKenJulian Wightwick3 C2 DD4 D4 CE
20452USnyJack Presser3 CP3 D4 D3 SF
20552INShantanu Rastogi3 C3 C3 D5 D3 SD
20652SEOlle Morell3 C2 DD4 D4 CE
20752UKenNigel Marlow3 C3 CD3 H4 NTE
20852NLRinus Balkenende3 C2 DD4 D3 SF
20952HUImre Csiszar5 H2 DD3 NT3 NTF
21052NLMichael Reuser3 C2 DD4 D3 SF
21151HKSimon Cheung3 C2 DD5 D3 NTF
21251ITGiovanni Bobbio4 H2 DD5 D3 SE
21351NLRonald Brantsma4 HPD3 NT3 SE
21451DKJacob Grabowski3 C2 D3 D4 D3 SC
21551UScaPatrick Chye3 C3 C3 D3 NT4 NTC
21651SEJorgen Peterson3 C3 CD3 NT3 NTE
21751NZFraser Rew3 C2 DP4 D3 SE
21851CAabDavid Johnson3 C3 CD3 H3 SD
21951UStxKen Brantferger3 C2 DD3 NT3 SB
22051ILInon Liran3 C2 DD3 H3 SA
22151USohRussell Haney3 C2 SD5 D3 SE
22251ROFlorin Constantin4 NTP3 D5 D3 SF
22351CAonMarc Langevin5 H3 C3 D4 D3 SE
22451CAbcShirley Junkin3 C2 DD3 H4 NTC
22551USmoAndrew Finkenstadt4 H3 C3 D3 NT3 SF
22651UScaAlan Holmes4 HPD3 NT3 SE
22751UScaBabu Bakshani3 C3 C3 D4 D4 CE
22851AUJohn Daglas3 CP3 D3 H4 DF
22951SEPeter Karlsson5 H2 DD5 D3 NTE
23051INSandeep Thakral3 CPD3 H3 NTE
23151NLRosalind Hengeveld3 C2 DD3 NT3 NTD
23251USokDavid Hampton4 H2 DD3 H3 SF
23351SEMattias Andersson4 H2 D3 D3 NT4 CD
23451USflSharon Horton3 C3 CP5 D3 SE
23551UScaDiane Eisenberg3 C2 DD4 S4 CE
23651NLKaren de Leeuw3 CPP5 D3 SF
23751USnvCarol Simon3 C2 DP3 H3 NTE
23851CAbcElsie Mackinnon3 C2 SD5 D3 SE
23951UKenAndrew Robson3 C2 DD3 H4 DF
24051USalDon Kemp3 CP3 D3 H3 SA
24151USflNorbert Sax3 C2 D3 D4 D3 SC
24251TWStar Chen3 C2 SD3 H4 CE
24351USnyBrian Meyer3 C3 CD3 NT3 NTE
24451UScaBill George3 C3 C3 D4 D3 SF
24551CNMan Fei3 C3 C3 D4 D3 SF
24651NLJ.J. Gass4 NT3 C3 D3 H3 SF
24751UKenJohn Smith3 C2 D3 D4 D3 SC
24851USncOwen Lien3 CPD4 D3 SE
24951DERoland Watzdorf3 C2 DP4 D3 SE
25051USorPaul Flashenberg3 C2 DD3 NT3 SB
25151NLNico Klaver3 C2 DD4 D4 CF
25251UStxMike Doyle3 C3 CD5 D4 NTE
25351NLAlbert Reijnen4 H2 DP3 NT3 SE
25451UScaHon Ho3 CP3 D3 H3 SA
25551EEAivar Tihane4 NTP3 D5 D3 SF
25651USctTom Proulx3 C2 SP3 NT3 SE
25751CAbcChuck Moorhead3 C3 C3 C3 H3 SE
25851CAbcGeoff Croes3 CPD3 NT3 NTF
25951FRJonathan Dennis3 C2 DP3 NT3 NTF
26051LVIvars Liepa3 CPD3 H3 SC
26151USnjEileen Cohen4 NTP3 D3 NT4 NTF
26251BARanko Tica3 CP3 D5 D4 CC
26351BEPierre Boes4 NTP3 D3 NT4 NTF
26451UKenRichard Morse3 C3 C3 D3 NT3 SA
26551NOKay Strand4 NT2 D3 D4 D3 SE
26651UScoDon Hinchey3 C2 DP3 H3 SC
26751AUHeather Scott5 H3 C3 D5 D4 NTF
26851CAnsBryson Crowell3 C2 DP3 H3 NTE
26951HULajos Linczmayer4 NT2 DD3 H4 CF
27051USpaJess Stuart3 C2 DP3 H3 NTE
27151CAonBala Iyer3 C3 C3 D4 D3 SF
27251FRGillian Hewitt5 H3 C3 D3 H3 SC
27350AUDavid Brooks4 NT2 D3 D4 S3 SE
27450CAnsBrian Hansen3 C3 CP3 H4 CF
27550UScaRichard Stein5 HPD5 D4 NTF
27650AUPeter Gill4 H2 D3 D5 D4 NTF
27750TRVeli Tok4 H2 S3 D3 NT3 SE
27850USpaDottie Abel3 C3 C3 D5 D3 NTF
27950HKWing-Kai Hon3 C3 CD3 NT4 DE
28050NLKrijn Hemminga5 H2 DD5 D3 NTF
28150TWCheng Chun Wei3 C2 SD3 NT3 SD
28250USmnIrwin Boris3 C2 DD3 H3 SB
28350AUMark Abraham3 C2 DD3 H3 NTD
28450UKenRoderick Ewan4 NTP3 D3 NT3 SC
28550GRAugustin Tsirimokos3 CP3 D3 H3 SB
28650UKenLorne Anderson3 C2 DD4 S4 NTE
28750NLPeter Smulders3 CPP3 NT3 SC
28850NLMichiel Geelen5 H3 C3 D3 H3 NTF
28950PTMiguel Matos4 H2 D3 D4 D3 SE
29050GRSpiros Kotinas3 CP3 D4 D4 NTF
29150ESGonzalo Goded3 C2 DD4 D3 SD
29250USnyRobert Frick3 C3 C3 D5 D4 NTD
29350CNGray Tan5 H2 SD5 D3 SE
29450CAonDavid Tumber3 C3 C3 D3 NT4 CA
29550HKSing Lam4 H3 C3 D5 D3 SE
29650USnmAl Beebe4 HP3 D3 H4 NTE
29750NODagfinn Hamstad5 H2 S3 D3 NT3 SC
29850USflWilliam Stevens5 HP3 D3 NT3 NTD
29950UScaJames Chakan3 C2 S3 D3 H3 SC
30050UKenMartin Greeley4 NTP3 D3 NT3 NTE

Scores 8W55 MainChallengeAnalysesTop September 2005 Scores

Places 301-400

RankScoreCCName123456
30150USflMel Klein4 H3 C3 D3 H3 SF
30250UStxVic Sowers4 H3 CD3 NT3 SE
30350ITSilvia Jarod4 HPD3 H3 SE
30450VECarlos Goldstein3 C3 C3 D4 S4 CE
30550USflBarbara Tate5 H2 D3 D3 H3 NTC
30650USilDavid Shelton3 C2 SP3 NT3 SF
30750USmdTed Ying3 C2 SP3 NT3 SF
30850UKenGeoff Bowden3 C2 HD3 NT3 SF
30950NOJan Th. Thoresen3 CPD3 NT3 SA
31050NLPerry Groot4 NT2 DD5 D4 NTE
31150USflGene Petrey3 C2 S3 D3 H3 SC
31250ILNezer Zaidenberg3 C3 CD5 D3 SD
31350AUVic. Liersch4 NTP3 D3 H3 SD
31450INShirine Mirchandani3 CPD5 D3 NTE
31550USvaRick Salkov3 C2 DP3 NT4 DF
31650USohCarolyn Ahlert5 H3 C3 D3 H3 NTF
31750USflIrv Feinglass3 C2 S3 D3 H3 NTE
31850FRAlain Boudon3 C2 DD3 NT3 NTC
31950ROAndrei Sechelea3 C2 S3 D3 H3 SC
32050UScoBrandon Sheumaker5 H3 CP5 D3 SE
32150DKKim Sorensen3 C2 D3 D5 D3 NTC
32250AUNicoleta Giura4 H2 D3 D4 D3 SE
32350UScaFranklin Gonzalez3 C2 S3 D3 NT3 NTF
32450HRBoris Richter5 H2 DP3 NT3 NTF
32550LVMartins Egle3 CPD4 S3 SE
32650ROAdrian Popescu3 C2 S3 D4 D3 SE
32750FIKirsi Virtanen3 C3 CD5 D4 NTF
32850NLRichard van Houten4 H2 D3 D4 D3 SE
32950BGAntonio Kotsev4 HPD3 NT3 SF
33050USohForrest Smith4 NT3 C3 D3 NT4 NTF
33150FRTristan Dupas3 C2 D3 C3 NT3 NTF
33249USnvDavid Fott3 CPP5 D3 SD
33349CNWei Zhang4 H3 C3 D5 D3 SF
33449UKenJohn Hall3 C2 D3 D4 D4 NTC
33549INDinesh Panchamia3 CP3 D5 D3 NTD
33649UKenAudrey Kueh3 C2 H3 D3 NT3 SC
33749AUDavid Wiltshire3 C2 DD4 D3 NTE
33849AUPeter Clarke4 NTP3 D3 NT4 NTD
33949USilDan English3 C2 S3 D3 NT3 SA
34049USwaRobert Getz3 C3 C3 D5 D3 SA
34149USksSusie Gershon4 NTP3 D5 D4 NTF
34249CAonRobert Avery3 CPP3 H3 SC
34349CNMing Sheng3 C3 CD3 NT3 SA
34449ATHarry Ropper3 CP3 D4 D3 SC
34549PKAhsan Qureshi3 C2 SD3 NT3 NTE
34649NLErik Hoeksema4 H2 D3 D5 D3 NTE
34749BESven Neirynck4 NT2 DD4 D3 SE
34849USsdShirley Gentry3 C2 S3 D3 H3 NTF
34949AUDinu Raducanu3 CP3 D4 D3 NTE
35049NLGeert-Jan Fleischeuer3 C2 DD4 NT3 SE
35149UScaAnne Dobson4 NTP3 D3 H3 NTE
35249DEChristiane Mielke3 C2 DP5 D4 DE
35349CAbcIvy Pye3 C2 SP5 D3 SE
35449PTNuno Damaso3 C3 CD3 H4 DE
35549USnyTom Douglas4 H2 D3 D5 D3 NTE
35649CAonPearl Goodman4 H3 C3 D3 NT4 NTF
35749CAbcRoger Allen3 CP3 D4 D3 SC
35849UStxTony Warnock6 HP3 D3 H3 SE
35949USmoSteven Erickson4 HPD3 H3 SF
36049HKBill Leung3 CP3 D5 D3 NTD
36149TRTolga Yuret3 CPP3 NT3 NTF
36249USakJim Lindemann3 C2 HP3 NT3 SE
36349USflNicki Caplan4 H2 D3 D3 H3 NTF
36449USflJoseph Glazar5 H3 C3 D3 NT3 NTD
36549IEPadraig O’Briain3 C2 DD4 D3 NTE
36649UKenRose Das4 NT3 C3 D3 H3 SD
36749TRCengiz Seker4 NT2 DD3 H3 SC
36849USinDan Mytelka3 CPP3 NT3 NTF
36949USflJohn Ridenour3 C2 S3 D3 H3 NTF
37049USnyArlo Tuppel4 H2 DD3 NT3 NTE
37149PTFrancisco Machado4 NTP3 D3 NT4 NTD
37249INSubhransu Patnaik3 C3 CD4 D4 CE
37349ARRaul Martino3 CPP3 NT3 NTF
37449CAnsKok-Keong Tan3 CPP4 D3 SE
37549COFernando Llano5 H3 C3 D5 D3 NTF
37649USpaMatt Lahut3 C2 SD3 NT3 NTE
37749BEJerome Delcarte4 HP3 D3 NT3 NTE
37849NLFrans Buijsen3 CPD4 S3 SF
37949UScaJohn Hoffman3 C2 DD3 H4 NTA
38049FRNicolas Leprovost3 C2 DD4 D3 NTE
38149UKenDavid Collier3 C2 DP3 NT3 NTD
38249INChandra Prakash3 C2 H3 D3 NT3 NTE
38349CAabLynne Helmer5 H2 D3 D5 D3 NTC
38449USnyJerry Podolsky3 C2 HD5 D3 SE
38549CAnsRosemary Sampson3 CP3 D4 D3 NTE
38649DEMaria Wurmseer5 H2 DD3 H3 SB
38749UKenJohn England3 C2 D3 D5 D4 DC
38849FITaru Suppula3 C3 CD4 D3 SF
38949TRMehmet Komcu4 NT2 S3 D3 H3 SF
39049PTVitor Lopes4 H2 DD5 D4 CF
39149ZACherrie Swartz3 C2 D3 C4 D3 SF
39249INMadhu Ayyagari4 H2 D3 D4 S3 SE
39349USazTom Schlangen3 C2 DD3 H4 NTA
39449CAonLinda Calzonetti4 HP3 D3 NT3 NTE
39549ITVanni Rui3 C2 S3 D3 H3 NTF
39649CAbcBob Sabiston4 NT3 C3 D3 H3 SD
39749DEArend Bayer3 C3 CD5 D4 CD
39849USnyBrian Universal5 H2 DP3 H3 NTF
39949CAnsElianor Kennie3 CP3 D4 D3 SC
40049UStxIra Hessel3 CPD4 S3 SF

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Places 401-500

RankScoreCCName123456
40149USkyMax Hoover3 C3 C3 D3 NT3 NTC
40249CNLipeng Chinn4 H3 C3 D5 D3 SF
40349UKenRonald Haring5 H2 DD4 D4 NTF
40449BGPetko Boukov3 C2 S3 C3 NT4 CE
40548AUEd Barnes4 H2 DP3 H4 NTE
40648UKenJohn Reardon4 H2 DP3 H4 CF
40748UKenEdward Levy4 H2 DD3 H3 NTE
40848USnyBarry Rigal5 H2 D3 C3 H3 NTF
40948UStxJustin Lall4 NT2 DD3 H3 NTF
41048USorBarry White4 H2 D3 D3 H3 SA
41148USinMichael Spurgeon4 H2 DP3 NT4 NTF
41248USmaFrench Wall3 C2 DP3 NT4 NTA
41348USilDonald Link3 C2 DP4 D3 SD
41448VEKatia Zirovnik4 NT3 C3 D3 NT3 NTF
41548UScaDan Hirschberg3 C2 S3 D3 H3 SA
41648SGJeftor Yeo3 C2 S3 D4 D4 NTE
41748AURon Hutchison3 C2 SD3 H3 NTE
41848DEHarro Wimmel3 C2 DP3 H3 NTD
41948PLTomasz Radko4 H2 DD4 D3 SE
42048UStxCarmond Fitzgerald4 NT3 CD3 NT4 NTF
42148TRHakan Peksen3 C2 DD4 D3 NTF
42248NLHelene Thygesen4 NT2 DD5 D3 NTE
42348UKenJohn Vos4 NT2 DD3 NT3 SA
42448UStxCharles Vickers3 C2 DD4 D3 NTF
42548USohDavid Stewart3 C2 S3 D3 NT3 NTD
42648AUTania Gariepy3 C3 C3 D4 D3 NTE
42748CAmbTom Butterworth3 C3 C3 D3 H3 NTC
42848CAonGoldie Lobel3 C3 C3 D3 NT5 DF
42948USnjAustin Fitzgerald4 NT3 CP3 NT4 CE
43048USneBlake Lund4 H2 S3 D3 H3 SF
43148USwaPeggy Beller3 C3 C3 D3 H4 NTA
43248CApqSylvie Duval3 C2 DP5 D3 SA
43348USvaMark McEnearney4 NTPD3 H3 SD
43448USnyGene Marks3 CPD3 H3 SB
43548USkyPaul Hightower3 C2 DP4 S4 NTE
43648USwyRick Knight3 C3 C3 D3 H3 NTC
43748CApeVirendra Gupta3 C2 S3 D3 NT3 NTD
43848UKenGabriel Ip3 CP3 D3 NT3 NTA
43948CAonShirley Ashworth4 H2 D3 D5 D3 NTF
44048FIJussi Tamminen4 H2 DD3 NT3 NTF
44148ITBrunello Brunelli5 H2 HD5 D3 SE
44248USflLarry Lande4 H2 DD4 D3 SE
44348FRPatrick Flodrops3 C2 DD4 D4 CC
44448FRJerome Rombaut3 C2 DD4 S3 NTE
44548UKenJoseph Mela3 C2 DP4 S4 NTE
44648FRDavid Harari3 C2 DD4 D3 NTF
44748UStxJolie Hess4 NT3 C3 D4 D3 SE
44848SELeif Lundberg5 H2 D3 D4 S4 NTD
44948UKenPhilippa Essex3 CP3 D3 NT3 NTA
45048USmnTony Ames3 C2 S3 D3 NT3 SB
45148CAnsBrian Lafferty3 CPP4 D3 SF
45248CDPaul Inbona4 HPD3 H4 CF
45348ATFranz Schmitz3 C2 SD4 D3 SE
45448TRLeyla Kezer4 H2 DD3 H3 NTE
45548USflJim Saxon6 H2 DP3 NT3 SE
45648USorAdam Saroyan3 C3 CP3 H3 SC
45748ZABryan Strydom3 C2 S3 C3 H3 SF
45848USmnTom Rand4 NT3 C3 D3 H3 NTE
45948UScoJess Cohen3 C3 CD5 D4 CC
46048USokLinda Volz3 C2 D3 D3 H5 DD
46148USmnPaul Meerschaert3 C3 C3 D4 D3 NTE
46248USlaRobert Black5 H3 C3 D3 NT3 NTC
46348USgaJohn Duston3 CPP3 H4 DE
46448USflFlorence Smith3 C3 CP5 D4 NTF
46548UScaJohn Culp3 C2 S3 D3 NT3 NTD
46648TRReha Akgun3 C2 SD3 H3 NTE
46748PTFrancisco Espregueira3 C3 CD3 H3 SA
46848SEKjell Pettersson3 C2 D3 C3 NT3 NTD
46948UKenAnthony Golding4 NT2 SD3 H3 SE
47048USokRuth Davis4 H3 C3 D3 NT3 SC
47148USmiBarry Lippitt3 C2 SD4 D3 SE
47248NLGabriel Smit3 C2 H3 D4 D3 SE
47348FRMichel Mayeur4 H2 DD3 H3 SC
47448FREmmanuel Amiot5 H2 HD5 D3 SE
47548UScaStu Goodgold3 C3 CD3 H3 SA
47648UStxJohn Willett4 HP3 D4 D3 SE
47748HUPeter Breuer3 C2 SD3 H3 SC
47848ILBranca Amado5 H3 CP3 H3 SD
47948BEEric Baes3 C2 DD4 D4 DE
48048UScaDan Scarola4 HP3 D3 H3 SC
48148DEMartin Rehder3 C2 DP5 D4 DF
48248USnhRon Mak3 C3 CP4 D3 SE
48348USinKenneth Woodman4 H3 C3 D3 NT3 NTE
48448CAonMichael Selby4 H2 D3 D3 H4 DF
48548USilDan Goldfein3 C2 DD4 S4 CD
48648FRPire Cusi3 C2 DD4 D3 NTF
48748ISStefan Jonsson3 C2 SD4 D3 SE
48848RUOleg Moroz3 C2 H3 D5 D4 NTF
48948USnyWilliam Bascom4 HPP3 NT3 SF
49048USmtLenze Walker3 C2 D3 D4 S4 DF
49148LBFadi Fattouche3 C3 CP4 D3 SE
49248UKenC.P. Howard3 C2 DD4 D3 NTF
49348UScaChristopher Earl3 C3 CP4 D3 SE
49448SIAleksandra Jesenicnik3 C2 S3 D4 S3 SF
49547EEMeelis Tiitson3 CP3 D3 H3 NTA
49647UKenNorman Scorbie4 NTPD4 D3 SE
49747UKenAshley Sawyer3 C3 C3 C5 D4 NTF
49847NOKristian Bjorgengen4 NTPD3 H3 NTE
49947CAonGordon Humphrys5 HPP3 NT4 DF
50047AUJohn Niven4 NT2 D3 D3 NT4 NTB

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Places 501-600

RankScoreCCName123456
50147FRPascal Wassong3 C2 D3 D4 S3 NTD
50247UKenAndy Bowles4 H2 DD3 H3 NTF
50347GRParis Georgoudis4 NTP3 D5 D3 NTF
50447HKPui Kong Chiu3 C2 S3 D4 S4 NTE
50547UKenMike Tucker3 C3 C3 D5 D3 NTC
50647ROGeza Stanca-Vass3 C2 SD4 D3 SF
50747UKenJoyce White3 C2 DD4 S4 CC
50847AUAngela Norris4 NT3 C3 D4 D3 SF
50947USflRobert Markley4 NT2 D3 C3 NT3 NTE
51047CAonJared Riley3 C2 NT3 D3 NT3 NTF
51147ATKarl Eigenbauer3 C2 S3 D3 NT5 DE
51247USnyChuck Lamprey4 H2 DD3 H3 NTF
51347USmaGlenn McIntyre3 CP2 NT3 H3 SF
51447USohBob Stitt3 CP3 D3 H3 NTA
51547DKSteffen Bergmann4 HP3 D4 D3 SF
51647CNPingfan Zhu3 CP3 D4 D3 SA
51747USpaMichael Lauzon3 C2 S3 C3 NT3 SD
51847USnjKaren Sylvester3 C2 S3 D3 H3 NTD
51947UKenJohn Haslegrave4 H2 DP3 NT3 NTE
52047USmaRichard Lappin4 H2 D3 D4 D3 SD
52147UStxPeter Hudson5 HP3 D5 D4 NTA
52247CApqLuc Desjardins4 HP3 D3 H3 NTF
52347CAbcGilbert Lambert4 H2 D3 H3 NT3 SF
52447UScaCon Sera3 C2 SD3 H4 CC
52547UStxKevin Podsiadlik3 C2 D3 C5 D4 DF
52647RUEugene Hlyzov4 HP3 D3 NT4 DF
52747NZDenis Humphries4 H2 DP3 NT3 NTE
52847GRThanos Kalentzos3 C2 S3 D3 NT4 CB
52947USgaDon Howard4 NTPD4 D3 SE
53047USctMichael Cervantes4 NT3 C3 D3 H4 CC
53147USflKay Jones4 H3 C3 D3 NT3 NTF
53247THSomyod Jaidee3 C2 SP3 NT3 NTE
53347NZStephen Cullen3 C3 C3 D3 NT3 NTA
53447CNCong Zhang3 CPP4 D4 CF
53547USflMarie Armstrong3 C3 C3 D4 D3 NTF
53647USorMike Sweet3 C2 DP4 D3 SC
53747CNMin Yan3 C2 S3 D5 D4 DF
53847HKHongyan Chen3 C2 DD4 D3 SA
53947UKenJim Grant3 CPP3 H4 NTC
54047USnjGerald Essig3 CP3 D3 H3 NTA
54147USflDavid Goldstein3 CPD4 D3 NTE
54247USmiCarol Borich4 NTP3 D3 NT3 NTD
54347CApqSolange Bouchard4 H2 DD3 H3 NTF
54447NLThea Muller4 H3 C3 D3 NT4 NTD
54547ILOr Shoham3 C2 H3 D3 NT4 NTC
54647USmaMark Aquino5 H3 CD3 H4 DF
54747USmnJan Bruinooge3 C2 H3 C3 NT3 SF
54847NOMagnus Gulbrandsen5 H2 S3 D3 H4 NTC
54947UScaHarold Simon3 C2 DP4 D3 NTE
55047USwaN. Scott Cardell3 C2 NTP3 NT4 CE
55147USmdMollie Lipman6 H2 D3 D3 H3 NTE
55247PTCarlos Cabrinha3 C2 H3 C3 NT3 SF
55347ATManfred Schwab4 H3 CP3 NT3 SF
55447USalJ. Larry Miles3 C3 CP3 NT3 SA
55547USgaDavid Diaz3 CPP4 S4 CE
55647CAnsKerry Lafferty5 H3 CP3 H4 CD
55747USohScott Jeggle3 C2 S3 D3 NT3 NTC
55847TRYusuf Umit Yildirim3 C2 SD4 D3 SF
55947SGFabian Tan3 C2 NTD3 NT3 SD
56047BGTchavdar Nikolov3 C2 SD3 H3 NTF
56147USohJerry Fink3 C3 CD3 H3 SB
56247USnyElaine Universal4 H2 D3 D3 H3 NTD
56347HRZoran Bohacek4 NT2 D3 D4 D3 NTE
56447FIMikko Kekki4 NTP3 D4 S3 SF
56547AUSandy McCulloch4 NT2 D3 D5 D3 NTD
56647UKenSarah Dunn5 H2 DD3 H4 NTB
56747UScaPaul Nelson5 HP3 D4 D3 NTF
56847SKStefan Choma3 C2 S3 C3 NT3 SD
56947USksCarl White4 H3 C3 D3 H3 SC
57047USwiBillie Johnson3 CPP3 NT3 NTD
57146NLRik ter Veen3 C2 DD4 D3 NTD
57246HRDean Pokorny5 HPD4 D3 NTE
57346UScaJohn R. Mayne3 C2 DP4 D4 NTD
57446USflBert Kabath4 NT3 C3 D3 NT3 NTD
57546CNWeidong Yang3 C2 H3 D5 D3 NTF
57646USflJerry Merrell4 NT3 C3 D4 S3 SF
57746HKMo Yee Sum3 CPP5 D3 SA
57846BGGeorgi Bachev3 C2 S3 H3 NT4 CF
57946INAshok Sreenivas4 HP3 D3 NT3 NTD
58046IEJames Heneghan3 C2 D3 D3 H4 HC
58146UKenToby Kenney4 H2 DD3 NT3 NTD
58246UScaHoward Liu4 NT3 C3 D3 NT3 NTD
58346AUJacqui Lund3 C2 S3 C3 H4 NTF
58446USpaFrank Abel3 CP3 D3 NT4 DB
58546SGJunyi Zhu3 C2 H3 D4 S3 SF
58646PTJose Mata4 NT3 C3 D3 H4 NTC
58746UStxGayle Mauldin4 NT3 C3 D3 NT3 NTD
58846UScaSteven Hough3 C2 S3 D4 D3 NTE
58946UScaMarvin French3 C2 DD3 H3 NTB
59046USokNell Reed4 H2 D3 D3 H3 NTC
59146USnjMichael Mayer4 NTPD4 D3 SF
59246CAbcHal Hannon4 H3 CP3 H3 SF
59346DEUrsula Illig5 H2 S3 D3 NT3 NTC
59446UKscAndrew Grant3 C2 D3 H3 NT3 NTD
59546UKenAndy Holland3 C2 DP4 D4 DE
59646USflBob Bernhard3 C2 DD4 D4 CA
59746DENils Bokholt4 HPD3 NT4 DE
59846USflRod Kerr3 CPD5 D3 NTC
59946UKenEdward Sunley4 H2 S3 D5 D4 NTE
60046TRErgun Bolek4 NT2 H3 D3 NT4 NTF

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Places 601-700

RankScoreCCName123456
60146UKenLiz Clery3 C2 D3 H5 D4 CC
60246USazSteven Price3 C2 DP4 D3 NTF
60346USncEugene Shapiro3 CP3 D4 D3 NTD
60446CAmbDavid Sired3 C3 C3 C4 D3 SF
60546UStnDiane Blackwood4 NT2 S3 D3 NT3 NTF
60646CAonFrank Cheng4 H3 C3 D5 D3 NTE
60746NLFrank Visser5 H2 DP4 NT3 SE
60846UScaPaul Ryan6 H2 S3 D3 H3 SE
60946CAnsRobin Hall3 C2 S3 D3 H3 NTC
61046UKenAlan Woodward4 NT2 D3 D3 NT3 NTA
61146ROAndrei Cosmanescu5 H3 C3 C5 D4 NTF
61246UKenNeil Prebble4 H3 CP3 H3 SF
61346USohMary Alice Bartish4 NT2 S3 D5 D4 NTF
61446UStxDoug Couchman3 C2 DP4 S3 NTE
61546UKenPeter Buttery4 H2 D3 D3 H4 DD
61646UKenSteven Sakstein4 H3 C3 D3 NT4 DF
61746ITMichele Jarod3 C2 SD4 S4 CE
61846USneMarilyn Hemenway3 CPD5 D4 NTA
61946UKenMalcolm Lunn4 NTPP3 NT3 NTE
62046AUDavid Stern4 H3 CD3 NT3 NTE
62146USctDavid Hyatt3 C2 SP3 NT3 NTF
62246FRChristian Osterman3 C2 SP3 H3 SC
62346DEBernd Niggemann4 NT2 DD4 D4 NTF
62446USksSteve Day4 NTP3 D3 NT3 NTC
62546USohJohn Heft4 NTP3 D3 NT4 NTA
62646INLakshmi Chari4 NT3 C3 D5 D3 NTF
62746JPMasayuki Hayasaka3 C2 DD4 D3 SB
62846CAonRomeo Lalonde4 NTP3 D3 NT3 NTC
62946USohGary Sikon4 H3 C3 D4 D3 SF
63046USnjJon Bessinger4 H3 C3 D3 H4 CC
63146MTSimona Ardelean4 HP3 D4 D4 NTE
63246CApqGuy Martin4 NT2 S3 D3 NT3 NTF
63346CAbcAlan Chapelle3 C3 C3 D3 H3 NTA
63446USmdJerrold Miller3 CPP3 NT4 NTA
63546ITPaolo Paolicchi4 NT2 H3 D3 NT3 SD
63646BGRadoslav Radev3 C3 CD4 D3 NTE
63746USflChas Lapidus4 NTP3 D3 NT3 NTC
63846ROAndrei Dumitrescu3 C2 S3 D3 H3 NTC
63946USwaMichael Dodson3 C2 DD4 S3 SA
64046CAbcJocelyn Krug4 H2 S3 D3 NT3 NTE
64146CAnsPatrick Heald3 CPD4 D3 NTF
64246USmaMike Vaughn3 C2 HP3 H4 NTE
64346CHEric Williamson3 C2 D3 H3 NT3 NTD
64446FIJuha Neitola3 C2 HD3 H3 SC
64546CAnfMichael Withey4 NT2 S3 D3 NT3 NTF
64646USalCharles Durrin4 H3 CD3 NT3 NTE
64746USnyJay Levy3 C3 CD3 NT4 NTB
64846USmdJames Mason5 HP3 D3 NT3 NTB
64946UKenDavid Hodge3 CPD4 D4 DE
65046USwaLen Maxwell4 NT2 S3 D3 NT4 NTD
65146UStxBill Breslin3 CP3 D3 H3 NTB
65246USmnJack Rhatigan4 H3 CP3 NT4 NTE
65346CLIsabel-Margarita Honorato4 NT3 C3 D3 NT3 NTD
65446CLConstantino Sifaqui4 NT3 CD4 D3 SE
65546LVRobert Lusis3 C2 SP3 NT3 NTF
65646NLEl Asser4 H2 SD3 H3 SF
65746CAnsPhilippe Westreich5 H2 S3 D4 D3 SD
65846INSivakumar Salem4 H3 C3 D4 D4 CE
65946USnjJune Sakamoto4 NTP3 D3 NT3 NTC
66046INGowniyan Vaideeshwar4 H3 C3 D5 D3 NTE
66146USinDoug Avery3 C3 C3 D4 D3 SA
66246ILAharon Melamed3 C2 D3 H3 NT4 CA
66346USorCharles Baker3 C2 D3 C3 H3 NTC
66446AUDavid Harris3 C2 D3 D5 D5 DC
66546BYDmitri Shabes3 C2 DP3 NT3 NTA
66645USnyMichael Kopera3 CPD3 H3 NTA
66745SEStefan Sonestig3 C2 S3 D4 D4 CC
66845UScaTysen Streib5 H2 DP4 D3 NTF
66945USmnGabrielle Uz3 C2 SD4 S4 NTE
67045TROzer Bortucen3 C2 S3 C3 NT3 NTF
67145UKenRobin Zigmond3 C2 D3 H3 S3 SE
67245PLKrzysztof Kurowicki4 H2 S3 D3 NT3 NTF
67345USarDick Heil4 H2 S3 D3 H3 NTE
67445USncHjalmar Beijl5 HPD4 D3 NTF
67545UKenTeymur Tahseen3 CPP4 D3 NTE
67645USwiTyson Patterson4 NT2 S3 D3 NT3 SA
67745USmaMurat Azizoglu3 C2 DP4 D3 SA
67845USwaJohn Turner5 H2 S3 D3 H3 NTC
67945NLGerbrand Hop3 C2 D2 NT3 NT3 SA
68045SEBjorn Sorling4 H3 CD5 D3 SD
68145EEHendrik Nigul3 CPD4 D3 SA
68245AUTony Rolfe4 H2 S3 D3 H3 SC
68345NLHenk Pippel3 C2 DD4 D5 DE
68445NLArno Eversdijk4 HP3 D3 NT3 NTC
68545AUInez Glanger6 H3 CD3 H3 SF
68645UKjeChris Hill4 NT2 D3 C3 NT4 NTC
68745USmiJoseph Mount4 NT3 C3 D3 NT3 NTC
68845UKenAndrew Doye4 H2 DD3 S3 SE
68945CAonEdward Disenhaus4 NT2 DP3 NT3 NTD
69045USnjSteven Shulman4 H2 D3 D5 D3 NTC
69145UKenDavid Sims6 H3 C3 D3 NT3 SC
69245USflDick Burns4 NTPP4 D3 SE
69345PTJose Oliveira4 H2 D3 D5 D3 NTC
69445INMubashir Ansari4 NT3 C3 D4 D4 NTF
69545UKenDavid Woulds4 H2 D3 D4 D3 NTF
69645UKenRoger Courtney3 CPP3 H4 NTA
69745SEAllan Oberg4 HP3 D5 D4 NTC
69845USokVeva Gibbard3 CP3 D3 H5 DC
69945CAbcWilliam Grover3 C3 C3 C3 NT3 NTD
70045USmnTim Szeliga4 NT3 C3 D3 NT5 DE

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreCCName123456
70145USgaPeggy Hayslip3 C3 C3 D5 D4 HF
70245CAmbColin Ward3 C3 CD4 D3 NTF
70345UStxLarry Smith4 HPP3 H4 NTF
70445NLMieneke Vliegenthart3 C2 DP5 D4 NTB
70545USilJames Hudson4 H2 DP3 H3 NTF
70645UScaBill Moore4 NT2 S3 D3 NT4 NTC
70745USnjBrandon Einhorn3 C3 CP3 H3 NTD
70845UKenGareth Stone3 C3 CP3 NT4 NTA
70945CAnbJason Feng4 HP3 D3 H3 NTD
71045USarRick Bibby4 HPD3 NT3 SA
71145UScaPhil Clayton3 C2 DD4 D4 DD
71245UKenSteven Lee3 CP3 D4 D3 NTC
71345CApeRon Butler4 NT2 S3 D3 H3 NTF
71445BESebastien Louveaux4 NT3 CD3 H3 NTF
71545CApqSebastien Lachance4 HP3 D5 D3 SA
71645USscRich Regan3 C3 CP5 D3 SA
71745USctKen Graebe3 C3 C3 D5 D3 NTA
71845IEJeannie Fitzgerald4 H2 S3 D5 D3 SD
71945DEZenon Schwarz3 C2 S3 D3 NT3 NTA
72045UScaCharles Kenady4 H2 S3 D3 NT3 NTF
72145CApqJean-Pierre Bilodeau4 H2 SD3 H4 NTE
72245DEZuzana Herrmann5 HPD5 D3 NTC
72345USmsWendel Archer4 H2 D3 D3 NT3 NTA
72445DKJens Sorensen4 H2 D3 D4 D4 DE
72545TRMustafa Ersin4 H2 SP3 NT3 SF
72645CAonKevin Conway4 HPD3 H4 CC
72745PTFilipe Cortez4 NT2 S3 D3 H3 NTF
72845IEWillem Mevius4 H3 CD3 NT3 NTF
72945INVenkataramanayya Kesiraju3 C3 C3 H5 D4 NTF
73045AUNye Griffiths5 H2 DD3 H4 DA
73145USmdNoble Shore4 H2 DD4 S4 NTE
73245USflShirley Wertheim3 C3 C3 H3 H3 NTE
73345FRArnaud Estienne3 C2 SP5 D3 SC
73445UScaRoger Clough4 H2 S3 D5 D4 NTF
73545USmaK. Scott Kimball3 CP3 C3 NT4 NTA
73645CAnsDel Knox3 CPP4 D3 NTE
73745USflAnnette Katarincic4 NT3 C3 D3 NT3 NTC
73845CNMaggie Zhang3 C2 S3 D4 D3 NTF
73945SEAnders Aslund6 H2 D3 D5 D3 NTF
74045BERutger van Mechelen5 H3 CP4 D4 NTE
74145USwaPaul Judkins4 NT3 C3 D3 H3 NTD
74245SGJason Chew4 H2 S3 D5 D3 SD
74345UScaSteve Mager3 C2 DP4 D3 SA
74445ILRafi Amado5 H2 D3 H4 S3 SF
74545ESMercedes Eizmendi4 H2 D3 D4 D4 DE
74645CAnsJim Mathers4 HPD3 H4 CC
74745INVishnu Vardhan Reddy3 C2 S3 C3 NT4 NTD
74845CAnsGerald Murphy4 H3 C3 D3 H4 NTC
74945INNeelotpal Sahai3 C2 H3 D4 D3 SD
75045UKscTerry Lillie3 CP3 C3 NT4 NTA
75145UScaPhil Swan4 NT2 S3 D3 H3 NTF
75245USvaMorgan Thistle4 NT2 S3 D3 H3 NTF
75345CAmbDoug Jobbins4 HP3 D3 NT3 NTC
75445AUMerrelyn Daly4 NTPD5 D3 NTF

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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
149.5730UKscScotland7
248.8358USokOklahoma6
348.2220NLNetherlands51
448.0969USorOregon11
548.00189DKDenmark6
647.60285GRGreece5
747.5210FRFrance21
847.384FIFinland13
947.129TRTurkey34
1047.003USscSouth Carolina7
1146.8381HRCroatia6
1246.3513CNChina23
1346.29268CAnsNova Scotia17
1446.2284UScoColorado9
1546.20240USalAlabama5
1646.1615USilIllinois25
1746.1217BEBelgium17
1846.0783NONorway14
1945.8557SESweden20
2045.82160BGBulgaria11
2145.717UKenEngland97
2245.60427CAmbManitoba5
2345.5740DEGermany23
2445.426USmiMichigan12
2545.3523RORomania26
2645.25118HUHungary8
2745.2212UScaCalifornia89
2845.1811SGSingapore11
2945.10105IEIreland10
3045.0343UStxTexas29
3145.0045USohOhio18
3245.0055CAabAlberta15
3344.8716CAonOntario54
3444.8371SISlovenia6
3544.83155USlaLouisiana6
3644.67260LVLatvia6
3744.6344ATAustria8
3844.6088ILIsrael15
3944.575AUAustralia46
4044.5234USwaWashington21
4144.441USinIndiana9
4244.442PTPortugal27
4344.4439USgaGeorgia9
4444.4346USmnMinnesota14
4544.40255EEEstonia5
4644.40488RURussia5
4744.3335USnyNew York40
4844.098USpaPennsylvania23
4944.0363USnjNew Jersey29
5044.00225USmoMissouri7
5144.00401USkyKentucky6
5243.89106ESSpain9
5343.7391CAbcBritish Columbia30
5443.36211HKHong Kong14
5543.24126INIndia33
5643.17393USazArizona6
5743.13167ITItaly16
5843.0832USmaMassachusetts24
5943.0352CApqQuebec29
6043.0398USflFlorida62
6143.00149NZNew Zealand10
6242.9337USmdMaryland14
6342.4295USctConnecticut12
6442.33110PLPoland9
6542.00315USvaVirginia10
6641.80482USnhNew Hampshire5
6741.18175ZASouth Africa11
6840.83157CHSwitzerland6
6940.79248USncNorth Carolina14

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
7054.0092BMBermuda1
7153.00136USndNorth Dakota1
7252.0033USnvNevada3
7351.00262BABosnia & Herzegovina1
7449.5047UKwaWales4
7549.50187THThailand2
7649.00133USneNebraska3
7749.00345PKPakistan1
7849.00348USsdSouth Dakota1
7949.00373ARArgentina1
8049.00375COColombia1
8148.00436USwyWyoming1
8248.00452CDCongo (Dem Republic)1
8348.00487ISIceland1
8448.00491LBLebanon1
8547.33341USksKansas3
8647.00142USidIdaho2
8746.67304VEVenezuela3
8846.50437CApePrince Edward Island2
8946.25242TWTaiwan4
9046.00631MTMalta1
9146.00665BYBelarus1
9245.6741USriRhode Island3
9345.00570USwiWisconsin3
9445.00686UKjeJersey & Guernsey1
9545.00723USmsMississippi1
9644.50627JPJapan2
9744.50645CAnfNewfoundland2
9844.33140USakAlaska3
9944.00762KRKorea (South)1
10044.00790CAytYukon1
10144.00815AMArmenia2
10243.67673USarArkansas3
10343.50709CAnbNew Brunswick2
10443.25605UStnTennessee4
10543.0022USdcWashington DC4
10643.00653CLChile3
10742.00568SKSlovakia2
10842.00975USvtVermont1
10941.33832IDIndonesia3
11041.001045USiaIowa1
11141.001075MZMozambique1
11240.001138USmeMaine1
11339.75764USwvWest Virginia4
11439.001092RSSerbia2
11539.001149MYMalaysia1
11638.67296USnmNew Mexico3
11738.501014EGEgypt2
11838.00490USmtMontana3
11938.001202UYUruguay1
12038.001206SASaudi Arabia1
12134.001335UKniNorthern Ireland1
12232.001368CZCzech Republic1

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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 GIB (US) which topped all the bots, albeit with a mediocre score of 44. Only a point behind in second place was Jack (Netherlands) with 43. This proved to be a tough problem set for automatons, as none attained the average human score of 44.89. Go, humans! We got the tin cans on the run!

As usual, there were a few errant calls (not listed among my choices), but only one was worthy. On Problem 4, GIB chose to bid 4 H, which is eccentric but quite reasonable (and probably should have been listed). Further, GIB continued the auction in exemplary fashion to reach the optimum contract. Considering that 3 H (similar meaning) was awarded 9, I felt 4 H deserved 8. Other errant calls (Bridge Buff bid 3 H on Problem 1, and Blue Chip Bridge passed on Problem 4) were clearly unworthy and scored the same as the lowest listed call.

The nine-bagger on Problem 1 was fun, and I was curious what each bot would really open if not forced to open 1 H. Agreeing with 1 H were Blue Chip Bridge and Bridge Buff. Opening 2 C were GIB, Jack, Bridge Baron and Micro Bridge. Off the wall, perhaps, was Q-plus Bridge, opening 5 H! Still, this was an earthly maneuver compared to HAL, which opened 1 D — an advance splinter. I tried to pursue this but HAL warned me to desist, else the splinter “might end up in my chair and I’d be singing soprano.”

September 2005 Rankings
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
144USGIB 6.1.34 HPD4 H3 NTF
243NLJack 3.014 H2 D3 C5 D3 NTF
341JPMicro Bridge 11.003 C2 SP3 NT3 NTA
440USBridge Baron 15.04 HP3 C3 H3 NTD
535UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.2.64 H2 DPP3 NTD
634CABridge Buff 11.03 H2 D3 C5 D5 DD
731DEQ-plus Bridge 7.14 H2 SD3 S5 DF
814USHAL 90036 H2 NT2 NT3 S4 HC

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