Scores 8W95 MainChallenge


July 2006 Scores


Analyses by Richard Pavlicek

The “Deutsch Lands Vienna Coup” bidding poll (aka “Deutschland’s Vienna Coup”) had 1404 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 participants1404
Number of locations125
Highest score60
Median score47
Lowest score22
Average score46.37

Top 100

RankScoreCCName123456
160UScaRichard SteinD3 C4 H3 DDB
260FRGuy LedanoisD3 C4 H3 DDB
360USmaTim Francis-WrightD3 C4 H3 DDB
460CApqDavid DumontD3 C4 H3 DDB
560USnyGene SaxeD3 C4 H3 DDB
660NLPeter van der StapD3 C4 H3 DDB
760AUBen ChosidD3 C4 H3 DDB
860BRAntonio NeyD3 C4 H3 DDB
960PKAhsan QureshiD3 C4 H3 DDB
1059ITGiovanni BobbioD3 NT4 H3 DDB
1159CAnbMarilyn BarryD3 NT4 H3 DDB
1259VEGustavo de LemosD3 C4 H5 CDB
1359FRGerard MarotD3 NT4 H3 DDB
1459FRPatrice PiganeauD3 NT4 H3 DDB
1559UKenShahid HamidD3 C4 H5 CDB
1659SECarsten KofoedD3 C4 H5 CDB
1758USmnGabrielle UzD3 C3 S3 DDB
1858USwaRandy CornD3 C4 H3 DDD
1958USmaRobert LavinD3 NT4 H5 CDB
2058USwyRick KnightD3 C4 H3 DDD
2158LTKestutis Armonavicius3 NT3 C4 H3 DDB
2258VEVivianne LechtmanD3 C4 H3 DDD
2358CAskR.J. AndersonD3 C4 H3 DDD
2458SEMats WaltreD3 C3 S3 DDB
2558USflLee FleishmanD3 C4 H3 DDD
2658BGTchavdar NikolovD3 C3 S3 DDB
2758ROAndrei Sechelea3 NT3 C4 H3 DDB
2857UKenBob AshbyD3 C4 H5 CDD
2957UKenTim Dickinson3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
3057USmdSarah WiD3 C3 S5 CDB
3157ROLiviu OpreaD3 C4 H5 CDD
3257USpaKen Cohen3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
3357USvaPrahalad Rajkumar3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
3457CAonMilton Durrant3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
3557USflF.B. Green3 NT3 C4 H5 CDB
3657ITBaialupo BaialupoD3 C3 H3 DDB
3757NLBas Rozemond3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
3857USnjNoel KohnD3 C3 H3 DDB
3957NZPieter Verhoek3 NT3 C4 H5 CDB
4057PTManuel Oliveira3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
4157TREmrah SenD3 C4 H3 DEB
4257ITMark PerottoD3 C4 H4 CDB
4357USmaLuke Gillespie3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
4456UKenRobin ZigmondD3 NT3 H3 DDB
4556ATMichael BenediktD3 NT4 H3 DEB
4656TROnur TanerD3 NT4 H4 CDB
4756DKPeter JorckD2 S4 H3 DDB
4856ZABernard DondeD3 NT4 H4 CDB
4956CApqLise LapointeD3 C4 H3 DDE
5056CApqBert EcclesD3 C4 H3 DDE
5156USgaGladys HardcastleD3 C4 H3 DDE
5256HKYee Sum MoD3 C4 H3 DDE
5356OMNitin VaidyaD2 S4 H3 DDB
5456UScaVic SartorD3 C4 H5 CDC
5556CAonRagnar PaulsonD3 C4 H3 DDE
5656ROAdrian VasileD2 S4 H3 DDB
5756NZPaul Carter3 NT3 C3 S3 DDB
5856USflNorbert SaxD3 NT4 H3 DDC
5956SEMans Nedlich3 NT3 C3 S3 DDB
6056USmsWendel ArcherD2 S4 H3 DDB
6156NOMagnus Gulbrandsen3 NT3 NT4 H5 CDB
6256UKenToby KenneyD3 C4 H3 DDE
6356UStxBill BreslinD3 C4 H5 CDC
6456INArpan BanerjeeD2 S4 H3 DDB
6556TWJoy TsouD2 S4 H3 DDB
6656FIHarri Kivi-KoskinenD3 C4 H3 DDE
6755NLPieter van der KleinD3 NT4 H3 DDE
6855ESDavid de PartearroyoD2 S4 H5 CDB
6955RORadu VasilescuD2 NT4 H3 DDB
7055FINiko KaunistoD3 C4 H5 CDE
7155UKwaAlan StephensonD2 NT4 H3 DDB
7255AUEverald HewsonD3 C3 S4 CDB
7355UKenAnthony GoldingD2 NT4 H3 DDB
7455BEMarie-Irene HeyvaertD3 C4 H3 DCB
7555TREmre NoyanD2 NT4 H3 DDB
7655HKKen YipD3 C3 S3 DDC
7755UScaJared GordonD3 C4 H5 CDE
7855INVenky PazhambalacodeD2 NT4 H3 DDB
7955DEGeorg EdelmannD2 NT4 H3 DDB
8055RSVladimir ForsterD3 C3 S3 DDC
8155USncJim MassonD3 NT4 H3 DDE
8255CAonJack ShinehoftD3 NT4 H3 DDE
8355USnyJohn DonovanD2 NT4 H3 DDB
8455UScaWilliam KnowltonD3 NT4 H3 DDE
8555UStxJack LacyD3 NT4 H3 DDE
8655FREmmanuel Amiot3 NT3 C4 H4 CDB
8755USinMichael SpurgeonD3 C4 H5 CDE
8855USilRobert HowardD3 C4 H5 CDE
8955CAabLynne HelmerD3 NT4 H3 DDE
9055DEDetlev KroeningD3 NT4 H3 DDE
9155INNatarajan Krishnamoorthy3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDD
9255GRThanos KalentzosD2 NT4 H3 DDB
9355UKenChris Cook3 NT3 C4 H3 DDC
9455USflJoanne YeagerD3 C4 H5 CDE
9555KRRick WakemanD3 NT4 H3 DBB
9655CNGe Meng3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDD
9755CApqMaxine SandersD3 C4 H5 CDE
9855NLGerard ElsendoornD3 NT4 H3 DDE
9955USnjMarty LevinD3 C3 H3 DDD
10055CNRoger SunD2 NT4 H3 DDB

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Places 101-200

RankScoreCCName123456
10155USmaJeffrey TurnerD3 C3 D3 DDB
10255USmdNoble ShoreD3 C4 H5 CDE
10355USwiTyson PattersonD3 C4 H4 CDD
10455USctGernot ReinersD2 S4 H5 CDB
10555UStxJimmy Hubbard3 NT3 C4 H3 DDC
10655NLRob Wijman3 NT3 C4 H3 DDC
10755AUNye Griffiths3 NT3 C4 H4 CDB
10855LVAigars Germanis3 NT3 C4 H5 CDD
10955GRSpyro PantelisD2 NT4 H3 DDB
11055NLMichiel GeelenD3 C3 S3 DDC
11155AUHeather Scott3 NT3 C4 H5 CDD
11255BGAntonio KotsevD2 NT4 H3 DDB
11355BYDmitri ShabesD3 NT4 H3 DDE
11455DEChristiane Mielke3 NT3 C4 H4 CDB
11554HKJerome Cheung3 NT2 S4 H3 DDB
11654BEAnne de BackerD3 C4 H3 DAB
11754CAbcLaurent CoquetD2 NT4 H5 CDB
11854RORadu BlejeruD3 C4 H5 CCB
11954UScaBill CubleyD3 C3 S5 CDC
12054DEAnton HusakouD3 C3 S3 DDE
12154NLBas Lodder3 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
12254NLRonald Kuip3 NT3 C4 H3 DBB
12354FIJoakim Fabritius3 NT3 C4 H5 CEB
12454PTJorge Cruzeiro3 NT3 NT3 S5 CDB
12554ITPaolo PaolicchiD3 C3 NT3 DDB
12654USohJohn HeftD3 NT4 H5 CBB
12754USorRobert Peery4 NT3 C4 H3 DDB
12854IDArief WintoloD3 NT4 H3 DCB
12954UScaSandy Barnes3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDC
13054USncMike RiceD3 C3 S3 DDE
13154INJai GramaD2 S4 H3 DDD
13254NLErik Hoeksema3 NT2 S4 H3 DDB
13354DEGuenni Gaulob4 NT3 C4 H3 DDB
13454UKenChris ChallinorD3 C3 NT3 DDB
13554PTAugusto LopesD3 NT4 H4 CDD
13654CZMichal KopeckyD3 C4 H3 DAB
13754CApqPeter SchwartzD2 NT4 H5 CDB
13854RUNickolay KuznetsovD3 C4 H3 DAB
13954NLKaren de Leeuw3 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
14054USnyKevin Bathurst3 NT3 NT4 H4 CDB
14154NLPeter van MontfoortD3 C3 H3 DEB
14254CAbcGilbert Lambert3 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
14354USnjMani GuptaD3 C4 H3 DAB
14454USnhWalt CumminsD3 C3 NT3 DDB
14554USncRichard MaybinD3 C4 H5 CCB
14654USnjSteven TaubD3 C3 NT3 DDB
14754CAonJonathan Steinberg3 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
14854USflRobert MarkleyD3 C3 NT3 DDB
14954USmiMark Bumler3 NT2 S4 H3 DDB
15054LVPeteris BethersD2 S4 H3 DDD
15154TRErdinc ErbilD2 S4 H3 DDD
15254USmiArthur Wasserman3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDC
15354NLJacco Hop3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDC
15454USnvJoshua Donn3 NT3 NT4 H4 CDB
15554ITMauro MazzieriD3 C3 NT3 DDB
15654ZACarin VerburgD3 C3 S3 DDE
15754ITAntonio de GregorioD3 NT3 S4 CDB
15854USohForrest Smith3 NT3 NT4 H5 CDD
15954ITValter Boetti3 NT3 NT4 H4 CDB
16054USscRick GilesD3 C3 NT3 DDB
16154USnyGerald Cohen3 NT3 NT4 H5 CDD
16254ROAdrian Craciun3 NT3 C4 H5 CDC
16354AUDavid HarrisD3 NT4 H5 CDE
16454USkyMax HooverD2 S4 H3 DDD
16554USohCharles BisesiD3 C4 H5 CCB
16654EEAllar Padari4 NT3 C4 H3 DDB
16754CHEric WilliamsonD3 NT4 H3 DCB
16854TRAyhan AkbyyykD3 NT3 S4 CDB
16954NLPerry Groot3 NT3 C4 H3 DBB
17053AUColin ThomasD3 C4 H4 CDE
17153UKenAndy HollandD3 C4 H4 CDE
17253FIJyrki LahtonenD3 C4 H3 DEE
17353EEMeelis TiitsonD2 S3 H3 DDB
17453MYTimothy Liang Kan3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
17553BESebastien LouveauxD3 C4 H4 CBB
17653PLMarek MalowidzkiD3 NT4 H3 DAB
17753SGCharles Leong3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
17853DEHans FleischhackD3 C3 S3 DCB
17953AUKeith BarrieD3 C3 D3 DDD
18053CAabDaniel BertrandD3 C4 H4 CDE
18153USpaMatt Lahut3 NT3 C3 S4 CDB
18253USctPierina GraebeD3 C4 H5 CAB
18353CAbcRobert Gerrie3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
18453CNCong ZhangD3 C4 H4 CDE
18553ITMarco Catellani3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
18653NLPatrick de BasD2 NT3 S3 DDB
18753USakEd RaisD2 S4 H3 DDC
18853NLTommie NooijD3 C4 H4 CDE
18953IEWillem MeviusD3 C4 H5 CAB
19053USgaLarry Giltman3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
19153UKenAndrew BillsonD3 C4 H5 CAB
19253USctDavid Keller4 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
19353USmoMark Gilje3 NT3 C4 H3 DCB
19453USpaKristofor VarhusD2 NT3 S3 DDB
19553INSriram Narasimhan3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
19653USazKurt Oelze4 NT3 NT4 H3 DDB
19753EGAndrew de SosaD2 NT3 S3 DDB
19853USilTad HofkinD3 NT3 NT3 DDB
19953CApqPascale GaudreaultD3 NT3 H3 DDC
20053AUWarren Muller3 NT3 C4 H4 CDD

Scores 8W95 MainChallengeAnalysesTop July 2006 Scores

Places 201-300

RankScoreCCName123456
20153USmdJay WeinsteinD2 S4 H3 DDC
20253DEMaria WurmseerD2 NT3 S3 DDB
20353ILOr Shoham4 S3 C4 H3 DDB
20453ZABryan Strydom3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDB
20553UKscTim McKay3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
20653BGGregory GorshkovD3 C4 H4 NTDB
20753USctRay BazinetD3 NT3 S3 DDE
20853UKenMike Tucker3 NT3 NT4 H5 CDC
20953ITJulia CaroD3 C3 S5 CDE
21053UStnLarry HaysD2 S4 H4 CDB
21153USinBrian Ross3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
21253UScoRoger MillerD3 C4 H4 CDE
21353USflJoseph Glazar3 NT3 C3 D3 DDB
21453UScaFranklin GonzalezD3 C3 H3 DDE
21553GRAndreas Meramveliotakis3 NT3 C4 H3 DCB
21653USwaJosh Sinnett3 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
21753CAbcPeter CrawleyD3 C4 H4 NTDB
21853AUBill Powell4 NT3 C4 H5 CDB
21953ZAWilson McLeodD3 C4 H3 DCD
22053USwiBillie JohnsonD3 C4 H3 DBC
22152PLZbych BednarekD3 C3 S3 DAB
22252USnjLeonard HelfgottD2 NT4 H4 CDB
22352USpaVenk NatarajanD3 NT4 H3 DEE
22452USilChris Romaine3 NT3 C4 H3 DEC
22552UScaDouglas BakerD3 C4 H5 CEE
22652UScaPatrick ChyeD3 NT4 H3 DCD
22752NLMartin BootsmaD2 NT4 H4 CDB
22852HULaszlo SztrapkovicsD2 S4 H3 DDE
22952ESMark HendricksD3 C4 H5 CBC
23052USohCraig Satersmoen3 NT3 NT4 H4 CDD
23152UScaDon TaylorD3 C3 NT3 DDD
23252USmdJoe BotkinD3 C3 NT3 DDD
23352SEJon Helgason3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDB
23452USncJon RiceD3 NT4 H4 CDE
23552USpaDarl Horn4 NT3 NT4 H5 CDB
23652SEJohann DischlerD3 C4 H4 CCB
23752HRKarlo BrguljanD3 NT4 H4 CDE
23852USorMark TolliverD3 C4 H4 CCB
23952INPrabir Kumar DattaD2 S4 H5 CDC
24052TRKamil Karaali3 NT3 C4 H4 CDC
24152DENils BokholtD2 NT4 H3 DEB
24252EEEnno AndvereD3 C3 D4 CDB
24352FRJean-Christophe ClementD2 NT4 H4 CDB
24452HKPui Kong Chiu3 NT3 NT3 S5 CDD
24552ILDaniel OrsherD3 NT4 H5 CEC
24652FRPire CusiD2 NT4 H3 DEB
24752SIMilan RancD2 S4 H3 DDE
24852USgaJoe SinkeyD3 C3 NT3 DDD
24952CAonJoseph SauroD3 C4 H3 DBE
25052CAonMarc LangevinD2 NT4 H3 DDC
25152CAbcAlan ChapelleD2 NT4 H3 DDC
25252ITRenato EuterpeD2 NT3 H3 DDB
25352USscGreg RobertsD3 NT4 H5 CAB
25452USohTim CrankD2 NT4 H3 DEB
25552USwaDavid Baer4 NT3 C3 S3 DDB
25652USpaDorothy LoyD2 S4 H3 DDE
25752TRBerk BasaranD2 NT4 H4 CDB
25852USnyArlo Tuppel3 NT3 NT4 H3 DCB
25952FRPatrick FlodropsD3 NT4 H5 CAB
26052SEOlle MorellD3 NT4 H4 CDE
26152UKenStephen Ryan4 NT3 C4 H3 DDD
26252UScaJoseph Chin4 NT3 NT4 H5 CDB
26352UScaHenri FarhiD3 C4 H3 DCC
26452USilKaren Walker3 NT3 NT4 H5 CDE
26552UKenJohn EnglandD3 NT4 H4 CDE
26652AUEd BarnesD3 NT4 H4 CDE
26752SEJan AnderssonD3 C3 H5 CDE
26852HUZoltan Kalmar3 NT3 C4 H3 DAB
26952USncShirley Jackson4 NT3 C3 S3 DDB
27052BEKoen Grauwels3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDB
27152INVenkatesh RamanathanD3 C3 H5 CDE
27252NLGabriel SmitD2 S4 H3 DDE
27352TROsman OzcanD2 NT4 H4 CDB
27452HUImre CsiszarD3 NT3 H3 DBB
27552PTManuel Paulo3 NT3 C4 H3 DAB
27652UScaTom McGuireD3 C4 H3 DCC
27752AUAlan BryceD3 NT3 S5 CBB
27852UKenRoger MortonD3 NT3 S3 DCB
27952PLJacek Zwolinski3 NT3 C4 H5 CED
28052USctDavid Domizi3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDB
28151PLStanislaw Makowka3 NT3 NT4 H5 CED
28251USmeMichael HopkinsD3 C4 H4 CAB
28351DERainer HerrmannD2 NT4 H3 DDE
28451GRSpiros KotinasD3 C4 H3 DCE
28551CApqClaude PoudrierD3 C3 H3 DEC
28651BGGeorgi Bachev3 NT2 S4 H4 CDB
28751CAonGeorge KnightD2 NT4 H3 DDE
28851AUStephen FischerD3 C3 S4 CDE
28951USnhBruce DowningD2 NT4 H3 DDE
29051CAmbAnnmarie DeschampsD3 C3 NT5 CDD
29151CAbcHart LeppardD3 NT4 H3 DCC
29251UKenAnastasios Chanalaris3 NT3 C3 D3 DDD
29351FITaru SuppulaD2 S4 H5 CDE
29451UScaTim OffensendD3 C4 H5 CCC
29551NLArnold Fok4 NT3 C4 H5 CDD
29651UStxYe ChenD3 C3 NT3 DDC
29751ITFranco GalleniD2 NT4 H3 DDE
29851NLTon Eras3 NT3 NT3 NT3 DDB
29951ROBogdan Neagu3 NT3 C3 NT5 CDB
30051CHDima NikolenkovD2 NT4 H3 DDE

Scores 8W95 MainChallengeAnalysesTop July 2006 Scores

Places 301-400

RankScoreCCName123456
30151UKenAndrew Robson3 NT3 C4 H4 CDE
30251USflCraig HemphillD3 C4 H4 CAB
30351UKenAlex Harding4 NT3 C4 H3 DEB
30451USazRobb Gordon3 NT3 NT3 S3 DDE
30551USmiJames PetersonD2 NT4 H3 DDE
30651USctKen GraebeD2 NT4 H3 DDE
30751USmaGlenn McIntyreD3 NT3 D3 DDC
30851UScaDan HirschbergD3 C3 H3 DAB
30951CAonDavid ColbertD3 C4 H5 CBE
31051USflJack BrawnerD2 NT4 H3 DDE
31151CAonPaul RedversD3 C4 H3 DAC
31251UScaPaul MissoD3 NT3 H5 CDE
31351CAbcLynda SlaterD2 S4 H5 CDE
31451UKenDavid HopkinsD2 NT4 H3 DDE
31551USflJohn Ridenour4 NT3 C4 H4 CDB
31651USmoThomas Kniest3 NT3 NT4 H3 DAB
31751CNWind Zhang4 NT3 C4 H4 CDB
31851USgaMarijan E. WordD3 NT4 H3 DBE
31951CAbcRob Dunn3 NT3 C3 NT5 CDB
32051SGGary AngD3 C3 D3 DDE
32151AUInez Glanger4 S3 NT4 H5 CDB
32251CNYijun XuD3 C3 NT3 DDC
32351CApqLuc Favreau3 NT3 C3 NT5 CDB
32451USmdBrad TheurerD3 C3 D3 DDE
32551BGKrasimir YankovD2 NT4 H3 DDE
32651UScaBilly Blanchard4 NT3 C4 H5 CDD
32751TRAykut AksuD3 NT4 H3 DBE
32851ZABrad Ross-Jones3 NT3 C4 H4 CDE
32951UScaMike KerrD3 NT3 S4 CDC
33051USflKeith FalknerD2 NT4 H5 CDC
33151ZAPat McLaren3 NT3 NT3 H4 CDB
33251CAonDale FreemanD3 NT4 H3 DBE
33351NLTim HeeresD3 C3 H3 DAB
33451USmaRichard Lappin3 NT3 C4 H3 DCD
33551ILYossi NeimanD3 NT4 H5 CEE
33651SERobert Soderlund3 NT3 NT3 NT3 DDB
33751INRavi RamamurthiD3 C4 H3 DCE
33851USnyGrace Lloyd3 NT3 NT3 S3 DDE
33951UScaMark KornmannD3 NT4 H3 DBE
34051USdcDaniel MorganD2 NT4 H3 DDE
34151USwvJim Buck3 NT3 C4 H5 CBD
34251USmnPaul SitzD3 C4 H5 CCC
34351CLConstantino SifaquiD3 C3 D3 DDE
34451CNXiangmin GaoD3 C3 H5 CCB
34551UKenMark ReeveD2 NT4 H3 DDE
34651UKenGeraint Harker3 NT3 C4 H4 CDE
34751ROEduard MunteanuD3 C4 H3 DCE
34851UScaBetsy MarcusD2 NT4 H3 DDE
34951USnjMark WhitmanD2 NT4 H3 DDE
35051CAbcBrent MooderD3 C3 S3 DEE
35151BMTimba TifanyD3 C4 H4 CAB
35251UScaAllen ProhofskyD3 C4 H3 DCE
35351USmoBill Finkenstadt3 NT3 C4 H4 CDE
35451FRDidier PignolD2 NT4 H3 DBB
35551UKenDom GoodwinD3 NT4 H3 DBE
35651INShantanu RastogiD2 NT4 H3 DDE
35751UScaNick MartinoD3 C4 H3 DCE
35851USnyKaren Ewald3 NT2 NT3 S3 DDB
35951SGShen Ting AngD3 C3 NT3 DDC
36051UKenGareth Birdsall3 NT3 NT4 H4 CDC
36151RUArtem ArikovD3 C4 H3 DAC
36251CAnsElianor Kennie3 NT3 C4 H3 DEE
36351UScaPaul NelsonD2 NT4 H3 DDE
36451USnySheng LiD2 S4 H5 CDE
36551UScaDamo Nair3 NT2 S4 H3 DDC
36651USmaStephen McDevittD3 C4 H4 CAB
36750USkyBill LentzD3 C3 NT3 DDE
36850CAonGordon HumphrysD2 NT4 H5 CDE
36950USpaNancy OlsonD3 C4 H5 CDA
37050NOMagnus SkaarD3 C3 NT3 DDE
37150UKenBill March3 NT2 S4 H3 DDE
37250USnjDon DavignonD2 NT4 H5 CDE
37350FRJacques OlivierD2 NT4 H3 DCB
37450USnjJon BessingerD3 C3 NT3 DDE
37550HUTom BarczyD3 NT4 H3 DAC
37650CAabDavid JohnsonD3 NT3 D3 DDE
37750CAonSheila PuzD3 C4 H5 CCE
37850UStxPeter Hudson3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDC
37950USwaHendrik Sharples3 NT3 NT4 H4 CDE
38050USvaWilliam AdamsD3 C4 H5 CCE
38150USwaBrian Zaugg4 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
38250USflNicki Caplan4 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
38350USwaDave Setterholm3 NT2 S4 H3 DDE
38450AUIan LisleD2 S3 S3 DBB
38550CNHongjun Zhong3 NT3 NT4 H3 DEE
38650CLAlex Sadzawka4 H3 NT4 H5 CDB
38750HUCsaba CzimerD3 NT4 H4 CAB
38850ITAndrea GiommiD3 C3 D5 CDE
38950ZAVanessa Main3 NT2 S4 H3 DDE
39050CAonSteve Bartlett3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDC
39150AUDavid Brooks3 NT2 NT4 H4 CDB
39250PTIsabel Correia4 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
39350USkyRobert CoffeyD3 C3 NT3 DDE
39450CAonJoel Shapiro3 NT2 S4 H3 DDE
39550USflMark RaphaelsonD2 NT3 S3 DDC
39650BEAlan PiotrowskiD3 NT3 D3 DDE
39750USflJohn BillerD3 NT4 H3 DCE
39850USmaRosalyn Dreyfus3 NT3 C3 D5 CDD
39950USnyGene Marks3 NT2 S4 H3 DDE
40050USnjGerald EssigD3 C3 NT3 DDE

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Places 401-500

RankScoreCCName123456
40150UStxGlenda StieberD3 C3 NT3 DDE
40250UKenRuth Lister4 NT3 NT4 H5 CDD
40350USazJohn Gray3 NT3 NT3 NT5 CDB
40450CApqRene ThebergeD3 C3 NT3 DDE
40550AUDavid Stern3 NT2 S4 H3 DDE
40650USnyCharles GrutmanD3 NT4 H3 DCE
40750ATHarry RopperD3 NT3 NT3 DDC
40850CAonGoldie LobelD3 C3 NT5 CDC
40950USilTed McHughD3 NT3 NT3 DDC
41050EGEssam Aly4 NT2 S4 H3 DDB
41150USnjIgor PogrebinskyD3 NT3 NT3 DDC
41250BRGiovanni ZoliD3 C3 H3 DEE
41350USvaAnne White4 NT3 C4 H5 CEB
41450USflSusi RossD3 NT4 H3 DCE
41550NZSteffy Morris3 NT2 S4 H3 DDE
41650ZAPete MayburyD2 S3 NT3 DDB
41750TRSemi AlpD2 NT3 D3 DDB
41850USmdJerry Land4 S3 C4 H4 CDB
41950UStxJohn MossinghoffD3 C3 NT5 CDC
42050USflRosalie Londeree3 NT3 C4 H5 CEE
42150CNHe LiqiangD3 C4 H4 CEE
42250SEAnders Aslund3 NT3 NT4 H3 DEE
42350BEJerome Delcarte3 NT3 C4 H4 CCB
42450ESRaimon Tatxe3 NT3 C3 H5 CDE
42550DEHarro WimmelD2 NT4 H3 DCB
42650NLLeo BlaauwD3 C3 D3 DCB
42750USflWilliam Stevens4 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
42850USilPrabhakar OakD2 NT4 H4 CDD
42950USgaRichard Wimberley3 NT3 NT3 NT5 CDB
43050CHMiriam KullD2 NT4 H3 DCB
43150USilMicah Fogel3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDD
43250ESJavier Carbonero4 NT3 NT4 H5 CDD
43350IDNoer Imanzal Kartamadjana4 NT3 C3 S3 DDD
43450USdcJonathan SiegelD2 NT4 H5 CDE
43550VEFrances Hansen4 S3 C4 H4 CDB
43650USscJimmie Cannon4 NT3 NT4 H5 CDD
43750ZAHarold Bernstein3 NT2 S3 S3 DDD
43850HKTheo Chin3 NT3 NT4 H3 DEE
43950USdcStephen RoseD2 NT4 H5 CDE
44050PTCarlos CabrinhaD2 S3 NT3 DDB
44150TRUgur Tas3 NT2 S4 H3 DDE
44250UKenVictor Milman4 NT3 C4 H3 DDE
44350USwaJohn Givins3 NT3 C4 H3 DBE
44450UKenJohn HaslegraveD2 NT4 H5 CDE
44550NLRoelf DijkhuisD3 C4 H3 DAE
44650PTPaulino CorreaD2 NT3 D3 DDB
44750NOGeir NostdahlD3 C4 H5 CCE
44850UKenDavid Collier3 NT3 NT4 H4 CDE
44950UKenChris CooperD2 NT4 H5 CDE
45050CAonBala IyerD3 C4 H3 DAE
45150INChandra PrakashD2 S3 NT3 DDB
45250HRTomislav GracinD3 C4 H4 CEE
45350USflLinda PoppellD3 C3 NT3 DDE
45449CNXiaoxin Lu3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
45549HRDean PokornyD3 NT4 H5 CCE
45649UKenNils Bierrum3 NT3 NT3 H3 DCB
45749CNJet ChjD2 NT4 H3 DEC
45849CAnsBrian Hansen4 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
45949UKscNigel Guthrie3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
46049SGJerome Ganz3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
46149CAonDavid Grainger3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
46249USwiBryan DelfsD3 NT3 NT3 DDE
46349SGJulian LimD2 S3 S5 CDE
46449CDPaul Inbona3 NT3 C4 H3 DCE
46549USilGeorge Klemic3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
46649BEAlon Amsel3 NT2 NT4 H5 CEB
46749USmdJerrold Miller4 S3 C4 H3 DDE
46849USgaWally Koehler4 S2 S4 H3 DDB
46949USorPaul FlashenbergD3 NT4 H3 DAE
47049ILBranca Amado3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
47149USflJohn BradyD2 S4 H4 CDE
47249DEFalko Gleichmann4 NT2 NT4 H3 DDB
47349USpaJoyce Horn4 NT3 C4 H5 CDE
47449UScaRob StevensD3 NT4 H5 CCE
47549BEGraham Southgate3 NT3 NT3 H4 CDD
47649USwaMike FrentzD3 C4 H5 CAE
47749USpaPat PolicellaD3 C4 H4 NTDE
47849USwaRobert Getz4 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
47949UScaAndrea Everitt4 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
48049ROIleana Nedelea3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDC
48149LVIvars LiepaD3 NT3 S4 CCB
48249HKWing-Kai Hon4 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
48349DERoland VoigtD2 NT4 H3 DAB
48449EGMagdy Shohdy Mesdary3 NT2 S4 H5 CDE
48549INMohanakrishnan KumarD2 NT3 S3 DDE
48649USazPaul Glick3 NT3 C4 H3 DCE
48749FRSamuel RozenbergD3 C3 D5 CCB
48849UKscPaul Gipson4 NT3 C4 H5 CDE
48949CAnsBrian LaffertyD3 C4 H4 CAD
49049USmiBob JakesD2 S3 D3 DDD
49149USscHaiping Yan3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
49249USflGene Petrey3 NT3 C4 H3 DCE
49349UKenJon Nash4 S3 C3 S3 DDD
49449USnjAri Eisenberg3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
49549NLErik StofferD3 C3 NT5 CDE
49649USmnDavid Gronbeck4 S2 S4 H3 DDB
49749NLGerrit de RuiterD3 C4 H5 CAE
49849INBarun Biswas3 NT3 C3 H3 DAB
49949USmeLaura Lipman3 NT3 C4 H3 DCE
50049CApqIssie Markowicz3 NT3 C4 H3 DCE

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Places 501-600

RankScoreCCName123456
50149CAonSheila McDonald3 NT2 NT4 H5 CDC
50249USflMel KleinD3 NT3 S3 DCC
50349USokVeva GibbardD3 C3 NT5 CDE
50449CAonJackie Lesperance3 NT3 C3 NT5 CDD
50549CAmbMarg Stokes4 NT3 C4 H5 CDE
50649USnyEllie O’ConnorD3 C3 NT3 DCB
50749LBFay Chidiac3 NT2 S4 H3 DED
50849USmiRoss LinsenmierD2 S4 H5 CEC
50949CAonWilliam Koski3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
51049CAabNicolae Vartosu4 S3 C4 H3 DDE
51149USnjTina Daly3 NT3 C4 H3 DCE
51249USmiKaren Mann3 NT3 C4 H3 DCE
51349FIJussi Tamminen3 NT3 C4 H5 CBE
51449USnyRaymond Ratte4 S3 C4 H3 DDE
51549NLRuud von SeidaD3 NT4 H4 CEE
51649UKenCharlotte Vine4 S3 C4 H3 DDE
51749DEZuzana Herrmann4 S3 C4 H5 CDC
51849BEEric BaesD2 NT3 H4 CDB
51949USwaMatthew McCoy3 NT3 NT3 D3 DDC
52049USmnJack RhatiganD3 C3 H3 DBE
52149UStnArt Lowen4 S3 C4 H3 DDE
52249TRTayfun Ozbey4 NT2 S4 H5 CDB
52349ROGeza Stanca-Vass3 NT2 NT4 H5 CEB
52449NZJeremy KennardD3 NT4 H5 CDA
52549RSZoran Radojcic4 NT3 C4 H4 CDD
52649EGAhmed ElfarargyD3 C3 NT3 DCB
52749USnyPaul Michael4 NT3 C4 H5 CDE
52849ESEnrique BasabeD3 NT4 H3 DAE
52949FRMichel MayeurD3 C3 S4 CAB
53049INKaizad Anklesaria4 NT3 C4 H5 CDE
53149USilCharles BlairD3 NT3 S3 DAD
53249CNWeidong Yang3 NT3 NT4 H5 CEE
53349DERenate Breboeck4 NT3 C4 H3 DCB
53449CAonPeter Roney4 S3 NT3 H3 DDB
53549UKenMike Bell3 NT3 C3 D3 DDE
53649USncOwen Lien3 NT3 NT4 H4 CCB
53749CApqPierre Caron4 NT3 NT4 H5 CDC
53849GRLoukas Nikainas4 NT2 NT4 H3 DDB
53949CAonIan TotmanD2 S4 H4 CDE
54049HUSandor PalD2 S3 S3 DCB
54149UKenJohn Somerfield4 S3 C4 H3 DDE
54249INSubhransu PatnaikD2 NT4 H4 CDC
54349USnyWilliam Bascom4 NT3 NT4 H3 DDE
54449USmdMichael GillD3 C4 H5 CAE
54549NLBas Oosthoek3 NT2 NT4 H3 DDE
54649USnyGerry WildenbergD3 C3 S3 DAC
54749CAonPaul Janicki3 NT3 C4 H3 DCE
54849USalJulie Miles3 NT3 C3 H4 CDC
54949HUEva Meggyesi4 NT3 C4 H4 CDD
55049UScaAlvin Farber3 NT3 C3 NT5 CDD
55149UScaRon LandgraffD2 S3 H3 DDE
55249UKenRyan StephensonD3 C4 H4 CBE
55349USnyAlbert Feasley4 NT3 C4 H5 CDE
55449USwiDavid MelinD3 C3 D4 CDC
55549GRLazaros KaragiannopoulosD2 S3 S5 CDE
55649ROAdrian PopescuD2 NT4 H5 CCB
55749USctTerry Lubman3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDC
55849CAonJohn A. WrightD3 C3 NT3 DCB
55949USvaChris MaclauchlanD2 NT3 H4 CDB
56049ROVladimir KissD3 NT3 H3 DBC
56149USilEugene DilleD2 S4 H3 DEE
56249TRGuven DalkilicD2 NT3 NT3 DDB
56348USpaSteve White3 NT3 NT4 H5 CCC
56448UKenJohn Hall3 NT3 NT3 H3 DAB
56548TWHang Chang3 NT3 C4 H3 DAE
56648JPMark LaForge3 NT2 NT4 H3 DCB
56748UKenRichard MorseD2 S4 H3 DAD
56848UKenAshley Sawyer3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDE
56948BEBram AmselD2 NT4 H5 CAB
57048UKenTim PriorD2 NT4 H4 CDE
57148ARRaul Martino3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDE
57248NLRosalind HengeveldD3 NT3 H4 CCB
57348USpaFrank AbelD2 S4 H3 DCC
57448UScaRobert Imel3 NT3 C4 H5 CDA
57548USnyRita Sierocinski4 NT3 NT4 H5 CDE
57648TRErgun BolekD2 S3 H5 CDE
57748UKenRoger CourtneyD2 S3 NT3 DDD
57848USpaJohn PolicellaD2 S3 NT3 DDD
57948UStxLarry Smith3 NT2 NT4 H3 DCB
58048CNPeijie Zang3 NT2 NT4 H5 CDE
58148IDChristian Oenas3 NT3 C3 S5 CCD
58248NZJustus RozemondD2 NT3 S3 DCB
58348EEHannes NirkD3 NT3 NT3 DCB
58448TWChen Jye Chwu3 NT2 NT4 H5 CDE
58548ROCatalin LazarD2 NT3 S3 DCB
58648USnyBruce Ross3 NT3 C4 H5 CCE
58748USvaPeter HaglichD2 NT4 H4 CDE
58848USflBob Bernhard3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDE
58948UKenOwen Cotton-BarrattD2 NT3 S5 CDE
59048USncMichael Johnson3 NT3 NT3 NT4 CDB
59148USidGeoff Bridges3 NT3 C4 H3 DAE
59248NLAnneke van Dijk3 NT2 S3 NT3 DDB
59348UScaJohn Hardy3 NT3 NT3 NT5 CDD
59448USmiKen van CleveD2 NT4 H4 CDE
59548BGRossen GeorgievD2 S4 H5 CBC
59648CLDirk Zandee4 NT3 C3 NT3 DDB
59748CAonDavid TumberD3 C3 NT5 CED
59848CHJade Eric3 NT3 C3 S3 DCC
59948UStnJoseph Hawes4 NT2 S3 S3 DDB
60048USflGerald Averbuch3 NT2 S3 NT3 DDB

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Places 601-700

RankScoreCCName123456
60148UScaElaine Woodruff3 NT3 C3 NT3 DDE
60248CAbcRalph Tiessens4 S3 C3 D3 DDB
60348UKenGeof Spavins3 NT3 C4 H4 CEE
60448CApqGilles Verreault4 NT3 C3 H4 CDB
60548CAnsRobin Hall3 NT3 NT3 NT5 CDD
60648USmtBruce Cook3 NT3 C4 H5 CCE
60748USpaGraham WhitlowD2 S3 NT3 DDD
60848VEKatia Zirovnik4 S3 NT4 H5 CEB
60948UKenJohn Smith3 NT3 NT3 S4 CDE
61048UKenDavid Woulds3 NT2 NT4 H5 CDE
61148USiaDavid StarkD2 S4 H3 DCC
61248CApqAnsar Burney3 NT3 NT3 NT3 DDC
61348AUPeter GillD2 NT3 H3 DDE
61448IDPika Piskanto4 S3 NT4 H3 DDE
61548NLNico Klaver3 NT3 NT3 D3 DDE
61648AUClive KlugmanD3 C3 NT5 CCB
61748NLNiels de GrootD2 NT4 H4 CDE
61848ATWilly PurzelmayerD2 S4 H3 DCC
61948UScaRai Osborne3 NT3 C4 H3 DAE
62048SEThomas AlmD2 NT4 H3 DEE
62148UScaTodd Uyeda3 NT3 C3 NT5 CDC
62248USvaJudy Bates3 NT3 C3 H4 CDE
62348UScaSteven YangD2 S3 D5 CDD
62448ROFlorin ConstantinD3 NT4 H4 CBE
62548BGPeter KaharkovD3 C3 NT3 DEC
62648TRSavas KucukyavuzD3 NT3 NT3 DCB
62748ROViorica MladinD2 NT4 H4 CDE
62848UKenJonathan Keyne3 NT2 NT3 S3 DDC
62948USohDavid Dillon3 NT3 C3 D4 CDD
63048USohBurt FrankelD3 C3 D3 DCD
63148NLJohn Lesmeister3 NT3 NT3 NT4 CDB
63248ISGudni Einarsson4 NT3 C4 H5 CCB
63348AUDavid ReadD2 S3 NT3 DDD
63448PKHumayun KhanD2 NT4 H3 DEE
63548CAonKevin ConwayD3 NT4 H4 CBE
63648USnyTom BarryD3 C4 H4 CDA
63748UStxRobert SzafranskiD3 C3 NT5 CCB
63848USilBill Zamzow4 S3 NT4 H3 DDE
63948INSoumik SardarD3 C3 H3 DCE
64048CAnsDel KnoxD2 NT4 H4 CDE
64148UScaWally Goldfrank4 S2 NT4 H3 DDB
64248UKenDean SwallowD3 C3 H3 DCE
64348NLMieneke VliegenthartD2 S4 H3 DCC
64448CAonGordon Hodgins3 NT3 C4 H5 CCE
64548ESMargaret Spaargaren3 NT2 S3 S3 DBB
64648AUSandy McCulloch4 NT3 C3 NT3 DDB
64748USorIsolde Knaap3 NT2 S4 H3 DAB
64848USilHuaqing LiuD2 S4 H5 CCD
64948CNSheng JiaoD2 NT4 H3 DEE
65048CNSchalken ZhuD2 NT4 H4 CDE
65148BGMarian Tomov4 NT3 C3 NT3 DDB
65248USnjEileen Cohen3 NT3 NT4 H4 NTDD
65348BMSven Pride4 NT2 NT4 H5 CDB
65448INLakshmi Chari4 NT3 NT4 H3 DCB
65548CApqJacques Mercier4 S2 S4 H5 CDB
65648USflJim SaxonD3 NT3 NT3 DED
65748TRYusuf Umit Yildirim3 NT3 NT3 H3 DAB
65848PTAnant RajaniD3 C3 S3 DAE
65948USorJohn LuskyD2 NT4 H4 CDE
66048FRTristan DupasD2 S4 H4 CCB
66147AUVic. Liersch3 NT3 C3 NT5 CDE
66247USinTim DeLaneyD2 NT4 H3 DBE
66347USncFaye Sattin4 NT3 C4 H5 CAB
66447TRSitki Sonmezer4 NT3 C3 S3 DCB
66547NLThijs Veugen4 NT3 C3 H3 DDE
66647NLPeter Linssen4 NT2 NT4 H3 DDD
66747USmaJoon PahkD3 C4 H4 CAE
66847USmaRoger Webb3 NT3 NT4 H5 CCE
66947USidPaul Allman3 NT2 NT3 NT3 DDB
67047USncEugene Shapiro4 S3 C4 H5 CCB
67147CNQing Ye3 NT3 C3 NT4 CDD
67247AUCharles PageD3 NT3 NT3 DEC
67347INSuresh Adina4 NT3 NT3 NT3 DDB
67447CNShao Songhua3 NT2 NT4 H3 DAB
67547USalScott StearnsD2 NT4 H3 DBE
67647SIBarbara Kranjc4 NT3 NT4 H5 CCB
67747GRAthanassios AkylasD2 S4 H3 DCE
67847NLJohn van der Meij3 NT2 NT3 NT3 DDB
67947PLArek Kulawik4 H3 NT4 H3 DDE
68047ESGonzalo GodedD2 NT4 H4 CCB
68147EEElvis Tonia3 NT3 C3 H3 DCC
68247UKenJim GrantD2 NT4 H3 DBE
68347UKenEddie RichartD3 C3 NT3 DEE
68447CApqDavid Balinsky4 NT3 NT3 NT3 DDB
68547CAonTerry Nosanchuk3 NT3 NT4 H3 DAE
68647USnmMark JarmieD3 NT3 NT4 CDC
68747CAonJordan Cohen3 NT2 NT4 H4 CDC
68847UScaRob Balas3 NT3 C3 S5 CCC
68947TRTolga Yuret4 NT2 S4 H5 CDD
69047ARJorge Gueglio3 NT3 NT4 H4 CEE
69147USnjSteven Shulman3 NT2 NT3 H3 DDC
69247AUAndy ChanD2 S4 H3 DAC
69347UStxMike BukalaD2 NT4 H5 CEE
69447AUMike Phillips3 NT3 C4 H4 NTDE
69547CAmbJohn VanwalleghemD3 C3 NT4 CDE
69647INManoj Kumar Nair3 NT3 NT4 H4 CEE
69747USwaMike Wilson4 S2 S4 H3 DDD
69847UStxMike Doyle3 NT3 NT4 H5 CCE
69947USncRay Fiorillo4 S3 NT4 H5 CDE
70047TRLeyla Kezer4 NT3 C3 S3 DCB

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All Others Above Average

RankScoreCCName123456
70147CAonLinda WolburghD3 NT3 NT3 DAB
70247CAonRobert Burns3 NT3 C3 NT5 CDE
70347USnyMike RyanD2 S4 H3 DCE
70447HUPeter LakatosD3 NT3 H3 DCE
70547CAonPaul CrosslandD3 C3 H4 CEE
70647USakJames Cobis4 S3 C3 NT3 DDB
70747UKenWayne Mayer3 NT2 S4 H4 CDE
70847PTNeves FernandoD2 S4 H3 DCE
70947USnjAngelo DepalmaD3 C3 S4 NTBB
71047USakJoe RussellD2 S4 H3 DCE
71147FIMarkku Mannikko3 NT3 C3 D4 CDC
71247USflSharon Meng4 S3 NT4 H5 CDE
71347USmdTed Lee4 S3 C3 S5 CDC
71447SKIgor Trepac3 NT3 C3 NT3 DCB
71547USnyJay LevyD3 C3 H3 DAE
71647NLJ.J. GassD3 C4 H4 CAE
71747THSomyod JaideeD2 NT4 H3 DBE
71847PLJacek Gackowski3 NT2 NT4 H3 DAB
71947USiaRichard NewellD3 NT3 S4 CCD
72047INThiruvenkata ChariD2 S4 H3 DCE
72147USmdJoan MillerD2 NT3 S4 CDC
72247CApqLuc DesjardinsD3 C3 D4 CCB
72347HRZoran BohacekD3 NT3 S4 CEE
72447AUPeter Tall4 NT3 C4 H4 NTDB
72547USnyChongmin Zhang3 NT3 C3 S4 NTDD
72647HKSimon Cheung3 NT2 S3 H3 DDE
72747USflEugene Greenberg4 NT3 C4 H3 DCD
72847UScoCharles Goudey3 NT3 C3 S3 DDA
72947CAonAlan Brooks4 S3 C3 NT3 DDB
73047UScaSteve MagerD2 NT4 H3 DCC
73147PTJorge Castanheira3 NT3 NT4 H3 DAE
73247USmnAndy Caranicas3 NT2 S4 H3 DCD
73347IEConor Fox3 NT2 NT3 S3 DDE
73447ITCharles Sossoman3 NT2 S4 H3 DEE
73547GRAntonis Kokkalidis3 NT2 S4 H3 DCD
73647USnjRam RamjeeD2 S4 H3 DCE
73747INDeone MenezesD2 S4 H3 DCE
73847UKenIan GrantD3 C3 NT4 CDE
73947UKenPaul Huggins3 NT2 NT3 S3 DDE
74047UScaMichael BodellD2 S4 H4 CBD
74147USmoDan OsmanD2 NT3 H3 DCB

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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
151.7310ITItaly15
251.0012VEVenezuela5
350.7592GRGreece8
449.8616SESweden14
549.80196USazArizona5
648.9052HKHong Kong10
748.8227RORomania22
848.7868ESSpain9
948.7774BEBelgium13
1048.6279DEGermany21
1148.60167CHSwitzerland5
1248.476NLNetherlands53
1348.3351USgaGeorgia9
1448.2948ZASouth Africa14
1548.2526BGBulgaria12
1648.2065TWTaiwan5
1748.162FRFrance19
1848.0030USmdMaryland15
1947.92228HUHungary12
2047.78177SGSingapore9
2147.7566FIFinland12
2247.64104USctConnecticut11
2347.60117CAbcBritish Columbia20
2447.60210UStnTennessee5
2547.5717USmnMinnesota7
2647.33176PLPoland9
2747.1596CNChina26
2847.14166EEEstonia7
2947.00197EGEgypt6
3046.953USmaMassachusetts20
3146.7839NZNew Zealand9
3246.67103USwiWisconsin6
3346.6315UKenEngland87
3446.6341TRTurkey38
3546.56160USscSouth Carolina9
3646.5218USwaWashington23
3746.504CApqQuebec26
3846.5089CAabAlberta8
3946.50128IDIndonesia8
4046.3838USnjNew Jersey26
4146.3664INIndia36
4246.23149USmiMichigan13
4346.00127USorOregon12
4446.00237HRCroatia7
4545.9132USpaPennsylvania22
4645.8434CAonOntario61
4745.8181USncNorth Carolina21
4845.715USnyNew York45
4945.71164USkyKentucky7
5045.6933USvaVirginia13
5145.64203ILIsrael14
5245.6071UKwaWales5
5345.60108LVLatvia5
5445.3663UStxTexas22
5545.3387USinIndiana9
5645.29290CAmbManitoba7
5745.2525USflFlorida60
5845.00362CAnsNova Scotia9
5944.927AUAustralia51
6044.781UScaCalifornia103
6144.7840PTPortugal23
6244.73193USmoMissouri11
6344.57205UKscScotland7
6444.48126USohOhio21
6544.0488USilIllinois25
6643.8361NONorway6
6743.5047DKDenmark8
6843.50144USnhNew Hampshire6
6943.20154USnvNevada5
7043.14548USalAlabama7
7142.89212UScoColorado9
7242.42189IEIreland12
7341.80832USlaLouisiana5
7441.50247SISlovenia6

RankAverageBestCCLocationEntries
7559.0011CAnbNew Brunswick1
7658.0020USwyWyoming1
7758.0021LTLithuania1
7856.0053OMOman1
7955.0095KRKorea (South)1
8055.00113BYBelarus1
8154.009PKPakistan2
8253.00174MYMalaysia1
8352.0023CAskSaskatchewan2
8451.678BRBrazil3
8551.3345ATAustria3
8650.33340USdcWashington DC3
8749.5060USmsMississippi2
8849.50351BMBermuda2
8949.00136CZCzech Republic2
9049.00187USakAlaska3
9149.00464CDCongo (Dem Republic)1
9248.00282USmeMaine3
9347.7580RSSerbia4
9447.50343CLChile4
9547.50571ARArgentina2
9647.50591USidIdaho2
9747.50611USiaIowa2
9847.00566JPJapan2
9947.00717THThailand1
10046.25138RURussia4
10146.00777USvtVermont1
10246.00783USarArkansas1
10346.00798DODominican Republic1
10445.00503USokOklahoma3
10545.00507LBLebanon2
10645.00860GTGuatemala1
10745.00897CYCyprus1
10844.67632ISIceland3
10944.33686USnmNew Mexico3
11044.00868AMArmenia2
11143.50606USmtMontana2
11243.50714SKSlovakia2
11343.001005USneNebraska1
11442.001113SASaudi Arabia1
11541.67855USksKansas3
11641.501069USndNorth Dakota2
11741.001137VGVirgin Islands UK1
11840.001174CAytYukon1
11939.001242CAnfNewfoundland1
12038.00341USwvWest Virginia2
12138.001257BWBotswana1
12238.001268AEUnited Arab Emirates1
12337.001309MZMozambique1
12435.001350AOAngola1
12534.001355CApePrince 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 Bridge Baron (US), which topped the bots with a mediocre score of 46, and GIB (US) was second with 44. For the second poll in a row, not one bot could beat the average human score. Could it be a case of botulism? Whatever, this may be a good sign for the future of bridge — at least compared to chess, where the bots have taken over.

Bots were well behaved this month, except on Problem 4, where GIB and Jack both rebid 3 C (nonforcing) with S Q H 6-5 D 6-4 C A-K-Q-J-10-7-5-4. At first I thought this might be a system setting, but I verified that “2-over-1 game forcing” was not in effect. An ultra-conservative position, to be sure, but I scored it 4, since it’s surely better than bidding 4 NT or 6 C.

For interest sake, I was curious if any bots would make the fierce 3 S weak jump overcall on Problem 1, as Meckstroth did to give his opponents a headache. Not surprisingly, none did. GIB at least bid 2 S; Jack overcalled 1 S; but pathetically the rest all passed. On Problem 4, I was curious if all bots would make the normal 2 C response (to 1 S) with the solid eight-bagger — and they all did. Well done! Or at least, compliments for not going berserk.

HAL was determined to “notrump the problem numbers” until it had to settle for letters on Problems 5 and 6. When I tried to adjust Problem 1 to a sufficient bid, HAL became angry and threatened to electrocute my cat. I don’t even have a cat but decided to play it safe, since I didn’t like the way HAL was eyeing me — 1 NT is fine, and I scored it 9.

July 2006 Rankings
RankScoreCCProgram version123456
146USBridge Baron 16.03 NT2 NT3 S5 CDE
244USGIB 6.1.3D3 C3 S3 CCC
343JPMicro Bridge 11.00D2 NT3 NT5 CCB
442DEQ-plus Bridge 7.13 NT2 NT3 NT3 DCB
541NLJack 3.013 NT2 NT3 S3 CDE
641UKBlue Chip Bridge 4.2.93 NT2 S3 NT4 CDE
734CABridge Buff 11.03 NT2 NT3 S4 CCA
826USHAL 90041 NT2 NT3 NT4 NTAA

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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