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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the October 2024 Contest

Problem A

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A J

♥ Q 10 9 6 5

♦ Q 10 9 5 2

♣ Q

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
Pass	Pass	1 ♣	Pass
1 ♥	Pass	2 ♣	Pass
?^*

^*BWS: 2 ♦ nonforcing

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 NT	100	16	30
2 ♦	80	9	54
Pass	50	1	5
3 ♣	20	0	0
3 ♦	0	0	9
2 ♥	0	0	1
3 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 7 6 2

♥ K 5 2

♦ A 6 5 4

♣ A 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♠	Pass
1 NT	Pass	2 ♥	Pass
3 ♠	Pass	4 ♥	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Pass	100	8	18
5 ♥	80	5	11
5 ♣	80	4	11
5 NT	80	4	1
4 ♠	60	2	19
4 NT	50	1	29
6 ♥	50	1	3
6 ♠	50	1	2
5 ♠	40	0	6
else	0	0	0

Problem C

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 8 7 2

♥ A Q J 9 8

♦ 10 5 2

♣ A 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♦	Pass
1 ♥	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
?^*

^*BWS: 2 ♣ game-force

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 NT	100	12	38
2 ♣	90	8	41
3 ♦	70	3	3
1 NT	60	2	3
2 ♥	50	1	7
2 ♠	10	0	1
3 ♥	0	0	4
2 ♦	0	0	2
else	0	0	1

Problem D

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 4

♥ Q 10 7 5 3

♦ A Q J 9 4

♣ 10

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
Pass	1 ♣	1 ♠	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♥	100	17	65
2 ♣	70	4	13
2 ♦	60	3	14
2 ♠	50	2	4
Pass	10	0	3
else	0	0	1

Problem E

Matchpoints
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q J 10 9 8 3

♥ A 9 8 4 2

♦ A Q

♣ —

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	1 ♣	Pass	3 ♣^*
?

^*preemptive

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♠	100	10	12
4 ♣	90	9	48
3 ♠	70	6	32
Double	50	1	7
else	0	0	1

Problem F

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q

♥ 10 5

♦ A K J 10 6 3

♣ A 9 7 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♦	Pass	1 ♥	Pass
2 ♦	Pass	3 ♣	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♣	100	10	52
4 ♠	90	10	13
3 ♦	70	4	7
3 ♠	60	2	21
5 ♣	0	0	4
3 ♥	0	0	3
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 9 5 4

♥ 5

♦ A K 7

♣ Q 10 5 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	3 ♦	Double	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 NT	100	11	45
Pass	80	5	18
4 ♦	70	4	5
4 ♠	70	3	23
3 ♠	70	3	7
4 ♣	20	0	2
else	0	0	0

Problem H

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 6 5 2

♥ K 10 8 6 2

♦ A 5

♣ 10 9 6

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	1 ♠
Pass	2 ♠	Pass	4 ♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♠ 6	100	5	12
♠ 5	100	3	3
♣ 10	90	8	26
♥ 2	80	5	8
♦ A	70	4	39
♥ 6	70	1	3
♠ 2	0	0	8
else	0	0	1

MSC CONTEST

These are the scores that were assigned to the problems, as well as the number of votes each solution received from our expert panel, and the approximate percentage of solvers' answers.

See the October issue of The Bridge World to read the panel's in-depth discussion of these contest problems—see how each expert answered and learn how they came to their decisions.