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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the October 2021 Contest

Problem A

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 10 8 6 5 2

♥ 6 2

♦ Q J 10 4

♣ A

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

^*BWS: 2 ♦ game-force

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♦	100	13	47
2 ♠	80	8	16
2 NT	60	3	20
3 ♠	60	3	15
2 ♥	20	0	2
3 ♥	10	0	0
3 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 6 5 2

♥ A 7

♦ Q 9 8 5 4

♣ K Q 9

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♥	Pass
1 NT	Pass	2 ♣	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♥	100	11	12
2 NT	80	7	39
2 ♠	70	5	10
2 ♥	60	4	24
2 ♦	10	0	7
3 ♣	0	0	5
3 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	2

Problem C

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 9 3

♥ 10 3

♦ A K

♣ K J 7 5 3 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	2 ♥	Double	3 ♥
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	8	34
6 ♣	90	7	3
5 ♣	80	6	41
4 ♥	70	5	14
4 NT	50	1	0
4 ♣	0	0	8
else	0	0	0

Problem D

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A

♥ A 10 3

♦ A K Q 6 5 4

♣ 7 6 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♦	2 ♣	Double	4 ♣
?^*

^*BWS: double = cooperative-takeout

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
6 ♦	100	10	31
Double	80	7	20
5 ♣	70	5	4
5 ♦	60	2	26
4 ♦	60	2	16
4 NT	50	1	0
4 ♥	0	0	2
else	0	0	1

Problem E

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K 10 8

♥ A K 5

♦ A J 7 5 3

♣ 5

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	——	2 ♠
?^*

^*BWS: lebensohl applies

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	13	55
Pass	90	11	21
3 NT	60	1	11
2 NT	50	1	12
3 ♦	50	1	0
else	0	0	1

Problem F

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 3

♥ A K J 6 4

♦ —

♣ A Q 6 5 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	Pass	Pass	3 ♦
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	11	37
4 ♣	70	3	15
4 ♥	70	3	2
5 NT	70	3	0
3 ♥	60	2	25
4 ♦	50	1	11
4 NT	40	4	10
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 4

♥ A K 3

♦ 8 6 3

♣ A K Q 9 2

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

^*BWS: game-force

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♣	100	11	50
3 ♦	90	10	33
2 ♠	70	3	6
2 NT	60	2	4
3 ♥	50	1	6
else	0	0	1

Problem H

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 6 4

♥ 9 6 4 3

♦ K Q 10 5

♣ K Q 5

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	1 ♠	Pass	1 NT^*
Pass	2 ♦	Pass	2 ♠
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

^*semiforcing

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♥ 6	100	9	39
♥ 4	100	2	0
♥ 3	100	1	7
♣ K	80	6	21
♦ K	80	4	17
♦ Q	80	3	5
♣ Q	80	1	0
♦ 5	60	1	3
♠ 6	20	0	4
♠ 4	20	0	0
♥ 9	0	0	5
else	0	0	0

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.