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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the July 2021 Contest

Problem A

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A J 8

♥ K

♦ A 10 9

♣ A 8 6 5 4 2

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♠	100	17	59
3 ♥	70	7	17
3 ♠	60	1	1
4 ♠	50	2	0
2 NT	40	0	1
3 ♦	10	0	1
3 NT	10	0	1
3 ♣	0	0	16
Pass	0	0	3
else	0	0	1

Problem B

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K J 9 6

♥ A 10

♦ 4 3

♣ J 10 9 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
Pass	1 ♦	Pass	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 ♠	100	15	36
Pass	60	5	27
Double	50	4	23
1 NT	50	3	3
2 ♣	50	0	10
else	0	0	1

Problem C

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 10 5

♥ Q J 8 2

♦ Q 9 6 3

♣ K J 9

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
Pass	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
1 NT	Pass	2 ♦	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♠	100	14	34
Pass	70	8	21
3 ♦	60	4	26
2 NT	50	1	18
2 ♥	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem D

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K Q J 3

♥ 9

♦ J 6 4

♣ K J 10 7 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	2 ♦	Double
?^*

^*BWS: new-suit bid forcing, lead-directional, presumably with a fit

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♣	100	12	32
2 ♠	80	6	44
3 ♦	70	3	13
4 ♣	50	2	0
4 ♦	40	1	4
3 ♠	40	1	1
Pass	30	2	2
5 ♦	10	0	1
else	0	0	3

Problem E

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 7 6 5 3

♥ Q 5

♦ 7

♣ A J 9 4 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♣	3 ♦
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♠	100	18	56
Double	70	7	30
4 ♣	40	1	6
4 ♦	30	1	1
Pass	10	0	6
5 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Matchpoints
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K J

♥ A K Q 5 3

♦ J 8 4 2

♣ 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	——	Pass
1 ♥	2 ♦	Double	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♦	100	11	32
3 NT	80	7	35
Pass	70	7	13
2 ♠	40	1	5
3 ♠	30	1	2
2 NT	10	0	7
2 ♥	0	0	2
3 ♥	0	0	1
4 ♣	0	0	1
4 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem G

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 8 3

♥ K J 6 2

♦ A K 10 8 6 5

♣ 7

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	3 ♥	4 ♥^*
?

^*spades and a minor

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
5 ♦	100	21	60
5 ♥	50	3	23
6 ♦	50	2	4
6 ♥	40	1	6
Double	10	0	2
Pass	10	0	1
4 ♠	0	0	3
4 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem H

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 6 5

♥ 10 7 2

♦ Q 9 7 3

♣ A K 10 9

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	3 ♣	Pass
5 ♣	Double	Pass	5 ♥
Pass	6 ♥	Double	Pass
?

What call do you make? If you pass, what do you lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Pass \| ♦ 3	100	17	61
Pass \| ♦ 7	70	2	7
7 ♣	50	5	13
Pass \| ♠ 5	40	2	0
Pass \| ♠ 6	40	1	6
Pass \| ♣ A	20	0	7
Pass \| ♣ K	20	0	3
6 NT	0	0	1
Pass \| ♥ 7	0	0	1
Pass \| ♥ 2	0	0	1
Pass \| ♣ 9	0	0	1
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 July 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.