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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the February 2023 Contest

Problem A

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A Q

♥ K Q 10 8 7 4

♦ A K J 5 2

♣ —

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	Pass	4 ♣
?^*

^*BWS: 4 NT natural

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♥	100	9	53
5 ♣	90	7	11
5 NT	80	5	4
Double	80	4	21
6 ♣	40	1	0
5 ♥	20	0	7
6 ♥	20	0	2
Pass	10	0	0
4 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem B

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 10 3

♥ 10 8 4 2

♦ Q 10 8 5

♣ Q 4 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♠	2 ♣
Pass	3 ♣	Double	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♦	100	13	28
3 ♥	70	6	53
Pass	50	5	10
3 ♠	40	2	8
3 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem C

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 9 8

♥ A K 4

♦ K J 7 3 2

♣ Q 6

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♣	2 ♠
3 ♦	Pass	3 ♠	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 NT	100	8	46
4 NT	90	8	16
4 ♠	70	4	24
4 ♣	70	3	2
4 ♥	60	3	9
5 NT	40	0	1
4 ♦	0	0	1
6 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem D

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 6 5

♥ A J 10 8 3

♦ 8 5 3 2

♣ Q J

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♥	100	15	25
Pass	80	7	25
2 ♠	50	4	42
3 ♦	20	0	7
else	0	0	1

Problem E

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 6

♥ K 9 4 2

♦ A K Q 3

♣ 10 6 4

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

^*BWS: need not be six-plus-card suit

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 NT	100	15	40
3 ♥	80	9	42
3 ♠	40	2	8
3 ♣	10	0	0
3 NT	0	0	5
4 ♠	0	0	4
else	0	0	1

Problem F

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A J 6 3

♥ 8 7 5

♦ Q 2

♣ A J 6 5

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♦	1 ♥
Double	2 ♥	3 ♦	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♥	100	13	72
3 ♠	80	8	5
4 ♦	50	3	10
5 ♦	40	2	8
Pass	10	0	3
4 ♣	0	0	1
4 ♥	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K J 6

♥ A K J 9 5 3

♦ —

♣ J 6 5

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

^*BWS: 2 ♦ = majors

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	15	61
2 ♦	80	9	20
1 ♥	30	2	7
4 ♥	30	0	0
2 ♥	20	0	9
3 ♥	0	0	3
else	0	0	0

Problem H

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 10 8 4 2

♥ A 10 8 3

♦ 10 4

♣ J 9 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	1 ♦	Pass	1 ♠
Pass	2 ♣	Pass	2 ♥
Pass	3 ♥	Pass	3 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♣ J	100	9	7
♦ 10	80	6	22
♠ 2	80	5	15
♠ 4	70	2	1
♥ 3	60	3	31
♣ 2	60	1	14
♣ 9	20	0	6
♠ 8	0	0	2
else	0	0	2

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 February 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.