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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the April 2024 Contest

Problem A

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 9 4

♥ K 9 7 3

♦ J 9 7 4 2

♣ 5

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♦	100	14	60
3 NT	90	12	23
Pass	50	1	14
3 ♥	0	0	1
3 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem B

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 2

♥ A K J 9 6 5

♦ A K J 9 6

♣ A

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	3 ♣
?^*

^*BWS: 4 ♣ = majors; 4 NT = natural

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
5 NT	100	9	7
Double	90	8	35
4 ♥	80	6	28
5 ♥	60	2	4
5 ♣	50	1	6
6 ♣	50	1	0
6 ♥	10	0	5
3 ♥	0	0	5
4 ♦	0	0	4
4 NT	0	0	2
4 ♣	0	0	1
Pass	0	0	1
else	0	0	2

Problem C

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 9 6 2

♥ A 5 4

♦ —

♣ Q 9 6 5 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♠	Pass
4 ♠	5 ♥	Pass	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	22	63
5 ♠	70	5	22
Pass	20	0	13
6 ♦	0	0	1
7 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem D

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 8 2

♥ A 10 8 2

♦ 9 7 3

♣ A Q 7

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

^*preemptive

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 NT	100	21	53
Double	60	3	25
3 ♦	60	3	14
Pass	10	0	5
4 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	2

Problem E

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A J 6

♥ A K Q

♦ J 10 6 4 3 2

♣ K

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 NT	100	18	43
3 ♥	80	8	19
1 ♠	50	1	10
3 ♦	20	0	11
2 ♠	10	0	6
2 ♥	0	0	3
4 ♥	0	0	3
2 ♦	0	0	1
3 NT	0	0	1
4 ♣	0	0	1
Pass	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem F

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 2

♥ K 3

♦ K 9 4

♣ A K Q 6 3 2

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♠	100	5	9
4 NT	90	5	25
4 ♦	80	3	13
4 ♣	80	3	12
3 NT	70	8	32
6 NT	60	2	5
5 NT	50	1	1
4 ♠	0	0	1
5 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem G

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K 10 4

♥ J 9 8 5 3

♦ 4 2

♣ 10 9

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♦	1 ♠
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 NT	100	12	32
Double	90	10	49
Pass	70	5	9
2 ♥	20	0	8
2 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem H

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 10

♥ J 10 9 7 5

♦ Q 10 5 4 3

♣ 8

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	3 ♣	Pass	3 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♦ 4	100	17	41
♦ 3	100	2	1
♥ J	70	7	37
♠ J	20	1	17
♣ 8	0	0	1
else	0	0	3

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 April 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.