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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the May 2022 Contest

Problem A

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A Q J 7 6

♥ A 10

♦ Q 4 2

♣ K J 10

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

^*BWS: game-force

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♣	100	21	61
4 NT	70	3	16
5 NT	60	1	2
6 ♣	40	1	4
6 NT	20	0	1
Pass	10	0	6
4 ♥	0	0	5
4 ♦	0	0	4
6 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q J 9 7

♥ A 10 8

♦ 10 7

♣ A Q J 10

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	——	1 ♥
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	17	42
Pass	80	7	27
1 NT	60	2	25
1 ♠	10	0	5
2 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem C

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K J

♥ 9 6 4 2

♦ 9 8 6 5

♣ K 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♣	1 ♥
?^*

^*BWS: 2 ♦ forcing to three clubs

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	18	47
1 NT	80	4	25
Pass	70	4	19
2 ♦	10	0	5
2 ♣	10	0	0
1 ♠	0	0	2
2 NT	0	0	2
2 ♥	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem D

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 7 5 2

♥ Q 10 8 4

♦ A J 8

♣ Q J 7

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♥	100	15	47
3 ♥	90	10	42
1 NT	60	1	8
2 NT	0	0	1
3 ♣	0	0	1
3 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem E

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 8 2

♥ J 9 5 2

♦ K 9 3

♣ J 7 2

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Pass	100	14	19
3 ♥	90	11	62
Double	60	1	16
3 NT	10	0	2
4 ♥	0	0	2
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 10 8 3 2

♥ J 9

♦ K

♣ A K 10 9 6 4

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

^*BWS: 2 NT invitational

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 NT	100	13	16
3 ♣	90	8	51
3 NT	70	3	2
Pass	50	2	3
3 ♠	20	0	7
4 ♠	10	0	21
3 ♦	10	0	0
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K Q J 9 2

♥ A K J 3

♦ K

♣ A 5

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
2 ♣	Pass	2 ♦	Pass
2 ♠	Pass	2 NT^*	Pass
3 ♥	Pass	3 NT	Pass
?

^*BWS: denies double-negative

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
6 ♠	100	5	19
6 NT	90	3	6
5 NT	90	2	2
4 ♦	90	1	0
4 ♣	80	5	28
4 NT	80	5	17
5 ♠	80	3	6
4 ♠	60	2	16
Pass	0	0	4
else	0	0	2

Problem H

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 7 3

♥ Q 10 9 6

♦ 10 4

♣ K Q 8 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	1 ♦	Pass	1 ♥
Pass	1 ♠	Pass	2 NT
Pass	3 NT	(All Pass)

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♥ 6	100	15	17
♣ K	80	3	16
♠ Q	70	2	2
♣ Q	70	1	1
♦ 10	60	2	16
♣ 2	60	1	29
♥ 10	60	1	9
♠ 3	60	1	8
♥ Q	20	0	0
♠ 7	0	0	1
♦ 4	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 May 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.