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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the May 2023 Contest

Problem A

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A J

♥ Q 9 8 6 4 3

♦ Q J 7

♣ A 8

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

^*three spades

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♥	100	10	59
Redouble	90	6	10
3 ♦	80	6	12
2 NT	70	3	1
Pass	60	2	7
4 ♥	50	1	6
3 ♠	50	1	0
2 ♠	0	0	5
3 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 10 9 7 2

♥ 9 6 3 2

♦ 10 7 3 2

♣ —

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♥	1 ♠
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♥	100	16	60
4 ♥	90	7	17
Pass	70	4	15
2 ♥	60	2	8
else	0	0	0

Problem C

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 6 5 3 2

♥ 7 3 2

♦ K J 10 7 5

♣ —

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♦	100	14	18
4 ♠	80	7	55
3 ♦	70	6	11
3 ♠	50	2	4
5 ♠	20	0	8
Pass	10	0	1
4 ♣	0	0	1
5 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem D

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 10 2

♥ 3

♦ A K 10 9 7 4

♣ K 6 2

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Pass	100	19	53
2 NT	70	4	29
3 ♦	70	4	13
3 ♣	60	2	2
3 NT	0	0	4
else	0	0	0

Problem E

Matchpoints
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 7 5 4 2

♥ 9 3 2

♦ K J 2

♣ Q 6 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	Pass	1 ♥	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 NT	100	20	44
Pass	80	7	3
2 ♥	60	2	41
1 ♠	30	0	13
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K J 5

♥ K 8 6

♦ A K 5 3 2

♣ 9 8

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♥	100	21	38
1 NT	70	5	57
Pass	60	3	3
1 ♠	0	0	1
2 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 4 3

♥ 3

♦ A Q 10 4

♣ A K 6 4 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
?

What is your plan?

(a) 1 NT
(b) 1 ♦
(c) 1 ♣; then, after
(Pass) - 1 ♥ - (Pass) - ?
(c1) 1 ♠ (c2) 1 NT (c3) 2 ♣
(c4) 2 ♦ (c5) 2 NT

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
c4	100	15	59
b	90	10	23
c3	60	2	6
c1	50	1	6
a	50	1	1
c2	10	0	4
c5	10	0	0
else	0	0	1

Problem H

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 9 8 3 2

♥ A 5 4

♦ A Q 5

♣ Q 5 3

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

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♦ A	100	16	26
♦ Q	90	10	20
♠ 2	60	2	14
♥ 4	50	1	2
♠ 9	10	0	21
♠ 8	10	0	9
♣ 3	0	0	6
♠ 3	0	0	1
♥ 5	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.