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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the December 2024 Contest

Problem A

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 8 4

♥ A K 10 8 6 2

♦ Q 7 5 2

♣ —

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♥	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♦	100	14	53
2 ♠	80	6	9
2 ♥	70	4	28
3 ♥	60	3	8
3 ♦	0	0	1
3 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K Q J 5 4

♥ 3

♦ J 6 2

♣ A K 8

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

^*BWS: forcing to game

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♠	100	15	41
3 ♦	60	5	21
4 ♣	50	4	19
4 NT	40	2	10
4 ♠	30	1	1
4 ♥	0	0	4
4 ♦	0	0	1
5 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	2

Problem C

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 2

♥ 10 5 4

♦ A 10 3

♣ A Q 6 4 2

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

^*mixed raise

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♠	100	13	46
4 ♦	70	7	9
4 ♥	50	4	21
Pass	40	3	10
3 NT	0	0	14
4 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem D

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K

♥ A 9

♦ A Q J 10 6 5

♣ 10 6 5 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	2 ♠	2 NT	3 ♠
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 NT	100	6	19
4 ♦	90	6	16
6 ♦	80	6	10
6 NT	70	5	4
4 ♠	50	2	7
3 NT	40	1	33
Double	30	1	4
5 ♦	0	0	6
else	0	0	1

Problem E

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 6

♥ A Q 6

♦ A K Q 9 6

♣ A 9 5 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	2 ♥
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 NT	100	20	33
Double	50	4	43
3 ♦	40	2	13
2 NT	30	1	8
3 ♥	0	0	1
4 ♥	0	0	1
4 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A J 6 5

♥ K 6

♦ K J 6 5

♣ 8 7 4

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

^*BWS: forcing to game

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♥	100	15	24
2 NT	70	6	23
2 ♦	50	3	37
2 ♠	40	2	4
3 ♣	30	1	7
3 NT	0	0	3
3 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem G

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K J 3

♥ J 6

♦ A K 9 8 7

♣ 9 5 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♦	2 ♣	2 ♥^*	Pass
?

^*BWS: forcing to three diamonds

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♦	100	11	73
2 ♠	90	10	18
3 ♥	50	6	5
3 ♣	0	0	3
2 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem H

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A Q 8 4

♥ A 6

♦ 8 7 5 3

♣ 6 4 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	Pass
Pass	1 ♦	Pass	1 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♠ 4	100	9	46
♠ A	70	5	3
♣ 6	60	4	3
♥ A	50	3	23
♦ 8	40	2	17
♦ 3	40	2	1
♦ 7	30	1	3
♠ Q	30	1	1
♥ 6	0	0	1
♣ 4	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

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 December 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.