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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the May 2025 Contest

Problem A

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K Q J 9 7 2

♥ 5

♦ A J 6

♣ Q 7 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	Pass	Pass
1 ♠	3 ♥	Pass	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	14	44
3 ♠	90	10	40
Pass	60	3	15
4 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 9 5 2

♥ K 10 4

♦ A Q 5

♣ A 9 8 2

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♥	100	21	81
1 NT	70	3	3
2 NT	60	2	8
2 ♠	50	1	3
3 ♠	0	0	2
3 NT	0	0	2
2 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem C

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ —

♥ A J 6

♦ K J 9 8 5 3

♣ A J 10 2

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

^*BWS: nonforcing

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 NT	100	21	70
3 ♥	70	4	8
4 ♣	60	1	2
Pass	50	1	13
5 ♦	10	0	3
6 ♦	10	0	0
4 ♦	0	0	2
3 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem D

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 10 2

♥ J 8 3

♦ K 8 3 2

♣ K 9 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♥	1 ♠
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♥	100	19	48
1 NT	70	4	27
2 ♠	60	3	19
Double	50	1	5
2 ♦	0	0	1
2 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem E

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 10 2

♥ Q 10 8 7 3

♦ Q 2

♣ A Q 7

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

^*BWS: puppet to 2 ♦
^†BWS: invitational

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♠	100	12	40
4 ♠	80	6	15
Pass	70	5	33
3 ♣	60	3	8
2 NT	50	1	2
3 NT	0	0	3
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 10 9 3

♥ K 10 2

♦ 6 4 2

♣ 10 7 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 NT	100	13	25
Pass	90	10	28
2 ♠	70	4	43
3 ♠	0	0	4
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K J 10

♥ 7 6

♦ 10 6 4

♣ Q J 8 7 2

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♣	100	15	50
Pass	80	6	44
2 ♠	70	3	4
2 ♦	60	2	2
else	0	0	0

Problem H

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 9 5

♥ Q 9 8 2

♦ 10 9 7 4 3

♣ A 5

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	3 ♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♣ A	100	18	67
♣ 5	80	1	1
♥ 8	70	4	5
♦ 10	60	2	15
♠ 5	50	1	0
♥ Q	50	1	0
♥ 2	0	0	6
♥ 9	0	0	2
♦ 3	0	0	2
♠ 9	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.