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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the April 2025 Contest

Problem A

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 10 8 7 3

♥ K 2

♦ A J 3

♣ 10 3 2

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

^*BWS: redouble is strength-showing

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Redouble	100	18	65
1 ♠	70	6	29
Pass	50	1	3
2 ♥	50	1	0
1 NT	0	0	3
2 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Matchpoints
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 6 2

♥ Q

♦ Q J 9 5 3

♣ K 7 5 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
Pass	Pass	1 ♣	1 ♠
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♣	100	12	36
1 NT	80	8	39
2 ♦	70	3	18
2 ♠	50	1	3
Pass	50	1	3
3 ♣	50	1	1
else	0	0	0

Problem C

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 10 9 4 3

♥ J 10 9 6 4

♦ 10

♣ 7 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	Pass	1 ♣	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 ♠	100	15	37
Pass	80	7	46
1 ♥	60	2	10
2 ♥	60	2	6
else	0	0	1

Problem D

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 5 3 2

♥ 7 3

♦ A K J 9 8

♣ 10 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	1 ♥
?^*

^*BWS: minimum equal-level conversions do not apply

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	13	26
2 ♦	90	11	56
Pass	60	2	15
1 ♠	0	0	2
2 ♥	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem E

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K Q 3

♥ K 10 8 6 5

♦ —

♣ A K J 6 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♥	Pass	1 ♠	2 ♦
Double^*	5 ♦	Pass	Pass
?

^*BWS: three spades

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	12	77
5 ♠	80	5	2
Pass	70	5	9
6 ♣	70	4	10
5 NT	0	0	2
5 ♥	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 6

♥ A K 7 5 4 2

♦ A K Q 3

♣ Q

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

^*BWS: preemptive

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♦	100	9	45
Pass	80	5	12
3 NT	70	4	14
3 ♥	70	3	10
4 ♥	60	2	9
3 ♠	50	1	6
5 ♣	50	1	5
4 ♣	50	1	1
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 3

♥ 8

♦ A K 10 9 7 2

♣ K 6 5 4

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 NT	100	14	35
3 ♣	80	7	32
3 ♦	70	4	22
2 ♠	50	1	6
3 NT	0	0	5
else	0	0	0

Problem H

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 4 2

♥ K 8 6 4

♦ 9 4

♣ 8 6 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	4 ♦^*	Pass	4 ♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

^*natural

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♥ 6	100	11	28
♥ 4	100	4	20
♦ 9	80	6	26
♣ 4	70	2	5
♣ 2	70	1	1
♠ A	60	2	8
♣ 6	0	0	5
♠ 2	0	0	4
♣ 8	0	0	3
♥ 8	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 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.