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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the February 2025 Contest

Problem A

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A J 7 6 5

♥ A 4

♦ 6

♣ Q 10 7 6 5

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

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♣	100	21	54
3 ♥	40	2	28
4 NT	40	1	12
3 ♦	40	0	1
6 ♣	30	1	2
4 ♦	30	1	1
4 ♥	20	0	0
3 NT	0	0	1
5 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K Q 4

♥ K Q J

♦ K 8 2

♣ J 5 2

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

^*BWS: cooperative-takeout

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♣	100	11	45
4 ♥	70	7	12
3 ♠	60	4	7
4 ♦	50	3	16
3 NT	40	1	9
5 NT	10	0	0
5 ♦	0	0	8
4 NT	0	0	2
4 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem C

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A Q

♥ K Q 10 9 6 5

♦ Q 8 4

♣ A Q

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	1 ♠	Pass	2 ♠
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	10	32
4 ♥	80	5	9
3 NT	80	5	6
3 ♥	60	4	48
2 NT	60	2	2
Pass	30	0	2
else	0	0	1

Problem D

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 10 9 5 3 2

♥ A 6

♦ 4

♣ K 6 4 3

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

^*BWS: 2 ♦ = game-force

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♦	100	13	43
3 ♣	70	7	25
2 ♠	30	2	11
2 ♥	30	2	2
3 ♠	30	1	17
3 ♦	30	1	1
else	0	0	1

Problem E

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 9

♥ A Q J

♦ J 7 6 5

♣ A K 10 4 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	Pass	2 ♥
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 NT	100	12	26
3 ♣	90	9	45
Pass	70	5	27
Double	0	0	2
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K Q 8 4

♥ Q 8 3

♦ 4

♣ A Q J 10

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	Pass	3 ♣
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	16	47
3 NT	50	3	20
Pass	50	3	5
4 ♠	50	1	3
3 ♠	40	3	25
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Matchpoints
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K 6 2

♥ Q 8 5

♦ A K Q 5

♣ A 5

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
2 ♣	Pass	2 ♦	Pass
2 NT	Pass	3 ♦	Pass
3 ♥	Pass	4 ♦	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♠	100	13	41
6 ♦	50	4	6
5 ♣	50	2	1
5 ♠	40	2	0
6 NT	30	1	0
4 NT	20	2	17
4 ♥	20	1	9
7 NT	20	1	0
5 NT	20	0	1
7 ♦	20	0	0
5 ♥	10	0	13
6 ♥	10	0	8
5 ♦	0	0	3
Pass	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem H

Matchpoints
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 10 4

♥ 10 6 2

♦ J 10 8 3

♣ J 10 8 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	1 NT^*
Pass	Pass	Pass

^*East-West use Bridge World Standard

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♣ J	100	12	18
♦ J	100	11	33
♥ 2	40	2	6
♦ 3	40	1	3
♣ 3	40	0	2
♠ 10	30	0	35
♥ 6	0	0	2
♥ 10	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 February 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.