MARCH 2024 MSC
Deadline: JANUARY 31 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)

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• Bridge World Standard 2017 (BWS or BWS2017) is effective beginning with the January 2017 Master Solvers' Club problems. This page shows (1) the results of the panelist polls that were used to adjust the system; and (2) the changes in and the additions to Bridge World Standard 2001 (BWS2001) that were made.
  In the listings of the questions and answers, an asterisk indicates the BWS2001 agreement; the proportion of the expert votes for each item, rounded to the nearest percent, is shown in brackets.

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Final submission
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PROBLEM A: Pass
PROBLEM B: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM C: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM D: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 2 Diamonds.  My style is generally to overcall with five or more, then double later.  No good reason to change from that style.
PROBLEM F: 4 Hearts
PROBLEM G: Redouble.  I still like splintering, but is 3 or 4 the splinter.  I'm not selling out short of 5 , so I will show extra strength with redouble, which also is the cheapest game, and await developments.
PROBLEM H: Heart Queen

Changes to initial guesses are indicated with reasoning.  HNY all.

SOLUTIONS FOR:
Todd Holes

PROBLEM A: Pass
PROBLEM B: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM C: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM D: Pass
PROBLEM E: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM F: 4 Hearts
PROBLEM G: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Diamond Jack

Don't know,  but it wasn't me.  I may have partially disagreed, but would have respected your right to be wrong-headed.

Problem H:>>  Hang on to your seat, folks!  Opener MUST HAVE 8 running spades (even all nine of them)  and the other 4 or 5  are all aces and king(s).  Hence,  he has the SINGLETON diamond ace.   Leading either QJ10  is liable to let him excape for down one, but underleading the diamond king will at least build us a 2nd setting trick, and may put him down five, if partner has Q9xxx.
                                     ---Diamond Jack---[/font]

I agree, Blu. Diamond Jack.
But I see a different construction. Ten hearts to the AKxxxxxxxx And a bevy of stiff aces! 
No lead can give this away. We have them set. But the J keeps partner's Q in his hand, and when I get in with the Q we are off to the races.
I hope.