Pianola User Guide for Players
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1. Best in field This data is only useful in the context of the best in field In this example that my partner and I bid less well than the best in field the blue section of the top pie charts However it s our card play that was only slightly worse The best in field made extra tricks on more boards than my partner and I did Remember these are extra tricks compared to the double dummy analysis not compared to the actual contract played pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Summary table In the table at the bottom you will see a board by board breakdown of each hand It shows the score the bid and actual result the frequency of that bid the bidding analysis card play analysis and the role you took on that board Filter by All roles Biddi Board Score a Bid By Resu 10 4y W 1 IN 15 6NT E 1 IUJ You bid a makeable game contract You played in sasha sd the highest scoring denomination 3 2 1 A 2 B MA A A tj 1 11 Well bid 4 Dummy 7 11 Well bid Defender not on lead Defender on lead 4 11 Well bid e Hover your mouse over the bidding analysis to see the bidding assessment e Click a row to view the full traveller e Click a column header to sort by board number or by score e Use the filter menu to show boards where you were in a specific role Filter by v All roles All roles except dummy r Declarer Bide Dummy Board Defender on Lead Res Def2. Pianola User Guide for Players How to analyse your results replay hands and find partners with Pianola p ianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Pianola is used by the American Contract Bridge League the English Bridge Union and clubs large and small around the world Contents Introduction How to login How Pianola Works Compare Pianola and Pianola Plus Pianola Results Pianola Plus Results Bidding accuracy Card play Session report Interpreting the charts Summary table Pianola Replay Competitions Members Partner Finder Other options My account I finished classes two years ago having retired I love bridge just wish I had started years ago Obviously I have so much to learn Before Pianola I used to bring home the print out of all the hands and examine them for where I bid wrong or how could I have played better I would make up the hands manually so I could replay them Now Pianola gives me all the stats how well or badly I bid best defensive leads and card play I can also look and examine each hand and replay Edna Paterson Player Glasgow Bridge Centre Pianola is a great addition to the club Our players really benefit from the information it provides Andrew Robson Writer Teacher and owner of the Andrew Robson Bridge Club pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Introduction Pianola was created for you the bridge player It s a set of tools that allows you to view your
3. Your club may also have elected to provide you with a website that will keep you updated with club news a calendar with links to past games location information and other data Ask your club owner manager about this If you subscribe to Pianola Plus you can see a much more detailed analyses of your games Compare Pianola and Pianola Plus Pianola s basic version give players access to great features and benefits free of charge For extra analysis and tools upgrade to Pianola Plus for a small monthly or annual fee Here s how the two versions compare i Cost for players Free Small monthly or annual charge Personal results history Y Average scores by partner vA Y Average scores by role vA Y Ranking travellers scorecards hands vA Y Partner finder Y Player directory Y A Receive results by email A Replay hands with card by card guidance xX Y Analysis of bidding xX Y Analysis of card play xX Y See www pianola net plus for information about our fees Your club may have bought Pianola Plus for you in which case you will already have access to these features pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Pianola Results The first page shows you a graph of all your most recent games in the past three months The main menu to access results member list the partner finder and Pianola Plus A 1 1 new A larmnac Ware pianola Results Competitions Members Partner finder Plus BRAG Leeds Bridge cus
4. A 500 1 19 KQ98 Q98 O Bartram amp M Mayba Martin amp P Bhattacha 3NT S 1 A9 50 9 11 West NV East NV AA92 AK10875 D Fern amp Cartwright Wiener amp Senkbeil 2NT S 1 J2 150 16 4 YKJ107 CF A4 4107532 S Rich amp G Chandran M Temple amp L Holroyde 2NT S 1 A 50 9 11 j1032 74 Hoggard amp D Winterb F Leigh amp M Cohen 2A E h 110 4 16 AQJ4 7 Hayward amp M Niman A Norman amp R Cook 3NT S v6 400 19 1 VAQ43 LAE as 6 17 amp AKES M Sefton amp R Manning G Port amp M Stevens iv WwW 1 m8 50 13 7 pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Clicking on the Scorecards tab shows the game on a board by board basis including how well you and your partner scored against the field The columns with a padlock are analysis features available to you if you subscribe to Pianola Plus Show scorecard for Ruth Roope amp James Ward Board Versus Bid By Result Score Bidding Card Play MPs TopMPs Percentage 3 Chris Taylor amp Dan Ash 3NT S 2 460 fz 6 6 20 Ea 4 Chris Taylor amp Dan Ash 3 S 5 500 re amp 20 20 100 oe 6 4 5 Stephen Rich amp Gopi Chandran 2 E 2 130 a amp 11 20 55H vo 6 Stephen Rich amp Gopi Chandran Sax N 2 300 4 a 20 20 100 bee ee 7 Shirley Livingstone amp Santosh Minocha 3NT N 3 300 amp a 18 20 90 kfk a Clicking on the Hands tab shows a hand diagram for each board together with the double dummy analysis and if you re logg
5. My history EES Ae ime AL a ee gel Results history Jan 1 2015 May 3 2015 All partners Match points e Change date range partners and scoring type Average score As declarer As dummy As defender on lead As defender not on lead 48 12 44 55 47 73 45 54 54 23 Your average score on the boards where you were declarer dummy and defender 60 80 70 A graphical history of your scores Click on a ass i date to see the full results from that game g gt 3 If you subscribe to Pianola Plus you will see _ 2 extra data on this graph to represent your ai bidding accuracy and card play ability 30 42 5 40 20 5 Jan 19 Jan 2 Feb 16 Feb 2 Mar 16 Mar 30 Mar 13 Apr 27 Apr Score Share of contracts Contracts bid as declaring side Your bidding characteristics how often you are on the declaring side and what percentage of the time you bid part score game and slam contracts Declaring side Defendingside Pass Game Partscore Grandslam Small slam Show mobile version You can see your averages over different time periods with each of your partners and for different scoring methods matchpoints VPs IMPs Click on a game on the graph to view those results For each game there is a screen for rankings travellers scorecards session report and hands If the game has been handicapped you will also see handicapped rankings 28 Tuesda
6. Unranked Q n Barb Berson 48 18 Seven Area Master Q n Stephen Berson 56 71 Jack Master Q Pranjit Bhattacharyya Standard English Acol 52 19 Nine Area Master Q n Ann Binns Unranked Q n Jim Binns Unranked Q n Geoffrey Birks Weak twos in three suits lt lt Unranked Q First Previous 1 to 15 0f323 rows Next Last 15 Show mobile version pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Partner Finder You can see who s looking for a partner and create an advert or listing for yourself when you need a partner This number shows how many people are looking for a partner and how many are new since you last looked 1 1 new Partner finder If you see someone you d like to play with send them an email or give them a call using the contact details shown ee on their advert Pianola avg Pianola Best 49 5 64 8 NGS Grade NGS Band 49 31 8 Email address wo p acie P Phone number Mobile number Session date May 2015 Su Mo Tu We Th If you d like to post an advert yourself click on the Create new advert n button A pop up window will appear Click on the date you want and then 24 25 25 27 28 select from the games available on that day if there s more than one When you re done click Save and send emails This will send an email Tuesday Pairs Main Section notification to anyone who s opted in to receive them Save and send emails Click on the Preferences link to select who
7. can see your adverts You can choose the default setting and then make individual selections for specific players rec ee D means you will receive an email when this player is Partner finder notification preferences looking for a partner Pianola can notify you when people you re interested in are looking for a partner and also hide your adverts from people you d prefer not to partner with By default all players are in the neutral column but you can change those settings here Any changes you make are saved instantly Neutral means you will not receive an email but they will Your default preference is Notify Neutral Block Update preference SPE SP ET TY be able to see any adverts you Firstname Lastname a Currentavg NGSgrade NGSband Rank 4 System Notify Neutral Block p O st n Pamela Adler 42 1 41 76 Four Club Master Std Acol n Sandra Andrews 49 6 50 32 Eight 1 Star Master Benji Acol O O n Eileen Armstrong 49 0 51 79 Nine Advanced Master None set O B loc k M ed n S t h i S p aye r W i not see any adverts you post pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Other options Admin area If your club has given you admin permissions say to upload results i pke a you will see a link here to go to the admin area If you do not have any admin rights you won t see a link here Admin area Change club Change Club This screen allows you to switch between results at ot
8. than the double dummy red bottom left Bidding GooD Bidding Filter by All roles 1 12 Overbid N Q w kad w 3 N 1 2 12 Underbid 4 12 Failed to X ln 7 w z 5 49 S 1 9 12 Underbid ry N gt w 2 12 Underbid 4ax N 2 3 12 Well bid 3NT E 4 12 Well bid 4y S 9 12 Well bid aa a a D C n ne Board by board breakdown of your score bid and m analysis The right hand column shows how many tricks bers you made above or below double dummy expectations w a ieee mania whether you were on the declaring or defending side a D ED D D E 5 12 Overbid 29 S 1 4 12 Overbid 6y N 1 5 12 Underbid 4y w 7 12 Failed to X 2 E 12 Underbid Ate S 1 3 12 Overbid N o v N me g s O HS Ba T Be Fg ggpapppgagpggBBBBB gt 5 z 4y S 1 6 12 Well bid 6 12 Well bid ln D amp x D gt z 39 E 1 4 12 Underbid 1NT w 7 12 Well bid 5 12 Well bid 3NT E 3 12 Well bid w A 3 6 12 Failed to X B emcee McHele SEBABE R gt 20 5 E 2 112 Failed to X 4 95 3NT E 1 12 12 Well bid k Defender not on lead Print this page pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Interpreting the charts Pianola Plus provides three charts for your bidding accuracy and card play The first chart shows your boards divided into four areas When
9. 6 1 score in each case avg 36 36 avg 33 77 avg 56 36 avg 73 38 Bidding Accuracy You and Ruth Top third These charts compare your bidding in this game with the top placed third of players cane unc Representation of bidding accuracy for this game The amp left hand pie chart shows you and your partner and the right hand one shows the best in field the pairs who ranked in the top third Underbid Failed to double Overbid Underbid Failed to double Overbid ubled incorrectly Correct bid Doubled incorrectly Correct bid Card Play You and Ruth Top third These charts compare your card play with the top placed third of players The number eae Representation of card play for this game The left hand i ine pie chart shows you and your partner and the right hand one shows best in field the pairs who ranked in the top third Summary You and Ruth Top third cara play cara play Soep eirean ed te These charts show the breakdown of boards where both GooD combination of bidding and card play Bottom left is where your bidding and card So208 ET play were worse than the double dummy bidding and card play matched or exceeded the double top right is where they were both better Learn more B dummy green top right where bidding good card play 9992293330 E E bad yellow top left bidding bad card play good yellow bottom right or both bidding and card play worse
10. Pianola says good or bad it is only in comparison to the double dummy analysis it s not making value judgements about your game Card play BAD GOOD GOOD Bidding 02000 OOOO e The top right quadrant are the boards you bid well and played well e The top left are the boards you bid well but played badly e Bottom right are the boards your bid badly but played OOGOO DOOOO well 49 13 20 21 e Bottom left are the boards where both the bidding and the card play were wrong The pie charts charts show your bidding and card play for each board Bidding We show you for each board whether you bid correctly i e in line with the double dummy or whether you underbid overbid failed to double or doubled incorrectly Card play For each board we show you whether you made all the tricks you were entitled to or whether you made more or fewer than you should This is compared to the double cc rad act dummy analysis for the suit in which the Bidding Card play Underbid Failed to double Overbid Undertricks Overtricks Equals contract was played It provides data whether you were declarer or defender So if the double dummy says NS can make 2S they are expected to make eight tricks even if they bid higher or lower and their opponents are expected to make five tricks Bidding Accuracy You and Ruth Top third Card Play You and Ruth Top third
11. ance When you have Pianola Plus you will see additional data on the results history graph These show your bidding accuracy and card play in comparison to the double dummy or makeable contracts which is the theoretical optimum result for any given board Score Biddingaccuracy Card play Bidding accuracy For both sides declarer and defender Pianola will assess whether or not the pairs bid to the right level taking into account their vulnerability and whether there was a profitable sacrifice available This is represented by the red line of the graph The bidding accuracy does not take into account how many tricks you actually won It looks purely at whether you were playing in a good spot Example On this board vulnerable EW can make 4H with an overtrick to score 650 AaKQ54 j 10762 However non vulnerable NS can afford to bid to 6CX which would score a 500 when they go off by three tricks as expected This is cheaper than allowing EW to make their game contract in hearts KJ1075 h North 3 South 3 East West Card play The yellow bars on the results history graph show you how many tricks you won above or below what you were expected to according to the double dummy This statistic ignores whether you were in a good contract or not It simply compares how many tricks you won as declarer or defender to how many tricks you should have won when playing in that denomination In
12. bridge results in new and innovative ways It can also show you analysis of your play and trends over time Pianola also helps you find partners and has numerous other features Pianola gives you a personal history of your own results with your average score over time and with each of the different partners with whom you play We also calculate your average on all the boards where you were declarer dummy defender on lead and defender not on lead and show you these statistics as an average over time and ona game by game basis By subscribing to Pianola Plus an optional upgrade you get analysis of your bidding accuracy and card play ability When you re a Pianola Plus subscriber you can also play hands again with card by card guidance about how to achieve the most tricks possible Thank you for using Pianola If you have any questions that aren t covered in this guide or have any suggestions please contact us by emailing support pianola net A word about security We take data protection and privacy very seriously These are the things we do to ensure your data is safe with us e Pianola is hosted on a secure server Look for the padlock in your browser that shows data is being encrypted as it passes over the Internet https app pianola net app pianola net e Our data centre is owned and managed by Amazon It is a Your connection to this site is private secure facility in Virginia USA with multiple intrud
13. ed in to Pianola your opponents your role during this board the contract at your table and results with your score Ranking Handicapped Travellers Scorecards Session report Hands Board 1 Traveller Board 2 Traveller Board 3 Traveller North ENC A63 AKJ872 AKJ10972 9652 VAK964 v8 KQ98 5 KQj2 Q98 106 Q3 West nf NV West W East DNV West v Boe v AA92 amp K10875 as amp AQ1094 AQ84 AAGES KJ107 v8 Q102 v85 643 K1095 A4 4107532 4 j 1042 AK83 498653 410 J 1032 74 j9843 Q5 amp 106 j8542 Kers wc SE o AQJ4 7 A63 11 A3 12 V AQ43 13 3 j73 4 13 AQJ72 2 8 J6 17 Q976 10 A74 18 e amp AKES AK72 m amp AKIT a v a NT oo v a NT as Yy A NT North 1 1 1 North 2 2 2 North 4 5 4 5 5 South 1 1 2 South 2 1 2 South 4 5 4 5 5 East 1 1 East 1 2 East West 1 West 1 2 West Versus Chris Taylor amp Dan Ash Traveller details not available as you didn t Traveller details not available as you didn t Rota P ass j i Contract 3NT 2 play this board play this board By s Score 30 le Wa del Mar e Replay this hand Replay this hand with card by card guidance with card by card guidance with card by card guidance pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Pianola Plus Results Pianola Plus is a set of additional analysis tools that you can add to your account They give you analysis of your bidding and card play and provide you with a tool to replay hands with card by card guid
14. ender not on Lead 12 3NT N 1 pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Pianola Replay Ever wondered how to make the extra tricks that other people took Can t see how to make the contract that the hand record says you should Pianola Replay will show you It lets you play any again with card by card guidance To launch it click the Replay this hand button that you ll see alongside every hand record The hand will open up with the contract that was played at your table pianola Turn guidance off Undo amp Contract click pencil to Turn guidance on or off Undo the play of a card Akp change The labels on the cards show the outcome for the contract of each card played assuming best play from that point on So in this example the opening leader will either set the contract by one trick with any spade lead or allow declarer to make their contract with any other lead The labels always show the consequences for declarer s contract for each card played You don t play the hand against the computer Instead you play all four hands and can choose to follow the advice or ignore it so you can see how the whole hand plays out Regular use of Pianola Replay will help you understand how to play the hands better pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Competitions If your club uses Pianola to calculate the results of any competitions you will see those listed here 1 1 new
15. er protections and backup power supplies e We backup our data every hour and every day e Each user chooses their own username and password All passwords are stored using one way encryption so it is impossible for anybody even us to read them e Each user can control how much information to share with other players By default all contact information is hidden from view to other players e Our tools help club owners and managers to comply with anti spam laws by always providing an unsubscribe link and never revealing recipients email addresses publicly e We will never share or sell your contact details How to login Your bridge club website may have a link to Pianola ask your club manager owner If not type app pianola net into your web browser s address bar pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs How Pianola Works Your club is offering you Pianola as a means to help you see your results in new and useful ways Your name email address and player number are stored in your club s Pianola database At the conclusion of each game the results are uploaded to Pianola Pianola performs analysis of the results and sends each player a personal email showing your results for that day and a summary of your performance You can opt out of these emails if you want to If you accepted the Invitation to join Pianola sent to you from your club you can query Pianola directly at any time to review your games
16. her clubs that use My account Pianola Log out My account My account is where you can add extra information about yourself as well as choose how much information to share with other members of your bridge club Personal details Your membership number s name address and phone numbers You can also edit your username and password on this page It will help the administrators of your bridge club if you keep these details up to date especially your email address as they will send you news and information by email in the future Bridge details Your preferred system as well as any other systems you play Please email support pianola net if you play a system that s not listed here and we ll add it You can also add a short biography about your bridge playing history so other members know a little more about you Photo Upload a photo from your computer by clicking on the Browse or Choose file button This photo will be displayed on your profile and in the members list Communication preferences Your club may have created some opt in email lists If you would like to receive information aimed at these groups tick the box and click Save Privacy You can choose whether or not to share your contact details and or your results history Click the box next to each option and click Save pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs
17. pianola Results Members Partner finder Plus Competitions Active Start date Enddate Name Type Gender Handicap Completed Startdate Enddate Name Type Gender Handicap 01 Sep 2014 30 Apr 2015 Championship Pairs 2014 15 Pair Any No Q 01 Sep 2014 30 Apr 2015 Championship Pairs 2014 15 handicapped Pair Any Yes Q Show mobile version Members The members page is a list of all the members of your club Find a member by typing a name in the search box at the top Click on a member s listing to see more information about them What you can see will depend on how much they have chosen to share Each member can choose whether or not to share their contact information and or the results history They may also add information about their preferred system a biography and a photo 1 1 new pianola Results Competitions Members Partner finder Plus Ktart typing to searc h members First name S Last name a Preferred system NGS grade NGS band Ranking n Pamela Adler Standard English Acol 41 76 Four Club Master Q n Sandra Andrews Benji Acol 50 32 Eight 1 Star Master Q n Eileen Armstrong 51 79 Nine Advanced Master Q n Dan Ash 50 05 Eight District Master Q n Hilary Asoko 47 30 Seven District Master Q n Alan Barnett Reverse Benji Acol 55 75 Jack Advanced Master Q n Jeremy Barton Unranked Q n Olga Bartram 47 41 Seven Advanced Master Q n Alan Benstock 40 30 Three
18. the example above if NS bid 6CX and go off by three tricks Pianola will report that they made all the tricks they were expected to i e good card play If they only go off by two tricks Pianola will say that they made an extra trick over the expectation and that EW made one trick fewer than they should have done pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Session report The session report gives you a complete breakdown of the game pianola Competitions Members Partner finder Plus My history Allby month Allbyweek All club results Kar Mak NGS Strength of field 22 Thursday Pairs Gy 51358 Ranking Handicapped Travellers Scorecards Session report Hands Summary Your partner was Ruth Roope You scored 50 57 which placed you 6th You underbid on 6 hands and the score for these boards was 34 84 You failed to double on 4 hands and the score for these boards was 61 36 You overbid on 4 hands and the score for these boards was 34 08 i A f h J You bid correctly on 10 hands and the score for these boards was 62 27 Overall you made 3 tricks more than you were expected to compared to text Su m m ary O t e g am e S resu ts the double dummy On the boards where your bidding and card play both matched or exceeded double dummy your average score was 65 34 Declarer Dummy Defender on lead Defender not on lead 5 DDAA D O OaB DAAG DO OO DGE amp The boards you played in each role and your average 25 2
19. y Pairs Session All Ranking Handicapped Travellers Scorecards Session report Hands pianola Smart tools for bridge clubs Click on the Ranking tab to see the results for this game NS and EW for a two winner movement or just one combined list for a one winner movement Ranking Handicapped Travellers Scorecards Session report Hands North South Pairs Place Players Score Masterpoints 1 Julian Hayward amp Mark Niman 60 21 Black 40 Q 2 john Hoggard amp David Winterburn 57 29 Black 30 Q 3 Angela Buckley amp Anne Mackman 52 92 Black 20 Q 4 Lesley Millet amp Ronny Millet 52 50 Black 10 Q Dann Carn 2 Inhn FCarhurinht CN Q204 Cc Clicking on the Travellers tab shows you the results for each board you select together with a hand diagram and the double dummy analysis makeable contracts Double dummy means the maximum number of tricks each side could make assuming you could see all four hands Ranking Handicapped Travellers Scorecards Session report Hands lt 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 gt All boards Board 1 Pairs Contract Scores MPs Repl ay th is h Flare NS EW Bid By Result Lead NS EW NS EW with card by card guidance C Taylor amp D Ash D Whittall amp M Ness 3A E 1 Caas 50 13 7 North DNV A Buckley amp A Mackman A Barnett amp A Harte 4YX N 3 aA 500 1 19 A63 9652 L Millet amp R Millet G Wooler amp A Copeland 4X S 3
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