Data 9X40 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 156 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

W deals
N-S vul K 7 5
9 4
K 10 8 6 5
K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lindqvist Helgemo Brogeland SchwartzRO Fantoni FisherL Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 5 2 Q A 5 2 Q
3 K 4 8 3 J 2 8
11 tricks won 11 tricks won

J 10 8 6 4
Q 7 5
A 9 7 3
3 Table Q 9 3 2
8
J 4 2
7 6 5 4 2
B6B8B =
26142 =
Par NS +660 A
A K J 10 6 3 2
Q
A 10 9 8

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
Tie 0
1 NT opening
6 S -1 -100
Tie 0

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 99

W deals
N-S vul Q 4
A Q
K Q 7 6 3 2
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Watson Moss FeldmanJ StansbyJ Diamond Hung Platnick
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 NT (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 9 3 6 3 K A
A 8 6 5 2 4 A 8
J 10 K 4 13 tricks won
Q 9 7 8
3 2 10 K
2 8 3 5
7 2 9 5
Q 7 3 2

J 5 2
K 5 4
10 8
K J 9 8 6 Table 9 8 7
10 8 7 6 2
9 5 4
Q 2
DD9D9 =
00404 =
Par NS +2220 A K 10 6 3
J 9 3
A J
A 10 7

1 opening
6 N +1 +1390
+12 15
1 NT opening
4 NT N +3 +720
-12 0

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 95

W deals
E-W vul K 7 6 3
J 5
K J 9 7
A 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Koneru Kamil Krekorian Coren Passell Woolsey Jacobus Stewart
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J K A 5 9 A 5 3
6 2 3 8 2 3 K A
3 5 K A 7 5 6 8
6 3 7 A 3 5 K A
7 2 10 J J Q 6 9
7 9 9 4 Q J 4 2
5 8 9 4 10 7 7 9
10 2 Q J 3 8
9 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

J
Q 10 6 3
Q 10 8 3
K Q 8 4 Table A Q 10 8
K 8 7 4
A
10 9 5 2
45363 45362
97A7A =
Par NS -620 9 5 4 2
A 9 2
6 5 4 2
J 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+13 28
1 NT opening
4 W +1 -650
-13 0

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 17

W deals
None vul K 7 3
K 10 2
A 5 4 3
Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Tislevoll Sakul Ware Cornell Asbi Bach Tobing
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 Q 5 3 4 J 6 3
9 6 K 5 9 4 K 3
Q 5 6 4 Q 5 6 2
J 7 8 K 3 5 8 K
8 A 6 2 9 7 2 Q
3 8 9 2 A 4 J 6
10 7 2 2 10 7 3 7
A 6 3 8 9 6 2 7
9 J 4 7 2 K A 8
Q 5 3 10 10 8 A 5
K 10 Q J 9 tricks claimed

9 6 5
6 4
K Q J 8
K 7 4 2 Table A 10 8 4 2
Q 8 7 5 3
7 6
5
8778A =
36653 =
Par NS +130 Q J
A J 9
10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 31
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 10

12. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 32

W deals
E-W vul J 9 8 4
K 10 9 5
A J 9
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Hussein Asbi Sadek Noshy Karwur Samir George
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP) Pass Rdbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 2 Dbl
3 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 5 4 8 A 3 5
K 3 6 8 6 10 2 J
7 Q 3 9 A 4 3 2
2 9 K 3 9 K J 7
10 K 7 J 7 K 3 9
10 Q A 6 Q 5 5 6
J 7 4 2 Q 7 9 A
9 3 2 5 3 2 8 K

6 5
7
Q 8 5 3 2
10 8 7 5 2 Table A K 10 7
A 6 4 3
7 6
K 6 4
98865 =
45468 =
Par NS +400 Q 3 2
Q J 8 2
K 10 4
Q J 3

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
-6 31
1 NT opening
3 × W -1 +200
+6 16

16. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul A Q 10 4
A J 9
Q 10 7 6
10 5

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Weinstein Kranyak Levin Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Dwyer
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 3 6 5 6 J K
10 A 4 2 2 10 A 4
10 2 K 9 Q 3 7 6
5 J 3 4 A 3 5 2
8 J K 5 Q 8 6 4
2 4 J K K A 3 6
5 3 10 K 7 K A 3
8 5 7 10 5 8 10 2
8 tricks claimed Q 9 4 J
10 J K 5
9 7 4 10

7 2
K Q 8 7 5
J 8 4 3
K 2 Table J 8 3
10 3
K 9 2
A Q 8 7 6
89677 =
54756 =
Par NS +140 K 9 6 5
6 4 2
A 5
J 9 4 3

1 opening
2 S = +110
-14 31
1 NT opening
2 × W -4 +1100
+14 31

20. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

W deals
E-W vul 8 4 3
K J
A 10 9 8 3 2
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Askgaard Narkiewicz Bjarnarson Buras Balicki BlaksetL Zmudzinski Schaltz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 5 A J 6 J 2 5
6 Q 2 K K A 3 9
3 9 K A 7 K A Q
4 J A 5 10 5 9 4
9 8 3 K 8 2 7 2
4 3 Q 6 3 8 J 3
10 Q 8 2 4 6 3 8
A 4 6 7 A 10 4 J
2 K Q J 9 5 6 K
5 2 J 3 8 4 Q 6
8 tricks claimed Q 7 A 5

A J 6
Q 7 6 4 3
J 7
9 7 2 Table 9
A 9 2
K 5 4
A 10 8 6 4 3
58483 58383
8595A =
Par NS -130 K Q 10 7 5 2
10 8 5
Q 6
Q J

1 opening
2 S = +110
+8 40
1 NT opening
3 NT N -5 -250
-8 33

23. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A 9 7 4
K Q 9 3
A 6 5
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Zia Helgemo Martel Rosenberg Fantoni Willenken Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 3 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
5 Dbl AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 4 3 2 4 3 K
10 5 A 5 Q 5 7 3
4 Q K 2 Q K 2 7
7 Q 7 4 6 A 2 10
J Q K 6 A J 3
11 tricks claimed 9 4 A 7
9

8 6 5 2
10 8 7
K 4
K J 10 3 Table 3
—
J 10 8 7 3 2
A 9 8 7 5 4
7BB22 7AB22
212AB =
Par NS +100 K Q J 10
A J 6 5 4 2
Q 9
Q

1 opening
5 × E = -550
-18 40
1 NT opening
5 ×× S +1 +1200
+18 51

24. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

W deals
None vul 9 3
K J
A Q J 9 8 3
Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Nanev HerbstI Mihov HerbstO Zack Aronov Barel Stefanov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 6 10 Q 7 4 K A
3 9 A 7 Q 5 6 2
4 6 K 5 J 5 4 10
8 K 4 2 9 2 2 4
6 2 Q 5 8 4 6 2
A 7 2 10 3 3 7 5
J 2 7 K J 5 7 6
10 tricks claimed K 9 A 8
A 7 3 9
9 tricks claimed

A J 8 5
6
K 10 2
J 10 7 4 2 Table K 10 4
Q 9 5 3 2
7 5
K 9 5
96895 =
47548 36548
Par NS +300 Q 7 6 2
A 10 8 7 4
6 4
A 6

1 opening
2 N +2 +130
-7 40
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+7 58

27. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul 9 3
K 6
A K 8 5 4 3
K 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Mihov Lauria Nanev Versace Sementa Stefanov Duboin Aronov
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Dbl AP 3 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 A 9 6 K 9 6 2
3 K 4 2 8 10 4 7
8 9 2 K 3 A 6 8
9 A 7 6 2 3 A 10
10 10 2 K 5 7 Q 9
6 3 3 Q 2 6 Q 4
Q 3 5 4 J 4 5 A
4 8 10 Q 10 tricks claimed
J 7 2 4
7 5 K A

Q J 6 2
A Q 5 2
7 2
8 5 2 Table A K 8 5
8
Q J 10 9
A Q 9 3
32653 =
AA78A 9A77A
Par NS -430 10 7 4
J 10 9 7 4 3
6
J 7 4

1 opening
1 × S -1 -200
+6 47
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
-6 58

28. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul 9 3
K 6
A K 8 5 4 3
K 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Puri Cullin Mohiudd Ahmed Nystrom Masood Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 A 7 2 A 9 6 2
5 4 Q 3 3 A 7 2
6 5 K 10 K 4 6 9
9 6 2 K 5 10 J 3
K 8 J A 7 K 10 4
2 6 Q 4 5 J 3 2
Q 3 7 A Q 7 5 4
11 tricks claimed 8 9 A 6
8 6 Q 4

Q J 6 2
A Q 5 2
7 2
8 5 2 Table A K 8 5
8
Q J 10 9
A Q 9 3
32653 =
AA78A 9A77A
Par NS -430 10 7 4
J 10 9 7 4 3
6
J 7 4

1 opening
4 W +1 -450
-7 47
1 NT opening
2 W +2 -170
+7 65

30. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 21

W deals
E-W vul Q 10 9 8
A 8 2
A 9 6 5
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Gosney Levin Edgtton Weinstein Fleisher Nunn Kamil Hans
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
3 Pass Pass 4 4 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 7 10 2 Q K 5
10 K 4 6 10 3 A 6
Q 2 5 4 8
2 5 A 6 10 tricks won
9 6 J 3
8 8 8 J
3 9 Q 6
3 2 Q A
Q K 4 2
10 5 A 7

5 2
9 5 4 3
4
K 9 8 7 5 2 Table A J 7 6
Q J 7 6
10
A J 6 4
694B4 =
44828 =
Par NS +400 K 4 3
K 10
K Q J 8 7 3 2
3

1 opening
5 N = +400
+15 63
1 NT opening
4 × W = -790
-15 65

33. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

W deals
E-W vul A J 6
A K 9 2
J 10 8 5
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Chambers Boyd Schermer Welland Wildavsky Bramley Doub
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 A 6 3 4 K 3 9
J 2 3 A 2 5 J Q
3 10 A 2 A 2 6 10
4 K 7 9 8 3 Q 5
K 5 5 4 7 8 J 3
Q 7 8 6 5 7 8 10
7 5 10 9 2 Q A
2 J Q 10 7 tricks claimed
4 6 9 5
9 tricks claimed

10 8 7 5
10 8 7 5
A
Q 7 6 3 Table Q 3
J 6
9 6 4 2
A J 8 5 4
8AAB5 =
23228 =
Par NS +420 K 9 4 2
Q 4 3
K Q 7 3
K 2

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
+11 78
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
-11 65

36. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

W deals
E-W vul J 8 6 2
A 10 3
Q J 4 3
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Becker Larsen Strul Brogeland Nunes Saelensminde Fantoni
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
3 Pass 4 AP Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 10 7 8 Q K A
4 9 J 3 3 A 2 8
5 3 6 2 4 9 J 3
4 10 J A J
9 5 3 Q 7 tricks claimed
8 4 7 6
8 Q 2 10
10 tricks claimed

A 7 5
K J 5 2
8 7 5
Q J 2 Table K Q 9 3
8 7 6 4
A
K 7 5 4
65385 =
78A58 =
Par NS -500 10 4
Q 9
K 10 9 6 2
10 8 6 3

1 opening
4 W = -620
-12 78
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+12 80

41. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul 9 2
K J 7 3
A K 10 7 4
J 9

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Zhao Hou Fu Lev Zhuang Pszczola WangW
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 NT 2 3
3 Pass 4 5 4 Pass Pass 4 NT
Dbl AP Dbl 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 5 K 9 Q 5 K 9
A 2 3 7 A 2 6 7
5 7 4 A 5 3
6 5 4 6 10 tricks won
3 J A 8
K 6 2 Q
11 tricks claimed

A K 4
9 5 2
Q J 5
10 6 5 3 Table Q J 10 8 6 3
Q 10 8 6 4
—
K 7
746B9 =
49713 49714
Par NS +400 7 5
A
9 8 6 3 2
A Q 8 4 2

1 opening
5 × N = +550
+12 91
1 NT opening
5 × N -1 -100
-12 80

45. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul J 9 6 5
K 10 7
A Q 4 3
K 8

West North East South West North East South
GipsonA Fu GipsonP Zhao Lev Rees Pszczola Punch
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 8 A 9 3 9 7 8
6 J 7 K 7 2 Q 9
5 4 Q K 5 4 Q K
2 3 9 J 2 K 10 J
2 8 9 A 7 9 Q A
9 2 A 10 8 9 A 2
5 K J 3 A Q 8 3
J 3 6 2 4 4
9 tricks claimed 5 3 6 10
4 7 5 6
J 3

K 10 8
A 8 6 5 4
K 6 2
7 2 Table A 4
J 9
10 9 5
A 10 6 5 4 3
67675 =
55768 55758
Par NS -90 Q 7 3 2
Q 3 2
J 8 7
Q J 9

1 opening
2 S +1 +140
+6 100
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 81

47. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul Q 9 7 5
A 3
K 8 3
A 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Diamond Weinstein Platnick Moss Martel Gitelman Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Pass Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J A 8 6 K 6 7 4
A 9 2 5 J A 4 8
3 J Q K K A 5 2
7 2 Q 10 Q K 6 2
K 8 4 3 7 10 J 3
10 7 2 5 A 9
10 tricks claimed Q J Q 4
10 J A 5
9 9 5 6
10 tricks claimed

A 8 6 4 3
K 7 5
Q 7 4
J 7 Table 10 2
J 9
J 10 9 6
K Q 9 8 5
98A66 =
35266 =
Par NS +620 K J
Q 10 8 6 4 2
A 5 2
10 6

1 opening
2 S +2 +170
-10 100
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+10 91

54. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul A J
Q 9 4
K Q J 10 5
5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Trendafilov Smirnov Karaivanov Piekarek Kirmse Aronov Gromoeller Stefanov
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 8 5 A 4 7 5
2 5 A 4 5 2 10 J
K 2 7 6 9 tricks won
J 3 2 9
K 10 3 9
4 2
8 tricks claimed

10 3
A 7 6 3
9 3
K J 10 8 7 Table 8 7 6 5 4
K J 8 2
7 6 2
A
77586 77486
46747 =
Par NS +90 K Q 9 2
10 5
A 8 4
Q 9 6 4

1 opening
3 N -1 -100
-12 102
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 107

55. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

W deals
N-S vul J 10 7
K Q
Q J 7 6 5
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Hamman Bertens Zia Rodwell de Wijs Meckstroth Muller
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl AP
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 6 Q 8 5 A 3
7 9 K A 10 K 3 6
5 A 4 8 4 Q A 7
5 4 A 7 2 4 8 7
8 4 3 10 A 7 5 8
2 3 2 6 2 10 K 4
2 10 K 8 9 9 K J
9 Q 3 J 3 J 9 Q
K 4 7 9 10 6
5 K A 7 5 tricks claimed

A 6 3 2
10 6 5 4 2
8
K 8 3 Table K 9 5
A J 9 3
A 10 9 2
Q 7
44375 =
89A66 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 4
8 7
K 4 3
J 10 9 5 2

1 opening
4 E = -420
+9 111
1 NT opening
2 × S -3 -800
-9 107

60. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 1

W deals
None vul A K 9 3
9 7
A J 10
J 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Stefanov Brink Aronov Karakolev Muller Danailov de Wijs
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 10 9 7 3 10 7 J
2 3 Q 7 7 3 J Q
2 Q 7 3 8 4 6 Q
2 A 4 6 2 8 9 10
4 6 10 8 9 A 3 2
4 8 9 10 4 A 3 K
J 7 5 K 10 tricks claimed
5 9 A 8
K 3 J

Q 8 5 2
A Q 8
8 5 4 3
8 7 Table J 10 4
K 10 3
9 6 2
K 9 6 3
88A99 =
45334 =
Par NS +420 7 6
J 6 5 4 2
K Q 7
A Q 10

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 124

62. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul A Q 2
K Q 3
10 8 7 6 4
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Greenberg Lindqvist Lee H-Welland Fantoni Ivatury Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 3 K 5 9 2 4 Q
J A 3 5 8 K A 2
4 K A 2 Q J 7 5
2 A 3 5 3 2 10 4
10 2 4 8 4 8 5 7
6 Q K 3 9 10 6 7
7 6 A 3 8
8 tricks claimed J 2 3 5
10 A K 8
Q 4 3 6

J 10 9 6
A 10 7 4
J 2
K J 2 Table K 7 4 3
9 8 5
K
10 8 7 6 4
867A6 968A6
47537 =
Par NS +600 8 5
J 6 2
A Q 9 5 3
A 9 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 136

65. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul 5 4
A 5 4
A Q J 9 7 2
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Nickell Greco Freeman Hamman Gitelman Zia Moss
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 4 5 9 8 4 J Q
10 tricks won 10 tricks won

9 8 6 3 2
K Q 6 3
5
J 5 2 Table Q J 10
J 10 7 2
4
A K 10 8 3
855A4 =
48838 =
Par NS +130 A K 7
9 8
K 10 8 6 3
7 6 4

1 opening
4 N = +130
-7 111
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+7 147

69. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul 7 4 3
Q 10
Q J 8
A Q 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Kandemir Meckstroth Kolata Rodwell Compton Bedir Hamman Goksu
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
3 Pass 4 AP Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 Q K 9 2 4 K A
6 5 Q 2 3 2 10 9
A 8 4 9 3 7 Q A
10 J 4 K 2 9 4 J
10 3 4 2 4 6 J 8
K 10 2 6 6 5 Q 8
7 Q A 9 7 A 5 7
7 tricks claimed Q K
8 tricks claimed

9
K J 8 7 3
10 7 6 4
K 9 5 Table A Q 6 2
A 5 2
A 5 2
J 8 2
58456 =
75986 75885
Par NS -100 K J 10 8 5
9 6 4
K 9 3
6 4

1 opening
4 W -3 +300
+5 118
1 NT opening
2 N = +110
-5 150

73. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul A J
K Q 10 4
10 9 8 7 2
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Cheek Levin Grue Gitelman Zia Moss Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
3 Pass 4 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass
5 Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 7 3 3 J K Q
A 3 5 2 2 3 4 A
K 4 Q A 4 K
11 tricks won J 3 5 2
Q 4 3 7
K 6 8 8
A 5 9 9
2 6 J 8
5
1 tricks claimed

9 7 6 5 4 3
J 9 8 3
5
K J Table K 10 8 2
A 6 5
A K Q J
A 2
11436 11336
BB887 AB887
Par NS -460 Q
7 2
6 4 3
10 9 7 6 5 4 3

1 opening
6 W -1 +50
+9 127
1 NT opening
2 S -7 -350
-9 155

74. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

W deals
N-S vul 9 8
10 5 2
A K 8 6 5
A 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Becker SchwartzA Strul Lo WangJ Stansby Ao Martel
Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass 4 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 K 8 K 3 2 7
2 7 10 8 2 Q K 7
3 9 K J 3 9 10 A
5 A 6 5 K 6 2 A
6 9 A 3 9 2 J Q
10 A 3 7 3 7 4 8
4 4 Q 6 4 Q J A
7 A 4 2 8 5 A 3
K 10 8 9 7 6 5 K
5 6 10 4 4 6
8 tricks claimed Q 8 9 8

Q 10 6 3
7
J 9 7
10 9 4 3 2 Table K 5 4 2
A Q 9 6
Q 10 4 3
K
86A88 =
37344 57344
Par NS +500 A J 7
K J 8 4 3
2
Q J 8 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 127
1 NT opening
4 × W -3 +500
+12 167

77. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul Q 10
A J 6
K 10 9 8 3
Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Dawson Gu Lynch Chechelashvili Ao Grue WangJ Cheek
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 7 Q A 9 7 Q 6
9 5 2 6 2 J K 8
3 2 A 7 3 5 6 A
5 4 Q 2 Q 2 4 K
8 7 4 6 3 10 7 J
10 6 J 3 2 7 10 5
Q 5 K 3 K 2 4 4
3 A K 8 9 6 J 5
8 A 9 Q 7 tricks claimed
7 9 J 4

K 9 6 5 3
Q 2
7 6
10 9 8 4 Table 8 7 2
K 10 9 5 4 3
5
A 6 2
966A7 =
36734 =
Par NS +600 A J 4
8 7
A Q J 4 2
K 7 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+13 141
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 167

78. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul A K 7
A 8 3
Q 10 5 4 2
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Gu Balicki Chechelashvili Ao Gromov WangJ Dubinin
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
3 AP Dbl 2 3 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 K 4 5 Q 5 K 4
K 2 5 3 6 Q 7 2
Q 6 7 A Q 2 5 8
K 2 Q 5 K 6 7 A
10 tricks claimed 3 4 4 9
3 5 7 2
A 9 3 8
J 2 7
9 tricks claimed

5
J 10 9 7 5
K J 9 6
A 5 2 Table 9 6 4 2
K Q 4
7
K Q J 10 3
78374 =
64A59 64A39
Par NS -300 Q J 10 8 3
6 2
A 8 3
8 7 4

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
-12 141
1 NT opening
5 × E -2 +500
+12 179

80. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 91

W deals
None vul K 10 9
K 6 3
A Q 6
J 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Berkowitz Grue Cohen Krekorian Hampson Casen Greco
Pass 1 3 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 4 A 7 J 4 A 6
6 2 4 A 5 10 J A
3 9 J A 2 4 Q K
2 5 6 K Q 10 5 K
J 10 4 K 3 K A 5
Q 7 3 8 3 8 A 7
Q 2 5 3 6 9 10 9
9 6 5 6 J 3 3 8
8 8 7 3 2 Q
K A 7 4 9 tricks claimed
10 9 J 8

7 5 4 3
A
9 8 5 4
Q 9 7 5 Table Q J 8
Q J 9 8 7 5 2
K 7
K
97589 87589
45744 =
Par NS +400 A 6 2
10 4
J 10 3 2
A 10 8 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
-8 141
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+8 189

91. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul Q 4
K J
K J 10 4 3 2
K 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Bates Nystrom Sontag Helness Fredin Helgemo Lindkvist
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 4
Dbl 5 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 8 10 Q 6 A 3 4
A 5 6 2 8 6 J Q
9 8 10 3 A 2 2 K
2 J Q 2 5 8 J Q
A 5 5 K J 5 2 Q
6 J 3 4 K 3 5 9
10 Q K 3 10 A 7 6
3 5 A 4 7 tricks claimed
9 7 7 8
6

A 9 7 2
10 6 5 2
8 6
Q 9 3 Table J 6 3
A Q 9 7 4 3
A Q 9
6
46388 45388
97A45 77A45
Par NS -420 K 10 8 5
8
7 5
A J 10 8 5 2

1 opening
4 E +1 -450
+8 155
1 NT opening
5 × N -4 -800
-8 189

96. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul K 10
Q 9 4
K 7 6 5 3
A 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Cornell Greco Crombie Hampson Ekeblad Newell Rubin Reid
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K A 4 Q J A 5
A 5 10 Q Q K A 4
K 6 2 4 8 5 J 10
2 J 7 9 10 4 K 5
7 4 3 3 A 6 10 9
J A 5 8 2 7 7 Q
J 10 8 5 K 8 6 2
9 8 tricks claimed
7 tricks claimed

Q J 9 3
10
A 10 9 4 2
10 7 4 Table A 8 2
A K 3 2
Q 8
6 5 3 2
55645 45645
88688 =
Par NS -120 7 6 5 4
J 8 7 6 5
J
K Q J

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
-11 159
1 NT opening
2 × N = +470
+11 200

97. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul K Q 7 3
7 6 4
A Q 10 2
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Wooldridge Greco Hurd Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Rubin
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 K 7 9 J A 7 2
3 2 J 8 A 2 5 3
2 5 Q 4 2 3 K 7
4 A 5 6 10 Q 4 4
Q K 7 6 10 5 K 3
5 9 2 10 Q 8 K 6
10 7 4 9 6 9 5 10
6 A 8 10 9
A Q 3 J 6 tricks claimed
8 tricks claimed

10 9 8 5
K Q 10
9 6 4 3
3 2 Table A
A 9 2
K J 7 5
A 8 6 5 4
68645 57644
75698 =
Par NS -110 J 6 4 2
J 8 5 3
8
K Q 9 7

1 opening
1 NT E +1 -120
-8 159
1 NT opening
2 W -2 +200
+8 208

98. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul A 5
10 9 4
A K 9 4 3
J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Katz Hampson Jacobs Greco Ekeblad Zia Rubin Rosenberg
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 7 4 7 4 J 2
J 2 3 5 K 3 6 9
A 3 6 9 A 5 Q 10
J 5 Q 10 J Q K A
8 A 4 6 2 4 10 A
5 K 7 6 6 A 2 8
10 7 K 3 K Q 6 5

K 8 3
Q 7 6
J 7 6 5
A 9 6 Table J 10 9 4
A K J
Q 10 2
K 4 3
45656 =
98787 =
Par NS -600 Q 7 6 2
8 5 3 2
8
Q 10 8 7

1 opening
2 × N -2 -300
-5 159
1 NT opening
2 S -2 -100
+5 213

100. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

W deals
E-W vul K Q 4
A 2
K 9 7 4
9 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Becker Casen Schwartz Krekorian Robison Lanzarotti Onstott Buratti
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT 3 Pass
Rdbl Pass Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 9 J 8 3 A 9
2 5 K 8 4 8 Q 3
4 2 4 8 A 5 7 J
3 2 J 6 2 10 K
7 5 Q A 10 tricks claimed
5 3
10 tricks claimed

A J 9 8 6
Q 3
10 5 3
K 10 8 Table 10
K J 9 7
J 8
A Q J 6 3 2
58793 =
7554A =
Par NS -100 7 5 3 2
10 8 6 5 4
A Q 6 2
—

1 opening
5 E -1 +100
+6 166
1 NT opening
4 E = -130
-6 213

105. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 12

W deals
N-S vul A 10 3
10 9 8
A 10 8 5 2
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rerhaye Lauria Laghrari Berrada Fantoni Hachimi Nunes
Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K A 7 5 K 3 9
3 K 8 2 4 2 A 6
A 3 3 8 8 4 Q K
7 Q 2 9 4 2 7 Q
Q 3 8 2 6 9 5 5
J K 4 10 J 3 K 6
Q 4 10 5 A 3 6 8
6 J A 7 9 tricks claimed
8 tricks claimed

J 4 2
—
K 9 6 4 3
K 9 5 3 2 Table K 9 7 5
A J 7 6 5 4 2
J 7
—
96568 96569
47764 37754
Par NS +500 Q 8 6
K Q 3
Q
Q J 10 7 6 4

1 opening
4 × E -2 +300
-7 168
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+7 220

107. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul A 10 8
K 8
Q 8 7 6 3 2
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Kiema Kalish Koistinen Podgur YadlinI Salomaa YadlinD Backstrom
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K 5 8 Q K 5 8
K A 2 10 2 5 K 4
6 10 J 2 3 J K A
9 4 7 A 2 7 Q 8
Q J 4 5 3 10 6 A
7 3 2 9 8 6 J Q
6 A 4 8 K 2 4 J
8 4 10 2 9 6 5 2
6 6 7 K 7 A 3 4
3 5 J 3 Q 10 4 5

7 6 5
Q 5 3
A 9 5
K 9 6 2 Table Q J 9 3
10 6 4
J 10
Q 5 4 3
989A8 889A7
45135 34124
Par NS +400 K 4 2
A J 9 7 2
K 4
J 10 8

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+12 182
1 NT opening
3 NT N -4 -200
-12 220

118. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

W deals
N-S vul A 10 9
A 2
K Q 10 9 8
10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Smith Nunes CohenB WolpertG Nystrom Demuy Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 6 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 K 3 9 4 A 3 6
4 2 Q 3 4 2 8
6 4 A 3 11 tricks won
5 A 8 6
J 7 5 K
2 5 10 8
K 7 4 6
10 9 Q 7
Q
12 tricks claimed

J 8 7 6 5 3
10 8 7
A 2
J 3 Table 4
Q 9 5 3
J 7 6 3
9 8 5 4
CABBC =
12221 =
Par NS +1440 K Q 2
K J 6 4
5 4
A K Q 2

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+13 198
1 NT opening
6 NT N -1 -100
-13 220

122. 2003 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 72

W deals
None vul K Q 2
Q 5 2
K Q 10 3
9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Nickell Bocchi Freeman Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 Dbl 2 NT 3 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 6 10 2 J Q A 6
10 3 4 Q 10 3 A 2
K 4 6 3 J Q 7 6
Q 5 8 8 4 6 K 2
K 6 2 4 2 4 K 6
3 8 A 9 5 7 Q 8
5 9 Q J 5 9 Q 8
10 tricks claimed 9 A 3 3

J 10 9 8 3
A J 9 4
9 4
8 2 Table A 7 5 4
10 7
J 8 6
A 10 7 6
758A8 =
58534 =
Par NS +130 6
K 8 6 3
A 7 5 2
K Q J 3

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
+5 204
1 NT opening
5 S -1 -50
-5 220

123. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 8 5 3
K 8 4 3
K J 10 4
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Fernandez Bocchi Ventin Duboin Nunes Frances Fantoni Torres
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 K 2 5 7 10 4 5
9 A 4 3 9 5 4 Q
6 K 4 3 J 2 6 K
3 9 10 6 3 9 J 2
2 5 10 Q 2 A 10 3
2 9 7 Q A 3 5 7
K 6 8 6 Q 4 2 10
J 7 2 8 9 8 4 3

6 4 2
A Q 9 6
A 5
J 8 7 6 Table Q 9 7
J 5
Q 7 6 3
10 5 4 2
99898 =
44445 =
Par NS +600 A K J 10
10 7 2
9 8 2
A 9 3

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 216
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 220

124. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul 10 8 4
K 3
A 8 6 5 2
A 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Krupowicz Helgemo Zawislak Gawrys Aa Jassem Groetheim
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2
2 Dbl 3 4 (AP) 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 K A 2 4 5 J A
J 4 3 A 10 3 6 2
4 5 K 7 4 K A
J 3 A 4 10 tricks won
8 6 J 3
10 Q 2 K
J 7 4 3
7 2 5 2
9 9 5 6
A 10 9 6
8 tricks claimed

A 9 7 3
10 9 5 4
Q 3
Q 5 3 Table 5
A Q J 8 7 6
K 4
J 10 9 6
59394 =
73A37 =
Par NS -100 K Q J 6 2
2
J 10 9 7
K 7 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
+11 227
1 NT opening
4 W = -620
-11 220

127. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul K Q 4
Q J 3
A 8 6 3
10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Nilsson Versace Eriksson Lauria Jacobs Christiansen Katz Munksgaard
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 2 (AP) Pass 2 Dbl Pass
3 AP

10 9 8 7
A 6 5 2
Q 9
Q 5 2 Table —
K 9 8 7
K 7 5 2
A K J 9 3
68262 68252
65B7A =
Par NS -500 A J 6 5 3 2
10 4
J 10 4
8 6

1 opening
2 S = +110
+7 242
1 NT opening
3 W +2 -200
-7 220

128. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

W deals
E-W vul 10 6 5
K J
K J 9 5 3
K J 5

West North East South West North East South
Becker Moss Schwartz Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT AP 2 2 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 A 5 Q K A 5
2 J A 4 10 5 A 2
5 8 6 K 4 Q 3 J
J A 2 3 4
3 Q 7 3 7 tricks claimed
6 10 K 4
K 7 6 8
5 7 9 7
Q 4 5 8
9 10 6 10
3 10 Q K

A 7 4 3 2
10 7 6 2
A 8
10 3 Table Q 9
A 5 3
Q 10 7 2
A 8 7 4
86667 =
57766 =
Par NS +120 K J 8
Q 9 8 4
6 4
Q 9 6 2

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 248
1 NT opening
2 × N -1 -100
-6 220

131. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 76

W deals
N-S vul A 9 3 2
A K 6
Q 9 8 7
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Ekeblad Larsen Lipsitz Granovetter Martel Rubin Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 A 10 2 5 Q K 4
7 2 K 3 7 A 10 2
J 6 2 K 8 2 A 3
A 3 10 4 4 6 9 K
5 Q K 7 J 3 10 7
6 8 J A 9 6 8 6
4 8 9 7 A 5 3 2
A 2 5 Q 2 8 6 7
Q 5 4 10 5 4 10 Q
10 tricks claimed 9 J K
7 tricks claimed

Q 8 6
J 7 4 3
10 6 3
K 10 8 Table K 7
Q 10 9
J 5 2
A J 9 5 2
7A796 =
63647 =
Par NS +620 J 10 5 4
8 5 2
A K 4
Q 6 3

1 opening
4 S = +620
+11 259
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
-11 222

133. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul A K 10 5
K 10 2
Q J 9 5
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Granovetter Stansby Rubin Martel
Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 AP
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 K 9 2 5 K A 7
Q 2 8 6 4 A 3 2
A 10 4 K Q 2 3 K
9 10 A 4 Q K A 4
10 tricks claimed 8 6 J 2
9 10 7 5
Q 6 2 10
4 9 J A
J 6 8 5
K Q 8 9

J 9 4
Q J 9 7 3
K
A 9 8 2 Table Q 7 3
A 8
A 2
Q J 6 5 4 3
25371 =
A7A6B =
Par NS -630 8 6 2
6 5 4
10 8 7 6 4 3
K

1 opening
3 NT E +1 -630
-10 259
1 NT opening
2 N -2 -200
+10 232

135. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77

W deals
Both vul Q 4 3 2
K 3 2
A Q 4 2
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Fawcett Versace Liggins Hallberg Bocchi SimpsonC Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 7 A 5 3
7 tricks won 6 10 K 4
2 5 A 8
Q 6 3 J
K 8 2 6
J 10 4 9
6 5 A 3
Q
10 tricks claimed

10 8 5
10
10 9 5
K J 10 8 7 6 Table 9 7 6
J 9 5 4
K 8 3
A 9 5
7AA96 =
31237 =
Par NS +620 A K J
A Q 8 7 6
J 7 6
4 2

1 opening
3 NT N -2 -200
-13 259
1 NT opening
4 N = +620
+13 245

136. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul A 7 5
Q 8 2
A Q 10 7
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Campos Versace Villas-Boas Chagas Bocchi Branco Duboin
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 3 10 K K 2 3 7
A 2 3 5 Q 4 6 5
Q 4 7 6 J 8 10 A
8 5 K 9 6 8 2 10
10 5 4 8 3 9 Q 4
3 A J 4 9 2 3 7
9 tricks claimed A 4 K 5
4 3 A 2
J 8 5 5
7 10 10 6
J

10 6 3
A 7
J 8 3
K J 10 7 3 Table K Q J 9
K 10 5 4
K 9
A Q 8
22552 =
9B88B =
Par NS -650 8 4 2
J 9 6 3
6 5 4 2
4 2

1 opening
3 NT E = -600
+13 272
1 NT opening
1 NT× N -5 -1400
-13 245

137. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul A 6 4
K Q 9 8
J 3
Q 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Callaghan Versace Burn Fawcett Duboin Liggins Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Rdbl Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 9 A K A 4 3
4 3 K A 4 3 K A
K A 4 3 Q 6 8 J
5 2 8 J 2 Q 5 4
Q 5 7 Q J
8 tricks claimed 9 2 6 2
4 8 A 2
K 5 7 9

J 8 5
7 3 2
9 8 7 4
6 5 2 Table K 3 2
A J
K Q 10 5 2
J 9 8
8AA7A =
42262 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 9 7
10 6 5 4
A 6
A K 3

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-7 272
1 NT opening
2 N +2 +170
+7 252

143. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul A 2
6 4 3
K J 7 4
K Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Katz Wolfson Bates Vogel Rosenberg Jacobs Zia
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 4 5 A Q 4 5 A
2 Q 7 9 4 5 Q A
K 2 7 3 9 2 10 J
Q 10 5 6 2 6 K 4
8 J A 4 10 3 A 7
9 7 3 2 5 J Q 10
5 7 K 3 9 9 8
10 4 A 6 9 tricks claimed
8 J Q 8
8 tricks claimed

9 6 5
A 9 7 5
A 8 6
J 7 6 Table K Q 10 8 3
K Q 8
10 9 5
4 3
55478 54478
57755 =
Par NS +90 J 7 4
J 10 2
Q 3 2
A 8 5 2

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
-5 277
1 NT opening
1 NT N +2 +150
+5 261

144. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul K J 9 3
4 2
K Q 4 3
K J 8

West North East South West North East South
Silverman Katz Wolfson Bates Vogel Rosenberg Jacobs Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J K 2 6 5 2 4 8
K 10 A Q 4 7 K 6
13 tricks won 3 10 A Q
A 3 2 8
K 6 4 9
5 Q 9 6
J 7 5 2
10 J J 9
K 2 6 J

Q 7
Q J 7 6 3
J
A 10 4 3 2 Table 10 6
9 8
9 8 5 2
Q 9 7 6 5
BD9C6 =
20307 20317
Par NS +1510 A 8 5 4 2
A K 10 5
A 10 7 6
—

1 opening
5 S +2 +510
-11 277
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
+11 272

147. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul Q 10
K 8 5 3
A K 8 3
J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Kamil Silverman Becker Woolsey Stansby Stewart Martel
Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 4 2 A A 2 7 5
Q K A 2 4 J Q K
3 4 10 7 Q K A 2
3 6 10 7 3 4 10 7
Q 9 8 9 A 6 4 2
J 5 3 9 K J 5 7
10 tricks claimed 3 6 Q 9
9 tricks claimed

6 5 4 2
Q 9 7
9 7 2
Q 7 4 Table K 9 7
A 6 4
J 6
A K 10 9 3
789A7 =
54436 =
Par NS +140 A J 8 3
J 10 2
Q 10 5 4
6 2

1 opening
2 N +2 +130
-6 278
1 NT opening
1 NT× N +2 +380
+6 280

149. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul Q J 10
Q J 8 2
A Q 2
10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Fallenius Campos Nilsland Fredin Branco Lindkvist Chagas
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 A 6 5 K 7 10
2 9 4 10 6 3 Q 5
8 5 10 K 2 A 7 4
6 2 3 6 J
8 tricks claimed 8 8 10 K
4 Q A 9
8 5
8 tricks claimed

7 6 4
K 9 4 3
J 9 4
Q 4 2 Table A 8 5 2
A 5
10 8 5 3
K 9 8
87878 =
56565 =
Par NS +120 K 9 3
10 7 6
K 7 6
A J 6 5

1 opening
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 284
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-5 280

151. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul A J 10
K J 7
8 6 4 3 2
K 7

West North East South West North East South
Becker Hamman Kamil Soloway Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 7 10 A 3 Q 5 10
5 9 3 7 5 9 4 7
3 J 6 5 4 J K 7
2 6 Q K 4 5 Q K
8 K 4 9 3 2 A 10
K 2 6 8 Q K 2 6
7 3 J Q 9 tricks claimed
Q 4 3 7
5 10 K 8
8 tricks claimed

5 4
Q 8 3 2
K J 10 9
Q 10 8 Table K 9 6 3 2
10 6 4
7
5 4 3 2
AA999 AAAA9
33334 =
Par NS +430 Q 8 7
A 9 5
A Q 5
A J 9 6

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 284
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 294

155. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 123

W deals
None vul A K 8
10 8 6
J 10 8 6 4
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Levy Sakul Mouiel Szwarc Watulingas Multon Panelewen
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 A 3 5 Q 5 7 A
6 4 K 2 6 3 J K
A 5 8 7 2 K 5 4
9 3 A 5 8 6 Q 3
4 3 K A 8 9 A 2
7 6 Q 8 10 tricks claimed
J Q 7 10
2 K 6 10

7 3 2
5 2
A 7
K 10 9 7 4 2 Table 6 5
J 9 7 4
Q 9 5 3 2
Q 3
9AA87 =
32346 =
Par NS +420 Q J 10 9 4
A K Q 3
K
J 8 5

1 opening
6 S -2 -100
-11 284
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+11 305

156. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals
E-W vul Q 10
K Q 9 7
J 10 9 6
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Bompis Manoppo Mari Multon Watulingas Szwarc Panelewen
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 3 Pass
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 9 A 6 2 A 10
4 2 A Q 9 Q K 3
2 3 10 Q 8 7 5 9
5 6 Q 8 J 2 6 7
9 tricks claimed 4 tricks claimed

A 9 5
A 10 6
Q 7 4
J 8 6 2 Table K J 8 6 4
J 8 3
A 5
K 10 5
43674 =
99769 99768
Par NS -500 7 3 2
5 4 2
K 8 3 2
Q 9 7

1 opening
3 E = -140
Tie 284
1 NT opening
1 NT N -3 -150
Tie 305

Data 9X40 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump