Data 9X45 Main

One Diamond vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 29 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 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul 5 4
Q 3
A 8 7 5
K Q 10 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Gu Boyd Lair Robinson Smith Cheek Garner Bertens
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 9 8
K 7 6 4
Q 10
J 9 2 Table 10 7 6 3 2
J 10 5 2
6
7 6 5
866BB C66CC
17710 =
Par NS +1400 K J
A 9 8
K J 9 4 3 2
A 4

1 opening
3 NT S +4 +720
Tie 0
1 NT opening
3 NT S +4 +720
Tie 0

2. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul K 7 6 3 2
10 6 5 4
A J
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Lev Levin Cohler Weinstein Katz Passell Nickell Jacobus
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

J 4
9
Q 10 8 4
K 10 9 6 4 2 Table A 9
J 8 7 3
6 5 2
A 8 7 5
6AA75 =
62368 72368
Par NS +620 Q 10 8 5
A K Q 2
K 9 7 3
Q

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 0
1 NT opening
4 S = +620
Tie 0

3. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul K 7
J 8 7
9 5 3
K 9 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Amoils Sementa WolpertD Miles Bocchi Korbel Madala
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
3 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A J 9 4 2
A Q 6 5 4 3
10
10 Table 10 5
10 9 2
Q 8 7 2
A 6 3 2
65389 =
67A44 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 6 3
K
A K J 6 4
Q J 8

1 opening
4 E = -420
-11 0
1 NT opening
4 × W -1 +100
+11 11

4. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul K 7
J 8 7
9 5 3
K 9 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Charlsen Fantoni Hoftaniska Nunes Helgemo Berg Helness Svendsen
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 4 2
A Q 6 5 4 3
10
10 Table 10 5
10 9 2
Q 8 7 2
A 6 3 2
65389 =
67A44 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 6 3
K
A K J 6 4
Q J 8

1 opening
4 E = -420
Tie 0
1 NT opening
4 W = -420
Tie 11

5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul K 7
J 8 7
9 5 3
K 9 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Einarsson Gur Jorgensen Yilmaz Cengiz Ingimarsson Kuru MagnussonM
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl
3 4 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A J 9 4 2
A Q 6 5 4 3
10
10 Table 10 5
10 9 2
Q 8 7 2
A 6 3 2
65389 =
67A44 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 6 3
K
A K J 6 4
Q J 8

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+10 10
1 NT opening
4 × W = -590
-10 11

6. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul K 7
J 8 7
9 5 3
K 9 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Babsch Nickell Schifko Katz Rodwell Purkarthofer Meckstroth Fucik
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Dbl AP

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

A J 9 4 2
A Q 6 5 4 3
10
10 Table 10 5
10 9 2
Q 8 7 2
A 6 3 2
65389 =
67A44 =
Par NS -420 Q 8 6 3
K
A K J 6 4
Q J 8

1 opening
4 E = -420
+5 15
1 NT opening
4 × W = -590
-5 11

7. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul 7 3 2
9 8 7 4 3
7 6
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Milner Zia LallH Hamman Katz WolpertG Nickell Kranyak
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2 AP
Rdbl Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 9 4
A K Q 6 5
5 3
A 2 Table 10 8 6
10 2
K J 8 4
K J 10 3
44464 44465
88776 99978
Par NS -600 A K 5
J
A Q 10 9 2
Q 8 7 4

1 opening
2 S -2 -200
-2 15
1 NT opening
2 E +1 -140
+2 13

8. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul 7 3 2
9 8 7 4 3
7 6
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Demirev Greco Lee WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Dbl 2 Dbl AP
Rdbl 2 Dbl AP

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

Q J 9 4
A K Q 6 5
5 3
A 2 Table 10 8 6
10 2
K J 8 4
K J 10 3
44464 44465
88776 99978
Par NS -600 A K 5
J
A Q 10 9 2
Q 8 7 4

1 opening
2 × S -1 -200
+14 29
1 NT opening
2 × N -4 -1100
-14 13

9. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Levin Katz Weinstein Kamil Zia Fleisher Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 5 4
K 10 9 8 3
9
J 10 3 Table K 9 7
A 6 2
Q J 5
7 6 5 4
977B9 877B8
35623 45624
Par NS +400 8 2
J 4
A K 8 6 2
A K Q 9

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 40
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 13

10. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A J 8 5 3
8 6
9 3 2
J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Chorush Rodwell Koneru Harris Nickell Morgan Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 1 3 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Dbl Pass 2 NT Dbl
3 Pass 3 AP

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

7
A Q 10 2
Q 8 7 5
A 9 7 2 Table Q 10 6 4 2
K 7 5 3
6
10 6 4
77586 =
66857 =
Par NS -100 K 9
J 9 4
A K J 10 4
K Q 5

1 opening
4 N -3 -150
-6 40
1 NT opening
3 E -2 +100
+6 19

11. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 4 2
A 4
Q 9 4
J 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Campbell Bertheau Klimowicz Thurston Fredin Willis Fallenius
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 6
10 5 3 2
K 7 2
Q 8 2 Table K 9 8
J 9 8 7 6
A J 3
6 3
67577 =
76866 =
Par NS -100 A 5 3
K Q
10 8 6 5
A K 5 4

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 40
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 21

12. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul J 4 3 2
J 8
6 5
K 9 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Willenken Cayne Rosenberg Cohen Versace Wolfson Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 2 AP

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

Q 9
A K Q 5 4 3
J 9 2
6 5 Table 8 7 6 5
10 2
A Q 8 3
10 7 3
6956A =
44873 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
9 7 6
K 10 7 4
A Q J

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+5 45
1 NT opening
1 NT S -1 -50
-5 21

13. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul 8 7 5
7 4
Q J 8
Q 10 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bakkeren Rodwell Bertens Drijver Zia Brink Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass
3 AP

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

J 10 6 3 2
K 10 2
K 9
A J 4 Table A Q 9 4
J 9 5 3
10 5 2
9 3
53488 53588
7A855 =
Par NS -420 K
A Q 8 6
A 7 6 4 3
K 6 5

1 opening
3 W = -140
-6 45
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
+6 27

14. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul 9 2
Q 10 9 5
A 7 6 5 4
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell Moss Hampson Zia Greco Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 8 6 4
7 4
Q 9
10 5 4 3 Table A J 7 3
K 6 3 2
J 10
9 8 7
C8BCC =
15101 =
Par NS +1440 K 5
A J 8
K 8 3 2
K Q J 6

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 45
1 NT opening
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 28

15. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul 2
Q J 8
8 6 5 2
Q J 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Stansby Cohen Compton Berkowitz Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 3 AP 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Dbl 4 AP

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

A K 9 5 4
9 7 6
A K 3
7 2 Table Q J 8
10 5 4 3 2
10 4
9 8 6
656A9 =
58733 =
Par NS +130 10 7 6 3
A K
Q J 9 7
A K 5

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
-1 45
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +150
+1 29

16. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul A 8 6 3
Q 3 2
Q 10 6 4 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Chechelashvili Gitelman Gu Moss Lynch Ao Dawson WangJ
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 1 2 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q 9 2
A 10 7 6
7
10 8 3 2 Table J 5 4
5 4
J 8 5
K J 9 6 4
989A6 =
24327 24227
Par NS +500 10 7
K J 9 8
A K 9
A Q 7 5

1 opening
3 NT S +3 +690
+1 46
1 NT opening
3 NT S +2 +660
-1 29

17. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

N deals
Both vul A 10
10 8 7 2
7 5 4 3
J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Morse Feldman Wolff Bramley Bates Boyd Sontag Robinson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 3 4 Pass Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7 4 3
K
A 8
7 5 4 3 2 Table Q 8 6 2
Q J 9 6 5 4
Q 6
6
835A9 =
39824 39834
Par NS +130 9 5
A 3
K J 10 9 2
A K Q 9

1 opening
4 S = +130
Tie 46
1 NT opening
3 N +1 +130
Tie 29

18. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Zia Levin Rosenberg Garner Seamon WeinsteinH Cayne
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 4 3 2
A Q 9
K Q 9
7 6 2 Table 9 5
K 8 6 2
7 6
J 10 9 5 4
88686 =
55647 =
Par NS +120 K J 6
J 10 7
A J 5 3
A Q 8

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 46
1 NT opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 29

19. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul 9 6 5
9 7
K J 7 3
Q 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Soulet Stansby Sussel Martel Weinstein GaviardD Levin EisenbergE
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
3 AP

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

Q 10
Q 10 6 3
9 6 4 2
K J 9 Table J 8 7 4 3 2
A 8 2
5
A 10 3
75597 =
68645 68745
Par NS +110 A K
K J 5 4
A Q 10 8
6 5 4

1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 46
1 NT opening
3 S = +110
+6 35

20. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Duboin Moss Bocchi Nunes Hampson Fantoni Greco
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 7 4
10 8 7 4 2
10 2
A 7 3 Table J 8
6 3
K Q 7 4
J 10 9 8 2
7A785 =
43547 =
Par NS +420 Q 5 3
A K Q
A J 6 3
6 5 4

1 opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 46
1 NT opening
4 S -1 -50
Tie 35

21. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

N deals
E-W vul J 10 2
J 6
K 5 3
J 10 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Levin Meckstroth Weinstein Seamon Soloway Cayne Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Pass 3 AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 6
A 10 9 7 5
9 8
A 9 6 5 Table 8 7 5 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 2
K 8
68498 =
44945 =
Par NS -100 A K 9 3
Q 4
A J 10 6 4
Q 4

1 opening
3 W +3 -230
-9 46
1 NT opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+9 44

22. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul K J
7 6 5 3 2
A 10 8 7
4 2

West North East South West North East South
SmithL Mohan SmithR Rosenkranz Lev Hawkins Helgemo Foster
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
3 3 AP 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 9 4
Q 9
5
A Q J 9 8 6 5 Table A 8 7 6 2
10 8 4
6 4 3
K 7
56AA5 =
37218 =
Par NS +420 Q 5 3
A K J
K Q J 9 2
10 3

1 opening
3 S = +110
+4 50
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -50
-4 44

23. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul 6 4
7 5
Q J 9 8 3
K 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria SmithK Versace Schuett Moss Duboin Chang Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 4 5 Pass Pass 2 Pass
5 6 Pass 6 4 AP
6 Dbl AP

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

A 10 8 2
A K
10 4
J 8 6 5 2 Table Q J 9 7 5 3
Q J 10 4 3
7 5
—
20288 =
4BA34 =
Par NS -450 K
9 8 6 2
A K 6 2
A Q 7 3

1 opening
6 × W +1 -1310
-13 50
1 NT opening
4 E +1 -450
+13 57

24. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul K 9 8 4 2
J 4 3
10 9
10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Kannavos Ramondt Kapayannidis Maas Muller Mil'opoulos de Boer Kotsiopoulos
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl Pass 2 NT Dbl
Pass Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

J
A Q 10
A 8 7 5 3
A J 9 3 Table 10 7 6 3
7 6 5 2
J
Q 8 7 2
56453 66473
7796A =
Par NS -140 A Q 5
K 9 8
K Q 6 4 2
K 4

1 opening
1 S +1 +90
+6 56
1 NT opening
3 S -3 -150
-6 57

25. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul J 7 6
Q 9 8 5 3 2
Q J
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Engel Hallberg v.Middelem Carcassonne Fawcett Labaere Liggins
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 3
6 4
9 6 3
A K 10 3 2 Table 8 5 4 2
10 7
A 8 2
J 8 6 5
76996 77AA6
66337 =
Par NS +620 A Q 9
A K J
K 10 7 5 4
9 7

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-7 56
1 NT opening
2 S +2 +170
+7 64

26. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul J 9 8
K Q 10 8
4
Q 8 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Schwartz Martel Casen Rosenberg Weichsel Zia Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 1 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 2
9
A 8 7 6 3
10 9 5 2 Table A 7 6 5 4
A 7 3 2
10 5
J 7
76A88 =
47355 =
Par NS +500 K 3
J 6 5 4
K Q J 9 2
A K

1 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 56
1 NT opening
4 S = +620
Tie 64

27. 1999 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul A 9 4
7 5 4
8 4 3
10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Chagas Soloway Branco Campos Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass
1 AP

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

Q 10 3 2
A K 10
6 2
J 7 4 3 Table 8 7 6
Q 9 8 6
A 9 5
A 9 8
65475 65575
68868 =
Par NS -110 K J 5
J 3 2
K Q J 10 7
K Q

1 opening
1 W +1 -110
-6 56
1 NT opening
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 70

28. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul 6 5 2
10 7 4 2
J
K 8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Stansby Katz Martel Rosenberg Sontag Zia Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 8 7
K J 9
8 6 4 3
A Q 7 Table J 10 4 3
8 3
A Q 9 7
10 4 2
66867 =
76475 76476
Par NS +100 A K 9
A Q 6 5
K 10 5 2
J 9

1 opening
1 S = +70
-1 56
1 NT opening
1 NT S = +90
+1 71

29. 1998 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Stansby Passell Martel Soloway Burger Goldman Cayne
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 7 5
K Q 9 6 3
8
K Q 3 Table Q J 6
7 5 4 2
Q 3 2
7 6 4
986AA =
34733 44733
Par NS +400 9 4
A J
A K 7 6 4
A 9 5 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 56
1 NT opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 81

Data 9X45 Main Top One Diamond vs. One Notrump