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One Spade vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 10-13 HCP

Found 39 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals E-W vul	K 8 4 3 2 A 10 8 A 6 J 10 2		West North East South West North East South Helgemo Fredin Helness Fallenius Nystrom Fantoni Upmark Nunes 1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 5 3 2 K 5 3 2 4 6 A 10 4 6 A 10 7 J Q 8 7 J Q 8 9 4 3 3 9 4 2 2 Q A 7 2 Q A 5 3 K 2 10 3 K 6 8 3 7 5 A 4 7 2 A J K 6 10 5 10 4 Q 5 8 J Q 6 8 tricks claimed 9 2 8 tricks claimed
7 5 6 5 2 Q J 9 3 2 A 7 3		Q J 9 6 J 4 3 8 5 K Q 9 4
88988 88987 54455 = Par NS +140	A 10 K Q 9 7 K 10 7 4 8 6 5
1 opening 3 NT N -1 -50 Tie 0	1 NT opening   3 NT N -1 -50   Tie 0

4. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals None vul	K Q 9 8 5 6 3 A Q 9 3 4 3		West North East South West North East South WolpertD Levin Korbel Weinstein Bathurst GartaganisN Dwyer GartaganisJ 1 Dbl 4 1 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 7 J 6 10 3 A 7 4 K 2 3 K A 10 3 A 2 5 10 A 2 5 10 6 5 Q 2 12 tricks won 12 tricks claimed
2 J 10 2 K 10 5 10 9 8 7 5 2		10 A Q 5 4 J 8 4 2 K Q J 6
9C785 = 31657 = Par NS +980	A J 7 6 4 3 K 9 8 7 7 6 A
1 opening 6 N = +980 +11 11	1 NT opening   4 S +2 +480   -11 2

5. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 17

N deals None vul	A K 9 8 4 A 6 5 2 10 9 6 5		West North East South West North East South Helgemo Ino Helness Teramoto ChenD Fantoni Furuta Nunes 1 3 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 4 Pass 5 AP 3 Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 6 10 5 J 3 K 6 5 A 4 3 6 A 4 2 A J 4 2 2 4 K A 3 Q K 5 5 K 7 3 9 6 Q 4 3 Q K 5 K 7 2 6 9 6 Q 5 11 tricks claimed 7 10 8 4 4 2 A J 11 tricks claimed
Q 7 5 3 K 9 K 10 8 4 J 3 2		6 Q 8 7 3 2 A 9 7 6 3 A K
56327 = 85AB6 759B6 Par NS -420	J 10 2 J 10 5 4 Q J Q 8 7 4
1 opening 5 W = -400 -6 11	1 NT opening   3 E +2 -150   +6 8

10. 2012 WC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 69

N deals N-S vul	K Q J 9 5 Q J 9 5 K 6 5 4		West North East South West North East South Helgemo Hanlon Helness McGann Fitzgibbon Fantoni Mesbur Nunes 1 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 4 2 2 9 A 2 10 Q 8 3 3 K 3 7 5 J 10 8 A Q 4 9 5 3 J K 2 K 4 2 A A 2 10 5 3 J K 2 K 3 7 9 6 9 A Q Q 4 4 4 10 4 6 5 9 tricks claimed 7 5 8 8 10 3 2 6 4 J J
A 7 6 3 2 A 10 7 4 3 10 9 7		10 8 4 K 6 A K Q J 6 Q J 10
34336 = 98996 A8AA6 Par NS -430	— 9 8 5 2 8 7 4 3 2 A 8 3 2
1 opening 3 NT W = -400 -11 18	1 NT opening   4 × W -1 +100   +11 19

12. 2011 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals E-W vul	10 7 6 3 2 A 10 6 K 9 4 A Q		West North East South West North East South LallJ Verhees Grue v.Prooijen Drijver Wooldridge Brink Hurd 1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 9 10 Q 9 5 6 Q Q 4 2 8 2 8 J K A 5 3 9 10 A K 7 J K 6 7 3 9 Q 4 4 Q K 5 A 5 6 7 8 7 6 A 2 A 4 8 10 8 2 5 4 6 J 2 7 8 3 3 9 7 tricks claimed 7 tricks claimed
K 5 4 K J 5 A 6 5 3 10 6 4		9 8 Q 7 4 10 8 K J 9 8 3 2
68874 = 75559 = Par NS -100	A Q J 9 8 3 2 Q J 7 2 7 5
1 opening 1 NT S = +90 +5 23	1 NT opening   3 NT N -2 -100   -5 19

15. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals None vul	K 10 7 5 4 A Q K 4 9 7 5 4		West North East South West North East South Helness Schaltz Helgemo MadsenM Bjarnarson Nunes Askgaard Fantoni 1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 2 3 Q J 2 3 Q 5 6 K 10 4 J 3 6 6 2 K 7 8 K A 4 4 8 Q A J 5 6 Q J 4 3 Q 9 Q K 2 3 6 K 2 5 8 2 A 7 5 2 J 9 tricks claimed 10 4 8 A 3 8 tricks claimed
A Q 6 K 6 3 J 10 9 2 A J 10		J 8 2 J 10 8 4 8 7 5 3 8 6
8987A = 54563 54553 Par NS +140	9 3 9 7 5 2 A Q 6 K Q 3 2
1 opening 2 NT N = +120 -7 23	1 NT opening   3 NT N = +400   +7 26

17. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals E-W vul	A J 9 6 5 K Q 8 K 8 10 6 5		West North East South West North East South Helness Moss Helgemo Gitelman Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni 1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 3 10 K 5 Q 3 8 A Q 3 2 2 7 Q 5 J 6 4 K Q 8 6 3 Q K A 3 J K A 9 J 5 7 Q 9 tricks claimed 5 7 10 8 A 2 8 8 tricks claimed
K 8 2 10 7 Q J 10 5 4 2 A Q		Q J 9 6 4 2 A 7 6 J 9 3 2
47436 48536 958A6 = Par NS -300	10 7 4 3 A 5 3 9 3 K 8 7 4
1 opening 3 N -1 -50 +11 34	1 NT opening   3 NT W = -600   -11 26

18. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals E-W vul	A J 9 6 5 K Q 8 K 8 10 6 5		West North East South West North East South Hamman Ginossar Zia Pachtman Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell 1 Pass 3 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl 3 4 AP Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3 3 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 2 6 Q 4 3 10 K 4 3 10 Q A Q 3 2 5 2 4 Q 9 2 4 K Q 8 7 3 Q K A 3 8 J 3 3 6 9 J 8 7 tricks claimed 7 8 J A 10 8 5 7 5 2 Q 6 8 tricks claimed
K 8 2 10 7 Q J 10 5 4 2 A Q		Q J 9 6 4 2 A 7 6 J 9 3 2
47436 48536 958A6 = Par NS -300	10 7 4 3 A 5 3 9 3 K 8 7 4
1 opening 4 E -3 +300 +8 42	1 NT opening   3 N -1 -50   -8 26

19. 2009 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

N deals None vul	K Q 6 5 4 A 4 6 3 2 Q J 4		West North East South West North East South Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Katz Fantoni Nickell Nunes 1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 4 J Q K 9 6 A 7 2 K 9 9 3 A 4 2 4 Q 9 J 5 2 7 K 5 3 7 2 6 7 Q 3 A 4 10 5 3 A 2 J Q 10 5 4 8 Q A 3 7 10 tricks claimed 2 5 6 A 6 tricks claimed
A J 10 8 2 K 10 6 3 9 K 7 5		9 J 9 8 7 2 A 10 7 4 A 10 2
44175 55275 88B68 = Par NS -450	7 3 Q 5 K Q J 8 5 9 8 6 3
1 opening 1 NT S -1 -50 +9 51	1 NT opening   4 E = -420   -9 26

22. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals None vul	K 8 6 3 Q 10 A K 7 J 9 7 5		West North East South West North East South Smirnov Gold Piekarek Townsend HackettJA Gromoeller HackettJU Kirmse 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 2 NT AP Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 8 2 10 2 5 K 5 tricks won J K A 8 Q 10 9 3 2 4 7 7 5 8 6 4 4 8 3 2 3 J 6 4 10 3 A 9 K 9 5 J 10 5 K A 9 tricks claimed
Q J 5 4 A J 8 Q J 4 3 10 8		A 10 9 7 2 9 7 5 4 3 9 8 K
7569C = 58641 58741 Par NS +800	— K 6 2 10 6 5 2 A Q 6 4 3 2
1 opening 2 NT W -3 +150 -6 51	1 NT opening   3 NT N = +400   +6 32

26. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

N deals E-W vul	A 10 8 3 6 3 K Q J 5 K 8 5		West North East South West North East South Jacobs Hamman Katz Soloway Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Zia 1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 3 Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 4 Q A 2 6 K A 3 5 A 6 3 5 J 4 7 10 Q K Q 3 8 7 8 9 J 2 J 3 5 A Q K A 2 4 K 7 3 3 5 J 4 4 2 Q 10 4 2 J 7 10 9 4 9 K 9 6 3 K 7 6 A 5 10 2 8 A 6 5 2
K 4 A J 9 7 A 8 3 2 Q 3 2		9 7 5 2 8 5 4 10 9 7 A 9 7
89878 89889 54555 54554 Par NS +140	Q J 6 K Q 10 2 6 4 J 10 6 4
1 opening 3 × W -5 +1400 +15 66	1 NT opening   1 NT N +2 +150   -15 34

28. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals None vul	A J 9 6 5 K 5 4 10 7 5 A 7		West North East South West North East South Colbert Soloway Balcombe Hamman Meckstroth GartaganisJ Rodwell GartaganisN 1 2 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 3 Pass 3 Dbl 3 AP 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 2 Q K A 2 3 8 3 5 J Q 9 4 Q K 10 8 9 4 J A 6 3 9 6 K 10 J 7 10 2 A 7 3 5 3 5 A 6 J 2 2 2 2 9 8 7 5 4 3 4 4 7 K Q A 6 3 8 K 8 6 10 6 tricks claimed 10 2 7 K 10 tricks claimed
K 8 A 7 6 3 J 10 9 8 5 4 2		7 4 2 Q J 10 A K J 4 2 K 6
87673 37663 5676A 55569 Par NS -130	Q 10 3 9 8 3 2 Q 9 8 6 Q 3
1 opening 3 NT W -3 +150 +7 76	1 NT opening   3 W +1 -130   -7 34

30. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 8

N deals None vul	K J 10 7 3 A 8 5 K 7 Q 8 6		West North East South West North East South Luis Dai Paz YangL Zhao Castanheira Fu Pessoa 1 2 Dbl 1 NT Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 3 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 A K 9 K 7 10 5 K 3 4 A Q 9 6 8 6 5 Q 7 2 5 A 3 3 A 4 6 9 J Q 2 Q 5 7 6 6 2 A K 2 8 8 10 8 tricks claimed 8 3 2 10 9 J Q 6 K 2 5 10 tricks claimed
A 9 8 10 6 4 A J 8 5 9 5 4		Q 6 4 2 K Q J 3 2 10 6 3 3
8746A = 46862 45862 Par NS +130	5 9 7 Q 9 4 2 A K J 10 7 2
1 opening 4 S = +130 +5 81	1 NT opening   3 NT N -1 -50   -5 34

34. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals Both vul	A 10 9 8 4 A 10 6 9 7 A 8 4		West North East South West North East South Bertheau WolpertG Nystrom Demuy CohenB Fantoni Smith Nunes 1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 Q 7 2 7 2 3 J Q 4 2 5 2 4 K 5 10 8 9 3 Q 6 3 A 7 A 6 2 10 J 4 5 8 tricks claimed 2 3 Q A 9 3 5 8 8 7 4 6 6 9 J Q 7 tricks claimed
2 K Q 8 5 3 Q J 6 Q J 10 7		K Q J 7 3 9 K 8 2 K 9 6 2
56664 = 87668 = Par NS -120	6 5 J 7 4 2 A 10 5 4 3 5 3
1 opening 2 NT E = -120 -6 82	1 NT opening   2 W -1 +100   +6 43

37. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals E-W vul	A K Q 4 9 5 Q 9 6 3 2 9 6		West North East South West North East South Lauria Newman Versace Thomson Burgess Bocchi Marston Duboin 1 Dbl 2 1 NT 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 AP 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 7 7 tricks won 7 tricks won
J 10 8 7 6 5 10 7 6 3 7 4 K		2 K 2 A K J 10 A Q 10 4 3 2
76775 66774 66668 = Par NS -90	9 3 A Q J 8 4 8 5 J 8 7 5
1 opening 3 S -2 -100 -9 83	1 NT opening   4 E -3 +300   +9 52

38. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals None vul	A K 4 2 9 7 6 4 A 4 6 4 2		West North East South West North East South Soloway Martel Hamman Stansby Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia 1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2 3 AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 3 8 5 2 J 7 Q A 6 10 Q 7 10 K 4 7 K A 5 2 A 8 5 7 A 2 3 K 3 10 5 Q 4 7 5 4 10 A 5 2 A 8 10 8 9 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed
Q 5 J 5 K Q 9 6 3 2 A J 9		J 6 3 K Q 10 J 8 7 K Q 5 3
46644 = 87799 = Par NS -120	10 9 8 7 A 8 3 2 10 5 10 8 7
1 opening 3 W = -110 +8 91	1 NT opening   3 NT E +1 -430   -8 52

39. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 92

N deals E-W vul	A 7 6 4 A Q 2 8 3 J 8 7 5		West North East South West North East South Seamon Soloway Passell Hamman Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 2 Pass 2 NT AP Pass Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 10 8 9 7 5 Q 3 2 4 Q 9 8 9 J 6 K 4 3 A 4 10 A 8 3 A 2 6 3 Q K 7 J 2 5 6 7 tricks claimed 3 9 10 Q 5 A 10 4 8 tricks claimed
8 5 3 2 K 10 5 10 7 6 9 6 4		K Q J 10 J 8 3 A Q 9 A K 3
66896 = 77444 77545 Par NS +110	9 9 7 6 4 K J 5 4 2 Q 10 2
1 opening 2 NT E = -120 -6 91	1 NT opening   2 NT E -1 +100   +6 58

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