Data 9X56 Main

One Spade vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 70 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 2, Bd 17 West
Brogeland

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
10
4
Q
7
K
J
8
K
8 North
Fantoni
1
2
3 NT

2nd
2
Q
K
4
10
9
6
6
10
Q East
Lindqvist
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
A
5
5
A
2
8
9
3
A South
Nunes
2
2 NT

4th
5
2
3
3
6
7
9
7
2
5 West
Helgemo

Pass

Lead
3
5
3
9
2
4
A
4
7
K North
SchwartzRO
1 NT
Pass

2nd
2
6
2
10
7
K
7
9
8
J East
Helness
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
K
J
Q
5
8
2
A
5 South
FisherL
3 NT

4th
J
4
6
5
A
3
Q
9
6
N deals
None vul A K J 8 5
Q 6 2
K 9 8
Q 3
10 4
J 10 8 7
7 5 2
10 9 7 5 Table 9 6 3
K 4 3
Q 10 6
A J 6 4
CC9C8 BB9B8
11415 =
Par NS +990 Q 7 2
A 9 5
A J 4 3
K 8 2

1 opening
3 NT South +2
+460 = 0
1 NT opening
3 NT North +2
+460 = 0

2. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Wooldridge

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
3
2
8
A North
Grabel
1
2 NT
Pass

2nd
3
K
4
K
9 East
Hurd
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
2
10
A
7 South
WeinsteinH
2
4

4th
A
2
J
4
6 West
Bramley

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
Q
3
6
6
9
8
Q
10 North
LallJ
1 NT
2
3 NT

2nd
3
7
4
8
K
K
J
9
J
2 East
Stansby
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
2
A
9
3
5
Q
3
7
7 South
Kranyak
2
3

4th
10
4
2
J
5
5
6
J
2
7
N deals
Both vul A Q 10 9 5
10 4
Q J 5
A J 10
K 8 4
A Q 3
3 2
9 8 7 6 2 Table J 7
J 5 2
10 8 6 4
K Q 5 4
9AAA5 7BAA5
32336 32337
Par NS +650 6 3 2
K 9 8 7 6
A K 9 7
3

1 opening
4 North +1
+650 +13 13
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-100 0

3. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68 West
Weinstein

Pass

Lead
2
10
K
J
10
9
Q
9
K
9
A North
Helgemo
1
Pass

2nd
4
Q
7
8
4
6
J
10
2
8
4 East
Levin
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
5
6
2
3
6
A
2
3 South
Helness
2

4th
3
7
Q
5
7
6
3
7
5
J West
Nunes

Pass

Lead
4
K
6
10
8
A
9
7
Q North
Kranyak
1 NT

2nd
9
2
K
3
2
5
4
9
10 East
Fantoni
Pass

3rd
10
4
A
J
J
5
Q
5
7 South
WolpertG
Pass

4th
K
A
2
8
7
3
3
5
6
N deals
Both vul K J 10 9 3
Q 9
K Q 3 2
K 8
A Q
10 7 5 3 2
10 8
Q J 7 6 Table 8 7 2
J 4
A J 6 5 4
A 10 9
58555 48545
65887 =
Par NS +110 6 5 4
A K 8 6
9 7
5 4 3 2

1 opening
2 North +1
+140 +8 21
1 NT opening
1 NT North -2
-200 0

6. 2013 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Grue

Pass

Lead
3
Q
3
2
2
6 North
Lauria
1
Pass

2nd
10
K
5
A
A East
Moss
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
A
10
3
5 South
Versace
1 NT

4th
K
2
4
5
4 West
Seamon

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
3
Q
9
A
Q North
BessisT
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
4
2
10
K
5
5
5 East
Cayne
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
10
J
A
8
4 South
Bertheau
2
3 NT

4th
A
J
K
7
4
6
N deals
E-W vul A 9 8 6 3
Q 8 3
A 10 9
A 10
K J 4
A 7 6
Q 6
9 7 6 3 2 Table 7 5 2
J 9 5
K 7 5 3 2
J 5
AAA89 =
33354 =
Par NS +430 Q 10
K 10 4 2
J 8 4
K Q 8 4

1 opening
1 NT South +4
+210 21
1 NT opening
3 NT North +2
+460 +6 6

7. 2013 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59 West
Hamman

Pass

Lead
7
3
Q
K
A
J
10 North
Seamon
1
Pass

2nd
3
9
6
2
5
3
K East
LallJ
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
5
Q
2
9
A South
Pszczola
2

4th
A
10
2
6
J
4
5 West
Berkowitz

Pass

Lead
7
A
Q
J
10
9
J
K North
Wooldridge
1 NT

2nd
3
7
6
4
2
7
9
8 East
Sontag
Pass

3rd
Q
3
4
5
K
3
2
5 South
Hurd
Pass

4th
A
2
8
6
Q
8
10
5
N deals
None vul 8 7 5 3 2
A J 10
K 6 3
A Q
A K 10
Q 6
Q J 10 8 7
9 8 2 Table Q 9
8 7 4 2
A 9 5
10 7 6 5
57857 =
65576 55576
Par NS +110 J 6 4
K 9 5 3
4 2
K J 4 3

1 opening
2 North -1
-50 21
1 NT opening
1 NT North +1
+120 +5 11

10. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Bathurst

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
A
4
4
5
K
2
3
2 North
Fleisher
1
3
Pass

2nd
K
3
6
9
5
6
4
9
4
10 East
Zagorin
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
10
10
K
7
3
A
K
J South
Kamil
3
4

4th
2
7
5
7
8
9
8
J
5
A West
Rosenberg

Pass

Lead
J
10
2
A
Q
J
3
10 North
v.Prooijen
1 NT

2nd
K
3
5
3
6
4
8
8 East
Willenken
Pass

3rd
5
9
K
4
6
2
K
A South
Verhees
Pass

4th
2
7
8
3
9
2
5
6
N deals
N-S vul A K Q J 9
A 4 2
J 6 3
5 4
5 3
8 7 5 3
Q 10 5
K Q 9 2 Table 8 7
Q J 9 6
A 8 4
A 10 6 3
89585 =
54757 =
Par NS +140 10 6 4 2
K 10
K 9 7 2
J 8 7

1 opening
4 North -1
-100 23
1 NT opening
1 NT North +1
+120 +6 17

13. 2012 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30 West
Grue

Pass
Dbl

Lead
Q
A
K
8
A
7
10
2 North
Cieslak
1
2
2

2nd
5
2
4
J
9
10
J
6 East
Cheek
Pass
Pass
3

3rd
K
10
Q
8
4
9
K
Q South
Frukacz
1 NT
2
All Pass

4th
2
5
7
A
3
J
4
6 West
Zaremba

Dbl
Pass

Lead
A
K
5
6
A
3
5
A
3
2 North
BessisT
1 NT
Rdbl
Pass

2nd
4
6
7
7
7
Q
9
2
4 East
Lewaciak
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
10
Q
K
6
K
9
10
Q South
Delmonte
2
4

4th
8
J
3
2
4
8
10
5
7
N deals
None vul A K 8 6 3
K 10 9
7 6 4
A 3
7 5
A 7 5
A K 5 3 2
9 8 4 Table J 9 4 2
4 2
Q 10 9
Q J 10 7
79A67 =
64375 =
Par NS +420 Q 10
Q J 8 6 3
J 8
K 6 5 2

1 opening
3 East -2
+100 26
1 NT opening
4 South =
+420 +8 25

14. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64 West
Welland

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
4
2 North
Zia
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
3
5 East
Bramley
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q South
Hamman
1 NT
2

4th
A
K West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
2
Q
4
5
6
10
8
2 North
Smirnov
1 NT
3
Pass

2nd
Q
K
3
A
K
A
10
9
8
6 East
Rodwell
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
J
6
5
9
2
5
7
10
A South
Piekarek
Dbl
3 NT

4th
4
3
J
4
7
7
8
5
6
4
N deals
N-S vul A Q 8 4 2
A K 9
7 4
J 6 5
J
Q 10 8 7 2
K 10 2
Q 8 7 2 Table K 10 7 5 3
J
J 8 5 3
A 10 3
66655 =
76777 =
Par EW +90 9 6
6 5 4 3
A Q 9 6
K 9 4

1 opening
2 North -1
-100 +9 35
1 NT opening
3 NT North -5
-500 25

17. 2011 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
A
5
K
2
2
2
8
J
A North
Stansby
1
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
10
7
10
J
J
7
10
9
7 East
Meckstroth
Dbl
2
Pass

3rd
J
2
Q
9
A
Q
Q
6
4
10 South
Martel
Rdbl
Dbl

4th
6
7
6
3
4
4
A
8
3
5 West
Levin

Pass

Lead
7
2
3
4
10
8
8
5
2 North
Zia
1 NT
Pass

2nd
K
7
2
3
8
Q
6
4
7 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
Q
J
J
5
10
2
8
J South
Hamman
3 NT

4th
5
A
A
9
K
9
6
4
10
N deals
N-S vul A K J 9 5
A 9 5
10 8 2
Q 4
Q 8 7 4
J 10 6
9 7 6 4
9 7 Table 10 6
8 7 4 3
K J 5
A K 6 3
BB99B =
22342 =
Par NS +660 3 2
K Q 2
A Q 3
J 10 8 5 2

1 opening
2 × East -5
+1100 +10 49
1 NT opening
3 NT North +2
+660 25

24. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Meckstroth

4

Lead
A
10
5
2
6
3
9
5
8 North
Levin
1
Pass

2nd
4
Q
7
J
9
4
8
6
5 East
Rodwell
2
Pass

3rd
3
K
2
K
7
A
K
10
J South
Weinstein
3
Pass

4th
8
A
4
2
J
5
J
7
A West
Kamil

Pass

Lead
3
Q
K
6
9
3
4
8
J
4
7 North
Zia
1 NT

2nd
10
8
5
6
3
6
A
Q
2
9
J East
Fleisher
Pass

3rd
Q
2
7
A
10
7
9
K
5
5 South
Hamman
Pass

4th
K
5
4
J
8
2
2
A
6
K
N deals
E-W vul K Q 10 6 3
A 4 3
J 4
K J 4
J 5 4
K J 9 2
K 7 6 3
Q 2 Table 8
8 6
A Q 10 9 2
A 8 6 5 3
68635 =
657A8 =
Par EW +130 A 9 7 2
Q 10 7 5
8 5
10 9 7

1 opening
4 East =
-130 54
1 NT opening
1 NT North +1
+120 +6 32

25. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Greco

4

Lead
K
7
4
3
8
A
5 North
Etter
1
Pass

2nd
8
J
Q
9
6
7
10 East
Hampson
2 NT
Pass

3rd
A
A
5
2
J
Q
7 South
Kolesnik
3
Pass

4th
4
6
3
4
A
K
J West
WeinsteinJ

4
Pass

Lead
A
K
4
2
K
J
A
3
3
5 North
Moss
1 NT
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
8
9
8
4
3
7
10
Q
9 East
Baseggio
2 NT
5

3rd
10
2
5
K
8
10
2
Q
7
6 South
Gitelman
Pass
Pass

4th
2
4
3
J
5
7
4
K
5
J
N deals
E-W vul K Q 10 6 3
A 4 3
J 4
K J 4
J 5 4
K J 9 2
K 7 6 3
Q 2 Table 8
8 6
A Q 10 9 2
A 8 6 5 3
68635 =
657A8 =
Par EW +130 A 9 7 2
Q 10 7 5
8 5
10 9 7

1 opening
4 West =
-130 54
1 NT opening
5 West -1
+100 +6 38

28. 2010 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
WeinsteinH

Pass

Lead
5
Q
5
9
J
7
A
A
K
5 North
Helgemo
1
Pass

2nd
2
K
9
10
3
2
6
5
6 East
Garner
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
7
K
4
3
6
3
7 South
Helness
1 NT

4th
J
8
2
2
Q
8
3
4
9 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
6
A
4
Q
7
5
A
Q
7 North
Brogeland
1 NT
3 NT

2nd
K
3
6
Q
J
K
8
2
3
4 East
Fantoni
2
Pass

3rd
2
9
7
J
9
A
10
3
5
4 South
Saelensminde
3
Pass

4th
5
7
4
3
2
8
2
K
9
8
N deals
E-W vul A K 9 8 4
K 8 2
A 9 5
9 8
3
9 5 4 3
J 4 3 2
A 10 6 5 Table Q 10 7 6 5
A Q 10 7 6
10
Q 7
88498 68498
55944 =
Par EW +100 J 2
J
K Q 8 7 6
K J 4 3 2

1 opening
1 NT South +1
+120 +7 63
1 NT opening
3 NT North -3
-150 38

30. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
A
5
9 North
Kurka
1
2 NT
3 NT
4
Rdbl
5

2nd
2
9
A
4 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
4
2
2 South
Kopecky
2
3
4
Pass
4

4th
7
10
6
6 West
Martens

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
K
5 North
Zia
1 NT
3
4

2nd
2
9
8 East
Jassem
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
8
J South
Hamman
3
4
5

4th
6
7
10
N deals
None vul A Q 9 4 2
A J 5
A 9 8
9 2
10 7 6
10 9 7 4
7 6
A K 5 3 Table 8 5 3
K Q 6 3 2
J 5 4
8 4
BB6BA =
21722 =
Par NS +460 K J
8
K Q 10 3 2
Q J 10 7 6

1 opening
5 South =
+400 +10 73
1 NT opening
5 South -1
-50 38

39. 2009 BB Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Fu

Pass

Lead
3
J
A
6
2
Q
A
Q North
Trendafilov
1
Pass

2nd
4
10
9
6
4
A
4
8 East
Zhao
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
Q
7
10
8
2
2
3 South
Karaivanov
1 NT

4th
8
5
3
4
5
7
5
7 West
Karakolev

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
6
J
2
4
3
10
4 North
Zhuang
1 NT
2
3 NT
5

2nd
4
5
8
5
3
10
K
Q East
Danailov
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
K
2
A
3
J
7
A South
WangW
2
3
4

4th
8
10
9
4
2
K
Q
N deals
Both vul Q J 9 7 4
A J 6
9 5 4
A Q
A 10 6 2
Q 10
A Q 6 3 2
7 5 Table K 8 5 3
K 9 8 2
K J 7
10 4
64638 =
58785 =
Par EW +110 —
7 5 4 3
10 8
K J 9 8 6 3 2

1 opening
1 NT South +1
+120 +9 86
1 NT opening
5 South -3
-300 44

40. 2009 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
Khiuppenen

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
4
J
7
8
3
8
6
Q
3 North
Sementa
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
A
Q
9
9
4
10
5
8
7 East
Kholomeev
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
5
4
2
A
10
K
J
7
K South
Duboin
1 NT
2

4th
6
3
7
6
2
K
2
2
5
A West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
4
2
J
7
8
7
Q
3 North
Matushko
1 NT
2

2nd
8
2
K
K
Q
10
10
J
8
7 East
Lauria
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
3
3
5
6
4
A
J
6
9 South
Khokhlov
2
Pass

4th
A
K
5
9
7
6
2
2
4
J
N deals
N-S vul A 10 7 6 3
A K 6
J 3
K 9 4
K 9
8 4 2
A K 10 7
Q 8 7 2 Table Q J 5 4 2
7 5
Q 5 2
A J 5
65755 =
78688 =
Par EW +110 8
Q J 10 9 3
9 8 6 4
10 6 3

1 opening
2 South -1
-100 86
1 NT opening
2 North +1
+140 +6 50

41. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Greco

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
J
9
A
7
4 North
Freeman
1
2
Pass

2nd
K
4
3
3
9 East
Hampson
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
2
10
5
A South
Nickell
1 NT
3

4th
2
Q
J
6
3 West
Zia

Pass

Lead
K
Q
10
2 North
Moss
1 NT
Pass

2nd
5
J
3
9 East
Hamman
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
6
2
3 South
Gitelman
3 NT

4th
7
A
3
5
N deals
E-W vul A 10 8 7 2
A 8 3
Q J 2
K 10
6 4
J 9 6 5
10 6
A J 7 6 3 Table K Q 9 3
Q 7 2
9 8 7
Q 9 8
997A6 =
43637 =
Par NS +400 J 5
K 10 4
A K 5 4 3
5 4 2

1 opening
3 North +1
+130 86
1 NT opening
3 NT North +1
+430 +7 57

48. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
A
8
Q
J
2 North
Carmichael
1
2
Pass

2nd
A
2
5
9
9
A East
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
3
K
3
4 South
Gerstman
1 NT
3

4th
2
7
10
6
5 West
Morgan

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
J
A North
Ekeblad
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
2
4
2
2 East
Harris
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
Q
10
3 South
Rubin
2
3 NT

4th
3
J
A
10
N deals
N-S vul K J 6 5 4
A K 4
7 4 3
A 8
A 10 9 3
10 9 8
A 10 9 8
10 7 Table Q 8 7
J 7 5
K Q 6 5
6 5 2
88A6A =
35373 =
Par NS +620 2
Q 6 3 2
J 2
K Q J 9 4 3

1 opening
3 South +1
+130 89
1 NT opening
3 NT North +1
+630 +11 69

49. 2007 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Jacobus

Pass

Lead
10
6
4
K
J
Q
2
6
4 North
YangD
1
Pass

2nd
3
Q
5
3
6
7
8
7
A East
O'Rourke
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
10
7
A
5
K
K
3 South
MohanS
2

4th
4
3
2
2
2
9
J
9
10 West
Demirev

Pass

Lead
10
J
2 North
Grue
1 NT
Pass

2nd
3
K
A East
Schuett
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
Q South
Cheek
3 NT

4th
4
5
N deals
N-S vul A Q 8 7 4
K 4
9 5 4 2
A Q
9 6 3 2
A J 7
J 10
K 8 7 6 Table 5
Q 10 9 8 2
A 8 7
10 9 4 2
8B6A5 =
22727 =
Par NS +650 K J 10
6 5 3
K Q 6 3
J 5 3

1 opening
2 North +3
+200 +7 96
1 NT opening
3 NT North -1
-100 69

50. 2007 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Dubinin

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
K
10
A
K
6
4
J
3 North
Nickell
1
Pass
2 NT

2nd
4
Q
J
5
7
8
5
6
Q East
Gromov
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
9
Q
4
6
A
10
4
8 South
Freeman
Rdbl
2
4

4th
2
5
K
2
2
3
9
3
7 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
10
A
K
J
6
4
J North
Compton
1 NT
2
Pass

2nd
4
Q
J
5
7
6
8
7
Q East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
3
Q
4
6
4
A
3
8 South
Milner
2
4

4th
5
2
K
2
5
8
2
9
N deals
E-W vul A K J 10 3
J 5 2
K 6
Q 7 3
2
9 8 7 3
Q 7 5 3 2
9 6 2 Table Q 7 5
A K 10 6
10 9 8
A J 10
89558 89557
54885 =
Par NS +140 9 8 6 4
Q 4
A J 4
K 8 5 4

1 opening
4 North =
+420 +10 106
1 NT opening
4 North -1
-50 69

51. 2007 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
Levin

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
4
2
A
2
A North
Feldman
1
2 NT
3
6
6

2nd
A
Q
10
6
7
3 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
J
6
4
5
6 South
Bramley
2
3
5
6
6

4th
7
9
5
5
10
2 West
Fleisher

Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
5
Q
J
K
4 North
Zia
1 NT
2
3
Rdbl
5
6
7

2nd
A
4
8
6
3
K East
Kamil
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
K
2
A
7
2 South
Rosenberg
2
3
4
4 NT
5 NT
7

4th
6
2
9
2
6
7
N deals
N-S vul K Q J 10 6
K 10 3
J 7
A 3 2
9 4 3
9 4
Q 9 3 2
K Q 10 5 Table 8 7 2
Q J 7 6
6
J 9 8 7 6
ACBC7 =
11216 =
Par NS +1430 A 5
A 8 5 2
A K 10 8 5 4
4

1 opening
6 North =
+1430 +17 123
1 NT opening
7 North -3
-300 69

53. 2006 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52 West
Moss

2
Pass

Lead
Q
8
J
10
5
A
10
7 North
Pollack
1
Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
3
3
6
4
3
8
4 East
Fallenius
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
K
5
4
6
K South
Fleisher
1 NT
3

4th
2
Q
9
8
9
5
2 West
Grabel

Pass

Lead
3
8
2
4
K
9
8
A
10
Q North
Sveindal
1 NT

2nd
6
6
10
4
A
7
7
10
7
5 East
Wittes
Pass

3rd
J
2
Q
J
3
5
2
5
9
2 South
Fredin
Pass

4th
A
Q
K
3
4
6
9
3
J
4
N deals
Both vul K Q J 8 6
A 8 3
A 10
J 9 8
9 5 4 2
Q J 5 4
J 5 4 2
Q Table A 10
K 10 7
Q 9 8 3
A 6 5 3
87659 =
45684 =
Par NS +120 7 3
9 6 2
K 7 6
K 10 7 4 2

1 opening
3 South -1
-100 123
1 NT opening
1 NT North =
+90 +5 74

63. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 10, Bd 7 West
Helness

3
Dbl

Lead
3
2
10
9
J
6
7
A North
Thorvaldsson
1
Dbl
All Pass

2nd
Q
Q
2
K
5
10
Q East
Helgemo
2
4

3rd
K
4
6
4
3
A
6 South
JonssonT
Dbl
4

4th
A
4
7
3
K
2
J West
Armannsson

Pass

Lead
8 North
Brogeland
1 NT
Pass

2nd East
Jorgensen
3

3rd South
Saelensminde
Pass

4th
N deals
Both vul A K J 6 5
J 9 4
K J 10
Q 2
10 9 4 3
A K Q 6
9 6
10 5 3 Table Q 7
—
A 8 7 5 4
K J 9 8 6 4
77864 57852
66569 =
Par EW +110 8 2
10 8 7 5 3 2
Q 3 2
A 7

1 opening
4 × South -3
-800 130
1 NT opening
3 East -1
+100 +14 90

64. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 12 West
Labaere

Pass
2 NT

Lead North
Nagri
1
Pass
3

2nd East
Carcassonne
Pass
Dbl
All Pass

3rd South
Mehta
2
Pass

4th West
Jafferji

Pass

Lead
5
2
7
J
4
5
5 North
Jeunen
1 NT
Pass

2nd
Q
7
8
8
10
7
A East
Alibhai
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
Q
3
K
4
2 South
Coenraets
3 NT

4th
3
6
3
9
4
5
4
N deals
E-W vul A K Q 5 3
K 7 3
10 7 5
K 2
10 8 7
J 10 6 2
4 3
A Q 5 3 Table 9 6
A 9 8 5
A J 9 8
7 6 4
89687 =
43756 43746
Par NS +140 J 4 2
Q 4
K Q 6 2
J 10 9 8

1 opening
3 North =
+140 130
1 NT opening
3 NT North =
+400 +6 96

65. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Moss

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
9
2
K
Q
J North
Stansby
1
2
3
5
6
6

2nd
A
4
5
8
10 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
A
7
4
7 South
Martel
2
3
4
5
Pass

4th
4
3
6
6 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Dbl

Lead
9
K
Q
J
5
2 North
Lindkvist
1 NT
2
3
3
4
6
All Pass

2nd
A
10
7
2
3
4 East
Weichsel
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
6
7
10
3 South
Fredin
2
2 NT
3
4
6
6 NT

4th
4
3
5
2
6
N deals
None vul A K Q J 9
7 6 4
J 8 3
K 10
6 4
10 8
A K 9 7
A 6 4 3 2 Table 10 8 5 3
9 3
Q 10 6 5 2
9 5
7BB57 =
21186 =
Par NS +450 7 2
A K Q J 5 2
4
Q J 8 7

1 opening
6 North =
+980 +14 144
1 NT opening
6 NT× North -1
-100 96

70. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
6
4
5
2
2
A North
Martel
1
4

2nd
J
3
A
4
6
A
2 East
Freeman
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K
5
Q
9
J
8 South
Stansby
3
Pass

4th
6
4
7
K
J
9
J West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
5
10
5
5 North
Rodwell
1 NT
3
Pass

2nd
J
7
J
8
4 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
Q
7
6 South
Meckstroth
2 NT
4

4th
6
8
K
Q
2
N deals
N-S vul A Q 7 6 3
Q 6 2
A 3
Q J 7
J 9 4
A K 8 7
8 7 6 5 2
5 Table K 2
10 9 5 4 3
K J
9 4 3 2
9A57A =
33863 =
Par NS +500 10 8 5
J
Q 10 9 4
A K 10 8 6

1 opening
4 North -1
-100 150
1 NT opening
4 North +1
+650 +13 113

Data 9X56 Main Top One Spade vs. One Notrump

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 17			`West` Brogeland Pass Pass Lead J 10 4 Q 7 K J 8 K 8	`North` Fantoni 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 Q K 4 10 9 6 6 10 Q	`East` Lindqvist Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A 5 5 A 2 8 9 3 A	`South` Nunes 2 2 NT 4th 5 2 3 3 6 7 9 7 2 5	`West` Helgemo Pass Lead 3 5 3 9 2 4 A 4 7 K	`North` SchwartzRO 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 6 2 10 7 K 7 9 8 J	`East` Helness Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q K J Q 5 8 2 A 5	`South` FisherL 3 NT 4th J 4 6 5 A 3 Q 9 6
N deals None vul	A K J 8 5 Q 6 2 K 9 8 Q 3
10 4 J 10 8 7 7 5 2 10 9 7 5		9 6 3 K 4 3 Q 10 6 A J 6 4
CC9C8 BB9B8 11415 = Par NS +990	Q 7 2 A 9 5 A J 4 3 K 8 2
1 opening 3 NT South +2 +460 = `0`	1 NT opening 3 NT North +2 +460 = `0`

2. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26			West Wooldridge Pass Pass Lead Q J 3 2 8 A	North Grabel 1 2 NT Pass 2nd 3 K 4 K 9	East Hurd Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 2 10 A 7	South WeinsteinH 2 4 4th A 2 J 4 6	West Bramley Pass Pass Lead 4 A Q 3 6 6 9 8 Q 10	North LallJ 1 NT 2 3 NT 2nd 3 7 4 8 K K J 9 J 2	East Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 2 A 9 3 5 Q 3 7 7	South Kranyak 2 3 4th 10 4 2 J 5 5 6 J 2 7
N deals Both vul	A Q 10 9 5 10 4 Q J 5 A J 10
K 8 4 A Q 3 3 2 9 8 7 6 2		J 7 J 5 2 10 8 6 4 K Q 5 4
9AAA5 7BAA5 32336 32337 Par NS +650	6 3 2 K 9 8 7 6 A K 9 7 3
1 opening 4 North +1 +650 +13 `13`	1 NT opening 3 NT North -1 -100 0

3. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68			West Weinstein Pass Lead 2 10 K J 10 9 Q 9 K 9 A	North Helgemo 1 Pass 2nd 4 Q 7 8 4 6 J 10 2 8 4	East Levin Pass Pass 3rd A 4 5 6 2 3 6 A 2 3	South Helness 2 4th 3 7 Q 5 7 6 3 7 5 J	West Nunes Pass Lead 4 K 6 10 8 A 9 7 Q	North Kranyak 1 NT 2nd 9 2 K 3 2 5 4 9 10	East Fantoni Pass 3rd 10 4 A J J 5 Q 5 7	South WolpertG Pass 4th K A 2 8 7 3 3 5 6
N deals Both vul	K J 10 9 3 Q 9 K Q 3 2 K 8
A Q 10 7 5 3 2 10 8 Q J 7 6		8 7 2 J 4 A J 6 5 4 A 10 9
58555 48545 65887 = Par NS +110	6 5 4 A K 8 6 9 7 5 4 3 2
1 opening 2 North +1 +140 +8 `21`	1 NT opening 1 NT North -2 -200 0

6. 2013 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18			West Grue Pass Lead 3 Q 3 2 2 6	`North` Lauria 1 Pass 2nd 10 K 5 A A	East Moss Pass Pass 3rd J A 10 3 5	`South` Versace 1 NT 4th K 2 4 5 4	West Seamon Pass Pass Lead 3 3 3 Q 9 A Q	`North` BessisT 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 4 2 10 K 5 5 5	East Cayne Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 10 J A 8 4	`South` Bertheau 2 3 NT 4th A J K 7 4 6
N deals E-W vul	A 9 8 6 3 Q 8 3 A 10 9 A 10
K J 4 A 7 6 Q 6 9 7 6 3 2		7 5 2 J 9 5 K 7 5 3 2 J 5
AAA89 = 33354 = Par NS +430	Q 10 K 10 4 2 J 8 4 K Q 8 4
1 opening 1 NT South +4 +210 `21`	1 NT opening 3 NT North +2 +460 +6 6

7. 2013 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59			`West` Hamman Pass Lead 7 3 Q K A J 10	`North` Seamon 1 Pass 2nd 3 9 6 2 5 3 K	`East` LallJ Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 5 Q 2 9 A	`South` Pszczola 2 4th A 10 2 6 J 4 5	`West` Berkowitz Pass Lead 7 A Q J 10 9 J K	`North` Wooldridge 1 NT 2nd 3 7 6 4 2 7 9 8	`East` Sontag Pass 3rd Q 3 4 5 K 3 2 5	`South` Hurd Pass 4th A 2 8 6 Q 8 10 5
N deals None vul	8 7 5 3 2 A J 10 K 6 3 A Q
A K 10 Q 6 Q J 10 8 7 9 8 2		Q 9 8 7 4 2 A 9 5 10 7 6 5
57857 = 65576 55576 Par NS +110	J 6 4 K 9 5 3 4 2 K J 4 3
1 opening 2 North -1 -50 `21`	1 NT opening 1 NT North +1 +120 +5 11

10. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22			`West` Bathurst Pass Pass Lead Q 2 A 4 4 5 K 2 3 2	North Fleisher 1 3 Pass 2nd K 3 6 9 5 6 4 9 4 10	`East` Zagorin Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 3 A 10 10 K 7 3 A K J	South Kamil 3 4 4th 2 7 5 7 8 9 8 J 5 A	`West` Rosenberg Pass Lead J 10 2 A Q J 3 10	North v.Prooijen 1 NT 2nd K 3 5 3 6 4 8 8	`East` Willenken Pass 3rd 5 9 K 4 6 2 K A	South Verhees Pass 4th 2 7 8 3 9 2 5 6
N deals N-S vul	A K Q J 9 A 4 2 J 6 3 5 4
5 3 8 7 5 3 Q 10 5 K Q 9 2		8 7 Q J 9 6 A 8 4 A 10 6 3
89585 = 54757 = Par NS +140	10 6 4 2 K 10 K 9 7 2 J 8 7
1 opening 4 North -1 -100 `23`	1 NT opening 1 NT North +1 +120 +6 17

13. 2012 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30			`West` Grue Pass Dbl Lead Q A K 8 A 7 10 2	`North` Cieslak 1 2 2 2nd 5 2 4 J 9 10 J 6	`East` Cheek Pass Pass 3 3rd K 10 Q 8 4 9 K Q	`South` Frukacz 1 NT 2 All Pass 4th 2 5 7 A 3 J 4 6	`West` Zaremba Dbl Pass Lead A K 5 6 A 3 5 A 3 2	`North` BessisT 1 NT Rdbl Pass 2nd 4 6 7 7 7 Q 9 2 4	`East` Lewaciak Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 10 Q K 6 K 9 10 Q	`South` Delmonte 2 4 4th 8 J 3 2 4 8 10 5 7
N deals None vul	A K 8 6 3 K 10 9 7 6 4 A 3
7 5 A 7 5 A K 5 3 2 9 8 4		J 9 4 2 4 2 Q 10 9 Q J 10 7
79A67 = 64375 = Par NS +420	Q 10 Q J 8 6 3 J 8 K 6 5 2
1 opening 3 East -2 +100 `26`	1 NT opening 4 South = +420 +8 25

14. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64			`West` Welland Pass Pass Lead J 4 2	North Zia 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 3 5	`East` Bramley Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q	South Hamman 1 NT 2 4th A K	`West` Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 2 2 Q 4 5 6 10 8 2	North Smirnov 1 NT 3 Pass 2nd Q K 3 A K A 10 9 8 6	`East` Rodwell 2 Pass Pass 3rd K J 6 5 9 2 5 7 10 A	South Piekarek Dbl 3 NT 4th 4 3 J 4 7 7 8 5 6 4
N deals N-S vul	A Q 8 4 2 A K 9 7 4 J 6 5
J Q 10 8 7 2 K 10 2 Q 8 7 2		K 10 7 5 3 J J 8 5 3 A 10 3
66655 = 76777 = Par EW +90	9 6 6 5 4 3 A Q 9 6 K 9 4
1 opening 2 North -1 -100 +9 `35`	1 NT opening 3 NT North -5 -500 25

17. 2011 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64			`West` Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 3 A 5 K 2 2 2 8 J A	North Stansby 1 Pass Pass 2nd 4 10 7 10 J J 7 10 9 7	`East` Meckstroth Dbl 2 Pass 3rd J 2 Q 9 A Q Q 6 4 10	South Martel Rdbl Dbl 4th 6 7 6 3 4 4 A 8 3 5	`West` Levin Pass Lead 7 2 3 4 10 8 8 5 2	North Zia 1 NT Pass 2nd K 7 2 3 8 Q 6 4 7	`East` Weinstein Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q J J 5 10 2 8 J	South Hamman 3 NT 4th 5 A A 9 K 9 6 4 10
N deals N-S vul	A K J 9 5 A 9 5 10 8 2 Q 4
Q 8 7 4 J 10 6 9 7 6 4 9 7		10 6 8 7 4 3 K J 5 A K 6 3
BB99B = 22342 = Par NS +660	3 2 K Q 2 A Q 3 J 10 8 5 2
1 opening 2 × East -5 +1100 +10 `49`	1 NT opening 3 NT North +2 +660 25

24. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Meckstroth 4 Lead A 10 5 2 6 3 9 5 8	`North` Levin 1 Pass 2nd 4 Q 7 J 9 4 8 6 5	East Rodwell 2 Pass 3rd 3 K 2 K 7 A K 10 J	`South` Weinstein 3 Pass 4th 8 A 4 2 J 5 J 7 A	West Kamil Pass Lead 3 Q K 6 9 3 4 8 J 4 7	`North` Zia 1 NT 2nd 10 8 5 6 3 6 A Q 2 9 J	East Fleisher Pass 3rd Q 2 7 A 10 7 9 K 5 5	`South` Hamman Pass 4th K 5 4 J 8 2 2 A 6 K
N deals E-W vul	K Q 10 6 3 A 4 3 J 4 K J 4
J 5 4 K J 9 2 K 7 6 3 Q 2		8 8 6 A Q 10 9 2 A 8 6 5 3
68635 = 657A8 = Par EW +130	A 9 7 2 Q 10 7 5 8 5 10 9 7
1 opening 4 East = -130 `54`	1 NT opening 1 NT North +1 +120 +6 32

25. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Greco 4 Lead K 7 4 3 8 A 5	`North` Etter 1 Pass 2nd 8 J Q 9 6 7 10	East Hampson 2 NT Pass 3rd A A 5 2 J Q 7	`South` Kolesnik 3 Pass 4th 4 6 3 4 A K J	West WeinsteinJ 4 Pass Lead A K 4 2 K J A 3 3 5	`North` Moss 1 NT Pass Pass 2nd 6 8 9 8 4 3 7 10 Q 9	East Baseggio 2 NT 5 3rd 10 2 5 K 8 10 2 Q 7 6	`South` Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 2 4 3 J 5 7 4 K 5 J
N deals E-W vul	K Q 10 6 3 A 4 3 J 4 K J 4
J 5 4 K J 9 2 K 7 6 3 Q 2		8 8 6 A Q 10 9 2 A 8 6 5 3
68635 = 657A8 = Par EW +130	A 9 7 2 Q 10 7 5 8 5 10 9 7
1 opening 4 West = -130 `54`	1 NT opening 5 West -1 +100 +6 38

28. 2010 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44			West WeinsteinH Pass Lead 5 Q 5 9 J 7 A A K 5	`North` Helgemo 1 Pass 2nd 2 K 9 10 3 2 6 5 6	East Garner Pass Pass 3rd Q A 7 K 4 3 6 3 7	`South` Helness 1 NT 4th J 8 2 2 Q 8 3 4 9	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 10 6 A 4 Q 7 5 A Q 7	`North` Brogeland 1 NT 3 NT 2nd K 3 6 Q J K 8 2 3 4	East Fantoni 2 Pass 3rd 2 9 7 J 9 A 10 3 5 4	`South` Saelensminde 3 Pass 4th 5 7 4 3 2 8 2 K 9 8
N deals E-W vul	A K 9 8 4 K 8 2 A 9 5 9 8
3 9 5 4 3 J 4 3 2 A 10 6 5		Q 10 7 6 5 A Q 10 7 6 10 Q 7
88498 68498 55944 = Par EW +100	J 2 J K Q 8 7 6 K J 4 3 2
1 opening 1 NT South +1 +120 +7 `63`	1 NT opening 3 NT North -3 -150 38

30. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead K A 5 9	`North` Kurka 1 2 NT 3 NT 4 Rdbl 5 2nd 2 9 A 4	`East` Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 8 4 2 2	`South` Kopecky 2 3 4 Pass 4 4th 7 10 6 6	`West` Martens Pass Pass All Pass Lead A K 5	`North` Zia 1 NT 3 4 2nd 2 9 8	`East` Jassem Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 8 J	`South` Hamman 3 4 5 4th 6 7 10
N deals None vul	A Q 9 4 2 A J 5 A 9 8 9 2
10 7 6 10 9 7 4 7 6 A K 5 3		8 5 3 K Q 6 3 2 J 5 4 8 4
BB6BA = 21722 = Par NS +460	K J 8 K Q 10 3 2 Q J 10 7 6
1 opening 5 South = +400 +10 `73`	1 NT opening 5 South -1 -50 38

39. 2009 BB Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 26			West Fu Pass Lead 3 J A 6 2 Q A Q	North Trendafilov 1 Pass 2nd 4 10 9 6 4 A 4 8	East Zhao Pass Pass 3rd K Q 7 10 8 2 2 3	South Karaivanov 1 NT 4th 8 5 3 4 5 7 5 7	West Karakolev Pass Pass Pass Lead A 6 J 2 4 3 10 4	North Zhuang 1 NT 2 3 NT 5 2nd 4 5 8 5 3 10 K Q	East Danailov Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 K 2 A 3 J 7 A	South WangW 2 3 4 4th 8 10 9 4 2 K Q
N deals Both vul	Q J 9 7 4 A J 6 9 5 4 A Q
A 10 6 2 Q 10 A Q 6 3 2 7 5		K 8 5 3 K 9 8 2 K J 7 10 4
64638 = 58785 = Par EW +110	— 7 5 4 3 10 8 K J 9 8 6 3 2
1 opening 1 NT South +1 +120 +9 `86`	1 NT opening 5 South -3 -300 44

40. 2009 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 85			`West` Khiuppenen Pass Pass Lead K 4 J 7 8 3 8 6 Q 3	North Sementa 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 A Q 9 9 4 10 5 8 7	`East` Kholomeev Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 5 4 2 A 10 K J 7 K	South Duboin 1 NT 2 4th 6 3 7 6 2 K 2 2 5 A	`West` Versace Pass Pass Lead Q 3 4 2 J 7 8 7 Q 3	North Matushko 1 NT 2 2nd 8 2 K K Q 10 10 J 8 7	`East` Lauria Pass Pass 3rd 9 3 3 5 6 4 A J 6 9	South Khokhlov 2 Pass 4th A K 5 9 7 6 2 2 4 J
N deals N-S vul	A 10 7 6 3 A K 6 J 3 K 9 4
K 9 8 4 2 A K 10 7 Q 8 7 2		Q J 5 4 2 7 5 Q 5 2 A J 5
65755 = 78688 = Par EW +110	8 Q J 10 9 3 9 8 6 4 10 6 3
1 opening 2 South -1 -100 `86`	1 NT opening 2 North +1 +140 +6 50

41. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9			West Greco Pass Pass Lead 8 J 9 A 7 4	`North` Freeman 1 2 Pass 2nd K 4 3 3 9	East Hampson Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 2 10 5 A	`South` Nickell 1 NT 3 4th 2 Q J 6 3	West Zia Pass Lead K Q 10 2	`North` Moss 1 NT Pass 2nd 5 J 3 9	East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 4 6 2 3	`South` Gitelman 3 NT 4th 7 A 3 5
N deals E-W vul	A 10 8 7 2 A 8 3 Q J 2 K 10
6 4 J 9 6 5 10 6 A J 7 6 3		K Q 9 3 Q 7 2 9 8 7 Q 9 8
997A6 = 43637 = Par NS +400	J 5 K 10 4 A K 5 4 3 5 4 2
1 opening 3 North +1 +130 `86`	1 NT opening 3 NT North +1 +430 +7 57

48. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38			`West` Gitelman Pass Pass Lead 10 A 8 Q J 2	North Carmichael 1 2 Pass 2nd A 2 5 9 9 A	`East` Moss Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 3 K 3 4	South Gerstman 1 NT 3 4th 2 7 10 6 5	`West` Morgan Pass Pass Lead 5 8 J A	North Ekeblad 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 2 4 2 2	`East` Harris Pass Pass Pass 3rd A Q 10 3	South Rubin 2 3 NT 4th 3 J A 10
N deals N-S vul	K J 6 5 4 A K 4 7 4 3 A 8
A 10 9 3 10 9 8 A 10 9 8 10 7		Q 8 7 J 7 5 K Q 6 5 6 5 2
88A6A = 35373 = Par NS +620	2 Q 6 3 2 J 2 K Q J 9 4 3
1 opening 3 South +1 +130 `89`	1 NT opening 3 NT North +1 +630 +11 69

49. 2007 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53			`West` Jacobus Pass Lead 10 6 4 K J Q 2 6 4	North YangD 1 Pass 2nd 3 Q 5 3 6 7 8 7 A	`East` O'Rourke Pass Pass 3rd A 4 10 7 A 5 K K 3	South MohanS 2 4th 4 3 2 2 2 9 J 9 10	`West` Demirev Pass Lead 10 J 2	North Grue 1 NT Pass 2nd 3 K A	`East` Schuett Pass Pass 3rd A Q	South Cheek 3 NT 4th 4 5
N deals N-S vul	A Q 8 7 4 K 4 9 5 4 2 A Q
9 6 3 2 A J 7 J 10 K 8 7 6		5 Q 10 9 8 2 A 8 7 10 9 4 2
8B6A5 = 22727 = Par NS +650	K J 10 6 5 3 K Q 6 3 J 5 3
1 opening 2 North +3 +200 +7 `96`	1 NT opening 3 NT North -1 -100 69

50. 2007 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Dubinin 2 Pass All Pass Lead A K 10 A K 6 4 J 3	`North` Nickell 1 Pass 2 NT 2nd 4 Q J 5 7 8 5 6 Q	East Gromov Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 8 9 Q 4 6 A 10 4 8	`South` Freeman Rdbl 2 4 4th 2 5 K 2 2 3 9 3 7	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead A K 10 A K J 6 4 J	`North` Compton 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd 4 Q J 5 7 6 8 7 Q	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 3 Q 4 6 4 A 3 8	`South` Milner 2 4 4th 5 2 K 2 5 8 2 9
N deals E-W vul	A K J 10 3 J 5 2 K 6 Q 7 3
2 9 8 7 3 Q 7 5 3 2 9 6 2		Q 7 5 A K 10 6 10 9 8 A J 10
89558 89557 54885 = Par NS +140	9 8 6 4 Q 4 A J 4 K 8 5 4
1 opening 4 North = +420 +10 `106`	1 NT opening 4 North -1 -50 69

51. 2007 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47			`West` Levin Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 4 2 A 2 A	North Feldman 1 2 NT 3 6 6 2nd A Q 10 6 7 3	`East` Weinstein Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 J 6 4 5 6	South Bramley 2 3 5 6 6 4th 7 9 5 5 10 2	`West` Fleisher Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 5 Q J K 4	North Zia 1 NT 2 3 Rdbl 5 6 7 2nd A 4 8 6 3 K	`East` Kamil Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K 2 A 7 2	South Rosenberg 2 3 4 4 NT 5 NT 7 4th 6 2 9 2 6 7
N deals N-S vul	K Q J 10 6 K 10 3 J 7 A 3 2
9 4 3 9 4 Q 9 3 2 K Q 10 5		8 7 2 Q J 7 6 6 J 9 8 7 6
ACBC7 = 11216 = Par NS +1430	A 5 A 8 5 2 A K 10 8 5 4 4
1 opening 6 North = +1430 +17 `123`	1 NT opening 7 North -3 -300 69

53. 2006 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52			West Moss 2 Pass Lead Q 8 J 10 5 A 10 7	North Pollack 1 Dbl Pass 2nd A 3 3 6 4 3 8 4	East Fallenius Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 K 5 4 6 K	South Fleisher 1 NT 3 4th 2 Q 9 8 9 5 2	West Grabel Pass Lead 3 8 2 4 K 9 8 A 10 Q	North Sveindal 1 NT 2nd 6 6 10 4 A 7 7 10 7 5	East Wittes Pass 3rd J 2 Q J 3 5 2 5 9 2	South Fredin Pass 4th A Q K 3 4 6 9 3 J 4
N deals Both vul	K Q J 8 6 A 8 3 A 10 J 9 8
9 5 4 2 Q J 5 4 J 5 4 2 Q		A 10 K 10 7 Q 9 8 3 A 6 5 3
87659 = 45684 = Par NS +120	7 3 9 6 2 K 7 6 K 10 7 4 2
1 opening 3 South -1 -100 `123`	1 NT opening 1 NT North = +90 +5 74

63. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 10, Bd 7			West Helness 3 Dbl Lead 3 2 10 9 J 6 7 A	North Thorvaldsson 1 Dbl All Pass 2nd Q Q 2 K 5 10 Q	East Helgemo 2 4 3rd K 4 6 4 3 A 6	South JonssonT Dbl 4 4th A 4 7 3 K 2 J	West Armannsson Pass Lead 8	North Brogeland 1 NT Pass 2nd	East Jorgensen 3 3rd	South Saelensminde Pass 4th
N deals Both vul	A K J 6 5 J 9 4 K J 10 Q 2
10 9 4 3 A K Q 6 9 6 10 5 3		Q 7 — A 8 7 5 4 K J 9 8 6 4
77864 57852 66569 = Par EW +110	8 2 10 8 7 5 3 2 Q 3 2 A 7
1 opening 4 × South -3 -800 `130`	1 NT opening 3 East -1 +100 +14 90

64. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 12			West Labaere Pass 2 NT Lead	`North` Nagri 1 Pass 3 2nd	East Carcassonne Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd	`South` Mehta 2 Pass 4th	West Jafferji Pass Lead 5 2 7 J 4 5 5	`North` Jeunen 1 NT Pass 2nd Q 7 8 8 10 7 A	East Alibhai Pass Pass 3rd 6 A Q 3 K 4 2	`South` Coenraets 3 NT 4th 3 6 3 9 4 5 4
N deals E-W vul	A K Q 5 3 K 7 3 10 7 5 K 2
10 8 7 J 10 6 2 4 3 A Q 5 3		9 6 A 9 8 5 A J 9 8 7 6 4
89687 = 43756 43746 Par NS +140	J 4 2 Q 4 K Q 6 2 J 10 9 8
1 opening 3 North = +140 `130`	1 NT opening 3 NT North = +400 +6 96

65. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49			`West` Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead 9 2 K Q J	`North` Stansby 1 2 3 5 6 6 2nd A 4 5 8 10	`East` Gitelman Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 A 7 4 7	`South` Martel 2 3 4 5 Pass 4th 4 3 6 6	`West` Sontag Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Dbl Lead 9 K Q J 5 2	`North` Lindkvist 1 NT 2 3 3 4 6 All Pass 2nd A 10 7 2 3 4	`East` Weichsel Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 6 7 10 3	`South` Fredin 2 2 NT 3 4 6 6 NT 4th 4 3 5 2 6
N deals None vul	A K Q J 9 7 6 4 J 8 3 K 10
6 4 10 8 A K 9 7 A 6 4 3 2		10 8 5 3 9 3 Q 10 6 5 2 9 5
7BB57 = 21186 = Par NS +450	7 2 A K Q J 5 2 4 Q J 8 7
1 opening 6 North = +980 +14 `144`	1 NT opening 6 NT× North -1 -100 96

70. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 70			`West` Nickell Pass Pass Lead 10 6 4 5 2 2 A	North Martel 1 4 2nd J 3 A 4 6 A 2	`East` Freeman Pass Pass 3rd A K 5 Q 9 J 8	South Stansby 3 Pass 4th 6 4 7 K J 9 J	`West` Rosenberg Pass Pass Lead 9 5 10 5 5	North Rodwell 1 NT 3 Pass 2nd J 7 J 8 4	`East` Zia Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 Q 7 6	South Meckstroth 2 NT 4 4th 6 8 K Q 2
N deals N-S vul	A Q 7 6 3 Q 6 2 A 3 Q J 7
J 9 4 A K 8 7 8 7 6 5 2 5		K 2 10 9 5 4 3 K J 9 4 3 2
9A57A = 33863 = Par NS +500	10 8 5 J Q 10 9 4 A K 10 8 6
1 opening 4 North -1 -100 `150`	1 NT opening 4 North +1 +650 +13 113