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One Spade vs. Two Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, any HCP

Found 11 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 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals E-W vul	A K 10 9 2 A J A 9 8 K 5 3		West North East South West North East South Levin Pszczola Weinstein Kwiecien Berkowitz Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth 1 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 8 5 10 5 7 4 2 7 3 2 J 3 4 A 2 7 3 J A J Q K 5 A 5 8 4 9 10 9 5 K 6 3 8 10 5 6 Q 9 Q 6 7 8 7 3 6 6 K 4 9 6 8 K 7 4 2 K A 8 3 A 6 6 Q 10 3 K Q 4 4
4 3 10 7 5 4 Q J 4 2 10 8 2		Q J 6 5 Q 2 7 6 5 A J 9 6
AAA98 9A998 33345 = Par NS +430	8 7 K 9 8 6 3 K 10 3 Q 7 4
1 opening 3 NT S = +400 -1 0	2 NT opening   3 NT N +1 +430   +1 1

2. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals Both vul	A K Q 9 6 Q 8 K 8 A J 10 4		West North East South West North East South Rosenberg Becker Willenken Spector Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher 1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl 4 Pass 4 NT Dbl Pass Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 A J 8 3 A 4 8 3 2 Q 8 3 2 A 4 K 4 5 4 K 8 5 5 6 10 J 5 6 10 J 6 7 6 A 2 7 9 Q 6 9 2 3 9 9 2 7 10 K 2 3 5 K 2 3 5
2 K J 10 9 6 5 4 5 Q 8 7 5		10 8 4 3 2 10 7 6 4 2 K 6 2
CC6CA = 11613 = Par NS +1440	J 7 5 3 A 7 A Q J 9 3 9 3
1 opening 7 N -2 -200 Tie 0	2 NT opening   7 N -2 -200   Tie 1

3. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals Both vul	A K Q 9 6 Q 8 K 8 A J 10 4		West North East South West North East South Bathurst Katz Dwyer Nickell Levin WolpertG Weinstein Kranyak 1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 3 Pass Pass 3 3 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 3 5 8 3 A 6 8   12 tricks won 3 2 A 4 K 8 5 J   12 tricks won
2 K J 10 9 6 5 4 5 Q 8 7 5		10 8 4 3 2 10 7 6 4 2 K 6 2
CC6CA = 11613 = Par NS +1440	J 7 5 3 A 7 A Q J 9 3 9 3
1 opening 6 N = +1430 Tie 0	2 NT opening   6 N = +1430   Tie 1

4. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals Both vul	A K 9 8 4 A Q 9 5 K 8 A 10		West North East South West North East South Levin Wildavsky Weinstein Doub Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Kamil 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 J Q J 3 2 A A 6 3 2 9 Q 7 5 K J 7 5 6 10 7 8 9 Q 10 4 4 3 9 8 7 2 Q A K 6 2 4 10 K 4 3 A 2 7 J 6 10 K A 5 6 10 K K A 2 5 5 K A 2   10 tricks claimed J Q 9 8 J Q A 9 Q 7 4 3
5 2 K J 3 10 9 7 5 4 Q 5 3		Q J 6 8 6 2 A J 6 K 9 8 7
99978 89968 44465 33365 Par NS +600	10 7 3 10 7 4 Q 3 2 J 6 4 2
1 opening 1 N +3 +170 +1 1	2 NT opening   2 NT N +1 +150   -1 1

5. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals Both vul	K Q 8 7 3 A K 10 9 A Q Q 5		West North East South West North East South Sher Smith Jackson CohenB Willenken Kolesnik Welland Etter 1 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT 3 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 2 K 5 9 2 K 5 A Q 8 10 A Q 8 10 5 A 3 6 A 3 6 4 A 5 2 3 10 7 2 J K 8 6 4 2 3 A 5 10 J Q K 8 6 4   10 tricks claimed   10 tricks claimed
A 10 9 4 3 5 A K J 7 6 4 3		6 5 2 J 8 5 10 8 4 3 2 9 8
5AA95 = 53138 = Par NS +620	J 4 Q 7 6 2 K J 9 7 6 10 2
1 opening 4 N = +620 Tie 1	2 NT opening   4 N = +620   Tie 1

6. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 13

N deals Both vul	A K 10 6 4 A K 4 Q 10 2 K 2		West North East South West North East South Brogeland Thomson Lindqvist Brightling Reynolds Saelensminde Appleton Austberg 1 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Dbl 5 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 2 5 4 3 10 A 2 3 10 8 6 4 K 7 Q A J 2 9 A 10 2 9 K 10 3 7   11 tricks won A 2   12 tricks claimed
J 9 7 5 9 A J 7 3 A J 6 4		Q 8 3 2 J 10 8 5 9 8 7 5 3
A7B95 A7BA5 24136 25137 Par NS +650	— Q 8 7 6 5 3 2 K 9 6 4 Q 10
1 opening 4 S +2 +680 +1 2	2 NT opening   5 N = +650   -1 1

7. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 13

N deals Both vul	A K 10 6 4 A K 4 Q 10 2 K 2		West North East South West North East South Ware Fantoni Whibley Nunes Duboin Cornell Sementa Bach 1 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl 6 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 2 9 A 8 4 A 10 4 2 Q 5 A 2 8 4 K 10   11 tricks won A 3 10 7 K 8 Q 9 2 5 K A 3 10 8 4
J 9 7 5 9 A J 7 3 A J 6 4		Q 8 3 2 J 10 8 5 9 8 7 5 3
A7B95 A7BA5 24136 25137 Par NS +650	— Q 8 7 6 5 3 2 K 9 6 4 Q 10
1 opening 6 N = +1430 +17 19	2 NT opening   6 N -1 -100   -17 1

8. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals Both vul	K Q J 6 3 A Q A 9 2 K 3 2		West North East South West North East South GordonM Westfall Pratap Moffat Christie Grue Caldwell Cheek 1 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 2 8 10 5 2 9 Q 7 8 K 2 2 8 Q 4 K 4 9 4 7 8 Q A 3 8 A 6 8 3 4 A Q 7 2 5 K 2 9 5 9 4 J A K 4 9 6 Q 3 6 A J 5 7 4 Q 5 2 6 6 10 10 6 3 10 3 4   9 tricks claimed K 7 8 9 5 10 J Q
8 9 6 4 J 8 6 4 J 7 6 5 4		A 10 5 4 2 K J 8 5 K Q 5 8
88667 87667 55666 44666 Par NS +120	9 7 10 7 3 2 10 7 3 A Q 10 9
1 opening 3 NT S -1 -100 -12 19	2 NT opening   3 NT N = +600   +12 13

9. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals None vul	A Q 10 7 3 K Q 8 2 A Q A 4		West North East South West North East South Gerstman Stansby Carmichael Martel Gitelman Morgan Moss Harris 1 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass Pass 3 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 6 J A 7 6 J A A 5 4 2 A 5 4 2 3 K 6 8 10 K 6 8 3 10 Q 4 2 10 Q 4 3 Q 10 2   10 tricks claimed   10 tricks claimed
8 2 A 10 9 4 K J 9 3 Q J 8		K 5 7 6 10 7 4 K 9 7 5 3 2
6A965 = 63468 63467 Par NS +420	J 9 6 4 J 5 3 8 6 5 2 10 6
1 opening 4 N = +420 +6 25	2 NT opening   3 N +1 +170   -6 13

10. 2005 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals None vul	K J 7 5 2 A 5 A K 7 K 10 9		West North East South West North East South Freeman Branco Nickell BrancoP Villas-Boas Rodwell Chagas Meckstroth 1 Pass 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 J 3 2 A   6 tricks won A 4 2 3 5 9 J Q 6 K 8 5 7 10 4 Q 4 J A 9 A 6 2 9 5   9 tricks claimed
Q 10 4 Q 8 7 3 Q 6 2 4 3 2		A 8 6 3 9 4 J 10 8 A J 7 5
88998 = 45435 45434 Par NS +140	9 K J 10 6 2 9 5 4 3 Q 8 6
1 opening 3 NT S -3 -150 -3 25	2 NT opening   4 N -1 -50   +3 16

11. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals None vul	A K J 10 3 A 8 2 K 9 A 9 8		West North East South West North East South Takano LiX Teramoto Sun Dai Ino YangL Imakura 1 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 4 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 4 3 A 10 J 3 2 3 4 Q 2 4 3 K 2 4 3 K 2 9 5 A 5 9 5 A 3 Q 2 3 4 Q 5 2 9 4 3 A 2   10 tricks claimed A 6 7 5 K 9 8 7 10 6 6 8 J J 10 6 8 10 K 5
8 7 5 2 K 7 6 5 3 3 Q 5 3		9 6 4 10 9 Q J 6 5 2 J 10 2
CCBCC = 11211 = Par NS +990	Q Q J 4 A 10 8 7 4 K 7 6 4
1 opening 4 NT N = +430 -2 25	2 NT opening   4 NT N +2 +490   +2 18

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