Data 9X79 Main | 
One Spade vs. Two Clubs
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by Richard Pavlicek |
First seat, 16+ HCP
Found 14 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 3, Bd 39
N deals Both vul | K Q J 8 7
A Q J 8
7
A K J
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Robinson | Schwartz | Boyd | Graves | Lindqvist | Garner | Brogeland | Smith
| | 1  | Pass | 2  | | 2  | Pass | 2
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3  | Dbl | 2  | Pass | 4 NT
| Pass | 4 NT | Pass | 5  | Pass | 5  | Pass | 7 (AP)
| Pass | 5 NT | Pass | 7 (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 5 | | | | 10 | | |
| 13 tricks won | 13 tricks won |
|
10 2
5 2
K Q 9 8 5 4
Q 8 7 |
| 6 4
4 3
J 10 6 3 2
9 6 5 3
|
DDD8A = 00051 = Par NS +2220 | A 9 5 3
K 10 9 7 6
A
10 4 2
|
1 opening 7 N = +2210 Tie 0
| 2 opening 7 N = +2210 Tie 0 |
5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 25
N deals E-W vul | A K J 8 7 2
A K 10 9 5
9
K
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Ware | Narkiewicz | Tislevoll | Buras | Zmudzinski | Cornell | Balicki | Bach
| | 1  | Pass | 2 NT | | 2  | Pass | 2
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 3
| Pass | 4 NT | Pass | 5  | Pass | 4  | Pass | 4 NT
| Pass | 6  | AP | | Pass | 5  | Pass | 5 NT
| | | | | Pass | 6  | Pass | 6
| | | | | Pass | 7  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 10 | 5 | 3 | J | A | | |
| K | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 tricks won
| 13 tricks won |
|
4 3
J 7 3
K 10 8 7
Q J 9 8 |
| 10 9
8 4
A 6 3 2
10 7 6 5 2
|
BCC87 = 00056 = Par NS +980 | Q 6 5
Q 6 2
Q J 5 4
A 4 3
|
1 opening 6 N +1 +1010 +14 16
| 2 opening 7 N -1 -50 -14 1 |
6. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26
N deals Both vul | A Q 9 8 4
Q 2
A K
A K 9 8
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Grue | Sementa | Cheek | Duboin | Seamon | Delmonte | Cayne | Bakhshi
| | 1  | Pass | 2  | | 2  | Pass | 2
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3  | Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 3 NT (AP)
| Pass | 4  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 4 | 2 | 5 | K | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9
| Q | 7 | 6 | K | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3
| 4 | A | 7 | 2 | 2 | J | A | 7
| 2 | 3 | J | 5 | K | 3 | 5 | Q
| A | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5
| 10 | 5 | 4 | J | Q | 7 | 6 | K
| Q | 6 | 7 | A | 10 | K | 4 | 2
| A | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | J | 8
| 9 tricks claimed | A | 9 | Q | 7
| | | | | 2 | 10 | 4 | J |
|
5
K 10 9 8 5
10 9 7 5
Q J 4 |
| K J 7 6
7 4 3
Q J 4 3
7 3
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8A779 9A779 33564 33563 Par NS +620 | 10 3 2
A J 6
8 6 2
10 6 5 2
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1 opening 4 N -1 -100 -13 16
| 2 opening 3 NT N +2 +660 +13 14 |
8. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 116
N deals Both vul | A K Q 9 7 6
7 5
Q 8 7
A K
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Cheek | Zia | Grue | Rosenberg | Weinstein | Moss | Levin | Gitelman
| | 1  | 2  | Pass | | 2  | Pass | 2
| 2  | 2  | 3  | AP | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2 NT
| | | | | Pass | 3  | Pass | 4 (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| A | 5 | J | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6
| K | 8 | 3 | 4 | A | 6 | 2 | 4
| 5 | A | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | J | 4
| Q | 2 | 4 | K | 2 | A | 7 | 6
| Q | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | K | 3 | 9
| 7 | A | 3 | 10 | A | 10 | 2 | 3
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | K | 5 | 10 | 10
| 3 | 7 | K | 4 | Q | Q | 4 | 3
| 6 | 5 | J | Q | 8 | K | 4 | 9
| 7 | Q | 2 | 10 | 9 tricks claimed |
|
4 2
K 10 9 8 3
A J 9 3
7 4 |
| 10 8 5
A Q
K 6
Q J 8 6 5 3
|
88565 = 55878 = Par NS +120 | J 3
J 6 4 2
10 5 4 2
10 9 2
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1 opening 3 W -2 +200 +7 23
| 2 opening 4 N -1 -100 -7 18 |
10. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23
N deals Both vul | A K J 8 7
A 6 5
K
A Q 7 6
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Delmonte | Stansby | Mittelman | Martel | Welland | Shugart | Fallenius | Brogeland
| | 1  | Pass | 1 NT | | 2  | Pass | 2
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 3  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2 NT
| Pass | 3 NT | Pass | 4  | Pass | 3 NT | AP |
| Pass | 4  | Pass | 4
| Pass | 6  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 10 | Q | K | A | 5 | 6 | J | K
| A | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3
| 6 | J | K | 5 | 4 | 2 | Q | 9
| 9 | 8 | Q | 9 | A | 8 | 10 | 2
| 7 | 6 | Q | 9 | 7 | 2 | Q | 5
| 4 | 5 | K | 2 | 4 | 10 | A | 3
| J | 3 | 4 | 10 | K | 6 | 4 | 9
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | J | 2 | 4 | J |
|
10 9 5
K J 8 2
A J 10
8 5 2 |
| 6 3 2
10
Q 9 8 7 6 3 2
J 3
|
6AA6B = 32372 = Par NS +620 | Q 4
Q 9 7 4 3
5 4
K 10 9 4
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1 opening 6 N -1 -100 -12 24
| 2 opening 3 NT S +1 +630 +12 30 |
12. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 13
N deals Both vul | A K Q 5 4 3
K Q 6 4
A J
Q
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Chemla | Willenken | Forrester | Silverstein | RosenbergD | Robson | Fleisher | Shugart
| | 1  | Pass | 2  | | 2  | Pass | 3
| Pass | 2  | Pass | 3  | Pass | 3  | Pass | 4
| Pass | 4  | Pass | 5  | Pass | Pass? | Pass |
| Pass | 5  | Pass | 6
| Pass | 6  | Pass | 6  | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| J | 2 | 5 | Q | 10 | | |
| Q | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 tricks won
| K | 10 | 7 | 8
| 13 tricks won |
|
7 6
J 8 5
K 9 8 7 6 3 2
5 |
| 10 8
10 3
Q 10 4
J 10 9 8 6 4
|
DDD7A DDD6A 00063 = Par NS +2220 | J 9 2
A 9 7 2
5
A K 7 3 2
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1 opening 7 N = +2210 +17 41
| 2 opening 4 N +3 +710 -17 30 |
13. 2001 Spingold Round of 128, Seg 4, Bd 51
N deals E-W vul | A K 8 7 6 2
K Q J 10
—
A K J
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| McKellarA | Litvack | McKellarG | TuckerW | Maas | Heron | Trouwborst | Kersey
| | 1  | Pass | 1 NT | | 2  | Pass | 2
| Pass | 3  | Pass | 4  | Pass | 2  | Pass | 2 NT
| Pass | 4  | Pass | 4 NT | Pass | 3  | Pass | 4 NT
| Pass | 5  | Pass | 5  | Pass | 5  | Pass | 5
| Pass | 5  | | | Pass | 7  | AP | | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| A | 6 | 2 | 10 | A | 6 | 2 | 10
| K | 8 | 3 | 2 | K | 8 | 3 | 2
| Q | 8 | 4 | 5 | Q | 7 | 4 | 5
| J | 3 | 6 | 7 | J | 3 | 6 | 7
| A | 6 | 2 | 4 | J | 6 | Q | 4
| J | 8 | Q | 5 | A | 9 | 2 | 8
| A | 9 | K | 3 | K | 4 | 6 | 5
| K | 4 | 2 | 5 | Q | 9 | 7 | 8 |
|
9 5
9 7 5 2
9 4 2
9 7 5 4 |
| Q J 10 3
8
A J 8 7 5 3
8 6
|
BBD8C BBC8C 22051 = Par NS +1510 | 4
A 6 4 3
K Q 10 6
Q 10 3 2
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1 opening 7 N = +1510 +17 58
| 2 opening 7 N -1 -50 -17 30 |
14. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 10
N deals Both vul | A K J 5 4 3
A K 2
5
K 9 8
|
West | North | East | South
| West | North | East | South
| Levy | Volhejn | Chemla | Fort | Kopriva | Allegrini | Jires | Palau
| | 1  | Pass | 4  | | 2  | Pass | 2
| Pass | 4 NT | Pass | 5  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 3
| Pass | 6  | AP | | Pass | 4  | Pass | 4 NT
| | | | | Pass | 5  | Pass | 6 (AP) | | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th
| 2 | Q | 4 | 8 | 7 | | |
| 12 tricks won | 12 tricks won |
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9 7
J 10 9 6 5 4
A 3
7 5 4 |
| —
8 7 3
K 7 6 4 2
J 10 6 3 2
|
BC6A8 BC698 11635 = Par NS +1430 | Q 10 8 6 2
Q
Q J 10 9 8
A Q
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1 opening 6 N = +1430 Tie 58
| 2 opening 6 N = +1430 Tie 30 |
Data 9X79 Main |  | Top One Spade vs. Two Clubs |
© 2014 Richard Pavlicek