Data 9X79 Main

One Spade vs. Two Clubs

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 Table 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

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul A K 7 6 4 3 2
A Q J 10
4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Garner Demirev Smith Ginossar Jansma Robinson Coren Boyd
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 NT AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 6 AP

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

—
K 8 6 3
K 7 5 3
10 9 7 5 2 Table Q J 10 8 5
5 4
10 6 2
8 6 4
BABBA =
12213 =
Par NS +460 9
9 7 2
A Q J 9 8
A K J 3

1 opening
6 N -2 -100
+2 2
2 opening
6 NT S -3 -150
-2 0

3. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul A K Q J 8 3
3
A K 8 3
J 2

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Moss SchwartzRO Grue BessisT Brogeland Bertheau Lindqvist
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 7 2
A 10 5 4 2
7
Q 10 8 Table 5 4
Q J 6
Q 10 9 5 2
A 9 3
9A688 =
43745 =
Par NS +620 6
K 9 8 7
J 6 4
K 7 6 5 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +600
-1 2
2 opening
4 N = +620
+1 1

4. 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
Sester Hamman Levenko Zia Rodwell Karpov Meckstroth Laanemae
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Pass 6 AP

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

4 3
J 7 3
K 10 8 7
Q J 9 8 Table 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 = +980
Tie 2
2 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 1

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 Table 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 Table K J 7 6
7 4 3
Q J 4 3
7 3
8A779 9A779
33564 33563
Par NS +620 10 3 2
A J 6
8 6 2
10 6 5 2

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-13 16
2 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+13 14

7. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul A K 10 6 3
A K 2
8 7
K Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Cayne Stefanov Seamon Duboin Fredin Sementa Fallenius
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2
3 Dbl AP 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7
J 5 4
A Q J 10 9 3
7 3 Table Q J 8 5 2
10 9 7
6
A 9 5 2
97979 =
45464 =
Par NS +600 4
Q 8 6 3
K 5 4 2
J 10 8 4

1 opening
3 × W -3 +500
-4 16
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+4 18

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 Table 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

1 opening
3 W -2 +200
+7 23
2 opening
4 N -1 -100
-7 18

9. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Wolff Stark Morse Woolsey Saxe Stewart Nussbaum
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 10 6
Q J 9 8
8 6 2
K 10 4 Table 9 7
A 10 4
9 7 5
9 8 7 5 3
9B8B7 =
21526 =
Par NS +450 5 3
K 7 6 5 2
J 4
Q J 6 2

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
+1 24
2 opening
5 N = +450
-1 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 Table 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

1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-12 24
2 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 30

11. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul A K Q J 9 2
K J 10 6
2
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Welland Ekeblad Fallenius
1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 5 4
A 8 3 2
9 5 4
6 4 Table 8 7
Q 7 5 4
K 8 7 6
A J 7
9A89A =
33532 32542
Par NS +620 3
9
A Q J 10 3
10 9 8 5 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 24
2 opening
4 N = +620
Tie 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 Table 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

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 Table 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

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

9 7
J 10 9 6 5 4
A 3
7 5 4 Table —
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

1 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 58
2 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 30

Data 9X79 Main Top One Spade vs. Two Clubs