Data 9X80 Main

One Club vs. Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 16+ HCP

Found 85 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 48

W deals E-W vul	A 7 2 A K 9 2 A 8 2 K J 2		West North East South West North East South Zia Amoils Duboin Hanlon LallJ Bocchi Moss Madala Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 2 5 6 4 6 Q A 10 A 3 6 A 4 5 3 2 4 Q 3 2 3 Q 7 6 3 J A 4 3 J A K 7 4 2 5 8 K 2 5 8 Q 8 Q 2 5 6 4 5 K 7 10 A 3 7 A 9 5 7 K 9 6 4 K 3 6 9 9 7 10 J 9 8 J J J 5 2 8
K Q 9 7 3 Q J 10 4 Q 9 5 3		J 5 4 3 4 K 9 5 3 A 10 8 7
96944 = 47489 = Par NS +200	10 8 6 Q J 10 8 6 5 7 6 6 4
1 opening 4 S -1 -50 Tie 0	2 opening   4 N -1 -50   Tie 0

2. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

W deals E-W vul	Q 9 8 4 A 8 A Q J 5 A 9 3		West North East South West North East South Zia Gitelman Duboin LallJ Moss Bocchi Hanlon Madala Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 2 K 4 J 2 10 A 6 A 5 2 5 6 10 9 9 5 A 6 3 4 A 8 10 4 5 K Q K 7 2 K 3 9 8 5 3 9 8 Q 4 10 3 5 3 10 2 J 7 2 9 K 4 6 4 J 2 7 Q Q 7 6 8 7 tricks claimed 3 2 K 9 6 tricks claimed
K 7 6 10 9 6 9 4 2 Q J 8 5		J 10 5 3 K Q J 5 K 8 6 K 10
67687 67677 66756 = Par NS +90	A 2 7 4 3 2 10 7 3 7 6 4 2
1 opening 1 NT N = +90 +5 5	2 opening   2 NT N -2 -100   -5 0

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 8

W deals None vul	A K Q 9 A K 9 6 A K J 7 5		West North East South West North East South Sakul Fantoni Karwur Nunes Helgemo Tobing Helness Asbi Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass 6 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 10 7 6 4 10 7 A 2 3 J Q 9 10 K 3 2 J 3 A 2 5 5 J 9 10 K 3 A 4 7 7 3 7 K 5 11 tricks claimed A 4 2 6 K 8 4 9 5 J 4 10
9 7 6 2 7 5 3 7 3 10 9 6 3		10 8 5 A J 10 8 5 4 2 Q 8 4
BBBCB = 22212 = Par NS +920	J 4 3 K Q 8 6 4 2 Q J 10 2
1 opening 3 NT N +2 +460 +11 16	2 opening   6 NT N -1 -50   -11 0

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 11

W deals None vul	— A K Q J 10 6 4 K J 6 K J 3		West North East South West North East South Weinstein Smirnov Levin Piekarek Rohowsky Kranyak Fritsche WolpertG Pass 1 4 Pass Pass 2 4 Pass Pass 5 AP Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 5 3 A 2 4 4 13 tricks won 12 tricks won
Q 4 9 8 7 5 9 7 4 3 2 10 4		A K J 10 6 5 2 A Q 9 8 7 5
65CB5 64CB5 37127 = Par NS +980	9 8 7 3 2 3 Q 10 8 5 A 6 2
1 opening 5 N +2 +510 -12 16	2 opening   6 × N = +1210   +12 13

13. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 8

W deals None vul	A K Q 9 A K 9 6 A K J 7 5		West North East South West North East South Chokshi v.Prooijen Venkataraman Verhees de Wijs Balakrishnan Muller Tewari Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 Q 8 4 5 10 3 6 9 A 2 3 2 3 J Q 5 3 9 K 2 J 7 K A 4 2 9 9 J K 7 K 8 J 3 2 3 5 10
9 7 6 2 7 5 3 7 3 10 9 6 3		10 8 5 A J 10 8 5 4 2 Q 8 4
BBBCB = 22212 = Par NS +920	J 4 3 K Q 8 6 4 2 Q J 10 2
1 opening 6 S = +920 +14 30	2 opening   5 NT N -1 -50   -14 13

15. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals None vul	A 10 K 8 3 A K 10 2 Q J 7 5		West North East South West North East South Narkiewicz Jagniewski Buras Gawel Nowosadzki Bocchi Kalita Madala Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 J A 2 7 6 3 10 10 4 3 9 A 2 3 9 2 9 Q 3 10 4 Q J Q 2 8 7 3 2 Q A 8 5 K K J Q 2 3 A 9 4 3 4 10 J K 7 6 4 10 8 Q 4 2 K 8 6 2 5 4 8 A A J 5 8 K 5 5 7 Q A 3 9 7 9 6 K J Q 6 5 A
J 9 10 6 4 2 5 4 3 10 9 8 2		K 7 4 2 A J 7 J 9 8 7 A K
99789 = 44654 = Par NS +400	Q 8 6 5 3 Q 9 5 Q 6 6 4 3
1 opening 1 NT E -3 +150 +5 35	2 opening   3 NT N -1 -50   -5 15

16. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals N-S vul	Q J 9 8 6 5 A K K 10 A K 6		West North East South West North East South Graves Stansby Schwartz Bramley Balicki Brogeland Zmudzinski Lindqvist Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 4 2 K 7 4 10 A J A 2 4 J A 2 3 12 tricks won 12 tricks won
4 3 10 5 2 J 8 6 5 4 Q 10 3		A J 9 8 7 6 3 9 3 8 7 4 2
CC7A9 = 11633 11623 Par NS +1440	K 10 7 2 Q 4 A Q 7 2 J 9 5
1 opening 4 N +2 +680 -13 35	2 opening   6 N = +1430   +13 28

19. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals E-W vul	A K 7 Q 2 A K Q 10 8 3 A 9		West North East South West North East South Stewart Diamond Woolsey Platnick Greco Lee Hampson Kaplan Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 2 J 4 10 4 K 2 5 Q A 6 5 Q A 6 9 7 3 7 J 7 K 3 4 6 7 tricks won A 2 8 9 3 7 10 4 Q J 9 5 11 tricks claimed
J 9 6 K 5 J 9 5 4 K J 4 3		5 3 2 A J 10 9 8 3 7 6 2 10
7A7A9 = 52632 = Par NS +420	Q 10 8 4 7 6 4 — Q 8 7 6 5 2
1 opening 4 S +1 +450 +12 47	2 opening   4 NT N -3 -150   -12 28

20. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

W deals N-S vul	Q J 8 4 K 4 A 4 A K Q J 7		West North East South West North East South Compton Platnick Wold Diamond Hampson Schermer Greco Chambers Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 2 Q 4 2 3 K 4 3 A 5 7 3 4 9 2 K 3 5 6 5 7 Q A A 10 8 4 J 7 5 2 Q 2 3 2 8 A 6 10 J 7 5 9 9 10 6 Q 7 9 6 6 10 tricks claimed 4 A 10 K K 8 10 8 J 5 2 4
K J 9 6 3 2 Q 10 3 9 6 4 2		A 9 7 2 Q 8 K J 9 6 5 10 3
89859 = 53573 = Par NS +140	10 6 5 3 A 10 7 5 8 7 2 8 5
1 opening 3 NT N -1 -100 -12 47	2 opening   4 N = +620   +12 40

21. 2012 WC Final, Seg 7, Bd 112

W deals E-W vul	J 9 A Q 5 2 A Q J 8 A Q 9		West North East South West North East South Nystrom Balicki Upmark Zmudzinski Buras Cullin Narkiewicz Bertheau Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 3 Q 9 4 6 J Q 6 J K 8 Q 6 2 3 4 A 7 2 A 2 4 5 6 3 Q K J 4 10 9 5 3 10 5 9 tricks claimed 2 Q K 5 8 tricks claimed
Q 10 7 6 J 3 9 5 3 10 8 6 2		K 5 4 2 K 10 8 4 6 K J 7 4
968A5 958A5 47538 = Par NS +400	A 8 3 9 7 6 K 10 7 4 2 5 3
1 opening 3 NT N -1 -50 -10 47	2 opening   3 NT N = +400   +10 50

29. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals Both vul	A K J 2 A K J K J 6 A 9 2		West North East South West North East South LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Zia LallH Hamman Milner Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 1 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 5 Q K A 5 3 6 2 4 K 7 2 7 Q K 6 2 J 5 2 4 K 7 K 9 7 3 3 9 A 6 A 8 8 4 K 5 6 2 A 6 3 4 A 6 3 4 9 K 7 10 9 13 tricks claimed 2 9 5 5 J 8 9 12 tricks claimed
Q 9 8 5 4 Q 4 3 2 Q 9 3 7		7 6 9 5 A 10 8 4 2 10 8 6 4
C9B8C CAB8C 13241 = Par NS +1440	10 3 10 8 7 6 7 5 K Q J 5 3
1 opening 3 NT N +4 +720 -12 47	2 opening   6 N = +1370   +12 67

30. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals N-S vul	K Q J A K Q 7 5 4 K Q 8 Q		West North East South West North East South Lee Greco Demirev Hampson Diamond Garner Platnick WeinsteinH Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 2 6 A K Q 3 5 K 3 8 J 6 K A 2 Q 9 2 6 11 tricks won K A 3 6 10 11 tricks claimed
10 6 J 6 5 3 2 A K 9 8 7 6		A 5 10 9 3 J 10 9 4 10 4 3 2
6BB76 = 42257 = Par NS +650	9 8 7 4 3 2 8 2 A 7 6 J 5
1 opening 4 N +1 +650 +13 60	2 opening   6 S -1 -100   -13 67

32. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 16

W deals E-W vul	A 9 A J K 7 2 A K Q J 5 3		West North East South West North East South Stansby Martens Martel Jassem Narkiewicz Levin Buras Weinstein Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 4 A 2 Q 4 A 7 5 K 8 6 5 K 8 6 A 2 6 4 K 2 12 tricks won 12 tricks won
J 10 9 7 4 3 2 A 5 3 10 8 4		8 7 6 2 Q 10 8 Q J 9 8 9 2
CB8AC = 12531 = Par NS +990	K Q 5 4 3 K 6 5 10 6 4 7 6
1 opening 3 NT N +3 +490 -10 60	2 opening   6 N = +920   +10 79

33. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 10

W deals Both vul	K J 8 8 5 A Q 9 A Q J 8 6		West North East South West North East South Lauria MukherjeeS Versace SahaB Majumdar Madala Kushari Bocchi Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 3 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 5 10 3 Q 2 7 K 5 Q K 7 J 9 4 3 K Q 9 8 8 2 A 10 2 10 J A 2 4 A 10 8 9 A 3 Q K 3 7 2 7 J Q K 3 4 6 9 11 tricks claimed 3 4 Q K 4 5 8 6 6 10 K
10 7 3 A 9 7 6 J 8 6 5 7 4		Q 9 K J 10 4 2 K 4 3 2 K 10
69559 = 63883 = Par NS +140	A 6 5 4 2 Q 3 10 7 9 5 3 2
1 opening 4 S -2 -200 -13 60	2 opening   4 N +1 +650   +13 92

35. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

W deals E-W vul	A Q 8 6 3 A K Q J 9 8 3 K		West North East South West North East South Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey Boyd Weinstein Robinson Levin Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 7 NT AP Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 Q K 7 9 7 4 Q 5 2 J A 3 5 4 2 A 3 4 6 3 5 K 2 K 7 5 2 A 3 2 5 Q 10 3 5 K 7 5 2 J 10 7 4 Q 10 7 6 9 J 7 6 J 10 8 4 8 9 8 5 9 J 7 J
J 4 2 6 5 2 K 9 6 4 Q 6 5		K 10 9 5 10 7 3 J 10 J 9 4 2
AABA9 AABB9 33223 = Par NS +450	7 4 A Q 8 7 5 2 A 10 8 7 3
1 opening 7 NT S -2 -100 -15 60	2 opening   6 N +1 +1010   +15 107

37. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

W deals N-S vul	A 9 7 J Q 3 A K Q 8 4 3 2		West North East South West North East South Robinson Kamil Boyd Fleisher Weinstein Stewart Levin Woolsey Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl 2 1 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass 5 (AP) 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 2 4 Q J K A 6 A 9 8 3 5 10 A 6 11 tricks won 8 7 J 3 10 7 2 K 5 4 9 3 A 8 tricks claimed
J 10 6 5 3 6 10 8 7 6 5 4 10		Q 8 4 2 K Q 8 4 3 A K 7 6
A495B = 38471 = Par NS +500	K A 10 9 7 5 2 J 9 2 J 9 5
1 opening 5 N = +600 +11 71	2 opening   4 W -2 +100   -11 107

38. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals Both vul	A K A Q 6 2 A K 9 6 A K 8		West North East South West North East South Kamil Woolsey Fleisher Stewart Doub Levin Wildavsky Weinstein Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl AP Pass 4 NT Pass 5 NT Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 K 6 10 J 4 A 6 A 3 4 2 K 3 10 5 K 10 7 5 K 3 4 2 A 3 J 4 A 7 3 4 A 10 6 3 2 K 10 5 K J 5 2 8 7 9 6 8 2 Q J 5 6 10 11 tricks claimed 1 tricks claimed
8 7 5 4 9 5 4 Q 5 2 9 3 2		Q 9 6 3 2 K J 8 7 10 3 J 10
C8ACC = 15211 = Par NS +1440	J 10 10 3 J 8 7 4 Q 7 6 5 4
1 opening 6 S -1 -100 -19 71	2 opening   2 × E -7 +2000   +19 126

40. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 13

W deals Both vul	A K J 8 7 6 9 6 A A K J 10		West North East South West North East South Satyanarayana Gromov Nadar Dubinin Khiuppenen Chokshi Kholomeev Gupta Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 2 2 4 Dbl Pass 5 4 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 AP Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 7 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 5 J A K 5 7 A A 4 5 3 12 tricks won 12 tricks won
10 5 10 8 4 J 10 7 3 2 7 3 2		4 2 K Q 3 K Q 9 8 6 4 8 4
CCC7C = 11161 = Par NS +1440	Q 9 3 A J 7 5 2 5 Q 9 6 5
1 opening 6 N = +1370 +16 87	2 opening   7 N -1 -100   -16 128

44. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 99

W deals N-S vul	J 10 6 A K Q J 4 3 K Q 4 A		West North East South West North East South Meckstroth Rubin Rodwell Granovetter Kamil Hamman Fleisher Zia Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 5 Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 4 6 7 K 2 5 A A 3 J Q K 3 2 A 8 5 10 3 J 3 4 3 7 2 A 4 A 8 2 5 5 A K 6 K 9 6 7 A 8 2 5 4 6 7 5 K 6 7 5 A 3 J 7 Q 9 6 8 6 9 J Q K 9 2 10 Q 10 2 4
5 4 3 5 A 10 8 5 J 10 9 7 5		Q 7 10 9 8 J 9 7 6 3 K Q 4
CCC67 = 10176 = Par NS +1400	A K 9 8 2 7 6 2 2 8 6 3 2
1 opening 5 × E -4 +800 -12 88	2 opening   6 N = +1430   +12 141

46. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals Both vul	A K Q J 3 A J 9 3 A K 5 4		West North East South West North East South Lair Greco Ozdil Hampson Gitelman YangD Moss ShiX Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 2 4 A K 2 4 A 3 6 10 5 3 Q 10 5 2 9 K 3 7 4 8 9 A 6 4 5 A 3 2 9 J K 4 8 K 6 4 5 6 A 2 3 A 6 8 2 8 2 A 6 4 9 Q 3 9 7 7 8 Q 2 3 7 4 9 Q 3 J 8 J 8
9 K 10 8 5 2 8 5 4 J 7 3 2		10 8 7 6 3 9 6 K Q 7 6 9 6
BB99B BA99B 22432 = Par NS +660	Q J 5 4 2 A 7 4 10 2 Q 10 8
1 opening 3 NT N +3 +690 -13 88	2 opening   6 NT N = +1440   +13 154

50. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

W deals E-W vul	A K Q 10 A J 2 — A Q 7 6 5 2		West North East South West North East South Helness Muller Helgemo de Wijs Drijver Saelensminde Brink Brogeland Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 6 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 3 K A 9 2 4 Q A 9 3 4 A 9 3 4 5 10 2 8 2 J 8 8 A 7 2 8 A 3 2 5 K 3 J 5 K 4 J 8 Q 4 6 J 3 5 A 4 3 5 K 9 5 10 J 6 7 J 8 6 3 5 K 6
7 6 5 4 K 9 5 7 6 4 3 8 4		9 Q 8 6 4 J 9 8 5 K J 10 9
BC9BA AC9BA 21423 = Par NS +980	J 8 3 2 10 7 3 A K Q 10 2 3
1 opening 6 N = +980 +15 103	2 opening   7 N -3 -150   -15 154

54. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 4

W deals Both vul	A K 7 3 Q 2 K 4 3 A K 9 6		West North East South West North East South Versace de Wijs Lauria Muller Jansma Bocchi Verhees Duboin Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 4 Dbl Pass 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 3 Q 8 3 5 7 9 4 3 A 2 A 2 4 10 5 Q K 9 K 5 6 5 5 2 A 3 3 8 9 2 K 7 8 4 J 5 4 Q 2 4 10 A 9 3 A 2 4 8 J A 2 A J 8 5 K 5 10 9 tricks claimed 3 8 5 tricks claimed
10 A 10 7 5 A 6 5 2 J 7 4 2		J 8 5 2 K J 9 8 6 4 Q 7 3
69389 = 54A53 54A43 Par NS -200	Q 9 6 4 3 J 10 9 8 Q 10 8 5
1 opening 5 S -6 -600 -11 103	2 opening   4 N -1 -100   +11 166

55. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

W deals None vul	A Q J Q 10 4 2 A K 2 K 10 9		West North East South West North East South Versace de Wijs Lauria Muller Jansma Bocchi Verhees Duboin Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 J 2 9 6 2 9 A 2 8 A 6 Q 3 3 8 Q 6 3 4 2 6 J 9 J 7 K 9 K 4 J 5 10 6 2 5 A 5 4 7 7 7 6 A 9 11 tricks claimed Q K 10 3 8 5 K Q
9 8 4 9 5 3 10 6 5 4 3 6 2		6 K 8 7 6 Q 9 A Q 8 7 5 3
BCB88 BB887 21244 = Par NS +980	K 10 7 5 3 2 A J J 8 7 J 4
1 opening 3 NT N +2 +460 -11 103	2 opening   6 N = +980   +11 177

57. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 9

W deals N-S vul	A 9 8 A 10 3 A K Q 8 J 7 3		West North East South West North East South Fantoni Greco Nunes Hampson Moss Bocchi Gitelman Duboin Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 8 10 9 J 4 8 A 6 5 7 4 7 10 Q 3 Q 9 4 Q 3 2 8 K J 2 3 10 5 4 A 7 3 K 8 A 6 7 2 2 9 10 5 Q 5 6 3 Q 6 K 6 5 10 8 tricks claimed 9 7 5 K J 3 8 6 8 A 2 9 7 tricks claimed
K J 4 2 8 7 10 4 3 2 Q 10 2		Q 10 7 K Q 6 2 9 6 5 A 8 4
77878 76878 56565 = Par NS +110	6 5 3 J 9 5 4 J 7 K 9 6 5
1 opening 1 NT N +1 +120 +6 109	2 opening   2 NT N -1 -100   -6 177

58. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals None vul	K 7 J 8 Q J A K Q 9 8 4 3		West North East South West North East South Hampson Casen Greco Krekorian Becker Ekeblad Schwartz Rubin Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 4 6 2 3 NT 4 6 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 6 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 6 Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 2 7 Q A J 6 7 A 5 5 K 7 6 4 J 3 6 10 4 12 tricks won 10 Q K A 7 2 Q 4 8 5 3 J 10 tricks claimed
10 6 5 2 10 5 4 3 2 10 3 J 2		A Q 9 8 4 3 7 K 8 7 6 4 2 —
C4B5C 73A4C 09270 09070 Par NS +800	J A K Q 9 6 A 9 5 10 7 6 5
1 opening 6 × E -2 +300 -12 109	2 opening   6 N = +920   +12 189

59. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals None vul	K 7 J 8 Q J A K Q 9 8 4 3		West North East South West North East South Feldman Welland Bramley Fallenius Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Stewart Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl 3 3 NT 4 5 Pass 3 NT 4 6 (AP) Pass 6 6 Dbl (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 2 8 7 7 6 A 3 J 3 13 tricks won 4 5 10 J K 4 6 2 8 9 3 Q A 8 7 J K A 10 K 9 9 10 9 tricks claimed
10 6 5 2 10 5 4 3 2 10 3 J 2		A Q 9 8 4 3 7 K 8 7 6 4 2 —
C4B5C 73A4C 09270 09070 Par NS +800	J A K Q 9 6 A 9 5 10 7 6 5
1 opening 6 × E -3 +500 -10 109	2 opening   6 N +1 +940   +10 199

61. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

W deals Both vul	A J 9 6 K J 5 A J K J 9 4		West North East South West North East South Lauria Brink Versace v.Prooijen Verhees Duboin Jansma Bocchi Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 1 4 AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 6 K A 2 3 K A J Q 3 5 5 6 8 7 4 10 K A 10 8 6 4 9 7 2 8 3 K A 7 J A 8 3 K A 9 3 2 9 4 K Q 6 5 J J 4 3 9 2 Q 4 J 5 6 10 7 10 7 4 4 Q 6 4 7 5 3 J A 5 3 K A 10 tricks claimed
K 8 7 4 3 K 10 9 5 Q 7 6 3		7 4 A 6 2 Q 8 7 4 2 A 10 2
7AA67 = 42376 = Par NS +620	Q 10 5 3 2 Q 10 9 8 6 3 8 5
1 opening 4 N -1 -100 -12 109	2 opening   4 N = +620   +12 212

62. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 2

W deals N-S vul	A J 5 A J 10 J 6 A K 9 3 2		West North East South West North East South Fantoni Khven Nunes Matushko Gromov Duboin Dubinin Bocchi Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 2 2 3 NT 2 3 NT Pass 4 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 6 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 4 3 A 7 10 K 2 A 9 5 10 K 4 2 5 K 3 6 8 3 Q 4 A 9 7 Q 4 10 tricks won Q 4 J K Q 6 2 5 11 tricks claimed
3 2 8 7 5 4 Q 9 8 7 10 8 4		K Q 10 9 7 K 9 6 3 10 5 4 3 —
A877B A766B 35662 = Par NS +630	8 6 4 Q 2 A K 2 Q J 7 6 5
1 opening 6 NT N -1 -100 -12 109	2 opening   3 NT S +1 +630   +12 224

63. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 20

W deals Both vul	A K 9 5 K 6 3 K 10 A J 8 3		West North East South West North East South Fantoni Khven Nunes Matushko Gromov Duboin Dubinin Bocchi Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 A 2 5 Q 3 7 A K 4 2 5 K 4 2 5 3 Q A 10 3 Q A 10 12 tricks won 10 4 K 2 5 8 7 6 12 tricks claimed
7 6 4 10 5 8 5 4 3 K 10 6 4		Q J 8 2 Q 4 Q J 7 6 Q 9 2
CAC9A CAC99 13143 = Par NS +1440	10 3 A J 9 8 7 2 A 9 2 7 5
1 opening 6 S = +1430 +13 122	2 opening   4 N +2 +680   -13 224

67. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals Both vul	A K 9 Q J 4 2 A Q 7 A Q 4		West North East South West North East South Hallberg Kwiecien Wright Pszczola Balicki HackettJA Zmudzinski HackettJU Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 3 K 4 10 3 K 4 6 K 4 3 8 Q 2 7 A 3 2 J Q 3 2 J Q 6 4 5 A 6 4 5 7 10 K 6 5 4 3 K 7 9 Q 6 7 8 Q 6 11 tricks claimed J 8 2 A 6 A 10 3
Q 10 6 A K 9 8 5 J 9 8 6 5		J 5 4 10 6 10 8 6 3 J 10 3 2
AA8B8 = 22525 = Par NS +630	8 7 3 2 7 3 K 9 5 4 2 K 7
1 opening 3 NT N +2 +660 +14 136	2 opening   3 ×× N -1 -400   -14 225

68. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 102

W deals E-W vul	A J 10 6 4 3 A 4 2 A Q A Q		West North East South West North East South Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Soloway Zia Hamman Rosenberg Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP Pass 5 Pass 7 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 K 5 A J K 2 A 3 8 K 5 A 4 2 3 2 7 A Q 5 6 9 12 tricks won 2 8 K 6 K 3 3 8 J 4 4 10 7 5 6 6
Q 7 5 J 7 6 9 3 7 5 4 3 2		8 10 9 8 10 8 5 4 J 10 9 8 6
DDDD8 = 00004 = Par NS +1520	K 9 2 K Q 5 3 K J 7 6 2 K
1 opening 6 N = +980 -11 136	2 opening   7 NT N = +1520   +11 236

69. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 74

W deals Both vul	K Q J 7 6 5 A A K 9 8 7 A		West North East South West North East South Meckstroth Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Becker Freeman Schwartz Nickell Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 5 Dbl 5 6 Dbl AP Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 Q K A 5 K 2 3 10 12 tricks won Q A 4 11 tricks won
10 Q 10 8 5 3 3 K J 8 6 5 4		A 9 8 2 K 9 7 4 10 10 7 3 2
8B3B3 = 32A1A = Par NS +500	4 3 J 6 2 Q J 6 5 4 2 Q 9
1 opening 6 × N -1 -200 -17 136	2 opening   6 S = +1370   +17 253

74. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

W deals Both vul	A K Q 10 7 3 Q 4 2 A K 7 A		West North East South West North East South Duboin Burgess Bocchi Marston Thomson Lauria Newman Versace Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass 4 NT Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 10 3 2 5 2 6 4 6 9 A 4 12 tricks won
J 9 A J 7 6 3 4 2 Q 8 6 3		8 4 K 9 8 5 10 8 6 3 J 5 4
8C6A9 = 11613 = Par NS +1430	6 5 2 10 Q J 9 5 K 10 9 7 2
1 opening 4 N +2 +680 -13 137	2 opening   6 N = +1430   +13 266

76. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

W deals E-W vul	A K J 8 4 K 8 7 A 3 A Q 2		West North East South West North East South Fu Reid Ju Newell Henry Zhuang Blackstock WangW Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 4 A 8 10 Q 4 3 2 K 3 6 7 2 J Q A 5 7 3 Q 4 5 K K 6 5 10 A 5 6 9 4 Q J 9 K 6 9 3 12 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed
10 9 3 2 A 10 5 2 J 6 4 8 6		Q 6 5 Q J 3 K 10 9 7 2 5 3
AA98C AA88C 22451 = Par NS +920	7 9 6 4 Q 8 5 K J 10 9 7 4
1 opening 6 N = +920 +10 147	2 opening   3 NT N +2 +460   -10 266