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One Diamond vs. Two Diamonds

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 27 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 Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

W deals E-W vul	2 K 7 3 2 A K 8 5 4 2 8 6		West North East South West North East South Helness Madala Helgemo Bocchi Duboin Nunes Zia Fantoni Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Dbl 4 Pass 5 Dbl AP Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 3 7 A Q 3 7 A K 4 10 J 2 A 5 4 2 A 5 7 A 5 7 6 A 5 7 8 2 10 Q 8 2 J Q 6 K 2 3 J K 2 3 10 K 8 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
Q 8 7 4 10 9 4 J 7 K Q 9 7		A J 9 3 A Q 6 5 Q A 4 3 2
63483 = 7A95A = Par NS -500	K 10 6 5 J 8 10 9 6 3 J 10 5
1 opening 5 × N -3 -500 -9 0	2 opening   4 N -2 -100   +9 9

5. 2012 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals Both vul	10 8 5 4 A K Q 10 4 3 A 10 5		West North East South West North East South Nystrom Narkiewicz Upmark Buras Zak Ahlesved Zaremba Petersson Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 A 4 8 4 Q 2 5 10 3 A 5 A 5 10 3 K 6 4 J K 6 4 J Q 8 5 3 Q 8 5 3 5 5 2 A 6 13 tricks claimed K 7 Q 8 Q J K 9 3 J 8 3
8 6 5 A 7 2 9 8 2 7 6 3 2		J 3 J 10 9 6 3 J 7 6 K J 4
CC8C9 = 00503 = Par NS +1440	A K Q 9 7 4 2 K Q 5 Q 9 8
1 opening 4 S +3 +710 -13 0	2 opening   6 N +1 +1460   +13 22

6. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 16

W deals E-W vul	Q 8 7 3 6 3 A K 9 8 7 5 3 —		West North East South West North East South Helgemo Ino Helness Imakura Hanayama Fantoni Teramoto Nunes Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 AP 2 NT 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 A 6 4 2 A 6 4 3 Q J 4 3 Q 10 4 A 2 3 3 A 2 3 3 K 6 6 8 4 2 7 9 4 K 3 9 K 7 2 6 A 7 5 5 8 4 6 3 2 Q 9 10 5 10 5 6 8 10 4 6 K 8 J J
A K 6 2 J 8 4 2 2 J 9 6 2		9 A K 9 5 Q J 10 6 Q 10 8 3
67474 = 76868 75847 Par NS -100	J 10 5 4 Q 10 7 4 A K 7 5 4
1 opening 4 × S -3 -500 -7 0	2 opening   4 S -4 -200   +7 29

7. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 7

W deals Both vul	K 8 3 K K Q 9 7 5 2 9 5 2		West North East South West North East South JonssonT Furuta Baldursson Kaku Yokoi MagnussonM Teramoto Haraldsson Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 3 Q 5 2 K 7 3 4 5 2 K 2 3 J K 2 3 Q K 4 K A 5 6 10 A 6 5 9 tricks claimed A 6 2 4 J 10 K 8 Q 8 3 6 9 4 2 9 7 7 10 8 5 7 5 J 9 A 6 4
J 9 6 4 Q 8 6 2 10 6 K 10 4		A Q 7 10 9 7 4 8 4 A 8 7 3
86697 = 46745 = Par NS +120	10 5 2 A J 5 3 A J 3 Q J 6
1 opening 3 NT S = +600 +12 12	2 opening   3 NT S -1 -100   -12 29

8. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 71

W deals Both vul	K Q 4 2 K Q J 10 5 3 2 10 6		West North East South West North East South Zia Chan Hamman Lee H-Welland Katz Ivatury Nickell Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2 2 3 4 Pass Pass Dbl 3 4 4 5 (AP) Pass 5 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 6 A K 3 A 4 6 4 10 J A 9 7 2 A 4 7 J A K 2 8 10 10 tricks won J 11 tricks claimed
A J 9 5 2 6 5 8 7 Q 9 8 4		Q 10 8 7 4 3 9 8 3 A K J 3
639A4 = 7A228 = Par NS -200	6 A K J 10 7 9 6 4 A 7 5 2
1 opening 5 N -1 -100 -12 12	2 opening   5 N = +600   +12 41

11. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 44

W deals N-S vul	3 K 8 5 2 K J 9 5 4 A 7 2		West North East South West North East South Zimmermann Pellegrini Multon Camberos Angeleri Fantoni Villegas Nunes Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 4 9 K 3 4 9 K 7 8 Q 4 2 K 5 3 A 2 5 8 6 4 10 2 7 6 J Q Q 5 7 6 K A 2 3 J 8 A 7 3 10 K 5 K A 2 3 9 9 4 8 Q 4 7 8 4 6 6 10 6 9 A 10
10 8 2 Q J 10 9 10 6 2 9 4 3		K Q 9 5 A 7 6 3 Q 8 K 10 8
998AA 787AA 44533 = Par NS +600	A J 7 6 4 4 A 7 3 Q J 6 5
1 opening 3 NT N -1 -100 -12 16	2 opening   3 NT N = +600   +12 53

13. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 78

W deals None vul	Q 10 8 3 9 8 5 A K Q 7 3 10		West North East South West North East South Sementa Trendafilov Duboin Karaivanov Stefanov Nunes Aronov Fantoni Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) 3 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 2 3 10 A 3 J 8 J 4 6 3 6 4 10 5 7 A 5 5 K 9 4 Q J 5 3 4 7 Q 6 2 10 8 7 9 10 J A 3 2 7 A 7 2 5 3 K K 4 6 2 A 4 2 5 Q 6 3 10 7 9 J 8 7 tricks claimed 4 6 K 7 Q K A 8
— K J 10 7 2 8 5 Q 9 8 6 5 3		K J 9 7 6 4 A 6 9 4 K J 7
76382 = 6684A = Par NS -130	A 5 2 Q 4 3 J 10 6 2 A 4 2
1 opening 3 NT N -2 -100 -5 17	2 opening   3 N = +110   +5 58

14. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 3

W deals N-S vul	5 A Q 9 J 10 8 6 5 4 2 A 8		West North East South West North East South Versace Karaivanov Lauria Trendafilov Danailov Nunes Karakolev Fantoni Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 AP Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 A 8 9 3 A J 9 Q 5 A 3 7 5 J K 10 K 7 J 8 2 A K 5 2 A K 6 K 3 7 2 Q 9 7 9 Q 4 2 A 6 9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed
Q 7 J 10 3 2 A 7 K 9 5 3 2		A J 10 8 6 4 2 K K Q 9 Q 6
43876 43875 99567 = Par NS -400	K 9 3 8 7 6 5 4 3 J 10 7 4
1 opening 4 E -1 +50 +5 22	2 opening   3 E = -140   -5 58

18. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

W deals N-S vul	8 7 3 K 10 7 4 A K 10 7 4 K		West North East South West North East South Gustawsson Lauria Sylvan Versace Cayne de Knijff Seamon Wrang Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 A 2 J 5 J Q 7 K 2 4 6 A 3 6 K 4 3 A 8 8 4 3 J Q 9 7 6 4 6 K 2 A J 3 3 11 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed
A Q 9 4 2 9 8 9 8 6 3 J 6		10 6 5 6 3 Q 5 2 Q 10 8 3 2
87BA8 98CA9 45034 = Par NS +1430	K J A Q J 5 2 J A 9 7 5 4
1 opening 4 S +1 +650 +13 38	2 opening   6 N -1 -100   -13 58

20. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals N-S vul	Q 6 K Q 10 7 5 4 A Q J 9 2		West North East South West North East South Willenken Hamman Welland Soloway Meckstroth Nilsson Rodwell Wrang Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 4 Pass 4 2 2 NT 3 Pass Pass 5 AP 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 3 10 Q Q A 3 6 4 5 J 4 8 J 5 4 6 2 A 5 J Q A 3 5 3 J 10 9 2 10 5 A 8 J 4 8 2 2 5 3 10 5 4 10 6 4 7 2 9 7 6 A 10 5 4 A 2 6 7 K 2 3 Q 9 6 8 10 K 9 9 7 9 tricks claimed 6
J 10 8 Q 10 5 6 K 8 7 6 4 3		A K 9 4 2 K J 4 2 A 9 8 10
434A6 = 69937 = Par NS +100	7 6 5 3 A 9 8 7 3 J 3 2 5
1 opening 5 N -2 -200 -6 38	2 opening   3 W -1 +50   +6 65

22. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

W deals N-S vul	10 8 7 3 A K J 9 6 Q 10 9 5		West North East South West North East South Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Soloway Fantoni Hamman Nunes Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 4 K 3 2 3 Q A 3 9 Q 2 2 6 9 K J K 2 10 10 J K 7 7 10 K 5 2 10 J K A 8 4 4 4 9 8 5 J 3 7 2 8 5 3 A 6 4 2 3 6 3 6 4 8 10 J 9 2 3 J Q 9 tricks claimed 6 7 9 7 tricks claimed
A 9 3 2 K 9 2 10 4 3 J 8 6		J 6 5 Q 10 5 Q 8 5 K 7 4 3
88898 88998 55445 = Par NS +140	K Q 8 7 4 A J 6 4 7 2 A 2
1 opening 3 NT N = +600 +13 51	2 opening   3 NT S -2 -200   -13 68

24. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals E-W vul	8 Q 6 5 4 A J 9 7 5 2 K 8		West North East South West North East South CohenS Sementa Compton MossM Jacob Krekorian Maksymetz Casen Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 8 J A 3 8 Q 2 6 3 2 10 A 3 8 5 7 A 3 4 K 5 2 Q 8 Q A J 6 3 7 10 Q K 8 Q A 4 6 K J 2 8 Q A 2 10 tricks claimed 4 7 A 3 K 8 5 J 10 tricks claimed
3 10 8 3 K Q 4 3 J 10 6 5 3		Q J 10 5 J 7 10 A Q 9 7 4 2
8BCB5 7ACB4 52128 = Par NS +980	A K 9 7 6 4 2 A K 9 2 8 6 —
1 opening 6 S -2 -100 -11 51	2 opening   4 S = +420   +11 82

25. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 9

W deals N-S vul	A 7 3 A Q J 7 6 4 2 10 6 2		West North East South West North East South Thomson Richman Wolff SimpsonA Morse Antoff Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl 3 1 2 3 Pass Pass 3 NT Pass 5 3 Pass 4 AP Pass Pass 6 Pass Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 A 4 8 10 3 J 3 Q 2 4 A A 4 7 6 2 A 4 8 K 3 8 2 10 3 6 7 Q 9 9 10 K 9 7 6 Q 2 4 A K 8 2 5 3 7 Q 2 10 10 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
J 8 6 4 J 9 8 2 K 3 9 8 7		Q 10 5 A K 7 5 — A K Q J 5 3
554B3 = 48929 = Par NS +300	K 9 3 2 Q 10 6 4 10 9 8 5 4
1 opening 4 W -2 +100 -5 51	2 opening   6 × E -2 +300   +5 87

26. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals None vul	Q 8 6 5 4 — A J 8 7 6 4 2 K		West North East South West North East South Balicki Jacobs Zmudzinski Katz Garner Tuszynski WeinsteinH Jassem Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J A 2 K 3 K J 4 J 3 2 Q A 9 5 3 9 5 K A 2 Q 2 10 4 9 10 3 6 2 4 5 A 2 4 4 4 J K K K 7 6 5 10 3 5 9 10 3 7 9 A 7 6 4
A 7 3 7 3 2 K 10 3 Q 6 3 2		J 9 Q 9 5 4 Q 9 J 10 9 7 5
9BAA8 = 31235 = Par NS +450	K 10 2 A K J 10 8 6 5 A 8 4
1 opening 6 N -1 -50 -11 51	2 opening   4 S +2 +480   +11 98

27. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

W deals N-S vul	6 5 3 A K Q 9 7 4 2 Q 10 8		West North East South West North East South Seamon Sontag Passell Weichsel Jacobs Burger Katz Cayne Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 5 A 9 K 3 2 A 6 7 2 A 5 A 9 2 2 3 A J 5 A 6 2 4 2 Q A K 8 3 Q K 5 9 3 5 4 4 6 Q 3 4 10 6 J 8 4 Q K 2 6 4 2 Q A J 7 4 10 3 K 5 8 9 tricks claimed 7 9 7 10 K 3 6 J 10 tricks claimed
10 8 7 4 2 9 4 2 J 6 J 5 2		A Q J K Q 10 6 10 5 3 A 7 3
968B9 = 36522 = Par NS +600	K 9 J 8 7 5 3 A 8 K 9 6 4
1 opening 2 NT S +1 +150 +1 52	2 opening   3 N +1 +130   -1 98

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