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One Spade vs. Four Spades

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, any HCP

Found 8 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 Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals None vul	A K Q J 10 7 3 9 6 5 3 Q 3 —		West North East South West North East South Katz Fantoni Nickell Nunes Helgemo Weinstein Helness Levin Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 7 6 Q 8   13 tricks won   13 tricks won
9 6 4 Q 2 6 4 J 8 6 5 4 3		— K J 8 7 J 10 9 8 5 2 Q 7 2
DDA77 = 00365 = Par NS +1520	8 5 2 A 10 4 A K 7 A K 10 9
1 opening 7 N = +1510 +11 11	4 opening   6 N +1 +1010   -11 0

2. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals E-W vul	A Q J 9 7 6 2 J 3 8 K Q 6		West North East South West North East South Cayne Balicki Seamon Zmudzinski Passell Lauria Lynch Versace Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Dbl 4 AP Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 2 10 3 5 A 2 8 8 5 K J 3 8 Q 4 4 Q A 8 6 5 K 10 3 9 5 K Q 4 3 K   10 tricks claimed A 2 4 J   10 tricks claimed
8 K Q 10 9 6 4 10 4 2 7 5 4		5 4 A 8 7 K 9 7 5 3 A 3 2
6A569 = 42763 = Par NS +420	K 10 3 5 2 A Q J 6 J 10 9 8
1 opening 4 N = +420 Tie 11	4 opening   4 N = +420   Tie 0

3. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

W deals E-W vul	A K Q J 7 6 5 Q 3 8 7 3 2		West North East South West North East South Robinson WeinsteinH Boyd Garner Willenken Wildavsky Welland Doub Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 4 AP Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 5 9 8 A 5 2 8 Q 7 2 5 K 7 3 5 A 3 4 2   12 tricks won K 4 9 8 Q 6 10 10 2 5 J 6 2 7 Q 4 3   12 tricks claimed
10 8 2 10 8 7 5 9 6 4 3 2 6		3 J 6 4 A K Q J K 9 8 5 4
9C96A = 00473 = Par NS +980	9 4 A K 9 2 10 7 5 A Q J 10
1 opening 4 N +2 +480 Tie 11	4 opening   4 N +2 +480   Tie 0

4. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals Both vul	Q J 10 9 8 3 2 A K 9 9 7 4		West North East South West North East South Zhao Zmudzinski Fu Balicki Stansby Hallberg Martel Chang Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 4 Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 Q 7 9 A 6 3 4 A 5 9 4 3 Q 7 9 K 10 4 6 5 4 8 A 5 4 2 K 8 7   11 tricks claimed   11 tricks claimed
7 4 7 6 5 4 2 10 8 5 9 8 3		A J 8 3 Q 7 6 4 3 A Q 5 2
BB89A = 21443 = Par NS +660	K 6 5 Q 10 A K J 2 K J 10 6
1 opening 4 N +1 +650 Tie 11	4 opening   4 N +1 +650   Tie 0

5. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 19

W deals N-S vul	A K J 9 8 6 2 3 9 3 K 9 6		West North East South West North East South Sadek El Versace Ahmady Lauria Nunes Dagher Fantoni El Kourdy Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass 2 3 4 AP Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 10 J 5 K 2 5 3 K 3 4 Q Q 4 6 9 3 5 A 6 10 A 6 3 7 8 2 9 2 3 K A   10 tricks claimed 9 7 8 2 A 3 4 10 K 5 7 Q J 2 7 J 9   8 tricks claimed
Q 10 Q 8 6 A J 6 5 Q 10 8 3		5 3 K 10 9 5 4 2 K Q A 7 4
89365 = 54A78 = Par NS -200	7 4 A J 7 10 8 7 4 2 J 5 2
1 opening 4 E = -420 -6 11	4 opening   4 N -2 -200   +6 6

6. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

W deals N-S vul	K Q J 10 4 3 9 10 A 10 9 5 2		West North East South West North East South Rodwell Pszczola Meckstroth Gawrys Lev Hamman Mohan Soloway Pass 1 2 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass 4 4 AP Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q A 4 10 K A 4 10   10 tricks won K 8 2 3 5 J 3 9 5 7 2 J 7 5 K 9 Q 6 4 A 7 J Q 8 10 4 5 8 A 2 7 6   10 tricks claimed
A 8 5 J 6 2 J 7 4 Q J 8 6		9 6 A 3 K Q 9 6 3 2 7 4 3
6A958 = 43384 53384 Par NS +500	7 2 K Q 10 8 7 5 4 A 8 5 K
1 opening 4 N = +620 Tie 11	4 opening   4 N = +620   Tie 6

7. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 74

W deals Both vul	A J 10 9 8 7 2 9 J 7 6 4 A		West North East South West North East South Cayne Garner Burger WeinsteinH Bramley Seamon Lazard Passell Pass 1 4 6 Pass 4 5 6 Pass Pass Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 A 5 2 7 9 2 10 9 6 10 5 A 5 4 4 Q K 4 7 Q K 2 5 3 A Q 5 3 A Q 5 6 3 Q 5 A 6 2 3   11 tricks claimed 6 3 Q 10   11 tricks claimed
K 6 4 3 K 8 7 5 10 5 K 10 3		Q — K 9 3 Q J 9 8 7 6 5 4 2
5CBC4 5BBC4 21219 = Par NS +1100	5 A Q J 10 6 4 3 2 A Q 8 2 —
1 opening 6 S -1 -100 +3 14	4 opening   6 × S -1 -200   -3 6

8. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals E-W vul	K Q J 10 7 5 3 A 6 7 6 5 3		West North East South West North East South Lair Freeman Schwartz Nickell Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 2 K A 6 2 K A 6 3 A 2 6 7 A 2 K 5 3 7 K 5 3 3 Q 6 J 9 Q 2 3 9 3 A 8 2 5 A 8 4 10 J 4 5 A 4 K 5 7 3 9 4 Q 8 2 6   11 tricks claimed 9   9 tricks claimed
6 4 2 K J 9 7 5 4 5 2 K 2		A Q 10 8 6 3 10 9 7 3 A Q 9
79289 = 44A44 = Par NS -100	9 8 2 A K Q J 8 4 J 10 8 4
1 opening 4 N +1 +450 +11 25	4 opening   4 N -1 -50   -11 6

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