Data 9Z02 Main

Notrump vs. 5-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 111 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 55 West
Lindqvist

1
Pass

Lead
Q
3
3
6
10
6
4
2
8
Q North
Smirnov
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
A
2
5
Q
4
9
7
5
9
2 East
Brogeland
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
7
A
7
A
Q
J
10
8 South
Piekarek
1
1 NT

4th
2
9
5
5
K
4
K
3
3
4 West
Tokay

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
9
5
6
7
A
K
2
8
3 North
FisherL
Pass
1
2

2nd
3
A
6
2
2
4
5
10
2
7 East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
4
K
J
10
7
J
7
8
10 South
SchwartzRO
1
2

4th
A
6
J
A
9
3
6
9
4
3
N deals
Both vul Q J 8 7 4
A 7
8 7 6 3
J 7
A 3
K Q J 5 4
9 5 4
10 5 4 Table K 10 6 5 2
6
K Q 2
Q 9 6 3
77786 =
65656 =
Par NS +90 9
10 9 8 3 2
A J 10
A K 8 2

Notrump
1 NT South +2
+150 +1 1
5-2 Major
2 South =
+110 0

3. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Passell

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
J
3
10
6
2
A
A
9 North
Stewart

1
Pass

2nd
3
5
7
4
Q
4
3
8 East
Jacobus

Pass
Pass

3rd
5
2
J
K
9
A
6
6 South
Woolsey
1
1 NT

4th
J
4
Q
7
2
2
6
4 West
Krekorian

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
J
7
Q
5
2
J
10
9
2 North
Ekeblad

2
Pass

2nd
2
5
10
5
7
Q
K
A
3
J East
Koneru

Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
K
10
K
4
3
6
Q
9 South
Dwyer
1 NT
2

4th
A
4
A
6
3
J
8
7
4
9
S deals
E-W vul K 9 8 3 2
Q 6 3
Q 7
J 6 2
10 5
K 10 9 8 2
K J 8 6 3
7 Table A Q 6 4
5 4
10 9
K Q 10 8 4
76546 =
66887 =
Par EW +100 J 7
A J 7
A 5 4 2
A 9 5 3

Notrump
1 NT South =
+90 +5 6
5-2 Major
2 South -2
-100 0

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19 West
Meckstroth

Pass

Lead
Q
K
3
10
Q
A
8 North
FisherL
1
Pass

2nd
7
A
9
2
2
6
5 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
K
4
K
4
J South
SchwartzRO
1 NT

4th
4
3
8
Q
5
3
7 West
Saelensminde

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
Q
8
A
4
7 North
Katz
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
7
4
2
9
Q
3 East
Brogeland
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
K
5
10
10
2
5 South
Nickell
1 NT
2

4th
A
2
K
J
8
J
N deals
E-W vul A 6 5 4 3
A 9 7
A J 5
6 5
J 8 2
K Q 10 6 5
10 4
A K 8 Table Q 9 7
2
K 9 8 7 6 3
Q J 4
67656 =
76676 =
Par EW +90 K 10
J 8 4 3
Q 2
10 9 7 3 2

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 14
5-2 Major
2 North -1
-50 1

7. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 6, Bd 23 West
Multon

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
3
2
J
7
3
5
Q
2
A North
Samir
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
Q
K
K
7
4
6
9
8
4
4 East
Zimmermann
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
9
A
9
5
8
10
7
K
3 South
Noshy
1
1 NT

4th
6
5
10
2
3
6
Q
2
9
6 West
Nabil

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
Q
9
J
9
Q
A
2
6 North
Nunes
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
4
5
6
7
8
2
3
K East
Sadek
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
3
A
8
10
5
3
4 South
Fantoni
1 NT
2

4th
K
K
10
A
J
8
J
Q
N deals
Both vul Q 10
A 10 7 6 3
K 9 7
J 8 4
A J 7 4 3
8 5
J 6 5 4
10 5 Table 9 8 5 2
K J 4 2
10 8
A Q 9
65888 =
68554 =
Par EW +110 K 6
Q 9
A Q 3 2
K 7 6 3 2

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 14
5-2 Major
2 South =
+110 +5 6

10. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
BessisT
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3 North
Kalita
1
Pass

2nd
A
5 East
Bertheau
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
Q South
Nowosadzki
1 NT

4th
4
2 West
Jagniewski
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
Q
3
2
8
3
J North
Morgan
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
A
5
10
K
7
7 East
Gawel
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
Q
J
6
Q
7 South
Amoils
1 NT
2

4th
8
4
K
4
5
4
10
W deals
E-W vul A 10 9 6 3
A 7 5
Q 8
Q J 6
K 8 7 2
Q J 9 6 2
A
10 9 5 Table J 5
8 3
K J 7 6 4
A 8 3 2
77676 87676
55666 =
Par NS +120 Q 4
K 10 4
10 9 5 3 2
K 7 4

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 19
5-2 Major
2 North -1
-50 7

12. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
WolpertG

Dbl

Lead
5
2
4
4
3
4 North
Weinstein
1
Pass

2nd
K
7
5
5
6
8 East
Kranyak
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
10
J
K
A
A South
Levin
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
K
9
10
7
5 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
9
4
3
Q
2
2
A
10
K North
Bathurst
1
2
Pass

2nd
Q
4
5
6
7
7
4
5
K
10 East
Katz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
5
K
6
6
9
8
8
2
2 South
Dwyer
1 NT
2

4th
8
J
10
7
K
J
9
10
4
A
N deals
Both vul A Q 7 6 5
Q J 5 2
10
K J 8
4
A K 9 3
K 3 2
10 7 5 3 2 Table K J 8 3 2
7 4
A 9 8 6 4
9
76647 =
67686 57686
Par EW +90 10 9
10 8 6
Q J 7 5
A Q 6 4

Notrump
1 NT× South +1
+380 +12 31
5-2 Major
2 North -3
-300 9

17. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Zia

1
Pass

Lead
3
6
2
6
K
2
4 North
Lee

Dbl
Pass

2nd
6
4
3
9
5
K
9 East
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
A
Q
2
J
K South
Donn
1
1 NT

4th
A
3
J
7
A
5
8 West
Hinze

1
Pass

Lead
J
A
5
6
10
Q
8
4 North
Fleisher

2
Pass

2nd
2
2
3
J
6
3
K
9 East
Grainger
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
4
K
2
4
6
5
K South
Kamil
1
2

4th
A
Q
10
9
Q
A
7
E deals
None vul K Q
K 8 7 6 4
Q 5 4 2
10 7
A J 9 8 4
9 3 2
J
A Q J 6 Table 5 3
Q J 10
10 9 7 3
K 5 4 3
76995 =
67448 =
Par NS +140 10 7 6 2
A 5
A K 8 6
9 8 2

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-50 36
5-2 Major
2 South +1
+140 +5 16

23. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 2, Bd 20 West
Sementa

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
10
2
J North
Danwachira

1
Pass

2nd
7
5
7
9 East
Duboin

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
3
A
A South
Plengsap
Pass
1 NT

4th
4
A
5
5 West
Sophonpanich

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
7
10
5
9
3
5
9
2 North
Zaleski

1
2

2nd
3
8
J
3
K
9
6
4
7 East
Baisamut

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
4
Q
A
6
Q
10
5
6 South
Versace
Pass
1 NT
2

4th
A
J
A
10
2
K
A
5
7
S deals
Both vul J 9 8 3 2
A 9 7
A
A Q 4 2
10 5
Q J 6 3 2
K J 8 7
10 9 Table K Q 7 4
K 10 8
9 4 2
K 8 5
68569 =
75764 =
Par NS +110 A 6
5 4
Q 10 6 5 3
J 7 6 3

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-200 44
5-2 Major
2 North +1
+140 +8 27

27. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 8 West
Said

Pass

Lead
Q
5
A
3
Q
8
5
10
A North
Toffier
1
Pass

2nd
7
2
7
J
3
9
J
8
2 East
Liaqat
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
Q
4
9
5
6
K
3
5 South
Pilon
1 NT

4th
A
6
10
K
A
4
6
J
3 West
Lorenzini

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
3
4
A
3
3
2
K
7
9 North
Gheewala
1
2
Pass

2nd
5
5
2
7
J
6
8
6
2
J East
Rombaut
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
Q
5
8
Q
10
3
A
9 South
Askari
1 NT
2

4th
A
2
6
10
K
7
6
9
Q
K
N deals
None vul 10 9 7 6 3
A Q 3
K 10 7
A 6
Q J 2
K 10 2
Q J 9
J 10 4 3 Table K 8 5
J 7 6
8 6 4 2
K Q 2
88977 88987
54456 =
Par NS +140 A 4
9 8 5 4
A 5 3
9 8 7 5

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 49
5-2 Major
2 North -1
-50 29

29. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 21 West
Multon

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
9
J
6
Q
Q
J
2
K North
Katz

1
Pass

2nd
4
J
K
K
2
3
K
5
A East
Zimmermann

Pass
Pass

3rd
A
5
3
8
7
3
9
A
10 South
Nickell
1
1 NT

4th
2
10
5
7
A
7
6
4
4 West
Rodwell

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
A
J
Q
10
10
4
Q
7 North
Fantoni

2
Pass

2nd
3
4
K
5
9
4
2
5
3 East
Meckstroth

Dbl
Pass

3rd
6
2
3
2
7
8
9
7
10 South
Nunes
1 NT
2

4th
7
J
6
6
2
A
A
9
A
S deals
N-S vul Q 10 8 4 3
10 3
K 7 2
K 10 4
A K
A 6 2
J 10 5 4
Q 6 5 3 Table 9 6 5 2
Q 9 5 4
9 3
A 9 8
87686 =
54556 54657
Par NS +120 J 7
K J 8 7
A Q 8 6
J 7 2

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 49
5-2 Major
2 South +1
+140 +6 35

32. 2011 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 77 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
J
Q
7
6
5
3 North
Wooldridge

1
Pass

2nd
3
2
2
4
8
J
2 East
Brink

Pass
Pass

3rd
5
5
4
2
Q
A
A South
Hurd
1
1 NT

4th
J
4
A
10
K
3
5 West
LallJ

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
3
A
8
6
10
2
8 North
Verhees

1
2
2

2nd
3
A
4
K
5
2
A
9 East
Grue

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
4
5
Q
5
6
4
7 South
v.Prooijen
1
1 NT
2

4th
J
2
10
Q
10
4
3
J
S deals
Both vul K 9 6 5 4
Q J 10
3
A 9 6 5
A Q
5 2
9 8 7 6 2
K 7 3 2 Table J 8 7 3
A 9 8 7 6
A 5
8 4
97788 =
45644 =
Par NS +600 10 2
K 4 3
K Q J 10 4
Q J 10

Notrump
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 55
5-2 Major
2 North -1
-100 40

38. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Hamman

Pass

Lead
5
3
2
4
J
8
Q
8
9 North
Sementa
1
Pass

2nd
4
6
9
K
3
6
5
9 East
Zia
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
K
10
A
7
10
6
7 South
Duboin
1 NT

4th
A
Q
A
2
4
6
5
K West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
2
4
8
6
5
4
6
J
9 North
Meckstroth
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
9
K
3
2
7
7
10
3
7 East
Versace
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
10
A
Q
A
5
K
7
10
4 South
Rodwell
1 NT
2

4th
K
A
2
4
5
J
8
Q
Q
N deals
N-S vul Q 9 6 4
K 7 5 4 2
K
A J 3
10 8 5
A 8 6
Q 10 7 4
K 9 2 Table J 7 2
Q J 9
A J 8
Q 8 7 6
68876 =
75566 74566
Par NS +100 A K 3
10 3
9 6 5 3 2
10 5 4

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 55
5-2 Major
2 North =
+110 +5 51

42. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Larsen

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
5
10
4
6
2
7
3
2 North
Platnick

1
Pass

2nd
Q
6
3
2
10
4
9
8
4 East
Deutsch

Pass
Pass

3rd
A
9
2
J
Q
J
K
A
A South
Diamond
1
1 NT

4th
4
3
K
6
K
A
8
5
3 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
6
J
2
9
Q
J
7
Q North
WolpertG

1
2

2nd
4
3
3
4
10
6
A
5
A East
Moss

Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
Q
2
A
4
2
9
K
6 South
Kranyak
1
1 NT

4th
J
K
K
J
5
4
3
6
9
S deals
Both vul A 9 8 7 6
Q 3
K J 3
5 4 3
K 5 4
J 10 9
Q 9 5 2
K 9 2 Table J 10 3
A 8 7 5 2
8 6
Q J 8
88689 78688
55754 =
Par NS +120 Q 2
K 6 4
A 10 7 4
A 10 7 6

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 55
5-2 Major
2 North =
+110 +5 58

50. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 118 West
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
8 North
Gerstman
1
Pass

2nd
3
7 East
Rodwell
1
Pass

3rd
4
5 South
Landen
1 NT

4th
2
J West
Morgan
Pass
Dbl
Pass

Lead
9
3
2
6
A
8
K
5
J
2 North
Zia
1
2
Pass

2nd
8
4
10
3
3
7
10
6
9
2 East
Harris
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
A
Q
J
5
Q
7
K
3
A South
Hamman
1 NT
2

4th
10
4
A
9
2
6
6
4
9
8
W deals
E-W vul 7 3
K Q 10 6 3
Q 9
A 10 5 3
A 8
J 7 5 4 2
K J 10
9 7 4 Table K Q 9 5 4
9
A 6 5 4
J 8 6
76868 =
57575 =
Par NS +110 J 10 6 2
A 8
8 7 3 2
K Q 2

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 64
5-2 Major
2 North -1
-50 61

51. 2010 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
3
7
Q
3
J
4
Q
10 North
Karaivanov

1
Pass

2nd
K
4
2
A
A
5
10
5
5 East
Levin

Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
K
7
8
K
Q
2 South
Trendafilov
Pass
1 NT

4th
4
6
8
6
2
A
3
5 West
Johnson

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
5
J
3
10
7
3 North
Martel

1
2

2nd
7
4
6
A
5
6
2 East
Dawson

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
J
8
Q
3
K
Q South
Stansby
Pass
1 NT
2

4th
K
2
A
2
4
A
K
S deals
None vul K Q 10 5 3
K 10 5
K 2
K 8 3
6 2
Q 7 6 4
Q J 10 8
Q 6 5 Table A 9 8 4
A J 8 3
6 3
A 4 2
88688 88678
55754 =
Par NS +120 J 7
9 2
A 9 7 5 4
J 10 9 7

Notrump
1 NT South -3
-150 64
5-2 Major
2 North +1
+140 +7 68

58. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 3 West
RoblesB

1
Pass

Lead
10
7
5
5
5
7
Q
9
10 North
Fantoni

1
Pass

2nd
3
5
Q
A
A
2
4
8
2 East
Pacareu

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
K
10
J
2
J
4
7
9 South
Nunes
Pass
1 NT

4th
2
Q
3
10
3
9
9
6
A West
Versace

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
10
A
7
6
3
A
4
Q North
RoblesJ

1
2

2nd
10
3
J
J
Q
5
8
2
4 East
Lauria

Pass
Pass

3rd
8
K
6
Q
9
K
6
J
7 South
Caracci
1
1 NT
2

4th
5
2
5
6
3
2
2
10
9
S deals
E-W vul Q 9 6 5 3
6 3
A Q J 8
Q 10
10
Q 10 9 8 2
K 6 5 2
A K 6 Table A K 8 7 4
5
10 9
8 7 4 3 2
77775 =
66668 56658
Par EW +90 J 2
A K J 7 4
7 4 3
J 9 5

Notrump
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 72
5-2 Major
2 South -2
-100 69

59. 2009 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Cheek

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
Q
J
2
7
6
K
Q
4
J North
Christie

1
Pass

2nd
5
7
5
3
Q
6
2
8
2
9 East
Grue

Pass
Pass

3rd
9
2
3
A
4
J
5
4
K South
Caldwell
1
1 NT

4th
K
6
A
J
4
Q
A
3
8 West
Moffat

Dbl
Pass

Lead
7
6
A
6
6
7
7
10
Q
8 North
GordonM

Pass
Pass

2nd
2
J
5
J
3
Q
5
2
3
4 East
Westfall

2
Pass

3rd
A
2
2
4
J
8
10
9
5
6 South
Pratap
1 NT
2

4th
9
3
K
3
Q
Q
A
4
8
A
S deals
E-W vul J 7 4 2
7 6
Q J 5
K 5 3 2
K 8
A Q 9 5 3 2
A 10 7 6
7 Table 10 9 6 5 3
—
9 8 4 2
A 10 8 6
75648 75647
66795 66785
Par EW +110 A Q
K J 10 8 4
K 3
Q J 9 4

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 78
5-2 Major
2 South -2
-100 69

60. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Rubin

Pass

Lead
3
A
2
Q
J
4 North
Platnick

Pass

2nd
7
6
K
10
4
5 East
Ekeblad

Pass

3rd
K
2
A
9
3
10 South
Diamond
1 NT

4th
5
8
8
6
7 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
K
J
A
Q
6
A
9
5 North
v.Prooijen

1 NT
2

2nd
7
7
3
7
9
J
9
5
6
A East
Moss

Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
8
4
Q
8
4
5
2
3
10 South
Jansma
1
2

4th
6
9
2
5
10
3
A
10
8
2
S deals
None vul J 10 8
K J
K 10 9 5 4
10 8 7
A 9 4
9 5 2
J 8
Q J 4 3 2 Table 7 6 3 2
10 7 3
A 3 2
A K 9
67996 =
76447 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
A Q 8 6 4
Q 7 6
6 5

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-50 78
5-2 Major
2 South +1
+140 +5 74

67. 2008 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 10 West
Elinescu
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
Q
3
4
8
5
K
2
4
Q North
Hamman
1
1
Pass

2nd
5
8
A
3
Q
8
2
K
K
3 East
Wladow
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
7
J
Q
2
A
5
4
A
5 South
Compton
1
1 NT

4th
10
4
7
10
3
6
9
10
6
9 West
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
6
8
10
3
Q
Q
6
3
A North
Smirnov
1
1
2

2nd
A
4
9
2
8
9
A
J
8
6 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
K
K
K
10
2
5
Q
J
4 South
Piekarek
1
2

4th
10
A
5
4
2
J
6
7
7
8
W deals
Both vul K J 7 5
6 3
A J 9 3
A 3 2
A 9 8 2
A 9 2
8 6 4
Q 10 8 Table 6 4
J 8 4
K Q 7 5 2
K 7 6
77858 77857
54475 55475
Par NS +110 Q 10 3
K Q 10 7 5
10
J 9 5 4

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 80
5-2 Major
2 South =
+110 +5 81

68. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 101 West
Berkowitz

1
Pass

Lead
Q
6
7
4
9
Q
J
10
Q
10 North
Compton

1
Pass

2nd
2
K
J
3
6
8
6
3
4
2 East
Cohen

Pass
Pass

3rd
4
3
2
K
A
7
3
9
9
10 South
Hamman
Pass
1 NT

4th
A
5
8
5
7
2
5
6
A
8 West
Rodwell

1
Pass

Lead
5
2
4
4
10
K
8
3 North
Stansby

1
2

2nd
6
5
A
6
7
J
K East
Meckstroth

Dbl
All Pass

3rd
Q
J
7
9
A
7
2 South
Martel
Pass
Rdbl

4th
3
3
2
A
2
8
10
S deals
N-S vul A Q J 10 4
Q 2
K 9 5
J 3 2
6 5
A J 5
Q 8 6 2
K Q 10 7 Table 8 7 3 2
10 6 4 3
A J 7
5 4
78667 88667
55676 =
Par NS +120 K 9
K 9 8 7
10 4 3
A 9 8 6

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 86
5-2 Major
2 North -1
-100 81

72. 2007 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Helness

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
10
9
3
7
8
Q
J
8 North
Rosenberg

1
Pass

2nd
J
4
7
2
5
3
5
3
8
9 East
Helgemo

Pass
Dbl

3rd
Q
6
K
K
10
5
7
4
2
J South
Zia
1
1 NT
All Pass

4th
3
A
A
5
6
6
8
2
9
A West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
6
2
4
8
8
5
Q
J
9 North
Saelensminde

1
2

2nd
5
J
A
7
7
2
7
3
10
10 East
WeinsteinH

Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
Q
4
A
J
K
K
4
Q
5 South
Brogeland
1
1 NT

4th
6
3
9
2
K
5
A
2
6
8
S deals
Both vul 9 8 6
Q 10 9 3 2
10 5 3
A J
K 10 4
8 6
A Q J
10 9 8 7 6 Table Q 7 3 2
K J 7 5
7 4
K Q 2
33553 33563
9987A A987A
Par EW +630 A J 5
A 4
K 9 8 6 2
5 4 3

Notrump
1 NT× South -4
-1100 86
5-2 Major
2 North -3
-300 +13 99

88. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 78 West
LiX
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
7
5
4
K
10
6
2
A
4
Q North
Duboin
Pass
1
All Pass

2nd
J
9
2
Q
3
4
10
3
5
7 East
Sun
1
Pass

3rd
8
A
Q
5
7
8
Q
6
9
3 South
Bocchi
1
1 NT

4th
2
3
9
4
5
7
J
6
10
2 West
Lauria
Pass
1 NT
Pass

Lead
A
K
Q
9
J
10
5 North
Zhuang
Pass
2

2nd
4
7
J
4
Q
5
J East
Versace
1
Pass

3rd
3
5
3
K
8
A
Q South
ShiM
1
Pass

4th
8
9
2
6
7
2
8
W deals
None vul K 6 2
K J 10 6 5
Q 6
9 8 2
A J 7
7 4 3
K J 5 3 2
5 3 Table 10 9 4 3
Q 9 8
9
A K Q 10 6
55664 =
68668 78778
Par EW +110 Q 8 5
A 2
A 10 8 7 4
J 7 4

Notrump
1 NT× South +1
+280 +9 99
5-2 Major
2 North -2
-100 111

90. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Boyd

1
Pass

Lead
5
2
2
J
3
A
A
2 North
Soloway

1
Pass

2nd
Q
7
10
4
8
7
8
Q East
Robinson
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
Q
K
2
J
9
3
K South
Hamman
Pass
1 NT

4th
3
6
A
Q
K
6
5
6 West
Meckstroth

2
Dbl

Lead
9
2
4
10
7
3
2
3 North
Berkowitz

2
All Pass

2nd
3
8
6
Q
8
7
9
J East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
K
A
A
J
J
6
10 South
Cohen
1 NT
Pass

4th
Q
5
7
2
3
K
6
Q
E deals
E-W vul K Q 7 5 3
Q
Q 9 8 7
9 3 2
10
A J 10 5 4 2
A 10 2
K 6 4 Table A J 9 8 6
9 7
K 4 3
10 8 7
45466 =
88977 =
Par EW +140 4 2
K 8 6 3
J 6 5
A Q J 5

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-50 +10 109
5-2 Major
2 × North -3
-500 113

93. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Manoppo

Dbl
1
All Pass

Lead
3
J
4
6
5
6
7
Q
9 North
Lauria

Pass
1

2nd
J
3
8
3
4
2
2
7
Q East
Lasut

1
Pass

3rd
10
4
2
Q
3
10
A
5
6 South
Versace
1
Dbl
1 NT

4th
9
K
2
A
K
5
8
4
9 West
Bocchi

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
7
7
5
2
3
5
4
3 North
Sakul

Pass
2

2nd
6
8
K
J
10
7
4
J
A East
Duboin

Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
A
3
Q
9
K
10
8 South
Karwur
1
1 NT
2

4th
2
K
5
9
8
Q
10
6
4
S deals
Both vul Q 8 6 5 4
J 8 6
8 5
J 10 7
K J
A 7 5 4 3
A Q 6
K 8 2 Table 10 9 3 2
10
J 9 7 4 3 2
5 3
56726 66826
775B4 =
Par EW +600 A 7
K Q 9 2
K 10
A Q 9 6 4

Notrump
1 NT South +2
+150 +11 120
5-2 Major
2 South -4
-400 113

98. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 94 West
Weichsel

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
5
A
2
Q
J
4 North
Ekeblad
1
1
Pass

2nd
2
6
3
8
3
9
Q East
Sontag
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
9
6
K
5
6
K South
Lipsitz
1
1 NT

4th
4
K
7
4
9
10
2 West
Rubin

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
5
3
5
9
J
5
4 North
Martel
1
2
Pass

2nd
4
2
8
10
8
4
10
3 East
Granovetter
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
J
J
A
10
6
K
K South
Stansby
1 NT
2

4th
K
Q
6
2
3
A
4
3
N deals
None vul K 8 7 6 5
K 8 2
A K
A 5 2
A Q 9 3
A 9 7 3
Q 6 2
7 4 Table 10 2
Q J 5
J 10 9 7
10 9 8 3
88779 =
55664 55654
Par NS +120 J 4
10 6 4
8 5 4 3
K Q J 6

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 125
5-2 Major
2 North -1
-50 119

104. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 7, Bd 18 West
Allegrini

Pass

Lead
A North
Nilsland
Pass
Pass

2nd East
Palau
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Fallenius
1 NT

4th West
Lindkvist

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
8
7
3
A
J
5 North
Levy
Pass
2
2

2nd
K
9
4
4
Q
7
9
5 East
Fredin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
3
2
2
9
8
5 South
Chemla
1 NT
2

4th
8
Q
10
K
7
2
K
N deals
E-W vul K 10 2
J 6 5 3 2
K 5
J 9 8
8 5 3
A K 7 4
6 2
A 10 7 6 Table A J 6 4
Q 10
10 8 7 3
5 3 2
87797 77797
55646 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 7
9 8
A Q J 9 4
K Q 4

Notrump
1 NT South +2
+150 +5 130
5-2 Major
2 North -1
-50 125

105. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 12, Bd 18 West
Dai

Pass
Pass

Lead
2 North
Bianchedi
Pass
1
Pass

2nd East
ShiH
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Rizzo
1
1 NT

4th West
Lambardi

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
6
4
7
J
10
6
7 North
Fu
Pass
1
2

2nd
3
4
5
5
J
8
2
4
7 East
Lucena
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
J
A
A
9
4
6
J
K South
Ju
1
2

4th
A
Q
3
8
9
K
6
K
9
N deals
E-W vul K J 9 3
8 3
J 8 2
Q 9 6 5
A 4
J 9 2
Q 5 4 3
K 10 4 2 Table Q 10 8 7 6
Q 6 4
K 9
A 7 3
76886 =
67556 =
Par NS +110 5 2
A K 10 7 5
A 10 7 6
J 8

Notrump
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 135
5-2 Major
2 South -1
-50 125

108. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 68 West
Rodwell

Pass

Lead
3
6
3
5
K
6
2 North
Branco
1
Pass

2nd
8
2
8
9
Q
3 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
10
A
5
9 South
Chagas
1 NT

4th
7
4
A
10
J
4 West
Mello

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
7
3
5
A
2
5
3 North
Freeman
1
2
Pass

2nd
5
2
8
9
8
Q
4 East
Janz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
Q
K
4
5
K South
Nickell
1 NT
2

4th
K
4
A
10
7
J
3
N deals
Both vul K Q 10 7 6
K Q 2
8 3
Q 10 8
8 4
7 4 3
K 9 2
A K 6 3 2 Table A 9 5 2
10 9 6
A J 6 5
5 4
67766 =
56677 =
Par NS +80 J 3
A J 8 5
Q 10 7 4
J 9 7

Notrump
1 NT South -1
-100 138
5-2 Major
2 North =
+110 +5 130

111. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Soloway

Pass

Lead North
Wolff

Pass

2nd East
Goldman
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Hamman
1 NT

4th West
Nickell

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
Q
7
3
Q
Q
4 North
Sontag

2
Pass

2nd
4
5
6
A
A
6
10 East
Freeman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
2
A
5
2
7
9 South
Schwartz
1 NT
2

4th
10
8
J
2
6
K
J
E deals
Both vul 6 5 4
10 9 7 4 2
8 2
9 6 2
K Q 9 7
A J 5 3
Q 10 6
Q 5 Table A 3 2
8 6
K J 7 5
J 8 7 3
44645 =
99797 =
Par EW +600 J 10 8
K Q
A 9 4 3
A K 10 4

Notrump
1 NT South -2
-200 = 138
5-2 Major
2 South -2
-200 = 130

Data 9Z02 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-2 Major

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Lindqvist 1 Pass Lead Q 3 3 6 10 6 4 2 8 Q	North Smirnov Pass 1 Pass 2nd A 2 5 Q 4 9 7 5 9 2	East Brogeland Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 J 7 A 7 A Q J 10 8	South Piekarek 1 1 NT 4th 2 9 5 5 K 4 K 3 3 4	West Tokay Pass Pass Lead 4 9 5 6 7 A K 2 8 3	North FisherL Pass 1 2 2nd 3 A 6 2 2 4 5 10 2 7	East Sementa Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 4 K J 10 7 J 7 8 10	South SchwartzRO 1 2 4th A 6 J A 9 3 6 9 4 3
N deals Both vul	Q J 8 7 4 A 7 8 7 6 3 J 7
A 3 K Q J 5 4 9 5 4 10 5 4		K 10 6 5 2 6 K Q 2 Q 9 6 3
77786 = 65656 = Par NS +90	9 10 9 8 3 2 A J 10 A K 8 2
Notrump 1 NT South +2 +150 +1 `1`	5-2 Major 2 South = +110 0

3. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60			West Passell Pass Pass Lead 9 J 3 10 6 2 A A 9	`North` Stewart 1 Pass 2nd 3 5 7 4 Q 4 3 8	East Jacobus Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 J K 9 A 6 6	`South` Woolsey 1 1 NT 4th J 4 Q 7 2 2 6 4	West Krekorian Pass Pass Lead 7 J 7 Q 5 2 J 10 9 2	`North` Ekeblad 2 Pass 2nd 2 5 10 5 7 Q K A 3 J	East Koneru Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 K 10 K 4 3 6 Q 9	`South` Dwyer 1 NT 2 4th A 4 A 6 3 J 8 7 4 9
S deals E-W vul	K 9 8 3 2 Q 6 3 Q 7 J 6 2
10 5 K 10 9 8 2 K J 8 6 3 7		A Q 6 4 5 4 10 9 K Q 10 8 4
76546 = 66887 = Par EW +100	J 7 A J 7 A 5 4 2 A 9 5 3
Notrump 1 NT South = +90 +5 `6`	5-2 Major 2 South -2 -100 0

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19			West Meckstroth Pass Lead Q K 3 10 Q A 8	`North` FisherL 1 Pass 2nd 7 A 9 2 2 6 5	East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 K 4 K 4 J	`South` SchwartzRO 1 NT 4th 4 3 8 Q 5 3 7	West Saelensminde Pass Pass Lead 2 3 Q 8 A 4 7	`North` Katz 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 7 4 2 9 Q 3	East Brogeland Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 K 5 10 10 2 5	`South` Nickell 1 NT 2 4th A 2 K J 8 J
N deals E-W vul	A 6 5 4 3 A 9 7 A J 5 6 5
J 8 2 K Q 10 6 5 10 4 A K 8		Q 9 7 2 K 9 8 7 6 3 Q J 4
67656 = 76676 = Par EW +90	K 10 J 8 4 3 Q 2 10 9 7 3 2
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 `14`	5-2 Major 2 North -1 -50 1

7. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 6, Bd 23			West Multon Pass Pass Lead 4 3 2 J 7 3 5 Q 2 A	North Samir Pass 1 Pass 2nd Q K K 7 4 6 9 8 4 4	East Zimmermann Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 9 A 9 5 8 10 7 K 3	South Noshy 1 1 NT 4th 6 5 10 2 3 6 Q 2 9 6	West Nabil Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 9 J 9 Q A 2 6	North Nunes Pass 2 Pass 2nd 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 K	East Sadek Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 3 A 8 10 5 3 4	South Fantoni 1 NT 2 4th K K 10 A J 8 J Q
N deals Both vul	Q 10 A 10 7 6 3 K 9 7 J 8 4
A J 7 4 3 8 5 J 6 5 4 10 5		9 8 5 2 K J 4 2 10 8 A Q 9
65888 = 68554 = Par EW +110	K 6 Q 9 A Q 3 2 K 7 6 3 2
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 `14`	5-2 Major 2 South = +110 +5 6

10. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37			West BessisT Pass Pass Lead Q 3	`North` Kalita 1 Pass 2nd A 5	East Bertheau Pass Pass 3rd 8 Q	`South` Nowosadzki 1 NT 4th 4 2	West Jagniewski Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 Q 3 2 8 3 J	`North` Morgan 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 A 5 10 K 7 7	East Gawel Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 3 Q J 6 Q 7	`South` Amoils 1 NT 2 4th 8 4 K 4 5 4 10
W deals E-W vul	A 10 9 6 3 A 7 5 Q 8 Q J 6
K 8 7 2 Q J 9 6 2 A 10 9 5		J 5 8 3 K J 7 6 4 A 8 3 2
77676 87676 55666 = Par NS +120	Q 4 K 10 4 10 9 5 3 2 K 7 4
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 `19`	5-2 Major 2 North -1 -50 7

12. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23			West WolpertG Dbl Lead 5 2 4 4 3 4	North Weinstein 1 Pass 2nd K 7 5 5 6 8	East Kranyak Pass Pass 3rd 9 10 J K A A	South Levin 1 NT Pass 4th 4 K 9 10 7 5	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead 9 9 4 3 Q 2 2 A 10 K	North Bathurst 1 2 Pass 2nd Q 4 5 6 7 7 4 5 K 10	East Katz Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 5 K 6 6 9 8 8 2 2	South Dwyer 1 NT 2 4th 8 J 10 7 K J 9 10 4 A
N deals Both vul	A Q 7 6 5 Q J 5 2 10 K J 8
4 A K 9 3 K 3 2 10 7 5 3 2		K J 8 3 2 7 4 A 9 8 6 4 9
76647 = 67686 57686 Par EW +90	10 9 10 8 6 Q J 7 5 A Q 6 4
Notrump 1 NT× South +1 +380 +12 `31`	5-2 Major 2 North -3 -300 9

17. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14			`West` Zia 1 Pass Lead 3 6 2 6 K 2 4	`North` Lee Dbl Pass 2nd 6 4 3 9 5 K 9	`East` Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q A Q 2 J K	`South` Donn 1 1 NT 4th A 3 J 7 A 5 8	`West` Hinze 1 Pass Lead J A 5 6 10 Q 8 4	`North` Fleisher 2 Pass 2nd 2 2 3 J 6 3 K 9	`East` Grainger Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 4 K 2 4 6 5 K	`South` Kamil 1 2 4th A Q 10 9 Q A 7
E deals None vul	K Q K 8 7 6 4 Q 5 4 2 10 7
A J 9 8 4 9 3 2 J A Q J 6		5 3 Q J 10 10 9 7 3 K 5 4 3
76995 = 67448 = Par NS +140	10 7 6 2 A 5 A K 8 6 9 8 2
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -50 `36`	5-2 Major 2 South +1 +140 +5 16

23. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 2, Bd 20			West Sementa Pass Pass Lead 2 10 2 J	North Danwachira 1 Pass 2nd 7 5 7 9	East Duboin Pass Pass 3rd K 3 A A	South Plengsap Pass 1 NT 4th 4 A 5 5	West Sophonpanich Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 7 10 5 9 3 5 9 2	North Zaleski 1 2 2nd 3 8 J 3 K 9 6 4 7	East Baisamut Pass Pass 3rd J 4 Q A 6 Q 10 5 6	South Versace Pass 1 NT 2 4th A J A 10 2 K A 5 7
S deals Both vul	J 9 8 3 2 A 9 7 A A Q 4 2
10 5 Q J 6 3 2 K J 8 7 10 9		K Q 7 4 K 10 8 9 4 2 K 8 5
68569 = 75764 = Par NS +110	A 6 5 4 Q 10 6 5 3 J 7 6 3
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -200 `44`	5-2 Major 2 North +1 +140 +8 27

27. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 8			`West` Said Pass Lead Q 5 A 3 Q 8 5 10 A	`North` Toffier 1 Pass 2nd 7 2 7 J 3 9 J 8 2	`East` Liaqat Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 4 9 5 6 K 3 5	`South` Pilon 1 NT 4th A 6 10 K A 4 6 J 3	`West` Lorenzini Pass Pass Lead K 3 4 A 3 3 2 K 7 9	`North` Gheewala 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 5 2 7 J 6 8 6 2 J	`East` Rombaut Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 A Q 5 8 Q 10 3 A 9	`South` Askari 1 NT 2 4th A 2 6 10 K 7 6 9 Q K
N deals None vul	10 9 7 6 3 A Q 3 K 10 7 A 6
Q J 2 K 10 2 Q J 9 J 10 4 3		K 8 5 J 7 6 8 6 4 2 K Q 2
88977 88987 54456 = Par NS +140	A 4 9 8 5 4 A 5 3 9 8 7 5
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 `49`	5-2 Major 2 North -1 -50 29

29. 2012 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 21			`West` Multon Pass Pass Lead 3 9 J 6 Q Q J 2 K	North Katz 1 Pass 2nd 4 J K K 2 3 K 5 A	`East` Zimmermann Pass Pass 3rd A 5 3 8 7 3 9 A 10	South Nickell 1 1 NT 4th 2 10 5 7 A 7 6 4 4	`West` Rodwell Dbl Pass Lead K A J Q 10 10 4 Q 7	North Fantoni 2 Pass 2nd 3 4 K 5 9 4 2 5 3	`East` Meckstroth Dbl Pass 3rd 6 2 3 2 7 8 9 7 10	South Nunes 1 NT 2 4th 7 J 6 6 2 A A 9 A
S deals N-S vul	Q 10 8 4 3 10 3 K 7 2 K 10 4
A K A 6 2 J 10 5 4 Q 6 5 3		9 6 5 2 Q 9 5 4 9 3 A 9 8
87686 = 54556 54657 Par NS +120	J 7 K J 8 7 A Q 8 6 J 7 2
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 `49`	5-2 Major 2 South +1 +140 +6 35

32. 2011 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 77			West Drijver Pass Pass Lead 8 J Q 7 6 5 3	North Wooldridge 1 Pass 2nd 3 2 2 4 8 J 2	East Brink Pass Pass 3rd 5 5 4 2 Q A A	South Hurd 1 1 NT 4th J 4 A 10 K 3 5	West LallJ Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 3 A 8 6 10 2 8	North Verhees 1 2 2 2nd 3 A 4 K 5 2 A 9	East Grue Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 5 Q 5 6 4 7	South v.Prooijen 1 1 NT 2 4th J 2 10 Q 10 4 3 J
S deals Both vul	K 9 6 5 4 Q J 10 3 A 9 6 5
A Q 5 2 9 8 7 6 2 K 7 3 2		J 8 7 3 A 9 8 7 6 A 5 8 4
97788 = 45644 = Par NS +600	10 2 K 4 3 K Q J 10 4 Q J 10
Notrump 1 NT South +2 +150 +6 `55`	5-2 Major 2 North -1 -100 40

38. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38			`West` Hamman Pass Lead 5 3 2 4 J 8 Q 8 9	North Sementa 1 Pass 2nd 4 6 9 K 3 6 5 9	`East` Zia Pass Pass 3rd J K 10 A 7 10 6 7	South Duboin 1 NT 4th A Q A 2 4 6 5 K	`West` Lauria Pass Pass Lead J 2 4 8 6 5 4 6 J 9	North Meckstroth 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 9 K 3 2 7 7 10 3 7	`East` Versace Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 10 A Q A 5 K 7 10 4	South Rodwell 1 NT 2 4th K A 2 4 5 J 8 Q Q
N deals N-S vul	Q 9 6 4 K 7 5 4 2 K A J 3
10 8 5 A 8 6 Q 10 7 4 K 9 2		J 7 2 Q J 9 A J 8 Q 8 7 6
68876 = 75566 74566 Par NS +100	A K 3 10 3 9 6 5 3 2 10 5 4
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 `55`	5-2 Major 2 North = +110 +5 51

42. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Larsen Pass Pass Lead J 5 10 4 6 2 7 3 2	North Platnick 1 Pass 2nd Q 6 3 2 10 4 9 8 4	East Deutsch Pass Pass 3rd A 9 2 J Q J K A A	South Diamond 1 1 NT 4th 4 3 K 6 K A 8 5 3	West Gitelman Pass Pass Lead 8 6 J 2 9 Q J 7 Q	North WolpertG 1 2 2nd 4 3 3 4 10 6 A 5 A	East Moss Pass All Pass 3rd 2 Q 2 A 4 2 9 K 6	South Kranyak 1 1 NT 4th J K K J 5 4 3 6 9
S deals Both vul	A 9 8 7 6 Q 3 K J 3 5 4 3
K 5 4 J 10 9 Q 9 5 2 K 9 2		J 10 3 A 8 7 5 2 8 6 Q J 8
88689 78688 55754 = Par NS +120	Q 2 K 6 4 A 10 7 4 A 10 7 6
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 55	5-2 Major 2 North = +110 +5 `58`

50. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 118			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead A 8	`North` Gerstman 1 Pass 2nd 3 7	East Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd 4 5	`South` Landen 1 NT 4th 2 J	West Morgan Pass Dbl Pass Lead 9 3 2 6 A 8 K 5 J 2	`North` Zia 1 2 Pass 2nd 8 4 10 3 3 7 10 6 9 2	East Harris 1 Pass Pass 3rd 5 A Q J 5 Q 7 K 3 A	`South` Hamman 1 NT 2 4th 10 4 A 9 2 6 6 4 9 8
W deals E-W vul	7 3 K Q 10 6 3 Q 9 A 10 5 3
A 8 J 7 5 4 2 K J 10 9 7 4		K Q 9 5 4 9 A 6 5 4 J 8 6
76868 = 57575 = Par NS +110	J 10 6 2 A 8 8 7 3 2 K Q 2
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 `64`	5-2 Major 2 North -1 -50 61

51. 2010 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11			`West` Weinstein Pass Pass Lead J 3 7 Q 3 J 4 Q 10	`North` Karaivanov 1 Pass 2nd K 4 2 A A 5 10 5 5	`East` Levin Pass Pass 3rd 6 J K 7 8 K Q 2	`South` Trendafilov Pass 1 NT 4th 4 6 8 6 2 A 3 5	`West` Johnson Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 5 J 3 10 7 3	`North` Martel 1 2 2nd 7 4 6 A 5 6 2	`East` Dawson Pass Pass 3rd J J 8 Q 3 K Q	`South` Stansby Pass 1 NT 2 4th K 2 A 2 4 A K
S deals None vul	K Q 10 5 3 K 10 5 K 2 K 8 3
6 2 Q 7 6 4 Q J 10 8 Q 6 5		A 9 8 4 A J 8 3 6 3 A 4 2
88688 88678 55754 = Par NS +120	J 7 9 2 A 9 7 5 4 J 10 9 7
Notrump 1 NT South -3 -150 64	5-2 Major 2 North +1 +140 +7 `68`

58. 2009 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 3			West RoblesB 1 Pass Lead 10 7 5 5 5 7 Q 9 10	`North` Fantoni 1 Pass 2nd 3 5 Q A A 2 4 8 2	East Pacareu Pass Pass 3rd K K 10 J 2 J 4 7 9	`South` Nunes Pass 1 NT 4th 2 Q 3 10 3 9 9 6 A	West Versace Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 10 A 7 6 3 A 4 Q	`North` RoblesJ 1 2 2nd 10 3 J J Q 5 8 2 4	East Lauria Pass Pass 3rd 8 K 6 Q 9 K 6 J 7	`South` Caracci 1 1 NT 2 4th 5 2 5 6 3 2 2 10 9
S deals E-W vul	Q 9 6 5 3 6 3 A Q J 8 Q 10
10 Q 10 9 8 2 K 6 5 2 A K 6		A K 8 7 4 5 10 9 8 7 4 3 2
77775 = 66668 56658 Par EW +90	J 2 A K J 7 4 7 4 3 J 9 5
Notrump 1 NT South +2 +150 +6 `72`	5-2 Major 2 South -2 -100 69

59. 2009 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 2, Bd 18			West Cheek Pass Pass Lead 6 Q J 2 7 6 K Q 4 J	`North` Christie 1 Pass 2nd 5 7 5 3 Q 6 2 8 2 9	East Grue Pass Pass 3rd 9 2 3 A 4 J 5 4 K	`South` Caldwell 1 1 NT 4th K 6 A J 4 Q A 3 8	West Moffat Dbl Pass Lead 7 6 A 6 6 7 7 10 Q 8	`North` GordonM Pass Pass 2nd 2 J 5 J 3 Q 5 2 3 4	East Westfall 2 Pass 3rd A 2 2 4 J 8 10 9 5 6	`South` Pratap 1 NT 2 4th 9 3 K 3 Q Q A 4 8 A
S deals E-W vul	J 7 4 2 7 6 Q J 5 K 5 3 2
K 8 A Q 9 5 3 2 A 10 7 6 7		10 9 6 5 3 — 9 8 4 2 A 10 8 6
75648 75647 66795 66785 Par EW +110	A Q K J 10 8 4 K 3 Q J 9 4
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +6 `78`	5-2 Major 2 South -2 -100 69

60. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11			`West` Rubin Pass Lead 3 A 2 Q J 4	`North` Platnick Pass 2nd 7 6 K 10 4 5	`East` Ekeblad Pass 3rd K 2 A 9 3 10	`South` Diamond 1 NT 4th 5 8 8 6 7	`West` Gitelman Pass Pass Lead Q 2 K J A Q 6 A 9 5	`North` v.Prooijen 1 NT 2 2nd 7 7 3 7 9 J 9 5 6 A	`East` Moss Pass All Pass 3rd K 8 4 Q 8 4 5 2 3 10	`South` Jansma 1 2 4th 6 9 2 5 10 3 A 10 8 2
S deals None vul	J 10 8 K J K 10 9 5 4 10 8 7
A 9 4 9 5 2 J 8 Q J 4 3 2		7 6 3 2 10 7 3 A 3 2 A K 9
67996 = 76447 = Par NS +140	K Q 5 A Q 8 6 4 Q 7 6 6 5
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -50 `78`	5-2 Major 2 South +1 +140 +5 74

67. 2008 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 10			West Elinescu Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 Q 3 4 8 5 K 2 4 Q	North Hamman 1 1 Pass 2nd 5 8 A 3 Q 8 2 K K 3	East Wladow Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 7 J Q 2 A 5 4 A 5	South Compton 1 1 NT 4th 10 4 7 10 3 6 9 10 6 9	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 6 8 10 3 Q Q 6 3 A	North Smirnov 1 1 2 2nd A 4 9 2 8 9 A J 8 6	East Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K K K 10 2 5 Q J 4	South Piekarek 1 2 4th 10 A 5 4 2 J 6 7 7 8
W deals Both vul	K J 7 5 6 3 A J 9 3 A 3 2
A 9 8 2 A 9 2 8 6 4 Q 10 8		6 4 J 8 4 K Q 7 5 2 K 7 6
77858 77857 54475 55475 Par NS +110	Q 10 3 K Q 10 7 5 10 J 9 5 4
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 80	5-2 Major 2 South = +110 +5 `81`

68. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 101			`West` Berkowitz 1 Pass Lead Q 6 7 4 9 Q J 10 Q 10	North Compton 1 Pass 2nd 2 K J 3 6 8 6 3 4 2	`East` Cohen Pass Pass 3rd 4 3 2 K A 7 3 9 9 10	South Hamman Pass 1 NT 4th A 5 8 5 7 2 5 6 A 8	`West` Rodwell 1 Pass Lead 5 2 4 4 10 K 8 3	North Stansby 1 2 2nd 6 5 A 6 7 J K	`East` Meckstroth Dbl All Pass 3rd Q J 7 9 A 7 2	South Martel Pass Rdbl 4th 3 3 2 A 2 8 10
S deals N-S vul	A Q J 10 4 Q 2 K 9 5 J 3 2
6 5 A J 5 Q 8 6 2 K Q 10 7		8 7 3 2 10 6 4 3 A J 7 5 4
78667 88667 55676 = Par NS +120	K 9 K 9 8 7 10 4 3 A 9 8 6
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +6 `86`	5-2 Major 2 North -1 -100 81

72. 2007 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Helness Pass Pass Lead 10 2 10 9 3 7 8 Q J 8	North Rosenberg 1 Pass 2nd J 4 7 2 5 3 5 3 8 9	East Helgemo Pass Dbl 3rd Q 6 K K 10 5 7 4 2 J	South Zia 1 1 NT All Pass 4th 3 A A 5 6 6 8 2 9 A	West Garner Pass Pass Lead 3 6 2 4 8 8 5 Q J 9	North Saelensminde 1 2 2nd 5 J A 7 7 2 7 3 10 10	East WeinsteinH Pass All Pass 3rd 10 Q 4 A J K K 4 Q 5	South Brogeland 1 1 NT 4th 6 3 9 2 K 5 A 2 6 8
S deals Both vul	9 8 6 Q 10 9 3 2 10 5 3 A J
K 10 4 8 6 A Q J 10 9 8 7 6		Q 7 3 2 K J 7 5 7 4 K Q 2
33553 33563 9987A A987A Par EW +630	A J 5 A 4 K 9 8 6 2 5 4 3
Notrump 1 NT× South -4 -1100 86	5-2 Major 2 North -3 -300 +13 `99`

88. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 78			`West` LiX Pass Pass Dbl Lead 7 5 4 K 10 6 2 A 4 Q	`North` Duboin Pass 1 All Pass 2nd J 9 2 Q 3 4 10 3 5 7	`East` Sun 1 Pass 3rd 8 A Q 5 7 8 Q 6 9 3	`South` Bocchi 1 1 NT 4th 2 3 9 4 5 7 J 6 10 2	`West` Lauria Pass 1 NT Pass Lead A K Q 9 J 10 5	`North` Zhuang Pass 2 2nd 4 7 J 4 Q 5 J	`East` Versace 1 Pass 3rd 3 5 3 K 8 A Q	`South` ShiM 1 Pass 4th 8 9 2 6 7 2 8
W deals None vul	K 6 2 K J 10 6 5 Q 6 9 8 2
A J 7 7 4 3 K J 5 3 2 5 3		10 9 4 3 Q 9 8 9 A K Q 10 6
55664 = 68668 78778 Par EW +110	Q 8 5 A 2 A 10 8 7 4 J 7 4
Notrump 1 NT× South +1 +280 +9 99	5-2 Major 2 North -2 -100 `111`

90. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Boyd 1 Pass Lead 5 2 2 J 3 A A 2	`North` Soloway 1 Pass 2nd Q 7 10 4 8 7 8 Q	East Robinson Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 Q K 2 J 9 3 K	`South` Hamman Pass 1 NT 4th 3 6 A Q K 6 5 6	West Meckstroth 2 Dbl Lead 9 2 4 10 7 3 2 3	`North` Berkowitz 2 All Pass 2nd 3 8 6 Q 8 7 9 J	East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd A K A A J J 6 10	`South` Cohen 1 NT Pass 4th Q 5 7 2 3 K 6 Q
E deals E-W vul	K Q 7 5 3 Q Q 9 8 7 9 3 2
10 A J 10 5 4 2 A 10 2 K 6 4		A J 9 8 6 9 7 K 4 3 10 8 7
45466 = 88977 = Par EW +140	4 2 K 8 6 3 J 6 5 A Q J 5
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -50 +10 109	5-2 Major 2 × North -3 -500 `113`

93. 2002 Rosenblum Final, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Manoppo Dbl 1 All Pass Lead 3 J 4 6 5 6 7 Q 9	North Lauria Pass 1 2nd J 3 8 3 4 2 2 7 Q	East Lasut 1 Pass 3rd 10 4 2 Q 3 10 A 5 6	South Versace 1 Dbl 1 NT 4th 9 K 2 A K 5 8 4 9	West Bocchi 1 Pass All Pass Lead A 7 7 5 2 3 5 4 3	North Sakul Pass 2 2nd 6 8 K J 10 7 4 J A	East Duboin Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 A 3 Q 9 K 10 8	South Karwur 1 1 NT 2 4th 2 K 5 9 8 Q 10 6 4
S deals Both vul	Q 8 6 5 4 J 8 6 8 5 J 10 7
K J A 7 5 4 3 A Q 6 K 8 2		10 9 3 2 10 J 9 7 4 3 2 5 3
56726 66826 775B4 = Par EW +600	A 7 K Q 9 2 K 10 A Q 9 6 4
Notrump 1 NT South +2 +150 +11 `120`	5-2 Major 2 South -4 -400 113

98. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 94			`West` Weichsel Pass Pass Lead 3 5 A 2 Q J 4	`North` Ekeblad 1 1 Pass 2nd 2 6 3 8 3 9 Q	`East` Sontag Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 9 6 K 5 6 K	`South` Lipsitz 1 1 NT 4th 4 K 7 4 9 10 2	`West` Rubin Pass Pass Lead Q 5 3 5 9 J 5 4	`North` Martel 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 2 8 10 8 4 10 3	`East` Granovetter Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 J J A 10 6 K K	`South` Stansby 1 NT 2 4th K Q 6 2 3 A 4 3
N deals None vul	K 8 7 6 5 K 8 2 A K A 5 2
A Q 9 3 A 9 7 3 Q 6 2 7 4		10 2 Q J 5 J 10 9 7 10 9 8 3
88779 = 55664 55654 Par NS +120	J 4 10 6 4 8 5 4 3 K Q J 6
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 `125`	5-2 Major 2 North -1 -50 119

104. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 7, Bd 18			West Allegrini Pass Lead A	`North` Nilsland Pass Pass 2nd	East Palau Pass Pass 3rd	`South` Fallenius 1 NT 4th	West Lindkvist Pass Pass Lead 2 6 8 7 3 A J 5	`North` Levy Pass 2 2 2nd K 9 4 4 Q 7 9 5	East Fredin Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 2 2 9 8 5	`South` Chemla 1 NT 2 4th 8 Q 10 K 7 2 K
N deals E-W vul	K 10 2 J 6 5 3 2 K 5 J 9 8
8 5 3 A K 7 4 6 2 A 10 7 6		A J 6 4 Q 10 10 8 7 3 5 3 2
87797 77797 55646 = Par NS +120	Q 9 7 9 8 A Q J 9 4 K Q 4
Notrump 1 NT South +2 +150 +5 `130`	5-2 Major 2 North -1 -50 125

105. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 12, Bd 18			West Dai Pass Pass Lead 2	`North` Bianchedi Pass 1 Pass 2nd	East ShiH Pass Pass Pass 3rd	`South` Rizzo 1 1 NT 4th	West Lambardi Pass Pass Lead 2 2 6 4 7 J 10 6 7	`North` Fu Pass 1 2 2nd 3 4 5 5 J 8 2 4 7	East Lucena Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q J A A 9 4 6 J K	`South` Ju 1 2 4th A Q 3 8 9 K 6 K 9
N deals E-W vul	K J 9 3 8 3 J 8 2 Q 9 6 5
A 4 J 9 2 Q 5 4 3 K 10 4 2		Q 10 8 7 6 Q 6 4 K 9 A 7 3
76886 = 67556 = Par NS +110	5 2 A K 10 7 5 A 10 7 6 J 8
Notrump 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 `135`	5-2 Major 2 South -1 -50 125

108. 1999 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 68			West Rodwell Pass Lead 3 6 3 5 K 6 2	North Branco 1 Pass 2nd 8 2 8 9 Q 3	East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd 4 J 10 A 5 9	South Chagas 1 NT 4th 7 4 A 10 J 4	West Mello Pass Pass Lead 10 7 3 5 A 2 5 3	North Freeman 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 2 8 9 8 Q 4	East Janz Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 J Q K 4 5 K	South Nickell 1 NT 2 4th K 4 A 10 7 J 3
N deals Both vul	K Q 10 7 6 K Q 2 8 3 Q 10 8
8 4 7 4 3 K 9 2 A K 6 3 2		A 9 5 2 10 9 6 A J 6 5 5 4
67766 = 56677 = Par NS +80	J 3 A J 8 5 Q 10 7 4 J 9 7
Notrump 1 NT South -1 -100 `138`	5-2 Major 2 North = +110 +5 130

111. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 7			West Soloway Pass Lead	North Wolff Pass 2nd	East Goldman Pass Pass 3rd	South Hamman 1 NT 4th	West Nickell Pass Pass Lead K Q 7 3 Q Q 4	North Sontag 2 Pass 2nd 4 5 6 A A 6 10	East Freeman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 A 5 2 7 9	South Schwartz 1 NT 2 4th 10 8 J 2 6 K J
E deals Both vul	6 5 4 10 9 7 4 2 8 2 9 6 2
K Q 9 7 A J 5 3 Q 10 6 Q 5		A 3 2 8 6 K J 7 5 J 8 7 3
44645 = 99797 = Par EW +600	J 10 8 K Q A 9 4 3 A K 10 4
Notrump 1 NT South -2 -200 = `138`	5-2 Major 2 South -2 -200 = 130