Data 9Z03 Main

Notrump vs. 4-4 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 81 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 Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

S deals N-S vul	8 6 5 2 A 8 7 10 8 5 K 4 2		West North East South West North East South Smith Ginossar Garner Demirev Stewart Boyd Woolsey Robinson 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 7 10 K Q 3 7 5 5 3 K 8 J 4 2 A 2 J A 6 K 8 5 6 10 Q 4 4 2 J A 3 2 8 J 4 10 Q 4 6 6 3 9 A 9 7 10 K 5 6 A 2 A 9 2 4 9 7 2 4 7 Q 8 4 7 9 5 2 8 6 A
Q 9 Q 9 5 3 2 K 7 2 Q 6 3		K J 4 J 10 6 Q J 9 6 4 J 8
89679 = 54664 = Par NS +140	A 10 7 3 K 4 A 3 A 10 9 7 5
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 Tie 0	4-4 Major   2 N = +110   Tie 0

9. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

S deals N-S vul	8 7 3 9 7 5 2 9 8 J 10 7 4		West North East South West North East South Balicki Madala Zmudzinski Bocchi Sementa Buras Duboin Narkiewicz 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 2 4 A K 2 4 3 J Q 5 3 K 3 4 5 3 8 K J Q 7 6 A 5 Q A 9 2 10 8 J K 3 6 2 2 J A 8 10 7 2 6 3 9 K Q 4 8 6 5 3 A 2 4 7 3 6 7 9 10 7 6
K Q 10 K Q 10 6 A 10 4 3 Q 2		J 6 4 4 K 7 6 5 2 K 9 5 3
34434 34435 998A8 = Par NS -400	A 9 5 2 A J 8 3 Q J A 8 6
Notrump 1 NT S -4 -400 +9 10	4-4 Major   2 × S -3 -800   -9 11

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 19

S deals E-W vul	8 5 4 3 Q 9 7 K Q 9 5 A 8		West North East South West North East South Bosenberg Bocchi Eber Madala Versace Gower Lauria Apteker 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 3 K A 4 2 10 K 2 9 4 2 8 7 10 K 5 7 J 2 5 7 J 2 3 8 K 9 A 8 6 9 6 Q A 4 4 2 10 Q 4 5 10 5 4 3 A 2 3 8 J Q 3 K 7 6 7 tricks claimed J 5 6 4 5 9 A 10 A 8 5 3 6 tricks claimed
Q 10 9 6 K 10 6 5 10 8 K 6 3		K A J 4 3 J 7 4 3 J 9 7 2
67577 = 75856 = Par NS -100	A J 7 2 8 2 A 6 2 Q 10 5 4
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 +5 15	4-4 Major   2 N -2 -100   -5 11

13. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

S deals E-W vul	K 7 3 2 5 K 10 6 Q 10 9 8 5		West North East South West North East South Buras Bocchi Narkiewicz Madala Versace Zmudzinski Zaleski Balicki 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 5 K A J A 4 2 3 6 Q A Q 6 3 10 9 10 J 3 5 8 K 4 Q 2 6 4 10 7 3 6 8 5 2 5 8 A 4 7 3 8 3 9 A 2 5 6 tricks claimed K 3 5 2 5 2 10 A K 4 8 7 11 tricks claimed
8 6 4 Q J 8 7 3 2 Q 8 2 6		J 10 K 9 6 A 9 4 3 A J 7 2
9957A = 42763 = Par NS +400	A Q 9 5 A 10 4 J 7 5 K 4 3
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -50 -6 15	4-4 Major   2 N +3 +200   +6 19

14. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 13

S deals Both vul	K 7 6 5 K 2 K 6 3 9 8 7 6		West North East South West North East South Zaleski GerrardC Versace GerrardD N-Pinder Madala Hay Bocchi 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 5 8 A 5 3 J A 4 2 6 10 4 A 2 7 4 A 2 3 2 K 4 10 9 J K 6 2 5 10 6 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed
Q J 2 A 8 6 3 9 5 2 Q 10 3		10 8 Q 9 7 Q J 8 7 4 K 4 2
79779 = 54564 = Par NS +140	A 9 4 3 J 10 5 4 A 10 A J 5
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -100 -6 15	4-4 Major   2 S +1 +140   +6 25

21. 2011 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

E deals Both vul	7 6 5 2 Q K 8 5 3 Q 5 4 3		West North East South West North East South Brink Grue Drijver LallJ Bathurst de Wijs Zagorin Muller Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 K A 2 7 3 Q 2 K 4 3 Q 3 A 8 2 10 2 J 2 2 A Q 5 A 5 8 6 9 5 J K 7 3 Q 10 6 3 6 8 9 7 2 6 3 9 J K 5 J 10 7 J 5 6 10 6 6 J 5 2 4 8 A 9 8 8 4 4 J 7 9
9 8 A J 3 J 9 7 4 K 10 7 2		J 10 3 K 10 9 8 5 A Q 6 9 8
58366 = 85977 = Par NS -140	A K Q 4 7 6 4 2 10 2 A J 6
Notrump 1 NT S -3 -300 -10 21	4-4 Major   2 S +1 +140   +10 40

26. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 37

E deals E-W vul	J 9 3 2 10 9 5 4 7 4 K 9 2		West North East South West North East South von Arnim Kushari AukenS SahaB Goel Smirnov MukherjeeS Piekarek Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 9 8 Q 3 2 A 6 9 6 4 A 5 K 6 4 2 A 7 4 8 K 2 4 10 2 7 3 A 3 6 5 K 3 2 5 10 9 2 Q Q 10 3 8 9 tricks claimed J 8 9 4 5 K J 4 K 5 6 7 J 10 5 6 A 2 6 8
A K 10 K J 7 3 6 2 Q 10 8 3		6 4 8 6 2 A 8 5 3 A 7 5 4
58464 = 75869 = Par NS -100	Q 8 7 5 A Q K Q J 10 9 J 6
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -50 -5 21	4-4 Major   2 S +1 +140   +5 50

30. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

E deals Both vul	Q 7 3 2 Q 3 2 J 8 7 Q J 9		West North East South West North East South Lev Rees Pszczola Punch GipsonA Fu GipsonP Zhao Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 9 7 8 2 8 A 9 7 2 Q 9 6 J 7 K 5 4 Q K 5 4 Q K 2 K 10 J 2 3 9 J 7 9 Q A 2 8 9 A 8 9 A 2 9 2 A 10 A Q 8 3 5 K J 3 6 2 4 4 J 3 5 3 6 10 9 tricks claimed 4 7 5 6 J 3
A 4 J 9 10 9 5 A 10 6 5 4 3		K 10 8 A 8 6 5 4 K 6 2 7 2
67675 = 55758 55768 Par NS -90	J 9 6 5 K 10 7 A Q 4 3 K 8
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -100 -6 21	4-4 Major   2 N +1 +140   +6 58

38. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

S deals E-W vul	Q 8 6 3 Q J J 9 8 3 8 7 5		West North East South West North East South Helness Dubinin Helgemo Gromov Balicki Sontag Zmudzinski Bates 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 5 4 9 3 9 J 5 3 J A 6 4 9 Q A 3 10 J 7 2 7 Q A K Q 4 7 2 K 5 3 10 3 8 2 K 9 3 4 9 8 5 5 J 3 6 10 9 3 A J 7 6 J 2 2 6 4 8 7 2 Q K 2 Q K 6 10 Q A 6 4 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
9 7 K 10 9 3 10 6 5 4 A K J		A 10 4 A 8 5 4 2 Q 2 4 3 2
47365 = 96A77 = Par NS -500	K J 5 2 7 6 A K 7 Q 10 9 6
Notrump 1 NT S -3 -150 -6 22	4-4 Major   2 N = +110   +6 73

44. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

E deals E-W vul	J 7 5 4 K 10 8 6 5 K 8 8 4		West North East South West North East South Baze Rodwell Cohler Meckstroth Freeman Kranyak Nickell Deutsch Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 4 3 2 3 5 7 J 4 8 9 J 5 4 K A J 3 5 Q 3 2 Q 4 5 Q A 8 2 10 Q A 6 K 2 5 A 8 5 3 6 4 A 2 6 K 7 2 A 8 4 3 9 J 4 10 9 9 K 7 K 10 6 2 7 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
K Q 9 8 3 2 Q 6 4 A K 10 7		3 Q 7 4 A 10 9 3 2 9 6 5 3
57844 = 66599 76599 Par NS -100	A 10 6 2 A J 9 J 7 5 Q J 2
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +5 36	4-4 Major   2 S -1 -50   -5 77

46. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

W deals None vul	Q 9 3 2 K Q 3 10 4 J 10 6 3		West North East South West North East South WeinsteinH Rubin Garner Ekeblad Hampson Zia Greco Rosenberg
K J 8 A 9 7 2 A 8 5 3 9 8		6 4 J 8 6 5 7 6 2 K Q 7 2
89687 = 44746 = Par NS +140	A 10 7 5 10 4 K Q J 9 A 5 4
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +5 41	4-4 Major   2 N -1 -50   -5 78

52. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 2

E deals N-S vul	K 8 5 2 7 6 4 A J J 8 3 2		West North East South West North East South Versace Dai Lauria YangL ShiM Bocchi Zhuang Duboin Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 2 9 J 6 6 7 8 4 7 tricks won 4 2 J K 4 J Q 2 6 5 K A 6 5 10 3 A 10 5 7 4 Q K 3 2 A 9 6 8 10 9 3 A 8 7 9
Q 10 7 3 K 8 3 K 9 4 Q 10 6		9 Q 9 5 2 Q 8 7 6 3 A 7 4
68657 = 65785 = Par NS +100	A J 6 4 A J 10 10 5 2 K 9 5
Notrump 1 NT S +2 +150 +6 47	4-4 Major   2 S -1 -100   -6 84

66. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

E deals E-W vul	Q J 8 4 A 10 8 8 7 3 A J 10		West North East South West North East South Mihov Aa Nanev Groetheim Helgemo Stamatov Helness Gunev Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 Q 4 10 3 2 A 4 Q 2 6 K 2 A 3 5 2 A 9 7 9 7 4 5 7 K J 4 Q 3 10 5 J 7 tricks claimed
K 7 J 6 2 Q J 9 K 8 6 4 2		5 3 2 K Q 9 7 4 K 10 4 2 3
88457 = 54876 = Par NS +120	A 10 9 6 5 3 A 6 5 Q 9 7 5
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +5 52	4-4 Major   2 N -1 -50   -5 100

72. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals Both vul	10 6 4 A K 10 2 9 8 6 4 6 4		West North East South West North East South Berkowitz Monsegur Cohen Mooney Bianchedi WeinsteinH Rizzo Garner Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 4 Q 2 K A 3 4 9 J A 6 3 4 A 9 K 4 7 8 6 9 Q 7 10 4 2 3 Q 5 2 J 3 6 2 10 6 8 K 2 J 8 Q A 10 3 8 K 6 4 A 9 J 6 5 10 2 J Q 5 K 4 7 2 7 8 K 5 A 10 3 Q 3 9 tricks claimed 10 9 8 K
K 7 5 8 5 4 J 3 A K 10 5 3		9 3 2 J 9 K Q 7 5 2 Q 9 7
68944 68964 65478 = Par NS +140	A Q J 8 Q 7 6 3 A 10 J 8 2
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -200 -8 52	4-4 Major   2 N +1 +140   +8 114

74. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals Both vul	10 6 4 A K 10 2 9 8 6 4 6 4		West North East South West North East South Bocchi Marston Duboin Burgess Newman Versace Thomson Lauria Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 4 5 tricks won 9 tricks won
K 7 5 8 5 4 J 3 A K 10 5 3		9 3 2 J 9 K Q 7 5 2 Q 9 7
68944 68964 65478 = Par NS +140	A Q J 8 Q 7 6 3 A 10 J 8 2
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -200 -8 52	4-4 Major   2 S +1 +140   +8 123

78. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 23

S deals Both vul	K J 10 2 J 7 3 4 3 2 9 6 4		West North East South West North East South Sontag Welland Weichsel Jacobus Moss Larsen Gitelman Meltzer 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 4 A Q 5 3 4 10 2 3 10 6 6 A Q 8 K 9 J 7 9 8 6 K 8 2 5 8 2 2 A Q 3 3 2 10 9 tricks claimed K 4 7 5 8 2 A 6 9 Q 5 3 A 6 7 4 K 9 J Q A 4 10 5
Q 6 4 9 6 5 K 8 K 10 8 7 3		9 5 Q 4 2 A J 9 7 A J 5 2
69884 = 54558 = Par NS +140	A 8 7 3 A K 10 8 Q 10 6 5 Q
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -200 -8 52	4-4 Major   2 N +1 +140   +8 135

79. 1997 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

W deals N-S vul	J 6 4 A 10 5 4 Q 7 3 7 6 3		West North East South West North East South Mouiel Rodwell Multon Meckstroth Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 3 K 5 9 2 3 10 10 Q A 6 7 2 8 K J 7 9 5 J 4 7 Q 8 4 2 9 K 4 5 8 2 6 7 10 9 4 Q 5 2 J A 9 3 J A 6 5 A 4 3 10 8 3 3 K 3 4 9 5 A 6 10 2 J A 8 2 7 K Q 6 tricks claimed 8 5 Q 6 8 tricks claimed
Q 7 2 J 3 K 6 4 A J 8 4 2		A 10 8 3 9 8 7 J 5 2 K 10 9
65884 = 77458 = Par NS +100	K 9 5 K Q 6 2 A 10 9 8 Q 5
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -100 -5 52	4-4 Major   2 N = +110   +5 140

81. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 89

S deals E-W vul	J 9 5 10 9 8 4 A 10 8 7 7 2		West North East South West North East South Nickell Weinstein Freeman Katz Glubok Meckstroth Lev Rodwell 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 2 A 3 2 8 3 J J Q K 7 10 2 5 J 5 4 9 10 4 5 6 A 7 3 8 Q 10 4 2 J 2 6 J 9 A 3 5 7 8 7 6 5 6 Q 8 4 3 8 K Q 8 Q K A 7 A 3 5 3 9 9 6 5 A 10 6 10 J Q 3 4 10 J 2 8 tricks claimed 2 8 4 J
10 4 3 A J 3 6 4 3 K 8 5 4		Q 7 6 2 Q 2 K J 9 A J 9 6
66876 = 67567 67568 Par NS +110	A K 8 K 7 6 5 Q 5 2 Q 10 3
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -100 -5 52	4-4 Major   2 N = +110   +5 146

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