Data 9Z05 Main

Notrump vs. 4-4 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 40 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 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul J 5 4 3 2
K J
7 6
A K Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Greco Levin Hampson Weinstein Meckstroth Moss Rodwell Bathurst
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 6 8 K J 3 2 K
4 2 A 7 5 7 6 9
K J 3 10 6 A 7 4
Q 4 8 6 4 Q 8 10
5 5 9 6 5 A J 2
A 4 7 3 10 Q 5 9
Q 9 2 2 K 3 7 6
5 A J 3 7 3 A 4
J 3 Q 2 8 10 5
10 9 tricks claimed

10 9 8
A 10 6
J 10 9 4
10 6 2 Table A K Q 7
Q 4 3 2
8 5 3
J 7
8878A =
55553 =
Par NS +130 6
9 8 7 5
A K Q 2
9 8 4 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 0
4-4 Minor
2 N +1 +110
+1 1

4. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 26

S deals
Both vul J 6 4 3
9 3
J 8 6 5
10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Teramoto Thoma Ino Brenner Villas-Boas Takayama Campos Kaku
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl 1
Dbl 2 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 9 Q A Q 5 2 4
9 Q 5 2 2 3 K 8
10 3 5 J J 6 4 2
A 2 6 3 5 K 8 3
K 4 2 7 Q 5 4 7
2 7 3 10 9 10 J A
8 4 8 4 8 5 Q 3
10 6 K 8 A 10 K 7
J 5 4 3 A 4 9 Q
9 6 Q 10 J 6 6 3

10 5 2
10 8 7 6 4
Q
A Q 7 4 Table A K 7
Q 5
K 10 3 2
K J 9 8
55563 =
87869 =
Par NS -120 Q 9 8
A K J 2
A 9 7 4
6 5

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -300
+5 7
4-4 Minor
2 × S -2 -500
-5 1

7. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul A 8 6 2
Q J
Q J 10 7
K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Lev Hampson Hamman Greco Platnick Cohler Diamond CohenB
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 Q 7 4 2 8 10
K 10 5 6 2 Q 7 5
3 7 9 K J 2 5 K
7 4 K 8 A 4 10 3
A 6 10 5 6 K A 9
2 10 J 9 2 10 Q A
Q 4 3 3 5 3 6 7
A 4 2 9 8 4 K J
8 8 5 J 7 9 4
9 J A 6 8 tricks claimed
10

J 9 5 3
K 10 9 3
8 6
A 9 5 Table K Q 4
A 8 4
9 5 4
J 10 8 3
55585 55586
78857 =
Par NS -110 10 7
7 6 5 2
A K 3 2
Q 7 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 7
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
+5 7

13. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul A 9 4
J 9 7
A 9 5 2
K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Drijver Weinstein Brink Bathurst Katz Zagorin Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 5 A A 2 6 7
2 4 J A 5 3 K 9
J 3 10 3 4 J 4 8
7 5 4 K 8 A 4 3
9 5 3 10 10 3 A Q
J A 6 7 2 5 6 J
7 6 8 K 8 tricks claimed
10 4 8 K
6 tricks claimed

J 10 2
K 10 6 4
K J 3
Q 10 4 Table Q 8 6
A 5
Q 4
J 9 8 7 6 5
67785 =
76558 66558
Par NS +90 K 7 5 3
Q 8 3 2
10 8 7 6
A

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 10
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
+5 14

15. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 93

S deals
Both vul 7 6 2
A K 7 5
10 6 5 3
10 8

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Madala Brink Bocchi Lauria Verhees Versace v.Prooijen
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl Rdbl 1 NT 2
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 Q K 5 2 A 3
Q A 3 2 Q K 4 6
Q A 6 8 8 2 A 4
10 J K 4 K 6 10 3
8 3 5 9 8 3 A 4
J 7 10 K 2 Q 10 9
6 4 2 5 J 7 9 7
6 9 10 J 5 7 6 9
2 2 K A 3
6 tricks claimed Q 5 9 8

J 8 5 4
Q 10 3 2
A
K Q 7 4 Table A Q 9
J 9 6 4
J 9 4 2
9 3
65587 =
77856 78856
Par NS -110 K 10 3
8
K Q 8 7
A J 6 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 10
4-4 Minor
2 S = +90
+5 23

18. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

S deals
Both vul Q J 5 4
7 5
9 8 7 6
A 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Fantoni Greco Nunes Helgemo Gitelman Helness Moss
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 5 3 2 2 4 J K
J 7 K 6 3 6 Q 2
4 8 10 6 4 7 K A
A 7 9 9 6 5 Q 9
6 4 J K 9 2 10 J
K A 4 2 9 2 A 4
8 5 Q 9 10 8 A 3
3 10 2 A 6 3 K J
9 2 5 J 8 tricks claimed
6 tricks claimed

A 10 8 6
A Q J 10
J 4
8 6 2 Table 9 7 2
K 4 3
Q 3 2
Q J 7 3
67697 =
66646 =
Par NS +110 K 3
9 8 6 2
A K 10 5
K 10 9

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
-5 11
4-4 Minor
2 S = +90
+5 28

23. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul J 9
9 8 3
10 6 5 2
9 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian BessisM Casen BessisT Helness Sadek Helgemo El Ahmady
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl AP Dbl Pass Pass 2
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 J 7 A 2 J 9
K 5 7 8 Q 5 2 4
8 9 2 A K 6 3 7
4 A 6 4 3 10 7 8
5 2 K A 6 K A 3
J Q 3 7 Q 8 2 5
3 10 3 9 4 9 10 8
J A 5 9 4
7 tricks claimed K 8 J 6
10 7 2

8 5
A Q 7 4
A K Q 3
Q 6 5 Table Q 7 6 4 3 2
J 10 6 2
J
K 7
43346 =
99997 =
Par NS -400 A K 10
K 5
9 8 7 4
A J 10 8

Notrump
1 NT× S = +180
+12 23
4-4 Minor
2 × S -2 -500
-12 28

25. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul Q 8 7 2
10 8 7
10 3
A 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Levin Rogoff Weinstein Parker Simson Grue Johnson Cheek
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Rdbl 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 4 5 3 7 9 Q
3 Q A 3 5 4 10 A
9 2 J 7 4 5 K 2
6 7 10 5 3 7 9 3
4 A 6 8 5 10 4 2
5 8 10 A 6 8 10 7
9 Q K A 9
4 tricks claimed 3 2 K 8
Q 5 Q 6
9 tricks claimed

K J 6 3
K J 6 5 3
8 4
K 10 Table A 10 9 4
9 4
A 7 6 2
J 9 2
33468 33478
7A955 =
Par NS -420 5
A Q 2
K Q J 9 5
Q 7 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -300
-9 24
4-4 Minor
2 S +1 +110
+9 37

28. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul A 6 3 2
9 8
Q 9 7 4
K Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Madala Meckstroth Lambardi Rodwell Freeman Mooney Nickell Monsegur
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J Q A 6 2 3 J Q
2 7 9 K 9 K 4 3
8 K 4 3 2 5 J 8
4 6 5 3 J Q A 6
10 2 8 3 2 7 9 K
4 A 5 10 4 10 A 5
9 2 6 J Q 7 9 5
7 3 Q K A 9 10 4
Q A 4 2 2 Q K 7
5 tricks claimed 6 A 7 4
8 tricks claimed

J 8 7 4
A J 7 3
J
J 10 9 5 Table Q 9 5
K 2
K 10 5 2
A 8 4 2
65774 =
78658 =
Par NS -110 K 10
Q 10 6 5 4
A 8 6 3
7 6

Notrump
1 NT S -2 -100
-5 26
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
+5 43

33. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul 9 7 2
7 4 2
7 6 4
10 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Carroll Brink Garvey Mesbur Jansma Fitzgibbon Verhees
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 A 9 K 2 3 4
J K 3 4 A 6 J 5
A 5 2 3 5 2 A 9
4 8 9 10 Q 7 3 8
Q 4 8 7 9 J Q 4
9 A 2 4 5 7 10 Q
3 tricks claimed 4 K 2 3
K 6 3 A
A 8 9 J

K 8 5
10 8 6 5 3
K Q 2
A K Table J 10 3
A Q J
10 9 8 3
Q J 3
35335 =
98AA8 =
Par NS -620 A Q 6 4
K 9
A J 5
9 7 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S -4 -400
-5 30
4-4 Minor
2 × S -1 -200
+5 48

39. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul A J 8 3
J 10 2
Q 10 5 4
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Martel Woolsey Stansby Silverman Becker Wolfson Kamil
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Dbl AP Dbl 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 7 5 J 4 2 A
4 J Q K Q K A 2
Q K A 2 3 4 10 7
3 4 10 7 3 6 10 7
A 6 4 2 Q 9 8 9
K J 5 7 J 5 3 9
3 6 Q 9 10 tricks claimed
9 tricks claimed

K 9 7
A 6 4
J 6
A K 10 9 3 Table 6 5 4 2
Q 9 7
9 7 2
Q 7 4
789A7 =
54436 =
Par NS +140 Q 10
K 8 5 3
A K 8 3
J 8 5

Notrump
1 NT× S +2 +380
+6 41
4-4 Minor
2 S +2 +130
-6 49

40. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul 8 7 6 3
8 5
A K 7 4
10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Rodwell Becker Meckstroth Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 K 2 Q 3 9 A
9 A 5 3 Q 3 5 K
K A 9 5 2 8 5 4
2 6 K 8 2 6 8 10
10 Q A 8 3 Q 4 7
Q 7 10 3 8 tricks claimed
6 tricks claimed

Q J 5 4 2
A 9 6 3
5
A 4 2 Table K 10 9
K 10 4
9 6 3 2
J 6 5
65698 =
58635 58645
Par NS +100 A
Q J 7 2
Q J 10 8
K Q 8 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 41
4-4 Minor
2 S = +90
+4 53

Data 9Z05 Main Top Notrump vs. 4-4 Minor