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

2. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K Q 2
4
K J 10 3
7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Campos v.Prooijen Villas-Boas Brum de Wijs Chagas Muller
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
3 4 K A 9 2 A 3
2 4 J 6 4 A 3 6
K 8 5 A J 6 5 4
4 2 A 10 10 8 7 3
10 Q 2 5 4 7 Q
Q 5 3 9 10 tricks claimed
7 3 10 5
2 8 J 4
9 8 Q 7
K 10 6 9
A 3 6 9

4
J 9 5 3 2
A 4
K 9 8 4 3 Table 10 8 7 5 3
K 10 7
9 8 6
A Q
78494 =
64837 =
Par NS +110 J 9 6
A Q 8 6
Q 7 5 2
J 10

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 1
4-4 Minor
2 N +2 +130
-1 1

3. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 24

E deals
None vul 10 9 6
A K 6
10 7 4
A K 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Apteker Versace Gower Eber Madala Bosenberg Bocchi
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 7 2
8 4 2
K J 9 2
Q 10 Table J 8 5
Q J 9 7 5
Q 3
8 5 4
87789 =
56654 =
Par NS +120 A 4 3
10 3
A 8 6 5
J 9 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+1 2
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

5. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K Q 2
4
K J 10 3
7 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Madala Smirnov Bocchi Piekarek Rehder Versace Gromoeller Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

4
J 9 5 3 2
A 4
K 9 8 4 3 Table 10 8 7 5 3
K 10 7
9 8 6
A Q
78494 =
64837 =
Par NS +110 J 9 6
A Q 8 6
Q 7 5 2
J 10

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 7
4-4 Minor
2 S +1 +110
+1 2

6. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 24

W deals
None vul A 4 3
10 3
A 8 6 5
J 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Hussein Piekarek Nabil Noshy Fritsche Samir Rohowsky
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 5
Q J 9 7 5
Q 3
8 5 4 Table K Q 7 2
8 4 2
K J 9 2
Q 10
87789 =
56654 =
Par NS +120 10 9 6
A K 6
10 7 4
A K 7 6

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 7
4-4 Minor
2 N +1 +110
Tie 2

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

8. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul A K 10 4
6 4 3
A J 10 7
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Meckstroth Lev Rodwell Nickell Glubok Katz Mahaffey
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

Q J 9 3
A 7 2
K 5 2
J 9 3 Table 8 7 6
K J 9 8
9 3
A 10 7 2
988A8 =
44534 =
Par NS +600 5 2
Q 10 5
Q 8 6 4
K Q 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 7
4-4 Minor
2 N +2 +130
Tie 7

9. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul J 9 5
A K 9 3
Q J 7 4
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Reygadas v.Prooijen Reich Verhees de Wijs Smid Muller Pagani
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 8 3
7 2
K 10 6 3
A K 8 4 Table K 7 6 4
Q J 5 4
8
Q 9 6 2
54563 =
89879 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 2
10 8 6
A 9 5 2
10 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
+2 9
4-4 Minor
2 N -2 -100
-2 7

10. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 8

E deals
None vul K 7 2
6 5 4
J 10 4 3
K 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Teramoto Nunes Hanayama Fantoni Helness Imakura Helgemo Ino
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 AP

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

J 10 5 4
A K 8 3
A 6 2
Q 7 Table A 8 3
10 9 7
9 5
J 6 5 4 2
75575 75576
67867 =
Par NS -100 Q 9 6
Q J 2
K Q 8 7
A 9 3

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 10
4-4 Minor
2 S = +90
-1 7

11. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 8

W deals
None vul Q 9 6
Q J 2
K Q 8 7
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Liaqat Nickell Said Katz Rodwell Gheewala Meckstroth Askari
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 3
10 9 7
9 5
J 6 5 4 2 Table J 10 5 4
A K 8 3
A 6 2
Q 7
75576 75575
67867 =
Par NS -100 K 7 2
6 5 4
J 10 4 3
K 10 8

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
Tie 10
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
Tie 7

12. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul J 9 5
A K 9 3
Q J 7 4
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Bompis Cheung Quantin Fung LiV Rombaut Lung Lorenzini
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 (AP)

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

A 8 3
7 2
K 10 6 3
A K 8 4 Table K 7 6 4
Q J 5 4
8
Q 9 6 2
54563 =
89879 =
Par NS -140 Q 10 2
10 8 6
A 9 5 2
10 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S -3 -150
-2 10
4-4 Minor
2 N -2 -100
+2 9

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

14. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 94

S deals
None vul K Q 8 7
K 7 6 4
9 8 6 5
10

West North East South West North East South
Greco Zia Hampson Hamman Meckstroth Diamond Rodwell Platnick
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 6
A 10 5 2
J 10
K 7 5 4 3 Table J 10 5 4 3
Q 9 3
A K 4
9 6
867A7 767A7
56636 =
Par NS +130 A 2
J 8
Q 7 3 2
A Q J 8 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
-4 10
4-4 Minor
2 S = +90
+4 18

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

16. 2011 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

S deals
N-S vul A K J 9
Q 9 5
6 5 4 3
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Drijver Hurd Brink de Wijs Bathurst Muller Zagorin
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 5 4
J 10 3 2
A
K J 8 7 2 Table 8 7 3
A 8 6 4
Q 10 8 2
Q 4
99696 99697
34736 =
Par NS +500 Q 6 2
K 7
K J 9 7
A 9 6 5

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 11
4-4 Minor
2 S = +90
-1 23

17. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K 3 2
Q 10 9
A 6 4 3
K 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Greco Berkowitz Hampson Platnick Meltzer Diamond Larsen
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 8 7
A J 8 7 4
—
J 10 7 4 Table J 5 4
K 2
K J 8 7 5
A 8 5
85676 86676
57767 =
Par NS +120 A Q 6
6 5 3
Q 10 9 2
Q 6 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 11
4-4 Minor
2 N -1 -50
Tie 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

19. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul A J 9
10 5 2
9 8 4 3
J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Hampson Rusev Greco Gitelman Skorchev Moss Popov
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 1 1 NT Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

10 6 3 2
J 8 7 3
Q 6
A K Q Table 7 5 4
A K 9
J 10 7
10 9 7 3
66666 =
77767 =
Par NS -90 K Q 8
Q 6 4
A K 5 2
5 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 11
4-4 Minor
2 S -1 -50
Tie 28

20. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 78

S deals
None vul A Q 6
Q 7
Q 10 9 5
Q J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Jackson Sontag Sher Berkowitz Feldman WeinsteinJ Rosenberg Baseggio
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 8 4 2
K 10 6 5
A 7
10 6 4 Table J 10 3
A J 4 3
J 8 2
A 8 2
55587 =
68845 =
Par NS -100 9 7 5
9 8 2
K 6 4 3
K 9 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
Tie 11
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
Tie 28

21. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul K Q 8
Q 6 4
A K 5 2
5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Weinstein Willenken Levin Kamil Ginossar Fleisher Pachtman
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 5 4
A K 9
J 10 7
10 9 7 3 Table 10 6 3 2
J 8 7 3
Q 6
A K Q
66666 =
77767 =
Par NS -90 A J 9
10 5 2
9 8 4 3
J 8 6

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 11
4-4 Minor
2 N -1 -50
Tie 28

22. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul A J 9
10 5 2
9 8 4 3
J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Garner Helness WeinsteinH Brogeland Fantoni Saelensminde Nunes
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 6 3 2
J 8 7 3
Q 6
A K Q Table 7 5 4
A K 9
J 10 7
10 9 7 3
66666 =
77767 =
Par NS -90 K Q 8
Q 6 4
A K 5 2
5 4 2

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -50
Tie 11
4-4 Minor
2 S -1 -50
Tie 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

24. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

E deals
E-W vul 10 6 5 4
A 10 3
6 4
9 8 7 3

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

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

8
K 8 7 5 2
K 9 7 3
J 5 4 Table A K J 9 2
9 4
Q 8 5 2
Q 6
87769 =
56674 =
Par NS +120 Q 7 3
Q J 6
A J 10
A K 10 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 24
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
-1 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

26. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 2
J 9
Q 7 6 5
A 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Katz Freeman Jacobs Nickell Hamman Garner Soloway WeinsteinH
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 10 4 3
8 6 5 4
A 10 4
9 5 Table A K 6 5
10 7 3
K 9
Q J 10 6
66797 =
57645 =
Par NS +110 9
A K Q 2
J 8 3 2
K 7 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 24
4-4 Minor
2 S +1 +110
+1 38

27. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 21

E deals
E-W vul J 8 3
A K 4
10 7 5
K J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Garner Moss WeinsteinH Gitelman Greco Jacobs Hampson Katz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A 4
J 8 5 2
Q 8 4 3
A 7 6 Table K 10 9 6 2
10 9 6 3
K 6
4 2
96577 =
47854 =
Par NS +400 Q 7 5
Q 7
A J 9 2
Q 8 5 3

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+2 26
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
-2 38

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

29. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul 6 2
Q 10 4 2
A Q 10
A J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Zwerling Becker Tolliver Simson Casen Johnson Krekorian
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 5 3
9
K J 9 6 5
K 10 5 Table Q J 8 4
A K 7 5 3
3 2
9 2
9687A =
46563 =
Par NS +600 A K 7
J 8 6
8 7 4
Q 8 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S +2 +150
+2 28
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
-2 43

30. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

S deals
Both vul 4 3 2
Q 10 9
Q J 9 4
J 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker
1 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2 AP

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

K 8
8 6 3 2
A K 10 6
A Q 7 Table 10 9 6 5
K J 7 4
3
10 5 4 3
65464 65474
78969 =
Par NS -140 A Q J 7
A 5
8 7 5 2
K 9 8

Notrump
1 NT S -1 -100
Tie 28
4-4 Minor
2 S -1 -100
Tie 43

31. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul K 7
Q 8 5 4 2
J 10 8 7
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Wold Bramley Passell Feldman Robinson Cheek Boyd Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl Rdbl Pass 1
Pass 2 AP

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

10 9 6 2
A J 6
Q 6
A Q 7 4 Table Q 4 3
9 7 3
K 3 2
J 9 6 3
889A6 =
55436 =
Par NS +140 A J 8 5
K 10
A 9 5 4
10 5 2

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 28
4-4 Minor
2 S +1 +110
Tie 43

32. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 9 6 5
J
A 8 7 6 2
A J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Chmurski Macskasy Puczynski Szalay Dumbovich Kowalski Winkler Tuszynski
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 10 7 4 3
K 6 3
K 4 3
K 4 Table Q 2
8 5 4 2
J 10 9 5
10 8 5
99A9B =
34341 =
Par NS +420 A J 8
A Q 10 9 7
Q
Q 7 3 2

Notrump
1 NT S +4 +210
+2 30
4-4 Minor
2 S +2 +130
-2 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

34. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul 10 8 7 5
K 9
K 9 8 2
8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Karwur Balicki Sakul Lasut Mariani Manoppo Burgay
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

A K J 6
10 5 3
J 10 4
Q 10 9 Table 9 4 2
Q J 8 2
7 6
K 5 3 2
77696 77797
55646 =
Par NS +110 Q 3
A 7 6 4
A Q 5 3
A J 4

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
Tie 30
4-4 Minor
2 N +1 +110
Tie 48

35. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

S deals
Both vul A 7 6 5
10 3
A 10 4 3
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Moss Schwartz Gitelman Becker
Pass Pass
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
10 5 Q J 5 2 Q A
J 7 2 A A 2 J 3
3 5 J K 5 Q 6 4
3 A 2 4 A 6 3 5
A 7 2 Q K 4 10 8
10 9 6 4 4 3 A 9
4 K 8 2 6 K 8 8
7 tricks claimed 7 2 3 Q
7 K J 9
9

10 9 8 4 3
6 4 2
K Q
Q 3 2 Table K Q 2
Q J 8 5
9 7 5
K J 9
868A9 =
56524 =
Par NS +130 J
A K 9 7
J 8 6 2
7 6 5 4

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
-1 30
4-4 Minor
2 N +2 +130
+1 49

36. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

S deals
Both vul A K 10 3
10 9 7
J 8 4 2
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey Robinson Molson Boyd Shenkin
1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Dbl 1 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

J 6 2
A 8 4 2
K 9 5
K Q 10 Table 8 7 5 4
K 6 5
Q 6
J 8 5 4
77797 =
55646 =
Par NS +110 Q 9
Q J 3
A 10 7 3
A 9 6 3

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
Tie 30
4-4 Minor
2 S = +90
Tie 49

37. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 32

W deals
E-W vul Q 10 5 3
K Q 9 4
9
A J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Chagas Panelewen Brenner Branco Manoppo Amaral Lasut
1 Dbl 1 1 NT 1 Dbl 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 (AP)

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

K J 7 4
3
A Q 10 8 5
Q 4 3 Table A 6 2
A 8 7 6 2
7 6 2
6 2
54647 65747
68695 67695
Par NS -110 9 8
J 10 5
K J 4 3
K 10 7 5

Notrump
1 NT S = +90
+4 34
4-4 Minor
2 S -1 -50
-4 49

38. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul J 9 7 5
9 8 2
A 8 4 3
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Weichsel Jacobus Sontag Larsen Gitelman Meltzer Moss
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Rdbl 2 AP

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

A 10 8 4
A Q 5
J 7 2
7 4 3 Table Q 6 3
J 4 3
10 9
A K 10 8 5
66675 =
77668 77768
Par NS -90 K 2
K 10 7 6
K Q 6 5
Q J 9

Notrump
1 NT S +1 +120
+1 35
4-4 Minor
2 N = +90
-1 49

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