Data 9Z06 Main

Notrump vs. 5-3 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 43 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 Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

E deals Both vul	J 8 3 Q 6 3 A Q 6 4 A 10 8		West North East South West North East South Stansby Levin Bramley Weinstein Katz WeinsteinH Nickell Grabel Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 3 Q A 10 4 K 6 2 6 10 J J Q 7 8 4 10 7 8 A J 2 3 Q 3 A K 8 K 4 5 8 9 9 5 K A 5 3 7 7 4 2 Q 6 10 4 4 5 6 10 A 5 3 2 4 K 3 7 2 9 J Q 5 J K 2 10 6   10 tricks claimed   9 tricks claimed
9 7 5 K J 5 K J 7 3 6 5 3		K Q 6 4 10 9 7 2 10 9 2 K J
9888A = 44553 = Par NS +600	A 10 2 A 8 4 8 5 Q 9 7 4 2
Notrump 1 NT S +2 +150 +1 1	5-3 Minor   2 N +2 +130   -1 0

2. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

S deals N-S vul	7 6 5 Q 6 3 K Q 8 7 2 8 4		West North East South West North East South Helness Weinstein Helgemo Levin WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Fantoni 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 5 K A K A 2 5 10 4 K 6 Q 7 4 J 6 4 J Q K 2 8 3 K 3 4 9 A 6 6 5 A 6 2 8 8 5 Q 2 5 Q 7 J K 6 5 A 7 5 3 9 K 3 10 9 A 2 J 5 A 6 4 J   8 tricks claimed Q 7 4 3 10 7 J 8
Q 10 9 2 A K 5 A 4 3 7 6 2		K 4 10 7 4 2 J 6 J 10 9 5 3
87696 = 56747 = Par NS +120	A J 8 3 J 9 8 10 9 5 A K Q
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +1 2	5-3 Minor   2 N = +90   -1 0

3. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

E deals None vul	K 8 9 7 6 4 10 6 3 10 9 4 2		West North East South West North East South Helgemo Forrester Helness Robson Gold Zimmermann Bakhshi Multon 1 1 NT 1 1 NT Dbl AP Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 6 J K 3 4 A 2 A 5 3 4 4 A 5 3 K 9 6 2 7 4 K 5 J Q 10 2 8 2 6 J 10 4 5 2 A 6 9 10 8 9 Q 6 10 2 K 9 A 5 J 7   8 tricks claimed 6 A 3 4 8 3 2 5 7 4 9 8
A J 4 3 10 8 3 Q 9 5 K J 3		Q 9 5 2 A Q J 5 4 2 Q 8 6
65586 = 68756 = Par NS -100	10 7 6 K 2 A K J 8 7 A 7 5
Notrump 1 NT× S -1 -100 -7 2	5-3 Minor   2 × S = +180   +7 7

4. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 3

S deals E-W vul	K 5 2 J 9 8 A Q 10 8 2 9 6		West North East South West North East South Miles Multon Korbel Zimmermann Helgemo L'Ecuyer Helness Demuy 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q K 3 6 3 4 A 5 Q 7 3 6 J K 4 6 2 4 K J 9 3 J A 5 6 A 9 8 5 2 3 10 4 4 4 9 K 7 6 8 5 7 3 4 10 6 J J K 2 5 Q 2 2 7 3 A 8 6 9 6 7 10   7 tricks claimed   7 tricks claimed
A Q J 9 8 6 3 J 6 Q 8 5 4		3 A K 5 4 9 7 4 K J 7 3 2
64663 = 6865A = Par NS -130	10 7 6 4 Q 10 7 2 K 5 3 A 10
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 +4 6	5-3 Minor   2 N -1 -50   -4 7

5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

W deals Both vul	Q 6 4 3 Q J 7 6 7 5 2 Q 2		West North East South West North East South Belkouch Duboin Sbili Sementa Zaleski Hayet Versace Dahan Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 Q 6 4 9 3 K 10 2 8 Q 4 A J 5 4 9 10 5 J 7 8 4 6 8 K 5 2 5 J K 9 A 4 7 K 2 8 10 Q 3 5 3 2 A 6 2 3 6 5 4 2 4 3 Q 6 8 9 Q A 2 8 Q 4 10 A 7 6   7 tricks claimed 8 A
9 5 A 10 5 4 10 4 J 9 7 5 3		A K 7 2 K 3 2 K J 8 10 8 6
88776 = 55657 = Par NS +120	J 10 8 9 8 A Q 9 6 3 A K 4
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 +5 11	5-3 Minor   2 S -1 -100   -5 7

6. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals None vul	K 8 4 3 8 7 A Q J 10 9 A 10		West North East South West North East South Nystrom Zimmermann Upmark Multon Helness Petersson Helgemo Ahlesved Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 7 A 2 7 2 5 A Q J 3 8 A 3 6 2 10 7 K 9 Q 4 7 K 9 10 6 6 3 8 Q 2 5 J 5 8 A J 4 7 Q K A J 6 K 8 10   7 tricks claimed Q 9 3 5   8 tricks claimed
Q 9 2 K 9 5 4 3 K 2 9 8 5		A 7 6 5 A Q 10 6 5 4 3 7 6
775AA = 26831 26811 Par NS +130	J 10 J 2 8 7 6 K Q J 4 3 2
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 Tie 11	5-3 Minor   2 N = +90   Tie 7

7. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals None vul	8 6 4 3 K A K J 10 5 6 4 2		West North East South West North East South Bocchi Narkiewicz Madala Buras Balicki Zaleski Zmudzinski Versace 1 1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 3 5 A J 7 2 3 4 9 J 6 9 10 J 2 A 3 8 2 9 J 7 4 K 7 3 Q 4 K A 7 10 4 5 5 Q 8 6 6 5 7 3 7 8 2 10 3 2 9 A 8 A   7 tricks claimed   10 tricks claimed
K Q 2 A Q 10 5 Q 9 2 J 8 7		J 10 9 5 J 9 7 4 7 6 3 K 9
877AA = 54632 = Par NS +130	A 7 8 6 3 2 8 4 A Q 10 5 3
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 -1 11	5-3 Minor   2 N +2 +130   +1 8

8. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

S deals None vul	Q 10 4 2 4 3 A J 9 7 2 5 4		West North East South West North East South Yilmaz Bocchi Gur Madala Duboin Kokten Sementa AkerO 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 4 J A 10 J Q K K 10 2 4 6 2 A 4 3 J J 5 2 3 K A 2 8 K A J 3 A 6 2 3 A 6 7 K 2 4 9 K 6 5 3 5 9 5 9 6 4 3 Q 7 5 6 6 J   9 tricks claimed   10 tricks claimed
A J 6 J 10 5 2 10 Q 7 6 3 2		8 7 3 A Q 9 7 Q 8 5 4 J 9
9A6A7 = 43635 43735 Par NS +420	K 9 5 K 8 6 K 6 3 A K 10 8
Notrump 1 NT S +3 +180 +2 13	5-3 Minor   2 S +1 +110   -2 8

9. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

S deals None vul	Q 10 4 2 4 3 A J 9 7 2 5 4		West North East South West North East South Askgaard Narkiewicz Bjarnarson Buras Balicki BildeD Zmudzinski Graversen 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 4 J K 10 J 5 3 K 10 2 4 2 8 K 2 3 6 J 5 9 J Q 7 2 3 9 J 2 8 K A J 3 7 K J 3 A 6 K A 4 7 9 A 3 4 2 4 A 6 6 2 A 4 Q 8 5 7 5 J K 6 9 A 2 5 8 7 7 Q   8 tricks claimed 7 K 5 4 5 6 10 3
A J 6 J 10 5 2 10 Q 7 6 3 2		8 7 3 A Q 9 7 Q 8 5 4 J 9
9A6A7 = 43635 43735 Par NS +420	K 9 5 K 8 6 K 6 3 A K 10 8
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 Tie 13	5-3 Minor   2 S +2 +130   Tie 8

10. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 16

S deals N-S vul	7 6 A 9 5 K 8 7 6 2 10 7 5		West North East South West North East South BarbosaJ Pilon Pinto Toffier Rombaut Damaso Lorenzini Pratas 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 5 9 8 9 J A 5 A 7 3 J Q 7 3 8 Q 10 6 4 K 10 7 3 2 2 2 2 A Q 2 5 4 5 5 8 4 2 K 9 6 9 9 J A 6 2 3   7 tricks claimed 9 2 Q 10 K J 5 10   9 tricks claimed
Q 10 5 J 10 3 Q A K Q 6 4 2		K 9 4 3 2 7 6 J 10 9 5 9 3
75985 75986 58447 = Par NS +100	A J 8 K Q 8 4 2 A 4 3 J 8
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 -1 13	5-3 Minor   2 N +1 +110   +1 9

11. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 7

S deals Both vul	Q 9 7 2 K 8 Q 9 8 6 5 3 2		West North East South West North East South Baxter HerbstO Lindop HerbstI Pachtman Hargreaves Ginossar McAvoy 1 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 9 3 7 4 2 K A 2 K A 8 2 A 8 5 Q 4 3 6 8 3 6 9 J 10 5 6 3 J K 9 9 5 6 5 6 3 A 5 7 3 Q 5 4 10 2 6 4 A 2 8 A 7 5 4 10 Q K 2   9 tricks claimed 10 3 A 8 J K 6 7 8 9 A
A 10 A J K 10 5 4 3 2 10 8 4		K J 8 6 5 3 Q 10 9 6 5 — K 6
74588 = 59744 59755 Par NS -140	4 7 4 3 2 A J 7 A Q J 9 7
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 Tie 13	5-3 Minor   2 S +1 +110   Tie 9

12. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 111

N deals N-S vul	A J 10 K 6 5 3 10 A 10 9 6 4		West North East South West North East South LevinJ Wolfson Meyers Cohen WeinsteinH Rosenthal Garner Silverstein 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 10 3 6 A 4 2 10 2 10 K 4 9 4 Q A 6 Q 3 3 4 8 K 2 4 5 J 2 3 7 10 Q 4 8 K 2 2 6 K 10 5 7 10 Q 3 6 6 5 A 5 J 5 A 4 5 J 8 7 K A K 2 7 8   7 tricks claimed 3 10 9 J 9   7 tricks claimed
K Q 5 A J 8 J 9 3 2 J 7 2		9 8 3 2 10 4 2 A K 8 6 Q 8
76768 = 67675 = Par NS +90	7 6 4 Q 9 7 Q 7 5 4 K 5 3
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 +5 18	5-3 Minor   2 N -1 -100   -5 9

13. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

E deals E-W vul	K J 9 5 4 9 7 4 A K 9 5 4		West North East South West North East South Jacobus Moss Wold Gitelman Greco Bramley Hampson Compton Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 4 6 10 3 10 Q A 10 2 5 Q 4 6 Q 5 Q K A 4 A 8 4 9 8 9 3 2 10 4 5 Q K 3 6 A Q K A 7 6 7 J 5 7 4 J 6 2 8 Q A 2 8 4 J 6 7   8 tricks claimed   8 tricks claimed
A 8 7 4 2 8 5 3 A 8 6 Q 7		Q 3 K J 9 6 2 Q J 3 J 3 2
98799 87799 45644 = Par NS +400	10 6 A Q 10 7 K 10 5 2 10 8 6
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +1 19	5-3 Minor   2 N = +90   -1 9

14. 2010 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

E deals E-W vul	10 8 3 2 9 5 A Q J 8 4 7 2		West North East South West North East South Moss Rodwell Gitelman Meckstroth Zia Greco Hamman Hampson Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 NT 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 5 Q K A 2 9 5 6 K A 10 K 3 6 7 Q 2 5 3 4 8 Q J J 9 7 4 5 A 3 2 8 3 7 8 6 3 Q 2 4 6 6 4 7 4 K J 2 4 A 3 Q 9 5 6   9 tricks claimed 7 K   9 tricks claimed
A K 4 A J 8 7 4 K 3 J 9 3		Q 9 6 Q 3 2 10 9 2 10 6 5 4
88687 = 55746 = Par NS +120	J 7 5 K 10 6 7 6 5 A K Q 8
Notrump 1 NT S +2 +150 +1 20	5-3 Minor   2 S +1 +110   -1 9

15. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals Both vul	10 8 7 5 3 J 10 4 K Q 9 4 3		West North East South West North East South Helness Moss Helgemo Gitelman Greco Nunes Hampson Fantoni Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 10 K A 6 10 2 Q J 2 3 5 10 3 A 2 A 8 4 6 Q 4 10 7 K 4   10 tricks won Q 9 3 4 9 2 5 6 3 Q 10 6 5 9 Q 4 A 5 K J 9 7
6 4 2 A 9 6 2 Q 7 6 8 7 2		K 9 8 7 3 K Q 4 K 5 2 6 5
8789A = 55533 = Par NS +130	A Q J 5 J 10 A 9 8 3 A J 10
Notrump 1 NT S +2 +150 +1 21	5-3 Minor   2 N +2 +130   -1 9

16. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 15

E deals E-W vul	9 8 5 K 4 2 3 2 A K 6 4 3		West North East South West North East South Drijver Khokhlov Brink Matushko Khiuppenen Muller Kholomeev de Wijs Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 2 A 10 4 K 9 2 5 K J 3 5 2 A 7 Q 2 3 7 4 8 Q 6 5 5 K 8 9 5 K 10 K 3 6 A 2 3 Q 7 6 5 4 Q 6 9 K 10 9 7 A 10 4 2 8 A 4 10 J 7 7 3 A 10 Q 9 2 2 J J 8 3 8 3 J K 5
K Q 7 A 9 7 5 J 9 8 7 6 2		A 4 3 2 10 3 A 5 4 J 10 8 7
76647 = 67686 67796 Par NS -110	J 10 6 Q J 8 6 K Q 10 Q 9 5
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +5 26	5-3 Minor   2 N -1 -50   -5 9

17. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals None vul	Q J 8 4 J 7 4 3 A 9 4 8 4		West North East South West North East South Gromov Cohen Dubinin Berkowitz Sontag Balicki Helness Zmudzinski 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 9 10 2 A 10 3 6 7 A 10 4 3 6 Q 9 J K 2 2 J A 6 8 Q 4 3 J K 7 4 K 4 3 5 A 2 8 7 Q 8 7 6 5 K 9 9 2 3 J A 4 3 10 K   8 tricks claimed Q 8 9 5 10 3 5 A 8 2 4 9
K 7 2 Q 10 6 2 Q 7 2 K Q 2		A 9 5 3 K 9 5 J 10 J 9 7 3
66675 = 77757 = Par NS -90	10 6 A 8 K 8 6 5 3 A 10 6 5
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +5 31	5-3 Minor   2 S -1 -50   -5 9

18. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals None vul	10 6 A 8 K 8 6 5 3 A 10 6 5		West North East South West North East South Hampson Granovetter Greco Rubin Jansma Moss Verhees Gitelman 1 Dbl 1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 5 Q 4 2 4 J K 2 4 3 6 6 2 Q A 3 2 9 10 10 3 7 9 5 A 2 4 3 A 2 4 5 7 A J 10 7 4 3 4 5 5 Q A 5   7 tricks claimed 8 9 5 Q K 8 9 6 6 K J 7 10 3 5 A
A 9 5 3 K 9 5 J 10 J 9 7 3		K 7 2 Q 10 6 2 Q 7 2 K Q 2
66675 = 77757 = Par NS -90	Q J 8 4 J 7 4 3 A 9 4 8 4
Notrump 1 NT× S = +180 +6 37	5-3 Minor   2 N -1 -50   -6 9

19. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals Both vul	Q 9 6 2 J 8 A J 7 K 8 6 2		West North East South West North East South CohenB Rodwell Smith Meckstroth Zia Willenken Hamman Welland Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 8 7 Q 5 8 7 K 5 K A 3 7 A 2 3 J 4 6 10 K 2 4 3 J 6 3 2 8 Q A 5 7 9 Q 5 10 7 4 6 2 Q 2 J 5 K 9   9 tricks claimed 2 J 6 3 A 3 2 10 J   8 tricks claimed
K 8 10 9 5 4 2 K 10 A Q 9 5		A J 10 4 7 6 9 4 3 J 10 4 3
98786 = 45647 = Par NS +600	7 5 3 A K Q 3 Q 8 6 5 2 7
Notrump 1 NT S +2 +150 +2 39	5-3 Minor   2 S = +90   -2 9

20. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

E deals E-W vul	Q 8 6 3 A K 7 5 3 K 8 3 2		West North East South West North East South Rosner Glubok Sanborn MossM Gerard Lamprey Beatty McKellarA Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 A 7 4 5 3 J K K 6 5 8 10 4 6 A 3 9 2 Q 6 5 A 2 Q 2 6 5 Q K 7 4 4 3 10 4 3 9 4 8   7 tricks claimed J 6 4 3 A Q 5 K   9 tricks claimed
9 7 5 4 J 8 3 Q 8 A Q 9 4		A J 2 9 7 6 K J 9 J 10 7 6
87996 = 55446 = Par NS +140	K 10 Q 10 5 4 2 A 10 6 4 2 5
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 -1 39	5-3 Minor   2 S +1 +110   +1 10

21. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

E deals Both vul	Q J 6 5 8 2 A K 10 6 5 10 4		West North East South West North East South Gerstman Lauria Sutherlin Versace Fantoni Gerard Nunes Feldman Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 2 4 9 J A 2 3 10 J 3 7 5 Q 7 3 A 2 3 J 7 9 10 2 5 Q 7 4 K 8 6 A 5 A 3 8 8 4 Q 2 9 2 K 4 K 4 9 6 10 8 3 6 10 8 3 2 6 6 7 9 5 3 A 9   9 tricks claimed 7 K   9 tricks claimed
K 10 9 4 K Q 10 3 J K 9 6 2		3 2 7 6 5 4 Q 8 4 2 Q 8 5
88697 = 45746 44746 Par NS +120	A 8 7 A J 9 9 7 3 A J 7 3
Notrump 1 NT S +2 +150 +1 40	5-3 Minor   2 S +1 +110   -1 10

22. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 27

E deals None vul	K 8 4 Q J 7 2 J Q J 6 5 3		West North East South West North East South Bompis Levin Quantin Weinstein Katz Pilon Jacobs Faigenbaum Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 J 3 2 7 2 A 4 3 4 10 2 3 8 Q 5 9 7 Q A 3 2 Q J 9 10 Q 5 6 7 3 10 3 K 7 2 8 2 3 A 2 3 K 6 5 A 7 2 A 5 7 K 5 4 9   7 tricks claimed   7 tricks claimed
A 10 6 3 6 A Q 8 7 5 K 7 2		Q 9 7 9 8 5 4 3 9 4 3 A 4
64637 = 786A5 = Par NS -130	J 5 2 A K 10 K 10 6 2 10 9 8
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 +4 44	5-3 Minor   2 N -1 -50   -4 10

23. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 40

E deals None vul	Q 4 3 2 8 A 9 8 7 3 A K 10		West North East South West North East South Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Rodwell Nickell Skrzypczak Freeman Gierulski Pass Pass 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 8 K 5 3 2 Q A 4 Q 2 2 2 7 J 6 5 6 A 2 A 9 3 8 3 10 J K 5 10 Q K 9 3 8 J 3 Q A 8 4 10 7 Q 8 K 7 4 3 J A 10 A 2 4 6 9 4 3 6 8 10 J K 7 8 7 2 10 7 4   7 tricks claimed   9 tricks claimed
10 9 6 A 10 9 7 2 K 6 Q 8 6		K 8 7 K 4 3 Q 10 2 J 9 7 3
77687 77686 65746 = Par NS +90	A J 5 Q J 6 5 J 5 4 5 4 2
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 -1 44	5-3 Minor   2 N +1 +110   +1 11

24. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

W deals E-W vul	A K 5 2 5 3 9 7 6 7 6 4 3		West North East South West North East South Katz Ferraro Jacobs Bocchi Wold Sadek Narasimhan El Ahmady 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 Q A 3 8 Q A 6 9 6 2 K 8 3 4 10 6 A 4 7 2 A 4 6 2 Q 10 9 6 K 8 7 5 5 J 3 4 8 10 K 3 10 K 5 9 5 9 Q 7 5 4 A 2 8 2 9 J 3 2 4 3 J   7 tricks claimed Q   10 tricks claimed
Q J 10 7 7 6 2 J 10 8 4 A Q		6 4 3 K J 9 4 2 K 10 9 5 2
877A7 = 55536 56536 Par NS +130	9 8 A Q 10 8 A K Q 5 3 J 8
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 -1 44	5-3 Minor   2 S +2 +130   +1 12

25. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals Both vul	J 10 9 6 8 5 2 K 10 8 4 3 Q		West North East South West North East South Balicki Fu Zmudzinski Zhao Lair Gromov Mahaffey Dubinin Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 Q 5 4 6 9 5 3 3 6 Q 5 A 7 4 2 A 7 4 2 Q 9 8 J 9 4 K J 4 3 Q 2 10 9 7 10 10 A 3 2 8 8 6 3 5 K A 10 2 K A 4   9 tricks claimed   7 tricks claimed
K 4 2 10 4 3 7 5 A J 9 8 3		A 8 K Q 9 J 6 2 10 7 6 5 2
78885 = 44548 64548 Par NS +110	Q 7 5 3 A J 7 6 A Q 9 K 4
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 -1 44	5-3 Minor   2 N +1 +110   +1 13

26. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

S deals Both vul	Q 10 7 2 9 8 7 2 10 3 2 5 3		West North East South West North East South Harris Boyd Morgan Robinson Stewart Gerstman Woolsey Carmichael 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 A 2 7 4   5 tricks won 6 3 K 5 J Q 4 10 9 7 2 8 A 3 7 5 K 6 10 8 A 6 3 9 4 2 5 Q 6 5 J   6 tricks claimed
6 4 3 A J 3 A 6 K J 7 6 2		J 9 8 5 K 10 6 K J 7 Q 9 8
45564 = 98779 98879 Par NS -600	A K Q 5 4 Q 9 8 5 4 A 10 4
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -200 Tie 44	5-3 Minor   2 S -2 -200   Tie 13

27. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals E-W vul	K J 10 7 6 A K J 4 3 8 5 3		West North East South West North East South Greco Zmudzinski Hampson Balicki Fallenius Duboin Welland Bocchi Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 6 K A 4 6 K A 10 6 3 Q J Q 7 8 10 J Q 7 5 10 3 2 5 3 8 2 3 2 K 7 2 K 7 5 2 3 5 9 2 A 10 3 8 10 J Q Q 8 10 4   9 tricks claimed 4 J 9   6 tricks claimed
A Q 6 5 Q 5 4 3 8 7 6 Q 7		9 4 3 K 10 9 8 Q 9 2 A 10 2
67789 77789 66654 = Par NS +110	8 7 2 A J 2 10 5 K J 9 6 4
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -50 -4 44	5-3 Minor   2 S +1 +110   +4 17

28. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

E deals None vul	A 7 6 2 Q 8 4 A Q J 10 8 4		West North East South West North East South Katz Hamman Jacobs Soloway Nickell Levin Freeman Weinstein Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 3 9 A 7 Q 9 4 2 5 J Q A 3 J 8
K 8 4 A J 9 3 K Q 9 9 6 2		Q 10 5 3 10 7 2 8 6 4 2 K 7
87779 = 55554 = Par NS +120	J 9 K 6 5 J 10 7 5 3 A 5 3
Notrump 1 NT S +2 +150 +1 45	5-3 Minor   2 N +1 +110   -1 17

29. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 1

E deals None vul	K 6 2 J 10 8 4 7 5 4 J 9 2		West North East South West North East South Bakkeren Dagher Bertens El Kourdy Sadek Jansma El Ahmady Verhees Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 9 Q A Q A 7 2 9 K 4 3 A K 4 3 10 J 8 3   10 tricks won 7 8 10 6 K 9 4 5 A 7 8 2 A 9 5 6   6 tricks claimed
A 9 9 7 6 K K 10 8 7 6 5 4		Q 10 8 7 3 Q 5 2 Q 8 6 3 Q
A7997 = 35336 = Par NS +430	J 5 4 A K 3 A J 10 9 2 A 3
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -50 -5 45	5-3 Minor   2 N +2 +130   +5 22

30. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 104

S deals None vul	J 8 3 A 7 4 3 K 5 3 K J 3		West North East South West North East South Robinson Zia Boyd Rosenberg Welland Bramley Fallenius Feldman Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 3 6 A 9 10 Q 3 5 2 K 7 2 3 Q A J Q A 4 5 4 K 7 10 9 3 9 J 4 6 9   8 tricks claimed   8 tricks claimed
A 10 9 K Q 6 5 J 10 8 9 4 2		K Q 4 2 J 9 8 Q 9 7 6 Q 7
85668 = 57675 = Par NS +120	7 6 5 10 2 A 4 2 A 10 8 6 5
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +1 46	5-3 Minor   2 N = +90   -1 22

31. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

N deals N-S vul	Q 10 9 5 6 J 8 2 A K Q 9 8		West North East South West North East South Sun Takano LiX Teramoto Imakura Dai Ino YangL 1 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J A 2 3 8 J A 6 K 4 6 10 3 5 K 2 Q 5 7 4 A 6 2 9 5 4 K 2 4 K 3 10 6 3 9 A 3 10 K 2 7 J A 6 Q 4 6 J 7 2 Q K A 5 7 4 8 7 10 5 2 A Q 8 3 J   9 tricks claimed 8 10 10 3 9 9 2 6
J 7 3 2 A 9 5 3 7 6 4 J 10		A 4 K 10 8 7 A Q 9 5 5 4 2
8867A = 44763 = Par NS +130	K 8 6 Q J 4 2 K 10 3 7 6 3
Notrump 1 NT S +2 +150 +1 47	5-3 Minor   2 N +1 +110   -1 22

32. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 17

E deals None vul	A 10 6 5 2 7 4 Q 6 3 A 8 7		West North East South West North East South Dubinin Jansma Gromov Verhees Schollaardt Khokhlov Drijver Rekunov Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 7 2 4 8 3 2 10 9 8 5 6 3 5 7 10 K A J 5 Q 4 3 7 Q K A 8 2 6 9 A J 2 3 2 4 6 8 Q 3 9 A 4 9 2 4 K 6 4 7 5 9 J Q K 10 J 2 9 7 3 J A K J 5 7   8 tricks claimed 3
Q J 9 A Q J 5 2 8 K 10 9 3		8 7 4 10 6 K 9 4 2 Q J 5 2
88685 89685 33648 54748 Par NS +140	K 3 K 9 8 3 A J 10 7 5 6 4
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 Tie 47	5-3 Minor   2 S = +90   Tie 22

33. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 15

E deals E-W vul	A 7 3 2 J 6 4 J 8 6 4 3 3		West North East South West North East South Reps Zia Ludewig Rosenberg Levin Wladow Weinstein Elinescu Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 2 9 5 10 A 7 3 10 A 4 6 5 10 2 4 3 2 K 5 5 3 9 A A 10 4 9 6 J A 8 3 2 4 9 3 9 7 Q K 5 8 6 2 5 4 J Q A 5 J 4 10 A 2 A 7 3 9   9 tricks claimed   5 tricks claimed
K Q J 10 8 2 Q 10 5 Q 8 7 5		9 8 4 K Q 10 9 9 2 K J 10 9
58795 = 65547 = Par NS +110	6 5 A 7 5 3 A K 7 A 6 4 2
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -100 -5 47	5-3 Minor   2 N +1 +110   +5 27