Data 9Z12 Main

Notrump vs. 6-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 137 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 Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18			West Rodwell 2 Pass Lead Q	North WeinsteinH 2 3 NT 2nd	East Woolsey Pass Pass All Pass 3rd	South Grabel Pass 2 NT 4th	West Lee 1 Pass Pass Lead 8 4 K Q 4 Q 10 9 7	North Nickell 1 2 4 2nd 9 3 2 3 K 3 8 6 7	East Glubok Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J A 6 7 A 5 4 5 8	South Katz Pass 1 NT 3 4th A 9 4 5 6 J 2 3 A
E deals N-S vul	A Q 10 9 7 2 K 7 4 A J 7 6
K J 9 J 6 3 2 A K Q 9 3 2		8 6 3 J 10 6 5 3 10 8 7 5 4 —
DCA68 AA858 01265 00265 Par NS +2220	5 4 A Q 8 2 K Q 9 10 8 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630  0	6-2 Major   4 North +2   +680 +2 2

2. 2014 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Jagniewski Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 10 Q 2 K J 5 4 6 7	North Zhuang 1 3 Pass 2nd 4 J 7 8 2 5 7 J A 10	East Gawel 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 3 3 A 8 3 4 6 9 Q	South ShiH 1 NT 3 NT 4th 5 8 6 9 10 4 10 7 8 A	West Ju Pass Pass Pass Lead A A 10 3 5 2 5 Q	North Kalita 1 3 Pass 2nd 3 2 5 3 K 7 2 6	East ShiZ 1 Pass Pass 3rd 4 9 K 6 10 A Q J	South Nowosadzki Dbl 4 4th 6 4 8 J 9 9 8
W deals E-W vul	6 A K J 5 4 3 A J 9 3 8 4
10 4 10 8 7 Q 8 5 K 9 7 6 3		A Q J 7 5 2 9 6 K 7 2 A 10
85986 = 48456 = Par NS +140	K 9 8 3 Q 2 10 6 4 Q J 5 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 10	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -50  2

4. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58			West Stewart 2 2 Pass Lead 2 6 Q K 3 J	North Jacobus Dbl 3 Pass 2nd 2 7 10 5 5 9	East Woolsey 2 Pass Pass 3rd K 10 9 6 A 2	South Passell Pass 3 NT 4th 4 9 A A 7 8	West Ekeblad 2 Pass Pass Lead K 7 K	North Koneru Dbl 4 2nd A 6 4	East Dwyer 3 Pass 3rd 2 A 8	South Krekorian 3 NT Pass 4th 7 5 3
W deals Both vul	— A K Q 10 9 2 Q J 9 6 K Q 7
Q J 10 5 3 2 J 6 3 8 5 A 2		K 6 5 4 A 4 3 2 9 8 6 4 3
86BA9 = 37224 = Par NS +650	A 9 8 7 4 8 7 K 10 7 J 10 5
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  10	6-2 Major   4 North +1   +650 +13 16

5. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41			West Garner Pass Pass Lead 2 7 Q 3	North Cheek 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 2 2 7	East Smith Pass Pass Pass 3rd K Q 8 6	South Bertens 1 3 NT 4th A 5 K J	West Lair Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 4 K 2 3 J Q	North Robinson 1 2 3 NT 2nd 8 Q 6 10 5 A 10	East Gu Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 4 8 K 7	South Boyd 2 2 NT 4 4th 6 10 5 J A 3
N deals E-W vul	Q 6 K Q 9 7 3 2 10 7 5 K Q
K 4 A J 5 Q 9 3 2 8 4 3 2		9 7 5 3 2 10 6 K 6 4 9 6 5
A9B9A = 33243 23243 Par NS +450	A J 10 8 8 4 A J 8 A J 10 7
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 20	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -50  16

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 31			West Helgemo Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 2 A K	North Katz 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 6 4 5	East Helness Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 A 2 3	South Nickell 1 NT 2 4th J 3 J 3	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q A A K	North Nunes 1 2 2 3 2nd 2 6 5 4	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 2 3	South Fantoni 1 NT 2 2 4 4th A 6 J 7
W deals E-W vul	A K Q 9 5 4 A 9 7 A K 5 2
J 10 8 7 6 K 10 4 J K Q 4 3		— Q J 8 3 10 8 6 5 4 10 9 8 6
78675 88675 44657 34657 Par NS +120	3 2 6 5 2 Q 9 7 3 2 A J 7
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 30	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -50  21

13. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 91			West Weinstein Pass Pass Pass Lead J A 9 7 K 8	North WolpertD 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 Q 5 J 3	East Levin Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 2 K 7 5	South Korbel 2 2 NT 4th A 6 4 4 7	West GartaganisJ Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 6 6 2 A 7 K	North Bathurst 1 2 3 4 2nd 3 10 9 K 5 4 4	East GartaganisN Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 8 A 9 2 K 2	South Dwyer 2 3 3 4th 7 A 3 5 6 5 Q
W deals None vul	10 7 2 K 10 8 7 3 2 A K Q 3
Q J 9 6 5 Q 5 10 9 4 Q 6 5		K 8 4 J 6 4 J 5 3 2 K 10 7
89B8A = 34143 = Par NS +450	A 3 A 9 8 7 6 A J 9 8 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  30	6-2 Major   4 North +1   +450 +11 39

14. 2013 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 91			West Gold Pass Pass Pass Lead Q A 9 10 K 8 9 6	North Helgemo 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 5 Q J 3 4 3 7	East Bakhshi Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 2 K 2 5 J 2 3	South Helness 2 2 NT 4th A 6 4 10 7 10 9 6	West Nunes Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 5 6 2 A 7 K	North Forrester 1 2 3 4 2nd 3 10 4 K 5 9 6	East Fantoni Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 8 K 9 3 Q 2	South Robson 2 2 NT 3 4th 7 A 2 6 4 3 Q
W deals None vul	10 7 2 K 10 8 7 3 2 A K Q 3
Q J 9 6 5 Q 5 10 9 4 Q 6 5		K 8 4 J 6 4 J 5 3 2 K 10 7
89B8A = 34143 = Par NS +450	A 3 A 9 8 7 6 A J 9 8 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  30	6-2 Major   4 North +1   +450 +11 50

23. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Kranyak Pass Pass Lead 5 9 6 J 7	North Martel 1 2 3 NT 2nd 10 2 7 2 3	East WolpertG Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 Q 3 J	South Zia 2 2 NT 4th 4 A 4 Q	West Kamil Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 3 Q 9 7 A K 8	North Dwyer 1 2 3 4 2nd 2 Q 3 4 8 4 5 J	East Fleisher Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 6 5 6 J 6 9	South Bathurst 2 3 3 4th A 2 10 4 5 2 3
N deals N-S vul	A K 9 7 4 3 9 6 9 6 4 A 10
10 5 2 J 5 4 10 7 K J 8 6 5		Q 8 7 3 2 A J 8 5 2 Q 9 7
8BB97 = 22146 = Par NS +650	J 6 A K Q 10 8 K Q 3 4 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  34	6-2 Major   4 North =   +620 +13 69

27. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43			West Okay Pass Pass 3 All Pass Lead 10 6 7 3 K K	North Weinstein 1 Dbl 3 2nd 3 A 10 10 6 8	East Tokay 2 Pass Pass 3rd 5 8 Q J 5 6	South Levin Pass Pass 2 3 NT 4th K 7 3 A 2	West Rodwell Lead 7 A K Q 3 A 7	North Bocchi 2nd 2 8 3 2 5 9 8	East Meckstroth 3rd 10 6 10 3 6 8 Q	South Madala 4th Q 4 2 J J K 3
S deals None vul	A K Q 9 7 5 — Q 9 8 3 K 10 8
J 4 2 7 6 4 A J 10 4 7 4 2		8 3 A Q J 9 8 2 7 5 A Q 6
89688 = 54754 = Par NS +140	10 6 K 10 5 3 K 6 2 J 9 5 3
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 45	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -50  70

31. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6			West Versace Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 10 5 9 8 K	North Kokten 1 2 2 2nd J 6 A 7 K 2	East Zaleski Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 8 9 5 A	South AkerO 1 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 4 3 7 Q 3	West Cengiz Pass Pass Lead 2 K 3 2 Q 4	North Bocchi 4 Pass 2nd A 3 7 3 9 J	East Kuru Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 9 K 8 7	South Madala 1 NT 4 4th 8 7 A 10 6
E deals E-W vul	A K J 10 6 5 J 7 3 J 3 2 3
7 2 K 9 8 2 K 5 4 A J 9 2		Q 4 3 Q 10 5 Q 9 8 7 8 7 6
78666 78677 54666 = Par NS +110	9 8 A 6 4 A 10 6 K Q 10 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  49	6-2 Major   4 South =   +420 +10 80

36. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34			West Wooldridge 2 NT Pass Lead 2	North Rodwell 3 Pass 2nd	East Hurd Pass Pass Pass 3rd	South Meckstroth 1 3 NT 4th	West Nickell Lead	North Grue 2nd	East Katz 3rd	South Cheek 4th
E deals N-S vul	J 8 7 6 5 3 K K 9 6 5 4 3
— 9 6 J 10 8 7 3 A Q 10 7 6 2		A Q 10 4 2 Q 10 8 3 2 — 9 8 5
67563 67572 7676A = Par EW +130	K 9 A J 7 5 4 A Q 4 2 K J
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 +12 62	6-2 Major   4 × North -3   -800  82

37. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56			West WeinsteinJ 2 Pass Lead 10 3 A K 5 4 2 4	North Weinstein Dbl Pass 2nd Q J 8 2 5 A 10 K	East YangD Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q 3 4 7 3 4 5	South Levin 1 3 NT 4th 8 7 6 9 10 5 7	West Kamil Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 K A 9 J J 6 9 2	North Baseggio 3 3 4 2nd 8 5 4 Q 10 A 5 J 8	East Fleisher Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K Q 8 4 10 8 J Q 7	South Stark 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 5 2 3 A 2 3 9 K
E deals None vul	A J 8 7 4 3 10 9 5 4 3 Q 5
K 10 5 A K 8 7 K 10 9 7 3 2		9 2 Q J 8 7 6 J 10 9 6 6 4
99797 AA797 33535 = Par NS +430	Q 6 3 2 A K Q 5 4 2 A J 8
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +11 73	6-2 Major   4 North -2   -100  82

38. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 8			West Versace Pass Pass Pass Lead J 4 A 2	North Fleisher 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 6 4 7	East Lauria Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q K 3 10	South Kamil 1 NT 3 4th K A 8	West Stansby Pass 2 Pass Lead A 3 K Q 6 J	North Bocchi 1 3 Pass 2nd 4 2 7 A 4 8	East Martel Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 9 10 4 5 7	South Madala Rdbl 4 4th 8 A 6 9 9
W deals None vul	K Q J 10 3 2 Q 7 8 5 A K 9
9 6 9 6 4 3 J 10 9 6 3 10 7		A 8 7 K 5 2 A Q 2 J 8 6 3
AB97A = 22353 = Par NS +450	5 4 A J 10 8 K 7 4 Q 5 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  73	6-2 Major   4 North +1   +450 +11 93

42. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 13			West Saaid Pass Dbl All Pass Lead 10 2 6 Q 10 7 4 3	North HerbstO 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 8 3 6 2 7 8 J	East Nabil Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 K A 3 2 8 4 K	South HerbstI 1 3 3 NT 4th Q 9 J 5 5 10 5 A	West Barel Pass Dbl Pass All Pass Lead J 6 6 A 9 2 3 Q	North El Ahmady 1 2 Pass 3 2nd 2 5 Q J 4 8 8 K	East Zack Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 10 5 3 A K 2 6	South Sadek 1 3 Rdbl 4 4th 6 3 4 2 7 5 9 9
N deals Both vul	K 6 A Q 10 8 3 K 7 4 2 9 3
J 8 K 9 7 6 2 J K J 10 8 7		9 5 3 J 5 A Q 10 9 8 5 6 4
9A777 9A787 33455 = Par NS +620	A Q 10 7 4 2 4 6 3 A Q 5 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 87	6-2 Major   4 South -1   -100  94

46. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 14, Bd 29			West Stansby 2 Pass Lead A J 6 10 4 K 9	North Bocchi 1 3 Pass 2nd 6 8 10 5 8 5	East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 5 K 3 J 4	South Madala 2 3 NT 4th 2 Q A 3 3 Q	West Duboin 2 Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 4 Q 9 8 7 3 8	North Levin 1 2 4 2nd A 10 2 4 7 K 8 2	East Sementa Pass 3 Pass 3rd 3 K J 6 5 2 K A	South Weinstein 2 3 4 4th 6 A 3 J 3 9 5 4
N deals Both vul	K Q 9 8 5 3 — K J 10 9 3 8 6
J 10 A K J 9 6 3 4 J 10 9 3		A 7 4 10 7 4 Q 7 6 5 2 K 5
6B4A8 = 72935 = Par NS +650	6 2 Q 8 5 2 A 8 A Q 7 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -300  87	6-2 Major   4 North =   +620 +14 109

48. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 78			West Stewart 1 2 Pass Lead 10 3 9 4 J 8 K A 2	North Chambers 1 2 Pass 2nd A 5 4 5 6 7 5 6	East Woolsey Dbl 3 Pass 3rd 6 J K 8 5 2 4 6	South Schermer 2 3 NT 4th 3 2 7 K 7 9 4 3	West Bramley 1 Pass Pass Lead J 9 A 3 K K 7 8 K 7	North Wildavsky 1 2 Pass 2nd A 2 2 4 4 10 J 2 9 7	East Welland Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 5 K 3 J 5 6 6 3 3 7	South Doub Rdbl 4 4th 4 5 8 A A 5 6 10 Q
W deals None vul	Q 6 4 K Q 8 7 6 3 9 8 4 A
K A 10 4 2 K 10 7 6 5 J 10 8		J 10 7 5 3 5 J 2 Q 6 5 4 2
98A86 98B87 35256 = Par NS +450	A 9 8 2 J 9 A Q 3 K 9 7 3
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 97	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -50  110

57. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Martel Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 A 10 Q 7 A 9 A J	North Greco 1 2 3 NT 2nd 4 6 J 5 10 J 4 2 7	East Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2 K 6 5 3 K 7 2	South Hampson 1 NT 3 4th K 8 3 4 9 2 8 10	West Moss Pass Pass Pass Lead K A 6 J K 4 6	North Fleisher 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 8 Q 7 8 3 4	East Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 9 4 2 10 K 10	South Kamil 1 NT 4 4th 4 10 5 9 6 A Q
W deals Both vul	K Q 7 5 3 2 A K 4 J 4 10 4
J 9 6 4 Q 5 2 A 9 8 6 9 7		8 J 10 3 10 7 3 A K J 6 5 3
79876 = 54457 = Par NS +140	A 10 9 8 7 6 K Q 5 2 Q 8 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  98	6-2 Major   4 North =   +620 +12 126

58. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28			West Nunes 2 Pass Pass Lead 2 2 4 5 3 K Q 4 4 Q	North Zaleski 2 Pass Pass 2nd 3 3 9 A 9 5 A 2 5 7	East Fantoni Pass Dbl 3rd 6 10 K 6 10 6 7 J J 6	South Faigenbaum 3 NT Pass 4th 7 8 J 8 K 3 4 A Q 7	West Quantin Pass Dbl Pass Lead Q 5 9 4 5 4 J 10	North Larsen 2 4 Pass 2nd A 6 2 8 9 2 7 2	East Multon Pass Dbl 3rd 3 K J K 10 3 4 5	South Meltzer 2 NT Pass 4th 2 A Q A K 8 6 3
W deals N-S vul	K J 9 7 6 3 9 2 — Q 10 7 6 4
— 8 6 5 4 3 A J 8 5 2 A J 3		A Q 10 8 2 Q J 10 6 4 3 9 8
78668 = 65775 64664 Par NS +110	5 4 A K 7 K Q 10 9 7 K 5 2
Notrump 3 NT× South -1 -200 +12 110	6-2 Major   4 × North -3   -800  126

72. 2009 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 26			West v.Prooijen Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 Q 10 J A 8 A 4	North Sontag Pass 2 2 2nd 8 K 3 Q 6 10 K 9	East Verhees Pass Pass Pass 3rd J A 5 K 2 2 4 Q	South Helness 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K J 7 2 3 9 2 6	West Larsen Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 K A K 5 4 8 3	North Ekeblad Pass 2 3 4 2nd 10 5 2 4 7 2 Q 8	East Meltzer Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 2 10 J K 6 8 3	South Rubin 1 NT 2 3 NT 4 4th A 3 3 9 Q 2 6 9
N deals Both vul	A 9 7 6 3 2 10 9 8 2 J 10 K
K 10 5 4 6 5 4 7 4 2 A 8 6		J Q J 7 3 Q 9 3 Q J 9 7 4
8B887 8B897 42545 = Par NS +650	Q 8 A K A K 8 6 5 10 5 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  114	6-2 Major   4 South =   +620 +12 148

77. 2009 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61			West Versace Pass Pass Lead J Q 4 K J 2 Q 9 8	North Gerstman 1 3 Pass 2nd 3 K 2 9 6 4 10 2 8	East Lauria 2 Pass Pass 3rd A 5 A 5 7 K 3 4 6	South Sutherlin 2 3 NT 4th 2 4 6 3 6 5 7 8	West Feldman Pass Pass Lead A 6 K 7 A 8 A 9	North Fantoni 2 4 2nd 2 K 5 Q 7 J 3 Q	East Gerard 3 Pass 3rd J 5 2 A 4 5 2 K	South Nunes Dbl Pass 4th 3 4 4 9 6 8 4 7
N deals Both vul	A 10 8 6 3 2 7 4 A K J 4 3
Q 5 K J 10 8 2 10 6 3 2 J 5		J 9 4 A 9 6 — A Q 10 9 8 7 6
78393 77393 5484A = Par EW +130	K 7 Q 5 3 Q 9 8 7 5 4 K 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 126	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -100  152

78. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28			West Helness Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 3 10 4 3	North Sementa 2 3 2nd 9 Q 2 8 J	East Helgemo Pass Pass 3rd Q A 3 9 2	South Duboin 1 2 3 NT 4th A 8 7 Q K	West Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 10 6 4 9 2 8	North Molberg 2 3 NT 2nd A 2 A 8 K K J	East Nunes Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 2 K 7 5 7	South Aa 1 2 4 4th 3 Q 3 A 8 3 4
S deals E-W vul	10 4 A K 5 4 A 7 6 4 2 J 9
A Q 7 Q 9 6 Q 10 8 7 6 4 3		8 2 J 10 7 2 K 10 9 8 Q 5 2
69685 = 43657 = Par NS +140	K J 9 6 5 3 8 3 J 5 3 A K
Notrump 3 NT South -5 -250  126	6-2 Major   4 South -1   -50 +5 157

79. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 77			West Nunes Dbl Pass Lead 2 9 4 7 K 9	North Helness 1 Pass Pass 2nd Q 3 A 2 5 2	East Fantoni Pass 1 Pass 3rd 6 4 10 K J 8	South Helgemo 1 3 NT 4th 3 J 7 A 8	West Groetheim Dbl Pass Lead 4 3 A 7 8 9 A 9 K	North Sementa 1 Pass Pass 2nd 5 4 10 3 5 3 2 9 A	East Tundal Pass 1 Pass 3rd 6 Q 7 A 7 4 4 8 5	South Duboin 1 4 4th J 6 2 2 J J 3 10 2
N deals Both vul	Q 9 7 5 9 7 K Q 9 5 2 A Q
K 10 4 2 A J A 8 K 9 5 4 2		8 6 3 8 3 2 J 10 7 4 J 10 6
88A96 = 35337 35336 Par NS +620	A J K Q 10 6 5 4 6 3 8 7 3
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  126	6-2 Major   4 South =   +620 +13 170

80. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28			West Gromoeller Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 3 10 3 3 2 2 10 8	North HackettJU 2 3 2nd 9 6 2 J Q K 5 4 5	East Kirmse Pass Pass 3rd Q A 3 5 A 5 6 8 7	South HackettJA 1 2 3 NT 4th A 2 Q K 8 9 4 6 9	West Sandqvist Pass Pass Lead Q 10 8 K 3	North Wladow 2 4 2nd A 8 9 A J	East Malinowski Pass All Pass 3rd 10 3 Q 4	South Elinescu 1 2 4th 3 Q A 2
S deals E-W vul	10 4 A K 5 4 A 7 6 4 2 J 9
A Q 7 Q 9 6 Q 10 8 7 6 4 3		8 2 J 10 7 2 K 10 9 8 Q 5 2
69685 = 43657 = Par NS +140	K J 9 6 5 3 8 3 J 5 3 A K
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -150  126	6-2 Major   4 South +1   +450 +12 182

81. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1			West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 5 3 4 A K Q 10 9 3	North Groetheim 2 Pass 2nd Q 7 3 6 8 J 6 4 6	East Fantoni Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 10 J 4 7 3 7 7 J	South Tundal 1 3 NT 4th 2 9 A 2 5 2 5 8 8	West Helgemo Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 4 K Q 2 Q 7 J 4	North Versace 2 2 NT 4 2nd K 5 8 J 10 8 A A Q	East Helness Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A 7 3 K 2 9 3 K	South Lauria 1 2 3 4th 4 6 2 3 5 4 6 8
E deals None vul	7 4 Q 9 K Q J 7 3 K 9 7 3
J 8 6 10 5 4 10 9 6 4 A Q 6		5 2 K J 8 6 3 A 8 5 10 8 2
99689 79689 32644 = Par NS +400	A K Q 10 9 3 A 7 2 2 J 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  126	6-2 Major   4 South =   +420 +11 193

89. 2007 BB Qual, Rd 8, Bd 9			West WeinsteinH 2 Pass All Pass Lead 4 J 10 7 9	North ShiM Dbl 3 2nd Q 5 K 3 8	East Garner Pass 2 Pass 3rd A 7 6 K	South Zhuang Pass 3 3 NT 4th 3 2 4 A	West Sun 1 NT Pass All Pass Lead 3 Q 4 K 10 J K	North Zia Dbl 3 2nd 8 A K 7 3 5 A	East WangX 1 Pass Pass 3rd J 3 7 6 2 6 7	South Rosenberg Pass 3 4 4th A 4 2 2 J 4 5
E deals N-S vul	Q K Q 8 6 4 2 A 6 2 A K 3
7 6 4 9 5 3 Q J 9 7 5 8 7		A J 10 9 2 A J 10 4 3 10 6 5
88A7B = 35362 = Par NS +620	K 8 5 3 10 7 K 8 Q J 9 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  130	6-2 Major   4 North =   +620 +12 209

91. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Moss Pass 2 Pass Lead 6 3 Q 10 2	North Morgan Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 4 K A 8 7	East Gitelman 1 3 Pass 3rd A Q 5 J 2	South Harris 2 3 NT 4th 9 7 9 5	West Carmichael Pass Pass Lead Q J A 7 6 10 10 6 9	North Stansby 2 Pass 2nd 5 8 4 3 9 2 A 8 3	East Gerstman Dbl Pass 3rd 2 Q 4 5 Q 4 7 10 8	South Martel 4 4th A 5 6 K 2 2 3 K
W deals N-S vul	K J 8 7 6 5 8 7 4 J A 8 4
A 4 3 2 Q 10 6 5 4 3 2 6 2		9 A J 5 3 2 K 8 6 Q J 10 3
8B699 8B689 32734 32744 Par NS +650	Q 10 K 9 A Q 10 9 7 K 9 7 5
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  130	6-2 Major   4 North +1   +650 +13 224

94. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 16			West Cohen Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 2 7 K 10 Q	North O'Rourke 1 3 2nd 4 9 8 A K 6	East Berkowitz Pass Pass 3rd Q K J 3 2	South Jacobus 1 2 3 NT 4th A 4 Q 9 3	West Grue Pass Pass Lead 4 K 7 2 A 2 A 7	North Casen 1 4 2nd A 4 5 K 3 4 5 10	East Cheek Pass All Pass 3rd Q 2 J J 9 6 5 9	South Krekorian 1 2 4th 8 9 Q 6 6 J 8 7
S deals N-S vul	A 8 5 2 K 7 10 8 4 A K 9 3
K J 6 Q 9 7 6 5 3 10 5 4 2		Q 10 7 4 3 8 5 4 K Q 9 Q J
A8B9B = 25232 = Par NS +650	9 A J 10 6 3 2 A J 2 8 7 6
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 142	6-2 Major   4 South -1   -100  224

101. 2006 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 16			West Lev Lead Q	North Nystrom 2nd	East Gawrys 3rd	South Bertheau 4th	West Fredin 1 Pass Pass Lead J	North Cohler 1 3 4 2nd 3	East Lindkvist Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A	South Lair 2 NT 3 4th K
W deals E-W vul	K A 9 8 6 5 4 8 6 K J 7 5
A 9 7 5 K Q J 3 Q J 9 3 2		J 10 4 2 7 K 10 7 5 3 2 8 4
75959 = 68373 = Par NS +140	Q 8 6 3 10 2 A 9 4 A Q 10 6
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  146	6-2 Major   4 North =   +420 +10 237

104. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13			West Zmudzinski Pass Pass All Pass Lead J K 2 5 3 A K 4 Q	North Fu 1 3 3 2nd A 2 9 4 6 6 7 5 4	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 5 J Q K 6 7 J 3	South Zhao 1 3 3 NT 4th 6 3 Q 2 A 5 8 8 A	West Hallberg Pass Pass Lead Q A K K 8 Q J Q J	North Fallenius 1 1 NT 4 2nd 2 9 2 A K 4 10 2 3	East Deutsch Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 6 J 5 3 4 9 7 8	South Welland 1 2 4th A 5 8 3 4 2 6 6 7
N deals Both vul	K A K 7 4 3 2 A 4 A Q 9 4
4 3 Q 10 8 5 J 10 9 5 3 K 8		A 8 7 6 2 9 Q 8 10 7 5 3 2
9AA99 = 33344 = Par NS +620	Q J 10 9 5 J 6 K 7 6 2 J 6
Notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 158	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -100  240

108. 2005 BB Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Bocchi Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 10 4 7 3 4 J 9 A	North Venkataraman 1 3 2nd 3 7 K 3 8 J 8 5 10	East Duboin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 6 K A 2 8 4 J	South Chokshi 1 2 3 NT 4th A K 7 2 2 5 10 5 9	West Nadar Pass Pass Lead Q K A 10 Q Q 9	North Nunes 2 4 2nd 3 6 7 J 4 K 7	East Satyanarayana Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 7 2 3 5 A	South Fantoni 1 3 4th A 4 3 2 10 2
E deals Both vul	Q J 9 5 2 Q 3 7 3 K Q 10 8
10 7 J 7 2 Q J 9 6 A 6 4 3		K 8 6 4 3 K 8 8 5 4 2 J 2
99B7A A9B7B 34262 = Par NS +650	A A 10 9 6 5 4 A K 10 9 7 5
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  158	6-2 Major   4 South +1   +650 +13 256

109. 2005 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 46			West Shenkin Pass Pass Lead 4 3 K Q J 10 6 A 5	North Welland 1 Pass 2nd J 2 9 7 2 5 Q 8 10	East Mahaffey Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 4 6 7 5 7 9 A	South Fallenius 1 3 NT 4th 3 5 4 8 10 2 3 4 3	West Zia Pass Pass Pass Lead Q J 5 5 10 2 8	North Cohler 1 3 4 2nd 6 K 3 10 3 9 Q	East Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A 2 J K 6	South Willenken 1 2 NT 3 4th 5 10 6 K 7 A
E deals None vul	A J 9 7 6 4 10 5 Q J 9 7 3
Q 10 A 7 2 K 8 5 4 2 9 7 5		K 3 2 Q J 9 4 3 10 6 8 4 2
89679 9B689 32743 = Par NS +450	8 5 K 8 6 A 3 A K Q J 10 6
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +10 168	6-2 Major   4 North -1   -50  256

114. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 19			West Khokhlov Pass 1 Pass Lead 4 Q 6 K Q 3 8 7 2	North Zorlu 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 K 2 2 4 9 2 4	East Rekunov Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd A 6 A 5 3 3 J 10	South Assael Rdbl 2 NT 4th 3 9 4 8 10 J 6 5	West Kolata 2 3 Pass Lead 4 10 6 A Q A 7 2 4 Q	North Dubinin Pass 3 Pass 2nd 5 2 2 5 J 6 4 9 5 7	East Atabey 2 NT 3 Pass 3rd J K 9 3 3 4 3 Q A 6	South Gromov Pass 4 4th K 8 7 8 10 2 8 K K 9
W deals N-S vul	9 5 A K Q 9 7 3 7 5 2 A 10
10 8 6 4 2 J 10 8 2 K 10 8 8		A Q J 7 4 J 9 4 Q J 6 5 2
A4A98 A4A97 38335 = Par NS +500	K 3 6 5 A Q 6 3 K 9 7 4 3
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  169	6-2 Major   4 North =   +620 +12 270

119. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 2, Bd 15			West Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 6 4 3 8 K Q A	North Bourgeois 2 3 2nd 7 8 A 5 J 3 A 6	East Nunes Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 J 9 10 K Q 4 7	South Grenie 1 2 3 NT 4th 2 5 4 4 A 3 J K	West Gerin Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 J K 3 3 10 K 4	North Bocchi 2 2 3 4 2nd 7 8 4 7 5 9 A J	East Mathieu Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J A 2 3 J 5 6 K	South Duboin 1 2 2 NT 3 4th A 5 2 Q 4 2 7 A
E deals E-W vul	8 4 8 7 A J 10 2 A K 10 6 3
A 10 5 2 K 10 9 6 K 5 Q 8 2		J Q J 4 3 9 8 6 4 9 7 5 4
9B7A9 = 42633 = Par NS +450	K Q 9 7 6 3 A 5 2 Q 7 3 J
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  174	6-2 Major   4 South =   +420 +10 280