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Notrump vs. 5-4 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 46 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 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64			West Pszczola Pass Pass All Pass Lead J A	North Kranyak 1 3 2nd 6 3	East Kwiecien Pass Pass 3rd 2 4	South Demuy 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th Q 2	West Wooldridge Pass Pass Lead 8 A K 5 6 9 9 3	North Berkowitz 3 5 2nd 6 3 J 7 2 J 5 K	East Hurd Pass All Pass 3rd Q 4 5 7 K 8 Q Q	South Sontag 1 NT 4 4th A 2 6 2 3 4 4
S deals N-S vul	A 9 6 6 Q 8 7 5 4 A 7 5 3
J 10 4 3 K J 8 7 J 3 9 4 2		8 7 5 2 Q 4 2 6 2 K Q J 8
A89D9 = 34304 = Par NS +2140	K Q A 10 9 5 3 A K 10 9 10 6
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 = 0	5-4 Minor   5 South +2   +640 = 0

2. 2013 BB Qual, Rd 5, Bd 11			West Tobing Lead 6	North Zhang 2nd	East Asbi 3rd	South WangW 4th	West Lian Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 A 5 2 7 K 5	North Karwur 1 2 3 3 5 2nd 2 7 3 7 2 8 3	East ShiH Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 6 J J 9 A Q	South Sakul 1 1 3 3 4 4th K 4 4 Q Q 6 K
E deals None vul	5 3 2 7 5 A J 2 Q 9 8 6 2
A Q 10 8 K J 8 6 8 7 3 7 3		K 9 7 6 10 4 3 10 9 6 4 10 4
9677A = 47653 = Par NS +400	J 4 A Q 9 2 K Q 5 A K J 5
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 10	5-4 Minor   5 South -1   -50  0

8. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 3			West Askari Pass Pass Lead 2 4 Q 4 Q 2 2	North Lorenzini Pass 2 3 NT 2nd K 10 A 5 9 J K	East Gheewala Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K 5 K 5 6 6	South Rombaut 1 NT 2 4th 9 A 4 2 7 6 7	West Pilon Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 4 2 5 A 3 Q	North Said Pass 2 2 3 4 2nd A 10 K 5 2 J 3	East Toffier Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q 5 K 8 6 8	South Liaqat 1 2 3 3 NT 5 4th 7 A 4 9 3 7 2
N deals E-W vul	A K 3 8 4 K 10 8 8 7 6 5 4
Q 10 9 2 Q 2 J 5 4 2 A J 9		J 8 6 5 A 10 7 6 5 7 6 3 10
8688A = 57553 = Par NS +130	7 4 K J 9 3 A Q 9 K Q 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +11 26	5-4 Minor   5 South -2   -100  4

11. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17			West WeinsteinJ Pass Lead K Q K A J 10 9 3 J	North Fleisher Pass Pass 2nd 10 2 6 7 6 2 8 8 4	East YangD 2 Pass 3rd 8 3 3 8 Q 2 4 Q 4	South Kamil 3 NT 4th 5 A 4 5 5 7 6 K 7	West Stansby 3 Pass All Pass Lead K A K 5 3 J K 2	North Gu Pass Pass 4 NT 2nd 10 7 6 6 A Q 7 8	East Martel Pass 4 Pass 3rd 4 3 8 9 4 6 10 A	South ShiX 2 Pass 5 4th A 5 4 8 7 9 5 10
N deals None vul	10 6 5 4 3 2 9 3 Q 10 9 8 3
K Q J 9 7 6 2 K 10 7 6 7 6		8 4 3 J 8 A J 10 8 5 2 5 4
75B6B = 38262 = Par NS +450	A 5 A Q 9 7 K Q 4 A K J 2
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  30	5-4 Minor   5 South =   +400 +11 15

13. 2011 BB Qual, Rd 10, Bd 17			West Chagas Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 2	North Lauria 1 2 2 NT 3 3 2nd 10 6	East Amaral Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd J	South Versace 1 NT 2 3 3 3 NT 4th Q	West Bocchi Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 10 J 2	North Villas-Boas 1 2 NT 3 3 NT 4 5 2nd 4 7 6	East Madala Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A K	South Campos 1 NT 3 3 4 4 4th 2 5 8
W deals None vul	A K 8 7 4 A A K 10 3 6 5 2
9 6 2 8 5 4 9 8 6 A J 9 3		J 10 5 3 Q 10 7 3 2 J K Q 10
997A8 = 33515 = Par NS +400	Q K J 9 6 Q 7 5 4 2 8 7 4
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +10 40	5-4 Minor   5 North -1   -50  15

17. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35			West Donn Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 4	North Cohen 1 3 2nd 4 Q	East Goren 1 Pass 3rd A 2	South Wolfson 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th 5 5	West Rubin Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 2 K A	North Simson 3 4 2nd A A Q	East Ekeblad Pass Dbl 3rd 4 J 6	South Johnson 1 NT 4 5 4th 3 4 5
S deals E-W vul	4 A 5 A Q J 9 3 Q 9 8 5 2
10 9 3 2 J 9 7 6 2 7 6 6 4		A J 8 7 6 K 10 8 4 10 4 A 3
B66BB 766AA 27722 = Par NS +460	K Q 5 Q 3 K 8 5 2 K J 10 7
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +11 54	5-4 Minor   5 South -1   -50  15

18. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 5, Bd 14			West Ionita 1 Pass Lead 6 A K 8 2 J Q 7 4	North Nunes 1 Pass 2nd 2 9 3 8 9 Q 5 9 3	East Teodorescu Pass Pass 3rd K 2 6 10 J 3 J 4 J	South Fantoni 3 NT 4th A 3 4 5 Q 2 5 7 Q	West Helness 1 2 Pass Pass Lead 7 J 10 A K 2 2 K 4	North Rotaru Pass Dbl 3 5 2nd 2 Q 8 9 6 5 10 A	East Helgemo 1 Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd K 4 3 2 6 Q J 9	South Coldea 1 NT 3 Rdbl 4th A 5 8 3 4 3 Q 7
W deals None vul	A Q 6 4 8 4 2 Q 10 7 6 2 2
K J 8 5 Q 10 7 6 9 A Q 8 3		9 3 K 9 5 3 5 4 3 10 9 7 5
895A6 = 44737 = Par NS +140	10 7 2 A J A K J 8 K J 6 4
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 64	5-4 Minor   5 South -1   -50  15

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Fallenius Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 3 A K Q 10	North Levin 1 3 2nd 4 Q 8 6 J 8	East Fredin Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 3 7 9 10	South Weinstein 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 5 7 2 3 4 5	West Stansby Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 10 2 3 3 8	North Nystrom 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 4 2nd 4 Q 5 9 8 3	East Martel Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 6 Q J K 9	South Bertheau 1 2 2 3 3 5 4th 5 7 A A A 2
E deals N-S vul	Q 10 9 7 3 A 7 4 — Q J 5 4 3
8 5 4 J 8 6 2 J 8 6 A 10 9		A J 6 K 10 9 3 7 5 4 3 2 8
AA7AB A979A 23632 33632 Par NS +630	K 2 Q 5 A K Q 10 9 K 7 6 2
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 76	5-4 Minor   5 South -1   -100  18

25. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 63			West Katz Pass Pass Pass Lead J 5 9 4 4 J 5 K	North Gitelman 1 3 Pass 2nd 9 9 8 A 5 6 7 8	East Jacobs Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 7 2 10 Q 2 8	South Moss 2 3 NT 4th Q 2 K 7 3 4 2 10	West Spector Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 9 K 3 5	North Levin 1 2 2 NT 3 5 2nd 7 2 3 5 9	East WolpertG Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 8 5 8 A	South Weinstein 1 NT 2 3 4 4th A J Q 10 2
W deals E-W vul	A 9 A K J 6 3 9 3 Q 9 5 4
K J 10 4 10 9 Q 6 5 2 K 6 3		6 5 3 2 Q 8 7 4 2 K J 7 8
8577A 8678B 47652 = Par NS +400	Q 8 7 5 A 10 8 4 A J 10 7 2
Notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 90	5-4 Minor   5 North -1   -50  18

27. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 63			West Cohler Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 5 9 Q 6 J 9	North Nickell 1 3 Pass 2nd 3 9 8 9 3 6 5	East Baze Pass Pass Pass 3rd K K 2 J 7 Q Q	South Freeman 2 3 NT 4th A 4 K 4 8 2 K	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 9 10 3 7 5 7 8	North Mahaffey 1 2 3 2nd Q 8 9 4 6 9 A J	East Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 2 6 5 J 2 Q	South Seamon 1 NT 2 5 4th A K 7 J 5 Q 3 J
W deals E-W vul	A 9 A K J 6 3 9 3 Q 9 5 4
K J 10 4 10 9 Q 6 5 2 K 6 3		6 5 3 2 Q 8 7 4 2 K J 7 8
8577A 8678B 47652 = Par NS +400	Q 8 7 5 A 10 8 4 A J 10 7 2
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +11 102	5-4 Minor   5 North -2   -100  18

30. 2006 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Nunes Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 J 9 J 9 8	North Lesniewski 1 3 2nd 3 10 6 2 7 J	East Fantoni Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 Q 7 5 Q	South Weichsel 1 2 3 NT 4th A 3 5 Q 2 4	West Jansma Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 A 4 7 5 8	North Versace 1 2 2 NT 4 4 5 2nd J 3 6 3 9 5	East Verhees Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 8 2 J A 4	South Lauria 1 2 2 3 NT 4 4 4th A 2 10 6 Q 10
E deals E-W vul	J 10 6 4 8 J 7 3 A Q 8 7 2
Q 8 5 J 9 6 3 10 9 8 6 10 6		A 9 3 2 Q 10 2 K Q 5 4 5 3
9897C = 45451 = Par NS +920	K 7 A K 7 5 4 A 2 K J 9 4
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  104	5-4 Minor   5 South =   +400 +10 28

38. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 18, Bd 5			West Bocchi 1 Pass Lead 7 4 Q 8 7 A 9 8 9 8	North Asbi 1 3 NT 2nd 6 2 2 4 2 8 7 6 Q 9	East Duboin 2 All Pass 3rd 10 A 5 K 10 3 J 3 10 J	South Tobing 1 2 NT 4th K 6 3 A K 4 6 5 5 3	West Lead	North 2nd	East 3rd	South 4th
S deals N-S vul	J 9 3 2 7 4 3 8 A Q J 8 6
8 7 5 A Q J 5 A 7 5 7 3 2		Q 10 6 4 8 6 2 J 9 6 4 2 10
9766A 9776A 45662 46672 Par NS +500	A K K 10 9 K Q 10 3 K 9 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  108	5-4 Minor   5 South =   +600 +13 41

39. 2002 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27			West HackettJU 3 Pass All Pass Lead 8 2 K K Q 5 7	North Balicki Dbl 3 2nd 7 9 3 6 8 10 10	East HackettJA Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q A 3 2 4 A A	South Zmudzinski Pass 3 3 NT 4th K 6 4 7 6 2 3	West Pszczola 2 Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 10 A K A 2 K K	North Hallberg Dbl 3 4 2nd 4 6 6 6 3 4 A 8	East Kwiecien Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 J 2 3 7 5 J 2	South Wright Pass 3 3 NT 5 4th 7 10 4 9 6 10 3 7
E deals None vul	A Q J 9 2 K Q 5 A K J 10 7
10 6 7 Q 9 4 A J 9 8 5 3 2		K 8 5 4 3 J 10 8 6 3 6 Q 10
6AAC5 8AAC5 53317 43317 Par NS +920	7 A 9 4 2 8 7 5 3 2 K 6 4
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  108	5-4 Minor   5 North =   +400 +11 52

40. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 7, Bd 5			West Pessoa Pass Lead 4 K 4 A 4 4 Q 9	North Maas 1 Pass 2nd K 6 7 5 5 8 6 3	East Castanheira Pass Pass 3rd J 2 J 10 8 K 8	South Ramondt 3 NT 4th 2 3 A 9 K 5 10	West de Boer 2 Dbl Lead	North Reis 1 5 All Pass 2nd	East Muller Pass Pass 3rd	South Canelas 2 Pass 4th
N deals N-S vul	K 5 5 K Q 9 5 4 K Q 10 7 2
A 8 7 6 4 3 A J 7 4 A 10 3 —		J 10 10 9 8 6 3 7 6 J 9 6 5
74399 94399 37934 = Par NS +100	Q 9 2 K Q 2 J 8 2 A 8 4 3
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +15 123	5-4 Minor   5 × South -2   -500  52

45. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 15, Bd 20			West Kowalski Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 9 8 5 Q 3 J	North Burgess 1 1 3 2nd Q 5 A 2 A 3	East Szymanowski Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 7 A 2 10	South Richman 1 2 3 NT 4th 4 4 2 3 3 7	West Browne Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 2 K 2 5 7	North Zmudzinski 1 2 4 5 2nd A 3 4 4 6 10	East Bagchi Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 Q 7 A 8 J	South Balicki 1 NT 4 5 4th Q A 4 Q 8 K
N deals Both vul	A K Q 10 8 K 10 2 Q 8 7 4 Q
9 7 6 4 2 Q K 3 J 10 7 6 2		J 3 J 9 6 5 4 A 10 K 9 8 3
789B4 = 55428 = Par NS +600	5 A 8 7 3 J 9 6 5 2 A 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  124	5-4 Minor   5 North =   +600 +13 68

46. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 32			West Freeman Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 10 4	North Katz 1 3 NT 2nd J 2 10	East Nickell 2 Pass 3rd Q 3 K	South Weinstein 2 NT Pass 4th A 2 2	West Lev Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 10 K K 9	North Rodwell 1 Pass 2 3 4 2nd A 5 8 6 J	East Glubok Dbl 2 Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 3 3 4 4 A	South Meckstroth Rdbl Pass 2 NT Rdbl 5 4th J 2 A 10 4
W deals E-W vul	A Q 9 8 3 A 7 5 J K 9 8 3
K J 7 5 4 2 9 6 4 5 4 3 10		— K Q 3 2 K Q 8 7 6 2 J 6 2
B885C B885B 24561 24471 Par NS +920	10 6 J 10 8 A 10 9 A Q 7 5 4
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +2 126	5-4 Minor   5 North =   +400  68

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