Data 9Z15 Main

Notrump vs. 7-2 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 34 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 Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Multon Duboin Zimmermann Nunes Madala Fantoni Bianchedi
1 Pass 2 3 NT 1 Pass 2 NT 3
Dbl AP 3 Pass 3 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4
4 5 Dbl AP

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

J 10 8 6 5
A K Q 10 5
8
A 5 Table Q 4 2
2
J 10 9
K 10 8 7 6 2
83593 =
49748 =
Par NS -100 K 3
9 6 3
A K Q 6 5 4 3
9

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -100
+5 5
7-2 Minor
5 × S -2 -300
-5 0

3. 2013 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

S deals
Both vul K 9
8 5
Q J 9 8 6 5 4
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Gold Zimmermann Bakhshi Multon Fantoni Robson Nunes Forrester
1 NT 1 NT
3 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 3 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

6
A 6 3
10 7
K Q 10 7 6 5 3 Table Q J 10 8 7 4 3
K 9 2
K 3
9
557A5 =
38638 48638
Par NS +130 A 5 2
Q J 10 7 4
A 2
A 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-7 5
7-2 Minor
5 N -2 -200
+7 8

5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 30

E deals
None vul 8 5 2
Q 6
8 2
A Q 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Ware Chung Tislevoll LiuCK Huang Cornell WuCD Bach
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 7
J 10 9 7 3 2
7
K J 10 8 Table A 10 6 4 3
K 8
10 9 3
9 6 5
A86A8 97597
25625 35735
Par NS +430 K Q 9
A 5 4
A K Q J 6 5 4
—

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 16
7-2 Minor
5 S -1 -50
-11 11

6. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 30

W deals
None vul K Q 9
A 5 4
A K Q J 6 5 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Luks Quantin Naber Bompis Rombaut Laanemae Lorenzini Karpov
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 3 4 Pass 5
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 6 4 3
K 8
10 9 3
9 6 5 Table J 7
J 10 9 7 3 2
7
K J 10 8
97597 A86A8
35735 25625
Par NS +430 8 5 2
Q 6
8 2
A Q 7 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 27
7-2 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-11 11

10. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul A Q 5 3
2
8
A K J 9 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Brenner Fallenius Branco Chagas Cullin Amaral Upmark
1 1 Pass 1 1 NT Dbl
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 6 3 A 3 4 2
Q 8 8 5 6 5 K 2
4 3 J 7 4 10 Q 3
A 10 7 2 K 7 3 8
9 4 2 4 4 2 Q 9
A 6 3 6 A 8 10 6
J Q K 9 5
5 J 10 7 11 tricks claimed
5 tricks claimed

J 7 6 2
K Q 4
K 5 3
8 5 3 Table 9 8
A J 9 8 6
A J 10 4 2
10
5834B 5844B
33992 =
Par NS +400 K 10 4
10 7 5 3
Q 9 7 6
Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-12 31
7-2 Minor
5 N = +400
+12 26

11. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

S deals
Both vul 10 9 5 2
J
5
10 9 8 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Moss Bramley Gitelman Diamond Schermer Platnick Chambers
2 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

8 4
Q 4 3
10 8 7 6 4
A 6 5 Table K Q 7 3
9 8 6 2
K 9 3 2
J
9A86B =
43461 43561
Par NS +620 A J 6
A K 10 7 5
A Q J
K Q

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 43
7-2 Minor
5 N -1 -100
-12 26

12. 2009 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

E deals
N-S vul 9 8 3
A 7
7
A K 9 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Fantoni Stefanov Nunes Duboin Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

10 6 5 4 2
J 10 4 3
A 10
10 7 Table A K
9 6 5 2
9 5 4 3 2
Q 8
A8699 =
35542 =
Par NS +630 Q J 7
K Q 8
K Q J 8 6
J 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 56
7-2 Minor
5 S -2 -200
-13 26

13. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul Q 5
A 9 6 4 3
Q J 6 4
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Aronov Gromoeller Stefanov Kirmse Smirnov Karaivanov Piekarek Trendafilov
Pass 2 3 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 4 Pass 5
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 7 J 6 5 A 7
4 6 7 J Q A
12 tricks won Q 5 3 5
2 3 A 6
12 tricks claimed

9 6
K Q 10 5 2
7 2
10 7 6 5 Table A 10 8 3 2
8 7
K 10 9 8 5 3
—
A876C =
25571 =
Par NS +1370 K J 7 4
J
A
A K J 9 8 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
-6 56
7-2 Minor
5 × S +1 +950
+6 32

15. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

E deals
E-W vul A J 10 7 6 2
J 6 4
8 6
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Passell Weichsel Mahaffey Cohler Kamil Rosenberg Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 4 5 A 10 4 5 A
A 10 8 3 4 K A 3
K 3 J 6 6 4 J 3
5 5 2 Q K A 8 5
7 2 K 6 3 6 7 2
3 J Q 2 2 7 8 Q
8 4 10 6 J 3 A 10
2 7 9 10 K 2 2 6
K A 3 4 11 tricks claimed
6 5 J A

K Q 5
K 10 9 3 2
A 9 7 3
10 Table 9 8 3
Q 8 7 5
Q 5 4
Q 6 3
9857C =
24751 34761
Par NS +920 4
A
K J 10 2
A K 9 7 5 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-11 56
7-2 Minor
5 S = +400
+11 46

17. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

S deals
None vul A 8 6 5
5
A K Q 9 7 6 3
7

West North East South West North East South
Becker Meckstroth Strul Rodwell Nickell Cohen Freeman Berkowitz
Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT 3 4 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

—
A J 10 8 7 6 3
8 2
A Q 9 8 Table K J 10 9 2
Q
10 5
K 6 5 3 2
77381 78391
55A4A =
Par NS -300 Q 7 4 3
K 9 4 2
J 4
J 10 4

Notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+13 72
7-2 Minor
5 × N -2 -300
-13 46

18. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 14

S deals
None vul Q 4 2
Q 8
A K Q 9 7 4 3
2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo WeinsteinH Helness Garner Zia Brogeland Rosenberg Saelensminde
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

A 7
A 10 6 3
6 5 2
Q 7 6 3 Table K 10 8 5
9 4 2
10
K 9 8 5 4
98695 =
35538 =
Par NS +300 J 9 6 3
K J 7 5
J 8
A J 10

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 83
7-2 Minor
5 N -2 -100
-11 46

20. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 14

S deals
None vul K Q 10 8 7 6 3
9 5
J 2
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Versace Lindkvist Lauria Nunes Nystrom Fantoni Bertheau
1 1
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 1 2 4
Pass 5 AP

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

9 4
A 7 4 3 2
A 8 5 4
7 2 Table A J 5 2
10 6
Q 10 7 6 3
9 3
8874A =
45683 45693
Par NS +100 —
K Q J 8
K 9
A K Q J 10 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 93
7-2 Minor
5 S -1 -50
-10 46

25. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 18

E deals
N-S vul 10
A 6 4
7 4
A K J 8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Matushko Fantoni Khven Dubinin Bocchi Gromov Duboin
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass Pass
3 Dbl 4 Dbl
Pass 5 Dbl AP

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

Q J 9 8 6 3
10 5 3
K J 5
9 Table K 5 2
K Q 8
A Q 10 8
10 6 5
93649 =
4A684 =
Par NS -200 A 7 4
J 9 7 2
9 6 3 2
Q 7

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+15 115
7-2 Minor
5 × N -2 -500
-15 46

27. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul K J 10 6 5 2
A Q 3 2
10 6
6

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Landen Sadek Pratap Morse Naguib Wolff SadekA
1 1 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

8 7
J 9 8 5
—
A K J 10 7 4 3 Table A Q 9 3
10 7
9 8 7 3
8 5 2
489B2 =
3542B =
Par NS +200 4
K 6 4
A K Q J 5 4 2
Q 9

Notrump
3 NT× S -5 -1100
-17 117
7-2 Minor
5 S = +400
+17 63

31. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul J 10 9 7 6 4
6 3
10 6 5
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Multon Stansby Mouiel Martel Rosenberg Perron Zia Chemla
Pass Pass 1 3 NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 5 2
A Q 10 4
9 7 3
8 7 4 Table 8 3
J 9 8 7 5
A Q J 4 2
J
7944A =
42893 =
Par NS +140 A K
K 2
K 8
A K 10 6 5 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 132
7-2 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-12 63

32. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul A 9
10 8
4 3
K Q 9 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Helness Stansby Helgemo Aa Rosenberg Groetheim Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K 4 2
Q 6 4 3
K 10 7 5 2
8 Table 10 7 5 3
J 7
Q J 9 6
A 7 5
8796B =
25471 =
Par NS +600 Q J 8 6
A K 9 5 2
A 8
J 10

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 132
7-2 Minor
5 N = +600
+12 75

34. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 46

S deals
None vul Q 10 9 2
—
Q 4
A K 8 6 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Smith Wolff Robinson Goldman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

7 4
K J 8 6 5 3
K J 9 7 5
— Table A J 8 5 3
Q 4
8 2
Q 10 9 2
7756A =
56863 66863
Par NS +130 K 6
A 10 9 7 2
A 10 6 3
J 7

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 134
7-2 Minor
5 N -2 -100
+2 77

Data 9Z15 Main Top Notrump vs. 7-2 Minor