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Notrump vs 5-5 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Table 1: Notrump Table 2: 5-5 Minor

A total of 44 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

2014 Spingold Final, Segment 3					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 1	10 7 6 3 A 9 A Q 10 9 5 K 5			Schwartz WEST Pass Pass Lead A 3 J 7 K 9	Multon North 1 3 NT 2nd 3 K 8 3 7	Graves East Pass AP 3rd 2 A 6 Q 5	Zimmermann South 2 NT 4th 9 2 5 6 J	Nunes WEST Pass Pass Pass AP Lead Q 10 A 9 K 2 J	Lindqvist North 1 2 3 NT 2nd 3 3 7 4 5 6 8	Fantoni East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 2 4 10 5 K 3	Brogeland South 2 3 5 4th A 8 4 2 8 A 9
A K 8 4 7 6 5 2 8 Q 9 6 3			5 2 Q J 8 4 7 3 A J 10 7 4
Par -620 4 EW	Q J 9 K 10 3 K J 6 4 2 8 2
5 / +5		5 / 5-0		3 NT S -3		-300		5 N -1		-100

2012 World Championship Round of 16, Segment 5					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 2	— A 10 9 2 A 10 9 8 6 Q 8 6 2			Yilmaz West Pass Pass AP Lead 3 3 10 6 Q K 5	Duboin NORTH Pass 3 3 2nd 2 5 7 3 4 4 A	Gur East 2 Pass Dbl 3rd Q A 4 J 8 9 6	Sementa South 2 NT 3 3 NT 4th A 2 7 3 2 9 4	Madala West 4 Lead K K Q	Kokten NORTH 1 5 2nd A 5 7	Bocchi East 3 AP 3rd 4 6 8	O.Aker South 4 4th 2 2 6
J 9 7 4 3 K J 7 5 A J 4 3			K Q 10 8 6 2 7 6 4 3 2 9 7
Par +300 5 × EW -2	A 5 Q 8 5 K Q J 4 3 K 10 5
5 / +12		5 / 17-2		3 NT S -1		-100		5 N =		+600

2012 World Championship Qualifying, Round 13					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 3	Q 5 3 J 4 A K 8 A 7 6 4 3			Khiuppenen West Pass Pass Pass AP Lead K Q 3 6	Sementa North 2 2 3 2nd 4 5 7 4	Kholomeev East Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 Q 8	Duboin SOUTH 1 2 3 3 NT 4th A K J	Bocchi West Pass 3 Lead Q A 3 7 3	Gromov North 2 5 2nd 4 K 2 2 2	Madala East 2 AP 3rd 6 2 Q 8 10	Dubinin SOUTH 1 3 4th A 5 9 3 7
K 9 7 K Q 6 J 6 5 3 2 9 5			J 8 6 4 2 10 9 8 5 3 2 Q K
Par +1100 6 × EW -4	A 10 A 7 10 9 7 4 Q J 10 8 2
5 / +13		5 / 30-2		3 NT S -2		-200		5 N +1		+620

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 16					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 4	6 K Q A K 10 9 3 9 7 6 4 2			Drijver West Pass Pass Lead J 8	Jorgensen North 2 NT 3 NT 2nd Q 5	Brink East Pass AP 3rd A 3	Einarsson SOUTH 1 NT 3 4th 2 K	Baldursson West Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead J 7 3 2 5 6	Muller North 2 3 3 5 2nd Q Q K 3 3 8	T.Jonsson East Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd A A 8 A 4 J	de Wijs SOUTH 1 NT 2 NT 3 4 4th 5 6 2 4 2
A 10 9 4 3 J 10 9 4 3 8 7 5 —			K J 8 7 2 A 8 6 4 2 Q 8 3
Par +400 5 NS	Q 5 7 6 5 2 Q J A K J 10 5
3 NT +2		5 / 30-4		3 NT S +2		+460		5 S =		+400

2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Segment 4					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 5	K J 6 3 5 A Q 3 10 9 6 5 3			Fallenius West 2 Pass Pass Lead 4 A K 7 6 J 4 8	Versace North Dbl 2 3 NT 2nd 5 8 2 2 2 8 A	Fredin East 2 Pass AP 3rd Q 3 5 10 Q 9 3	Lauria SOUTH 1 NT Pass 2 NT 4th K 2 4 7 5 5 7	Sementa West Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 2 A	Aronov North 2 2 NT 3 5 2nd 4 6 3	Duboin East Pass Pass Dbl AP 3rd A 2 2	Stefanov SOUTH 1 NT 2 3 4 4th 3 Q 5
A 10 9 8 5 2 8 7 4 2 K 6 8			7 A Q 10 9 6 J 8 7 5 2 4 2
Par +430 4 NT NS	Q 4 K J 3 10 9 4 A K Q J 7
3 NT +11		5 / 30-16		3 NT S +2		+460		5 N -1		-50

2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 7					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 6	10 5 4 3 A 8 3 2 K Q J 5 3			Khiuppenen WEST Pass Pass Pass Lead 5	Tundal North Pass 2 3 NT	Kholomeev East Pass Pass AP	Groetheim South 1 NT 2	Saelensminde WEST Pass Pass Pass Pass AP Lead 9 6 7 2 A 4 K 8	Gromov North 2 2 3 4 2nd A 2 A 4 6 J 7 J	Austberg East Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 4 K 2 A 2 3	Dubinin South 2 2 NT 3 5 4th Q 8 3 7 5 9 3 9
Q 9 2 Q J 7 5 4 Q 9 5 4 10			K J 8 10 9 6 3 K J 10 7 9 7
Par +400 3 NT NS	A 7 6 K 8 2 A 6 A 8 6 4 2
3 NT +10		5 / 30-26		3 NT S =		+400		5 N -1		-50

2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Segment 1					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 7	K J 4 3 A K 10 6 K 10 7 5 4			Wladow West Pass Dbl AP Lead 9 9 A Q 8 2 2 4	Karaivanov North 2 3 2nd 10 A 6 4 5 7 A 2	Elinescu East Pass Pass 3rd J 3 3 4 J 4 5 Q	Trendafilov SOUTH 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K 8 5 7 3 7 8 10	Danailov West Dbl Pass Pass Dbl Lead 6 4 3 K 5 8 3 A	Kirmse North Rdbl 3 5 AP 2nd A 8 Q 4 4 2 7 4	Karakolev East 2 Pass Pass 3rd J A K 3 Q 10 9	Gromoeller SOUTH 1 NT Dbl 4 Pass 4th 7 6 5 9 J 10 10
A 10 Q 6 2 A Q 9 8 2 J 9 6			8 7 6 5 2 J 10 9 5 4 J 4 3 —
Par +300 5 × EW -2	Q 9 8 7 3 K 7 5 A Q 8 3 2
3 NT +2		5 / 31-28		3 NT S -1		-50		5 × S -1		-100

2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 7					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 8	10 5 4 3 A 8 3 2 K Q J 5 3			Fantoni WEST Pass Pass Pass AP Lead 4	Pacareu North 1 3 3	Nunes East Pass Pass Pass	B.Robles South 2 3 3 NT	J.Robles WEST Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 K 5 K 8 3 6 Q 2	Lauria North 1 2 3 3 4 5 2nd 2 7 9 5 J K Q 3 4	Caracci East Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd 4 2 A 2 J A 8 8 J	Versace South 2 2 NT 3 4 4 4th A 10 9 3 6 4 7 6 A
Q 9 2 Q J 7 5 4 Q 9 5 4 10			K J 8 10 9 6 3 K J 10 7 9 7
Par +400 3 NT NS	A 7 6 K 8 2 A 6 A 8 6 4 2
3 NT +10		3 NT 38-31		3 NT S =		+400		5 N -1		-50

2009 USBC Semifinal, Segment 8					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 9	Q 5 J 8 5 3 2 J 7 6 5 2 10			Rubin WEST 2 Pass Lead 6 K Q A 9 8 2 2 10 8 3	Zia North Pass Pass 2nd 10 4 6 4 7 9 K A K 3 7	Granovetter East 3 Pass 3rd Q 2 5 6 7 J 6 J Q 5	Hamman South 3 NT 4th A 10 3 7 4 10 Q 5 3 J	Meckstroth WEST 3 Dbl Lead K 2	Weichsel North Pass 5 2nd 6 10	Rodwell East 4 Dbl 3rd Q K	Ekeblad South 4 NT AP 4th 2 5
K J 9 7 6 4 Q 4 K 8 7 6 2			8 3 2 A K 10 7 4 10 3 Q 9 5
Par +130 4 NS	A 10 9 6 A K Q 9 8 A J 4 3
3 NT +3		3 NT 43-31		3 NT S -1		-100		5 × N -1		-200

2009 USBC Semifinal B, Segment 2					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 10	Q 10 6 Q 5 4 K 5 Q J 9 8 4			Welland West Pass Lead 3 Q J 9	Meckstroth North 3 NT 2nd K 2 3 10	Willenken EAST Pass AP 3rd 6 5 6 A	Rodwell South 2 NT 4th 7 2 3	Freeman West 1 Pass AP Lead 3	B.Cohen North 3 3 NT	Nickell EAST Pass Pass Pass	Smith South 1 3 5
9 7 4 3 2 A J 8 Q J 9 4 3 —			J K 10 9 3 2 10 8 6 2 10 3 2
Par +200 5 × EW -1	A K 8 5 7 6 A 7 A K 7 6 5
3 NT +2		3 NT 45-31		3 NT S +2		+660		5 S =		+600

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2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 4					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 11	10 9 7 3 K J 6 4 Q 7 6 5 4			Fu West Pass Lead 4 3 3 Q 6	Grue NORTH Pass 3 NT 2nd 9 K A 5	Zhao East Pass AP 3rd A 8 4 2	Cheek South 2 NT 4th 5 10 2 2	Smith West Pass Pass AP Lead 4 J 10	Chang NORTH Pass 2 3 2nd 9 K A	B.Cohen East Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 4	Hallberg South 1 2 5 4th 5 10 2
Q 8 6 4 J 8 6 5 Q 7 3 A 9			A J 7 3 2 10 9 4 10 9 5 2 2
Par +400 5 NS	K 5 A K Q 2 A 8 K J 10 8 3
5 / +10		3 NT 48-41		3 NT S -1		-50		5 S =		+400

2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 4					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 12	10 9 7 3 K J 6 4 Q 7 6 5 4			Stansby West Pass Lead 6 2 J Q	Delmonte NORTH Pass 3 NT 2nd 9 K A 4	Martel East Pass AP 3rd A 4 4 3	Teramoto South 2 NT 4th 5 10 2	Brogeland West Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 3 10	Balicki NORTH Pass 1 3 5 2nd 9 K	Shugart East Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd A 4	Zmudzinski South 1 2 3 4th 5 10
Q 8 6 4 J 8 6 5 Q 7 3 A 9			A J 7 3 2 10 9 4 10 9 5 2 2
Par +400 5 NS	K 5 A K Q 2 A 8 K J 10 8 3
5 / +10		5 / 51-48		3 NT S -1		-50		5 S =		+400

2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Segment 1					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 13	K 4 3 J 10 8 4 9 A Q 8 6 4			Bocchi West	L.Yang North	Duboin East	Dai SOUTH	X.Li West 1 Pass Pass AP Lead 6 2 Q	Lauria North 2 2 NT 3 NT 2nd K K	Sun East Pass Pass Pass 3rd A A	Versace SOUTH 1 2 3 5 4th J 4
Q 9 6 2 A Q 7 5 3 K Q 8 9			A 10 8 7 5 2 7 5 4 3 2 10 7
Par -100 4 × NS -1	J K 9 6 A J 10 6 K J 5 3 2
5 / +2		5 / 53-48		3 NT S -2		-100		5 S -1		-50

2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Segment 1					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 14	J K 9 6 A J 10 6 K J 5 3 2			Khokhlov West Pass AP Lead 7 2 10 8 5 2	Schollaardt NORTH 1 3 2nd J K 3 5 6 9	Rekunov East 1 Pass 3rd Q A 9 6 3 Q	Drijver South 2 3 NT 4th 4 2 3 4 4 8	Jansma West Pass AP Lead 6 2 A 7	Dubinin NORTH 1 4 2nd K 9 8 10	Verhees East 1 Pass 3rd A Q 8 10	Gromov South 1 NT 5 4th J 4 K 6
A 10 8 7 5 2 7 5 4 3 2 10 7			Q 9 6 2 A Q 7 5 3 K Q 8 9
Par -100 4 × NS -1	K 4 3 J 10 8 4 9 A Q 8 6 4
5 / +2		5 / 55-48		3 NT S -3		-150		5 N -2		-100

2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Segment 4					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 15	K Q 9 7 2 Q 5 A A 8 5 3 2			L.Yang West Pass AP Lead 3 Q 5 J 10	Imakura North 3 2nd A A Q 2	Dai East Pass 3rd 2 3 K 7	Ino SOUTH 2 3 NT 4th 4 2 2 4	Teramoto West Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 3 Q 10	Sun North 2 NT 4 5 2nd 4 6 3 A	Takano East Pass Pass AP 3rd 10 K 2 2	X.Li SOUTH 2 3 4 4th A J 9 3
A 8 6 5 9 6 2 K J 10 6 3 J			J 4 3 A J 8 9 8 7 5 2 9 6
Par +620 4 NS	10 K 10 7 4 3 Q 4 K Q 10 7 4
5 / +13		5 / 68-48		3 NT S -2		-200		5 N =		+600

2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 2					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 16	A 2 8 Q 9 5 3 2 A Q 10 9 4			Gawrys WEST Pass 2 Pass AP Lead 10	Lauria North 1 3 3	Jassem East 1 Pass Pass	Versace South Dbl 3 3 NT	Bocchi WEST	Zawislak North	Duboin East	Krupowicz South
K 10 9 6 Q 10 9 4 10 7 K 8 7			J 4 3 A J 7 6 3 2 J 6 5 2
Par +990 6 NT South	Q 8 7 5 K 5 A K 8 6 4 J 3
3 NT +2		5 / 68-50		3 NT S +3		+490		5 S +1		+420

2002 Spingold Final, Segment 1					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 17	10 2 K 2 J 10 9 5 4 A K Q 4			Lauria West Pass Pass AP Lead 4	Maksymetz NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 2	Versace East Pass Dbl Pass 3rd Q	Graves South 2 Pass 3 NT 4th K	Schifko West Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead A 9 10	Duboin NORTH 1 1 NT 2 3 3 4 AP 2nd 9 4 A	M.Moss East Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 A 2	Bocchi South 1 2 2 3 3 5 4th 2 2 3
J 8 6 4 A Q J 6 7 J 10 8 7			A Q 7 5 3 9 8 3 6 2 6 5 2
Par +600 5 NS	K 9 10 7 5 4 A K Q 8 3 9 3
5 / +4		5 / 72-50		3 NT S =		+600		5 × N =		+750

2001 Spingold Round of 16, Segment 3					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 18	8 A Q 7 5 4 A K Q 9 3 Q 9			Zia WEST Pass 2 Lead Q 2 4 J 9	Lair North 1 3 NT 2nd 8 4 A 6	Rosenberg East 1 AP 3rd 3 K J 7	Wold South 1 NT 4th 7 10 5 K	Greco WEST Pass 2 Pass Pass Lead 2 A 4 A	Cohen North 1 3 4 5 2nd A 3 K	Hampson East 1 3 Dbl AP 3rd 10 4 J	Berkowitz South 2 3 NT 4 NT 4th 9 8 6
Q J 6 2 8 6 2 8 6 2 J 5 2			K 9 5 4 3 K 10 3 — A 8 6 4 3
Par +450 5 North	A 10 7 J 9 J 10 7 5 4 K 10 7
5 / +11		5 / 83-51		3 NT S -2		-100		5 S =		+400

2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Segment 4					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 19	9 8 A K Q J 7 Q A K 9 8 7			Brogeland West Pass Pass AP Lead 2 4 7 J A K K	Liggins North 1 3 2nd 8 Q Q 2 6 9 Q	Saelensminde EAST Pass Pass Pass 3rd A K 5 A 3 4 3	Fawcett South Pass 1 NT 3 NT 4th 6 9 J 4 2 5 8	Callaghan West	Helgemo North	Burn EAST	Helness South
K 7 3 2 10 8 5 2 A 9 5 3 2			A 10 5 4 9 6 10 8 7 4 2 Q 4
Par +430 4 NT NS	Q J 6 4 3 K J 6 J 10 6 5 3
3 NT +11		5 / 83-62		3 NT S +2		+460		5 N -1		-50

2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 7					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 20	A 10 10 5 A J 8 3 Q 5 4 3 2			Levy West Pass Pass AP Lead 6 A K 6 4 8 5 A	Fredin NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 5 9 10 3 5 9 7 10	Chemla East 1 Pass Pass 3rd 9 2 3 Q J 5 A 9	Lindkvist South Dbl 2 3 NT 4th K 7 4 7 4 6 2 2	Nilsland West 1 Pass Pass AP Lead 6	Palau NORTH Pass 2 NT Pass 4	Fallenius East Pass 3 3 Pass	Allegrini South 1 Dbl Dbl 5
Q 9 8 7 3 6 2 K Q 4 2 10 9			K 4 2 A Q J 9 8 10 7 6 5 7
Par +600 5 NS	J 6 5 K 7 4 3 9 A K J 8 6
5 / +12		5 / 95-62		3 NT S -1		-100		5 S +1		+620

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1998 Team Trials Final, Segment 4					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 21	A Q J 9 9 7 8 6 K Q J 7 6			Rodwell West Pass Pass AP Lead 3 K 2	Cohen North 2 3 2nd 7 A 8	Meckstroth East 2 Pass 3rd J 8 K	Berkowitz SOUTH 1 3 3 NT 4th 4 9 4	Seamon West Pass Pass Pass Lead K 2 Q 6 Q	Soloway North 2 3 5 2nd A 8 3 A 4	Passell East 2 Pass AP 3rd 3 K 3 2 2	Hamman SOUTH 1 3 4 4th 7 4 9 4 9
10 7 6 3 10 8 3 2 7 5 4 9 8			K 5 K Q J 6 5 A J 10 9 3 4
Par +620 4 NS	8 4 2 A 4 K Q 2 A 10 5 3 2
5 / +3		5 / 98-62		3 NT S -2		-200		5 N -1		-100

1997 Team Trials Final, Segment 4					3 NT NS				5 / NS
Case 22	5 K Q 8 3 K 9 8 7 4 A K 4			Zia West 2 Pass Lead A 2 3 A 9 6	Hamman NORTH 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 4 10 8 9 10	Deutsch East Pass Pass AP 3rd 8 J K 2 Q 3	Wolff South 1 NT 3 4th 4 7 7 5 6 3	Rodwell West 2 AP Lead Q 6 4	Martel NORTH 1 3 2nd 4 A 2	Meckstroth East Pass 4 3rd K 2 Q	Stansby South 2 5 4th 5 J A
A K 9 2 J 5 A 10 9 7 6 5 3			Q J 8 6 3 10 7 6 4 3 2 8 2
Par +600 5 NS	10 7 4 A 9 2 Q J 10 6 5 Q J
5 / +13		5 / 111-62		3 NT S -2		-200		5 N =		+600

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