Data 9Z16 Main

Notrump vs. 5-5 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 44 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 Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul 10 7 6 3
A 9
A Q 10 9 5
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Multon Graves Zimmermann Nunes Lindqvist Fantoni Brogeland
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 5 (AP)

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

A K 8 4
7 6 5 2
8
Q 9 6 3 Table 5 2
Q J 8 4
7 3
A J 10 7 4
67383 =
66A49 =
Par NS -620 Q J 9
K 10 3
K J 6 4 2
8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 0
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -100
+5 5

5. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul —
A 10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6
Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Yilmaz Duboin Gur Sementa Madala Kokten Bocchi AkerO
Pass 2 2 NT 1 3 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 4 5 AP
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 7 4 3
K J
7 5
A J 4 3 Table K Q 10 8 6 2
7 6 4 3
2
9 7
749B9 =
39323 =
Par NS +300 A 5
Q 8 5
K Q J 4 3
K 10 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 2
5-5 Minor
5 N = +600
+12 17

7. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 4

S deals
Both vul Q 5 3
J 4
A K 8
A 7 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Sementa Kholomeev Duboin Bocchi Gromov Madala Dubinin
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 3 5 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7
K Q 6
J 6 5 3 2
9 5 Table J 8 6 4 2
10 9 8 5 3 2
Q
K
B559C =
28831 =
Par NS +1100 A 10
A 7
10 9 7 4
Q J 10 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 2
5-5 Minor
5 N +1 +620
+13 30

12. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

S deals
E-W vul K J 6 3
5
A Q 3
10 9 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Versace Fredin Lauria Sementa Aronov Duboin Stefanov
1 NT 1 NT
2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Dbl 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 9 8 5 2
8 7 4 2
K 6
8 Table 7
A Q 10 9 6
J 8 7 5 2
4 2
A857A =
35852 =
Par NS +430 Q 4
K J 3
10 9 4
A K Q J 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 16
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-11 30

15. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

W deals
None vul 10 5 4 3
A
8 3 2
K Q J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Tundal Kholomeev Groetheim Saelensminde Gromov Austberg Dubinin
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 9 2
Q J 7 5 4
Q 9 5 4
10 Table K J 8
10 9 6 3
K J 10 7
9 7
9966A =
43773 =
Par NS +400 A 7 6
K 8 2
A 6
A 8 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 26
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 30

18. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

W deals
None vul 10 5 4 3
A
8 3 2
K Q J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Pacareu Nunes RoblesB RoblesJ Lauria Caracci Versace
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 9 2
Q J 7 5 4
Q 9 5 4
10 Table K J 8
10 9 6 3
K J 10 7
9 7
9966A =
43773 =
Par NS +400 A 7 6
K 8 2
A 6
A 8 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 38
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 31

28. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul 10 9
7 3
K J 6 4
Q 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Fu Grue Zhao Cheek Smith Chang CohenB Hallberg
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 8 6 4
J 8 6 5
Q 7 3
A 9 Table A J 7 3 2
10 9 4
10 9 5 2
2
8799B =
26332 =
Par NS +400 K 5
A K Q 2
A 8
K J 10 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 48
5-5 Minor
5 S = +400
+10 41

29. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul 10 9
7 3
K J 6 4
Q 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Delmonte Martel Teramoto Brogeland Balicki Shugart Zmudzinski
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 8 6 4
J 8 6 5
Q 7 3
A 9 Table A J 7 3 2
10 9 4
10 9 5 2
2
8799B =
26332 =
Par NS +400 K 5
A K Q 2
A 8
K J 10 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 48
5-5 Minor
5 S = +400
+10 51

32. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
YangL Imakura Dai Ino Teramoto Sun Takano LiX
2 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

A 8 6 5
9 6 2
K J 10 6 3
J Table J 4 3
A J 8
9 8 7 5 2
9 6
78A6B =
34372 =
Par NS +620 10
K 10 7 4 3
Q 4
K Q 10 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 48
5-5 Minor
5 N = +600
+13 68

38. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul 8
A Q 7 5 4
A K Q 9 3
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Zia Lair Rosenberg Wold Greco Cohen Hampson Berkowitz
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 2
2 3 NT AP 2 3 3 3 NT
Pass 4 Dbl 4 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

Q J 6 2
8 6 2
8 6 2
J 5 2 Table K 9 5 4 3
K 10 3
—
A 8 6 4 3
85BB5 85AB5
38227 =
Par NS +450 A 10 7
J 9
J 10 7 5 4
K 10 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 51
5-5 Minor
5 S = +400
+11 83

39. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

E deals
None vul 9 8
A K Q J 7
Q
A K 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Liggins Saelensminde Fawcett Callaghan Helgemo Burn Helness
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 7 3 2
10 8 5 2
A 9 5 3
2 Table A 10 5 4
9 6
10 8 7 4 2
Q 4
A6A6A =
36371 =
Par NS +430 Q J 6
4 3
K J 6
J 10 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 62
5-5 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-11 83

40. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul A 10
10 5
A J 8 3
Q 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Levy Fredin Chemla Lindkvist Nilsland Palau Fallenius Allegrini
1 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 NT 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 5 9 K 6
A 9 2 7 12 tricks won
K 10 3 4
6 3 Q 7
4 5 J 4
8 9 5 6
5 7 A 2
A 10 9 2
8 tricks claimed

Q 9 8 7 3
6 2
K Q 4 2
10 9 Table K 4 2
A Q J 9 8
10 7 6 5
7
8676B =
46672 =
Par NS +600 J 6 5
K 7 4 3
9
A K J 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 62
5-5 Minor
5 S +1 +620
+12 95

44. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul 5
K Q 8 3
K 9 8 7 4
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Hamman Deutsch Wolff Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Stansby
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
2 2 Pass 3 2 3 4 5 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 9 2
J 5
A
10 9 7 6 5 3 Table Q J 8 6 3
10 7 6 4
3 2
8 2
749B5 =
68427 =
Par NS +600 10 7 4
A 9 2
Q J 10 6 5
Q J

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 62
5-5 Minor
5 N = +600
+13 111

Data 9Z16 Main Top Notrump vs. 5-5 Minor