Data 9Z17 Main


Notrump vs. 6-4 Minor


 by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 55 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 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69 West
GordonM
2 H
Pass
Pass

Lead
H 8
H 9
North
Stark
Dbl
3 D
Pass

2nd
3
2
East
Pratap
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
10
South
Baseggio
3 C
3 NT


4th
4
West
Campanile
1 H
Pass
Dbl

Lead
H A
S 5
C 3
C 6
D 3
North
Berkowitz
Dbl
3 C
5 C

2nd
3
3
9
Q
4
East
McAllister
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
7
A
K
A
South
Sontag
2 C
3 H


4th
2
K
7
H 6
W deals
E-W vul
S A 4 3
H 3
D A K J 10 5
C A J 8 6
S Q J 5 2
H A Q 10 8 7 6
D 9 4
C 9
Table S 10 9 8 7
H K 9
D Q 8 7 6 2
C Q 7
7659C =
37731 =
Par NS +920
S K 6
H J 5 4 2
D 3
C K 10 5 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 0

  6-4 Minor
  5 C South +1
  +420 +1111


2. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 109 West
McAllister

Pass
Pass

Lead
D 5
D Q
D 6
D 10
North
Berkowitz
1 D
3 C
Pass

2nd
2
7
S 3
S 2
East
Campanile
1 H
Pass
Dbl

3rd
J
K
A
South
Sontag
2 C
3 NT
All Pass

4th
4
3
8
West
Seamon

Dbl
Pass

Lead
D A
D Q
D 5
North
Stark
1 C
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
7
East
Pszczola
1 D
2 H
Pass

3rd
6
K
South
Baseggio
2 D
5 C


4th
2
3
N deals
Both vul
S A 9 7 3
H Q J 3
D 3 2
C A Q 9 5
S Q 8 6 5
H 10 5 2
D K 6 5
C 8 7 3
Table S K 10 4
H 9 8 7 6 4
D A Q J 10 9
C
8745B =
36882 =
Par NS +600
S J 2
H A K
D 8 7 4
C K J 10 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT× South -1
-200 0

  6-4 Minor
  5 C North =
  +600 +1324


3. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33 West
Rodwell

2 S
Pass


Lead
S 6
S 4
S K
North
Passell

2 NT
3 NT


2nd
Q
7
C 5
East
Meckstroth

Pass
All Pass


3rd
A
J
H J
South
Jacobus
1 NT
3 C



4th
5
9
10
West
Coren

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
S 3
S 4
S 6
C 5
North
Levin

3 D
3 S
5 C

2nd
Q
7
C 9
3
East
Kamil

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
K
H 4
A
South
Weinstein
1 NT
3 H
4 C


4th
5
9
10
Q
S deals
None vul
S Q 9
H Q
D K J 7 2
C K 9 8 7 6 5
S K J 8 6 3 2
H K 6 5
D 10 5 3
C Q
Table S A 4
H J 10 9 8 4
D 9 8 6 4
C 4 3
7569B =
26721 =
Par NS +400
S 10 7 5
H A 7 3 2
D A Q
C A J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 0

  6-4 Minor
  5 C South =
  +400 +1135


4. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33 West
Martel

2 D
Pass

Lead
S 6
S 4
S J
S 8
North
Lair

3 NT


2nd
Q
7
H Q
C 5
East
Fleisher

Pass


3rd
A
K
H J
South
Gu
1 NT
Pass


4th
5
9
10
West
Bertens

2 S
Pass

Lead
S 3
S 4
S K
C 5
North
Willenken

2 NT
5 C

2nd
Q
7
C 9
3
East
Cheek

3 S
All Pass

3rd
A
J
H J
A
South
Rosenberg
1 NT
4 C


4th
5
9
10
Q
S deals
None vul
S Q 9
H Q
D K J 7 2
C K 9 8 7 6 5
S K J 8 6 3 2
H K 6 5
D 10 5 3
C Q
Table S A 4
H J 10 9 8 4
D 9 8 6 4
C 4 3
7569B =
26721 =
Par NS +400
S 10 7 5
H A 7 3 2
D A Q
C A J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 0

  6-4 Minor
  5 C South =
  +400 +1146


8. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Bocchi

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
C 4
H 8
C 8
D A
North
Gur
Pass
1 S
3 H
3 NT

2nd
6
2
A
K
East
Madala
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
Q
5
3
South
Yilmaz
1 D
2 NT
3 S


4th
Q
A
S 3
2
West
Kokten

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
H 3
S 2
H 2
C 2
C Q
D J
North
Zaleski
Pass
1 S
4 C
5 D

2nd
5
A
9
A
K
2
East
AkerO
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
3
A
4
D 6
Q
South
Versace
1 D
2 NT
4 S


4th
K
8
6
6
3
K
N deals
N-S vul
S K 9 7 5 3
H Q 9 5
D J 8 6 3
C 6
S A 6 4
H 10 4 3 2
D K
C K 10 9 5 4
Table S J 10 8
H A J 7
D 5 2
C J 8 7 3 2
796B5 997B5
33628 =
Par NS +600
S Q 2
H K 8 6
D A Q 10 9 7 4
C A Q

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +1217

  6-4 Minor
  5 D South -1
  -100 46


9. 2012 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass


Lead
C 5
D 6
D 3
H 3
S 5
D 10
D 2
H 2
North
Helgemo

2 H
Pass


2nd
10
Q
J
8
A
C 4
C 2
A
East
Willenken
1 H
Pass
Pass


3rd
Q
A
K
J
3
4
9
6
South
Helness
2 D
3 NT



4th
A
7
S 2
K
6
H 5
H 10
West
Multon

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
H 8
H K
H 9
North
Kamil

3 D
3 S
5 D

2nd
2
6
3
East
Zimmermann
1 H
3 H
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
C 2
South
Fleisher
2 D
Dbl
3 NT


4th
Q
4
E deals
Both vul
S Q 10 8 7 6
H J 4 2
D A 9 4 3
C 10
S 9 4 3 2
H 8
D Q
C J 7 6 5 4 3 2
Table S K J 5
H A K 10 9 7 5
D J 7
C Q 8
A77A3 =
35618 =
Par NS +630
S A
H Q 6 3
D K 10 8 6 5 2
C A K 9

Notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +1229

  6-4 Minor
  5 D South -1
  -100 46


14. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 47 West
Stansby
Pass
Pass
3 D
All Pass

Lead
H A
D A
D 9
S A
North
Duboin
1 C
2 C
3 S


2nd
3
2
S 3
J
East
Martel
1 D
Pass
Pass


3rd
J
3
K
6
South
Sementa
1 S
3 C
3 NT


4th
6
6
7
West
Madala
1 C
Dbl
Pass


Lead
H 10
D A
D 9
S 4
H J
North
Weinstein
2 C
Pass
Pass


2nd
Q
2
C 2
A
6
East
Bocchi
Dbl
4 S
Dbl


3rd
K
3
4
J
A
South
Levin
4 C
5 C
All Pass


4th
7
6
7
6
3
W deals
E-W vul
S K Q 4 3
H 7 3
D 2
C A K J 9 6 2
S 10 9 8 6
H A K 5 2
D A 9
C 10 4 3
Table S A 7 5 2
H J 10 4
D K 10 8 5 4 3
C
73439 =
699A4 =
Par EW +130
S J
H Q 9 8 6
D Q J 7 6
C Q 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 +636

  6-4 Minor
  5 C× North -2
  -300 46


16. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Madala

1 D
Dbl
All Pass



Lead
D 4
H J
D 3
D A
H 3
North
Weinstein

2 C
3 H




2nd
S 2
Q
Q
S 7
East
Bocchi

Pass
Pass




3rd
9
K
K
2
South
Levin
Pass
2 S
3 NT




4th
J
A
H 4
6
West
Stansby

1 D
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
D 2
C 7
H J
S 4
H 4
D Q
D J
North
Duboin

2 C
2 H
3 D
4 S


2nd
10
10
Q
3
2
4
5
East
Martel

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
A
J
K
J
C 3
S 2
S 7
South
Sementa
Pass
2 D
2 NT
3 S
5 C


4th
C 6
5
A
A
3
3
9
S deals
E-W vul
S A 7 2
H K 9 5 4
D
C A Q 8 7 6 2
S K J 10 6
H Q 3
D A K 7 5 4
C 9 5
Table S 9 5 4
H A 10 8 7 6 2
D 9 3 2
C 10
7635A 8636C
57A71 56871
Par NS +500
S Q 8 3
H J
D Q J 10 8 6
C K J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT South -4
-200 36

  6-4 Minor
  5 C North =
  +400 +1258


18. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 7, Bd 102 West
Wooldridge

Pass
Pass

Lead
S 2
North
Lev

2 D
Pass

2nd
Q
East
Hurd
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
South
Pszczola
1 C
3 NT


4th
6
West
Cohler

Pass
Pass

Lead
H 5
H A
S 3
North
Grue

5 C


2nd
7
3
East
Seamon
Pass
Pass


3rd
K
6
South
LallJ
2 C
Pass


4th
2
8
E deals
E-W vul
S Q
H 8 7
D K Q 10 7 6 3
C K 10 9 8
S A 10 9 7 2
H Q 6 5
D J 9 5
C 4 2
Table S J 8 5 4 3
H A K 10 4
D 8 4 2
C 7
9479A =
18611 =
Par NS +400
S K 6
H J 9 3 2
D A
C A Q J 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT South +4
+520 +1147

  6-4 Minor
  5 C South -1
  -50 58


27. 2010 Rosenblum Qual, Rd 7, Bd 14 West
Yeung

Pass
Pass

Lead
H 2
H 6
H 8
C 4
C 2
C 7
C J
C 6
C 5
D 6
North
Katz
Pass
3 NT


2nd
7
J
D 3
10
S J
D 9
S 6
H 3
D 10
J
East
ChiuK
2 H
Pass


3rd
A
Q
9
Q
K
A
9
S 8
D 2
Q
South
Nickell
2 NT
Pass


4th
4
S 2
K
3
8
S 4
S 5
S 7
D 5
K
West
Hamman

4 H
Pass

Lead
S A
D J
D 7
C K
C 4
H 7
H 5
D 2
C Q
North
Huang
3 C
Pass
Pass

2nd
8
Q
4
8
10
A
K
8
East
Zia
3 H
Pass
Dbl

3rd
7
K
10
2
A
4
8
C 5
South
Tse
3 NT
5 C
All Pass

4th
2
3
A
3
H 3
2
D 6
H 6
N deals
None vul
S 10 3 2
H 7
D 6 4 3
C A Q J 6 5 2
S Q 7 5
H Q 8 2
D K 9 8 7 5
C 10 8
Table S A J 6 4
H A 10 9 6 5 3
D J 10
C 3
85469 95469
47974 =
Par NS +100
S K 9 8
H K J 4
D A Q 2
C K 9 7 4

Notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 +560

  6-4 Minor
  5 C× North -2
  -300 58


31. 2008 WC Qual, Rd 13, Bd 1 West
Richman

1 H
Pass


Lead
C 8
C 6
C A
C Q
C 2
S J
North
Meckstroth

2 D
3 NT


2nd
5
7
S 3
D 2
D 5
6
East
Gill

Pass
All Pass


3rd
K
10
3
9
J
5
South
Rodwell
Pass
2 NT



4th
4
S 2
D 4
H 2
D 6
K
West
Compton

1 C
Dbl
Pass

Lead
C 6
C Q
D A
D K
H K
H 10
North
Mullamphy

1 D
3 S
5 D

2nd
4
D 2
3
8
4
5
East
Hamman

2 C
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
3
4
6
2
J
South
Klinger
Pass
3 C
4 D


4th
5
7
Q
C 8
3
Q
S deals
None vul
S K 8 3 2
H K 10
D A K 10 7 5 2
C 5
S Q 10 7 5
H Q 7 3
D Q
C A Q 10 8 2
Table S J 4
H 8 6 5 4
D 8 3
C K J 9 6 3
8A8C6 =
13217 12117
Par NS +920
S A 9 6
H A J 9 2
D J 9 6 4
C 7 4

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 62

  6-4 Minor
  5 D North =
  +400 +1072


38. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 20 West
Hampson

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
H J
C J
D K
D Q
C 4
C A
North
Wooldridge

2 D
3 C


2nd
5
10
H 4
S 3
7
East
Greco

2 H
Pass


3rd
A
6
2
3
8
South
Hurd
1 D
2 S
3 NT


4th
7
K
6
A
S Q
West
Gerstman

1 S
Pass
Pass

Lead
S 5
C 10
North
Ekeblad

Dbl
Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
2
East
Maksymetz

4 S
Pass
Dbl

3rd
9
K
South
Rubin
1 H
Pass
5 D
All Pass

4th
Q
A
S deals
Both vul
S 10 4 2
H 10 5
D K Q 9 4
C K Q 7 3
S K 8 7 6 5
H J 6
D A 6 5
C 6 4 2
Table S J 9 3
H A 9 4 3 2
D
C A J 9 8 5
74595 =
59848 69848
Par EW +140
S A Q
H K Q 8 7
D J 10 8 7 3 2
C 10

Notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +1375

  6-4 Minor
  5 D× South -1
  -200 73


42. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass


Lead
D K
D Q
D A
D 9
D 4
D 6
H 3
North
Weinstein

3 C
Pass


2nd
J
S 2
S 7
H 5
S 10
C 3
8
East
Fantoni

Pass
Pass


3rd
8
5
7
H 2
H 6
S 9
A
South
Levin
1 NT
3 NT



4th
2
3
10
C 2
S 8
H 7
J
West
Zia

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
D K
D 6
C 6
D 10
H 5
C 2
H 8
H 6
S 2
North
Duboin

2 S
3 D
5 C

2nd
J
C 3
5
9
2
D Q
A
J
9
East
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
5
K
C 8
Q
A
7
4
A
South
Bocchi
1 NT
2 NT
4 C


4th
2
3
4
8
3
J
10
K
3
S deals
N-S vul
S 10 7 2
H K 8 5
D J
C A 10 9 8 6 3
S Q 4 3
H 10 4 3
D A K Q 9 6 4
C 4
Table S J 9 6 5
H A 9 6 2
D 8 7 5
C J 5
6665A =
56683 =
Par NS +130
S A K 8
H Q J 7
D 10 3 2
C K Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT South -3
-300 80

  6-4 Minor
  5 C South -1
  -100 +578


45. 2003 BB Qual, Rd 3, Bd 9 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass



Lead
D 3
D J
D 8
C 5
C Q
North
Helgemo

2 C
3 NT



2nd
4
A
Q
8
4
East
Rodwell

Pass
All Pass



3rd
10
6
S 3
K
6
South
Helness
1 NT
2 H




4th
K
5
H 5
3
S 2
West
Aa

Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
D A
C 3
H 5
D 6
H 6
D Q
D 7
H 8
North
Soloway

1 S
4 C
5 C
All Pass

2nd
4
5
3
5
4
S 3
S 6
9
East
Groetheim

Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
10
8
C 6
K
C 7
S 5
C 2
C J
South
Hamman
1 H
2 C
4 S
Pass


4th
J
K
2
3
7
2
8
10
S deals
E-W vul
S 9 8 4
H
D Q 7 6 4
C A J 10 7 6 5
S A 7
H A 9 4 3
D A 9 8 3 2
C 4 3
Table S Q J 10 6 3 2
H K 10 7 2
D 10 5
C 8
4345A 7445B
58972 =
Par NS +400
S K 5
H Q J 8 6 5
D K J
C K Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 84

  6-4 Minor
  5 C× South =
  +550 +1290


51. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63 West
MagnussonM
Pass
Pass


Lead
H 4
D 4
D 2
North
Jassem
3 D
Pass


2nd
2
3
6
East
Ingimarsson
Pass
Pass


3rd
J
A
Q
South
Tuszynski
3 NT



4th
K
5
S 7
West
Kwiecien
Pass
2 D
4 S

Lead
C A
C K
C 8
S 10
North
Thorvaldsson
1 D
Pass
5 D

2nd
4
6
9
5
East
Pszczola
Dbl
2 S
Dbl

3rd
3
10
Q
2
South
JonssonT
1 NT
3 D
All Pass

4th
2
5
7
A
W deals
E-W vul
S 6 5
H Q 2
D A K J 9 8 2
C 7 5 2
S Q 10 8 7
H A 10 8 5 4
D 3
C Q 10 3
Table S K J 4 2
H J 9 3
D 6 5
C A K J 8
73383 =
59959 =
Par EW +140
S A 9 3
H K 7 6
D Q 10 7 4
C 9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 +1098

  6-4 Minor
  5 D× North -3
  -500 92


55. 1997 BB Qual, Rd 7, Bd 8 West
Branco

2 S
Pass
All Pass

Lead
S 7
C J
C Q
C K
C A
H Q
H 5
H 3
H 6
North
Meckstroth
1 C
Dbl
3 S


2nd
A
3
4
S 9
S 10
A
7
K
S 3
East
Chagas
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
4
7
8
2
5
4
10
9
S Q
South
Rodwell
1 D
3 C
3 NT


4th
6
6
S 2
S 5
S 8
2
J
S J
8
West
Wolff

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
H K
H A
H 6
North
Fonseca
2 D
3 H
4 C


2nd
4
7
9
East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
10
2
C 6
South
Mello
2 H
3 S
5 C


4th
3
8
J
N deals
None vul
S A
H Q J 8 3
D A Q J 5
C A K Q J
S Q J 8 7 5 2
H 10 2
D 9 8 6 2
C 6
Table S 10 9 4
H A K 6 5
D K 10 4 3
C 4 3
9697A =
47352 =
Par NS +400
S K 6 3
H 9 7 4
D 7
C 10 9 8 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10111

  6-4 Minor
  5 C North -1
  -50 94


Data 9Z17 MainTop Notrump vs. 6-4 Minor

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