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Notrump vs. 7-3 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 31 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Only swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4			West Piekarek Pass 1 Pass Lead 6 7 K 10 5 A K Q	North Lindqvist 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 3 4 Q 3 7 10 9	East Smirnov Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 J 2 A 9 4 5 7	South Brogeland 1 2 NT 4th 8 5 6 2 6 7 8 9	West SchwartzRO Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 4 K Q J K 10 8	North Tokay 1 2 3 4 5 2nd A 3 4 6 4 5 J	East FisherL Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 A 5 8 5 2 K	South Sementa 1 2 NT 4 5 4th 3 Q 6 7 6 3 2
Board 57 N-S vul	K J 10 3 A K Q J 10 9 2 K 3
Q 9 8 6 3 9 6 2 7 6 3 A 2		10 5 4 Q J 5 4 — Q J 9 7 6 4
nC89C7 sC79C7 w14416 e14316 Par: N-S +1440	A 7 2 A K 8 7 8 5 4 10 8 5
Notrump 3 NT South +3 +690 +2 2	7-3 Minor   5 North +1   +620  0

2. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12			West Lauria Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 2 2 3 5 K A	North Buras 2 3 3 2nd A 4 3 2 6 A 7	East Versace Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 Q J J 8 6 4	South Narkiewicz 1 NT 2 3 3 NT 4th 7 K 10 5 3 Q 10	West Mazurkiewicz Pass Pass Lead 5 A 7 4 A 10	North Duboin 2 5 2nd A 7 5 10 4 A	East Jassem Pass All Pass 3rd K 5 Q 8 10 2	South Sementa 1 NT 2 4th 2 2 K J 2 4
Board 29 Both vul	A Q 6 3 10 5 — J 9 8 7 6 3 2
9 5 2 K J 8 4 K J 8 7 6 K		K J 8 4 A 6 3 9 5 4 2 5 4
n9564A s9664A w47793 e47792 Par: N-S +200	10 7 Q 9 7 2 A Q 10 3 A Q 10
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -300  2	7-3 Minor   5 North -1   -100 +5 6

3. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1			West Diamond 2 All Pass Lead 6	North Stewart 1 3 2nd	East Platnick Pass Dbl 3rd	South Woolsey 1 NT 3 NT 4th	West Boyd 2 Pass All Pass Lead K Q 4 K 3 9 A	North Hampson 1 3 3 2nd 2 A 6 9 A 10 J	East Robinson 2 Pass Pass 3rd 6 2 A 8 7 J 5	South Greco Pass 3 5 4th 7 3 5 7 4 8 3
Board 5 N-S vul	10 3 8 3 A K Q J 7 3 2 J 7
J 8 5 4 K J 7 6 5 2 6 A 6		A 9 6 2 Q 9 9 5 K Q 10 8 5
ns74295 we59938 Par: E-W +140	K Q 7 A 10 4 10 8 4 9 4 3 2
Notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 +3 6	7-3 Minor   5 North -2   -200  6

4. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2			West Milgrim 1 Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead A Q 10 9 K Q	North Duboin 2 2 3 3 NT All Pass 2nd 3 3 2 6 4 9	East Rigal Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 6 2 5 A 3 9	South Sementa 1 2 2 NT 3 Pass 4th 5 K 4 7 6	West Seamon 1 Pass Dbl Pass Lead A A A 9	North Parker 2 3 NT Pass 5 2nd 3 3 3 5	East Cayne Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 2	South Rogoff 1 2 NT Pass 4 4th 10 10 9
Board 21 N-S vul	3 Q 5 3 4 3 A K Q J 8 7 5
A Q J 8 A 9 8 7 6 A 7 6 2		9 7 6 4 2 J 4 2 8 6 5 2 4
n8448A s8458A we38833 Par: N-S +130	K 10 5 K 10 K Q J 10 9 10 9 3
Notrump 3 NT× South -1 -200  6	7-3 Minor   5 South -1   -100 +3 9

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5. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3			West Bathurst 2 All Pass Lead J 7 Q 3 Q 8 7 2 6 9	North Rodwell 3 2nd 3 7 8 A A 10 5 7 A Q	East LallJ 1 NT Pass 3rd K K 2 9 9 4 4 J 3	South Meckstroth Pass 3 NT 4th A 6 6 5 4 6 9 K 5	West Katz 2 NT All Pass Lead K K 2 3 6 4 8 J Q 5	North WolpertG 4 2nd 2 A 6 A 4 8 J 6 8 10	East Nickell 1 NT Pass 3rd 5 7 K 7 Q 9 10 9 2 A	South Kranyak Pass 5 4th 8 3 6 5 5 2 4 10 7 3
Board 38 E-W vul	J 5 J 8 4 K Q J 10 5 4 3 3
Q 7 3 9 7 6 5 — Q J 10 7 5 2		K 10 8 6 4 K Q 10 A 8 6 K 6
ns54493 we8984A Par: E-W +100	A 9 2 A 3 2 9 7 2 A 9 8 4
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -150  6	7-3 Minor   5 North -1   -50 +3 12

6. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3			West Chambers Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 3 A J 2 6 4 Q K	North Platnick 2 3 2nd A 10 3 3 10 5 4 5 7	East Schermer Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 A 8 4 Q 9 6 2 8	South Diamond 1 2 3 NT 4th 8 7 2 K 4 3 J 10 2	West Greco Pass Pass Lead A 4 A	North Wold 2 5 2nd 3 10 3	East Hampson 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A 8	South Bates 1 3 4th 3 6 2
Board 44 N-S vul	A 4 — K Q J 8 Q 9 7 6 5 4 3
Q 7 6 3 K J 9 7 6 2 10 6 3 —		K 9 5 2 A 9 7 5 4 2 K J 10
n7656B s6657B we67662 Par: N-S +600	J 10 8 Q 10 8 5 4 3 A A 8 2
Notrump 3 NT South -3 -300  6	7-3 Minor   5 North =   +600 +14 26

7. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7			West Beatty Dbl Pass All Pass Lead J 2 2 5 K Q 10 7 6	North Hampson 2 3 2nd Q 4 9 3 9 K 4 9	East Jacobs Pass 2 Pass 3rd 6 J Q A 8 6 7 4	South Greco 1 3 3 NT 4th 7 9 5 2 5 3 3 3	West Platnick 4 Pass Dbl Lead K 9 A 2 8 J 10	North Bates Pass 5 All Pass 2nd 4 2 4 5 5 7 6	East Diamond Pass 4 Dbl 3rd 3 3 6 5 K 8 7	South Wold 3 NT Pass 5 4th 7 A 3 10 2 Q 9
Board 93 Both vul	Q 10 8 4 6 8 5 2 A Q 8 7 6
A K J 9 2 9 8 7 5 4 9 K 9		6 5 3 K Q 10 3 4 3 J 10 5 3
nsA66C8 we36714 Par: N-S +1370	7 A J 2 A K Q J 10 7 6 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +660  6	7-3 Minor   5 × South +1   +950 +7 33

8. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4			West Welland Lead	North Greco 2nd	East Bramley 3rd	South Hampson 4th	West Moss 2 Pass Lead 5 9 A 8 3 K	North Chambers 3 NT 5 2nd J 6 2 Q A 3	East Gitelman 1 4 All Pass 3rd Q 4 3 K 7	South Schermer 1 NT Pass 4th 2 A 8 2 5
Board 47 E-W vul	Q 6 8 6 2 3 K 10 9 6 5 4 3
J 4 3 2 Q 9 Q 10 5 4 Q 7 2		A 10 9 5 K 10 5 4 A J 8 6 2 —
n94739 s9473A we496A3 Par: E-W +100	K 8 7 A J 7 3 K 9 7 A J 8
Notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +11 18	7-3 Minor   5 North -2   -100  33

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9. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7			West Stansby Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 9 2	North Rodwell 1 2 3 2nd 10 A	East Martel Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 4	South Meckstroth 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th K 4	West Zia Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead 4 5 3	North Fleisher 1 2 4 5 2nd K 4 9	East Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A A	South Kamil 1 3 NT 4 4th 10 8
Board 103 Both vul	10 K 6 4 K Q 10 8 7 5 3 A Q
A 8 7 3 2 Q 7 5 4 2 J 5 2		J 6 5 4 A 3 2 J 10 9 6 4 3
nsB7AB8 we25215 Par: N-S +660	K Q 9 J 10 9 8 A 9 6 K 8 7
Notrump 3 NT South +3 +690 +3 21	7-3 Minor   5 North =   +600  33

10. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 1			West Kholomeev Pass Pass All Pass Lead J 7 K 8 5 4 3 2 A 5	North Wladow 2 3 2nd 8 J Q K Q 7 4 10 J Q	East Khiuppenen Pass Pass 3rd 5 A 9 6 3 2 4 9 3 K	South Elinescu 2 NT 3 NT 4th A 10 3 5 7 6 10 6 2 4	West Kirmse Pass 3 All Pass Lead Q 6 K A 5	North Gromov 2 4 2nd A J Q J Q	East Gromoeller 2 Pass 3rd 3 A 9 3 K	South Dubinin 3 5 4th 2 10 8 2
Board 4 Both vul	2 9 8 A 8 5 A K 8 5 4 3 2
8 6 5 3 K J 10 7 6 7 4 2 J		K Q J 10 7 Q 5 4 Q J 10 Q 10
nsC56BC we18611 Par: N-S +1400	A 9 4 A 3 2 K 9 6 3 9 7 6
Notrump 3 NT South +4 +720 +3 26	7-3 Minor   5 North +1   +620  33

11. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3			West Greenberg 1 3 Pass Lead J K Q 10 3 4 6 6 2	North Lindqvist 2 3 Pass 2nd A 3 7 4 7 J Q Q 10	East Lee 3 Pass Dbl 3rd 8 2 9 4 3 8 6 A 10	South Brogeland 1 Pass 3 NT All Pass 4th 5 7 8 2 5 5 4 6 K	West Fantoni 1 3 Lead K A 2 K 2	North Ivatury 2 5 2nd A 2 7 3 4	East Nunes 2 NT All Pass 3rd 8 10 A 5 9	South H-Welland 1 3 4th 6 7 8 J 10
Board 44 E-W vul	J 5 3 2 — A K Q 10 6 4 3 10 6
K 10 K 10 9 6 5 2 J 7 8 5 4		Q 8 7 4 Q J 7 8 K Q J 7 3
nsA84C5 w23918 e22817 Par: N-S +800	A 9 6 A 8 4 3 9 5 2 A 9 2
Notrump 3 NT× South +2 +750 +8 34	7-3 Minor   5 North =   +400  33

12. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4			West Moss Pass Pass Lead 6	North Rogoff 2 3 NT 2nd	East Gitelman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd	South Parker 1 2 NT 4th	West Aker Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead K 5	North Hampson 2 2 3 5 2nd 5	East Milgrim Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6	South Greco 1 2 2 NT 4 4th A
Board 59 None vul	5 A 10 A Q 10 6 4 3 2 Q 10 4
K Q 9 4 Q 7 J 9 J 9 7 6 5		J 10 7 6 J 8 5 3 2 7 A 8 3
nsB78C7 we15515 Par: N-S +920	A 8 3 2 K 9 6 4 K 8 5 K 2
Notrump 3 NT South +3 +490 +2 36	7-3 Minor   5 South +1   +420  33

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13. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3			West Bakhshi Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead 7 4 A K	North FeldmanJ 1 Dbl 3 2nd 10 K 2 Q	East Garvey 1 3 Pass 3rd A 9 3 9	South GordonP 1 2 Pass 3 NT 4th 3 J 10	West Aa Pass 2 Pass Lead 7 A 5 J	North Mittelman 1 3 5 2nd 10 8 2 10	East Molberg 1 Dbl All Pass 3rd A 6 6 A	South Ozdil 1 2 4 NT 4th 3 3 J
Board 47 N-S vul	10 K 9 7 5 3 J 9 3 A K Q J
Q 9 7 Q J 10 6 Q 2 10 7 6 4		A J 6 4 2 A 4 2 10 9 8 5 3
nB78BB s978B9 we26412 Par: N-S +660	K 8 5 3 8 A K 8 7 6 5 4 2
Notrump 3 NT South +3 +690 +3 39	7-3 Minor   5 South =   +600  33

14. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6			West Holman Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 7 A 3 A A 3	North Fantoni 3 3 2nd 10 6 5 8 4 6	East Cope Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 8 J 4 5	South Nunes 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 5 6 9 2 10 J	West Duboin 1 Dbl Pass Lead 5 A K	North Bosenberg 4 Pass Pass 2nd 10 6 10	East Bocchi Pass Pass 4 Dbl 3rd Q 7 9	South Eber Pass Pass 5 All Pass 4th 4 J 5
Board 86 E-W vul	6 4 2 10 9 6 A K J 10 9 6 4
A Q 9 3 A K J 7 10 8 4 2 3		8 7 5 Q 9 4 3 2 A J 3 8 5
ns54359 we69A84 Par: E-W +300	K J 10 8 6 5 K Q 7 5 Q 7 2
Notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 +5 44	7-3 Minor   5 × North -2   -300  33

15. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5			West Bramley 1 Pass Lead K 4 8 A 9 Q 6 4 7	North Rodwell 2 3 NT 2nd 3 2 9 5 8 4 8 K 10	East Lazard Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 J J 10 K 2 3 5 Q	South Meckstroth 1 2 NT 4th A Q 7 7 J 9 J 2 3	West Nickell 1 3 All Pass Lead K Q 10 4 K	North Kranyak 2 4 2nd 7 J A 3 7	East Freeman Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 9 2 5 A	South Deutsch 1 3 5 4th 3 5 7 6
Board 68 Both vul	J 9 7 8 5 3 A K J 9 5 3 2 —
Q 8 5 3 2 A 9 2 — K Q J 5 3		10 6 K Q 10 6 4 Q 7 6 8 7 4
n555A5 s655A5 w67838 e67837 Par: N-S +130	A K 4 J 7 10 8 4 A 10 9 6 2
Notrump 3 NT South -4 -400  44	7-3 Minor   5 North -1   -100 +7 40

16. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5			West Bocchi Pass Pass Lead 7 K A 3 8 9 10	North Mak 3 Pass 2nd 2 7 4 2 2 7 10	East Duboin Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 4 3 6 A 3 6 2	South Lai 1 3 NT All Pass 4th Q 5 10 5 4 4 9	West Zen Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 J 2 2	North Nunes 2 3 3 4 5 2nd 7 3 A 4	East Wan Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A A 5 Q	South Fantoni 1 2 3 4 4 NT 4th 2 5 3 7
Board 8 None vul	K 8 5 7 A Q J 10 9 8 6 3 2
A 9 7 4 9 8 4 3 J 8 4 2 7		J 10 2 A K Q 6 5 10 7 5 5 4
ns7656B we46762 Par: N-S +400	Q 6 3 J 10 2 K 9 6 3 A K Q
Notrump 3 NT× South = +550 +4 48	7-3 Minor   5 South =   +400  41

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17. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3			West Lindkvist Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 3	North Rosenberg Pass 1 3 3 NT 2nd 9 2	East Fredin Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A A	South Zia 1 2 NT 3 4th 6 K	West Cohen Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 J K K 3	North Stromberg 1 2 2 NT 3 3 NT 5 2nd A 4 Q 3 2	East Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 A 6 2 A	South Nystrom 2 2 3 3 4 4th J 10 6 A K
Board 40 None vul	A K 7 5 2 K J 10 8 J 9 5 2
9 8 6 4 3 A 9 8 6 — Q 10 8 3		Q 10 J 10 5 4 3 6 5 4 A 7 4
nsA75B6 we26826 Par: N-S +430	J Q 7 2 A K Q 9 7 3 2 K 6
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +2 51	7-3 Minor   5 North =   +400  41

18. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 6			West Becker All Pass Lead K A Q 3 7 5 9 9 A	North Freeman 2nd 2 4 6 3 5 6 8 3 A	East Schwartz 3rd 8 5 2 3 9 2 10 10 8	South Nickell 3 NT 4th 10 J 4 8 10 Q 4 2 4	West Meckstroth 1 3 Pass Lead K Q 9	North Zia Pass 3 5 2nd 2 4 K	East Rodwell 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 8 5 A	South Rosenberg 1 3 4 4th 10 J 2
Board 85 N-S vul	A Q 8 6 4 2 K 6 4 3 6 5 3
J 7 6 A K Q 9 7 5 3 9 8 7		10 9 3 2 8 A Q J 10 7 5 9 2
ns3634A we37983 Par: N-S +100	K 5 4 J 10 2 A K Q J 10 8 4
Notrump 3 NT South -5 -500  51	7-3 Minor   5 South -1   -100 +9 50

19. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 2			West Villas-Boas Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 A	North Furunes Pass 3 2nd 8	East Campos Pass Pass 3rd 2	South Helness 1 3 NT 4th K	West Saelensminde Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead A 2 6	North Mello Pass 2 3 5 2nd 5 J 5	East Brogeland Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K 9	South Janz 1 2 3 4th 4 8 J
Board 26 Both vul	J 7 J 5 A 8 K 10 9 7 4 3 2
10 9 4 A 10 7 2 Q 10 9 6 4 5		8 6 3 2 K Q 6 3 J 3 2 8 6
ns9B76B we00660 Par: N-S +650	A K Q 5 9 8 4 K 7 5 A Q J
Notrump 3 NT South +4 +720 +3 55	7-3 Minor   5 South =   +600  50

20. 1998 Team Trials Semifinal, Seg 6			West Burger 2 All Pass Lead 5 4 9 3	North Bramley 3 2nd J Q 6 2	East Cayne Pass 3rd K A 3 A	South Lazard Pass 3 NT 4th 2 4 J 9	West Garner 2 Pass All Pass Lead 5 3 K	North Cohen Dbl 4 2nd A 2 Q	East WeinsteinH Pass Pass 3rd 9 A 7	South Berkowitz Pass 3 5 4th 6 9 3
Board 87 Both vul	Q 6 4 A Q J A K 10 8 6 5 4 —
K J 9 8 7 3 10 2 2 A 9 7 5		5 2 K 9 5 3 Q 9 K 10 6 4 3
nsA58B5 we38528 Par: N-S +630	A 10 8 7 6 4 J 7 3 Q J 8 2
Notrump 3 NT South +2 +660 +2 57	7-3 Minor   5 North =   +600  50

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