Data 9Z19 Main

4-4 Major vs. 5-3 Major

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 Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 49

S deals
None vul A K J 7 2
9 7 4 3
K 10
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Kalita ShiH Nowosadzki Jagniewski ShiZ Gawel Ju
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 6 3
K
7 5 3
Q 5 4 3 2 Table 4
Q 10 8 2
J 8 6 4
A J 9 6
BBAB6 8A995
22327 =
Par NS +460 Q 10 5
A J 6 5
A Q 9 2
10 7

4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-11 0
5-3 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 11

5. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 122

W deals
Both vul 10 9 4 2
K Q 7 6 4
7
K 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Petersson Zmudzinski Ahlesved Buras Zaremba Upmark Zak Nystrom
2 Pass Pass Dbl 1 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

6 5 3
10
K Q J 10 8 4
A 9 6 Table Q J
A 9 8 3
9 6
10 8 7 5 3
6AA66 =
43376 =
Par NS +620 A K 8 7
J 5 2
A 5 3 2
Q J

4-4 Major
4 S -3 -300
-14 3
5-3 Major
4 N = +620
+14 25

7. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

W deals
N-S vul K 7 5 2
10 8 5
J 10
A K 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Kokten Zaleski AkerO Versace Bocchi Gur Madala Yilmaz
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 4
Q 4
Q 7 6 5 4
J 3 2 Table Q 6
9 6 3
A 9 3 2
10 9 5 4
9AA79 =
33364 =
Par NS +620 J 9 8 3
A K J 7 2
K 8
Q 7

4-4 Major
4 S = +620
+12 15
5-3 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 28

9. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Carroll Piekarek Garvey McGann Rehder Hanlon Gromoeller
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 1 Dbl 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 3 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 6
9 6 3
A 9 3 2
10 9 5 4 Table A 10 4
Q 4
Q 7 6 5 4
J 3 2
9AA79 =
33364 =
Par NS +620 K 7 5 2
10 8 5
J 10
A K 8 6

4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 28
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -100
-13 28

14. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Weinstein Stewart Levin Fleisher Robinson Kamil Boyd
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7 2
7
A 8 6 2
A Q 10 9 7 Table J 9
10 6 3 2
Q J 10 9 7
J 4
9A946 ABA47
32396 =
Par NS +650 A K 5 4
Q 9 8 5 4
—
K 8 5 2

4-4 Major
4 S +1 +650
+13 45
5-3 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 28

17. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

E deals
None vul Q J 9 8 2
A K Q 9
2
A 10 3

West North East South West North East South
YangL Aa Dai Molberg Helgemo ShiM Helness Zhuang
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT 2 Pass 2 1 1 3 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 7 5
10 8 7 4
A J 9
K J 2 Table 10 4
6
10 7 5 4 3
Q 8 7 6 5
89A55 =
43388 =
Par NS +420 K 6 3
J 5 3 2
K Q 8 6
9 4

4-4 Major
4 S = +420
+10 56
5-3 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 28

23. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

S deals
E-W vul K Q 9 7 4
A Q 10 4
10 8
8 2

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Fallenius Feldman Welland Bramley
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

3
K J 8
Q 7 6 3
K Q 10 5 3 Table 8 6 5 2
7 6
5 4 2
A J 7 4
8BB95 =
21037 =
Par NS +450 A J 10
9 5 3 2
A K J 9
9 6

4-4 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 60
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
+10 38

34. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 11

E deals
None vul K Q 4 3
A Q 9 6 4
A Q 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
Dalal Balicki Padhye Zmudzinski Romanski Ghose Kowalski Shivdasani
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

9
10 7
10 8 6 5 3
K 10 9 8 5 Table A 7 6 5
K J 8
J 9 4
J 6 3
8A956 =
52387 =
Par NS +420 J 10 8 2
5 3 2
K 7
A 7 4 2

4-4 Major
4 S +1 +450
+1 62
5-3 Major
4 N = +420
-1 40

Data 9Z19 Main Top 4-4 Major vs. 5-3 Major