Data 9Z65 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 25 HCP, any spots

Found 60 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 2, Bd 29

S deals
Both vul 9 4 2
A 4 3
A J 9 3
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Graves Bakhshi Schwartz Ekeblad v.Prooijen Brogeland Verhees Lindqvist
Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q J 7 5 3
Q 2
K 6
10 6 3 Table 6
K 9 7 5
10 7 5 4 2
J 9 5
A8AAA =
25233 =
Par NS +630 A 10 8
J 10 8 6
Q 8
Q 8 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 0

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 2
A Q 3 2
Q 9 7 5
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Meckstroth Ekeblad Rodwell Katz Coren Nickell Kamil
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5 3
K 9 5 4
J
Q J 9 6 5 Table K Q 6
10 8 7
8 4 3 2
K 10 2
AA8B7 =
33426 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 4
J 6
A K 10 6
A 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 16
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 0

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul 9 8 2
A Q 3 2
Q 9 7 5
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Rosenberg Bertens Willenken Fleisher Lair Cohler Seligman
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5 3
K 9 5 4
J
Q J 9 6 5 Table K Q 6
10 8 7
8 4 3 2
K 10 2
AA8B7 =
33426 =
Par NS +430 A J 10 4
J 6
A K 10 6
A 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 23
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-7 0

4. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 108

S deals
E-W vul K 8 3
A 7
10 8 6 2
K J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Bertens Willenken Cheek Lair Martel Gu Fleisher
1 NT 1
2 3 NT AP 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 2 3 (AP)

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

A 9 6 5 2
10 6 4 3
A
A 6 5 Table J
Q 9 5 2
9 7 4 3
10 8 4 3
98586 =
35546 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 7 4
K J 8
K Q J 5
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 33
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 0

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul K J 9
K 5 2
Q 3 2
K Q 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Passell Stewart Jacobus Woolsey Krekorian Kamil Koneru Coren
Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 2
10 8
A 10 8 6
J 10 9 4 Table A Q 6 4
9 7 4 3
9 5
A 7 5
86887 =
56556 =
Par NS +120 8 5 3
A Q J 6
K J 7 4
3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 33
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 5

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul 8 3
J 7 6 5
K Q 8 4
Q 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Tuszynski Dubinin Klukowski Kasle Madala Kozlove Bocchi
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9
9 3 2
5 3
A 10 7 6 4 Table J 7 4 2
K Q 10 4
J 10 6
J 3
887A6 =
55535 =
Par NS +130 A Q 6 5
A 8
A 9 7 2
K 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 33
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 10

7. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul A 7 6 2
Q 6
8 7 4 3
K 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Jagniewski BessisT Gawel Nowosadzki Grue Kalita Moss
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 5
K 9 7 5 3
J 5
10 5 4 2 Table Q J 4 3
J 10 8
K Q 10 9
Q 9
88788 =
45554 =
Par NS +120 K 9 8
A 4 2
A 6 2
A J 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 33
Partscore
1 N = +80
+5 15

8. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul J 4 3
K 9 8 4
A 10 8 5
K J

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Schermer Greco Chambers Wold Diamond Compton Platnick
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 10 9 6
Q 7 2
9 7 6 2
5 3 Table Q 8 5 2
10 6 3
Q
A Q 7 4 2
979A7 969A7
46436 =
Par NS +600 A 7
A J 5
K J 4 3
10 9 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 33
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+8 23

9. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

S deals
Both vul K 10 5
6 4
A K 3 2
K J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Martel Bathurst Zia Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 8 2
K Q J 9 8
Q 10 8 4
2 Table J 7 6 4 3
10 3
5
A 7 6 4 3
86798 =
46545 =
Par NS +120 A 9
A 7 5 2
J 9 7 6
Q 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 43
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
-10 23

10. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 6

E deals
E-W vul 10 3 2
10 9 2
A J 6 2
A J 10

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

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

A 7
A 4 3
10 9 8 4
9 8 7 2 Table Q 9 8 6 4
K Q 7 6 5
5
5 3
754A9 =
57834 =
Par NS +130 K J 5
J 8
K Q 7 3
K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 53
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
-10 23

11. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

W deals
N-S vul A 6 3
J 10 7
9 6 4
Q 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Fleisher Silverstein Kamil Willenken Nystrom Rosenberg Upmark
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 7 4 2
9 6 3
A 8 7 2
9 8 Table J 10 8 5
K Q 4 2
J 3
K J 6
A7899 =
36533 =
Par NS +630 K Q
A 8 5
K Q 10 5
A 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 64
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-11 23

12. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul A J 7 4
A 8 2
J 2
K 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Bathurst Lev LallJ WolpertG Jacobus Kranyak Passell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 8 2
K 9 5 3
9 8 5
A Q Table 5 3
J 4
K Q 7 6 4 3
7 3 2
7A96A =
33472 =
Par NS +420 K Q 6
Q 10 7 6
A 10
J 10 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 70
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 23

13. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul 10 7 6
A 7 4
Q 8 6 5
A 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Grue v.Prooijen LallJ Wooldridge de Wijs Hurd Muller
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q
10 8 6
K 9 4 3 2
Q J 10 Table J 9 8 4 2
Q 5 3 2
J
8 5 4
A789A =
36543 =
Par NS +430 A 5 3
K J 9
A 10 7
K 9 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 76
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 23

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

E deals
N-S vul 8 5 4
Q J 4
A J 8 4
K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Muller Madala de Wijs Drijver Lauria Brink Versace
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 2
A 5
10 9 5 3
Q 10 7 6 5 Table K Q J 9 6
9 8 7 6
K 6 2
4
77887 =
46444 46455
Par NS +110 A 7 3
K 10 3 2
Q 7
A J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 76
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
+5 28

15. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul Q 9 3 2
A 4
Q J 10 3
J 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Versace Hamman Lauria Duboin Rodwell Sementa Meckstroth
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 AP

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

J 6 4
Q 3 2
9 7
A 10 7 4 3 Table K 7
J 10 9 8 7 6
A 5 4
8 5
79697 =
53736 =
Par NS +140 A 10 8 5
K 5
K 8 6 2
K Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 76
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
+9 37

16. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

W deals
N-S vul 10 9 4 3
Q J 8
A 6 2
9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Grue Moss LallJ Gitelman Diamond Hurd Platnick Wooldridge
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 5 2
K 6 4
J 10 9
Q J 2 Table A 7
9 7 2
K 7 5 3
8 7 6 4
88878 99878
44455 =
Par NS +600 K Q 8
A 10 5 3
Q 8 4
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 76
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 43

17. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul A K Q 3
K
A 10 9 3
Q 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
H-Welland Hamman Ivatury Zia Rodwell Lee Meckstroth Chan
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

9 7
A J 10 7 2
K 8 7 4
A 4 Table J 10 5 4
9 5 4
J 6 5
J 5 3
8988A =
44553 =
Par NS +140 8 6 2
Q 8 6 3
Q 2
K 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 76
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 49

19. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

W deals
Both vul Q J 7 6
K Q 7
J 8 6
Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Moss Baseggio Gitelman WeinsteinJ Etter Diamond Kolesnik Platnick
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Rdbl 1 NT Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 10
A 9 6 5
A Q 7 4
J 7 6 Table 9 8 4 3
J 8 4 3
10 3
5 3 2
98698 99799
44644 =
Par NS +600 A 5 2
10 2
K 9 5 2
A K 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 86
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 49

20. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

S deals
Both vul 7 3 2
K 8 6
9 7 4
10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Smith Jackson CohenB Sher Kolesnik Welland Etter Willenken
1 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 6 4
9 2
Q J 8 3
A K 4 Table 9 5
J 10 7 5 4 3
K 10 6
J 9
88678 =
55765 =
Par NS +120 A K Q J
A Q
A 5 2
Q 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 86
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 57

21. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

E deals
None vul K 8 5
K 5 3 2
J 9
J 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Hampson Fantoni Greco Moss Helgemo Gitelman Helness
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6 4
10 4
10 8 5 4 2
8 5 Table J 10 9 2
A J 7 6
K 6
Q 6 3
8798A 9798A
46453 56453
Par NS +400 Q 3
Q 9 8
A Q 7 3
A K 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 92
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 57

24. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals
E-W vul 8 7 6
9 4 3
A 8 5
K J 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond Greco Fleisher Hampson Kamil
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 4
Q 7 6 2
K 10 3
7 5 3 Table A 9 3 2
J 10 5
J 7 4
10 9 2
76787 86788
56655 =
Par NS +120 Q 10 5
A K 8
Q 9 6 2
A Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 92
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 68

25. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

E deals
None vul K 8 5
K 5 3 2
J 9
J 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia Cohen Hamman Wolfson
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6 4
10 4
10 8 5 4 2
8 5 Table J 10 9 2
A J 7 6
K 6
Q 6 3
8798A 9798A
46453 56453
Par NS +400 Q 3
Q 9 8
A Q 7 3
A K 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 99
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-7 68

26. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul Q 9 7 4
Q 8
A 9 2
J 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hargreaves Sementa McAvoy Duboin Bocchi Baxter Ferraro Lindop
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 6 3 2
A 5 3
10 5
Q 9 5 Table 8 5
K 9 7 4
K Q 8 7 6
6 4
88779 77778
55564 =
Par NS +120 A K
J 10 6 2
J 4 3
A K 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 99
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 74

27. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul 10 4
Q 10 9 2
Q 3 2
10 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Brightling Brogeland Thomson Lindqvist Austberg Reynolds Saelensminde Appleton
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 2
A 8 7 5
K 9 7 6
K 4 2 Table K J 9 7 6
J 6 4 3
8 4
8 6
9779A 977AA
46633 =
Par NS +600 A Q 5 3
K
A J 10 5
A Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 109
Partscore
1 S +4 +150
-10 74

28. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul 10 4
Q 10 9 2
Q 3 2
10 9 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Cambournac Aronov Hayet Stefanov Danailov Berrada Karakolev Rerhaye
1 2 NT
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 2
A 8 7 5
K 9 7 6
K 4 2 Table K J 9 7 6
J 6 4 3
8 4
8 6
9779A 977AA
46633 =
Par NS +600 A Q 5 3
K
A J 10 5
A Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 118
Partscore
2 NT S +3 +210
-9 74

29. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul A 6 5 2
J 5 2
A J 9 7
A 7

West North East South West North East South
Muzzio Khokhlov Bianchedi Matushko Khiuppenen Ventin Kholomeev Lambardi
1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

10 4 3
A 7 4
K 6 4 3
9 5 2 Table Q J 8
Q 10 8
Q 10
J 8 6 4 3
99987 98987
44456 =
Par NS +400 K 9 7
K 9 6 3
8 5 2
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 118
Partscore
3 S = +140
+5 79

30. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

S deals
E-W vul 8 4 2
8 4
K J 9 3
9 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lynch
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 NT Dbl AP Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

10 7
J 10 6 5 2
8 7 6
8 7 3 Table A Q J 5 3
Q 9 7 3
A 10
J 2
866AA =
36733 =
Par NS +130 K 9 6
A K
Q 5 4 2
A K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -100
-6 118
Partscore
4 N = +130
+6 85

31. 2009 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul A 6 2
A K Q 10
7 4 3
A 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Bowles Berkowitz Mohandes Gill Helness Bloom Sontag
1 Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

Q J 9
9 2
10 9 8 2
8 6 5 2 Table K 7 5 4
J 8 6 4
K Q 6
K 4
98879 =
45554 =
Par NS +600 10 8 3
7 5 3
A J 5
Q J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 118
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 91

32. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul 10 8 3
Q 8 7 5
K 9 7
K J 3

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Rubin Boyd Granovetter Weichsel Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7
9 4 3
A Q 6 3
9 6 5 2 Table K 9 6 5 4
A 10 2
8 5 2
10 4
A899A =
35343 =
Par NS +630 A J 2
K J 6
J 10 4
A Q 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 128
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 91

33. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 3
A 10 5 2
J 9 4
Q 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Willenken Meltzer Welland Smith Chambers CohenB Schermer
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 6 5 2
Q J
Q 8 7 3
8 4 Table A 10 4
8 7 4 3
10 6 5
A 9 6
8698A =
37353 =
Par NS +140 J 9 7
K 9 6
A K 2
K J 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 128
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 97

34. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

E deals
None vul 9 5 4
K 10
K Q J 4
K 10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Compton Stansby Hamman Martel Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell
1 Dbl 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6 3
Q 8 7 6 5
10 6 3
8 5 Table A K 10 7 2
J 4
A 5
J 9 3 2
76798 =
66644 =
Par NS +110 Q J
A 9 3 2
9 8 7 2
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 128
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+7 104

35. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul A J 2
K 9 8 4
9 6 4
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hamman Lev Compton Freeman Mahaffey Nickell Seamon
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 9 8 6 4 3
6
7 2
10 4 3 Table 10
A 10 7 3 2
K 8 5 3
Q J 7
A6999 =
37333 37443
Par NS +630 7 5
Q J 5
A Q J 10
A K 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 140
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 104

36. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals
E-W vul K 5
8 5 4 2
Q 10 7 4
K 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Saelensminde Rosenberg Brogeland Helgemo Katz Helness Jacobs
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 10 8 2
7 6
6 3
A 8 5 2 Table 9 6 4
J 10 9 3
A 9 2
10 6 4
769A7 =
67436 =
Par NS +140 J 7 3
A K Q
K J 8 5
Q J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 140
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 110

37. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

S deals
None vul 8 6 2
K J
A Q 10 4
Q 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Helness Bertens Helgemo Bakkeren Drijver Saelensminde Brink Brogeland
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 10 7 4 3
6 4 3
9 8
A K 4 Table 9 5
10 9 8 7
K J 6 5 2
J 10
86868 86879
56564 46564
Par NS +120 A Q J
A Q 5 2
7 3
8 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 146
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 110

38. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul K 4 3
6 5
A Q 5 2
Q 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Welland Cayne Fallenius Sementa Lauria H-Welland Versace
1 2 3 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A J 10 8
J 9
10 7 6 4 3
8 5 Table 9 7 5
A Q 8 7 3 2
K
10 9 4
9868A A869A
35742 =
Par NS +430 Q 6 2
K 10 4
J 9 8
A K J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 146
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+7 117

39. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 6, Bd 83

S deals
E-W vul 8 6 4
A K 8 4
9 8 6 4
Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Fout ClerkinD Roman ClerkinJ Compton Rengstorff CohenS Ehlers
1 NT 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT AP

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

A Q 10 7 3
10 2
7 3
K 10 9 7 Table 5
9 7 6 5 3
K Q 10 2
J 5 2
87776 87786
55656 =
Par NS +120 K J 9 2
Q J
A J 5
A 8 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 146
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 123

41. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul J 10 9
9 2
Q J 10 2
7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Hallberg Martel Chang Zhao Zmudzinski Fu Balicki
2 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 5 4
7 4
8 6 5
Q 10 8 3 2 Table Q 7 3 2
Q 10 8 5 3
A 9
A J
A99B7 =
33425 34425
Par NS +430 A K 8
A K J 6
K 7 4 3
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 152
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 123

42. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 17

N deals
None vul K Q 3
Q 10 5 2
Q J
K J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Caputo Cummings Boulenge Lindop Priebe Coenraets Mackay Engel
1 1 2 NT 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

8 5 2
7 6
10 9 5 4 2
A Q 2 Table A 10 7 6
A J 9 8 3
8 6
6 3
98789 87789
45553 44553
Par NS +400 J 9 4
K 4
A K 7 3
9 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 159
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 123

43. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

W deals
N-S vul 7 6 5 2
Q J 9 4
9
10 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Rosenberg Nickell Zia Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 8 4
10 6
10 8 5 4
A J 8 7 Table K 10 9
8 7 5 3
K Q J 7 2
9
8A96A =
53473 =
Par NS +620 A Q 3
A K 2
A 6 3
K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 159
Partscore
3 N = +140
+8 131

44. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul A K 5
10 9 5 4
Q 9 2
8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Wold Becker Lair Brachman Zia Burger Rosenberg
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 7
A 6
A 8 6 5 4 3
Q 10 Table J 8 3
Q 8 7 2
10 7
9 6 5 2
99979 =
33464 =
Par NS +600 9 6 4 2
K J 3
K J
A K J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 169
Partscore
1 N +2 +140
-10 131

45. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul A 7 6 3
3
A Q J 4
A J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Versace Hamman Lauria Soloway Meckstroth Bocchi Rodwell Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 8 2
Q 10 6 4 2
10
9 4 3 Table 9 5 4
A 9 8 5
K 7 5 3
Q 5
875AA =
46733 =
Par NS +130 Q 10
K J 7
9 8 6 2
K 8 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 169
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+5 136

46. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 112

E deals
E-W vul J 10 5 4
J 8 3
10 9 5 4
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Sontag Molson Weichsel Martel Lipsitz Stansby Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 6
10 9 6 5 4
K 3
8 4 2 Table 9 3 2
7 2
Q 8 7
A K J 7 5
79796 =
64647 =
Par NS +140 A K 8
A K Q
A J 6 2
Q 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 169
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 141

47. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

W deals
E-W vul J 7 5
Q 7 4 2
Q 9 2
5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Sontag Molson Weichsel Martel Lipsitz Stansby Ekeblad
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 3 2
10 8 3
J 8 7 6
J 8 6 Table 8 6 4
J 6 5
K 5 4
K Q 9 3
99988 =
33344 =
Par NS +400 K Q 10 9
A K 9
A 10 3
A 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 175
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 141

48. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

E deals
None vul Q 9 7
J 10 8 2
7 6
J 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Duboin Zmudzinski Bocchi Lauria Jassem Versace Tuszynski
Pass 2 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6
A Q 3
A 9 3 2
K 10 3 2 Table 5 4 3 2
9 6 4
Q 10 5 4
8 7
79858 99969
44474 =
Par NS +400 A K J 10
K 7 5
K J 8
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 175
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 146

50. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul A 6 5
A K 9 8
J 9 8 5
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Wolfson Robinson Silverman Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 2
10 7 2
7 6 2
9 7 6 3 Table 10 9 7
Q J 5
Q 10 4
A K 10 8
9A9A8 =
43335 =
Par NS +620 K 8 4 3
6 4 3
A K 3
Q 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 185
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 146

51. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul A K 10 8
K 10 6 5
J
A 10 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Lauria Campos Versace Buratti Chagas Lanzarotti Branco
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 2
8 7 4 3
K 10 8 6 4
2 Table 6 5 4
A Q
Q 9 5 3
Q J 9 6
7995A 79959
54483 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 3
J 9 2
A 7 2
K 8 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 185
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+7 153

53. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul J 10 6 4
Q J 9 3
Q J 3
K J

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Dalal Balicki Padhye Shivdasani Romanski Ghose Kowalski
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 5 3
8 4
9 8 6 5
Q 10 4 Table Q 7
10 7 6 2
A 7 4
A 9 6 5
89988 =
44455 =
Par NS +140 A 9 2
A K 5
K 10 2
8 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 195
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 153

54. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul A K 10 2
A Q 9
8 4
A 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Ker ShenC Dravitzki Lin Huang Mik Kuo Jedrychowski
1 1 NT Dbl 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 7 6 4
K 3
10 7 2
K 7 4 Table 5
J 8 7 2
K J 9 5 3
Q 8 6
AAA8A =
23353 23252
Par NS +630 J 9 3
10 6 5 4
A Q 6
J 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 205
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 153

55. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul 8 5 2
10 9 5
K Q 6 5
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Branco Levy Chagas Mari Chemla Fonseca Perron Mello
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 4
K J 4 3 2
A 10
10 8 6 5 Table A Q 10 7 3
8 7
8 3 2
9 3 2
76687 87687
56645 =
Par NS +120 K 9 6
A Q 6
J 9 7 4
Q J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 205
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 158

56. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 5

E deals
E-W vul J 8 6
A 8 7 5
7 6 5 2
K J

West North East South West North East South
Richman Zia Burgess Rosenberg Martel Bagchi Stansby Browne
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 3
K 4
A J 10 3
6 5 3 2 Table 7 5 4 2
Q J 3 2
Q
10 9 8 7
77786 =
66657 56557
Par NS +90 A K 9
10 9 6
K 9 8 4
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 205
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 163

58. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul A K 8 2
8 5 3
A 5 2
8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski Cayne Passell Balicki Seamon Zmudzinski
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 7
J 10 7 6
K 9
K Q J 2 Table 6 5 3
Q 9
Q 8 7 6 3
10 9 7
99887 =
44456 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 4
A K 4 2
J 10 4
A 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 205
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 170

59. 1997 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

N deals
N-S vul 5 4 3
A K 9 8
K 2
8 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Passell Soloway Seamon Goldman Schwartz Sontag Lair Feldman
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 2 NT Pass 3 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q J 9 6
7 5 3 2
10 3
A 9 Table 10 7
Q 4
J 9 8 6 5
Q 10 3 2
88988 =
45454 =
Par NS +140 A 8 2
J 10 6
A Q 7 4
K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 205
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 178

60. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 5
A J 10
7 6 2
J 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Mouiel Sakul Levy Szwarc Panelewen Multon Watulingas
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J
Q 9 7 3 2
Q 3
Q 10 9 6 Table A 8 4 3 2
4
J 10 9 8
7 5 2
97888 =
46445 =
Par NS +400 10 9 6
K 8 6 5
A K 5 4
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 211
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 178

Data 9Z65 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore