Data 9Z72 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 24 HCP, poor spots

Found 45 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

S deals
E-W vul A 9 8 3
Q 6 4
9 6
Q J 6 2

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

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

K
A 10 9 3 2
K Q 10 2
10 9 4 Table Q J 6 5 2
J
7 5 3
8 7 5 3
87866 =
45454 =
Par NS +120 10 7 4
K 8 7 5
A J 8 4
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 0
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 6

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul J 7
Q 6 4 3
A K 9 8
Q 9 3

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Levin Grabel Weinstein Rodwell Bramley Meckstroth Stansby
1 1
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
1 2 Dbl 2 NT 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 5 2
J 8 7
7 4 2
J 6 2 Table A Q 8 4
A 10 2
10 5
A 8 5 4
86997 =
57445 =
Par NS +140 K 6 3
K 9 5
Q J 6 3
K 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 0
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 10

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 21

W deals
E-W vul K J 6 3
J 3
A 8 5
J 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Levin Helness Weinstein Helgemo Fantoni WolpertG Nunes Kranyak
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A 8 4
A Q 9 7 4
J 4
Q 9 4 Table 9 7 5
10 8 6 2
K 10 9 7
7 2
68578 =
65854 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 2
K 5
Q 6 3 2
A K 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 0
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 15

4. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul J 6 3
K 10 9 2
A 2
A 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Jagniewski Morgan Gawel Amoils Grue Kalita Moss Nowosadzki
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 10 5 2
8 6
Q J 8 5 4
10 3 Table 9 8 4
Q 7 5 4
K 10 6
K Q 7
87869 =
56574 =
Par NS +120 A Q 7
A J 3
9 7 3
J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 0
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+9 24

5. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul A 9 6
J 6 3
10 8 2
A 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Spector Rosenberg Becker Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 8 7
K 9 4
J 9 5 3
5 3 2 Table K 10 4 2
Q 10 8 2
K Q 7
10 7
76667 =
67776 =
Par NS +90 J 5 3
A 7 5
A 6 4
K Q J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 0
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 32

6. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver BildeD Brink BildeM AukenS v.Prooijen Welland Verhees
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 6
J 10 7 6 2
8 5 3
A 3 Table J 5 4 2
A 8
10 9 4
10 8 7 6
98899 =
45534 =
Par NS +600 9 7
K Q 5 3
A K 7 2
K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 32

7. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul Q 6
J 9 3
K 10 9 3
K 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
McGann Narkiewicz Hanlon Buras Zmudzinski Garvey Balicki Carroll
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

9 8 7 4
Q 10 8 7
A 8
A Q 10 Table J 10 5
4 2
Q J 6 2
9 6 3 2
88988 88A88
55355 54355
Par NS +420 A K 3 2
A K 6 5
7 5 4
J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 10
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 37

8. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul K 9 6 3
J 3 2
J 7 6 4
K 9

West North East South West North East South
Carroll Zmudzinski Garvey Balicki Zak Fitzgibbon Zaremba Mesbur
Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 Rdbl Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A Q 8 7
K
10 9 2
J 8 7 4 3 Table 10 5
A 10 8 6 5 4
Q 5
10 6 2
99798 =
44635 =
Par NS +600 J 4 2
Q 9 7
A K 8 3
A Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 20
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 37

9. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 17

W deals
None vul J 10 8 4
K 7 2
K 5
6 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Cornell WuCD Bach Huang Chung Tislevoll LiuCK Ware
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

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

9
8 6 4 3
9 3
A K J 10 8 2 Table K 7 3 2
Q J 9
Q 10 8 6 4
7
7A786 =
42546 =
Par NS +420 A Q 6 5
A 10 5
A J 7 2
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 20
Partscore
3 N = +140
+6 43

10. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul 8 4 2
A Q 3
7 5 2
J 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Zimmermann Versace Multon Nunes Duboin Fantoni Sementa
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10
10 8 7 2
J 10 6 4 3
A 9 Table K 9 7 5 3
J 6 4
Q 9
K 8 6
77668 87769
56674 =
Par NS +120 A J 6
K 9 5
A K 8
Q 10 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 30
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 43

11. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

S deals
None vul 9 8 5 4
9 7
8 5 3 2
A 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Martel Helness Zia Willenken Nunes Rosenberg Fantoni
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 7
A 6 5 4 3 2
Q
K 9 Table Q 3
10
10 9 7 4
J 10 6 5 3 2
87684 87784
55648 =
Par NS +100 A 6 2
K Q J 8
A K J 6
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 37
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 43

12. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul A 6 3 2
J 8 4
9 5
K Q 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Bjarnarson Delmonte Askgaard Fu Bertheau Konow BessisT Schaltz
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
3 3 NT AP

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

K 8 5 4
A 10 2
10 7 6 3
J 3 Table J 10
Q 9 6
K Q 8 2
8 7 5 4
88868 88878
55565 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 7
K 7 5 3
A J 4
A 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 37
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+8 51

13. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul Q 8 2
8 7 3
9 8 7
9 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Rodwell Landen Meckstroth Hamman ClerkinJ Zia ClerkinD
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 5 3
A J 9 5
A 4 3 2
J 6 Table J 10 7 6
K 10 6 2
10 5
Q 10 7
87689 =
56754 =
Par NS +120 A K 4
Q 4
K Q J 6
A K 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 47
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 51

14. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 67

E deals
N-S vul A 2
10 8 7 4
Q J 6 4
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Silverstein WeinsteinH Rosenthal Garner Ekeblad LevinJ Rubin Meyers
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7 4
A Q 9 5 3
7 5
10 9 6 Table 10 9 5 3
6
A K 10 3 2
J 4 2
87777 86777
56564 =
Par NS +120 K J 8 6
K J 2
9 8
A Q 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 58
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 51

15. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

E deals
None vul A 6 2
Q 8 6 3
9 6 4
10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Lynch Brogeland Passell Saelensminde Strul Zmudzinski Becker Balicki
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 5
J 10 9 5
K J
J 8 6 2 Table K J 8 3
7 4
Q 10 7 5
Q 9 3
76877 =
67566 =
Par NS +100 9 7 4
A K 2
A 8 3 2
A K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 68
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
-10 51

16. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Feldman Sementa Weichsel Polowan Ferraro Morgan Bocchi
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 3
J 10 7 5
A 10 8 3
J 10 Table A 10 6 2
K 9 3 2
Q J
7 6 2
88689 =
55653 55753
Par NS +120 K 4
A Q 8 4
K 7 5
A K Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 68
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 57

17. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

S deals
E-W vul 10 8 7
K Q 6 3
A 3
10 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Zia Stansby Hamman Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth Levin
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 5 2
10 8
J 9 7 6
Q 9 7 5 Table A Q 9 4
J 9 7 5
10 8 5
A J
88989 =
45454 =
Par NS +140 K 6 3
A 4 2
K Q 4 2
K 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 68
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 62

18. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

S deals
None vul Q J 8
Q J 9 8
A Q 3 2
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Etter Diamond Kolesnik Sher Hampson Jackson Greco
1 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 6 4
A 10
10 9 8 5 4
A Q 8 Table 10 7 3 2
K 7 4 2
7
10 5 4 3
75675 85675
57768 =
Par NS +100 A 9 5
6 5 3
K J 6
K J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 68
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 67

19. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46

N deals
None vul Q 5
10 6 5 3
K 8 2
A J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Landen Mohan Gerstman Bates Cohler Chorush Milner Koneru
Pass Pass 1 NT 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
6 5 9 K 6 10 9 3
3 5 K 6 8 tricks won
3 4 K 9
4 2 10 4
5 2 A 7
Q 7 6 8
3 Q A 2
J 3 4 8
Q K 6 9
J 7 9 10

A 9 7
9 7
A 9 5
Q 8 7 6 2 Table K 10 4 3 2
J 8 4 2
Q 10 6
9
85887 =
48545 48546
Par NS +100 J 8 6
A K Q
J 7 4 3
K 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 68
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 72

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Zaleski Fallenius Faigenbaum Bompis de Knijff Quantin Wrang
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
5 6 Q 2 7 6 Q 2
3 J 7 K 3 J 5 9
3 2 K 4 Q 4 3 A
A 9 2 6 6 7 A 2
7 8 K 3 A K 4 5
6 A 5 9 10
6 7 A 2 6 tricks claimed
A 9 4
6 tricks claimed

9 4
A J 5
9 8
A 10 8 7 5 4 Table A 10 7 2
10 9 6 4
J 6 3
Q 3
68795 =
54638 55648
Par NS +110 K Q J 5
K 7 3
A Q 10 7
J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 68
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -100
+5 77

21. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul Q 7 3 2
A Q 9 4
J 2
8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Aker Balicki Milgrim Zmudzinski Dubinin BlanchardB Gromov BlanchardS
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 10 9 8
10 6
K 7 5 4
Q 10 7 Table K 5
K J 8 5
Q 9 6 3
J 9 2
88768 =
55575 55675
Par NS +120 A 6 4
7 3 2
A 10 8
A K 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 68
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+5 82

22. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

N deals
N-S vul 9 6
J 9 4
Q 10 4 3
Q 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Robinson Willenken Boyd Woolsey Smith Stewart CohenB
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 3
A Q 10 8 6 3
6 2
9 5 Table A 8 7 5 4
7
9 7 5
K J 10 6
64576 =
68856 =
Par NS -110 K J 2
K 5 2
A K J 8
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 68
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
+3 85

23. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

N deals
N-S vul 9 6
J 9 4
Q 10 4 3
Q 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Ekeblad Nickell Weichsel Granovetter Hamman Rubin Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Pass 1 1 NT
2 3 NT AP 2 3 AP

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

Q 10 3
A Q 10 8 6 3
6 2
9 5 Table A 8 7 5 4
7
9 7 5
K J 10 6
64576 =
68856 =
Par NS -110 K J 2
K 5 2
A K J 8
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-7 68
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
+7 92

24. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

S deals
None vul A J 6 4
10 4
K J 10 5
A 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth George Rodwell Asbi Gontha Nickell Bojoh Freeman
1 NT Pass
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 1 2 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

5
A Q 8 7 5
9 8 6 3
K J 3 Table Q 10 9 8 3 2
9 6 3
Q
Q 10 6
85698 =
57744 =
Par NS +120 K 7
K J 2
A 7 4 2
8 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 68
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 97

25. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul J 5 4
9 6 5 3
Q 7 5 2
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Katz Ekeblad Jacobs Rubin Verhees Levin Jansma Weinstein
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 3
J 10 8 4 2
6
Q 10 6 4 3 Table Q 10 9 6
A 7
A 9 8 3
8 7 2
77685 =
65758 =
Par NS +90 A 8 7 2
K Q
K J 10 4
A K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 68
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 102

26. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Martens Krekorian Jassem Onstott Sadek Gierulski El Ahmady Skrzypczak
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A J 4 3
Q 8 6
K Q
J 10 8 7 Table 10 7
K 10 9 5
10 8 6 5 3
9 2
78679 =
55664 =
Par NS +110 Q 8 2
A 7 4 2
J 9
A Q 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 68
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 109

27. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul 9 6 5
A 8 3 2
7 6
K Q 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Cayne Lair Seamon Nunes Zhao Fantoni Fu
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 4
K 6 5
J 9 2
J 8 5 4 3 Table K 10 8 2
Q J 7
K 10 8 4
10 6
89978 =
54455 54465
Par NS +140 A J 7 3
10 9 4
A Q 5 3
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 68
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 115

28. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals
None vul K J 10 2
Q 7
A 9 7 2
9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Berkowitz Ekeblad Cohen Krekorian Stansby Casen Martel
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 6 4
9 8 4 3
Q J 8
A 6 Table A 7
K J 10 5
10 6 3
J 10 4 2
88698 88688
54744 55745
Par NS +120 Q 5 3
A 6 2
K 5 4
K Q 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 68
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 120

29. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul J 6 4 2
5 2
J 7 3 2
9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria El Ahmady Versace Sadek Schwartz Fantoni Willenken Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 5 3
K 7 6 3
9 6 5
K Q 7 Table 10 9 8 7
Q J 10 9
K 10
10 8 4
786A9 =
45733 55733
Par NS +130 A K
A 8 4
A Q 8 4
A J 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 68
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 120

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

W deals
E-W vul J 5 3
8 7 3
A Q J 3
K 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Sadek Sylvan El Ahmady Sundelin Fredin Hishmat Lindkvist Nadim
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl
2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 6 4 2
9 2
10 9 5 4
4 2 Table A Q 7
K 10 5 4
8 7
A Q J 3
96898 96888
46445 47545
Par NS +400 K 8
A Q J 6
K 6 2
10 9 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 78
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
-10 120

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul A 9 8 4
9 8 7 6
8 6
Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell Chagas Branco Nickell BrancoP Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 5 3
A 10
K Q 9 2
8 6 2 Table K Q 2
J 5 4 2
5 4 3
10 9 5
77888 =
56554 =
Par NS +110 7 6
K Q 3
A J 10 7
A K J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 78
Partscore
2 S = +90
+4 124

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 3

E deals
N-S vul Q 4 2
A 8 5
Q J 7
K 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau El Kourdy Nystrom Dagher El Ahmady Sundelin Sadek Sylvan
Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 10 6
K Q 7 6
10 6 3
J 10 2 Table J 9 5 3
J 4 2
A 8 4 2
9 8
86768 =
57665 =
Par NS +120 K 8 7
10 9 3
K 9 5
A Q 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 78
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 130

33. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul J 9 7 2
K 8 7
J 8 2
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
CohenS Berkowitz Compton Cohen Becker Casen Schwartz Krekorian
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

8 6
A Q 10
10 9 7 5
J 7 6 2 Table A K 4
6 5 4 3
6 3
Q 10 9 5
89785 =
54658 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 5 3
J 9 2
A K Q 4
K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 88
Partscore
3 S = +140
-10 130

34. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals
Both vul 3 2
A J 7
A J 5 2
8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Berkowitz Passell Cohen Becker Baze Schwartz Schneider
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 6
8 3
10 9 6 4
10 7 6 5 Table K Q 9 4
Q 9 4 2
8 7 3
K Q
98989 98999
45444 =
Par NS +600 J 8 7 5
K 10 6 5
K Q
A J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 88
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+8 138

35. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Passell Cohen Wold Baze Schwartz Schneider Becker
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 9 7 4
K 9
Q 6 4
A J 9 8 Table 10 8 6
Q 10 6
8 7 2
K 10 4 2
76886 =
66557 =
Par NS +110 A K 2
8 7 5 3
A K 10 5
Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 88
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 145

36. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals
Both vul 3 2
A J 7
A J 5 2
8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Baze Schwartz Schneider CohenS Jacob Compton Maksymetz
1 1
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 6
8 3
10 9 6 4
10 7 6 5 Table K Q 9 4
Q 9 4 2
8 7 3
K Q
98989 98999
45444 =
Par NS +600 J 8 7 5
K 10 6 5
K Q
A J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 98
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 145

37. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46

W deals
None vul 10 7 3 2
J 4
8 7 4
K Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Zia Duboin Rosenberg Levin Nunes Weinstein Fantoni
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
2 4 J Q 5 4 J Q
6 2 J A 6 2 J A
5 K A 2 5 6 Q 2
Q 3 8 6 A 3 8 K
4 7 9 3 4 7 9 3
J 2 5 10 J 2 5 10
6 A 10 7 6 A 2 7
8 tricks claimed K 9 4 3
Q 5 8 8
A 8 6 3

A Q 4
9 5 2
K 10 5 2
J 8 5 Table J 9 8 5
A 10 8 3
J 6
10 9 3
77787 77788
66655 =
Par NS +90 K 6
K Q 7 6
A Q 9 3
A 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 98
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 150

38. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul K 5 3
7 4
J 6 5 2
J 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Mesbur Dumbovich Fitzgibbon Winkler Macskasy McGann Szalay Hanlon
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

8 6 2
A K 8 5 3
7 4 3
4 3 Table A Q 10 9 4
J 6 2
10 9
Q 10 9
76688 76588
57755 =
Par NS +90 J 7
Q 10 9
A K Q 8
A K 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 98
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 155

39. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 62

N deals
None vul A 9 7 3
K 9 8 2
J 6
9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Verhees Nunes Jansma v.Prooijen Lauria Brink Versace
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

10 2
Q 10 7
A 10 9 4 3
Q J 8 Table K Q J 6
J 5 4
8 7 2
10 6 4
88978 =
45464 =
Par NS +140 8 5 4
A 6 3
K Q 5
A K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 98
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 160

40. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul K 5 3
7 4
J 6 5 2
J 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Frances Imakura Torres Ino Teramoto Wasik Takano Knap
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 6 2
A K 8 5 3
7 4 3
4 3 Table A Q 10 9 4
J 6 2
10 9
Q 10 9
76688 76588
57755 =
Par NS +90 J 7
Q 10 9
A K Q 8
A K 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 98
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+2 162

41. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul J 7
Q 10 9
A K Q 8
A K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Zorlu Chidiac Assael Hamdan Eidi Atabey Harfouche Kolata
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 10 9 4
J 6 2
10 9
Q 10 9 Table 8 6 2
A K 8 5 3
7 4 3
4 3
76588 76688
57755 =
Par NS +90 K 5 3
7 4
J 6 5 2
J 8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 98
Partscore
2 NT N -1 -50
+2 164

42. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul K J 6 4
Q 3
J 10 8 3
Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hamman Fallenius Soloway Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 7 3
A 10 5 4
9 4
10 7 5 Table Q 8
J 9 7 2
K Q 7 2
9 6 3
88689 88688
55654 =
Par NS +120 9 5 2
K 8 6
A 6 5
A K 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 98
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 169

43. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

E deals
None vul Q J 2
A K 9
8 6 5 4
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Hamman Berkowitz Soloway Cohen
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 8
Q 6 3 2
A Q 9
K 9 4 Table 9 5 3
J 10 7 4
7 2
J 10 8 6
78697 =
55746 =
Par NS +110 A 7 6 4
8 5
K J 10 3
A 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 98
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 175

44. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Liggins Sundelin Fawcett Sylvan Fallenius Hallberg Nilsland SimpsonC
1 Pass
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A K 9 8 7 5
10 4
Q 9
K 10 4 Table —
9 6 5 2
K J 10 6 3
7 6 5 3
97856 97867
46476 =
Par NS +500 Q 6 4
K Q 8
8 7 5 4
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 108
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 175

45. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 6, Bd 85

S deals
N-S vul K 7 4 3
8 4
A 10 4
A 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Meckstroth Hamman Branco Soloway Chagas
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 8 5
J 9 7 3
Q 9 6 2
9 5 Table A 10 9
Q 10 6
K J 7
J 10 7 6
77778 =
65665 =
Par NS +90 J 6 2
A K 5 2
8 5 3
K Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 108
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
Tie 175

Data 9Z72 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore