Data 9Z74 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 23 HCP, good spots

Found 16 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. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
WolpertG
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
5
4
6
9
2
9
9 North
Hamman
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
10
6
J
5
3
10
Q
2
6 East
Kranyak
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
J
7
A
8
J
K
4 South
LallJ
1 NT
2

4th
4
Q
8
3
10
2
A
A West
Hurd
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
9
2
2
6
4
5
K
9
10 North
Dwyer
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
2
10
Q
6
J
5
3
8
7
K East
Wooldridge
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
3
J
7
A
J
10
6
A South
Bathurst
1
1 NT

4th
6
4
4
Q
8
3
7
7
5
Q
W deals
E-W vul K J 8 4
4 2
Q J 10
K 9 4 2
Q 3 2
K J 5 3
6 5 2
Q 7 3 Table A 10 7
Q 9 7
K 9 7 3
8 6 5
9A99A =
43443 =
Par NS +420 9 6 5
A 10 8 6
A 8 4
A J 10

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 0
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 5

2. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8 West
Rombaut

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
Q
7
9
7
J
6
3
8 North
Muller

2
3 NT

2nd
10
3
6
A
2
4
Q
K
Q East
Lorenzini

Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
A
3
2
A
10
5
7
K South
de Wijs
1 NT
2

4th
9
10
K
J
2
10
5
4
3 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
2
7
Q
Q
A
3
4
A North
Bompis

1
2 NT

2nd
9
K
5
4
K
5
5
K
A
6 East
Brink

Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
2
J
A
4
9
10
Q
10
10 South
Quantin
1
1

4th
7
5
3
6
8
2
4
3
7
7
S deals
None vul A 7 3
Q 9 7 2
K 6 5
Q J 10
6
K J 10
A Q 10 2
8 6 4 3 2 Table K 8 5 4 2
5 4 3
J 7
K 7 5
78976 =
55457 =
Par NS +140 Q J 10 9
A 8 6
9 8 4 3
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 0
Partscore
2 NT North +1
+150 +6 11

3. 2012 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
5
J
2
9
A
4
8
J
Q North
ClerkinD

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
7
8
2
3
10
7
7
4
2
K East
Moss
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
6
3
Q
5
8
3
A
4
9 South
ClerkinJ
Pass
2 NT

4th
2
A
7
K
6
J
4
6
K
10 West
Ekeblad

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
5
10
2
J
K
Q
7
K
J North
Hampson

Dbl
Pass

2nd
4
J
5
4
A
10
6
8
3
2 East
Weichsel
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
6
8
A
8
3
9
J
Q
A South
Greco
Pass
1 NT

4th
3
7
7
9
2
2
4
A
6
7
E deals
E-W vul K J 8 4
A 10 4 2
A 7
J 10 8
9 6 5 2
K J 9
6 4 3
9 7 6 Table A Q 7
7 5 3
K Q 9 5
Q 4 2
99989 88989
44453 =
Par NS +400 10 3
Q 8 6
J 10 8 2
A K 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 7
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 11

4. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Cheek

1
2
All Pass

Lead
9
8
Q
2
9
10
5
J
10 North
Friedland

Dbl
3

2nd
2
7
4
5
J
K
J
Q
9 East
Grue
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
6
2
6
A
K
3
8
K
4 South
Dahl
1
Pass
3 NT

4th
10
Q
A
3
3
9
2
6
7 West
Falk

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
8
8
3
2
9
4
9 North
WolpertD

1
2

2nd
J
5
10
6
5
2
Q East
Lusky
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
5
10
J
K
3 South
Amoils
1
1 NT
2 NT

4th
A
Q
2
3
Q
4
10
E deals
None vul K 10 4 2
K 10 8 2
J 2
A 10 2
A J 7 6 5
Q 7 3
9 5
9 8 6 Table Q
9 6 5
K 8 7 6 4 3
K Q 5
A9A8A A9A7A
34353 =
Par NS +430 9 8 3
A J 4
A Q 10
J 7 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT South +2
+460 +7 14
Partscore
2 NT South +1
+150 11

5. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 16 West
Bathurst

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
J
5
4
4
3
6
K
5 North
Muller

3 NT

2nd
4
5
J
2
10
Q
J
8 East
Zagorin

Pass

3rd
9
7
8
10
A
2
A
7 South
de Wijs
1 NT
Pass

4th
2
6
6
Q
9
K
3
2 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
K
J
4
5 North
Hurd

1 NT

2nd
10
8
3
2
8 East
Brink

Pass

3rd
2
6
9
A
9 South
Wooldridge
1
Pass

4th
4
2
4
3
J
S deals
N-S vul 10 6 4
Q 8 4
Q 9 6
A K 10 5
K Q 7 3
9 5 3 2
A 8 3
J 2 Table J 9
K J 7 6
7 5 4 2
Q 8 3
87778 77778
56664 =
Par NS +120 A 8 5 2
A 10
K J 10
9 7 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 14
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +8 19

7. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Stansby

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
4
6
10
7
9
8
J
10 North
Delmonte

Dbl
2 NT
Pass

2nd
K
2
9
J
A
3
4
10
K East
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
6
8
Q
Q
2
Q
A
5
5 South
Bakhshi
Pass
1 NT
3 NT
All Pass

4th
2
A
4
6
3
4
5
7
J West
Cheek

1
Pass

Lead
7
4
J
10
3
9
10
5 North
Levin

Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
2
A
Q
2
K
J
K East
Grue
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
2
3
4
4
Q
6 South
Weinstein
Pass
1 NT

4th
8
A
5
6
9
7
6
8
E deals
E-W vul 8 6
A K J 9
A 10 9
K 10 7 4
K Q 7 4 2
7 4
J 7 6
A 5 3 Table 10 3
10 6 5 3
K Q 2
Q 9 6 2
86887 =
57555 57556
Par NS +120 A J 9 5
Q 8 2
8 5 4 3
J 8

Three notrump
3 NT× South -1
-100 14
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 28

9. 2008 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Duboin
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
2
6
3
7
9
Q North
Townsend
1
Pass

2nd
J
Q
4
A
5
3
K
10 East
Sementa
1
Pass

3rd
K
4
7
5
2
A
8 South
Gold
3 NT

4th
A
3
Q
7
J
J
4 West
Malinowski
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
7
5
A
Q
3
K North
Versace
1
Pass

2nd
J
6
2
4
5
2
8 East
Sandqvist
1
Pass

3rd
K
A
J
7
3
J
3 South
Lauria
2 NT

4th
A
5
Q
2
6
10
9
W deals
None vul J 4
A 8 6 5
9 5 4
A K 9 2
10 2
Q 9 7 4 3
A Q
8 6 4 3 Table K 8 7 5 3
2
K 10 7 3
Q J 5
98999 =
45344 =
Par NS +400 A Q 9 6
K J 10
J 8 6 2
10 7

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +7 21
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 28

10. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Weichsel
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
J
9
Q
3
J
6
J
2 North
Rosenberg
Pass
1
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
4
7
A
4
9
4
6
3
7 East
Lesniewski
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
6
5
K
K
8
A
10 South
Zia
1
1 NT
3

4th
J
A
5
8
10
5
5
4
Q West
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
9
7
4
7
3
4
6
10 North
Verhees
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
2
J
2
5
4
K
3
3 East
Levin
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
Q
J
10
K
6
9
5 South
Jansma
1 NT

4th
Q
A
A
Q
J
A
2
7
5
W deals
E-W vul J 10 8 3
8 5 4
A 9 2
K 5 2
Q 5 2
K Q 6 3
Q 6 3
9 7 4 Table A 7 4
9 7 2
8 7 5 4
A 10 8
88788 =
45654 =
Par NS +120 K 9 6
A J 10
K J 10
Q J 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 21
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 34

11. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 9 West
Armannsson

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
2
2
9
2
K
J
7
8 North
Nunes

2
2 NT

2nd
10
5
6
A
4
6
8
4
3 East
Jorgensen

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
Q
J
6
10
7
8
9
A South
Fantoni
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
K
3
Q
4
A
10
2
K
10 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
8
2
J
4
2
2
6
5 North
MagnussonM

1
2

2nd
A
3
9
Q
10
5
K
4
4 East
Versace

Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
A
J
3
K
10
9
9
10 South
Thorvaldsson
1
1 NT

4th
6
6
Q
2
7
4
3
A
A
S deals
E-W vul A 5 4 2
7 6 5 2
A Q
10 8 6
Q 7 3
A 3
K J 9 5
Q 7 5 3 Table 10 9 6
K J 8 4
8 7 6 3
J 4
88868 =
54575 =
Par NS +120 K J 8
Q 10 9
10 4 2
A K 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 21
Partscore
2 North +1
+140 +5 39

12. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 17, Bd 3 West
v.Prooijen

3
Pass

Lead
3
6
10
K
6
Q
10
8
Q
7 North
Abzianidze

Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
K
2
J
Q
2
8
10
5
5 East
Brink
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
A
8
3
J
6
8
4
A South
Beriashvili
Pass
3 NT

4th
9
5
5
4
3
7
3
7
A
6 West
Goshadze

Pass
2

Lead
8
2
6
10
7
7
5
8
K
9 North
Verhees

Dbl
2

2nd
A
A
K
6
8
3
A
2
J
Q East
Chechelashvili
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
9
3
K
3
3
4
A
9
10 South
Jansma
Pass
1

4th
5
4
5
4
J
J
7
5
4
6
E deals
N-S vul A K 7 6
A K 9 3
7 5 2
Q 7
4 2
8 6
J 4 3
K J 9 6 4 3 Table Q J 5
Q J 4 2
A Q 10 8 6
5
79868 =
64575 =
Par NS +140 10 9 8 3
10 7 5
K 9
A 10 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 21
Partscore
2 South +1
+140 +8 47

13. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
7
3
A
8
2
K
K
Q North
Martel

1
1
3 NT

2nd
8
6
4
J
7
2
9
2
K East
Soloway

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
9
Q
5
5
10
2
4
A South
Stansby
Pass
1
2 NT

4th
Q
4
A
3
J
6
3
4 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
Q
Q
Q
3
9
J North
Rodwell

1
1

2nd
5
2
K
A
8
2
7 East
Weichsel

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
6
A
3
5
Q South
Meckstroth
Pass
1
1 NT

4th
4
A
2
4
7
A
S deals
Both vul K 10 7 3
Q 6
A 7 5
K J 9 8
A 8
8 7 4 2
J 8 6 3
A 6 3 Table 9 6 5 4
K 9 5
K Q
10 5 4 2
99888 =
33443 33544
Par NS +600 Q J 2
A J 10 3
10 9 4 2
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +10 31
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 47

14. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79 West
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
8
3
8
Q
Q
6
K
K North
Thorvaldsson
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
6
4
4
J
5
A
3
5
K
9 East
Balicki
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
10
A
Q
7
2
2
A
9
3 South
JonssonT
1 NT
2

4th
J
9
3
6
A
4
4
7
8
6 West
MagnussonM
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
5
10
J
Q
10
4 North
Kwiecien
Pass
1 NT

2nd
A
5
2
7
3
A
6
8 East
Ingimarsson
1
Pass

3rd
3
8
J
4
2
6
3
9 South
Pszczola
Dbl
Pass

4th
6
Q
Q
K
8
10
A
K
W deals
E-W vul A 9 5 3
Q 10 8
10 9 8 6
Q 6
Q J
A J 4
K 5 3 2
J 9 7 4 Table K 7 6 2
9 6 5
Q 7 4
8 5 3
98989 99989
44454 =
Par NS +400 10 8 4
K 7 3 2
A J
A K 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 37
Partscore
1 NT North +2
+150 47

16. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 80 West
Meckstroth

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
5
10
Q
2
7
5 North
Lev
1
2
3

2nd
A
2
6
Q
2
5
8
3 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
Q
K
6
2
J
4 South
Glubok
1
2
3 NT

4th
4
9
3
6
A
9
K
10 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
6
3
10
7
Q
9
J North
Freeman
1
2
3

2nd
A
2
3
10
5
A
5
10
5 East
Katz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
A
Q
J
K
4
J
9
8 South
Nickell
1
2

4th
4
4
K
K
7
2
9
3
8
N deals
N-S vul 10 6
A 10 7 5
A K 5
Q J 10 4
Q 9 7 4
9
Q J 8 7 2
A 8 3 Table J 5 2
K J 6 2
6 3
K 9 5 2
76968 87978
56365 45365
Par NS +140 A K 8 3
Q 8 4 3
10 9 4
7 6

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 +3 40
Partscore
3 South -2
-200 47

Data 9Z74 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85			West WolpertG Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 2 5 4 6 9 2 9 9	`North` Hamman Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 10 6 J 5 3 10 Q 2 6	East Kranyak Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 J 7 A 8 J K 4	`South` LallJ 1 NT 2 4th 4 Q 8 3 10 2 A A	West Hurd Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 9 2 2 6 4 5 K 9 10	`North` Dwyer Pass 1 Pass 2nd 2 10 Q 6 J 5 3 8 7 K	East Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q J 3 J 7 A J 10 6 A	`South` Bathurst 1 1 NT 4th 6 4 4 Q 8 3 7 7 5 Q
W deals E-W vul	K J 8 4 4 2 Q J 10 K 9 4 2
Q 3 2 K J 5 3 6 5 2 Q 7 3		A 10 7 Q 9 7 K 9 7 3 8 6 5
9A99A = 43443 = Par NS +420	9 6 5 A 10 8 6 A 8 4 A J 10
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 0	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 `5`

2. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8			`West` Rombaut Pass Pass Lead 6 2 Q 7 9 7 J 6 3 8	`North` Muller 2 3 NT 2nd 10 3 6 A 2 4 Q K Q	`East` Lorenzini Pass All Pass 3rd 5 A 3 2 A 10 5 7 K	`South` de Wijs 1 NT 2 4th 9 10 K J 2 10 5 4 3	`West` Drijver Pass Pass Lead 2 6 2 7 Q Q A 3 4 A	`North` Bompis 1 2 NT 2nd 9 K 5 4 K 5 5 K A 6	`East` Brink Pass All Pass 3rd 6 2 J A 4 9 10 Q 10 10	`South` Quantin 1 1 4th 7 5 3 6 8 2 4 3 7 7
S deals None vul	A 7 3 Q 9 7 2 K 6 5 Q J 10
6 K J 10 A Q 10 2 8 6 4 3 2		K 8 5 4 2 5 4 3 J 7 K 7 5
78976 = 55457 = Par NS +140	Q J 10 9 A 8 6 9 8 4 3 A 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 0	Partscore 2 NT North +1 +150 +6 `11`

3. 2012 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63			West Gitelman Pass Pass Lead 3 5 J 2 9 A 4 8 J Q	`North` ClerkinD Dbl 3 NT 2nd 7 8 2 3 10 7 7 4 2 K	East Moss 1 Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 3 Q 5 8 3 A 4 9	`South` ClerkinJ Pass 2 NT 4th 2 A 7 K 6 J 4 6 K 10	West Ekeblad Pass Pass Lead 6 5 10 2 J K Q 7 K J	`North` Hampson Dbl Pass 2nd 4 J 5 4 A 10 6 8 3 2	East Weichsel 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 8 A 8 3 9 J Q A	`South` Greco Pass 1 NT 4th 3 7 7 9 2 2 4 A 6 7
E deals E-W vul	K J 8 4 A 10 4 2 A 7 J 10 8
9 6 5 2 K J 9 6 4 3 9 7 6		A Q 7 7 5 3 K Q 9 5 Q 4 2
99989 88989 44453 = Par NS +400	10 3 Q 8 6 J 10 8 2 A K 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 7	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 `11`

4. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14			`West` Cheek 1 2 All Pass Lead 9 8 Q 2 9 10 5 J 10	`North` Friedland Dbl 3 2nd 2 7 4 5 J K J Q 9	`East` Grue Pass 2 Pass 3rd 6 2 6 A K 3 8 K 4	`South` Dahl 1 Pass 3 NT 4th 10 Q A 3 3 9 2 6 7	`West` Falk Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 8 8 3 2 9 4 9	`North` WolpertD 1 2 2nd J 5 10 6 5 2 Q	`East` Lusky Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 5 10 J K 3	`South` Amoils 1 1 NT 2 NT 4th A Q 2 3 Q 4 10
E deals None vul	K 10 4 2 K 10 8 2 J 2 A 10 2
A J 7 6 5 Q 7 3 9 5 9 8 6		Q 9 6 5 K 8 7 6 4 3 K Q 5
A9A8A A9A7A 34353 = Par NS +430	9 8 3 A J 4 A Q 10 J 7 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +7 `14`	Partscore 2 NT South +1 +150 11

5. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 16			`West` Bathurst Pass Pass Lead 3 J 5 4 4 3 6 K 5	North Muller 3 NT 2nd 4 5 J 2 10 Q J 8	`East` Zagorin Pass 3rd 9 7 8 10 A 2 A 7	South de Wijs 1 NT Pass 4th 2 6 6 Q 9 K 3 2	`West` Drijver Pass Pass Lead 6 K J 4 5	North Hurd 1 NT 2nd 10 8 3 2 8	`East` Brink Pass 3rd 2 6 9 A 9	South Wooldridge 1 Pass 4th 4 2 4 3 J
S deals N-S vul	10 6 4 Q 8 4 Q 9 6 A K 10 5
K Q 7 3 9 5 3 2 A 8 3 J 2		J 9 K J 7 6 7 5 4 2 Q 8 3
87778 77778 56664 = Par NS +120	A 8 5 2 A 10 K J 10 9 7 6 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 14	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 +8 `19`

7. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54			West Stansby 1 Pass Pass Lead 7 4 6 10 7 9 8 J 10	`North` Delmonte Dbl 2 NT Pass 2nd K 2 9 J A 3 4 10 K	East Martel Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 6 8 Q Q 2 Q A 5 5	`South` Bakhshi Pass 1 NT 3 NT All Pass 4th 2 A 4 6 3 4 5 7 J	West Cheek 1 Pass Lead 7 4 J 10 3 9 10 5	`North` Levin Dbl Pass 2nd A 2 A Q 2 K J K	East Grue Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 J 2 3 4 4 Q 6	`South` Weinstein Pass 1 NT 4th 8 A 5 6 9 7 6 8
E deals E-W vul	8 6 A K J 9 A 10 9 K 10 7 4
K Q 7 4 2 7 4 J 7 6 A 5 3		10 3 10 6 5 3 K Q 2 Q 9 6 2
86887 = 57555 57556 Par NS +120	A J 9 5 Q 8 2 8 5 4 3 J 8
Three notrump 3 NT× South -1 -100 14	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +6 `28`

9. 2008 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Duboin Pass Pass Lead 10 2 2 6 3 7 9 Q	`North` Townsend 1 Pass 2nd J Q 4 A 5 3 K 10	`East` Sementa 1 Pass 3rd K 4 7 5 2 A 8	`South` Gold 3 NT 4th A 3 Q 7 J J 4	`West` Malinowski Pass Pass Lead 10 7 5 A Q 3 K	`North` Versace 1 Pass 2nd J 6 2 4 5 2 8	`East` Sandqvist 1 Pass 3rd K A J 7 3 J 3	`South` Lauria 2 NT 4th A 5 Q 2 6 10 9
W deals None vul	J 4 A 8 6 5 9 5 4 A K 9 2
10 2 Q 9 7 4 3 A Q 8 6 4 3		K 8 7 5 3 2 K 10 7 3 Q J 5
98999 = 45344 = Par NS +400	A Q 9 6 K J 10 J 8 6 2 10 7
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 21	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 `28`

10. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53			West Weichsel Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 J 9 Q 3 J 6 J 2	`North` Rosenberg Pass 1 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 4 7 A 4 9 4 6 3 7	East Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 2 6 5 K K 8 A 10	`South` Zia 1 1 NT 3 4th J A 5 8 10 5 5 4 Q	West Weinstein Pass Pass Lead 9 9 7 4 7 3 4 6 10	`North` Verhees Pass Pass 2nd 2 2 J 2 5 4 K 3 3	East Levin Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 Q J 10 K 6 9 5	`South` Jansma 1 NT 4th Q A A Q J A 2 7 5
W deals E-W vul	J 10 8 3 8 5 4 A 9 2 K 5 2
Q 5 2 K Q 6 3 Q 6 3 9 7 4		A 7 4 9 7 2 8 7 5 4 A 10 8
88788 = 45654 = Par NS +120	K 9 6 A J 10 K J 10 Q J 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 21	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +6 `34`

11. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 9			West Armannsson Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 2 2 9 2 K J 7 8	`North` Nunes 2 2 NT 2nd 10 5 6 A 4 6 8 4 3	East Jorgensen Pass Pass 3rd J Q J 6 10 7 8 9 A	`South` Fantoni 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K 3 Q 4 A 10 2 K 10	West Lauria Pass Pass Lead J 8 2 J 4 2 2 6 5	`North` MagnussonM 1 2 2nd A 3 9 Q 10 5 K 4 4	East Versace Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A J 3 K 10 9 9 10	`South` Thorvaldsson 1 1 NT 4th 6 6 Q 2 7 4 3 A A
S deals E-W vul	A 5 4 2 7 6 5 2 A Q 10 8 6
Q 7 3 A 3 K J 9 5 Q 7 5 3		10 9 6 K J 8 4 8 7 6 3 J 4
88868 = 54575 = Par NS +120	K J 8 Q 10 9 10 4 2 A K 9 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 21	Partscore 2 North +1 +140 +5 `39`

12. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 17, Bd 3			`West` v.Prooijen 3 Pass Lead 3 6 10 K 6 Q 10 8 Q 7	North Abzianidze Dbl Pass 2nd 2 K 2 J Q 2 8 10 5 5	`East` Brink 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 4 A 8 3 J 6 8 4 A	South Beriashvili Pass 3 NT 4th 9 5 5 4 3 7 3 7 A 6	`West` Goshadze Pass 2 Lead 8 2 6 10 7 7 5 8 K 9	North Verhees Dbl 2 2nd A A K 6 8 3 A 2 J Q	`East` Chechelashvili 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 9 3 K 3 3 4 A 9 10	South Jansma Pass 1 4th 5 4 5 4 J J 7 5 4 6
E deals N-S vul	A K 7 6 A K 9 3 7 5 2 Q 7
4 2 8 6 J 4 3 K J 9 6 4 3		Q J 5 Q J 4 2 A Q 10 8 6 5
79868 = 64575 = Par NS +140	10 9 8 3 10 7 5 K 9 A 10 8 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 21	Partscore 2 South +1 +140 +8 `47`

13. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103			West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 7 3 A 8 2 K K Q	North Martel 1 1 3 NT 2nd 8 6 4 J 7 2 9 2 K	East Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 9 Q 5 5 10 2 4 A	South Stansby Pass 1 2 NT 4th Q 4 A 3 J 6 3 4	West Sontag Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 Q Q Q 3 9 J	North Rodwell 1 1 2nd 5 2 K A 8 2 7	East Weichsel Pass Pass 3rd K 6 A 3 5 Q	South Meckstroth Pass 1 1 NT 4th 4 A 2 4 7 A
S deals Both vul	K 10 7 3 Q 6 A 7 5 K J 9 8
A 8 8 7 4 2 J 8 6 3 A 6 3		9 6 5 4 K 9 5 K Q 10 5 4 2
99888 = 33443 33544 Par NS +600	Q J 2 A J 10 3 10 9 4 2 Q 7
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 31	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 `47`

14. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79			West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 2 8 3 8 Q Q 6 K K	`North` Thorvaldsson Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 6 4 4 J 5 A 3 5 K 9	East Balicki Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 10 A Q 7 2 2 A 9 3	`South` JonssonT 1 NT 2 4th J 9 3 6 A 4 4 7 8 6	West MagnussonM 1 Pass Pass Lead 4 J 5 10 J Q 10 4	`North` Kwiecien Pass 1 NT 2nd A 5 2 7 3 A 6 8	East Ingimarsson 1 Pass 3rd 3 8 J 4 2 6 3 9	`South` Pszczola Dbl Pass 4th 6 Q Q K 8 10 A K
W deals E-W vul	A 9 5 3 Q 10 8 10 9 8 6 Q 6
Q J A J 4 K 5 3 2 J 9 7 4		K 7 6 2 9 6 5 Q 7 4 8 5 3
98989 99989 44454 = Par NS +400	10 8 4 K 7 3 2 A J A K 10 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 37	Partscore 1 NT North +2 +150 `47`

16. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 80			`West` Meckstroth Dbl Pass All Pass Lead J A 5 10 Q 2 7 5	North Lev 1 2 3 2nd A 2 6 Q 2 5 8 3	`East` Rodwell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 Q K 6 2 J 4	South Glubok 1 2 3 NT 4th 4 9 3 6 A 9 K 10	`West` Weinstein Pass Pass Lead 2 6 6 3 10 7 Q 9 J	North Freeman 1 2 3 2nd A 2 3 10 5 A 5 10 5	`East` Katz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 A Q J K 4 J 9 8	South Nickell 1 2 4th 4 4 K K 7 2 9 3 8
N deals N-S vul	10 6 A 10 7 5 A K 5 Q J 10 4
Q 9 7 4 9 Q J 8 7 2 A 8 3		J 5 2 K J 6 2 6 3 K 9 5 2
76968 87978 56365 45365 Par NS +140	A K 8 3 Q 8 4 3 10 9 4 7 6
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 +3 40	Partscore 3 South -2 -200 `47`