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
D 6
C 2
D 5
C 4
S 6
H 9
D 2
S 9
D 9
North
Hamman
Pass
2 C
3 NT

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

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


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

Lead
H 3
H 9
D 2
C 2
D 6
C 4
S 5
C K
C 9
D 10
North
Dwyer
Pass
1 S
Pass

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

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


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

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 0

  Partscore
  1 NT South +1
  +120 +55


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

Pass
Pass

Lead
C 6
H 2
S Q
C 7
S 9
S 7
S J
H 6
C 3
S 8
North
Muller

2 C
3 NT

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

Pass
All Pass

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


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

Pass
Pass

Lead
S 2
H 6
D 2
D 7
D Q
C Q
S A
S 3
H 4
C A
North
Bompis

1 H
2 NT

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

Pass
All Pass

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


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

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 0

  Partscore
  2 NT North +1
  +150 +611


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

Pass
Pass

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

Dbl
3 NT

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

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


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

Pass
Pass

Lead
S 6
D 5
S 10
D 2
S J
D K
D Q
H 7
S K
C J
North
Hampson

Dbl
Pass

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

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


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

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +77

  Partscore
  1 NT South =
  +90 11


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

1 S
2 D
All Pass

Lead
D 9
S 8
C Q
H 2
S 9
C 10
C 5
H J
H 10
North
Friedland

Dbl
3 D


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


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


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

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
D 9
S 8
D 8
S 3
H 2
C 9
D 4
S 9
North
WolpertD

1 H
2 S


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


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


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

Three notrump
3 NT South +2
+460 +714

  Partscore
  2 NT South +1
  +150 11


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

Pass
Pass

Lead
S 3
S J
D 5
C 4
D 4
D 3
C 6
C K
C 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
H 2
West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
H 6
D K
D J
C 4
C 5
North
Hurd

1 NT


2nd
10
8
3
2
8
East
Brink

Pass


3rd
2
6
9
A
9
South
Wooldridge
1 C
Pass


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

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 14

  Partscore
  1 NT North +1
  +120 +819


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

1 S
Pass
Pass

Lead
H 7
C 4
D 6
S 10
D 7
H 9
H 8
H J
D 10
North
Delmonte

Dbl
2 NT
Pass

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

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

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

1 S
Pass


Lead
H 7
C 4
D J
D 10
H 3
D 9
S 10
C 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
S 8 6
H A K J 9
D A 10 9
C K 10 7 4
S K Q 7 4 2
H 7 4
D J 7 6
C A 5 3
Table S 10 3
H 10 6 5 3
D K Q 2
C Q 9 6 2
86887 =
57555 57556
Par NS +120
S A J 9 5
H Q 8 2
D 8 5 4 3
C J 8

Three notrump
3 NT× South -1
-100 14

  Partscore
  1 NT South +1
  +120 +628


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

Lead
S 10
D 2
S 2
D 6
H 3
C 7
D 9
C Q
North
Townsend
1 C
Pass

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

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


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

Lead
S 10
C 7
H 5
D A
D Q
C 3
D K
North
Versace
1 C
Pass

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

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


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

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +721

  Partscore
  2 NT South =
  +120 28


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

Lead
H 3
C J
H 9
C Q
C 3
S J
C 6
D J
D 2
North
Rosenberg
Pass
1 S
2 NT
3 NT

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

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


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



Lead
C 9
S 9
D 7
H 4
C 7
C 3
D 4
C 6
D 10
North
Verhees
Pass
Pass



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



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




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

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 21

  Partscore
  1 NT South +2
  +150 +634


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

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
C 3
D 2
S 2
D 9
H 2
D K
D J
S 7
S 8
North
Nunes

2 C
2 NT


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

Pass
Pass


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


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

Pass
Pass


Lead
C J
S 8
S 2
D J
S 4
C 2
H 2
D 6
H 5
North
MagnussonM

1 H
2 S


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 C
1 NT



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

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 21

  Partscore
  2 S North +1
  +140 +539


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

3 D
Pass

Lead
D 3
D 6
S 10
S K
S 6
D Q
D 10
D 8
H Q
C 7
North
Abzianidze

Dbl
Pass

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

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


4th
9
5
5
4
C 3
7
H 3
S 7
A
6
West
Goshadze

Pass
2 C

Lead
H 8
D 2
D 6
H 10
D 7
H 7
C 5
S 8
S K
H 9
North
Verhees

Dbl
2 S

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

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


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

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 21

  Partscore
  2 S South +1
  +140 +847


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

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
C 3
C 7
S 3
C A
S 8
S 2
S K
C K
H Q
North
Martel

1 C
1 S
3 NT

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

Pass
Pass
All Pass

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


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

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
D 3
D Q
H Q
S Q
C 3
C 9
D J
North
Rodwell

1 D
1 S


2nd
5
2
K
A
8
2
7
East
Weichsel

Pass
Pass


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


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

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +1031

  Partscore
  1 NT South +2
  +150 47


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

Lead
D 2
H 2
D 8
H 3
H 8
S Q
C Q
C 6
H K
C K
North
Thorvaldsson
Pass
2 C
3 NT

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

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


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

Lead
D 4
D J
H 5
D 10
S J
S Q
H 10
H 4
North
Kwiecien
Pass
1 NT


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


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


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

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +637

  Partscore
  1 NT North +2
  +150 47


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

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

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


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


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


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

Pass
Pass


Lead
D 2
S 6
C 6
D 3
S 10
C 7
D Q
S 9
C J
North
Freeman
1 C
2 H
3 H


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


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



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

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 +340

  Partscore
  3 H South -2
  -200 47


Data 9Z74 MainTop Three Notrump vs. Partscore

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