Data 9Z75 Main


Three Notrump vs. Partscore


 by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 23 HCP, fair spots

Found 19 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 Final, Seg 7, Bd 107 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass


Lead
S 2
H 2
H 3
S 6
H 7
S 10
C 10
S 3
H 5
North
Bathurst
1 D
2 H
Pass


2nd
4
4
C 8
Q
D 2
K
6
C 4
10
East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
8
K
Q
9
9
5
9
C 3
D 7
South
Moss
1 H
3 NT



4th
A
8
A
J
J
7
K
D 3
6
West
Hampson

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
D A
S 9
H 2
H 3
C K
D 8
C Q
C 7
North
Weinstein
Pass
1 H
2 NT


2nd
3
A
4
S 8
5
6
9
J
East
Greco
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
4
10
K
9
3
Q
2
H 5
South
Levin
1 C
2 H
3 H


4th
5
4
8
J
A
K
4
10
N deals
None vul
S K Q 4
H K 10 7 3
D Q J 5
C 10 5 4
S 10 6 3 2
H A J 5 4
D 10 6 4
C K 2
Table S 9 8 5
H 8
D A K 7 2
C Q 8 7 6 3
86856 =
56577 =
Par NS +120
S A J 7
H Q 9 6 2
D 9 8 3
C A J 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 =0

  Partscore
  3 H North -2
  -100 =0


2. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Demirev
1 C
2 S
Pass
Dbl

Lead
S 4
H 4
D 7
D 3
S A
C 3
S 8
S 7
C 9
North
Chambers
Pass
2 NT
3 NT
All Pass

2nd
10
7
2
5
J
6
K
H 6
A
East
Robbins
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
5
A
Q
K
2
5
Q
C 2
J
South
Schermer
1 NT
3 C
Pass


4th
6
3
6
A
3
10
H 5
9
H 9
West
LallH
1 C
Pass



Lead
S A
C 4
S 3
C 7
D K
C A
C 8
North
Feldman
Pass
Pass



2nd
10
6
K
J
A
K
H 4
East
Milner
Pass
Pass



3rd
5
5
J
2
4
H 7
South
Pollack
1 NT




4th
6
10
2
Q
6
9
W deals
E-W vul
S Q J 10
H 8 6 4
D Q J 4 3
C K J 6
S A K 7 4
H 3
D A 10 2
C A 8 7 4 3
Table S 5 2
H Q 10 9 7 5
D 9 8 6 5
C 5 2
77766 =
55666 =
Par NS +90
S 9 8 6 3
H A K J 2
D K 7
C Q 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT× South =
+550 +1010

  Partscore
  1 NT South =
  +90 0


3. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Katz

Pass
Pass

Lead
S 10
S 3
C 2
D 3
C K
D 7
D 5
H A
H 3
North
Hampson

1 H
3 NT

2nd
8
5
6
2
A
6
K
8
Q
East
Nickell

Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
9
Q
10
S 7
A
8
7
9
South
Greco
1 D
1 NT


4th
6
A
5
J
7
9
4
2
5
West
Diamond

Pass
Pass

Lead
S 10
S 3
C 2
C 3
C 9
D 3
D 10
S Q
H 8
H 4
North
Rodwell

1 H
Pass

2nd
8
5
6
S J
A
2
J
7
9
Q
East
Platnick

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
Q
10
S 4
A
Q
C 8
K
7
South
Meckstroth
1 D
1 NT


4th
6
A
5
J
7
9
6
H 3
A
2
S deals
Both vul
S A 8
H K 6 5 2
D A 10 5
C 10 8 7 2
S J 10 9 7 4 2
H J 9 7
D 6 4 2
C 5
Table S K 3
H A 10 4 3
D K J 9
C K J 9 6
96889 96788
46544 47644
Par NS +600
S Q 6 5
H Q 8
D Q 8 7 3
C A Q 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 10

  Partscore
  1 NT South =
  +90 +77


6. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92 West
Martel

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
H J
H 7
C 10
H 2
C 5
C 9
North
Meckstroth

2 C
2 S
3 NT

2nd
5
K
2
Q
3
East
Stansby

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
4
7
10
K
South
Rodwell
1 D
2 H
2 NT


4th
3
9
Q
6
8
West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
C 2
S J
S 10
S 6
C K
H 5
D A
D 2
D Q
North
Kamil

1 C
1 H


2nd
7
4
9
8
8
7
3
4
9
East
Zia

Pass
Pass


3rd
Q
Q
K
C 3
6
K
5
J
H 3
South
Fleisher
Pass
1 D
1 NT


4th
5
2
7
A
4
4
6
8
7
S deals
E-W vul
S A 9 2
H 9 6 5
D K Q J 5
C K 9 7
S Q 10
H J 10 4
D 10 7 4 3
C A 4 3 2
Table S K J 6 5 3
H A 7 2
D 9 8 6
C Q 8
77878 =
46353 56453
Par NS +110
S 8 7 4
H K Q 8 3
D A 2
C J 10 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+430 +818

  Partscore
  1 NT South =
  +90 13


7. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Dubinin

Pass
Pass


Lead
H K
H J
H 6
H Q
H 9
D 4
D 3
D K
S J
North
Welland
1 C
1 S
Pass


2nd
4
5
D 7
C 2
S Q
2
6
C 10
4
East
Gromov
Pass
Pass
Pass


3rd
3
A
8
S 2
C 6
8
A
C J
8
South
Glubok
1 H
3 NT



4th
10
2
7
D 9
C Q
Q
C 3
10
5
West
CohenB

1 H
Pass
All Pass

Lead
S 4
S Q
C 4
H K
H Q
S 6
D 3
D 2
H 3
North
Zmudzinski
Pass
1 S
Dbl


2nd
8
2
6
4
5
10
4
S 7
S A
East
Smith
Pass
2 H
Pass


3rd
5
9
J
6
A
C 5
A
7
8
South
Balicki
1 C
Pass
2 S


4th
J
H 9
K
2
10
3
8
6
7
N deals
E-W vul
S Q J 3
H 7 5 4
D A K 5 2
C 8 4 2
S 5
H K Q J 9 8
D J 10 6 4
C K 9 5
Table S K 7 6 4 2
H A 6 3
D 8
C 10 7 6 3
87696 =
45747 46747
Par NS +120
S A 10 9 8
H 10 2
D Q 9 7 3
C A Q J

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 18

  Partscore
  2 S North =
  +110 +518


8. 2008 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Narasimhan
1 H
Pass
Pass

Lead
H 6
C 10
C Q
C J
C 4
S 3
S K
S 4
H J
North
El Ahmady
Dbl
2 H
3 NT

2nd
2
K
3
5
8
8
7
10
K
East
Wold
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
A
6
7
9
A
9
Q
A
South
Sadek
2 C
2 NT


4th
Q
2
H 3
S 5
S 2
6
J
H 4
7
West
Jacobs
2 D
Pass


Lead
H 9
C 10
North
Bocchi
2 NT



2nd
J
K
East
Katz
Pass



3rd
4
South
Ferraro
Pass



4th
2
W deals
N-S vul
S A K 4
H A 5 2
D 10 4 2
C A Q J 4
S J 8 5 2
H K 10 8 6 4 3
D A J
C K
Table S 10 7 6
H 9 7
D K Q 8 3
C 8 5 3 2
9859A =
45743 =
Par NS +500
S Q 9 3
H Q J
D 9 7 6 5
C 10 9 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +1028

  Partscore
  2 NT North +1
  +150 18


10. 2007 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Kodayam

Pass
Pass

Lead
H 6
H 4
S J
S K
C 2
H 2
North
Hamman
Pass
3 NT


2nd
7
3
3
6
5
8
East
Bykov
1 C
Pass


3rd
J
5
9
Q
Q
K
South
Soloway
1 NT
Pass


4th
A
Q
2
4
3
West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
H 2
H 4
D 2
S 6
D 6
S 4
D 3
D 9
S 5
S 7
North
Tuszynski
Pass
2 C
2 NT

2nd
8
3
J
9
8
8
A
C 4
K
C 8
East
Meckstroth
1 D
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
7
7
2
10
3
5
C 5
A
H 5
South
Kowalski
1 NT
2 S


4th
A
Q
4
J
K
10
Q
H 9
Q
C 2
N deals
E-W vul
S 5 4 2
H 10 8 7 5
D A K 9 4
C J 3
S Q 10 9
H 9 6 3 2
D 10 7 3
C Q 9 8
Table S K J 8
H K Q J
D 6 5 2
C K 6 4 2
89898 =
54545 =
Par NS +140
S A 7 6 3
H A 4
D Q J 8
C A 10 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 28

  Partscore
  2 NT South =
  +120 +523


11. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 15, Bd 6 West
HackettJU
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
S 5
H 8
S 2
S 10
H 2
C 4
C 6
H 5
H Q
C 7
North
ChenD
Pass
3 NT


2nd
6
6
J
9
7
5
8
3
D 5
Q
East
HackettJA
1 S
Pass


3rd
K
4
Q
8
D 2
A
J
9
10
K
South
Furuta
1 NT
Pass


4th
A
K
4
3
A
2
9
D 3
J
D 9
West
Miyakuni
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

Lead
H K
C 3
C 10
H 8
H 5
H 9
C 4
S 2
S 5
S 3
North
Townsend
Pass
2 C


2nd
A
5
8
3
J
D 3
D 10
J
6
10
East
Teramoto
1 D
Pass


3rd
6
A
K
7
Q
10
6
Q
K
9
South
Gold
Dbl
Pass


4th
4
2
9
D 2
S 8
2
Q
4
A
7
W deals
E-W vul
S 9 6 4
H Q 9 7 4
D K 7
C A 10 7 6
S Q 10 5
H J 6 3 2
D Q 10 9 4
C 9 5
Table S K 8 7 2
H K
D A 8 5 3 2
C Q 8 2
9795A A7A5A
36383 =
Par NS +430
S A J 3
H A 10 8 5
D J 6
C K J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 28

  Partscore
  2 C North +1
  +110 +528


12. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 8 West
Sylvan
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
S 4
S 2
C 4
H 2
H J
H 4
C A
C Q
North
El Ahmady
1 C
1 S
Pass

2nd
6
3
K
K
6
D 4
9
East
Sundelin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
2
A
8
Q
7
South
Sadek
1 D
3 NT


4th
10
9
5
5
3
7
6
West
Dagher




Lead
C A
North
Bertheau




2nd
East
El Kourdy




3rd
South
Nystrom




4th
W deals
None vul
S A K 7 6
H 6 5
D K 7 4
C J 10 6 4
S J 5 4 3
H A J 4
D 10 9 6 5
C 7 5
Table S 9 8
H Q 9 8 2
D 3 2
C A K Q 8 3
78686 =
54657 =
Par NS +110
S Q 10 2
H K 10 7 3
D A Q J 8
C 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 28

  Partscore
  2 NT North +1
  +150 +634


13. 2005 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Willenken
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
S 9
D 2
C 2
S 10
D 6
C 4
S K
North
Zia
Pass
3 NT


2nd
4
4
3
6
8
J
7
East
Cohler
Pass
Pass


3rd
2
K
10
3
J
8
5
South
Rosenberg
1 NT
Pass


4th
J
5
Q
A
3
7
West
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
D 9
D 8
C 5
D 4
C 4
D 10
S 2
C K
C 10
S A
North
Shenkin
Pass
1 NT


2nd
2
J
3
K
A
S 7
J
H 2
S 9
10
East
Welland
Pass
Pass


3rd
A
3
8
5
9
S 5
8
6
H 10
6
South
Mahaffey
1 C
Pass


4th
7
6
Q
Q
7
C 2
4
J
H 4
3
W deals
Both vul
S Q 6 4
H A 10 3
D K J 7
C 6 5 4 2
S 10 9 8 5
H J 8 7 2
D A 8 4
C Q 7
Table S K 3 2
H Q 5 4
D 10 9 5 3
C A J 3
88789 =
55554 =
Par NS +120
S A J 7
H K 9 6
D Q 6 2
C K 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 28

  Partscore
  1 NT North +1
  +120 +640


14. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 27 West
Compton

Pass


Lead
H 4
C 5
D 9
H 7
S 5
North
Cohen
2 D
Pass


2nd
3
6
10
6
8
East
CohenS
Pass
Pass


3rd
10
Q
K
J
South
Berkowitz
3 NT



4th
K
K
3
8
West
Schwartz

Dbl
Pass

Lead
C 8
S 3
H A
H 4
C 5
D 8
S Q
C 10
H Q
North
Krekorian
Pass
1 H
Pass

2nd
A
5
3
6
2
A
2
6
S 10
East
Becker
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
K
J
2
Q
6
4
J
South
Casen
1 D
1 NT


4th
4
A
8
K
K
3
6
H 10
N deals
None vul
S J 7 4 3
H Q 9 6 3
D 3
C A Q J 3
S A 9 2
H A 7 5 4
D K 7 6
C 8 6 2
Table S 10 6 5
H J 10 2
D Q 9 8 5 2
C K 7
8887A 8987A
54563 =
Par NS +140
S K Q 8
H K 8
D A J 10 4
C 10 9 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 28

  Partscore
  1 NT South +3
  +180 +646


15. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 4, Bd 13 West
Fredin

Pass
Pass


Lead
S Q
S J
S 8
S 9
S 7
H 6
D Q
D 3
D K
North
Fractman
Pass
2 C
Pass


2nd
5
4
10
C 2
H 4
A
5
6
7
East
Lindkvist
1 C
Pass
Pass


3rd
A
2
K
H 2
H 10
Q
9
J
10
South
Carrasco
1 D
3 NT



4th
3
6
H 3
H 8
C 3
J
2
4
C 5
West
Wasik

1 H
2 S
Pass

Lead
C 10
D A
D K
D J
D 9
North
Bertheau
Pass
2 C
Pass
3 D

2nd
2
2
4
7
8
East
Knap
1 C
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
3
Q
10
H 3
South
Nystrom
1 D
2 D
3 C


4th
J
5
6
H 2
N deals
Both vul
S 6 5
H A 5 4 3
D Q 10 3
C A 7 4 2
S K Q 9 7 2
H 9 7 6
D 8 7 4 2
C 10
Table S A J 8
H K Q 10 2
D 6 5
C Q 8 6 5
85699 =
48643 =
Par NS +120
S 10 4 3
H J 8
D A K J 9
C K J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 28

  Partscore
  3 D South =
  +110 +551


16. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95 West
Stansby

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
D Q
C Q
C K
C 7
C 10
H 2
D 3
D A
D J
North
Rubin

1 H
3 D


2nd
2
6
2
J
H J
6
8
S 2
S 6
East
Martel

Pass
Dbl


3rd
5
4
8
A
3
Q
9
S 5
H 7
South
Granovetter
1 C
1 S
3 NT


4th
K
5
9
S 4
H 3
A
6
4
10
West
Lipsitz

Pass



Lead
S 3
C Q
C K
C 3
H 2
S J
C 7
H K
H 4
North
Weichsel

Pass



2nd
7
6
2
J
J
8
H 3
10
D 5
East
Ekeblad

Pass



3rd
K
4
8
A
Q
9
10
5
9
South
Sontag
1 NT




4th
A
5
9
H 6
A
Q
D 7
7
8
S deals
N-S vul
S 8 7
H K 4 2
D 10 8 4 2
C A 10 8 4
S J 10 5 3
H A 8 7 3
D Q 3
C J 6 2
Table S K 9 4
H J 10 6
D A J 9 7 5
C 9 5
8888A =
54553 =
Par NS +130
S A Q 6 2
H Q 9 5
D K 6
C K Q 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 28

  Partscore
  1 NT South +2
  +150 +657


17. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Lindkvist

Pass
Pass

Lead
S 5
H 6
H 2
S 2
H 8
S 4
S 8
North
Chagas

3 NT


2nd
K
3
A
3
D 8
Q
C 5
East
Fredin
Pass
Pass


3rd
7
Q
7
6
10
A
South
Branco
1 NT
Pass


4th
10
5
4
J
K
9
West
Campos

Pass
Pass

Lead
H 3
S 2
H 8
S 6
North
Nilsland

1 NT


2nd
2
9
5
East
Villas-Boas
Pass
Pass


3rd
A
4
10
South
Fallenius
1 D
Pass


4th
6
10
K
E deals
None vul
S K 9 3
H 10 7 6
D K 7 6
C A J 6 5
S A 8 5 2
H A 5
D 10 8 5 3
C K 9 8
Table S 7 6 4
H K 9 4 3
D J 9 4
C Q 4 2
87878 =
56565 =
Par NS +120
S Q J 10
H Q J 8 2
D A Q 2
C 10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 28

  Partscore
  1 NT North +1
  +120 +562


18. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 7, Bd 19 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
C 4
C 3
D 4
C 2
North
Branco
Pass
1 H
3 NT

2nd
9
6
2
A
East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
7
J
J
South
Chagas
1 C
1 NT


4th
K
5
8
West
Mello

Pass


Lead
C 4
C 3
D 4
C 2
S 5
S 3
S K
C 8
H K
H 4
North
Wolff
Pass
Pass


2nd
9
6
2
A
2
9
H 8
D 5
6
9
East
Fonseca
Pass
Pass


3rd
10
7
J
J
A
10
7
S J
10
J
South
Hamman
1 NT



4th
K
5
3
H 7
4
6
8
Q
2
Q
N deals
E-W vul
S 6 2
H A J 10 8
D Q 6 5 4
C J 9 7
S K 10 5
H 9 6 3
D 10 8 3
C A 8 6 4
Table S A J 7 3
H Q 7 5 2
D K 7 2
C 10 5
87898 =
56544 =
Par NS +120
S Q 9 8 4
H K 4
D A J 9
C K Q 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +735

  Partscore
  1 NT South +1
  +120 62


19. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Groetheim
1 S
Pass
Pass

Lead
S 6
D A
D K
North
Duboin
Dbl
2 NT
Pass

2nd
Q
2
3
East
Aa
Pass
3 H
Pass

3rd
H 5
8
6
South
Bocchi
1 NT
3 NT


4th
5
5
4
West
Versace
2 S
Pass
Pass

Lead
C A
H 6
D A
D K
D Q
North
Helgemo
Dbl
3 D


2nd
2
7
2
3
J
East
Lauria
Pass
Pass


3rd
10
10
6
8
9
South
Helness
2 NT
Pass


4th
9
K
4
5
S 6
W deals
Both vul
S Q J 4 3
H K Q J 9
D A K Q 7
C 9
S A K 10 8 7 6
H 10
D 5 4
C Q 10 5 3
Table S
H 8 6 5 4 3 2
D J 3 2
C A K 8 7
75594 75584
58638 =
Par NS +110
S 9 5 2
H A 7
D 10 9 8 6
C J 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +1045

  Partscore
  3 D North +1
  +130 62


Data 9Z75 MainTop Three Notrump vs. Partscore

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