Data 9Z76 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 23 HCP, poor spots

Found 10 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Only swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

1. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
A
5
2
2
10
A North
Lee

2
3 NT

2nd
6
2
Q
4
9
6
5 East
Rodwell

Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
3
8
K
Q
3
7 South
Hamman
1
2 NT

4th
4
7
J
3
K
4
9 West
Stansby

Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
8
A
3
5
4
Q North
Levin

2

2nd
6
Q
5
7
Q
2
5 East
Bramley

Pass

3rd
K
K
8
A
8
A
7 South
Weinstein
1
3

4th
4
2
2
2
J
3
J
Board 35
E-W vul J 7 6
4 2
A Q 8 6
K Q 6 5
10 9 8 3
K 7 6 3
J 2
A 10 4 Table A K 5
J 9 8
9 5 3
J 8 7 3
n87798 s88798
we55545
Par: N-S +120 Q 4 2
A Q 10 5
K 10 7 4
9 2

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

2. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19 West
Nonoo

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
K
3
J
A
9
K
J
10 North
Asbi

Dbl
3

2nd
6
6
4
2
5
3
8
8
9 East
Syed
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
2
10
2
2
Q
6
5
7 South
Tobing
1
2
3 NT

4th
A
A
Q
3
7
7
8
4
4 West
Karwur

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
4
Q
9
8
3
4 North
Maci

1
1 NT

2nd
A
8
2
10
6
7
3 East
George
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
A
K
6
3
5 South
Basiony
1
1

4th
6
A
J
5
6
8
Q
Board 7
Both vul J 9 6
A Q 8 6
Q 7 5 2
J 10
10 8 7 5 3
K 10 7
9 8 6
A Q Table 4
J 9 5 3 2
A 4
K 9 8 4 3
ns78494
we64837
Par: N-S +110 A K Q 2
4
K J 10 3
7 6 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +11 11
Partscore
1 NT North =
+90 4

3. 2012 World Championship Quarterfinal, Seg 3 West
Cullin

Pass

Lead
6
5
K
8
9
K
5
4
J
7 North
Meckstroth

3 NT

2nd
3
4
2
7
2
5
3
4
8
8 East
Bertheau
2
All Pass

3rd
9
J
3
A
6
3
Q
A
4
A South
Rodwell
2 NT

4th
J
Q
6
9
K
2
10
7
8
9 West
Hamman

Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
2
9
A
9
5
J
A
K
9 North
Upmark

2 NT

2nd
3
3
7
9
2
3
Q
7
2
J East
Zia
2
Pass

3rd
8
6
4
10
10
Q
7
4
8
Q South
Nystrom
Dbl
3

4th
K
8
6
5
K
6
6
Q
J
3
Board 39
Both vul A J 6 3
5 4 3
Q 4 2
J 9 6
5
A Q 10 8 6
9 8 7 3
A 4 3 Table Q 10 9 8 4 2
9
10 6
K Q 10 8
ns74565
we68768
Par: E-W +110 K 7
K J 7 2
A K J 5
7 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 +7 18
Partscore
3 South -4
-400 4

4. 2012 World Championship Quarterfinal, Seg 5 West
Upmark

1
Pass

Lead
9
A
5
9
10
A
10
7
A
Q North
Meckstroth

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
2
7
K
3
J
Q
4
6
9
K East
Nystrom
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
6
3
8
6
J
5
K
3
5
6 South
Rodwell
1
2 NT

4th
Q
2
8
4
4
2
3
2
4
8 West
Hamman

1
Pass

Lead
3
4
2
K
A
K
5
2
J
10 North
Bertheau

Pass
3

2nd
5
9
6
6
7
6
2
K
7
9 East
Zia
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
10
A
Q
8
3
3
10
A
Q
J South
Cullin
1
Dbl

4th
Q
6
K
A
2
Q
J
3
5
8
Board 80
E-W vul 7 6 5
A 10 3
8 7 3
J 8 3 2
K J 9 3 2
9
A J 6
K 10 9 7 Table 10 8 4
Q J 8 6 2
Q 10 4 2
6
n54547 s65557
we78886
Par: E-W +110 A Q
K 7 5 4
K 9 5
A Q 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 +2 20
Partscore
3 South -2
-100 4

Data 9Z76 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

5. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4 West
Garner

Pass

Lead
5
Q
2
3
3
Q North
Wooldridge

3 NT

2nd
10
3
6
2
K East
WeinsteinH

All Pass

3rd
6
5
7
J
4 South
Hurd
1 NT

4th
2
9
A
K
4 West
LallJ

2
All Pass

Lead
4
5
J
5
2
3
Q
8 North
Rubin

Dbl

2nd
2
9
6
10
10
K
2
9 East
Grue

Pass

3rd
J
Q
7
6
K
4
K
Q South
Ekeblad
1
2

4th
K
3
A
2
7
4
A
7
Board 54
N-S vul A 5 2
Q J 4 2
6 3 2
Q 10 4
Q 8 4 3
A 9
Q 10
K J 9 7 5 Table J 9 7
10 6 3
K J 9 8 7 4
6
n86857 s86967
we45476
Par: N-S +140 K 10 6
K 8 7 5
A 5
A 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +10 30
Partscore
2 South +2
+170 4

6. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6 West
Strul
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
J
4
4 North
Jacobs
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
2
9
Q
3 East
Becker
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
2
8
A South
Katz
1 NT
2

4th
A
K
5
7 West
Levin
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
7
8
K
Q
3
J North
Stansby
Pass
2

2nd
5
4
2
5
5
9
A
8 East
Weinstein
1
All Pass

3rd
3
3
J
J
4
6
4 South
Martel
Dbl

4th
4
A
Q
Q
7
A
2
Board 90
Both vul K 9 7 4
7 5 2
6 4
A Q 8 2
Q 10 8 3
8 6 4
9 8 5
9 6 3 Table A 2
K J 10 9 3
A 10 7 2
K 7
ns78679
we54764
Par: N-S +110 J 6 5
A Q
K Q J 3
J 10 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 30
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 +9 13

7. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2 West
WangJ
1
Pass

Lead
7
5
5
A
3
5
2
7
9 North
Cheek
Pass
3 NT

2nd
Q
2
8
9
4
8
2
6 East
Ao
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
A
J
7
Q
3
4
Q South
Grue
1 NT

4th
2
3
6
10
K
9
4
6 West
Lynch
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
5
A
3
A
5
4
A North
Chechelashvili
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
8
8
9
2
J
Q
4
3 East
Dawson
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
J
2
Q
3
5
7 South
Gu
1 NT
2

4th
9
6
10
K
K
2
8
Board 26
Both vul Q J 8
A J 4 3
K 10 7 5
J 7
A 10 7 6 5
K 10 8
3
K Q 8 2 Table 4 3
9 6
J 8 6 4 2
A 10 5 4
n86974 s86975
we57468
Par: N-S +140 K 9 2
Q 7 5 2
A Q 9
9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 30
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 19

8. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 13 West
El Kourdy

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
4
K
3
8
9
3
7
8 North
Nunes

3
3

2nd
K
3
A
6
7
J
6
Q
6 East
Dagher
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
10
8
K
J
7
A
5
2 South
Fantoni
1 NT
3
3 NT

4th
2
6
Q
2
10
2
8
10
J West
Lauria

Pass

Lead
5
8
4
9
K
7
J
8
6 North
Sadek

1 NT

2nd
J
A
3
3
6
8
4
2
8 East
Versace
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
7
10
10
5
J
2
7
A South
El Ahmady
1

4th
6
3
A
A
Q
6
9
3
5
Board 16
E-W vul A Q 6
10 6
K J 5 3
J 8 5 4
K 8 4
Q J 5 3
Q 9 8
A 9 6 Table 10 9 7 5 2
K 8 4
10 6 4
Q 3
nA78BB sA88BB
we35422
Par: N-S +430 J 3
A 9 7 2
A 7 2
K 10 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 36
Partscore
1 NT North +3
+180 19

Data 9Z76 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

9. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4 West
Kwiecien
1
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
10
8
K
5
A
4
6
7 North
Mouiel
Dbl
Pass
3

2nd
3
6
9
4
7
3
4
A
7 East
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
J
5
Q
8
J
5
10 South
Salama
2
2
3 NT

4th
Q
K
6
A
3
9
3
8
5 West
Levy
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
J
10
A
4
6
5
A North
Jassem
Dbl
2
3

2nd
7
7
6
3
9
3
Q
4 East
Chemla
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
2
2
5
10
J
K
8 South
Tuszynski
1
2 NT

4th
A
K
J
6
9
K
3
2
Board 63
E-W vul A Q 4 2
Q J 7
Q J 5 4
6 3
9 7 6
K 2
A 9 3
K J 7 4 2 Table K 3
10 9 8 4 3
K 10 8
10 8 5
n57564 s68564
w75868 e65758
Par: N-S +110 J 10 8 5
A 6 5
7 6 2
A Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-150 36
Partscore
3 South =
+140 +7 26

Data 9Z76 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 9 A 5 2 2 10 A	`North` Lee 2 3 NT 2nd 6 2 Q 4 9 6 5	East Rodwell Pass All Pass 3rd K 3 8 K Q 3 7	`South` Hamman 1 2 NT 4th 4 7 J 3 K 4 9	West Stansby Pass All Pass Lead 10 8 A 3 5 4 Q	`North` Levin 2 2nd 6 Q 5 7 Q 2 5	East Bramley Pass 3rd K K 8 A 8 A 7	`South` Weinstein 1 3 4th 4 2 2 2 J 3 J
Board 35 E-W vul	J 7 6 4 2 A Q 8 6 K Q 6 5
10 9 8 3 K 7 6 3 J 2 A 10 4		A K 5 J 9 8 9 5 3 J 8 7 3
n87798 s88798 we55545 Par: N-S +120	Q 4 2 A Q 10 5 K 10 7 4 9 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 0	Partscore 3 South = +110 +4 `4`

2. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19			West Nonoo 1 Pass All Pass Lead 5 K 3 J A 9 K J 10	North Asbi Dbl 3 2nd 6 6 4 2 5 3 8 8 9	East Syed Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 10 2 2 Q 6 5 7	South Tobing 1 2 3 NT 4th A A Q 3 7 7 8 4 4	West Karwur Pass Pass Lead 4 J 4 Q 9 8 3 4	North Maci 1 1 NT 2nd A 8 2 10 6 7 3	East George Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 2 A K 6 3 5	South Basiony 1 1 4th 6 A J 5 6 8 Q
Board 7 Both vul	J 9 6 A Q 8 6 Q 7 5 2 J 10
10 8 7 5 3 K 10 7 9 8 6 A Q		4 J 9 5 3 2 A 4 K 9 8 4 3
ns78494 we64837 Par: N-S +110	A K Q 2 4 K J 10 3 7 6 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +11 `11`	Partscore 1 NT North = +90 4

3. 2012 World Championship Quarterfinal, Seg 3			West Cullin Pass Lead 6 5 K 8 9 K 5 4 J 7	North Meckstroth 3 NT 2nd 3 4 2 7 2 5 3 4 8 8	East Bertheau 2 All Pass 3rd 9 J 3 A 6 3 Q A 4 A	South Rodwell 2 NT 4th J Q 6 9 K 2 10 7 8 9	West Hamman Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 9 A 9 5 J A K 9	North Upmark 2 NT 2nd 3 3 7 9 2 3 Q 7 2 J	East Zia 2 Pass 3rd 8 6 4 10 10 Q 7 4 8 Q	South Nystrom Dbl 3 4th K 8 6 5 K 6 6 Q J 3
Board 39 Both vul	A J 6 3 5 4 3 Q 4 2 J 9 6
5 A Q 10 8 6 9 8 7 3 A 4 3		Q 10 9 8 4 2 9 10 6 K Q 10 8
ns74565 we68768 Par: E-W +110	K 7 K J 7 2 A K J 5 7 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 +7 `18`	Partscore 3 South -4 -400 4

4. 2012 World Championship Quarterfinal, Seg 5			West Upmark 1 Pass Lead 9 A 5 9 10 A 10 7 A Q	`North` Meckstroth Dbl 3 NT 2nd 2 7 K 3 J Q 4 6 9 K	East Nystrom Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 6 3 8 6 J 5 K 3 5 6	`South` Rodwell 1 2 NT 4th Q 2 8 4 4 2 3 2 4 8	West Hamman 1 Pass Lead 3 4 2 K A K 5 2 J 10	`North` Bertheau Pass 3 2nd 5 9 6 6 7 6 2 K 7 9	East Zia Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 10 A Q 8 3 3 10 A Q J	`South` Cullin 1 Dbl 4th Q 6 K A 2 Q J 3 5 8
Board 80 E-W vul	7 6 5 A 10 3 8 7 3 J 8 3 2
K J 9 3 2 9 A J 6 K 10 9 7		10 8 4 Q J 8 6 2 Q 10 4 2 6
n54547 s65557 we78886 Par: E-W +110	A Q K 7 5 4 K 9 5 A Q 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 +2 `20`	Partscore 3 South -2 -100 4

5. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4			`West` Garner Pass Lead 5 Q 2 3 3 Q	North Wooldridge 3 NT 2nd 10 3 6 2 K	`East` WeinsteinH All Pass 3rd 6 5 7 J 4	South Hurd 1 NT 4th 2 9 A K 4	`West` LallJ 2 All Pass Lead 4 5 J 5 2 3 Q 8	North Rubin Dbl 2nd 2 9 6 10 10 K 2 9	`East` Grue Pass 3rd J Q 7 6 K 4 K Q	South Ekeblad 1 2 4th K 3 A 2 7 4 A 7
Board 54 N-S vul	A 5 2 Q J 4 2 6 3 2 Q 10 4
Q 8 4 3 A 9 Q 10 K J 9 7 5		J 9 7 10 6 3 K J 9 8 7 4 6
n86857 s86967 we45476 Par: N-S +140	K 10 6 K 8 7 5 A 5 A 8 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 `30`	Partscore 2 South +2 +170 4

6. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6			West Strul Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 J J 4 4	North Jacobs Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 2 9 Q 3	East Becker 1 Pass All Pass 3rd K 2 8 A	South Katz 1 NT 2 4th A K 5 7	West Levin Pass Pass Lead A K 7 8 K Q 3 J	North Stansby Pass 2 2nd 5 4 2 5 5 9 A 8	East Weinstein 1 All Pass 3rd 3 3 J J 4 6 4	South Martel Dbl 4th 4 A Q Q 7 A 2
Board 90 Both vul	K 9 7 4 7 5 2 6 4 A Q 8 2
Q 10 8 3 8 6 4 9 8 5 9 6 3		A 2 K J 10 9 3 A 10 7 2 K 7
ns78679 we54764 Par: N-S +110	J 6 5 A Q K Q J 3 J 10 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 `30`	Partscore 2 North +2 +170 +9 13

7. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2			West WangJ 1 Pass Lead 7 5 5 A 3 5 2 7 9	North Cheek Pass 3 NT 2nd Q 2 8 9 4 8 2 6	East Ao Pass All Pass 3rd 4 A J 7 Q 3 4 Q	South Grue 1 NT 4th 2 3 6 10 K 9 4 6	West Lynch 1 Pass Pass Lead 6 5 A 3 A 5 4 A	North Chechelashvili Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 8 8 9 2 J Q 4 3	East Dawson Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 J 2 Q 3 5 7	South Gu 1 NT 2 4th 9 6 10 K K 2 8
Board 26 Both vul	Q J 8 A J 4 3 K 10 7 5 J 7
A 10 7 6 5 K 10 8 3 K Q 8 2		4 3 9 6 J 8 6 4 2 A 10 5 4
n86974 s86975 we57468 Par: N-S +140	K 9 2 Q 7 5 2 A Q 9 9 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 `30`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 19

8. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 13			West El Kourdy Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 4 K 3 8 9 3 7 8	`North` Nunes 3 3 2nd K 3 A 6 7 J 6 Q 6	East Dagher Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 10 8 K J 7 A 5 2	`South` Fantoni 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 2 6 Q 2 10 2 8 10 J	West Lauria Pass Lead 5 8 4 9 K 7 J 8 6	`North` Sadek 1 NT 2nd J A 3 3 6 8 4 2 8	East Versace Pass All Pass 3rd K 7 10 10 5 J 2 7 A	`South` El Ahmady 1 4th 6 3 A A Q 6 9 3 5
Board 16 E-W vul	A Q 6 10 6 K J 5 3 J 8 5 4
K 8 4 Q J 5 3 Q 9 8 A 9 6		10 9 7 5 2 K 8 4 10 6 4 Q 3
nA78BB sA88BB we35422 Par: N-S +430	J 3 A 9 7 2 A 7 2 K 10 7 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 `36`	Partscore 1 NT North +3 +180 19

9. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4			West Kwiecien 1 Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 4 10 8 K 5 A 4 6 7	`North` Mouiel Dbl Pass 3 2nd 3 6 9 4 7 3 4 A 7	East Pszczola Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 J 5 Q 8 J 5 10	`South` Salama 2 2 3 NT 4th Q K 6 A 3 9 3 8 5	West Levy 1 Pass Pass Lead K J 10 A 4 6 5 A	`North` Jassem Dbl 2 3 2nd 7 7 6 3 9 3 Q 4	East Chemla 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 3 2 2 5 10 J K 8	`South` Tuszynski 1 2 NT 4th A K J 6 9 K 3 2
Board 63 E-W vul	A Q 4 2 Q J 7 Q J 5 4 6 3
9 7 6 K 2 A 9 3 K J 7 4 2		K 3 10 9 8 4 3 K 10 8 10 8 5
n57564 s68564 w75868 e65758 Par: N-S +110	J 10 8 5 A 6 5 7 6 2 A Q 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -150 `36`	Partscore 3 South = +140 +7 26