Data 9Z78 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 22 HCP, good spots

Found 5 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 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 4, Bd 31 West
Mazurkiewicz
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
Q
3
6
8
J
A
9
A North
Zimmermann
Pass
3 NT
Pass

2nd
2
6
4
4
K
7
2
2
Q
J East
Jassem
Pass
Dbl

3rd
4
7
3
8
4
A
Q
10
2
6 South
Multon
2 NT
Pass

4th
3
5
A
K
9
9
7
3
5
10 West
Helness
1
2
Pass

Lead
3
3
2
Q
A
K
Q
10
6
J North
Balicki
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
K
J
7
4
4
7
4
7
3
8 East
Helgemo
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
A
5
2
9
10
J
2
Q
5 South
Zmudzinski
Pass
Dbl

4th
5
4
Q
A
3
5
6
K
8
6
W deals
E-W vul J 8 2
8 5 4
J 10 9
A 10 6 2
A Q 7 4
Q J 9 7 2
7 4
Q J Table K 6 5
3
8 6 5 3 2
K 9 7 4
65656 =
77777 =
Par EW +90 10 9 3
A K 10 6
A K Q
8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT× South -2
-300 0
Partscore
3 North -3
-150 +4 4

5. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 10 West
Schwartz

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
7
8
J
10
5
3
2
J North
Nickell

Dbl
3

2nd
4
6
2
8
10
2
3
5
7 East
Sontag
2
Rdbl
Pass

3rd
Q
9
K
4
5
6
10
Q
Q South
Freeman
Pass
2 NT
3 NT

4th
2
A
A
4
8
5
3
A
3 West
Hamman

1
Pass

Lead
6
7 North
Soloway

Pass
Pass

2nd
K
9 East
Wolff
Pass
1
Pass

3rd
A
10 South
Goldman
Pass
1 NT

4th
8
J
E deals
Both vul K J 3
6 4
A 9 8 4
K 10 6 5
10 6 5 4 2
K 7
Q 7 3
Q 7 4 Table A 7
Q J 10 9 5 3
K 6 2
J 9
67689 =
65744 =
Par NS +110 Q 9 8
A 8 2
J 10 5
A 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-300 0
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +10 19

Data 9Z78 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 4, Bd 31			West Mazurkiewicz 1 Pass Pass Lead Q J Q 3 6 8 J A 9 A	`North` Zimmermann Pass 3 NT Pass 2nd 2 6 4 4 K 7 2 2 Q J	East Jassem Pass Dbl 3rd 4 7 3 8 4 A Q 10 2 6	`South` Multon 2 NT Pass 4th 3 5 A K 9 9 7 3 5 10	West Helness 1 2 Pass Lead 3 3 2 Q A K Q 10 6 J	`North` Balicki Pass Pass 3 2nd K J 7 4 4 7 4 7 3 8	East Helgemo 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A 5 2 9 10 J 2 Q 5	`South` Zmudzinski Pass Dbl 4th 5 4 Q A 3 5 6 K 8 6
W deals E-W vul	J 8 2 8 5 4 J 10 9 A 10 6 2
A Q 7 4 Q J 9 7 2 7 4 Q J		K 6 5 3 8 6 5 3 2 K 9 7 4
65656 = 77777 = Par EW +90	10 9 3 A K 10 6 A K Q 8 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT× South -2 -300 0	Partscore 3 North -3 -150 +4 `4`

5. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 10			West Schwartz Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 7 8 J 10 5 3 2 J	North Nickell Dbl 3 2nd 4 6 2 8 10 2 3 5 7	East Sontag 2 Rdbl Pass 3rd Q 9 K 4 5 6 10 Q Q	South Freeman Pass 2 NT 3 NT 4th 2 A A 4 8 5 3 A 3	West Hamman 1 Pass Lead 6 7	North Soloway Pass Pass 2nd K 9	East Wolff Pass 1 Pass 3rd A 10	South Goldman Pass 1 NT 4th 8 J
E deals Both vul	K J 3 6 4 A 9 8 4 K 10 6 5
10 6 5 4 2 K 7 Q 7 3 Q 7 4		A 7 Q J 10 9 5 3 K 6 2 J 9
67689 = 65744 = Par NS +110	Q 9 8 A 8 2 J 10 5 A 8 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300 0	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +10 `19`