Data 9Z79 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 22 HCP, fair spots

Found 3 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. 2008 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82 West
Zawislak
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
6
9
7
3 North
Versace
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
9
8
J
5
2
10 East
Pazur
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
Q
K
10
K South
Lauria
Dbl
3 NT

4th
K
3
4
4
2
2 West
Sementa
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
K
6
Q
9
A
Q
J
2 North
Skrzypczak
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
3
8
J
5
4
J
5
6
9
7 East
Duboin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
9
10
7
4
2
10
5
7 South
Gierulski
Dbl
2 NT

4th
K
5
4
3
6
2
7
8
6
3
W deals
N-S vul 8 7 3
9 8 3
Q 10 9 2
9 8 6
4
A Q 10 6 5 2
J 8
J 7 5 2 Table A Q J 10 2
J
5 4 3
Q 10 4 3
77574 =
66859 =
Par EW +110 K 9 6 5
K 7 4
A K 7 6
A K

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 = 0
Partscore
2 NT South -1
-100 = 0

2. 2006 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27 West
Fredin

1
Pass

Lead
4
10
3
2
3
J
8
A
A
K North
Cohler

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
3
5
5
9
J
2
8
9
7
10 East
Lindkvist

Pass
Dbl

3rd
K
Q
K
A
4
10
Q
7
2
3 South
Lair
Pass
1 NT
All Pass

4th
6
6
6
7
K
5
7
9
5
6 West
Lev

Pass

Lead
3 North
Nystrom

Pass

2nd East
Gawrys

Pass

3rd South
Bertheau
1 NT

4th
S deals
None vul J 7 6
A Q 10 3
A K 8
Q J 5
A Q 8 4 3
4 2
6 5
A 9 8 3 Table 10 2
K 9 7 5
Q 10 7 4
K 4 2
65664 =
78779 =
Par EW +110 K 9 5
J 8 6
J 9 3 2
10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT× South -3
-500 0
Partscore
1 NT South -1
-50 +10 10

3. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 2, Bd 9 West
Castanheira

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
2
K
A
4
K
3
K
9 North
Shih

Pass
3

2nd
7
3
9
7
Q
2
5
9
2 East
Pessoa
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
3
5
10
7
Q
10
10 South
Huang
Dbl
2 NT
3 NT

4th
8
A
2
8
4
4
5
6
A West
ChiuW

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
10
3
8
A
2
9
K
K North
Santos

2 NT
Pass

2nd
7
2
2
3
9
7
10
5
9 East
YangH
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
A
6
4
2
5
Q
10 South
Goncalves
2
3

4th
A
4
7
K
6
10
5
5
8
E deals
N-S vul 7
A 8 5 2
J 10 5 3
9 8 6 3
Q 2
K J 10 6 3
Q 9 7
K 10 4 Table K J 6 5 4 3
Q 9 7
8 2
J 7
666AA =
77733 =
Par NS +130 A 10 9 8
4
A K 6 4
A Q 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 0
Partscore
3 South +1
+130 +8 18

Data 9Z79 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2008 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82			`West` Zawislak 2 Pass Pass Lead 5 A 6 9 7 3	North Versace Pass 3 Pass 2nd 9 8 J 5 2 10	`East` Pazur 2 Pass Pass 3rd J 2 Q K 10 K	South Lauria Dbl 3 NT 4th K 3 4 4 2 2	`West` Sementa 2 Pass Pass Lead 4 A K 6 Q 9 A Q J 2	North Skrzypczak Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 8 J 5 4 J 5 6 9 7	`East` Duboin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 9 10 7 4 2 10 5 7	South Gierulski Dbl 2 NT 4th K 5 4 3 6 2 7 8 6 3
W deals N-S vul	8 7 3 9 8 3 Q 10 9 2 9 8 6
4 A Q 10 6 5 2 J 8 J 7 5 2		A Q J 10 2 J 5 4 3 Q 10 4 3
77574 = 66859 = Par EW +110	K 9 6 5 K 7 4 A K 7 6 A K
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 = `0`	Partscore 2 NT South -1 -100 = `0`

2. 2006 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27			`West` Fredin 1 Pass Lead 4 10 3 2 3 J 8 A A K	`North` Cohler Dbl 3 NT 2nd 3 5 5 9 J 2 8 9 7 10	`East` Lindkvist Pass Dbl 3rd K Q K A 4 10 Q 7 2 3	`South` Lair Pass 1 NT All Pass 4th 6 6 6 7 K 5 7 9 5 6	`West` Lev Pass Lead 3	`North` Nystrom Pass 2nd	`East` Gawrys Pass 3rd	`South` Bertheau 1 NT 4th
S deals None vul	J 7 6 A Q 10 3 A K 8 Q J 5
A Q 8 4 3 4 2 6 5 A 9 8 3		10 2 K 9 7 5 Q 10 7 4 K 4 2
65664 = 78779 = Par EW +110	K 9 5 J 8 6 J 9 3 2 10 7 6
Three notrump 3 NT× South -3 -500 0	Partscore 1 NT South -1 -50 +10 `10`

3. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 2, Bd 9			`West` Castanheira 2 Pass All Pass Lead Q 2 K A 4 K 3 K 9	North Shih Pass 3 2nd 7 3 9 7 Q 2 5 9 2	`East` Pessoa 2 Pass Pass 3rd 6 J 3 5 10 7 Q 10 10	South Huang Dbl 2 NT 3 NT 4th 8 A 2 8 4 4 5 6 A	`West` ChiuW Pass Pass Lead Q 10 3 8 A 2 9 K K	North Santos 2 NT Pass 2nd 7 2 2 3 9 7 10 5 9	`East` YangH 2 Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 A 6 4 2 5 Q 10	South Goncalves 2 3 4th A 4 7 K 6 10 5 5 8
E deals N-S vul	7 A 8 5 2 J 10 5 3 9 8 6 3
Q 2 K J 10 6 3 Q 9 7 K 10 4		K J 6 5 4 3 Q 9 7 8 2 J 7
666AA = 77733 = Par NS +130	A 10 9 8 4 A K 6 4 A Q 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 0	Partscore 3 South +1 +130 +8 `18`