Data 9Z80 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 22 HCP, poor spots

Found 4 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 Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 47 West
Gu

2
3
All Pass

Lead
Q
J
6
4
9
5
6 North
Boyd

Dbl
Pass

2nd
3
A
5
3
2
8
Q East
Lair
Pass
2 NT
Pass

3rd
J
3
10
K
8
A
K South
Robinson
1 NT
Pass
3 NT

4th
A
2
2
7
4
7
9 West
Smith

Lead North
Cheek

2nd East
Garner

3rd South
Bertens

4th
E deals
E-W vul K Q 9 3
7 5
J 9 8 2
7 5 3
A 10 8 6 5
J 8
K 5
K Q 9 6 Table 2
10 9 6 3 2
A 10 6
J 10 8 4
77574 =
66759 =
Par EW +110 J 7 4
A K Q 4
Q 7 4 3
A 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 0
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 +5 5

2. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 15 West
Zia

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
Q
J
2
8
K
10
5
4 North
Pellegrini

1
3

2nd
8
A
Q
8
3
7
3
4
5 East
Hamman

3
Pass

3rd
9
2
A
K
A
2
9
7
7 South
Ravenna
Pass
Dbl
3 NT

4th
3
J
3
A
2
6
5
6
9 West
Bianchedi

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
7
K
2
4
A
10
9
A North
Rodwell

1
2

2nd
8
K
A
J
7
4
6
Q
3 East
Muzzio

2
All Pass

3rd
9
8
2
Q
10
9
Q
5
5 South
Meckstroth
1
Dbl

4th
7
3
8
A
J
5
J
3
2
S deals
N-S vul Q 10 6 2
J 5 3
A K 9 6
J 8
A 9 7
Q 9 8
Q 10 7 4 2
6 2 Table J 8 5
A 10 7
3
K Q 10 9 5 4
57775 =
76568 65568
Par EW +90 K 4 3
K 6 4 2
J 8 5
A 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -4
-400 0
Partscore
2 South -2
-200 +5 10

3. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Schwartz
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
8
J
5
9
A
J
5
3
6
K North
Moss
Pass
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
2
K
2
Q
8
2
10
6
5
8 East
Becker
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
3
Q
4
4
7
K
A
9
6 South
Gitelman
1 NT
3

4th
10
5
K
6
3
10
8
7
9
2 West
Fallenius
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
3
5
2
J
5
K
7
Q North
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
2
A
10
9
8
6
8
10
9 East
Welland
1
Pass

3rd
8
Q
8
K
K
7
5
5
A
9 South
Zia
1 NT

4th
J
K
4
6
4
9
10
2
3
A
W deals
N-S vul Q 4 3 2
Q 7 4
6 5 2
K 9 3
A 6 5
8 2
8 7 4 3
Q 10 7 2 Table K J 9 7
K 10 9 3
A J 9
8 6
77767 66767
66676 =
Par NS +90 10 8
A J 6 5
K Q 10
A J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-300 0
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 +9 19

4. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30 West
Katz

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
K
A
2
J
A
K North
Jassem

Dbl
Dbl

2nd
6
7
J
3
A
10
9 East
Garner

3
Pass

3rd
3
9
5
2
8
3
6 South
Tuszynski
Pass
Pass
3 NT

4th
8
4
10
2
6
4
8 West
Kwiecien

1
Pass
Pass

Lead North
Berkowitz

Dbl
Dbl
3

2nd East
Pszczola

2
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Cohen
Pass
Pass
2 NT

4th
S deals
None vul J 7 6
A 3
A J 8 2
A K Q 5
A K Q 2
J 10 9 7 4
K 6
8 4 Table 9 5 3
K Q 8 5
9 5 4
10 9 2
95599 =
47844 =
Par NS +300 10 8 4
6 2
Q 10 7 3
J 7 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 7
Partscore
3 North =
+110 19

Data 9Z80 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 47			West Gu 2 3 All Pass Lead Q J 6 4 9 5 6	`North` Boyd Dbl Pass 2nd 3 A 5 3 2 8 Q	East Lair Pass 2 NT Pass 3rd J 3 10 K 8 A K	`South` Robinson 1 NT Pass 3 NT 4th A 2 2 7 4 7 9	West Smith Lead	`North` Cheek 2nd	East Garner 3rd	`South` Bertens 4th
E deals E-W vul	K Q 9 3 7 5 J 9 8 2 7 5 3
A 10 8 6 5 J 8 K 5 K Q 9 6		2 10 9 6 3 2 A 10 6 J 10 8 4
77574 = 66759 = Par EW +110	J 7 4 A K Q 4 Q 7 4 3 A 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 0	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 +5 `5`

2. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 15			`West` Zia Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 Q J 2 8 K 10 5 4	North Pellegrini 1 3 2nd 8 A Q 8 3 7 3 4 5	`East` Hamman 3 Pass 3rd 9 2 A K A 2 9 7 7	South Ravenna Pass Dbl 3 NT 4th 3 J 3 A 2 6 5 6 9	`West` Bianchedi Pass Pass Lead 6 7 K 2 4 A 10 9 A	North Rodwell 1 2 2nd 8 K A J 7 4 6 Q 3	`East` Muzzio 2 All Pass 3rd 9 8 2 Q 10 9 Q 5 5	South Meckstroth 1 Dbl 4th 7 3 8 A J 5 J 3 2
S deals N-S vul	Q 10 6 2 J 5 3 A K 9 6 J 8
A 9 7 Q 9 8 Q 10 7 4 2 6 2		J 8 5 A 10 7 3 K Q 10 9 5 4
57775 = 76568 65568 Par EW +90	K 4 3 K 6 4 2 J 8 5 A 7 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -4 -400 0	Partscore 2 South -2 -200 +5 `10`

3. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44			`West` Schwartz Pass 2 Pass Lead 8 J 5 9 A J 5 3 6 K	North Moss Pass 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 2 K 2 Q 8 2 10 6 5 8	`East` Becker 1 Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 Q 4 4 7 K A 9 6	South Gitelman 1 NT 3 4th 10 5 K 6 3 10 8 7 9 2	`West` Fallenius Pass Pass Lead 2 6 3 5 2 J 5 K 7 Q	North Rosenberg Pass Pass 2nd 3 2 A 10 9 8 6 8 10 9	`East` Welland 1 Pass 3rd 8 Q 8 K K 7 5 5 A 9	South Zia 1 NT 4th J K 4 6 4 9 10 2 3 A
W deals N-S vul	Q 4 3 2 Q 7 4 6 5 2 K 9 3
A 6 5 8 2 8 7 4 3 Q 10 7 2		K J 9 7 K 10 9 3 A J 9 8 6
77767 66767 66676 = Par NS +90	10 8 A J 6 5 K Q 10 A J 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300 0	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 +9 `19`

4. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30			`West` Katz 1 Pass All Pass Lead Q K A 2 J A K	`North` Jassem Dbl Dbl 2nd 6 7 J 3 A 10 9	`East` Garner 3 Pass 3rd 3 9 5 2 8 3 6	`South` Tuszynski Pass Pass 3 NT 4th 8 4 10 2 6 4 8	`West` Kwiecien 1 Pass Pass Lead	`North` Berkowitz Dbl Dbl 3 2nd	`East` Pszczola 2 Pass All Pass 3rd	`South` Cohen Pass Pass 2 NT 4th
S deals None vul	J 7 6 A 3 A J 8 2 A K Q 5
A K Q 2 J 10 9 7 4 K 6 8 4		9 5 3 K Q 8 5 9 5 4 10 9 2
95599 = 47844 = Par NS +300	10 8 4 6 2 Q 10 7 3 J 7 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 7	Partscore 3 North = +110 `19`