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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 Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 47

E deals E-W vul	K Q 9 3 7 5 J 9 8 2 7 5 3		West North East South West North East South Gu Boyd Lair Robinson Smith Cheek Garner Bertens Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 3 J A J A 3 2 6 5 10 2 4 3 K 7 9 2 8 4 5 8 A 7 J A 3 2 6 Q K 9 6 5 10 2   7 tricks claimed 4 3 K 7
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 NS -110	J 7 4 A K Q 4 Q 7 4 3 A 2
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 -5 0	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   +5 5

2. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 15

S deals N-S vul	Q 10 6 2 J 5 3 A K 9 6 J 8		West North East South West North East South Zia Pellegrini Hamman Ravenna Bianchedi Rodwell Muzzio Meckstroth Pass 1 Pass 1 3 Dbl Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 8 9 3 6 8 9 7 Q A 2 J 7 K 8 3 J Q A 3 K A 2 8 2 8 K A 2 J Q A 8 3 A 2 4 7 10 J K 7 2 6 A 4 9 5 10 3 9 5 10 6 Q J 5 4 7 6 9 Q 5 3 4 5 7 9 A 3 5 2 7 K 9 J 6 4 8 10
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 NS -90	K 4 3 K 6 4 2 J 8 5 A 7 3
Three notrump 3 NT S -4 -400 -5 0	Partscore   2 S -2 -200   +5 10

3. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

W deals N-S vul	Q 4 3 2 Q 7 4 6 5 2 K 9 3		West North East South West North East South Schwartz Moss Becker Gitelman Fallenius Rosenberg Welland Zia Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 2 A 10 2 3 8 J J K 3 5 6 2 Q K 5 2 Q K 3 A 8 4 9 Q 4 6 5 10 K 6 A 8 4 3 2 9 K 4 J 2 7 10 J 8 7 9 5 10 K 8 5 6 5 10 3 6 A 7 K 8 5 2 6 5 9 9 7 10 A 3 K 8 6 2 Q 9 9 A
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 S -3 -300 -9 0	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   +9 19

4. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals None vul	J 7 6 A 3 A J 8 2 A K Q 5		West North East South West North East South Katz Jassem Garner Tuszynski Kwiecien Berkowitz Pszczola Cohen Pass Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 6 3 8 K 7 9 4 A J 5 10 2 3 2 2 J A 8 6 A 10 3 4 K 7 9 4 K 9 6 8 A J 5 10   9 tricks claimed 2 3 2 2
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 S = +400 +7 7	Partscore   3 N = +110   -7 19

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