Data 9Z82 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 25 HCP, good spots

Found 29 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul A 8 7
Q 9 6 2
6
A Q 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Muller Buras de Wijs Drijver Balicki Brink Zmudzinski
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 2 2 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 6 10 K Q A 8 6
5 2 A 3 10 4 2 K
4 6 K J J K 5 7
9 4 8 2 7 A 6 3
7 5 10 5 11 tricks claimed
Q 3 7 8
7 3 6 9
9 2 J A
5 2 A Q

J 9 4 2
A J 8 4
9 8 5
J 2 Table Q 3
K 5 3
Q J 10 4 3 2
6 3
9996B =
34362 =
Par NS +400 K 10 6 5
10 7
A K 7
K 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 6
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
-6 0

2. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 17

E deals
None vul Q J
A J 9
10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Brum Robson Chagas Forrester Gold Campos Bakhshi Villas-Boas
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 9 6 10 3 9 6 10
Q 5 6 2 Q 5 6 2
3 4 8 4 3 2 A 4
J 9 3 A Q 5 3 A
7 9 K 3 5 A 4 2
J 4 6 2 J 6 7 4
Q A 5 10 8 K J 10
7 2 Q 5 K A 6 2
A 4 2 7 K 8 9 9
J 6 K 8 9 tricks claimed

A 10 8 4 2
Q 8 7 5 3
7 6
5 Table 9 6 5
6 4
K Q J 8
K 7 4 2
8778A =
36653 =
Par NS +130 K 7 3
K 10 2
A 5 4 3
Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 14
Partscore
3 S = +110
-8 0

3. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul A Q 7 3
K 8 5 2
9 5 3
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Lindqvist Balicki Brogeland Schwartz Bramley Graves Stansby
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 7 A Q 10 2 3
5 4 Q 2 A J 8 5
9 Q A 3 K 10 6 9
K 5 7 4 K 4 3 2
J 6 3 10 5 9 A 6
8 6 5 4 Q 8 4 3
2 6 9 7 7 4 J 3
K 9 3 6 A 5 9 10
9 10 K A K 6 2 Q
A 8 10 3 8 6 5 J

9 4
Q J 10 6 3
8 6 2
6 5 3 Table J 8 6 2
7
A K Q 7 4
Q 10 4
8A97A =
22352 =
Par NS +420 K 10 5
A 9 4
J 10
A K J 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 20
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
-6 0

4. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul Q 10
K 10 4 2
J 8 4
K Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Bertheau Seamon BessisT Moss Versace Grue Lauria
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 Q A 3 10 J K
3 2 10 J Q K A 2
3 10 J K 3 5 10 4
Q K A 7 2 A 3 5
9 5 8 4 2 A 5 4
A 5 4 6 6
Q 5 11 tricks claimed
11 tricks claimed

7 5 2
J 9 5
K 7 5 3 2
J 5 Table K J 4
A 7 6
Q 6
9 7 6 3 2
AAA89 =
33354 =
Par NS +430 A 9 8 6 3
Q 8 3
A 10 9
A 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+6 26
Partscore
1 NT N +4 +210
-6 0

5. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul 10 5 3 2
Q J 10
K J 5
10 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Rodwell Greco Meckstroth Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond
2 NT 1
3 3 NT AP 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 7 6 A 2 7 9
7 10 K A 9 3 K A
A 3 10 2 A 3 10 2
K 6 J 4 K 6 J 4
4 Q K 10 Q K 2
10 tricks claimed 5 3 9 8
4 2 J 6
Q 5 6 6
5 7 4 7

A K Q 8
6 3
Q
J 9 8 7 6 2 Table 7 4
9 8 7 5 4 2
7 6 3 2
K
A8796 =
24526 =
Par NS +430 J 9 6
A K
A 10 9 8 4
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 33
Partscore
4 S = +130
-7 0

6. 2013 USBC Round of 64, Seg 7, Bd 100

N deals
Both vul Q 3
K
K Q 4 3 2
Q 10 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Simson Rosenthal Aker Silverstein H-Welland Rigal Ivatury Milgrim
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 K A 6 3 K A 6
2 10 J 3 8 5 2 Q
4 5 8 Q 3 6 K A
J 6 2 A 10 3 7 A
5 2 7 7 8 4
9 10 5 8 9 tricks claimed
A Q 4 9
7 tricks claimed

10 9 4 2
J 9 7 4 3
9 7 6
A Table J 8 7 6
A 8 5 2
A 5
J 6 4
75589 =
57822 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
Q 10 6
J 10 8
K 9 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 33
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 7

7. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 109

W deals
Both vul A Q 10 7
A
Q 8 4
A 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kamil Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 A 5 7 5
3 2 Q 9 10 tricks won
3 2 10 K
A 6 9 4
10 tricks claimed

9 8 5 4 2
Q 3 2
9 5 3
J 9 Table K 6
J 9 6 5 4
A K J 2
8 2
9878A 87679
35653 =
Par NS +600 J 3
K 10 8 7
10 7 6
K Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 44
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-11 7

8. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

E deals
E-W vul A K Q 4
7 5 3
9 3 2
10 9 6

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Hampson Delmonte Greco Moss Grue Gitelman Cheek
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 10 Q Q K A 6
A 5 2 6 J 9 5 2
2 3 A 7 4 10 8 3
3 J K 8 2 6 A 5
4 Q 9 8 2 3 Q 5
K 5 2 A 3 J K 8
10 4 6 8 9 J A 6
7 7 7 5 K 7 4 4
9 J K 6 9 8 7 Q

J 3
K J 6 4
Q 8 5
A J 7 4 Table 10 8 7 6 5
10 8 2
J 6
Q 8 5
97796 97797
46646 =
Par NS +400 9 2
A Q 9
A K 10 7 4
K 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 54
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
-10 7

9. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul K 10 2
5 2
A 10 9
Q 10 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Buras Weinstein Narkiewicz Martens Martel Jassem Stansby
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 A 7 K 2 6 8
J 8 K 5 4 5 A 7
8 tricks won 7 A 2 3
K 6 5 8
4 6 A 2
9 5 8 3
10 Q K 7
J 3 2 6
11 tricks claimed

J 5 3
K Q 10 4 3
7 6 3
6 2 Table Q 9 7 6
A J 9 6
Q 5 2
8 7
887BB =
25622 =
Par NS +400 A 8 4
8 7
K J 8 4
A K J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 54
Partscore
4 S +1 +150
+5 12

10. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul J 8
10 3
A 8 6 5
J 9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wold Rodwell Bates Drijver Hamman Brink Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 J Q 6 4 2 A
7 K A 9 10 7 J 3
J 3 3 2 J Q
9 tricks won A 10 4 7
9
10 tricks claimed

Q 9 6
A Q 9 8
K 10 4 3
7 6 Table 7 5 3 2
K 6 5 4 2
J 9
3 2
8858A =
54753 =
Par NS +130 A K 10 4
J 7
Q 7 2
A K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 64
Partscore
4 S = +130
-10 12

11. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul 9 4
10 8
A 9 8 7 5
K 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Greco WeinsteinJ Hampson Moss Sher Gitelman Jackson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 J K 2 A 3 4
A 6 4 2 10 3 5 Q
3 Q K 5 A 4 Q 7
10 2 9 Q 10 9 J K
A 9 Q 7 A 4 8 2
6 tricks claimed K 6 4 7
K 2 5 Q
6 5 7 10
5 3 Q K
7 2 10

A 10 8 6 5 3 2
Q 6 4
2
Q 6 Table Q J
7 3 2
Q J 10 3
J 8 5 2
76998 77AA9
46334 =
Par NS +620 K 7
A K J 9 5
K 6 4
A 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 64
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+10 22

12. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul K Q J 10 6
10 9
4 2
K 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Doub Hamman Wildavsky Zia Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Boyd
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 9 5 A 10 K A 7
Q 10 3 5 3 J K 2
9 8 K A 9 4 Q A
3 J K 2 4 3 K 2
J 10 2 K Q 9 8 A
8 3 4 J 6 9 5 7
Q A 6 4 A 4 10 3
4 K 7 3
9 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

A 8 5 3
J 8 7 4
K 9 8 6
10 Table 9 7 2
6 5 3 2
Q 5 3
A J 5
8978B =
53652 =
Par NS +600 4
A K Q
A J 10 7
Q 9 8 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 74
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-10 22

13. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul Q 7 6
10 8 7 6
J 2
J 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Paulissen Allfrey Jansma Robson Senior Sontag Kendrick Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 Q 2 10 K 6 2 5
J 7 3 3 7 4 A
9 tricks won 10 3 Q 2
J 7 3 K
7 9 K A
A 4 2 8
10 tricks claimed

9 8 3
K 3
K 6 5 4
Q 10 8 7 Table J 5 4 2
Q J 9 4 2
8 7
K 6
97799 =
45644 =
Par NS +600 A K 10
A 5
A Q 10 9 3
A 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 84
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
-10 22

14. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

E deals
E-W vul A 9
A 9 2
K 10 9 6
K J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov Aronov Fantoni Stefanov Nunes
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 K 5 4 2 9 J
6 Q 8 9 5 3 Q A
A 4 6 5 3 2 K 4
3 6 K 7 K J 2 A
10 Q 2 7 K 5 2 4
3 J 4 A 9 7 3 6
9 4 J 8 10 6 7 5
8 9 9 3 8 J A 6
7 tricks claimed 6 Q A 7

8 4 2
Q J 7 6 3
4
A 10 9 8 Table K 10 7 6 5 3
K
Q 7 5
7 4 3
A48A8 747A8
37535 =
Par NS +430 Q J
10 8 5 4
A J 8 3 2
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 84
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+2 24

15. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul 5
6 2
A 10 9 7 5
A K 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Kirmse Gromov Gromoeller Elinescu Kholomeev Wladow Khiuppenen
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 Q A 5 2 Q A
J K A 4 9 6 A 2
5 9 Q K 6 7 9 10
6 5 Q 9 8 5 Q 3
7 9 10 6 Q K A 2
K K 3 4 J
9 tricks claimed 5 3 J 8
J K 5 3
10 4 6 7
8 10 9 10

K J 8 7
K 10 8 5
K 8
J 8 6 Table 9 6 2
Q 7 3
4 3 2
Q 4 3 2
999CB A99CB
34412 24412
Par NS +1370 A Q 10 4 3
A J 9 4
Q J 6
9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 94
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 24

16. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

W deals
N-S vul A 10 2
A Q 10 5 4
K Q 3
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Gu Granovetter WeinsteinJ Rubin Kamil ShiX Fleisher YangD
1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 1 1 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 3 9 9 3 K 7
7 6 K 4 A Q 2 5
10 5 K 4 6 4 6 8
8 2 Q 5 5 K 4 2
A 8 7 J 9 K A 2
3 10 A 4 A 3 9 6
J 6 4 9 10 8 7 7
9 J 5 2 7 6 K 4
3 A 7 2 Q 3 8 8
K Q 3 5 9 tricks claimed

J 7 6 4
K 8
6 2
A K J 6 4 Table Q 8 5 3
J 6 3 2
10 5 4
9 2
969B8 =
47325 =
Par NS +600 K 9
9 7
A J 9 8 7
10 8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 104
Partscore
1 N +2 +140
-10 24

17. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul K 10 9 3 2
9 7 4
10 9 5
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Platnick Granovetter Diamond Gitelman Weichsel Moss Ekeblad
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 10 3 A Q K A 4
J 5 2 A 3 7 8 2
Q K A 4 A J 5 3
3 9 10 2 6 Q 8 9
J 2 5 7 2 8 K 3
8 10 9 A 6
8 tricks claimed 4 J 10 4
8 tricks claimed

8 7 5
A 6 5 3
J 6
Q J 8 6 Table A 6 4
Q J 10 8
8 7 4 3
9 3
89698 =
54635 =
Par NS +140 Q J
K 2
A K Q 2
A 7 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 104
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
Tie 24

18. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul Q 6
10 4
A 7 3 2
A K J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Aa Mittelman Molberg Ozdil Bakhshi FeldmanJ Garvey GordonP
Pass 1 2 3 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 7 5 4 Q 7 8
Q 4 2 3 A 2 4 6
6 10 J 8 5 2 Q 3
9 A 5 3 9 4 A 6
Q 4 5 2 K 7 3 10
9 3 A 6 K 2 5 5
K 7 4 4 Q 3 10 8
J 10 8 J 10 tricks claimed
8 7 8 6
Q 2 A K

K J 9 4
Q 6 5
K Q 10 6
4 3 Table 7 5 3 2
K J 9 7 2
—
10 7 6 2
95699 =
47733 =
Par NS +600 A 10 8
A 8 3
J 9 8 5 4
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 114
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 24

19. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 9 5
K 10 7 6 2
K
A K 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Helness Bertens Helgemo Brogeland Drijver Saelensminde Brink
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 10 Q J 2 3 K
J Q A 8 2 3 Q J
2 3 Q J 5 7 10 A
5 6 K A 4 8 A 5
4 8 A 9 7 9 6 Q
7 K 6 2 J 5 3 2
10 tricks claimed 10 Q K 7
K Q 8 3
4 8 9 4
9 tricks claimed

A 7 3
J
J 7 6 5 4 3 2
Q 5 Table J 10 6 4
A 9 8 4 3
Q
8 7 2
A897A =
35452 =
Par NS +630 Q 8 2
Q 5
A 10 9 8
J 10 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 124
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 24

20. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul J
A Q 7 5 4
K 5
A J 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Maksymetz Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Greco Hurd Hampson Wooldridge
Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 6 4 9 6 5 A 2
5 2 8 2 3 4 8 K
K A 2 9 4 J K 6
7 5 4 J Q 9 6 7
5 3 Q 6 10 2 5 2
K A 10 3 7 J 8 6
9 tricks claimed K A 4 5
A 3 9 3
Q 8 5 7

A 10 4
6
J 9 8 6
K Q 7 3 2 Table 9 7 6 3 2
J 9 8 3 2
A 3
4
96989 =
46454 =
Par NS +400 K Q 8 5
K 10
Q 10 7 4 2
9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 131
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
-7 24

21. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul 10 4
Q 9 7 2
K 10 9 3 2
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Versace Welland Lauria Fallenius
2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 10 3 3 6 Q 3 J
10 2 4 J 5 6 Q 7
4 K 6 8 A J 10 2
2 5 7 A 4 4 4 3
7 10 J 8 2 5 K 2
6 Q 7 5 A 2 5 8
A 2 3 9 J 10 9 Q
A 4 2 3 7 9 3 8
K 6 7 5 K 9 10 A
J 6 Q 8 8 4 7 K
9 Q Q 3 7 10

K J 9 6 5 2
6 4
A 7 4
J 7 Table —
10 8 5 3
Q J 6 5
K 9 6 3 2
89987 =
53445 54446
Par NS +140 A Q 8 7 3
A K J
8
A Q 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 131
Partscore
1 S +1 +110
+5 29

22. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K J 6
Q 9
Q 9 5 3
A 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Camberos Duboin Bianchedi Madala Lauria Ravenna Versace
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 Q A 8 3
2 6 J 9 10 tricks won
K 6 5 10
A J 3 8
4 4 7 2
7 10 2 K
3 2 K 4
J 7 A 3
5 6
7 tricks claimed

A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
— Table 9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3
8767A =
55763 =
Par NS +130 Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 131
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+8 37

23. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Kowalski Townsend Tuszynski Gold HackettJA Chmurski HackettJU Puczynski
Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 6 K 9 3 9 A 8
3 Q A 8 6 A 4 3
5 10 J 3 K 8 4 3
A 6 3 8 J 5 5 Q
4 4 7 2 2 6 K Q
7 Q 2 J 5 2 K
8 tricks claimed 8 A 6 3
2 J 7 10
9 tricks claimed

9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3 Table A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
—
8767A =
55763 =
Par NS +130 K J 6
Q 9
Q 9 5 3
A 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 131
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
Tie 37

24. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Elinescu Levin Wladow Ludewig Rosenberg Reps Zia
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 10 5 4 J 3 2 K
8 2 K 3 2 3 A 3
5 2 A 4 4 6 J 4
K 7 3 6 A 7 5 6
9 tricks claimed 8 2 K 3
Q 9 10 8
K
10 tricks claimed

9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3 Table A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
—
8767A =
55763 =
Par NS +130 K J 6
Q 9
Q 9 5 3
A 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 141
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 37

25. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul K 10 6
J 7 4
K J 9 7 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Katz Soloway Jacobs Hamman Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner
Pass Pass 2 2 NT 2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 A 2 Q 4 A 2
7 8 J 6 7 8 J 6
3 4 2 K 3 4 2 K
2 8 K 5 A 3 4 5
7 6 10 3 10 8 7 Q
9 tricks claimed 6 tricks claimed

—
A 8 5 3 2
8 3
Q J 10 9 5 3 Table Q 9 7 5 3 2
9 6
Q 6 5
A 7
A9794 A97A4
24628 =
Par NS +430 A J 8 4
K Q 10
A 10 2
K 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 152
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
-11 37

26. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul —
K Q 8 4
Q 9 8 6
A K Q 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Duboin Brogeland Bocchi Nunes Helgemo Fantoni Helness
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 4 9 10 6 Q K 8
2 3 Q 10 9 10 K A
9 J K A 7 K 3 2
7 K A 2 Q J 2 3
J A 2 5 4
11 tricks claimed K 3 4 7
Q 6 5 2
8 9 5 3
6 9 7 4
J 8 5 10
A 10 6 4

K J 7 5 4 3 2
7 6
A 3
7 4 Table 9 6
A J 9 3
J 10
J 9 6 3 2
969B9 A79B8
36424 =
Par NS +630 A Q 10 8
10 5 2
K 7 5 4 2
5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 163
Partscore
2 N = +90
-11 37

27. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 12

E deals
N-S vul Q 4 2
A J 10 9 6
10 4
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Shugart RosenbergD Robson Forrester Silverstein Chemla Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 9 K 3 2 9 K
K 6 4 7 2 Q A 4
2 Q A 4 10 2 3 J
10 2 Q 8 J Q A 7
9 J 6 A 8 A 7 2
7 K 3 9 K 8 4 A
A 4 2 5 5 3 J 9
K 7 9 8 7 tricks claimed
5 8 10 5
3 8 10 5

J 8 3
Q 8 3
J 8 6
Q J 7 4 Table A 10 9 6 5
7 5 4
A 7 2
8 5
A8BA9 =
24234 35234
Par NS +650 K 7
K 2
K Q 9 5 3
A K 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 175
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
-12 37

28. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul J 10 8 4 2
A J 9
10 7
K 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Chagas Mello Soloway Janz Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 10 J Q
Q 5 2 9
A 7 4 8
10 J K 4
J 4 8 K
2 9 10 5 Q 5 2 9
Q 3 7 A A 7 4 8
10 5 2 6 10 J K 4
8 6 6 3 J 4 8 K

K 7 6 5 3
7 2
K 4 3
Q J 3 Table 9
K Q 10 6 4
J 9 8 5
8 6 4
99779 89678
44654 =
Par NS +400 A Q
8 5 3
A Q 6 2
A 10 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 181
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 37

29. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 6

E deals
E-W vul 8 3
A 7 5
A K 7 2
9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Huang Mik Kuo Jedrychowski Ker ShenC Dravitzki Lin
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 2 10 Q 3 2 A
6 8 K A Q 2 3 A
10 3 A 5 J 4 3 A
K 5 4 6 11 tricks won
2 2 Q J
9 2 7 6
8 9 3 J
4 3 A 6
5 J K Q
Q 5 4 A

Q J 9 7 6 5
Q 9 3
J 6 3
2 Table K 4 2
J 10 8 6 2
5
A J 6 5
855AB =
28722 =
Par NS +400 A 10
K 4
Q 10 9 8 4
K Q 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 181
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+5 42

Data 9Z82 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore