Data 9Z83 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 25 HCP, fair spots

Found 39 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 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

S deals
None vul 8 5 2
K 4
A 9 4 3
K 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Amoils Zia Hanlon Duboin Bocchi Gitelman Bianchedi Moss
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 6 4
J 9
K J 7 6 2
8 3 2 Table J 9 7
A Q 10 7
Q 8
J 7 6 5
88888 =
44455 =
Par NS +120 A K Q 3
8 6 5 3 2
10 5
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 5

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

W deals
E-W vul 6 3
J 8 3
A J 9
A Q 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Greco Rosenberg Hampson Bathurst Fleisher Moss Martel
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7 5 2
A Q 6 5 4 2
—
9 3 Table Q 9 8
10 7
K 10 8 5 2
7 6 2
73488 74499
58844 =
Par NS +110 A 10 4
K 9
Q 7 6 4 3
K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 7
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 5

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul 9 8 7 6 4
6 3
Q 4 2
K J 6

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi Helness Gold Helgemo Fantoni Robson Nunes Forrester
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A 5 3
A 8 5
A 7 3
Q 10 7 2 Table J 10 2
9 7 4 2
8 6 5
9 8 5
999A8 =
44434 =
Par NS +400 K Q
K Q J 10
K J 10 9
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 13
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 5

4. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Chao Buras HoJ Narkiewicz Mazurkiewicz ShenN Jassem HoC
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5
J 9 4
8 6 5 3
9 7 6 Table J 4 2
K 8 7
K 10 9 4
K Q 2
AAA9B AAA8A
23242 =
Par NS +630 A 9 6
A 6
Q 7 2
A J 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 23
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 5

5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 25

E deals
N-S vul A Q 10 8
Q 8 2
8 4 2
K 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Duboin Nystrom Sementa Madala Cullin Bocchi Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 4 3
A 5 3
A J 6 3
9 3 Table K 9 6 2
10 7 6
Q 10 7
10 6 5
76969 7698A
47453 =
Par NS +140 7
K J 9 4
K 9 5
A Q J 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 23
Partscore
3 S = +110
+9 14

6. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul K 3
10 7 6 4 3
K J
8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Gur Madala Yilmaz Kokten Zaleski AkerO Versace
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 NT
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 10 5 2
K Q 9 8 5
5
7 5 Table 9 6
A 2
Q 9 7 6 4 2
J 10 6
9889B =
45542 =
Par NS +400 A 8 7 4
J
A 10 8 3
A K Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 33
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 14

7. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul 8 4
3
Q J 9 4 2
10 9 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Kranyak Lev WolpertG LallH Mahaffey Milner Seamon
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 2
3 Pass 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q J 6 2
J 9 6 5 2
6 5
A J Table K 9 7 3
10 8 4
K 10 8 3
5 2
977AC =
36531 36631
Par NS +1370 A 10 5
A K Q 7
A 7
K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 43
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 14

8. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Beatty Gitelman Jacobs Wold Hampson Bates Greco

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5
9 tricks won

K 8 3 2
A 10 6 5 4 2
A 6
K Table J 7
8 3
9 8 5 3
10 9 8 7 2
A97A9 =
34634 =
Par NS +430 9 4
J 9 7
K Q 10 7
Q J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 49
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 14

9. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 11

W deals
None vul A 10 6 4 3
9 4 3 2
A 7
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Reid Versace Newell Lauria Duboin Bach Sementa Cornell
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 5 2
Q J 10
K 8 4
J 10 7 2 Table J 9 8
8 7 6
J 9 3
K 8 6 3
A9AA8 =
33335 34335
Par NS +430 Q 7
A K 5
Q 10 6 5 2
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 55
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 14

10. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 32

S deals
N-S vul 9 7
A K Q 9 5
A
Q J 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
HerbstO Nanev HerbstI Mihov Stefanov Zack Aronov Barel
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 AP

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

K Q 3
10 6
J 9 6 5 3 2
8 3 Table A 10 8 6 4
J 8 4 2
7
A 7 6
7687A =
67463 =
Par NS +130 J 5 2
7 3
K Q 10 8 4
K 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 55
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 22

11. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul A 8 4 3 2
J
Q 10 7
A 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Askgaard Fantoni Bjarnarson Schaltz Helgemo MadsenM Helness
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 6
9 5 2
K 9 6 3
K 9 5 3 Table K J 10
A 8 7 6 4
J 8 2
8 2
AA89A AB89A
32543 32443
Par NS +450 Q 7 5
K Q 10 3
A 5 4
Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 62
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-7 22

12. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

S deals
N-S vul Q
K 8 7 5
Q 8 4
J 10 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Jacobus Welland Wold Jacobs Chambers Beatty Schermer
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5
J 10
K 7 3 2
K 9 8 4 Table 8 7 6 4 2
A 9 4 2
J 9 5
2
87879 87889
46554 =
Par NS +120 A J 9 3
Q 6 3
A 10 6
A Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 72
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 22

14. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Rowntree Larsen Walker Nussbaum Sontag Aquino Bates
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 7 5 4
J 10 7 6
8 6 2
Q 5 Table A Q J 6 3
K 5
Q 9
10 8 7 2
979BA 969BA
36323 =
Par NS +600 K 8 2
9 4 3 2
K J 7 4
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 72
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+8 33

15. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul J 5
K 10 4
A K 5 4 3
5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Gitelman Zia Moss Hampson Nickell Greco Freeman
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 9 3
Q 7 2
9 8 7
Q 9 8 Table 6 4
J 9 6 5
10 6
A J 7 6 3
997A6 =
43637 =
Par NS +400 A 10 8 7 2
A 8 3
Q J 2
K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 79
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 33

16. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul Q J 6 3
J 3
10 8 5
K 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Westra Piekarek Ramondt Bakkeren Elinescu Bertens Wladow
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 4
A K 10 9 8 6 2
K J 2
— Table 9 8 5
7 5
9 7 4 3
J 8 5 2
69569 =
54864 =
Par NS +140 A 10 2
Q 4
A Q 6
A Q 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 79
Partscore
4 S = +130
+7 40

17. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul K 6 5 2
J 10 5
J 9 8 6 3
Q

West North East South West North East South
Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 7
A Q 3 2
Q 7
10 8 4 2 Table 9 4 3
9 6
10 5 4 2
J 7 6 5
98A87 9AA99
33334 =
Par NS +420 J 10 8
K 8 7 4
A K
A K 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 85
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 40

18. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K 8 7
K 7
A 10
Q J 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Jassem Rosenberg Martens Chmurski WeinsteinH Gawrys Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q J 4 2
Q 10 3
K 6 4
8 6 3 Table 10 3
9 6 5
9 8 7 5
A K 5 4
9ABA9 9ABAA
43233 =
Par NS +650 9 6 5
A J 8 4 2
Q J 3 2
9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 95
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 40

19. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

E deals
N-S vul J 8 6 4
9 6 4 2
A 6
Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Greco Krekorian Hampson Casen Becker O'Rourke Schwartz Jacobus
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 7 2
K 10 5 3
J 10 9 3
K Table K 5 3
8 7
K 7
9 8 6 5 4 3
97897 97997
45446 =
Par NS +600 A 10
A Q J
Q 8 5 4 2
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 95
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 46

20. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals
None vul 10 8 7 2
Q J 10 5 2
A 9 2
2

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Bates Casen Sontag Feldman Stansby Bramley Martel
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A J 3
6 4 3
5 3
A J 10 9 3 Table K Q 6 4
9 8 7
10 7 4
8 7 6
87AA6 87AA7
36326 =
Par NS +420 9 5
A K
K Q J 8 6
K Q 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 102
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-7 46

21. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

S deals
Both vul K 6 3
6 3
K Q 6
K J 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
YadlinI Hansen YadlinD BildeM BlaksetK Ozdil BlaksetL Ginossar
1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 4 2
Q 7 2
A 9 8 5 3 2
8 Table Q J 8 7 5
A 10 8 5
4
Q 7 4
9677A =
36562 36662
Par NS +600 A 9
K J 9 4
J 10 7
A 10 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 113
Partscore
4 S = +130
-11 46

22. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul J 5
J 10 8
A 8 5
A Q J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Rubin Greco Cohen Hampson Berkowitz
2 3 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

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

8
Q 9 7 6 3 2
K 10 7 4
9 5 Table A 10 7 6 4 3
—
Q J
K 8 7 4 2
98787 97787
45654 =
Par NS +400 K Q 9 2
A K 5 4
9 6 3 2
3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 124
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
-11 46

23. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A Q 9 8 7
A K
9 6 5 3
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Maksymetz CohenS Jacob Compton Onstott Coren Robison Eisenberg
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K J 5 4 2
J 3
A 8 2
J 4 2 Table 6
10 8 7 5 2
K Q 10
10 9 7 3
99899 =
34544 33544
Par NS +600 10 3
Q 9 6 4
J 7 4
A K Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 134
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 46

24. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 9 6 5
J
A 8 7 6 2
A J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Imakura Fredin Ino Teramoto Sundelin Takano Sylvan
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 7 4 3
K 6 3
K 4 3
K 4 Table Q 2
8 5 4 2
J 10 9 5
10 8 5
99A9B =
34341 =
Par NS +420 A J 8
A Q 10 9 7
Q
Q 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 141
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 46

25. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul 2
A J 10 9 5
K 9 8
A K 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Garvey v.Prooijen Carroll Brink Verhees Mesbur Jansma Fitzgibbon
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9 8 6 3
8
7 5 3
J 4 2 Table 7 5
K 7 4 3 2
A Q
Q 10 9 6
869A8 86998
56435 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 4
Q 6
J 10 6 4 2
8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 141
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+7 53

26. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 14

E deals
None vul K J 10 4
A 7
K Q 8 5 4
J 6

West North East South West North East South
Wasik Bertheau Knap Nystrom Fredin Fractman Lindkvist Carrasco
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q
K 8 5 3
J 3 2
10 8 7 4 3 Table 8 7 6 5 3
Q J 10 4
9
A Q 5
A95B6 =
24727 =
Par NS +430 A 9 2
9 6 2
A 10 7 6
K 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+8 149
Partscore
4 N = +130
-8 53

27. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 46

E deals
None vul A
K 10 3
A K J 10 2
A K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Bocchi Boyd Duboin Versace Cohen Lauria Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10
Q 9 7
9 8 7 4
Q J 10 7 Table Q 8 6 5 3
A J 6 4
Q
8 6 4
988B8 =
45524 =
Par NS +400 K 9 7 4 2
8 5 2
6 5 3
9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 155
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 53

28. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul K Q J 10 7
J 9
K 8 5 2
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Soloway Duboin Hamman Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A 8 5 2
K 10 6 4 3
Q
10 5 3 Table 6 4 3
8 2
J 10 3
A J 9 6 2
99896 998A6
33536 =
Par NS +600 9
A Q 7 5
A 9 7 6 4
K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 166
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-11 53

29. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul J 10 4 3 2
A K
Q 10 5
J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Welland Sontag Fallenius Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 3 K 4 10 3 K
9 tricks won 9 tricks won

A K 7
9 7 4
J 8 7 4
A 7 4 Table 9 6 5
8 5 2
9 6 3
K 10 8 6
99988 =
44455 =
Par NS +400 Q 8
Q J 10 6 3
A K 2
Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 172
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 53

30. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul J 8 7 6
A 8
A K J 10 7
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Stromberg Cohen Nystrom Fredin Rosenberg Lindkvist Zia
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 4 3 2
K Q J
4 3
10 8 4 2 Table 9 5
10 9 6 4 2
5 2
A Q 6 5
996A7 =
33726 =
Par NS +600 A Q 10
7 5 3
Q 9 8 6
K J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 172
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 61

31. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul A 10 7 3
Q J 9
9 8 6 3
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Cayne Nickell Levin Seamon Rodwell Passell Meckstroth
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

5 4
8 7 4 3
Q 7
J 10 8 6 4 Table J 9 6 2
K 10 5 2
A J 10 5
K
88688 =
54645 55645
Par NS +120 K Q 8
A 6
K 4 2
A Q 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 172
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 66

32. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul A 10 7 3
Q J 9
9 8 6 3
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Moss Schwartz Gitelman
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

5 4
8 7 4 3
Q 7
J 10 8 6 4 Table J 9 6 2
K 10 5 2
A J 10 5
K
88688 =
54645 55645
Par NS +120 K Q 8
A 6
K 4 2
A Q 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 179
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 66

33. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 88

W deals
None vul Q 7 2
Q J 7 3
5
K J 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Granovetter Nickell Rubin Freeman
2 Pass 2 2 NT 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

A K 10 8 6 4
9 8 4
Q 8
4 2 Table 3
K 2
J 9 7 6 4 2
Q 9 6 3
A8A7A =
34253 34263
Par NS +430 J 9 5
A 10 6 5
A K 10 3
A 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 185
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
-6 66

34. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals
None vul K J 9
A K 3
10 9 8 6 5
4 3

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Ferraro Hallberg de Falco Bocchi Callaghan Duboin Burn
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 7 5 4
10 9 6
A
Q J 8 5 2 Table A 8 6 3
Q 7 4 2
7 4
10 9 7
A68B7 968B7
37526 =
Par NS +430 10 2
J 8 5
K Q J 3 2
A K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 192
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 66

35. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

S deals
N-S vul A Q J 5 2
J 10 9
K 6
Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Soloway Casen Hamman Schwartz
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 3
A Q 4 3
J 9 7
K 9 7 3 Table K 10 6
8 7 2
Q 8 5 4 2
8 5
88758 88768
54675 =
Par NS +120 8 7 4
K 6 5
A 10 3
A 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 192
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 71

36. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

S deals
N-S vul K 9 7
Q 10 9 4
K 9 6
9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Soloway Beatty Hamman Meckstroth Eisenberg Rodwell Hayden
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5 4
J 8 7 5 3
Q 10 7
Q 4 Table 10 8 6 3 2
A 2
J 8 2
J 10 2
97999 =
46443 =
Par NS +600 Q J
K 6
A 5 4 3
A K 8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 202
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 71

37. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

S deals
None vul 10 4
A Q J
10 8 6 4 2
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Sun Stansby LiuC Martel Zia WangW Rosenberg LiX
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 2 AP

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

J 9 8 6 3
5 4
K J 5 3
10 3 Table Q 7 5
10 9 6
Q 7
K Q J 8 7
96A98 =
36335 46345
Par NS +420 A K 2
K 8 7 3 2
A 9
A 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 209
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 71

38. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Robson Burger Shugart Zia Sontag Rosenberg Feldman
1 Pass 3 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K
Q J 8
Q J 10 8 5
K 10 4 3 Table 10 8 4 3 2
K 2
7 4 3
8 6 5
AAB78 =
23254 =
Par NS +650 Q 9 7 5
A 7 5
K 6 2
Q J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 219
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
-10 71

39. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

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

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Levy Sakul Mouiel Szwarc Watulingas Multon Panelewen
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 7
Q 8 7 6 2
J 8
J 10 8 5 Table A Q J 5
K J 3
10 7 5 3
3 2
88698 88598
55744 =
Par NS +120 8 6 2
A 5 4
K 2
A K Q 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 231
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-12 71

Data 9Z83 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore