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

13. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals Both vul	A Q 8 6 3 A K J 6 K 10 9 8		West North East South West North East South Gerstman Bates Landen Mohan Milner Koneru Cohler Chorush Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 6 Q 4 3 4 J K 2 7 8 3 6 2 A 3 7 A 5 3 4 2 Q K 8 7 4 J Q 4 8 3 2 K 4 8 8 A Q 7 9 2 6 2 10 3 2 A 10 A Q 3 A 4 10 5 6 Q 5 J K 5 8 7 A 10 6 3 J 4 7 Q K   5 tricks claimed
J 9 7 5 2 7 2 K J 10 8 3 J		K 10 9 6 5 4 Q 2 A 7 5 3 2
99989 = 44454 = Par NS +600	10 4 Q 8 3 A 9 7 5 4 Q 6 4
Three notrump 3 NT S -4 -400 -3 72	Partscore   2 N -3 -300   +3 25

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		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		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 —		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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