Data 9Z99 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 25 HCP, fair spots

Found 15 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 Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul A K 10 6 4 2
K
K 7
K J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Sementa SchwartzRO Tokay Smirnov Brogeland Piekarek Lindqvist
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J
A 9 3
Q J 6 3
9 8 6 4 3 Table Q 9 8 7 5 3
J 10 6 2
A 8
2
87787 =
56655 =
Par NS +120 —
Q 8 7 5 4
10 9 5 4 2
A Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 0
Partscore
2 N = +90
+7 7

2. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

E deals
Both vul A K Q 7 3
6 2
K 8 7 5
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Hamman Greco Zia Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Gitelman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 4 2
A J 10
Q J 9 6
9 3 Table 10 6 5
K 9 8 7 5
4 2
K 4 2
7868A 7878A
64642 =
Par NS +130 9
Q 4 3
A 10 3
Q J 8 7 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 0
Partscore
2 N = +90
+7 14

3. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Garner Weinstein WeinsteinH Demirev Fleisher Lee Kamil
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 8 6
10 3
J 8 6 5
A 6 2 Table 4
K J 8 6
10 7 2
J 9 8 7 5
AA887 =
32546 32545
Par NS +430 9 5
A 9 7 5 4
K 9 4
Q 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 0
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
+6 20

4. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul J
A 9 4
A J 10 9 5 2
Q J 6

West North East South West North East South
Helness Shivdasani Helgemo Allegaert LallJ Brogeland LallH Saelensminde
1 1
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

10 8 3
Q 10 2
6
10 9 7 5 4 2 Table A K 7 6 4
8 7 6 5 3
K 4
K
A66B7 =
37726 =
Par NS +630 Q 9 5 2
K J
Q 8 7 3
A 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 0
Partscore
4 S +1 +150
+6 26

5. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

S deals
Both vul A Q
Q J 8 4 3 2
10 8 2
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Nickell Nunes Katz Fantoni
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 8 6 4 2
10 9 6
6
Q 7 4 Table 7 3
A K 5
9 7 5 3
K 10 8 3
969B8 =
46424 =
Par NS +600 J 10 5
7
A K Q J 4
A J 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 26

6. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 46

E deals
None vul A Q 10
K 8 7
K Q 8 5 4 3
Q

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

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

J 9 5 3
A 5 3 2
10 6
J 10 8 Table 8 4 2
J 9 6
A 2
A 7 5 4 2
988A8 =
45435 =
Par NS +400 K 7 6
Q 10 4
J 9 7
K 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 17
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-7 26

7. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

E deals
N-S vul K 8 5
A Q J 8 7
K Q 7 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Martel Levin Stansby Becker Katz Strul Jacobs
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 1 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 6
K 4 2
8 6 5
K 7 6 4 Table 9 7 4
10 6 5 3
A 10 4
10 5 2
9AAAA =
43333 33323
Par NS +620 Q 10 3 2
9
J 9
A Q J 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 27
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
-10 26

8. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Rodwell Katz Meckstroth Nickell Rosenberg Freeman Zia
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q J 5
Q
10 9 7 5
K 7 6 2 Table 9 4 3 2
10 9 6 3
K 3 2
5 4
96A89 =
36344 36343
Par NS +620 8 7 6
J 8
Q J 8 6
Q J 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 27
Partscore
3 N -2 -200
Tie 26

9. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 15

E deals
E-W vul J 7 3
Q
Q 4 3
A 10 7 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Silver Sundelin Carruthers Sylvan Lindkvist Hobart Fredin Mittelman
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 6 5 2
10 7 5 4
J 9 8
Q J Table 9 8
A 6 3 2
7 2
K 9 8 4 2
9A8B7 =
33425 =
Par NS +420 K Q 10 4
K J 9 8
A K 10 6 5
—

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 34
Partscore
2 S +3 +150
-7 26

10. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 16

S deals
N-S vul A
A 8 5 4
A 6 5
A 10 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Rombaut Sundelin Palau Sylvan Lindkvist Multon Fredin Quantin
Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 2 2
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 A 6 9
A 3 7 10
A 2 3 10
4 10 4 2

Q 10 9 8 2
K 7 3 2
K 10
8 3 Table 6 5 4 3
Q J 10 6
J 2
K 5 4
966BB =
46722 =
Par NS +600 K J 7
9
Q 9 8 7 4 3
Q J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 45
Partscore
4 S +1 +150
-11 26

11. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A 7 6 5
A 4
Q J 10 9 3
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Morse Rodwell Wolff Doub Freeman Wildavsky Nickell
1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 3
K
7 5
A 8 7 6 5 3 2 Table K 8 4
J 10 5 3
K 8 6 4
10 9
7AAA6 =
43337 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 2
Q 9 8 7 6 2
A 2
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 45
Partscore
3 S = +140
+7 33

12. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul K J 9 4
J
Q 7
Q 9 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6
9 8 2
A J 6 4
A K 10 4 Table Q 7 5 3
7 6 5 4
9 5 3
J 5
9AAA9 =
33333 =
Par NS +420 A 8 2
A K Q 10 3
K 10 8 2
2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 50
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
-5 33

13. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Rodwell Molson Meckstroth Hamman Rubin Soloway Granovetter
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 8 6 4 3
A 6 2
Q 6
10 6 Table 2
K 10 7 4 3
8 7 4
K Q 5 2
A77A9 =
36623 =
Par NS +430 A K Q 7
9 8
9 5
A J 9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 57
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-7 33

14. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

S deals
None vul A K J 8 4
J 10
K 4
K 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Whitman Schwartz Baze Lair Weinstein Zmudzinski Levin Balicki
Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q
Q 8 6 3
A 7 3 2
J 9 4 2 Table 10 9 7 6 3
A 9 7 2
10
Q 8 7
986A7 996A7
24725 =
Par NS +400 5 2
K 5 4
Q J 9 8 6 5
A 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 64
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-7 33

15. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 94

E deals
None vul K J 5 4 3 2
Q 8
10 9 7
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Szwarc Sakul Multon Karwur Manoppo Mouiel Lasut Levy
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Rdbl 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 10 9
9 7
A 8 6 5 2
8 2 Table 7 6
J 10 6 4 2
K J
7 6 5 4
97879 =
45563 =
Par NS +400 8
A K 5 3
Q 4 3
A K Q J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 75
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
-11 33

Data 9Z99 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore