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Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 22 HCP, fair spots

Found 48 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 Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Sher Lead	North Kranyak 2nd	East Lo 3rd	South WolpertG 4th	West Wooldridge Lead	North Etter 2nd	East Hurd 3rd	South Kolesnik 4th
N deals N-S vul	A 10 9 7 4 3 Q 10 A 9 8 7 4
K 2 K J 8 4 K Q 10 6 5 10 6		Q 8 6 9 6 5 3 2 A 9 8 5 2
88566 88577 54866 44866 Par NS +100	J 5 A 7 2 J 7 4 3 K Q J 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +13 13	Partscore   2 South -2   -200  0

3. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 68			West GordonM Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 8 A K 10 4 A	North Stark 1 3 2nd 3 Q 4 J K J 6	East Pratap Pass Pass 3rd A 10 5 8 6 Q 4	South Baseggio 1 3 3 NT 4th 7 6 2 3 7 2 9	West Campanile Pass Pass Lead 5 3 6 A K 10 4	North Berkowitz 2 Pass 2nd 3 6 8 4 J K 9	East McAllister Pass Pass 3rd A J Q 5 2 6 5	South Sontag 2 2 NT 4th 7 K 10 3 2 3
S deals Both vul	Q 9 6 3 K J 9 8 5 K 9 2 6
K J 8 5 4 4 Q J 7 4 J 10 4		A A Q 10 7 3 10 8 5 3 8 3 2
88858 87858 44574 = Par NS +120	10 7 2 6 2 A 6 A K Q 9 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +9 22	Partscore   2 NT South +2   +180  3

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Berkowitz 1 Pass All Pass Lead 4 6 8 10	North Stewart 2 3 2nd J K K	East Sontag 2 Pass 3rd 6 5 A	South Woolsey 1 3 3 NT 4th 5 4 2	West Cohen Pass Pass Lead 4 5 K Q 10 2 6 J A	North Pszczola 1 Pass 2nd 2 3 J 3 8 7 3 4 6	East Beatty Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 7 4 8 5 5 5 8	South Kwiecien Pass 1 NT 4th Q 9 2 2 3 9 10 A 7
S deals Both vul	J 9 6 J 2 10 6 A K Q 10 6 2
A 4 2 A 10 9 4 3 J 9 7 2 3		K Q 8 3 8 7 6 K 8 4 3 J 9
86659 = 57784 = Par NS +120	10 7 5 K Q 5 A Q 5 8 7 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 32	Partscore   1 NT South +2   +150  3

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Madala Pass Pass Lead 3 7 Q 2 A A 7	North Helgemo 2 3 NT 2nd 5 3 A 10 8 5 2	East Bocchi Pass All Pass 3rd Q K 5 J 9 8 4	South Helness 1 NT 2 4th K 2 8 6 6 4 Q	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 5 2 2 7 9 J A 4 J 7	North Versace 1 Pass 2nd 2 4 K J 6 10 3 A 8 J	East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd 9 Q A 4 K 6 8 5 4 Q	South Lauria 1 2 4th Q A 5 6 8 10 3 2 10 5
S deals Both vul	8 6 5 J 10 8 2 K Q J 5 Q 9
A J 7 3 7 5 A 9 6 3 10 8 4		Q 9 4 2 K 9 4 3 10 8 2 A 6
75769 = 68674 = Par NS +110	K 10 A Q 6 7 4 K J 7 5 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  32	Partscore   2 South +1   +110 +5 8

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 3, Bd 1			West Asbi Dbl Pass Pass Lead 4	North Helgemo Rdbl 2 3 NT 2nd	East Tobing Pass 1 Pass All Pass 3rd	South Helness 1 2 2 NT 4th	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 6	North Sakul 1 NT 3 2nd 10	East Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J	South Karwur 1 2 4th Q
E deals None vul	A 10 K 10 K 7 6 5 4 J 9 6 5
K 9 6 4 J 5 4 3 A 2 A Q 10		J 7 5 3 9 10 9 8 3 K 8 4 2
75976 = 68467 58467 Par NS +100	Q 8 2 A Q 8 7 6 2 Q J 7 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  32	Partscore   3 South =   +140 +6 14

8. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54			West Lev 1 Pass Lead A K 4 J Q 10	North Pszczola 2 Pass 2nd 3 A 8 6 K 6	East Cohler Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 10 5 5 7	South Seamon Pass 3 NT 4th 4 4 K Q 10 9	West Sontag 2 Pass Lead 10 7 7 A A 6	North Passell Dbl 3 2nd J A 4 K 5 K	East Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 3 Q 5 7 9	South Jacobus 1 2 4th 3 2 8 2 4 2
E deals E-W vul	9 7 6 5 A 6 3 A Q J 6 5 4
8 K J 10 3 A K 9 6 5 2 K 7		K J 10 4 3 2 7 5 2 10 7 8 3
A777B = 36662 36562 Par NS +430	A Q Q 9 8 4 Q J 8 4 10 9 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 41	Partscore   3 North +1   +130  14

10. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14			West Lusky Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 K 3 J J 8	North Lauria Pass 2 3 2nd 7 A 4 Q 2 3	East Falk Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 5 4 A 2 5 6	South Versace 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th K 3 4 5 2 4	West Cayne Pass Pass Lead Q J 10 10 7	North Rogoff Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 4 A 5 J A	East Seamon Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 4 4 A 4	South Parker 1 NT 3 4th K 2 K 7 2
N deals None vul	J 8 5 7 A 5 4 Q 10 9 6 5 4
Q 10 9 3 2 8 3 2 Q J 6 3 A		A 7 4 A J 10 9 5 8 7 2 3 2
7555A 7566A 57763 = Par NS +130	K 6 K Q 6 4 K 10 9 K J 8 7
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 48	Partscore   3 South +1   +130  14

12. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19			West Matushko 2 Pass Lead 2 K 10 J 10 A	North Hanlon 3 Pass 2nd 5 2 7 6 7 5	East Khokhlov 3 Pass 3rd 9 3 4 3 Q 4	South McGann Pass 3 NT 4th K 9 Q 9 7 3	West Carroll Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 4 K 3 A 2	North Gromov 1 2 2 Pass 4 2nd 6 9 2 4 6 7	East Garvey Pass Pass 3 3 Pass 3rd Q 10 5 10 J 8	South Dubinin Pass 1 Pass Dbl Pass 4 4th 3 7 Q Q 5 9
S deals E-W vul	A 10 7 — A J 6 5 4 3 K 10 9 5
6 5 A Q 8 5 3 2 8 7 2 J 4		Q 9 8 4 J 10 9 4 Q 9 A Q 2
584BB 594AB 44822 = Par NS +400	K J 3 2 K 7 6 K 10 8 7 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -4 -200  48	Partscore   4 North =   +130 +8 26

13. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 82			West Fantoni 1 NT Pass Pass Lead 7 3 K 6 2 8 A K 4 10	North Demuy Dbl 3 3 NT 2nd A 4 A J 5 K 5 7 Q 2	East Nunes Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 Q 5 K A 3 2 9 J 5	South L'Ecuyer 2 NT 3 4th 8 8 6 4 10 6 3 6 10 8	West Amoils Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 3 K 3 A 3 J J 10 K	North Helgemo 1 2 Pass 2nd A 4 A K 2 9 10 8 4 7	East WolpertD Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 Q 5 7 8 2 4 4 9 7	South Helness 1 NT 2 4th 2 8 6 9 5 6 2 Q 8 10
W deals N-S vul	K 10 A J 10 4 3 5 3 A K 8 4
A J 9 8 Q 7 6 5 A 10 8 6 3		Q 7 3 2 K 9 2 6 4 Q 10 7 5
76798 76797 57635 = Par NS +110	6 5 4 8 K Q J 9 7 2 J 9 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -4 -400  48	Partscore   2 South +1   +110 +11 37

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Nystrom Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 2 8	North Bathurst 1 2 3 NT 2nd 3 Q	East Bertheau Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K A	South Zagorin 2 2 NT 4th 6 5	West Hurd 1 Pass Pass Lead 2 9 K	North Fallenius 1 Pass Pass 2nd Q J 8	East Wooldridge Dbl 2 Pass 3rd 5 A 2	South Fredin 2 2 4th 3 4 10
W deals E-W vul	A K 7 6 3 10 9 4 3 5 3 K 9
J 10 5 A Q 7 A 8 7 4 8 6 2		8 4 2 K J 8 5 K 10 9 2 7 5
79769 = 22672 = Par NS +140	Q 9 6 2 Q J 6 A Q J 10 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +6 54	Partscore   2 North +3   +200  37

15. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Fleisher Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 10 7 3 9 Q J 10 4	North Zack 1 2 3 2nd 3 J 3 2 7 8 7 8	East Kamil Pass Pass Pass 3rd K A 2 K A 4 9 10	South Barel 2 2 3 NT 4th 6 5 Q 5 6 2 4 9	West Pachtman Pass Pass Pass Lead A	North Levin Pass 3 Pass 2nd	East Ginossar Pass Pass Pass 3rd	South Weinstein 3 4 4th
W deals E-W vul	A K 7 6 3 10 9 4 3 5 3 K 9
J 10 5 A Q 7 A 8 7 4 8 6 2		8 4 2 K J 8 5 K 10 9 2 7 5
79769 = 22672 = Par NS +140	Q 9 6 2 Q J 6 A Q J 10 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +11 65	Partscore   4 South -1   -50  37

16. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 7 2 3 5 6 J A	North Wold 1 Pass 2nd J 7 2 Q 7 5	East Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd K Q A K 9 3	South Bates 3 NT 4th A K 8 4 3 10	West Drijver Pass Pass Lead 8 2 2 A 3	North Hamman 2 2nd 10 7 Q 10 4	East Brink Pass 3rd 4 Q 7 J 8	South Zia Pass 4th 5 K J 3 A
W deals N-S vul	J 5 Q J 9 6 5 3 Q 8 A J 8
7 4 A 10 7 A J 9 5 10 9 5 4		K 9 8 3 2 K 4 K 6 3 7 6 2
77966 = 66466 = Par NS +140	A Q 10 6 8 2 10 7 4 2 K Q 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  65	Partscore   2 North +1   +140 +8 45

17. 2010 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 11			West Klukowski Pass Lead 9 K 3 8 5 Q 10 3 9 7	North Jacobs 3 Pass 2nd 7 8 A 4 K K 4 4 6 J	East Markowicz Pass Pass 3rd A Q 5 2 7 A 5 2 10 9	South Beatty 3 NT 4th 3 4 7 J 6 6 2 5 2 3	West El Ahmady Dbl Pass Lead 6 2 2 3 3 7	North Kowalski Pass 2 Pass 2nd 5 J 5 A 9 6	East Sadek 1 Pass Pass 3rd K Q 7 2 7 K	South Melman 1 3 4th A 4 J 4 4 5
N deals None vul	7 J 6 J 8 7 4 A 10 9 7 3 2
Q 9 5 10 8 7 3 2 10 5 2 K 4		A K J 4 Q 5 4 Q 9 6 3 J 6
8867B = 55652 = Par NS +400	10 8 6 3 2 A K 9 A K Q 8 5
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +6 71	Partscore   3 North +3   +170  45

18. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29			West Martel 1 NT 2 Pass Lead 3 J Q 2 5 K 10 7 K 8	North Gitelman Pass Pass 3 NT 2nd 2 3 A 6 8 7 4 J 10 Q	East Stansby 2 Pass Dbl 3rd J 6 8 K 10 5 4 A 3 7	South Moss Dbl 2 NT All Pass 4th K 2 9 A 6 9 2 9 5 4	West Diamond 1 Pass Lead 2 Q 9 K 3 5 5 5	North Weinstein Pass Pass 2nd 3 A 7 A 8 3 A	East Platnick 1 Pass 3rd J 6 4 2 2 10 2	South Levin 1 NT 4th K 4 A 6 J J 6
W deals Both vul	Q 10 7 2 K 10 8 6 9 7 6 7 3
A 9 8 3 A 3 Q 10 2 Q 10 9 2		J 6 4 9 7 4 2 K J 8 5 3 J
76858 = 66585 = Par NS +110	K 5 Q J 5 A 4 A K 8 6 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT× South -1 -200  71	Partscore   1 NT South =   +90 +7 52

19. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62			West Zia Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 4 5 3 K 4 A	North Ginossar 2 3 2nd 4 9 9 A 8 3 9	East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 6 K A 2 6 K 5	South Pachtman 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th Q 5 3 7 4 10	West Willenken Pass Pass Lead 5 9 4 K 10 3 7	North Rodwell 2 Pass 2nd 3 A A 5 J 9 K	East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd A 7 2 6 7 K	South Meckstroth 1 NT 3 4th J 4 5 Q 8 5
S deals None vul	8 7 3 — J 8 5 4 K Q J 10 6 2
5 4 K 8 3 2 K 10 7 3 2 A 9		A K 6 2 J 10 9 6 5 9 6 7 5
68469 78469 65964 = Par EW +100	Q J 10 9 A Q 7 4 A Q 8 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 78	Partscore   3 South =   +110  52

20. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36			West von Arnim Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 10 4 7 3 4 3 9 5	North Karaivanov 2 2 3 2nd 2 2 9 8 6 8 5 10 Q	East AukenS Pass Pass Pass 3rd K K K Q 5 10 A 2 8	South Rusev 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th A 6 5 J A Q 7 6 7	West Popov Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 4 Q 10 Q	North Smirnov 1 2 3 2nd 3 6 2 6 2 K	East Skorchev 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 5 7 K 8 4	South Piekarek Dbl 2 NT 4th J A A J J
N deals Both vul	10 8 A J 4 2 2 K Q 9 5 4 3
A 7 6 5 5 9 8 6 4 3 A 8 2		Q J 9 Q 10 9 7 6 K J 10 J 6
86759 9785A 36583 = Par NS +500	K 4 3 2 K 8 3 A Q 7 5 10 7
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 88	Partscore   3 North =   +110  52

21. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62			West Moss Pass Pass Lead 2 8 Q 8 4 10 6 2 5 K	North Helgemo 3 3 NT 2nd 3 9 7 4 3 6 6 9 6 7	East Gitelman Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K 3 J J 10 9 4 Q 5	South Helness 1 NT 3 4th Q 5 A A 2 4 2 7 K 7	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 4 A 6 A	North Hampson 2 Pass 2nd 3 10 Q 2	East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd K 5 9 5	South Greco 1 NT 3 4th 9 7 8 3
S deals None vul	8 7 3 — J 8 5 4 K Q J 10 6 2
5 4 K 8 3 2 K 10 7 3 2 A 9		A K 6 2 J 10 9 6 5 9 6 7 5
68469 78469 65964 = Par EW +100	Q J 10 9 A Q 7 4 A Q 8 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  88	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +5 57

22. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Pellegrini 1 Pass Pass Lead 9 10 Q J 6 J 7 7 4	North Multon Dbl 2 3 NT 2nd K 8 2 K 2 A A J 5	East Camberos Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 3 5 A 9 3 4 6 K	South Zimmermann 1 2 2 NT 4th 4 J 8 10 3 2 6 4 5	West Fantoni Pass Pass Lead Q 5 3 7 10 6 K 5	North Villegas 1 Pass 2nd K 2 2 10 8 4 6 3	East Nunes Pass Pass 3rd A 9 4 J 8 9 7 J	South Angeleri Pass 2 4th 8 K 6 2 J 4 A 3
S deals Both vul	K 4 3 2 K 8 3 A Q 7 5 10 7
Q J 9 Q 10 9 7 6 K J 10 J 6		A 7 6 5 5 9 8 6 4 3 A 8 2
9785A 86759 36583 = Par NS +500	10 8 A J 4 2 2 K Q 9 5 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300  88	Partscore   2 South -1   -100 +5 62

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67			West Zhuang 2 Pass Pass Dbl Lead A 4 4 Q 10	North Meckstroth Pass 2 Pass 3 NT All Pass 2nd 5 K 5 2 3	East WangW Pass Dbl 3 Pass 3rd 8 7 J 2 6	South Rodwell 1 NT 3 Pass Pass 4th 6 3 Q J 4	West Katz Dbl Pass Lead 6 A K Q Q 4 10 3	North YangL 2 Pass Pass 2nd 8 9 Q 6 A 4 J A	East Nickell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 4 5 2 2 A J 5	South Dai Pass 3 4th 10 2 8 K 7 5 4 7
N deals E-W vul	A 10 9 3 2 K 5 8 7 5 4 8 7
— A Q 10 9 4 Q 9 6 K 9 6 4 2		K J 8 7 6 5 8 7 2 — Q J 10 5
76393 76392 67A4A 6693A Par EW +300	Q 4 J 6 3 A K J 10 3 2 A 3
Three notrump 3 NT× South -1 -100  88	Partscore   3 South +1   +130 +6 68

24. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 14, Bd 6			West Austberg Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 Q 3 A J J 6	North Aronov 2 2 NT 3 2nd 8 4 K 6 5 9 2 3	East Saelensminde Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 A 7 K 8 4 3 J	South Stefanov 1 NT 2 3 3 NT 4th 6 10 3 10 4 A 9	West Danailov Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 K 2 2 3 3 J	North Brogeland 1 2 2nd A 7 7 4 4 6 10	East Karakolev Pass Pass 3rd 5 10 10 A 9 K 5	South Lindqvist 1 1 2 4th 8 4 K K 6 9 A
S deals N-S vul	K 10 8 A 10 9 8 Q 8 7 5 4 3 —
A Q 5 3 J 7 4 10 9 Q J 7 5		J 9 7 2 K 6 5 A 6 10 9 6 4
86AA7 = 46336 46325 Par NS +620	6 4 Q 3 2 K J 2 A K 8 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  88	Partscore   2 North +2   +130 +6 74

25. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 3, Bd 41			West Smith 1 Pass All Pass Lead J 4 9 10 3 5 K Q 7	North Meckstroth 2 3 2nd 3 7 6 4 Q A A 4 7	East CohenB Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 7 8 K 6 3 2 8	South Rodwell 1 3 3 NT 4th K 2 J 4 3 5 5 9 5	West Hamman 1 Pass Lead Q 5 2 4 K 7 J	North Welland 2 Pass 2nd 3 2 4 2 A 7 8	East Zia 2 Pass 3rd 8 9 7 3 5 5 9	South Willenken 1 3 4th A K Q 3 5 K 10
S deals E-W vul	3 Q J 9 7 5 4 Q Q 10 9 4 3
Q J 10 7 6 A 6 3 A 8 7 J 2		8 5 2 K 10 8 2 10 5 2 K 8 6
878AA = 46533 = Par NS +130	A K 9 4 — K J 9 6 4 3 A 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -150  88	Partscore   3 South +2   +150 +7 81

26. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 99			West Stansby 3 Pass Lead 5 Q A 3 7 8 6 J A K 4	North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2nd 7 2 4 3 2 4 Q 2 3 10 9	East Martel Pass Pass 3rd 10 5 6 K 8 5 A 2 6 8 9	South Rodwell 3 NT 4th Q 9 J 10 7 6 3 K 9 J 4	West Compton 2 Pass Lead 6 4 Q Q A 3 8	North Cohen Pass Pass 2nd 7 J 5 4 2 3 2	East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd K 3 9 5 6 K 5	South Berkowitz 2 NT 4th 3 6 4 10 9 J
W deals N-S vul	J 8 4 2 J 9 7 6 K 8 7 6 5
K Q 9 7 6 3 8 6 5 2 3 4 2		5 A K 10 4 K Q 7 4 2 J 10 9
86699 8769A 46743 = Par NS +130	A 10 Q 3 A J 10 9 8 5 A Q 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 98	Partscore   2 NT South +1   +150  81

29. 2006 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Grue Pass Pass Lead 2 10 2	North LallJ 3 Pass 2nd 3 3 6	East Cheek Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 Q	South Grainger 1 3 NT 4th K 4 9	West LallH Pass Pass Lead 2 J 10 2 A 3 9 7	North CohenB 1 NT 3 2nd 5 3 6 3 4 5 10 8	East Chorush Pass All Pass 3rd J A 5 J 2 J K 4	South Smith 1 2 4th Q K 4 9 K A A 3
S deals Both vul	J Q 10 6 4 A Q J 8 7 5 9 3
K Q 6 J 9 8 K 6 3 A 7 6 2		10 9 8 3 K 3 2 9 4 Q 10 5 4
A8BB7 = 35225 35224 Par NS +650	A 7 5 4 2 A 7 5 10 2 K J 8
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 108	Partscore   3 North +2   +150  84

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32			West Nickell 3 Pass Lead 7 2 2 5 7 Q 9 7 3 6	North BrancoP Dbl Pass 2nd 9 6 J 10 J 10 5 4 A 8	East Freeman 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q K 3 J K 4 5 6 8 K	South Branco 1 3 NT 4th A A 2 3 2 4 8 7 Q 10	West Chagas 2 Pass Lead K 2 Q J 5 5 Q	North Meckstroth Dbl 3 2nd A 6 J 3 7 8 10	East Villas-Boas 1 3 All Pass 3rd 8 K 3 5 K J J	South Rodwell 1 Pass 4th 9 A 2 10 A K
E deals E-W vul	A 9 8 7 K J J 8 6 5 4 2 9
5 3 2 10 6 A 10 10 8 7 6 4 3		Q J 4 A 8 4 3 Q 7 K Q 5 2
589A5 588A5 64438 = Par NS +140	K 10 6 Q 9 7 5 2 K 9 3 A J
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  108	Partscore   3 North +1   +130 +5 89

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32			West Sundelin 2 3 All Pass Lead 7 5 K 2 10 6 8 A	North Sadek Pass 3 2nd 9 6 J 3 5 7 8 6	East Sylvan 1 NT 2 NT Pass 3rd Q K 3 4 5 3 4 7	South El Ahmady Pass Pass 3 NT 4th A A 2 4 6 2 7 9	West Nadim Lead 8	North Fredin 2nd	East Hishmat 3rd	South Lindkvist 4th
E deals E-W vul	A 9 8 7 K J J 8 6 5 4 2 9
5 3 2 10 6 A 10 10 8 7 6 4 3		Q J 4 A 8 4 3 Q 7 K Q 5 2
589A5 588A5 64438 = Par NS +140	K 10 6 Q 9 7 5 2 K 9 3 A J
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -150  108	Partscore   3 South +1   +130 +7 96

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 18, Bd 6			West Nunes Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 6 2 K 6 6 8 10 7	North Hampson 2 3 3 NT 2nd 4 9 Q 3 6 2 2 3 9	East Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J A A 5 7 A 5 4 8	South Greco 1 NT 2 3 4th K 3 4 8 J Q 10 10 J	West Gitelman Pass Pass Lead Q 2 9 2 5 8 2 J 5	North Duboin 1 2 2nd A A Q A K 10 8 Q 8	East Moss Pass Dbl 3rd 4 4 J 7 9 2 K 7	South Bocchi 1 1 NT All Pass 4th 5 6 10 6 4 3 3 J
S deals N-S vul	A Q 9 8 4 2 4 2 7 5 2 Q 4
— Q 10 9 6 9 4 3 A 9 8 7 5 3		K J 10 5 3 A 5 3 Q J 8 J 6
88786 = 54556 55657 Par NS +120	7 6 K J 8 7 A K 10 6 K 10 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  108	Partscore   2 × North =   +670 +13 109

33. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 3, Bd 11			West Weinstein 2 Pass Lead K 5 J K	North Caracci 2 3 NT 2nd A 10 Q 8	East Levin Pass All Pass 3rd 7 K A 6	South Cuevas Pass 2 NT 4th 5 4 4 7	West Marangunic Pass Dbl Pass Lead K 2 Q J 3 4 10 8 J	North Rosenberg 2 2 NT 3 2nd A 5 4 A 2 5 6 9 3	East Sanchez Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 J 6 Q Q 9 4 2 4	South Zia 2 2 3 4th 5 K 10 3 A K 7 9 7
S deals None vul	4 3 2 A 4 A K 10 5 3 2 A 5
A K 9 6 K Q J 8 3 Q 7 J 4		5 9 7 6 2 9 8 4 Q 10 9 6 2
99597 = 44836 = Par NS +300	Q J 10 8 7 10 5 J 6 K 8 7 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 114	Partscore   3 South =   +140  109

34. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 9			West YadlinD Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 K 3 Q 2 A J 7 10	North Backstrom 1 2 3 Pass 2nd 2 A 8 9 2 5 9 10 5	East YadlinI Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3rd K 6 K 4 10 7 8 6 A	South Salomaa 2 2 NT 3 NT All Pass 4th 6 2 5 6 3 4 8 5 4	West Koistinen Pass Pass Pass Lead K 4 A 3 8 7 9 9 A	North Podgur Pass 2 2nd 3 K 7 6 J 5 Q 7 4	East Kiema 1 Pass 3rd 6 3 4 Q 6 2 10 8 4	South Kalish 2 Pass 4th 2 6 5 5 10 2 Q J 3
W deals N-S vul	6 A 9 8 7 2 9 8 4 2 K Q 2
Q 10 9 5 3 Q 5 3 10 7 6 8 6		A 8 4 2 K J 4 K Q J 5 9 5
9586A = 47462 47562 Par NS +500	K J 7 10 6 A 3 A J 10 7 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT× South -1 -200  114	Partscore   2 North =   +110 +7 116

35. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 15, Bd 5			West Kowalski 1 Pass All Pass Lead 5 10 A 9 K Q 9	North Townsend 2 3 2nd 7 J 5 7 J 2 8	East Tuszynski Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q K 10 4 5 3 A	South Gold Pass 3 3 NT 4th 2 3 3 4 A 5 7	West HackettJA 1 Pass Lead 10 J K 6 7 6 5 9 3	North Chmurski 2 2nd 2 6 7 6 4 Q 8 3 9	East HackettJU Pass Pass 3rd J 2 10 Q A K Q 3 9	South Puczynski Pass Pass 4th A K 2 3 8 7 4 5 5
E deals E-W vul	J 7 7 A K 5 3 A K 10 6 4 3
K 8 3 A K 9 6 5 Q J 4 8 2		Q 6 5 4 Q 10 10 9 8 7 J 7 5
9877A = 45652 = Par NS +400	A 10 9 2 J 8 4 3 2 6 2 Q 9
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 121	Partscore   2 North +2   +130  116

36. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13			West Robinson Pass Pass Lead 5 Q A K 8 4 K Q 9 K	North Bocchi 1 2 3 NT 2nd 7 6 7 5 5 A 3 10 8 3	East Boyd Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 2 3 J 2 6 4 5 A 8	South Duboin 2 2 NT 4th 3 4 9 10 4 9 2 8 2 J	West Versace Pass Lead A A 8 A	North Berkowitz 2 2nd 5 3 6 2	East Lauria Pass 3rd J 2 3 9	South Cohen Pass 4th 4 4 9
N deals Both vul	A K Q 7 5 4 J 7 4 9 10 9 4
J 8 Q 10 6 5 2 10 6 3 J 3 2		10 6 3 2 A J 8 4 2 A K Q 8
77877 = 63556 = Par NS +110	9 K 9 8 3 A K Q 7 5 7 6 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  121	Partscore   2 North +2   +170 +9 125

37. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 1, Bd 9			West Fantoni Pass Pass Lead J A 3 Q 3 A J 8 10 7	North Torres 1 3 NT 2nd 2 10 Q 6 7 9 2 8 6 3	East Nunes 1 All Pass 3rd K 6 7 4 K 4 2 8 5 K	South Frances Pass 1 NT 4th 5 4 7 5 2 9 4 10 5 6	West Ventin Pass Pass Lead K A 3 7 6 8 3 K J 10	North Duboin 1 2 2nd 5 10 Q 3 5 2 10 9 8 2	East Fernandez 1 All Pass 3rd J 6 6 A 9 Q A 2 8 8	South Bocchi Pass Dbl 4th 2 4 7 4 4 7 5 4 5 J
S deals E-W vul	7 4 2 A J 7 A K J 10 8 4 3
J 6 10 6 5 4 7 6 K J 10 9 7		A K 9 8 3 Q 3 9 5 2 A 6 2
65794 66794 47638 = Par NS +110	Q 10 5 K 9 8 2 Q 3 Q 8 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +8 129	Partscore   2 North +1   +110  125

38. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Stansby Dbl 1 NT Rdbl All Pass Lead 5 K J Q 10 8 3 7	North Rosenberg Pass Rdbl Pass Pass 2nd Q 3 5 7 4 8 9 A	East Martel Pass Pass Pass 2 3rd 2 A 4 3 5 5 K J	South Zia 1 Pass Dbl 3 NT 4th 6 4 6 7 9 9 A 4	West Fallenius Pass Pass Lead 9 5 J 4 7 Q J 10	North Weichsel Pass 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 6 4 K 8 A 4 7 8	East Welland Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 2 4 J 5 5 7 10	South Sontag 1 2 4th 3 A 2 2 K 6 3 9
N deals N-S vul	K Q 10 7 5 4 K 10 8 5 Q 4 3
5 4 A K 8 Q 9 7 4 K J 8 5		9 7 6 3 9 3 2 A J 10 9 7 2
88785 87785 55558 = Par NS +100	A Q J 10 8 2 J 6 6 3 2 A 6
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  129	Partscore   2 NT North =   +120 +6 131

39. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81			West Wolff Pass Pass Lead 4 Q 10 3 7 Q Q 6 J 9	North Levin 2 3 Pass 2nd 3 A 2 K 3 2 J Q 9 7	East Morse Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 6 8 8 K 4 5 5 8 9	South Weinstein 2 NT 3 NT 4th A 2 2 7 4 K 4 6 10 7	West Smith Pass Lead 6 7 3 2 4	North Doub 2 2nd A 3 6 8 4	East Seamon Pass 3rd 10 10 J J 7	South Wildavsky Pass 4th 3 Q A A
N deals None vul	K 10 9 6 4 2 3 8 7 6 A 9 4
A 5 3 10 9 5 4 A 4 J 8 7 2		Q 8 K J 8 7 6 10 3 2 K 5 3
896A8 = 44735 = Par NS +140	J 7 A Q 2 K Q J 9 5 Q 10 6
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 135	Partscore   2 North +1   +140  131