Data 9ZB2 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 22 HCP, poor spots

Found 27 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 Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 9 8 5
Q
7 5
A K Q 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Lo WolpertG Sher Kranyak Hurd Kolesnik Wooldridge Etter
1 Pass 1 1 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 2 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 3
K 10 7 5 2
K J 10
J 7 5 Table Q 7 6 4
A 9 6
A 6 4 3 2
10
37439 57439
44994 449A4
Par NS -140 A J 2
J 8 4 3
Q 9 8
8 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 11
Partscore
3 N = +110
-11 0

2. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 108

W deals
N-S vul 2
Q J 6 5 2
A Q J 10
J 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Hung Platnick StansbyJ Watson Moss FeldmanJ Bathurst
Pass 1 3 3 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 3 3 Pass
3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

7 6 4
A K 9 3
7 4 2
K 5 4 Table A J 10 9 8 3
10 8 7 4
K 3
10
856AA =
58733 =
Par NS +130 K Q 5
—
9 8 6 5
A Q 9 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 11
Partscore
4 S = +130
+6 6

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

E deals
E-W vul 9 8
J
K J 9 8 6 2
A Q 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Kolesnik Wooldridge Etter Hurd WolpertG Sher Kranyak Lo
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl 2 Dbl 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

7 6 5
A 8 5 2
A Q 10
K 8 2 Table A J 10 3
10 7 4 3
3
10 9 7 6
87797 =
55646 55636
Par NS +120 K Q 4 2
K Q 9 6
7 5 4
J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 21
Partscore
4 S -1 -50
-10 6

4. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul 9 6 4 2
J 3
Q J
A 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Nowosadzki Grue Kalita Moss Bertheau Jagniewski BessisT Gawel
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 7 5
A 10 9 6 5 4
9 5
Q J Table K J 8 3
8 2
A 7 3
K 10 9 3
855A7 =
37735 =
Par NS +130 A Q
K Q 7
K 10 8 6 4 2
8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 31
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 6

5. 2013 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Gawrys Schermer Tuszynski Jassem LallH Mazurkiewicz Milner
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 Dbl Dbl 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 5 2
K 8 5
4 2
A K Q 6 Table 10 9 3
J 10 9 6 3
10 3
10 3 2
876A7 976A7
46636 =
Par NS +400 7
A Q 7 2
K Q 9 8 7 6
9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 38
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 6

6. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

S deals
Both vul 8 7
4 3
K Q J 7 3 2
K Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Zia Schermer Martel Willenken Wold Rosenberg Compton
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 5 4
J 8 2
A 8 6
7 5 3 Table K Q 9 3
Q 10 9
10 4
J 10 9 2
868A7 =
56535 =
Par NS +130 10 6 2
A K 7 6 5
9 5
A 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 38
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 12

7. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A K J 7 4
Q 8
A 5
10 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz BlanchardB Sontag BlanchardS Hamman GordonM LallJ Pratap
1 Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

5
6 3
K Q J 10 9 8
Q J 9 4 Table Q 10 9 8 2
K 10 7
7 4
A 7 3
A9A57 =
33375 34386
Par NS +630 6 3
A J 9 5 4 2
6 3 2
K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 50
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 12

8. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul 10
6 3
A K Q 10 9 4
K J 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Palazzo Matushko Fornasari Lambardi Dubinin Ravenna Gromov
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 1
1 2 Pass 3 1 2 2 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 8 6 2
A 10
J 5 2
10 9 5 2 Table A 9 7 4
Q 9 8 7
3
A Q 8 4
758A5 757A5
58538 =
Par NS +130 K Q 5 3
K J 5 4 2
8 7 6
3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 57
Partscore
4 N = +130
-7 12

9. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

N deals
E-W vul 8 6 2
J 6 5 3
Q 7 2
A 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Mesbur Buras Fitzgibbon Garvey Zmudzinski Carroll Balicki
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 2
Dbl 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

J 7
K Q 10 9 7
J 5 4
10 6 2 Table A Q 9 5 4 3
A 2
10 9 8 6
J
9466A =
48663 =
Par NS +400 K 10
8 4
A K 3
K Q 9 8 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 64
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 12

10. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

E deals
Both vul J 10 9 6
A Q 6 5 4 3
2
7 2

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinJ Gitelman ClerkinD Moss Greco Ekeblad Hampson Weichsel
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

7 3 2
K
A 9 8 6
A 10 9 8 4 Table K 8 5 4
J 10 9 8 7
Q J 10 5
—
65757 =
77685 =
Par NS -90 A Q
2
K 7 4 3
K Q J 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 64
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 19

11. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul K 10 2
J 10 6 5 4 2
7 3
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Grue Hurd Hamman Wooldridge Zia
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 AP
2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 7 5
A 7
10 8 4
10 9 7 3 Table Q 6 4 3
Q 8
A K 9 6
K 8 4
97988 =
46454 =
Par NS +600 A J
K 9 3
Q J 5 2
Q J 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 74
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 19

12. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

E deals
N-S vul 5 4 2
—
K Q 8 4
Q 7 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Danailov Smirnov Karakolev Stefanov Wladow Aronov Elinescu
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 7
6 5 2
J 9 7 5
A 10 8 Table Q 6 3
Q J 9 8
A 10 3 2
J 6
68768 68769
75674 75664
Par NS +110 A J 9 8
A K 10 7 4 3
6
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 74
Partscore
1 S +2 +110
+7 26

13. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 94

S deals
None vul 8 5 3
7
Q 5 4
J 10 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Wladow Aronov Elinescu Stefanov Danailov Smirnov Karakolev Piekarek
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J
A 9 5 3
J 10 9 2
9 7 4 Table A 10 9 6
J 8 4 2
K 7 3
Q 5
66679 66669
74753 75753
Par NS +110 K 7 4 2
K Q 10 6
A 8 6
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 74
Partscore
3 S = +110
+6 32

14. 2008 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

West North East South West North East South
Malinowski Lauria Sandqvist Versace Nunes Gold Fantoni Townsend
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 8 7 6
K 9 8
K Q 7
J 9 Table K 4 2
J 10
8 6 4
A 10 8 3 2
87987 =
46355 =
Par NS +140 A 10 3
5 3
A 9 5 3 2
K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 84
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 32

15. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul J 4
Q 9 8
A 8 7 5 4 3
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Zmudzinski Rodwell Balicki Dubinin Nickell Gromov LallH
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 6 2
A 10 7 4
2
J 8 6 3 Table K Q 10 8 5
J 6
10 9 6
K 7 2
74796 =
58546 59547
Par NS -140 7 3
K 5 3 2
K Q J
A Q 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 84
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 38

16. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul K 2
7 2
J 9 8 5 3 2
Q J 9

West North East South West North East South
Ehlers Onstott Rengstorff Hayden ClerkinD Roman ClerkinJ Fout
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 5 4
Q J 10 9 8 6 5
—
10 7 3 Table Q 10 9 3
K 3
A K 7
K 6 5 4
A85A8 A97A8
34635 =
Par NS +630 A J 7 6
A 4
Q 10 6 4
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 94
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 38

17. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Lev Nystrom Gawrys Lair Fredin Cohler Lindkvist
Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 9
6 4
K 10 5 3 2
Q 7 6 Table K 8 6 3
K J 10 8
A J 9 4
5
8894A =
35372 =
Par NS +140 A Q 7 5 4
A Q 9
Q 8
9 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-11 94
Partscore
3 N = +110
+11 49

18. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 3

N deals
E-W vul 7 4
A 10
A 6 4
K J 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Duboin Jansma Bocchi Lauria Muller Versace de Wijs
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 6 3
Q 9 8 7
Q
A Q 8 2 Table A Q 9 5
6 3
J 10 7 5 2
10 6
76988 =
57454 57444
Par NS +140 K 8 2
K J 5 4 2
K 9 8 3
4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 94
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 54

19. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Cohen Wold Berkowitz Buratti Sadek Lanzarotti El Ahmady
2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP

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

J
10 9 8 7 5 3
K 6
A Q 9 4 Table Q 10 9 6 5 2
Q
Q J 5 4
J 10
64676 65777
68666 78666
Par NS -110 A K 8 7
—
A 10 3 2
K 7 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -250
-4 94
Partscore
1 NT N -2 -100
+4 58

20. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

E deals
None vul Q 9 4
A K Q 7 6 2
10 3
J 6

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Huang Nunes WuCH YangH Duboin ChiuW Bocchi
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 AP

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

A J 10 7 3
9 3
K Q 8 6
3 2 Table 5 2
J 10 8 5
9 7 2
A K 10 7
65767 66767
77575 =
Par NS -90 K 8 6
4
A J 5 4
Q 9 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 94
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 63

21. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul 3
J 10 8 4 2
Q 6 2
Q 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Versace Lindkvist Lauria Duboin Nystrom Bocchi Stromberg
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 1 NT
1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Dbl AP

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

10 9 8 7 6
A K 9 6
3
5 4 2 Table A Q 5 2
5 3
10 8 7
A J 10 7
84696 =
59646 59747
Par NS -140 K J 4
Q 7
A K J 9 5 4
K 8

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+12 106
Partscore
3 S = +110
-12 63

22. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

W deals
E-W vul J 8 7 5 4 2
9 5
A 6 3
10 6

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Lasut Kwiecien Manoppo Sakul Zmudzinski Karwur Balicki
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 3
A 10 8 6 4 3
5 4 2
9 Table A K Q 6
2
10 9 8 7
K Q 5 4
7776A 77769
66673 =
Par NS +130 —
K Q J 7
K Q J
A J 8 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -100
-5 106
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 68

23. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul Q 4
9 8
K Q J 7 5 4
9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi SimpsonC Duboin Hallberg Fawcett Versace Liggins Lauria
2 2 2 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT 3 AP

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

10 8 6 3
5 3
10 3
A Q J 10 4 Table J 5 2
A Q 10 7 4 2
A 9 6
8
86586 86587
46756 =
Par NS +120 A K 9 7
K J 6
8 2
K 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 117
Partscore
3 N = +110
-11 68

24. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

N deals
None vul A 8 2
7 6
K Q J 7 5 4
6 3

West North East South West North East South
Burn Helness Callaghan Helgemo Saelensminde Fawcett Brogeland Liggins
1 1 NT Dbl 1 1 NT Dbl
2 Pass 2 Pass Rdbl 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 6 5
J 10 8 3 2
10 8 2
10 7 Table J 7 4
K 9 4
A 9
A K Q 4 2
89697 =
44735 =
Par NS +140 K Q 9 3
A Q 5
6 3
J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+9 126
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
-9 68

25. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 8

S deals
None vul 9 6 5 3 2
A 8 3 2
A 8 7 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Ju Gower Fu Mansell Eber Zhuang Sapire WangW
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J
Q 7 5 4
Q J 9 6
K 4 3 Table K 10 8 7 4
K J 9
10
10 7 6 2
678A9 =
76534 56534
Par NS +130 A
10 6
K 5 3 2
A Q J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 126
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 73

26. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

S deals
None vul A 7 4 3
J 4 2
—
A 10 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Seamon Zmudzinski Passell Burger Lesniewski Cayne Szymanowski
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 9 5
8 7 6 3
Q 4 2
9 5 Table 6 2
A K 10 9
J 10 9 7 6
K 7
87559 87569
56874 =
Par NS +100 J 10 8
Q 5
A K 8 5 3
Q J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 133
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 73

27. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul K 7
3
A Q J 10 4 3
J 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Lev Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth Freeman Katz Nickell Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 8 5
10 6
K 8 7
A K 9 5 Table A 6
J 9 8 4 2
9 6 5 2
10 8
67677 67667
65666 76666
Par NS -90 10 9 4 3 2
A K Q 7 5
—
Q 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-2 133
Partscore
3 S -3 -150
+2 75

Data 9ZB2 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore