Event AS96 Main

Miami Beach, Florida
Americana Hotel
August 1996

1996 Spingold

Final: Nickell vs. Schwartz

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals
None vul K Q 8 6 2
8
Q 5
A K Q J 6

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 AP

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

J 10 9
K J 9 7 4
J 3
7 5 3 Table A 5 3
A 5 2
K 8 6 4 2
9 4
6967A 7967A
64763 =
Par NS +140 7 4
Q 10 6 3
A 10 9 7
10 8 2

Nickell NS
3 N +2 +150
+6 6
Schwartz NS
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 0

2. E deals
N-S vul K J 6 5
K 6 4 2
Q 10 9
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT AP

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

A Q
A Q J 9 5
8 7 6 5
A Q Table 9 8 4 2
8 3
K J 4 3
10 3 2
57448 =
85894 65884
Par NS -120 10 7 3
10 7
A 2
J 9 8 7 5 4

Nickell NS
3 NT W -2 +100
+5 11
Schwartz NS
1 NT W = -90
-5 0

3. S deals
E-W vul A K 7 2
A Q 5 3
9 2
K Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 AP
Pass 3 AP

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

J 10 9 4
K
Q J 7 6 3
J 10 6 Table 3
J 10 7 2
A 10 5 4
A 9 5 3
78846 =
65597 =
Par NS -100 Q 8 6 5
9 8 6 4
K 8
8 7 4

Nickell NS
3 S -1 -50
+2 13
Schwartz NS
1 N -2 -100
-2 0

4. W deals
Both vul 10 9 5
—
K 8 7 3
A K Q J 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 2 4 AP 1 2 4 AP

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

A 8 3
10 8 5 2
Q 10 9 5 2
8 Table K Q J 7
A K J 9 4
A
10 5 4
63247 =
7AB86 79B86
Par NS -650 6 4 2
Q 7 6 3
J 6 4
9 3 2

Nickell NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 13
Schwartz NS
4 W +1 -650
Tie 0

5. N deals
N-S vul K Q 7 6
3
J 4 2
10 8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 3 AP
3 AP

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

10 9 2
A Q 5
A 10 7 6 5 3
2 Table 8 5 4
7 6 4
K 8
A J 9 6 3
56746 =
76696 =
Par NS -110 A J 3
K J 10 9 8 2
Q 9
K Q

Nickell NS
3 W = -110
Tie 13
Schwartz NS
3 W = -110
Tie 0

6. E deals
E-W vul K Q J 7
A K 8 7 4 2
5
K 5

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 3 1 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 6 4
5 3
K Q 10
J 10 8 6 3 Table A 9 8 2
J 9 6
A 4
A 9 7 2
76985 =
56458 =
Par NS +140 5 3
Q 10
J 9 8 7 6 3 2
Q 4

Nickell NS
3 S -1 -50
Tie 13
Schwartz NS
3 S -1 -50
Tie 0

7. S deals
Both vul K Q 9 7
A J 5 3
Q 10 6
Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
2 AP

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

J 10 8
K Q
A 9 4 3
A K 10 4 Table 6 5 4
10 9 7 4 2
8 2
9 6 2
99797 =
44645 =
Par NS +600 A 3 2
8 6
K J 7 5
J 8 7 3

Nickell NS
2 W -2 +200
Tie 13
Schwartz NS
1 NT W -2 +200
Tie 0

8. W deals
None vul Q J
K 8 7 5
10 5 3
A K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 Dbl 3 4 1 Dbl Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A K 10 7 5
Q 10
A 9 6 2
8 6 Table 9 8 3 2
4 2
J 7 4
Q 7 5 2
76969 =
67474 =
Par NS +140 6 4
A J 9 6 3
K Q 8
10 9 3

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -50
-5 13
Schwartz NS
3 S = +140
+5 5

9. N deals
E-W vul K Q 7 2
Q 10 9 4
10 6
A J 3

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP Dbl Pass 2 NT AP

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

4 3
K J 8 7
A J 8 5 4
7 5 Table A 9 5
A 3 2
3 2
Q 10 8 4 2
68656 68666
65777 65677
Par NS +110 J 10 8 6
6 5
K Q 9 7
K 9 6

Nickell NS
2 S +1 +140
-4 13
Schwartz NS
2 NT E -3 +300
+4 9

10. E deals
Both vul K J 3
6 4
A 9 8 4
K 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass Dbl Rdbl 2 NT 1 Pass 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 6 5 4 2
K 7
Q 7 3
Q 7 4 Table A 7
Q J 10 9 5 3
K 6 2
J 9
67689 =
65744 =
Par NS +110 Q 9 8
A 8 2
J 10 5
A 8 3 2

Nickell NS
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 13
Schwartz NS
1 NT S +2 +150
+10 19

11. S deals
None vul K 3
9 4 3
K Q J 10 9 5
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
3 3
3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
4 AP

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

10 6
A K Q J 2
A 6 2
10 5 2 Table A J 9 8 7 4
10 7 6
8 4 3
A
11167 =
8CB75 =
Par NS -980 Q 5 2
8 5
7
K J 9 7 6 4 3

Nickell NS
4 W = -420
+1 14
Schwartz NS
4 W +1 -450
-1 19

12. W deals
N-S vul 10 4
A Q 10
6 5 4 3 2
9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 AP 2 Pass 2 NT AP

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

9 8 7 5 2
J 9 5
8 7
K 8 5 Table 3
8 6 4 3
A K Q J 9
A J 10
58656 =
55786 =
Par NS +100 A K Q J 6
K 7 2
10
Q 6 3 2

Nickell NS
2 W -2 +100
+2 16
Schwartz NS
2 NT E -1 +50
-2 19

13. N deals
Both vul K
9 8 4
A J 5 4
A 9 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 Pass 3 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 4 1 2 3 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 6 AP

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

Q J 10 8 7 4
Q 5 3
2
Q 10 6 Table 9 6 5 3 2
J 10 2
6 3
K J 8
A5BCA =
28212 =
Par NS +1100 A
A K 7 6
K Q 10 9 8 7
5 4

Nickell NS
7 N -1 -100
-16 16
Schwartz NS
6 S = +1370
+16 35

14. E deals
None vul Q 10 9 6
K 8
A 8 4 3
A 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass
2 AP 4 AP

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

A K 8 5 4 2
A J 9 4
Q 6
6 Table 7
Q 10 5 2
J 10 2
Q J 9 8 7
76487 =
67846 =
Par NS -100 J 3
7 6 3
K 9 7 5
K 10 5 4

Nickell NS
2 W +1 -140
-5 16
Schwartz NS
4 W -1 +50
+5 40

15. S deals
N-S vul A K J 8 6 5
10 7
9 3 2
9 6

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 1
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 2 2
3 3 AP 3 3 AP

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

Q 10 9 3
Q 3
8 5 4
A J 10 5 Table 7 2
A 5 4
K 7 6
K Q 4 3 2
69895 =
63327 74438
Par NS +140 4
K J 9 8 6 2
A Q J 10
8 7

Nickell NS
3 S = +140
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
3 S = +140
Tie 40

16. W deals
E-W vul K 10 9 5 4
7 6 5
A
A Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 1 1 NT 3 1 1 1 NT 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7
A Q J 3 2
K J 9
8 7 6 3 Table A Q 8
8 4
Q 10 5 3
J 5 4 2
38344 38554
93688 =
Par NS -300 J 6 3 2
K 10 9
8 7 6 4 2
K

Nickell NS
3 N -1 -50
-4 16
Schwartz NS
2 N = +110
+4 44

Schwartz leads by 28 IMPs

Match AS96 Main

Top 1996 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals
None vul A K Q 9 5 2
K 6 5
Q 6
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
2 2 AP 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

8
9 8
A K J 7 5 4
6 5 4 3 Table J 10 3
Q J 10 3
8 2
A Q J 7
37632 =
557AA =
Par NS -130 7 6 4
A 7 4 2
10 9 3
9 8 2

Nickell NS
2 N -1 -50
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
3 N -1 -50
Tie 44

18. E deals
N-S vul 6 2
9 8 7 6 2
A K 6 5
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 5
—
Q J 10 2
K J 10 7 5 3 Table A 9 4
A K Q J 3
9 8
A Q 8
25332 =
B799B =
Par NS -460 K Q J 7 3
10 5 4
7 4 3
9 4

Nickell NS
3 NT W +2 -460
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
3 NT W +2 -460
Tie 44

19. S deals
E-W vul K J 8 7
A 10 9 7
10 8 4
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT 2
3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

10 5 3
K
K Q 9 5 2
J 5 4 3 Table A 9 2
Q 8 6 2
A 7 3
A K 8
45634 =
97798 =
Par NS -600 Q 6 4
J 5 4 3
J 6
Q 10 9 2

Nickell NS
3 NT E = -600
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
3 NT E = -600
Tie 44

20. W deals
Both vul K Q 9
A 4 2
A 10 9 7 5 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 2 2 3 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

7 4 3
K Q J 10 6
K 8 6
A 3 Table 8 6 5
8 5 3
3
K J 9 8 6 4
BB6B7 =
21626 =
Par NS +660 A J 10 2
9 7
Q J 4
Q 10 7 2

Nickell NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 44

21. N deals
N-S vul K J 6 4 3
J 9
10 4 3
Q 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
4 Dbl Pass Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass
Rdbl Pass 5 Pass 7 AP
7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 A 6 8 3 A 9 2
A J 2 3 5 J K 8
5 9 K 8 Q 10 3 3
Q 10 3 3 13 tricks won
13 tricks claimed

A
A 5
K Q 6 5
A K 9 6 4 3 Table 10 8
K Q 7 6 4 2
A J
J 7 2
06001 =
D7DDC =
Par NS -1520 Q 9 7 5 2
10 8 3
9 8 7 2
10

Nickell NS
7 E = -1510
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
7 E = -1510
Tie 44

22. E deals
E-W vul Q 10 7 6 4
K Q 9
Q 9
Q J 5

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

K 3
J 5
7 5 4 3
A 7 4 3 2 Table 9 2
7 6 3
K J 10 8 6
K 10 8
79955 =
33388 =
Par NS +140 A J 8 5
A 10 8 4 2
A 2
9 6

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -50
-6 16
Schwartz NS
1 NT N +4 +210
+6 50

23. S deals
Both vul A 9
A J 10 7 2
A Q J 10 7 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

J 7
K 4 3
6 4
A J 10 8 3 2 Table 8 5 4 2
9 8
K 5 3
K 9 6 5
7BCC5 =
21118 =
Par NS +1400 K Q 10 6 3
Q 6 5
9 8
Q 7 4

Nickell NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
5 S = +650
Tie 50

24. W deals
None vul J 5 4
10 9 5
J 3
A K 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 8 6
A J
A 8 7 4 2
6 4 Table Q 7 3
7 4 3
K 10 9 6
Q J 3
65858 =
68585 =
Par NS -100 A 10 2
K Q 8 6 2
Q 5
10 8 5

Nickell NS
1 NT E +1 -120
-5 16
Schwartz NS
3 W -1 +50
+5 55

25. N deals
E-W vul Q 9 7
10 8 2
5 4 3 2
7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 2
2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 4 3
K Q 3
J 10
K 9 4 2 Table A J 8 6 2
9 7 6 4
A K 9
6
22255 =
9BB78 =
Par NS -650 10
A J 5
Q 8 7 6
A Q J 10 8

Nickell NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 55

26. E deals
Both vul 9 6 5 4 2
J 9 6 3
J
K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
2 NT Pass 1 Pass
3 NT AP 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 3
A 8 2
K 8 3
8 7 4 2 Table A K Q J
Q 10 7 5
A 10 7
A 3
34364 =
99A78 =
Par NS -620 10
K 4
Q 9 6 5 4 2
Q 9 6 5

Nickell NS
3 NT E +1 -630
-1 16
Schwartz NS
3 NT W = -600
+1 56

27. S deals
None vul J 9 4
A J 9 6 2
J
Q 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass 2 2 Pass Dbl AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 7 6 2
Q 10 7 5 4
5 3
7 Table 5
K 8
Q 10 9 7 4
A K J 3 2
66366 =
65776 65777
Par NS -80 K Q 8 3
3
A K 8 6 2
10 9 6

Nickell NS
2 S -2 -100
-5 16
Schwartz NS
2 × E -1 +100
+5 61

28. W deals
N-S vul A 10 7
A K J 9
K J 6 5
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Dbl 5 AP

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

6 5
8 5 4 3 2
A Q 8
Q 9 3 Table 8
Q 10 7 6
10 9 7 3 2
A 10 7
AB789 =
31652 21653
Par NS +650 K Q J 9 4 3 2
—
4
K 6 5 4 2

Nickell NS
5 S = +650
Tie 16
Schwartz NS
5 N = +650
Tie 61

29. N deals
Both vul A 7
7
K 10 3
A 10 8 7 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
2 2 NT Pass 1 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

K 5 2
K J 10 8 6 3 2
J 5
6 Table J 9 4
A 4
A Q 9 6
K Q J 4
25256 25246
B7B87 =
Par NS -660 Q 10 8 6 3
Q 9 5
8 7 4 2
9

Nickell NS
4 E -1 +100
+12 28
Schwartz NS
4 W = -620
-12 61

30. E deals
None vul K Q 8 7 5 3
J 10 9 6
A 9 8
—

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 4 5 6 Pass
4 4 NT Pass 5 Pass Dbl Pass 6
Pass 6 AP 7 Pass Pass Dbl (AP)

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

—
3 2
Q 6 5 4
A K Q 8 7 4 3 Table 10 9
Q 8 7 5
J 10 3 2
J 6 5
6DA64 6DB64
20278 =
Par NS +1510 A J 6 4 2
A K 4
K 7
10 9 2

Nickell NS
6 S +1 +1010
-3 28
Schwartz NS
7 × W -5 +1100
+3 64

31. S deals
N-S vul A J 5 4 2
5
Q 5 4
Q 9 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
Pass Pass
1 1 2 3 1 1 3 Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
4 Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 6 Pass
6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 8 2 A 3 8 2
A 5 8 9 A 5 6 9
13 tricks won 13 tricks won

—
A Q 10 4 3 2
A J 8 3
A K 7 Table K 6 3
K 8 7 6
K 10
10 8 6 5
16012 =
C7DCB =
Par NS -1510 Q 10 9 8 7
J 9
9 7 6 2
J 4

Nickell NS
6 W +1 -1010
Tie 28
Schwartz NS
6 W +1 -1010
Tie 64

32. W deals
E-W vul K J
J 6 5 2
8 3 2
K J 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Smith Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman
1 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl
2 4 4 5 2 4 4 5
Dbl AP Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

8 5 2
A 10 9 8 7 4
J 5
A Q Table Q 9 6 3
K Q
A 10 9 7 6 4
6
45449 =
68893 47883
Par NS -100 A 10 7 4
3
K Q
10 8 7 5 3 2

Nickell NS
5 × N -1 -100
Tie 28
Schwartz NS
5 × N -1 -100
Tie 64

Schwartz leads by 36 IMPs

Match AS96 Main

Top 1996 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals
None vul 10 8 7 5 4 3
10
Q 10 6
A 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 2
K 9 7 3
J 9 8
K 10 8 Table J 9 6
A J 6 2
K 5 3
7 6 3
57576 57677
86766 =
Par NS -120 K
Q 8 5 4
A 7 4 2
Q J 5 4

Nickell NS
2 N -1 -50
+3 31
Schwartz NS
3 N -3 -150
-3 64

34. E deals
N-S vul Q 3
6 2
J 10 8 6 5
A 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

9 8 7 6 2
8 7 5
A Q 3
J 4 Table A K J 5
K Q J
9 4
K 10 6 3
32564 =
9B777 =
Par NS -450 10 4
A 10 9 4 3
K 7 2
Q 9 5

Nickell NS
4 E = -420
+1 32
Schwartz NS
4 E +1 -450
-1 64

35. S deals
E-W vul K Q 10 8 2
Q J
J
A K Q 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass Pass
1 Dbl 4 4 (AP) 1 2 4 4 (AP)

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

J 9
A 9 6 5 4
A K 9 6
J 3 Table 6 5
K 10 8 7 3
Q 8 7 3 2
7
3B23B =
32AA1 =
Par NS +450 A 7 4 3
2
10 5 4
10 9 8 5 2

Nickell NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 32
Schwartz NS
4 S +1 +450
Tie 64

36. W deals
Both vul 10 6 2
A K 8 5
10 5
A 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 1
1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 AP

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

Q 3
4 2
A J 4 3 2
Q 8 4 3 Table A K 4
J 10 9 6 3
K
K 9 6 2
56563 =
86879 =
Par NS -120 J 9 8 7 5
Q 7
Q 9 8 7 6
J

Nickell NS
2 E -1 +100
+5 37
Schwartz NS
2 S -1 -100
-5 64

37. N deals
N-S vul 10 8
9 7 4 3
K 6 5
A Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 AP 2 AP

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

6 3
A Q J 6 2
A Q J 2
6 2 Table K Q 9 2
8
10 9 4 3
K 9 5 3
57436 57536
768A7 768A6
Par NS -130 A J 7 5 4
K 10 5
8 7
J 8 4

Nickell NS
2 W = -90
+1 38
Schwartz NS
2 W +1 -110
-1 64

38. E deals
E-W vul A Q
A 7 3
5 4 3
K Q 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 6 10 Q 5 4 10 Q
4 7 A 6 4 7 A 6
K 9 5 8 K 9 3 8
5 A 6 3 Q 4 5 J
7 10 10
12 tricks claimed 12 tricks claimed

10 7 3
Q J 9 8 5
9 6
A 10 4 Table K J 8 5 2
K 10 6
J 8 7
8 3
866BB 866AB
27722 =
Par NS +400 9 6 4
4 2
A K Q 10 2
J 7 5

Nickell NS
3 NT N +3 +490
Tie 38
Schwartz NS
3 NT N +3 +490
Tie 64

39. S deals
Both vul 9 6
A 6 5
K 10 8 6 4
K 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass Pass
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 4 AP 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 NT Pass
4 AP

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

Q 7 3
K Q J 7
Q 7
Q J 3 2 Table A J 8 5 4 2
9 8 3
A
A 10 8
42262 32262
8BB7A =
Par NS -650 K 10
10 4 2
J 9 5 3 2
9 5 4

Nickell NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 38
Schwartz NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 64

40. W deals
None vul A 6 5
J 9
9 6
A K Q 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 3 4 Dbl AP
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 9 7 3
8
K Q J 3
10 6 2 Table K J
K Q 3
A 10 8 5 2
J 9 5
85A58 =
56174 56274
Par NS +420 8 4 2
A 10 7 6 5 4 2
7 4
7

Nickell NS
4 S = +420
-5 38
Schwartz NS
4 × S = +590
+5 69

41. N deals
E-W vul A J
A K 5 3 2
A Q 6 2
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 8 7 4
Q 9 6
J 8 4 3
J Table 9 3 2
10 7 4
9
A 10 9 5 4 2
A79B8 =
36325 35325
Par NS +430 10 6 5
J 8
K 10 7 5
K 7 6 3

Nickell NS
3 NT S = +400
+11 49
Schwartz NS
4 N -2 -100
-11 69

42. E deals
Both vul K Q 8 4
A Q 6 5 3
K 10
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 Pass 3 (AP)
2 AP

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

10
K 9 8 7 2
A 9 8 5
A Q 4 Table 6 5 3 2
—
Q 7 3 2
K 10 9 5 3
77834 =
655A9 =
Par NS -130 A J 9 7
J 10 4
J 6 4
J 8 7

Nickell NS
2 W +1 -110
-6 49
Schwartz NS
3 N = +140
+6 75

43. S deals
None vul K 9 8 4
9 8
9 7
A 8 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
1 1
1 Dbl 2 3 1 Dbl 2 3
3 4 AP 3 4 AP

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

Q 10 2
A J 7 5 3
A J 8 6 3
— Table A J 6 5 3
10 6 4
10 2
Q 7 2
63259 64259
69A84 =
Par NS -300 7
K Q 2
K Q 5 4
K J 10 9 5

Nickell NS
4 S -1 -50
Tie 49
Schwartz NS
4 S -1 -50
Tie 75

44. W deals
N-S vul A K J
J 10 9
A K 6
Q 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
1 Dbl 2 2 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

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

8 7 6 5
A 5
10 7 3
A K 7 4 Table Q 4
K 7 3
Q 5 4
J 10 9 5 3
78985 =
65358 =
Par NS +140 10 9 3 2
Q 8 6 4 2
J 9 8 2
—

Nickell NS
4 S -2 -200
-9 49
Schwartz NS
3 S +1 +170
+9 84

45. N deals
Both vul Q 10 2
A Q 10 4
10 8 4
10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 2 AP 1 Dbl 2 AP

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

A J 7 6 5
6 5
A J 3
Q J 8 Table 8 4 3
K 8 7
K 9 7 6
9 6 3
65767 =
68676 =
Par NS -110 K 9
J 9 3 2
Q 5 2
A K 4 2

Nickell NS
2 W = -110
Tie 49
Schwartz NS
2 W = -110
Tie 84

46. E deals
None vul A J 8 5 3
Q 4
8 2
Q 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 NT Pass 4 Pass
5 AP

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

Q 10 9 2
—
Q 4
A K 8 6 5 4 3 Table K 6
A 10 9 7 2
A 10 6 3
J 7
66863 56863
7756A =
Par NS -130 7 4
K J 8 6 5 3
K J 9 7 5
—

Nickell NS
3 NT E -3 +150
+2 51
Schwartz NS
5 W -2 +100
-2 84

47. S deals
N-S vul Q 10 9 7
9 5 3
Q 7
J 10 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
1 1
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Dbl AP
Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 5 4 2
K 10 8 4
8
A Q 8 5 Table A J 3
Q J 7
A J 6 5 3 2
3
64456 =
79987 =
Par NS -140 K 6
A 6 2
K 10 9 4
K 9 6 2

Nickell NS
3 NT E -2 +100
+12 63
Schwartz NS
1 × S -2 -500
-12 84

48. W deals
E-W vul K 8 7 5
A Q 8 5 2
J 8 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Smith Wolff Robinson Hamman Rodwell Soloway Meckstroth Goldman
Pass 2 3 4 Pass 1 3 Dbl
Pass Pass 5 5 Pass Pass 4 4 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl (AP)

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

J 10 6
10 4 3
10 9 7
8 5 4 3 Table 3 2
9
A K Q 6 5 3 2
A K 2
4BC48 =
41194 =
Par NS +980 A Q 9 4
K J 7 6
—
J 10 9 7 6

Nickell NS
5 ×× N +1 +1200
+13 76
Schwartz NS
4 N +1 +450
-13 84

Schwartz leads by 8 IMPs

Match AS96 Main

Top 1996 Spingold Final

Segment 4

49. N deals
None vul J 4 2
6 4 2
Q 6
A 10 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 2 3 (AP) Pass 2 3 AP

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

6 3
Q 10 8 5 3
J 9 7 5
Q 4 Table A Q 10 9 8 7 5
J
A 8 2
K 9
54669 =
68664 =
Par NS +100 K
A K 9 7
K 10 4 3
J 8 7 2

Nickell NS
3 N = +110
+6 82
Schwartz NS
3 E = -140
-6 84

50. E deals
N-S vul Q 3 2
K 8
6 5 4 2
A K 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 7 4
2
K 10 7 3
J 10 7 4 Table J 9 5
J 6 4 3
J 9 8
Q 9 8
98B78 B9C79
23153 =
Par NS +1430 K 10 6
A Q 10 9 7 5
A Q
6 2

Nickell NS
4 N = +620
-1 82
Schwartz NS
4 S +1 +650
+1 85

51. S deals
E-W vul K 10 5 3
K 5 3
A 6
A J 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1
2 Dbl 3 3 2 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 3 AP

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

4
A Q J 10 9 8
Q 10 7 5 2
K Table A 9 8
6 2
8 4 3
Q 10 5 4 3
89558 =
44885 =
Par NS +140 Q J 7 6 2
7 4
K J 9
9 8 2

Nickell NS
3 S = +140
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
3 S = +140
Tie 85

52. W deals
Both vul Q 7 2
Q 10 6 4 3
A 3
K Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 1 1 NT 2
3 AP 3 AP

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

8 6
A 8
10 8
J 10 9 7 5 3 2 Table K J 10 5
K J 7
K J 9 6
A 6
56663 55653
87679 =
Par NS -120 A 9 4 3
9 5 2
Q 7 5 4 2
4

Nickell NS
3 W = -110
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
3 W = -110
Tie 85

53. N deals
N-S vul 8 5
A K 4
A K 9 8
A 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 6 4
7
10 6 5 3
J 10 5 4 Table K Q 2
Q 9
Q J 4 2
Q 8 7 3
97B66 =
25267 =
Par NS +650 J 9 7 3
J 10 8 6 5 3 2
7
K

Nickell NS
4 N +1 +650
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
4 S +1 +650
Tie 85

54. E deals
E-W vul 6 2
K J 6
Q 10 7 4 2
A 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass
4 AP 4 AP

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

K J 9 3
Q 10 9 8
A K 5
Q 7 Table Q 10
A 7 5 3 2
3
K J 10 4 3
34373 =
88A69 =
Par NS -620 A 8 7 5 4
4
J 9 8 6
6 5 2

Nickell NS
4 W -1 +100
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
4 W -1 +100
Tie 85

55. S deals
Both vul A 8 7 6 5 3
J
K 10
Q 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
1 1
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 2 Dbl
2 4 AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 9
K 9 5 3 2
5 3
10 8 2 Table 4
Q 6 4
A Q 7 6
A J 9 6 5
8A585 =
53758 53858
Par NS +620 K Q 2
A 10 8 7
J 9 8 4 2
K

Nickell NS
4 N = +620
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
4 N = +620
Tie 85

56. W deals
None vul 10 5 2
K 9 6 3
Q 7
A J 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT AP

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

K
A 8 7 4
A K 10 5 2
7 5 2 Table A Q J 8 3
Q 10
9 6
Q 10 8 6
34543 =
9989A 99899
Par NS -400 9 7 6 4
J 5 2
J 8 4 3
K 4

Nickell NS
3 NT W = -400
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
3 NT E = -400
Tie 85

57. N deals
E-W vul 5
Q J 10 7 2
A K 10 7
9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass
1 NT 2 3 NT AP 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 AP

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

A Q 7 6 2
A 9
J 3
K Q 10 4 Table K J 10
K 8 6 3
Q 6 2
A J 6
11551 =
BB88B =
Par NS -660 9 8 4 3
5 4
9 8 5 4
5 3 2

Nickell NS
3 NT W +3 -690
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
4 E +2 -680
Tie 85

58. E deals
Both vul K Q 9
K J 10
Q
J 7 5 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 4 3
Q 9 7 3
10 7 5 4
6 Table 7 5
6 5 2
A 8 6 3
K Q 10 8
AA99A AA999
33343 =
Par NS +630 A 10 8 2
A 8 4
K J 9 2
A 9

Nickell NS
3 NT N = +600
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
3 NT S = +600
Tie 85

59. S deals
None vul J 7
9 3
Q 6 3
Q 7 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
3 3
Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass
5 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J J 4 6
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

A 10 2
J 10 8 7
A 8 4
10 9 4 Table 5
A K Q 5 4 2
K 7 5 2
A K
17116 =
B6CC7 =
Par NS -980 K Q 9 8 6 4 3
6
J 10 9
J 8

Nickell NS
6 W = -980
Tie 82
Schwartz NS
6 E = -980
Tie 85

60. W deals
N-S vul J
J 10 6 5
K 8 7 4 2
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
4 NT Pass 5 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass
6 Pass 7 AP 6 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 4 9 10 Q
12 tricks won 13 tricks won

A K Q
A K
A Q J 3
K Q J 4 Table 8 6 5
3 2
9 5
A 8 7 6 5 3
14731 =
C859C =
Par NS -990 10 9 7 4 3 2
Q 9 8 7 4
10 6
—

Nickell NS
7 W -1 +50
+14 96
Schwartz NS
6 NT W +1 -1020
-14 85

61. N deals
Both vul 9 8 5
K Q 5
A Q 9
Q 9 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
1 1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
2 AP Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 AP

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

A K 10 7
J 3
8 7 6 4 2
8 4 Table J 2
A 10 9 7 2
K 3
A 10 3 2
44345 =
88998 98998
Par NS -600 Q 6 4 3
8 6 4
J 10 5
K J 7

Nickell NS
2 E +1 -140
-1 96
Schwartz NS
2 E = -110
+1 86

62. E deals
None vul A Q 5
Q 9 5 2
9 7 5 2
10 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 NT AP 3 NT AP

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

6 4
7 3
K Q 10 6 4
A K 6 4 Table J 9 3 2
K 10 6
A
Q J 8 5 3
37732 =
55499 56599
Par NS -110 K 10 8 7
A J 8 4
J 8 3
9 7

Nickell NS
3 NT E -1 +50
-4 96
Schwartz NS
3 NT E -4 +200
+4 90

63. S deals
N-S vul A K Q 7
9 3 2
J 7 6
10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl
2 AP Pass 2 NT 3 AP

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

J 6 5 3
A 10 7 4
A 5 3 2
K Table 9 8 4 2
K 6
10 4
A J 8 5 4
75666 =
67667 =
Par NS +90 10
Q J 8 5
K Q 9 8
Q 9 7 3

Nickell NS
2 E = -110
-4 96
Schwartz NS
3 W -1 +50
+4 94

64. W deals
E-W vul A J 9
A 8 3
7 5
K Q J 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 7 6
5
A J 10 9 4 3 2
3 Table K 5 4 3
J 10 6 4 2
Q
A 7 6
A5749 =
38493 38593
Par NS +430 10 2
K Q 9 7
K 8 6
10 8 5 2

Nickell NS
3 NT S = +400
+11 107
Schwartz NS
3 S -2 -100
-11 94

Nickell wins by 13 IMPs

Match AS96 Main

Top 1996 Spingold Final

Public domain data prepared by Richard Pavlicek