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 Schwartz Pass Pass Lead 4 4 2 7 2 10	North Nickell 1 2 3 2nd 10 J A 10 5	East Sontag Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 K J Q 8	South Freeman 1 NT 2 4th 5 A Q 3 9	West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 7 5 3 4 2 K	North Soloway 1 3 Pass 2nd 8 6 5 9 10 8	East Wolff Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 9 K K J	South Goldman 1 NT 3 NT 4th 3 2 A A 6
J 10 9 K J 9 7 4 J 3 7 5 3		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 North +2 +150 +6 6	Schwartz NS   3 NT South -2   -100  0

2. E deals N-S vul	K J 6 5 K 6 4 2 Q 10 9 K 6		West Schwartz 2 NT 3 Lead 9 3 5 A J 6 7 J	North Nickell Pass Pass 2nd 3 Q 4 2 K 8 Q 9	East Sontag Pass 3 3 NT 3rd A K 7 3 8 10 K	South Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 4th 5 2 A 7 10 8 2	West Hamman 1 1 NT Lead 5 7 3 8 3 Q K J 10	North Soloway Pass All Pass 2nd 2 9 A Q 7 K 2 9 3	East Wolff Pass 1 3rd 7 J 6 K A 8 7 10 4	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th Q A 4 2 2 10 Q 5 6
A Q A Q J 9 5 8 7 6 5 A Q		9 8 4 2 8 3 K J 4 3 10 3 2
57448 = 85894 65884 Par EW +120	10 7 3 10 7 A 2 J 9 8 7 5 4
Nickell NS 3 NT West -2 +100 +5 11	Schwartz NS   1 NT West =   -90  0

3. S deals E-W vul	A K 7 2 A Q 5 3 9 2 K Q 2		West Schwartz Pass Pass Lead J 6 2 7 3 9 5 J Q	North Nickell 1 3 2nd 2 K 5 6 8 A 4 3 7	East Sontag Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A K K 10 8 J 4 4	South Freeman Pass 1 4th Q 2 3 A Q 7 2 5	West Hamman Pass Pass Lead J A 2 7 9 10 10 A	North Soloway 1 2nd 4 3 5 9 K 6 7 8	East Wolff Pass 3rd K 5 6 6 3 10 9 3	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th A J 4 3 8 5 Q 2
J 10 9 4 K Q J 7 6 3 J 10 6		3 J 10 7 2 A 10 5 4 A 9 5 3
78846 = 65597 = Par EW +100	Q 8 6 5 9 8 6 4 K 8 8 7 4
Nickell NS 3 South -1 -50 +2 13	Schwartz NS   1 North -2   -100  0

4. W deals Both vul	10 9 5 — K 8 7 3 A K Q J 7 6		West Schwartz Pass 1 Pass Lead A K 5 10 10	North Nickell 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 4 6 9 J	East Sontag Dbl 4 3rd 2 3 A 8 J	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 8 2 3 7	West Hamman Pass 1 Pass Lead K A 5	North Soloway 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 5 6	East Wolff Dbl 4 3rd 2 3 J	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th 8 2
A 8 3 10 8 5 2 Q 10 9 5 2 8		K Q J 7 A K J 9 4 A 10 5 4
63247 = 7AB86 79B86 Par EW +650	6 4 2 Q 7 6 3 J 6 4 9 3 2
Nickell NS 4 West +1 -650 = 13	Schwartz NS   4 West +1   -650 = 0

5. N deals N-S vul	K Q 7 6 3 J 4 2 10 8 7 5 4		West Schwartz 2 Pass 3 Lead 3 2 3 A 7	North Nickell Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 4 4 K 4 2	East Sontag Pass Pass 2 NT 3rd 8 A 3 8 K	South Freeman 1 2 Pass 4th Q Q 8 9 Q	West Hamman 2 Pass Lead 3 2 3 A 5 J	North Soloway Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 4 Q 2 4	East Wolff Pass Pass 3 3rd 10 A 3 8 K	South Goldman 1 2 All Pass 4th Q K 5 9 Q
10 9 2 A Q 5 A 10 7 6 5 3 2		8 5 4 7 6 4 K 8 A J 9 6 3
56746 = 76696 = Par EW +110	A J 3 K J 10 9 8 2 Q 9 K Q
Nickell NS 3 West = -110 = 13	Schwartz NS   3 West =   -110 = 0

6. E deals E-W vul	K Q J 7 A K 8 7 4 2 5 K 5		West Schwartz Pass Lead J A 2 10	North Nickell Pass 2nd K 3 Q 3	East Sontag 1 Pass 3rd A 4 3 A	South Freeman 3 4th 4 7 5 6	West Hamman Pass Lead 4 2 5 J 8 9	North Soloway Pass 2nd K 5 4 5 6 10	East Wolff 1 Pass 3rd A 6 J A 10 2	South Goldman 3 4th 3 Q Q 4 7 A
10 6 4 5 3 K Q 10 J 10 8 6 3		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 South -1 -50 = 13	Schwartz NS   3 South -1   -50 = 0

7. S deals Both vul	K Q 9 7 A J 5 3 Q 10 6 Q 5		West Schwartz 1 NT 2 Lead K Q 7 3 Q Q 4	North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd 4 5 6 A A 6 10	East Sontag 2 3rd 3 2 A 5 2 7 9	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 10 8 J 2 6 K J	West Hamman 1 NT Lead	North Soloway Pass 2nd	East Wolff Pass 3rd	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th
J 10 8 K Q A 9 4 3 A K 10 4		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 West -2 +200 = 13	Schwartz NS   1 NT West -2   +200 = 0

8. W deals None vul	Q J K 8 7 5 10 5 3 A K J 4		West Schwartz 1 Pass Lead K A 6 5 3 7 9 4	North Nickell Dbl Pass 2nd J Q K 2 Q 8 8 K	East Sontag 3 Pass 3rd 3 2 2 A K 9 4 A	South Freeman 4 4th 4 6 3 10 4 10 Q	West Hamman 1 Pass Lead K A 6 K 5 10	North Soloway Dbl Pass 2nd J Q A 2 4 8	East Wolff Pass Pass 3rd 3 8 7 3 A 4	South Goldman 3 4th 4 6 3 10 Q Q
A K 10 7 5 Q 10 A 9 6 2 8 6		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 South -1 -50  13	Schwartz NS   3 South =   +140 +5 5

9. N deals E-W vul	K Q 7 2 Q 10 9 4 10 6 A J 3		West Schwartz Pass Pass Lead 3 5 4 9 6 4	North Nickell 1 1 2 2nd 2 K K 10 7 6	East Sontag Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 4 A 7 9 5	South Freeman 1 1 4th 6 2 8 7 A	West Hamman Pass Dbl Lead	North Soloway 1 2 Pass 2nd	East Wolff Pass Pass 2 NT 3rd	South Goldman 1 Pass All Pass 4th
4 3 K J 8 7 A J 8 5 4 7 5		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 South +1 +140  13	Schwartz NS   2 NT East -3   +300 +4 9

10. E deals Both vul	K J 3 6 4 A 9 8 4 K 10 6 5		West Schwartz Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 7 8 J 10 5 3 2	North Nickell Dbl 3 2nd 4 6 2 8 10 2 3 5	East Sontag 2 Rdbl Pass 3rd Q 9 K 4 5 6 10 Q	South Freeman Pass 2 NT 3 NT 4th 2 A A 4 8 5 3 A	West Hamman 1 Pass Lead 6 7	North Soloway Pass Pass 2nd K 9	East Wolff Pass 1 Pass 3rd A 10	South Goldman Pass 1 NT 4th 8 J
10 6 5 4 2 K 7 Q 7 3 Q 7 4		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 South -3 -300  13	Schwartz NS   1 NT South +2   +150 +10 19

11. S deals None vul	K 3 9 4 3 K Q J 10 9 5 Q 8		West Schwartz 3 4 Lead K Q 7 6 6 7 10 5	North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd 3 4 2 8 K 6 3 Q	East Sontag 4 3rd 7 5 8 A A K J	South Freeman 3 Pass 4th 2 6 A 4 2 3 Q	West Hamman 3 Pass Lead K J 10 J 6 9	North Soloway Pass Pass 2nd 3 4 K Q 2 5	East Wolff 4 3rd 7 7 A 6 8 A	South Goldman 3 Pass 4th 2 A 2 3 A
10 6 A K Q J 2 A 6 2 10 5 2		A J 9 8 7 4 10 7 6 8 4 3 A
11167 = 8CB75 = Par EW +980	Q 5 2 8 5 7 K J 9 7 6 4 3
Nickell NS 4 West = -420 +1 14	Schwartz NS   4 West +1   -450  19

12. W deals N-S vul	10 4 A Q 10 6 5 4 3 2 9 7 4		West Schwartz Pass Pass 2 Lead 10 Q Q A 2 A 3 K K	North Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 5 10 2 J 4 9 7 6	East Sontag 1 Dbl 3rd J 4 8 7 Q 7 Q 10 8	South Freeman 1 Pass 4th 2 10 2 5 3 5 9 J 4	West Hamman Pass Pass 2 Lead A 6 4 A K Q J 9 10	North Soloway Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 7 A 10 2 6 7 Q K	East Wolff 1 2 2 NT 3rd 4 10 3 7 8 5 8 9 K	South Goldman 1 Pass All Pass 4th 3 J 5 2 3 4 5 6
9 8 7 5 2 J 9 5 8 7 K 8 5		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 West -2 +100 +2 16	Schwartz NS   2 NT East -1   +50  19

13. N deals Both vul	K 9 8 4 A J 5 4 A 9 7 3 2		West Schwartz Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J K Q 5 2 4 3	North Nickell 1 3 4 NT 5 2nd A 2 Q 6 K 10 K	East Sontag Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 4 5 2 5 A 7	South Freeman 3 4 5 7 4th 4 3 6 8 8 J	West Hamman 1 Pass Pass Lead Q K 4 2 2 7 3	North Soloway 1 2 5 6 2nd K 2 6 K A 4 J	East Wolff Pass 3 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 A 5 3 J 8	South Goldman 1 4 5 NT 4th A 3 8 10 4 6 Q
Q J 10 8 7 4 Q 5 3 2 Q 10 6		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 North -1 -100  16	Schwartz NS   6 South =   +1370 +16 35

14. E deals None vul	Q 10 9 6 K 8 A 8 4 3 A 3 2		West Schwartz 1 2 Lead A 3 7 7 2 10 2 4 K	North Nickell Pass All Pass 2nd 2 10 6 3 9 3 7 Q J	East Sontag Pass 1 NT 3rd 5 K 4 A 5 4 10 2 3	South Freeman Pass Pass 4th 6 Q J 6 J K 9 6 8	West Hamman 1 4 Lead 10 2 Q 2 5 3 4 4 5	North Soloway Dbl All Pass 2nd 7 6 6 J 6 10 9 9 3	East Wolff Pass 3 3rd 3 2 4 K A K 3 10 J	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th K J K 6 2 Q 7 5 8
A K 8 5 4 2 A J 9 4 Q 6 6		7 Q 10 5 2 J 10 2 Q J 9 8 7
76487 = 67846 = Par EW +100	J 3 7 6 3 K 9 7 5 K 10 5 4
Nickell NS 2 West +1 -140  16	Schwartz NS   4 West -1   +50 +5 40

15. S deals N-S vul	A K J 8 6 5 10 7 9 3 2 9 6		West Schwartz Pass 3 Lead A J 6 4 A 3 A 8	North Nickell 1 3 2nd 6 9 Q 3 2 7 8 3	East Sontag 2 All Pass 3rd 4 Q 4 K J 10 9 7	South Freeman 1 2 4th 7 8 2 7 9 5 K A	West Hamman Pass 3 Lead A J 7 7 10 2	North Soloway 1 3 2nd 6 9 4 4 A	East Wolff 2 All Pass 3rd 4 Q 9 2 6	South Goldman 1 2 4th 7 8 J 3 Q
Q 10 9 3 Q 3 8 5 4 A J 10 5		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 South = +140 = 16	Schwartz NS   3 South =   +140 = 40

16. W deals E-W vul	K 10 9 5 4 7 6 5 A A Q 10 9		West Schwartz 1 Pass Lead 8 7 4 A	North Nickell 1 Pass 2nd 9 4 10 7	East Sontag 1 NT Pass 3rd J Q Q 2	South Freeman 3 4th 5 2 6 K	West Hamman 1 Pass Lead 8 7 A 8 9 2 A Q	North Soloway 1 Pass 2nd 9 5 3 6 4 9 2 5	East Wolff 1 NT Pass 3rd J Q 2 3 K A 10 K	South Goldman 2 4th 5 2 4 10 3 5 6 7
7 A Q J 3 2 K J 9 8 7 6 3		A Q 8 8 4 Q 10 5 3 J 5 4 2
38344 38554 93688 = Par EW +300	J 6 3 2 K 10 9 8 7 6 4 2 K
Nickell NS 3 North -1 -50  16	Schwartz NS   2 North =   +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 Smith 2 Pass Lead 8 5 J 2 J 7 K	North Rodwell 1 2 2nd 3 K 8 9 5 A 3	East Robinson Pass Pass 3rd K A 6 A J 7 4	South Meckstroth 1 Pass 4th 6 2 10 Q 10 9 8	West Hamman 2 Pass Lead 8 9 A K Q	North Soloway 1 Dbl 3 2nd 9 K 3 10 J	East Wolff Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 3 4 6 7	South Goldman 1 NT 2 4th 6 2 8 3 8
8 9 8 A K J 7 5 4 6 5 4 3		J 10 3 Q J 10 3 8 2 A Q J 7
37632 = 557AA = Par EW +130	7 6 4 A 7 4 2 10 9 3 9 8 2
Nickell NS 2 North -1 -50 = 16	Schwartz NS   3 North -1   -50 = 44

18. E deals N-S vul	6 2 9 8 7 6 2 A K 6 5 6 2		West Smith 1 NT Pass Lead A 6	North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd 8	East Robinson 1 3 NT 3rd 3	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 2	West Hamman 1 NT Pass Lead K 6 A	North Soloway Pass Pass 2nd 8 A 4	East Wolff 1 3 NT 3rd 3 K 3	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th 10 5 2
10 8 5 — Q J 10 2 K J 10 7 5 3		A 9 4 A K Q J 3 9 8 A Q 8
25332 = B799B = Par EW +460	K Q J 7 3 10 5 4 7 4 3 9 4
Nickell NS 3 NT West +2 -460 = 16	Schwartz NS   3 NT West +2   -460 = 44

19. S deals E-W vul	K J 8 7 A 10 9 7 10 8 4 7 6		West Smith Pass 3 NT Lead 3 10 A 3 Q 5 9 3 K	North Rodwell 1 All Pass 2nd K Q J 6 10 7 6 7 10	East Robinson 1 NT 3rd A 4 2 K 7 2 2 A 4	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 6 3 8 4 4 2 6 9 7	West Hamman Pass 3 NT Lead 3 J 7 4 3 2 Q 7 9	North Soloway 1 All Pass 2nd K 2 9 10 6 8 4 10 9	East Wolff 1 NT 3rd A 6 Q K K A 3 Q 6	South Goldman Pass 2 4th 2 3 5 A 4 J 7 10 5
10 5 3 K K Q 9 5 2 J 5 4 3		A 9 2 Q 8 6 2 A 7 3 A K 8
45634 = 97798 = Par EW +600	Q 6 4 J 5 4 3 J 6 Q 10 9 2
Nickell NS 3 NT East = -600 = 16	Schwartz NS   3 NT East =   -600 = 44

20. W deals Both vul	K Q 9 A 4 2 A 10 9 7 5 2 5		West Smith 1 Pass Pass All Pass Lead K K 9 Q	North Rodwell 2 3 4 2nd A 6 5 K	East Robinson 2 Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 J A	South Meckstroth 3 3 4 4th 7 3 4 3	West Hamman 1 Pass Pass Lead K 9 Q 2	North Soloway 2 3 4 2nd A 5 6 4	East Wolff Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 J 2 Q	South Goldman 3 3 4th 7 3 3 6
7 4 3 K Q J 10 6 K 8 6 A 3		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 South +1 +650 = 16	Schwartz NS   4 South +1   +650 = 44

21. N deals N-S vul	K J 6 4 3 J 9 10 4 3 Q 8 5		West Smith 2 3 4 Rdbl 7 Lead 2 A 5 Q	North Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 2nd A J 9 10	East Robinson 1 2 3 Pass 5 3rd 6 2 K 3	South Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 8 3 8 3	West Hamman 2 3 4 NT 7 Lead 3 5 Q	North Soloway Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A J 10	East Wolff 1 2 4 5 3rd 9 K 3	South Goldman Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 8 3
A A 5 K Q 6 5 A K 9 6 4 3		10 8 K Q 7 6 4 2 A J J 7 2
06001 = D7DDC = Par EW +1520	Q 9 7 5 2 10 8 3 9 8 7 2 10
Nickell NS 7 East = -1510 = 16	Schwartz NS   7 East =   -1510 = 44

22. E deals E-W vul	Q 10 7 6 4 K Q 9 Q 9 Q J 5		West Smith Pass Pass Lead 4 2 Q 2	North Rodwell 2 NT Pass 2nd Q 5 2 Q	East Robinson Pass Pass Pass 3rd K K 5 K	South Meckstroth 1 4 4th A 3 K 6	West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 10 Q 5 4 J 8 7	North Soloway 1 NT 2nd 2 9 K 9 2 4 3	East Wolff Pass Pass 3rd 3 A 4 6 6 10	South Goldman 1 Pass 4th Q 3 2 A 8 8
K 3 J 5 7 5 4 3 A 7 4 3 2		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 South -1 -50  16	Schwartz NS   1 NT North +4   +210 +6 50

23. S deals Both vul	A 9 A J 10 7 2 A Q J 10 7 2 —		West Smith Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A A J J A Q 5	North Rodwell 1 2 3 2nd 2 8 9 7 3 K Q	East Robinson Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 5 6 6 8 9 2	South Meckstroth Pass 1 2 4 4th 4 3 K 7 4 6 2	West Hamman Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 9 8 6 J J 10	North Soloway 2 3 4 2nd 2 2 4 7 8 A 9	East Wolff Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 K Q 10 5 8 6	South Goldman Pass 2 3 NT 5 4th 4 7 K 7 K 3
J 7 K 4 3 6 4 A J 10 8 3 2		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 South +1 +650 = 16	Schwartz NS   5 South =   +650 = 50

24. W deals None vul	J 5 4 10 9 5 J 3 A K 9 7 2		West Smith 1 Pass Lead 6 2 10 6 K	North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd J 3 Q 5 A	East Robinson 1 NT 3rd 10 K A Q 5	South Meckstroth Pass 4th 4 5 J A 3	West Hamman 1 2 Pass Lead K 10 A 2 J 5 8 4 Q	North Soloway Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 3 3 J 8 4 7 2 10	East Wolff 1 NT Pass 3 3rd 5 Q 6 K 6 K 9 9 6	South Goldman Pass 2 All Pass 4th 4 A 5 Q A J 7 2 7
K 9 8 6 A J A 8 7 4 2 6 4		Q 7 3 7 4 3 K 10 9 6 Q J 3
65858 = 68585 = Par EW +100	A 10 2 K Q 8 6 2 Q 5 10 8 5
Nickell NS 1 NT East +1 -120  16	Schwartz NS   3 West -1   +50 +5 55

25. N deals E-W vul	Q 9 7 10 8 2 5 4 3 2 7 5 3		West Smith 2 NT 4 Lead 7 K 3 A 6	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd J 7 9 5 A	East Robinson 1 3 3rd 5 6 J 4 2	South Meckstroth 2 Pass 4th 9 10 8 Q 7	West Hamman 3 3 Lead 6 K 3 A 6 Q 10	North Soloway Pass Pass Pass 2nd J 7 9 5 A K 2	East Wolff 1 3 4 3rd 3 2 J 4 2 5 A	South Goldman 2 Pass All Pass 4th 9 10 8 Q 3 4 7
K 5 4 3 K Q 3 J 10 K 9 4 2		A J 8 6 2 9 7 6 4 A K 9 6
22255 = 9BB78 = Par EW +650	10 A J 5 Q 8 7 6 A Q J 10 8
Nickell NS 4 East +1 -650 = 16	Schwartz NS   4 East +1   -650 = 55

26. E deals Both vul	9 6 5 4 2 J 9 6 3 J K J 10		West Smith 3 NT Lead 5 5 2 Q 8	North Rodwell Pass 2nd 3 4 6 K J	East Robinson 2 NT Pass 3rd J A 10 4 Q	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th A 3 K 7 9	West Hamman 1 NT Pass Lead 6 Q K 5	North Soloway Pass Pass 2nd J 2 6 4	East Wolff 1 3 NT 3rd 10 7 8 A	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th 3 2 4 3
8 7 3 A 8 2 K 8 3 8 7 4 2		A K Q J Q 10 7 5 A 10 7 A 3
34364 = 99A78 = Par EW +620	10 K 4 Q 9 6 5 4 2 Q 9 6 5
Nickell NS 3 NT East +1 -630  16	Schwartz NS   3 NT West =   -600 +1 56

27. S deals None vul	J 9 4 A J 9 6 2 J Q 8 5 4		West Smith Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 5 2 J K 2 6	North Rodwell 1 Pass 2 2nd 4 3 J Q 5 10 9	East Robinson Pass 2 Pass 3rd J A 2 A 2 6 3	South Meckstroth 1 1 2 2 4th 10 4 8 3 4 7 Q	West Hamman 2 Pass Lead 3 5 2 A K 2 6	North Soloway Pass Dbl 2nd 4 3 9 6 9 10 J	East Wolff 2 All Pass 3rd 9 A 8 7 3 7 4	South Goldman 1 Pass 4th K 4 K 4 5 8 8
A 10 7 6 2 Q 10 7 5 4 5 3 7		5 K 8 Q 10 9 7 4 A K J 3 2
66366 = 65776 65777 Par EW +80	K Q 8 3 3 A K 8 6 2 10 9 6
Nickell NS 2 South -2 -100  16	Schwartz NS   2 × East -1   +100 +5 61

28. W deals N-S vul	A 10 7 A K J 9 K J 6 5 J 8		West Smith Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead A 3 2	North Rodwell 1 1 NT 4 5 2nd 5 8	East Robinson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 A	South Meckstroth 1 2 5 4th 4 2	West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Lead 10 5 2 9 3 A K	North Soloway 1 NT 2 3 4 NT 5 2nd 4 7 6 6 2 10 Q	East Wolff Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 8 A Q 10 2 4	South Goldman 2 3 4 5 4th 5 K 2 3 7 4 5
6 5 8 5 4 3 2 A Q 8 Q 9 3		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 South = +650 = 16	Schwartz NS   5 North =   +650 = 61

29. N deals Both vul	A 7 7 K 10 3 A 10 8 7 5 3 2		West Smith 3 4 Lead 9 10 4 3 K 4 A	North Rodwell 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 6 A 5 10 Q 2 4	East Robinson 2 NT 3 3rd A 2 K A J K 3	South Meckstroth Pass Pass 4th 4 5 7 9 8 6 5	West Hamman 2 4 Lead A 10 K J 2 Q J	North Soloway 1 Dbl All Pass 2nd 4 A Q 7 5 2 3	East Wolff 1 NT Pass 3rd 9 4 K 4 A J 2	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th 6 5 3 5 9 2 7
K 5 2 K J 10 8 6 3 2 J 5 6		J 9 4 A 4 A Q 9 6 K Q J 4
25256 25246 B7B87 = Par EW +660	Q 10 8 6 3 Q 9 5 8 7 4 2 9
Nickell NS 4 East -1 +100 +12 28	Schwartz NS   4 West =   -620  61

30. E deals None vul	K Q 8 7 5 3 J 10 9 6 A 9 8 —		West Smith Pass 4 Pass Lead A 3 2 6 7 9	North Rodwell 2 4 NT 6 2nd K 9 4 5 4 7	East Robinson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 J Q A A 4	South Meckstroth 1 NT 3 5 4th 2 3 10 2 2 3	West Hamman 4 Pass 7 All Pass Lead J K 7 8	North Soloway 5 Dbl Pass 2nd Q 4 5 10	East Wolff Pass 6 Pass Pass 3rd K 9 A 2	South Goldman 1 Pass 6 Dbl 4th 2 2 3 6
— 3 2 Q 6 5 4 A K Q 8 7 4 3		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 South +1 +1010  28	Schwartz NS   7 × West -5   +1100 +3 64

31. S deals N-S vul	A J 5 4 2 5 Q 5 4 Q 9 3 2		West Smith 1 4 4 5 6 Lead A A	North Rodwell 1 Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 5	East Robinson 2 4 5 6 3rd 8 8	South Meckstroth Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 9	West Hamman 1 6 Lead A A	North Soloway 1 All Pass 2nd 3 5	East Wolff 3 3rd 8 6	South Goldman Pass Pass 4th 2 9
— A Q 10 4 3 2 A J 8 3 A K 7		K 6 3 K 8 7 6 K 10 10 8 6 5
16012 = C7DCB = Par EW +1510	Q 10 9 8 7 J 9 9 7 6 2 J 4
Nickell NS 6 West +1 -1010 = 28	Schwartz NS   6 West +1   -1010 = 64

32. W deals E-W vul	K J J 6 5 2 8 3 2 K J 9 4		West Smith 1 2 Dbl Lead K A 4 8 Q	North Rodwell Pass 4 All Pass 2nd 3 Q K A K	East Robinson 2 4 3rd 7 5 J 4	South Meckstroth Dbl 5 4th 6 3 8 6	West Hamman 1 2 Pass Lead K A 6	North Soloway Pass 4 Pass 2nd 3 Q 2	East Wolff 2 4 Dbl 3rd 4 5	South Goldman Dbl 5 All Pass 4th 5 3
8 5 2 A 10 9 8 7 4 J 5 A Q		Q 9 6 3 K Q A 10 9 7 6 4 6
45449 = 68893 47883 Par EW +100	A 10 7 4 3 K Q 10 8 7 5 3 2
Nickell NS 5 × North -1 -100 = 28	Schwartz NS   5 × North -1   -100 = 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 Smith Pass Pass Lead 3 5 8 4 7 8 5 5	North Wolff Pass 1 2 2nd J 6 10 3 4 9 7 7	East Robinson Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K K K 10 10 6 6 9	South Hamman 1 1 NT 4th A A A J 2 Q 9 Q	West Rodwell 1 2 Pass Lead 3 4 7 6 5 3 K K	North Soloway Pass Pass Pass 3 2nd Q 3 5 5 7 9 5 4	East Meckstroth Pass 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 8 10 10 A 9 K 6 2	South Goldman Pass Pass 2 NT 4th 2 J A 8 6 A 4 8
A Q 2 K 9 7 3 J 9 8 K 10 8		J 9 6 A J 6 2 K 5 3 7 6 3
57576 57677 86766 = Par EW +120	K Q 8 5 4 A 7 4 2 Q J 5 4
Nickell NS 2 North -1 -50 +3 31	Schwartz NS   3 North -3   -150  64

34. E deals N-S vul	Q 3 6 2 J 10 8 6 5 A 8 7 2		West Smith 2 3 4 Lead 4 K K 9 J 4 J	North Wolff Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 10 A 7 3 7 2	East Robinson 1 NT 3 3 3rd Q 6 5 2 8 Q 3	South Hamman Pass Pass Pass 4th A 3 6 Q 6 J Q	West Rodwell 1 2 4 Lead 10 A K 10 Q 9 J	North Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 4 A 7 4 2 2	East Meckstroth 1 1 NT 3 3rd 3 6 5 2 8 Q K	South Goldman Pass Pass Pass 4th J Q 6 J 6 J 5
9 8 7 6 2 8 7 5 A Q 3 J 4		A K J 5 K Q J 9 4 K 10 6 3
32564 = 9B777 = Par EW +450	10 4 A 10 9 4 3 K 7 2 Q 9 5
Nickell NS 4 East = -420 +1 32	Schwartz NS   4 East +1   -450  64

35. S deals E-W vul	K Q 10 8 2 Q J J A K Q 6 4		West Smith 1 Pass Lead A A 3 K	North Wolff Dbl Pass 2nd J J A 5	East Robinson 4 Pass 3rd 8 10 7 3	South Hamman Pass 4 4th 4 2 8 9	West Rodwell 1 Pass Lead A A 3	North Soloway 2 Pass 2nd J J A	East Meckstroth 4 Pass 3rd 8 10 7	South Goldman Pass 4 4th 4 2 2
J 9 A 9 6 5 4 A K 9 6 J 3		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 South +1 +450 = 32	Schwartz NS   4 South +1   +450 = 64

36. W deals Both vul	10 6 2 A K 8 5 10 5 A 10 7 5		West Smith Pass 1 NT 2 Lead 7 9 9 10 10 3 3 A 6	North Wolff Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 Q 3 7 4 5 6 6 A	East Robinson 1 2 3rd 10 2 2 4 J K 3 5 7	South Hamman Pass Pass 4th K 5 K K Q J 8 4 J	West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 5 3 J 10 4 Q 6 2	North Soloway 1 2 2nd A K Q 3 10 5 3 9 6	East Meckstroth 1 Pass 3rd J 7 2 A 6 9 7 Q 6	South Goldman 1 Pass 4th 7 4 5 2 J 5 4 8 8
Q 3 4 2 A J 4 3 2 Q 8 4 3		A K 4 J 10 9 6 3 K K 9 6 2
56563 = 86879 = Par EW +120	J 9 8 7 5 Q 7 Q 9 8 7 6 J
Nickell NS 2 East -1 +100 +5 37	Schwartz NS   2 South -1   -100  64