Data 9X59 Main

One Spade vs. One Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 14-15 HCP

Found 40 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

W deals
E-W vul K Q J 5 3
A 5
Q 6 3
K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Glubok Katz Lee WeinsteinH Woolsey Grabel Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 4 2
K 6 3
5 4 2
Q 5 4 2 Table 10 8 7 6
J
A K J 8 7
A J 10
45643 34632
9879A 88799
Par NS -600 9
Q 10 9 8 7 4 2
10 9
8 6 3

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
+3 3
1 NT opening
4 N -3 -150
-3 0

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul A K 8 6 5
7 6 4
A 5 3
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Weinstein Helness Levin Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass 3 AP Pass

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

7 3
K Q 10 2
J 10 8 6
10 8 7 Table Q J 10
9 5 3
Q
A Q 5 4 3 2
67564 =
66869 =
Par NS -110 9 4 2
A J 8
K 9 7 4 2
J 9

1 opening
3 E = -110
-5 3
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 5

4. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 23

W deals
Both vul A K Q 6 2
8 7 6
J 6 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Lambardi Dwyer Rizzo Alujas Kranyak Ravenna WolpertG
Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
4 4 AP Pass

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

5 4
K 10 5 4 2
8 5
K Q 8 5 Table 9 7
A Q J
K Q 10 9 7
J 6 4
78445 =
65988 =
Par NS -140 J 10 8 3
9 3
A 4 3
10 9 7 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
-5 3
1 NT opening
1 NT N = +90
+5 10

5. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87

W deals
Both vul A K 7 6 2
J 7 6 5
9 5
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Bathurst Hurd Dwyer Kranyak LallJ WolpertG Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 5 3
9 2
A 10
K 10 8 7 3 Table 10 4
K Q 8 4
Q J 3 2
9 6 5
78896 78897
55546 =
Par NS +110 J 8
A 10 3
K 8 7 6 4
J 4 2

1 opening
2 N = +110
-10 3
1 NT opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 20

6. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

W deals
N-S vul K Q J 7 5 2
K 10 7
K 3
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Hampson Dwyer Greco Platnick Kranyak Diamond WolpertG
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

A 10 6
9 6 5 4
9 5
A 10 9 3 Table 8 3
A 8 2
J 8 4 2
K J 5 4
79685 =
64657 =
Par NS +140 9 4
Q J 3
A Q 10 7 6
8 6 2

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+6 9
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-6 20

11. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 30

W deals
None vul 9 8 5 4 2
A K Q
Q 10 9
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Gosney ShiH Edgtton Lian ShiM Hans Hou Nunn
Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

K J 6 3
10 9 8 7
2
A J 7 2 Table A Q
4 3
A J 6 4
Q 10 8 5 4
46783 =
7765A 7665A
Par NS -130 10 7
J 6 5 2
K 8 7 5 3
9 6

1 opening
1 N = +80
+5 16
1 NT opening
2 W +2 -130
-5 20

12. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

W deals
N-S vul A J 9 7 5
K 7 4
6 4 2
A K

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

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

Q 3
10 9 8
K 8
J 9 8 4 3 2 Table K 8 6 2
A J 6 5
Q 7 3
10 5
A87A6 98796
34537 =
Par NS +630 10 4
Q 3 2
A J 10 9 5
Q 7 6

1 opening
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 16
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+10 30

13. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul K J 5 4
A 10 7 4 2
Q 7
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Ekeblad Zagorin Rubin WeinsteinH LallJ Garner Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A 9 8 2
Q 9 3
9 8
10 7 5 2 Table Q 10 3
6 5
K 5 4 3
A 9 8 4
A9BA8 =
24235 =
Par NS +450 7 6
K J 8
A J 10 6 2
J 6 3

1 opening
4 N -1 -50
-11 16
1 NT opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 41

18. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul K Q J 8 5
J 9 6
K Q 9
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Stewart Cohen Woolsey Robinson Becker Boyd Strul
Pass 1 2 4 Pass 1 NT 2 4
5 Pass Pass 5 (AP) Dbl 4 AP

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

10
Q 8 7 5
A 5 4 2
J 7 6 5 Table 6
K 10 4 3 2
J 10
A Q 9 8 4
7A383 =
63A49 =
Par NS +100 A 9 7 4 3 2
A
8 7 6 3
3 2

1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-10 18
1 NT opening
4 N = +420
+10 55

19. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

W deals
N-S vul A Q J 10 8
A 7
8 7 4
A 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Moss Ekeblad Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 5 4
Q 10 8
9 5 3 2
7 4 3 Table 9 7 6 3
6 5
A K 10
Q J 5 2
99A89 =
33244 =
Par NS +620 2
K J 9 4 3 2
Q J 6
K 10 9

1 opening
4 N = +620
+12 30
1 NT opening
4 N -1 -100
-12 55

24. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

W deals
Both vul K Q 10 6 4
6 4
K 6 2
A Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Moss Krekorian Gitelman Casen Berkowitz Rubin Cohen Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 5
K J 10 9
9 8 7 5
K 10 5 Table A J 3 2
8 7 2
Q J 3
9 7 4
88889 =
44554 =
Par NS +120 9 7
A Q 5 3
A 10 4
J 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 30
1 NT opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+12 67

28. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul K 9 8 4 3
A 5 4
A K
J 9 3

West North East South West North East South
LiX Lauria Sun Versace Fantoni Zhuang Nunes ShiM
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT
2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

—
6 3 2
Q 6 4 3 2
K Q 6 4 2 Table A Q J 6 5
K 9 8 7
5
10 7 5
67575 =
76768 =
Par NS -90 10 7 2
Q J 10
J 10 9 8 7
A 8

1 opening
3 × N -2 -300
-5 31
1 NT opening
3 NT N -2 -100
+5 72

29. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

W deals
None vul Q 9 5 4 2
A K
Q J 7
K 8 6

West North East South West North East South
LiX Bocchi Sun Duboin Versace ShiM Lauria Zhuang
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 AP Pass

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

8 7 6 3
J 7 6
K 5 3 2
9 7 Table A K
5 4 3 2
A 10 8 6
A J 10
66657 66647
66786 =
Par NS -90 J 10
Q 10 9 8
9 4
Q 5 4 3 2

1 opening
2 W = -90
-5 31
1 NT opening
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 77

31. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A K 8 7 3
K 9 7
A 6
10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Stansby Soloway Martel Weichsel Meckstroth Sontag Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl Dbl Pass 2 2 (AP)
3 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

5
6 5 2
9 7 2
A Q 7 6 4 2 Table 6 4 2
A Q 10 8
K Q 5 4
J 5
78554 =
65879 =
Par NS -110 Q J 10 9
J 4 3
J 10 8 3
K 3

1 opening
4 N -2 -200
-7 31
1 NT opening
2 S = +110
+7 85

32. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul Q J 8 7 2
A Q 9
Q 5 3
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Sontag Hamman Weichsel Martel Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth
Pass 1 2 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 6 3
7 6 5 2
K 7 2
10 8 5 Table 5 4
K J 3
8 6
A Q 9 7 4 2
8A8A5 79794
53538 =
Par NS +420 A K 9
10 8 4
A J 10 9 4
J 3

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 41
1 NT opening
3 NT N -1 -50
-10 85

35. 2002 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Schifko Furunes MossM Graves Cayne Maksymetz Helgemo
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

4 3
Q 9 7 5 4 3
Q 6 3
9 8 Table 8 7 6 5
10 2
K J 10
Q 7 6 2
CC9BB CC8BB
11421 =
Par NS +990 K 10
A 6
A 9 8 7 5
A 10 4 3

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
+10 52
1 NT opening
3 NT N +4 +520
-10 85

36. 2001 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 77

W deals
Both vul A K J 9 8
9 5
A 6 5
Q 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Martel Helgemo Stansby Larsen Saelensminde Meltzer Brogeland
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass
2 NT Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

10 5 4 3
A 6
8 7 4 3
A 7 4 Table 2
K Q 10 7 3
K Q 10 9
J 6 5
69548 =
44894 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 6
J 8 4 2
J 2
K 9 8 3

1 opening
3 N = +140
+6 58
1 NT opening
1 NT N -1 -100
-6 85

37. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 59

W deals
None vul A Q J 9 8
Q 8
J 3 2
K J 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Eisenberg Rodwell Hayden Onstott Soloway Beatty Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 3
A 10 7
Q 8 4
9 8 6 2 Table 7 5 2
K J 5 4 3
10 9 7 5
7
8B78B =
11651 =
Par NS +450 K 4
9 6 2
A K 6
A Q 10 5 3

1 opening
4 N +2 +480
-10 58
1 NT opening
6 N = +920
+10 95

40. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul A J 6 4 2
A K 4
K 7
10 9 2

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

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

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

1 opening
7 × E -5 +1100
+3 61
1 NT opening
6 N +1 +1010
-3 96

Data 9X59 Main Top One Spade vs. One Notrump