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One Spade vs. Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 16+ HCP

Found 14 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 Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals Both vul	K Q J 8 7 A Q J 8 7 A K J		West North East South West North East South Robinson Schwartz Boyd Graves Lindqvist Garner Brogeland Smith 1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl 2 Pass 4 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 7 (AP) Pass 5 NT Pass 7 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 10 13 tricks won 13 tricks won
10 2 5 2 K Q 9 8 5 4 Q 8 7		6 4 4 3 J 10 6 3 2 9 6 5 3
DDD8A = 00051 = Par NS +2220	A 9 5 3 K 10 9 7 6 A 10 4 2
1 opening 7 N = +2210 Tie 0	2 opening   7 N = +2210   Tie 0

5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 25

N deals E-W vul	A K J 8 7 2 A K 10 9 5 9 K		West North East South West North East South Ware Narkiewicz Tislevoll Buras Zmudzinski Cornell Balicki Bach 1 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 6 AP Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 6 Pass 6 Pass 7 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 5 3 J A K 9 6 4 12 tricks won 13 tricks won
4 3 J 7 3 K 10 8 7 Q J 9 8		10 9 8 4 A 6 3 2 10 7 6 5 2
BCC87 = 00056 = Par NS +980	Q 6 5 Q 6 2 Q J 5 4 A 4 3
1 opening 6 N +1 +1010 +14 16	2 opening   7 N -1 -50   -14 1

6. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals Both vul	A Q 9 8 4 Q 2 A K A K 9 8		West North East South West North East South Grue Sementa Cheek Duboin Seamon Delmonte Cayne Bakhshi 1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 2 5 K 6 10 5 9 Q 7 6 K 10 4 8 3 4 A 7 2 2 J A 7 2 3 J 5 K 3 5 Q A 8 9 4 9 4 6 5 10 5 4 J Q 7 6 K Q 6 7 A 10 K 4 2 A 6 2 10 2 3 J 8 9 tricks claimed A 9 Q 7 2 10 4 J
5 K 10 9 8 5 10 9 7 5 Q J 4		K J 7 6 7 4 3 Q J 4 3 7 3
8A779 9A779 33564 33563 Par NS +620	10 3 2 A J 6 8 6 2 10 6 5 2
1 opening 4 N -1 -100 -13 16	2 opening   3 NT N +2 +660   +13 14

8. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals Both vul	A K Q 9 7 6 7 5 Q 8 7 A K		West North East South West North East South Cheek Zia Grue Rosenberg Weinstein Moss Levin Gitelman 1 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2 3 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 5 J 2 5 3 2 6 K 8 3 4 A 6 2 4 5 A 6 3 7 8 J 4 Q 2 4 K 2 A 7 6 Q 10 9 8 7 K 3 9 7 A 3 10 A 10 2 3 9 5 2 9 K 5 10 10 3 7 K 4 Q Q 4 3 6 5 J Q 8 K 4 9 7 Q 2 10 9 tricks claimed
4 2 K 10 9 8 3 A J 9 3 7 4		10 8 5 A Q K 6 Q J 8 6 5 3
88565 = 55878 = Par NS +120	J 3 J 6 4 2 10 5 4 2 10 9 2
1 opening 3 W -2 +200 +7 23	2 opening   4 N -1 -100   -7 18

10. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals Both vul	A K J 8 7 A 6 5 K A Q 7 6		West North East South West North East South Delmonte Stansby Mittelman Martel Welland Shugart Fallenius Brogeland 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 Q K A 5 6 J K A 3 4 2 9 8 7 3 6 J K 5 4 2 Q 9 9 8 Q 9 A 8 10 2 7 6 Q 9 7 2 Q 5 4 5 K 2 4 10 A 3 J 3 4 10 K 6 4 9 8 2 3 2 J 2 4 J
10 9 5 K J 8 2 A J 10 8 5 2		6 3 2 10 Q 9 8 7 6 3 2 J 3
6AA6B = 32372 = Par NS +620	Q 4 Q 9 7 4 3 5 4 K 10 9 4
1 opening 6 N -1 -100 -12 24	2 opening   3 NT S +1 +630   +12 30

12. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals Both vul	A K Q 5 4 3 K Q 6 4 A J Q		West North East South West North East South Chemla Willenken Forrester Silverstein RosenbergD Robson Fleisher Shugart 1 Pass 2 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass? Pass Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 6 Pass 6   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 2 5 Q 10 Q 3 2 5 13 tricks won K 10 7 8 13 tricks won
7 6 J 8 5 K 9 8 7 6 3 2 5		10 8 10 3 Q 10 4 J 10 9 8 6 4
DDD7A DDD6A 00063 = Par NS +2220	J 9 2 A 9 7 2 5 A K 7 3 2
1 opening 7 N = +2210 +17 41	2 opening   4 N +3 +710   -17 30

13. 2001 Spingold Round of 128, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals E-W vul	A K 8 7 6 2 K Q J 10 — A K J		West North East South West North East South McKellarA Litvack McKellarG TuckerW Maas Heron Trouwborst Kersey 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 7 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 6 2 10 A 6 2 10 K 8 3 2 K 8 3 2 Q 8 4 5 Q 7 4 5 J 3 6 7 J 3 6 7 A 6 2 4 J 6 Q 4 J 8 Q 5 A 9 2 8 A 9 K 3 K 4 6 5 K 4 2 5 Q 9 7 8
9 5 9 7 5 2 9 4 2 9 7 5 4		Q J 10 3 8 A J 8 7 5 3 8 6
BBD8C BBC8C 22051 = Par NS +1510	4 A 6 4 3 K Q 10 6 Q 10 3 2
1 opening 7 N = +1510 +17 58	2 opening   7 N -1 -50   -17 30

14. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 10

N deals Both vul	A K J 5 4 3 A K 2 5 K 9 8		West North East South West North East South Levy Volhejn Chemla Fort Kopriva Allegrini Jires Palau 1 Pass 4 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 2 2 3 3 Pass 6 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 Q 4 8 7 12 tricks won 12 tricks won
9 7 J 10 9 6 5 4 A 3 7 5 4		— 8 7 3 K 7 6 4 2 J 10 6 3 2
BC6A8 BC698 11635 = Par NS +1430	Q 10 8 6 2 Q Q J 10 9 8 A Q
1 opening 6 N = +1430 Tie 58	2 opening   6 N = +1430   Tie 30

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