Data 9X81 Main

One Diamond vs. Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 16+ HCP

Found 12 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 Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul A Q 9
10 3
A K 8 7 3
A Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Tokay Schwartz Sementa Graves FisherL Smirnov SchwartzRO Piekarek
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP)

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

6
J 9 7 6 4
Q 10 9 6 5
J 3 Table J 10 7 5 3
K 8
2
10 7 5 4 2
BB9BA BBABA
22323 12323
Par NS +460 K 8 4 2
A Q 5 2
J 4
K 9 8

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-11 0
2 opening
6 NT N = +990
+11 11

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 91

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Nickell Grabel Katz Rodwell Lee Meckstroth Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl Pass 1 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Rdbl Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

K 9 7 3
Q 8 2
4
K 10 8 3 2 Table J 5 4
K 10 6 5 4
10 6
Q 9 6
A76B6 =
35627 34627
Par NS +430 10 6 2
J 9 7 3
K J 8 7
7 4

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
+10 10
2 opening
6 S -1 -50
-10 11

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 97

W deals
None vul A J 9 5
3
A K J 9 7 4
A K

West North East South West North East South
Stark Pszczola Baseggio Seamon Berkowitz Campanile Sontag McAllister
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 5 AP

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

K 8 4
Q 10 7 5 2
6
10 9 5 3 Table 6 2
A J 9 4
10 2
Q J 8 7 6
CC6C6 =
11717 =
Par NS +990 Q 10 7 3
K 8 6
Q 8 5 3
4 2

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-11 10
2 opening
4 N +1 +450
+11 22

4. 2013 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals
E-W vul Q 6
K 7
A 9 6 4 2
A K Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Nunes Versace Fantoni Helness Madala Helgemo Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

A K J 8 3
8 6 4 3
J
10 9 5 Table 9 7 2
Q J 10 9
Q 10 5 3
7 2
866AA =
56733 =
Par NS +130 10 5 4
A 5 2
K 8 7
J 8 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 10
2 opening
4 N = +130
+5 27

5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 30

W deals
None vul K Q 9
A 5 4
A K Q J 6 5 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Luks Quantin Naber Bompis Rombaut Laanemae Lorenzini Karpov
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 3 4 Pass 5
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 6 4 3
K 8
10 9 3
9 6 5 Table J 7
J 10 9 7 3 2
7
K J 10 8
97597 A86A8
35735 25625
Par NS +430 8 5 2
Q 6
8 2
A Q 7 4 3 2

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 21
2 opening
5 N -1 -50
-11 27

7. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul K 9 5
K 9 6
A K J 10 8
K 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Sadek Versace El Ahmady Nabil Madala Saaid Bocchi
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

10 6
J 10 8
5 2
J 10 9 8 5 2 Table A 3
Q 7 5 4 3
Q 9 7 6 4
Q
BC898 =
21445 =
Par NS +1430 Q J 8 7 4 2
A 2
3
A 7 6 3

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-17 23
2 opening
6 N = +1430
+17 44

8. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A Q
A Q 6 3
A Q J 7 5
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Grue Zia Cheek Hamman Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth Levin
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
1 1 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 8 5 2
10
K 8 2
J 9 8 2 Table 10 3
K J 8 7 2
10 3
K Q 10 3
87896 =
56547 46537
Par NS +120 J 7 6 4
9 5 4
9 6 4
A 6 5

1 opening
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 23
2 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 54

9. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 4, Bd 51

W deals
N-S vul —
A J 3
A K Q J 7 6 4
Q J 2

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Gitelman YangD Moss Hampson Lair Greco Ozdil
Pass 1 1 4 Pass 2 Pass 2
4 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass 6 Pass 7
6 Dbl AP Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl (AP)

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

A 7 6 5 3
9
9 8 3 2
10 4 3 Table J 10 9 4 2
7 2
10 5
A K 9 5
A5BB6 84BB6
08006 =
Par NS +500 K Q 8
K Q 10 8 6 5 4
—
8 7 6

1 opening
6 × E -5 +1100
-18 23
2 opening
7 ×× S = +2940
+18 72

10. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul A
A 5 3
A Q 10 9 5 2
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Kaku Sadek Takayama Takano Saaid Teramoto El Sheikh
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP Pass 5 NT Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

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

Q 9 3 2
Q 9 8 6
J 7
9 6 3 Table 10 8 7 6
10 4
8 4 3
Q 5 4 2
CABCB DABDB
02202 =
Par NS +2220 K J 5 4
K J 7 2
K 6
J 10 8

1 opening
6 N = +1370
-13 23
2 opening
7 S = +2140
+13 85

12. 1999 BB Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals
E-W vul Q 10
—
A K Q 5 3 2
A K Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Austberg Villas-Boas Helgemo Campos Chagas Brogeland Branco Saelensminde
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

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

9 7 2
A 9 7 6 3
8 4
9 7 6 Table A 8 5
J 10 4 2
J 7
10 5 4 2
BB8CC =
22511 =
Par NS +920 K J 6 4 3
K Q 8 5
10 9 6
8

1 opening
6 N +1 +940
Tie 23
2 opening
6 N +1 +940
Tie 85

Data 9X81 Main Top One Diamond vs. Two Clubs