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One Spade vs. Two Clubs

by Richard Pavlicek

Second seat, 16+ HCP

Found 10 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. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals Both vul	K Q J 9 3 A Q 4 A K 7 5 2		West North East South West North East South Bertheau Bareket Cullin Lengy Friedlander Nystrom Liran Upmark Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 7 NT AP Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 7 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J J 13 tricks won 13 tricks won
8 6 4 9 8 7 6 8 6 4 Q 7 6		7 5 2 J 10 5 2 3 2 J 10 9 8
DDBDB = 00202 = Par NS +2220	A 10 K 3 Q J 10 9 5 A K 4 3
1 opening 7 NT N = +2220 Tie 0	2 opening   7 NT N = +2220   Tie 0

3. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

W deals Both vul	A K Q 9 6 A K Q 6 3 — 8 3 2		West North East South West North East South Woolsey Weinstein Stewart Levin Fleisher Doub Kamil Wildavsky Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 7 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 A 7 10 2 K A 2 3 J 5 2 3 K A 3 2 13 tricks won 4 K 3 4 2 7 A 12 tricks claimed
5 4 10 9 8 2 A 7 6 3 J 10 9		J 8 7 3 2 J 7 5 4 9 4 2 7
CCCBD CBCBD 11110 = Par NS +2140	10 — K Q J 10 8 5 A K Q 6 5 4
1 opening 6 S = +1370 -14 0	2 opening   7 × N = +2330   +14 14

4. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

W deals Both vul	A K Q J 2 6 A J 9 A Q 10 2		West North East South West North East South Etter Larsen Kolesnik Meltzer Feldman Baseggio Rosenberg WeinsteinJ Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 5 Dbl Rdbl Pass 5 Pass 6 AP Pass 5 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 3 3 4 6 A 12 tricks won 6 10 K 7 K 4 2 3 5 10 K 7 10 5 8 7 3 2 2 5 12 tricks claimed
10 6 9 8 7 2 K 10 5 2 8 7 4		9 7 3 A 10 5 8 4 J 9 6 5 3
BCBBA = 11223 = Par NS +1430	8 5 4 K Q J 4 3 Q 7 6 3 K
1 opening 5 N +1 +680 -13 0	2 opening   6 N = +1430   +13 27

5. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals None vul	A K Q 9 7 5 A K 9 6 3 A 6 —		West North East South West North East South BildeD Cayne Graversen Seamon Versace Hansen Lauria BildeM Pass 1 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 3 4 AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 5 2 6 A 5 2 3 A 10 2 7 A 10 2 7 K Q 5 4 K Q 5 4 13 tricks won 13 tricks won
J 10 3 7 4 10 9 4 2 Q 6 4 2		8 4 Q 10 Q 5 3 A K 9 8 7 3
7DD97 = 00025 = Par NS +1510	6 2 J 8 5 2 K J 8 7 J 10 5
1 opening 4 N +3 +510 -11 0	2 opening   6 N +1 +1010   +11 38

10. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

W deals Both vul	A K Q 10 7 3 Q 4 2 A K 7 A		West North East South West North East South de Boer JonssonT Muller Thorvaldsson Armannsson Maas Jorgensen Ramondt Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Dbl Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 AP Pass 6 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 10 A 2 6 5 2 A 4 A 4 2 9 12 tricks won K 8 5 J A 4 2 3 K 3 9 4 7 8 Q 3 J 6 2 10 12 tricks claimed
J 9 A J 7 6 3 4 2 Q 8 6 3		8 4 K 9 8 5 10 8 6 3 J 5 4
8C6A9 = 11613 = Par NS +1430	6 5 2 10 Q J 9 5 K 10 9 7 2
1 opening 6 N = +1430 Tie 1	2 opening   6 N = +1430   Tie 38

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