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One Spade vs. Two Spades

by Richard Pavlicek

Third seat, 9-15 HCP

Found 25 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 Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals Both vul	J 9 8 4 Q 9 3 J 2 K 6 5 4		West North East South West North East South Multon Graves Zimmermann Schwartz Lindqvist Fantoni Brogeland Nunes Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 2 2 Dbl Pass 3 3 4 AP 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 A 10 6 4 A 3 6 3 7 8 K 3 J A 4 9 2 Q 2 A 3 4 8 A 4 10 Q 2 5 10 Q 2 6 J J 10 2 8 2 4 8 A 3 Q 2 3 A K 9 5 K 6 9 5 10 tricks claimed K 9 5 7 9 6 5 7
6 A K 10 7 6 2 Q 4 A 9 8 2		A 5 2 J 5 4 K 9 7 5 3 10 3
68357 = 74A76 = Par NS -500	K Q 10 7 3 8 A 10 8 6 Q J 7
1 opening 4 W = -620 Tie 0	2 opening   4 W = -620   Tie 0

11. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals E-W vul	J 6 2 Q 6 5 3 Q 8 4 2 J 2		West North East South West North East South Delmonte Dahl BessisT Friedland Lusky Amoils Falk WolpertD Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP 3 Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 7 9 10 2 4 A Q 9 J K A 3 K J 5 3 K 2 4 9 2 K A Q 6 5 A 8 4 6 7 2 A 3 J 3 2 A 9 6 4 A 9 J 2 8 Q 7 8 4 J J Q 4 3 K 2 7 J 7 9 A 3 3 2 Q 4 K 5 5 9
K Q A K 10 8 4 K 6 5 3 9 3		7 5 4 J 7 A 10 7 K Q 8 6 5
67444 = 76898 = Par NS -110	A 10 9 8 3 9 2 J 9 A 10 7 4
1 opening 3 W = -140 -8 1	2 opening   4 W -2 +200   +8 18

12. 2011 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals E-W vul	10 8 4 Q J 4 A Q 2 8 5 4 3		West North East South West North East South Lian Bocchi ShiH Madala Versace ShiM Lauria Hou Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2 4 Pass 2 NT 3 Dbl Pass Pass Dbl AP 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 6 Q J 4 7 A 5 4 7 A 5 3 6 Q J 2 K 8 9 10 9 2 J 5 Q K 8 A 4 2 8 2 J K 3 5 J K A 4 2 4 10 tricks claimed 7 4 A Q 10 tricks claimed
K J 5 A 10 6 5 K 9 8 6 K 7		9 7 K 9 7 3 2 J A 10 9 6 2
46263 = 97A7A = Par NS -620	A Q 6 3 2 8 10 7 5 4 3 Q J
1 opening 4 × E = -790 -5 1	2 opening   4 W = -620   +5 23

14. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals Both vul	9 7 K Q 7 K J 8 5 2 10 9 6		West North East South West North East South Wildavsky Garner Doub WeinsteinH Welland Boyd Willenken Robinson Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 4 4 (AP) Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 7 9 5 3 10 A 4 3 10 A 4 9 10 Q K 2 4 5 6 7 2 A 10 A 10 7 2 4 K 9 3 5 K 9 3 6 2 8 7 K 9 7 6 7 5 5 6 Q 8 2 8 8 A A 4 5 9 9 tricks claimed 3 6 J 10 tricks claimed
K 10 A 4 3 Q 6 4 K J 8 5 3		8 3 2 J 10 9 6 2 9 A Q 7 2
694A4 = 63939 = Par NS +140	A Q J 6 5 4 8 5 A 10 7 3 4
1 opening 4 S = +620 +10 11	2 opening   2 S +1 +140   -10 23

16. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 13

N deals Both vul	J 3 K J 8 K 9 7 6 4 3 8 3		West North East South West North East South Rodwell Kandemir Meckstroth Kolata Goksu Compton Bedir Hamman Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Dbl 2 2 2 Pass Pass Pass 3 3 4 Pass 4 Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J A 3 10 6 3 K A 10 J A 2 7 A 8 6 3 7 Q K 4 J 3 2 3 4 10 6 K 5 10 2 7 tricks claimed 3 6 9 10 A 3 10 5 K J 8 2 8 tricks claimed
K 10 A Q 9 4 2 A 8 2 9 7 6		A 8 6 10 6 5 3 Q 10 K J 5 4
78687 = 64756 65756 Par NS +110	Q 9 7 5 4 2 7 J 5 A Q 10 2
1 opening 4 × E -3 +800 +12 25	2 opening   2 S = +110   -12 23

19. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals Both vul	8 7 K J 10 6 5 J 8 7 6 4 2		West North East South West North East South Katz Hampson Jacobs Greco Gitelman Rosenberg Moss Zia Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 2 (AP) Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 2 A K 8 2 J 4 2 K A 7 K A 7 3 2 K 5 3 5 7 Q K J 8 4 A Q 2 6 6 4 8 3 5 9 2 5 5 4 10 J 5 5 3 4 3 Q 2 6 6 10 9 2 4 10 3 7 3 3 6 J 8 9 7 8 Q K 10 9 A
A 4 A Q 6 2 A J 7 3 2 9 5		6 3 2 10 8 5 Q 9 4 A Q 10 3
26314 = B7AC8 = Par NS -1370	K Q J 10 9 5 9 7 4 3 K 8 K
1 opening 2 S -2 -200 -12 26	2 opening   3 NT W -4 +400   +12 35

20. 2003 BB Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals Both vul	2 10 8 6 K 6 4 Q 9 8 5 4 3		West North East South West North East South Freeman Duboin Nickell Bocchi Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass 4 Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 AP 4 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 3 3 9 2 2 8 J 4 11 tricks won K 5 4 10 10 5 2 K 3 A 7 9 6 Q A 2 5 9 7 6 8 K 11 tricks claimed
A 10 9 A Q 9 5 4 2 A J 7 2 —		J 8 6 K J 7 3 Q 10 3 A 10 2
26229 = 95B94 = Par NS -650	K Q 7 5 4 3 — 9 8 5 K J 7 6
1 opening 6 W -1 +100 +13 39	2 opening   4 W +1 -650   -13 35

21. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

N deals None vul	5 2 J 10 8 5 9 7 2 A K 10 7		West North East South West North East South Duboin ChiuW Bocchi YangH Huang Nunes WuCH Fantoni Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 2 AP 3 Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 4 3 6 6 3 9 J 5 6 10 Q 4 3 A 5 A 5 4 3 K 8 4 9 K 8 4 9 Q 10 5 3 Q 10 5 3 2 J 4 3 J K 8 2 7 A 8 10 2 8 J 4 K 10 4 2 A 9 7 K 6 A 9 5 8 tricks claimed K 6 2 5 Q J 7 8 2 6 K 8
Q 9 4 A K Q 7 6 2 10 3 J 6		K 8 6 4 A J 5 4 Q 9 8 5 4
77575 = 65767 66767 Par NS +90	A J 10 7 3 9 3 K Q 8 6 3 2
1 opening 2 W = -110 -5 39	2 opening   3 NT E -2 +100   +5 40

22. 2002 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals E-W vul	9 7 Q 10 2 A J 2 A 9 8 4 2		West North East South West North East South Graves Jacobs Maksymetz Katz Bocchi Schifko Duboin MossM Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 2 8 5 A 2 8 5 10 J Q K 10 A 6 J Q 5 2 K 9 2 K A 7 9 4 A 5 2 K Q A 6 3 10 3 9 K 10 7 2 K A 6 2 Q K 9 tricks claimed 4 3 7 10 6 3 4 Q A 7 8 4
A Q 3 A K 9 4 10 6 5 4 10 5		J 10 2 J 8 7 6 3 Q 7 3 K 6
57569 = 65874 = Par NS +110	K 8 6 5 4 5 K 9 8 Q J 7 3
1 opening 3 S = +110 +5 44	2 opening   2 S -2 -100   -5 40

25. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 91

N deals None vul	J 7 9 7 4 J 10 Q 10 9 8 3 2		West North East South West North East South Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Hamman Seamon Soloway Passell Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Dbl 1 NT 2 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 A 2 7 K 2 J 5 6 7 A 3 6 4 A 2 6 A 2 10 5 J K 7 A 2 7 9 8 9 10 3 K 10 J 8 3 5 K 10 6 4 J Q 2 J 6 Q 8 tricks claimed A 2 7 8 7 tricks claimed
10 2 K 8 6 K 8 4 2 A K 6 4		Q 9 8 A Q 10 5 9 7 6 3 J 7
57446 = 76886 = Par NS -100	A K 6 5 4 3 J 3 2 A Q 5 5
1 opening 3 E -1 +50 +3 48	2 opening   2 S -1 -50   -3 40

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