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One Spade vs Four Spades

by Richard Pavlicek

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A total of 29 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.

2012 World Championship Qualifying, Round 1					1 NS				4 NS
Case 1	A K 10 7 6 4 2 4 K J 9 8 7			Lorenzini West Pass 3 Pass Lead A J K 4 Q K 9 3 8	V.Li NORTH 1 2 Pass 4 2nd 4 5 2 8 2 5 2 4 2	Rombaut East Pass 2 NT 4 Dbl 3rd 5 3 6 K 6 4 7 9 Q	Lung South 1 NT Pass Pass AP 4th 7 A 8 A 5 3 10 7 A	Fung West Dbl Lead 5 7 2 8	Bompis NORTH 4 Pass 2nd 3 A 5 2	Cheung East Pass 5 3rd K 4 Q 2	Quantin South Pass AP 4th J 5 4 6
Q 9 8 3 A Q 10 3 A 10 6 3 5			J J 9 8 6 2 5 2 A K 10 3 2
Par -500 4 × NS -2	5 K 7 5 Q 7 4 Q J 9 8 6 4
4 +16		4 16-0		4 × N -3		-800		5 E -5		+500

2012 World Championship Quarterfinal, Segment 2					1 NS				4 NS
Case 2	A K J 8 7 6 3 2 J 9 3 J 6 —			Upmark West 2 Lead 10 A K A 2	Zia NORTH 1 4 2nd 2 9 J 6 J	Nystrom East Pass AP 3rd Q 6 3 5 K	Hamman South 2 4th 3 4 7 10 Q	Meckstroth West Dbl Lead 10 A A K 2	Bertheau NORTH 4 Pass 2nd 2 3 J J 6	Rodwell East Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 7 4 K	Cullin South Pass Pass 4th 9 4 10 7 Q
— A K Q 8 5 A 8 4 2 K 5 3 2			9 4 10 6 K 9 7 5 3 9 8 7 4
Par -920 6 West	Q 10 5 7 4 2 Q 10 A Q J 10 6
1 +7		4 16-7		4 N -2		-200		4 × N -2		-500

2012 World Championship Quarterfinal, Segment 3					1 NS				4 NS
Case 3	A K J 8 6 5 3 2 J K 10 8 Q			Nystrom West 2 Lead A K A K K 7	Hamman NORTH 1 4 2nd 3 6 4 9 7 Q	Upmark East Dbl AP 3rd 4 7 7 3 2 A	Zia South Pass 4th J 2 10 Q A 4	Rodwell West Pass Lead A K 8 10 5 A K J K	Cullin NORTH 4 Pass 2nd 3 6 7 Q 4 4 9 2 J	Meckstroth East Dbl 3rd 7 4 Q A K 7 2 3	Bertheau South Pass 4th J 2 A 3 3 10 Q 7
Q 10 10 8 7 4 A 6 4 K 10 8 7			9 4 A K 5 2 J 7 A J 6 5 2
Par +300 5 × EW -2	7 Q 9 6 3 Q 9 5 3 2 9 4 3
4 +5		4 21-7		4 N =		+420		4 × N =		+590

2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Segment 3					1 NS				4 NS
Case 4	K J 9 7 5 4 2 2 A 6 5 3 K			Drijver West 4 Pass Lead 5 5 Q 9 J 10	Rodwell NORTH 1 4 5 2nd 8 K 6 4 2 8	Brink East 2 5 AP 3rd J A 2 Q 3 J	Meckstroth South 3 Pass 4th 2 3 7 3 Q 2	Weinstein West Pass Lead A A	Verhees NORTH 4 Pass 2nd 3 3	Levin East 5 3rd 2 2	v.Prooijen South Pass 4th 4 K
10 3 A K Q J 4 3 4 2 J 5 2			— 7 6 5 K Q 9 8 A Q 10 9 7 4
Par -500 6 × NS -3	A Q 8 6 10 9 8 J 10 7 8 6 3
1 +8		4 21-15		5 N -2		-100		5 E +1		-420

2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Segment 6					1 NS				4 NS
Case 5	K J 9 8 7 6 4 2 A 3 2 J 5			Cohler West 3 NT Lead K 5 4 6 J	Meckstroth NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 3 2 10 2 Q	Spector East Dbl Pass 3rd 5 A Q K K	Rodwell South Pass Pass 4th A 7 3 J A	Zia West Pass Lead K A 4 K 2 J	Hurd NORTH 4 Pass 2nd 7 10 J 3 A	Hamman East Dbl 3rd 6 5 Q 5 3	Wooldridge South Pass 4th 3 2 2 A 4
A Q 10 K 10 7 2 Q 6 5 Q 9 7			3 J 6 3 A K 9 8 4 A K 10 8
Par -990 6 NT West	5 Q 9 8 5 4 J 10 7 6 4 3 2
1 +7		1 22-21		3 NT W +3		-490		4 × N -4		-800

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20					1 NS				4 NS
Case 6	Q 10 9 7 6 5 2 A J 5 A J 7			Martens West Pass Lead K 2 K 7 K 10 Q Q	Haraldsson NORTH 1 2 2nd 4 K 4 3 6 Q A 8	Jassem East Pass AP 3rd 7 J 2 A J 5 6 3	M.Magnusson South 1 NT 4th A 4 A 5 J 5 8 5	Baldursson West Pass Lead K 2 5 K 7 A 6 9 Q	Kalita NORTH 4 2nd 4 8 K 4 3 5 3 3 A	T.Jonsson East Pass 3rd 7 10 J 2 K J 2 7	Gawrys South Pass 4th 5 J 8 A 4 J 5 6
— 10 7 3 Q 8 3 2 Q 9 8 6 5 4			A K 8 4 3 K Q 6 2 K 5 J 3
Par +110 2 NS	J 9 8 4 10 9 7 6 4 A K 10 2
1 +5		1 27-21		2 N +1		+140		4 N -1		-50

2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Segment 2					1 NS				4 NS
Case 7	K Q J 10 9 4 3 K 8 K 9 7 6			de Wijs West 2 Lead J 4 A Q	Hurd NORTH 1 4 2nd 5 7 10	Muller East Dbl AP 3rd A J 5	Wooldridge South Rdbl 4th K 2 6	Grue West 5 Lead Q 4 8 A 7 4 A 3 6	v.Prooijen NORTH 4 Pass 2nd 2 6 3 10 8 6 10 A 9	J.Lall East Dbl Pass 3rd 5 7 J 3 4 Q 5 3 10	Verhees South Pass Pass 4th 2 K 5 4 9 2 7 9
8 7 6 2 A 9 8 7 3 10 5 5 4			— J 10 4 2 Q 9 4 3 A Q J 8 3
Par +430 4 NT North	A 5 Q 6 5 A K J 7 6 2 10 2
1 +3		1 30-21		4 N =		+420		5 W -3		+300

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 6					1 NS				4 NS
Case 8	A K 10 7 6 5 3 10 Q 10 9 7 4			Verhees West Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 4 K 9	Gosney NORTH 1 2 3 4 5 2nd 3 A A 3	v.Prooijen East Pass Pass Pass Pass AP 3rd 2 K 2	Edgtton South 2 2 NT 4 5 4th 9 3 10	Hans West Pass AP Lead A K Q A K 3 J	de Wijs NORTH 4 5 2nd K A 2 6 7 9	Nunn East Pass Pass 3rd 9 2 5 10 10 Q	Muller South 4 NT 6 4th 4 9 8 5 8 5
J 9 2 Q J 7 6 2 Q 9 8 5 3			8 8 5 K J 7 6 5 A J 10 6 2
Par +1100 7 × EW -4	Q 4 A K 9 4 3 2 A 8 4 3 K
1 +13		1 43-21		5 N =		+650		6 N -2		-200

2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 20					1 NS				4 NS
Case 9	A K 9 7 5 4 3 Q J 8 Q 6 3 —			T.Jonsson West Pass 4 NT AP Lead J 3 K 7 J J 2 10 5 7 5	Gawrys NORTH 1 4 Pass 2nd 2 4 4 8 Q K 6 9 3 6	Baldursson East Dbl Pass 5 3rd 5 A 2 A 9 4 7 2 J 8	Kalita South 2 Pass Dbl 4th 8 5 3 6 9 3 Q 10 K K	Jassem West Pass Lead 2 A K 4 5 Q 4 7	M.Magnusson NORTH 4 2nd 5 8 Q 9 4 K 10 9	Martens East Pass 3rd 6 2 6 10 3 A Q A	Haraldsson South Pass 4th 8 6 2 5 7 3 K 3
— 6 4 3 A J 10 5 2 8 6 4 3 2			Q 8 K 9 7 2 K 7 A Q J 9 7
Par +200 5 × East -1	J 10 6 2 A 10 5 9 8 4 K 10 5
4 +6		1 43-27		5 × E -1		+200		4 N =		+420

2011 USBC Semifinal, Segment 6					1 NS				4 NS
Case 10	K Q J 10 7 6 4 9 7 A 10 9 2 —			Schermer West 4 NT Pass Dbl Lead Q 5 9 Q 9 4 2 A	Platnick NORTH 1 Pass 6 AP 2nd A K 8 2 10 Q 5 4	Chambers East Pass 5 Pass 3rd 3 A 5 2 K A 3 6	Diamond South 2 Pass Pass 4th 7 2 10 3 6 3 7 8	Hampson West 4 NT Pass Dbl Lead 3 2 8 Q K 7	Welland NORTH 4 Pass 5 AP 2nd 4 5 3 A 10 9	Greco East Pass 5 Pass 3rd Q 2 K 5 J 9	Bramley South Pass 5 Pass 4th A 8 A 9 2 3
5 3 — K Q 8 7 6 A K Q 5 4 3			A 9 Q J 10 J 5 3 J 9 7 6 2
Par +100 6 × EW -1	8 2 A K 8 6 5 4 3 2 4 10 8
4 +11		1 43-38		6 × N -4		-800		5 × N -2		-300

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2010 Spingold Final, Segment 3					1 NS				4 NS
Case 11	A K Q 8 4 2 J 8 J 8 7 6 5			Sontag West 3 Dbl Lead 4 K 9 K 5	Moss NORTH 1 3 AP 2nd K 8 5 A 9	Berkowitz East 2 5 3rd A 2 J 5	Gitelman South Pass 5 4th 7 4 2 J	Hampson West Pass Lead 4 K 10 5 K	Fantoni NORTH 4 2nd Q 8 J 3 2	Greco East Pass 3rd A 3 Q A 6	Nunes South Pass 4th 7 4 A J
10 9 7 3 10 5 A K J 6 5 A 9			J K Q 8 7 3 2 Q 10 7 3 2 4
Par +200 5 × EW -1	6 5 A 9 6 4 9 4 K Q 10 3 2
4 +12		4 50-43		5 × N -2		-300		4 N =		+420

2010 Spingold Round of 32, Segment 1					1 NS				4 NS
Case 12	A K 10 9 5 4 3 7 6 Q 5 Q 5			Klukowski West 3 AP Lead J 7 K 7 J 10 K A	Jacobs NORTH 1 3 2nd A 3 2 4 8 2 Q Q	Markowicz East Pass Pass 3rd 8 A 8 A 4 K 6 6	Beatty South 2 4 4th 5 6 2 5 Q 5 2 3	El Ahmady West 5 AP Lead A Q A A J 7 10 A K	Kowalski NORTH 4 Pass 2nd 2 6 8 3 5 8 3 5 Q	Sadek East Pass Pass 3rd 8 4 5 7 5 4 10 6 9	Melman South Pass Dbl 4th 2 K 4 6 9 6 2 3
— Q 10 9 8 5 3 2 K 8 A K 7 4			Q 6 2 4 J 10 9 6 4 10 9 8 6
Par +420 4 South	J 8 7 A K J A 7 3 2 J 3 2
4 +13		4 63-43		4 N -1		-50		5 × W -3		+800

2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 1					1 NS				4 NS
Case 13	K J 10 9 8 7 2 10 6 Q K J 2			Becker West Pass Pass Lead 6 Q 6 A Q 4 K	Helgemo NORTH 1 2 3 2nd 3 5 5 7 A 7	Strul East 2 Pass AP 3rd 5 6 K 10 2 9	Helness South Pass 2 NT 4th 9 8 8 2 3 2	Zimmermann West Pass Lead 5 J 7 A 4	Brogeland NORTH 4 2nd 6 6 2 2 5	Multon East Pass 3rd 8 3 Q 4 A	Saelensminde South Pass 4th Q A 3 6 J
A 5 4 J 8 7 4 8 7 A 8 7 6			6 A Q 9 5 K 10 5 4 3 2 Q 4
Par +140 3 NS	Q 3 K 3 2 A J 9 6 10 9 5 3
1 +6		4 63-49		3 N +1		+170		4 N -1		-50

2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Segment 3					1 NS				4 NS
Case 14	A J 10 8 5 3 2 K 5 7 10 9 4			Hanlon West 3 NT Lead 10 4 2 A 5 3 8 A 8 K Q 5	Nystrom NORTH 1 Pass 2nd 6 7 6 9 Q 7 3 10 6 9 10 8	McGann East 2 Pass 3rd 3 A 8 7 3 Q K 10 A 2 5 4	Bertheau South Pass Pass 4th K 6 K 4 7 5 9 2 4 J J Q	Lindkvist West Pass Lead A K A 3 8 K A 5 A	Carroll NORTH 4 2nd 3 6 6 9 3 9 10 5 7	Fredin East Pass 3rd 10 8 9 6 Q 2 5 Q 8	Garvey South Pass 4th 7 2 4 7 4 6 7 J K
K 7 4 Q 8 10 8 4 A K Q 5 2			Q 9 6 A 9 4 3 2 A K 5 2 8
Par -400 3 NT EW	— J 10 7 6 Q J 9 6 3 J 7 6 3
4 +5		4 68-49		3 NT W +2		-460		4 N -5		-250

2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Round 16					1 NS				4 NS
Case 15	K Q J 7 6 4 2 2 A 4 J 7 4			Fitzgibbon West Pass Dbl Lead 8 3 5 2 Q J 6 K K 6 2 A	Winkler NORTH 1 2 Pass 2nd A 4 6 K 7 9 10 10 4 7 7 9	Mesbur East Pass Pass 3 3rd 2 J K A 4 7 J 3 3 10 6 8	Dumbovich South 1 NT Pass AP 4th 5 10 A 3 4 5 9 2 5 Q 9 J	Szalay West Pass Lead 4 A 3 3 Q K J 7 4	Hanlon NORTH 4 2nd Q 10 A A 5 10 5 3 8	Macskasy East Pass 3rd 3 4 6 9 8 6 5 8 9	McGann South Pass 4th 2 5 9 2 7 7 9 8 K
A 10 9 7 3 K Q 8 7 3 K 6 2			10 9 5 K 5 4 J 9 5 A 10 8 3
Par +620 4 NS	8 3 A Q J 8 6 10 6 2 Q 9 5
4 +9		4 77-49		3 E -2		+200		4 N =		+620

2001 USBC Semifinal, Segment 4					1 NS				4 NS
Case 16	K Q J 10 7 6 5 3 K 10 3 Q 8 —			Martel West 3 Lead 6 K 10 3 7 A	Meckstroth NORTH 1 4 2nd 5 Q 10 2 J 4	Stansby East Pass Dbl 3rd A 3 8 A K 9	Rodwell South 3 AP 4th 8 7 J 4 2 3	Hamman West 4 NT Pass 6 Lead 10 2 K Q 4 K 5 Q A	Larsen NORTH 4 Pass Pass AP 2nd A 7 2 3 6 6 10 8 3	Soloway East Pass 5 Dbl 3rd 4 9 9 8 8 7 Q 7 3	Meltzer South Pass 5 Pass 4th 4 10 2 A 2 5 3 4 5
— Q J 9 6 5 4 A K 10 9 4 2 6			A 8 2 8 2 6 3 A J 10 9 3 2
Par +140 3 NS	9 4 A 7 J 7 5 K Q 8 7 5 4
4 +12		4 89-49		4 × N -2		-300		6 W -4		+400

1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Segment 4					1 NS				4 NS
Case 17	A Q J 9 8 7 3 4 10 4 K J 9			Villas-Boas West Dbl Lead 10 7	Fallenius NORTH 1 3 2nd 2 9	Campos East Pass AP 3rd A 5	Nilsland South 1 NT 4th J 3	Lindkvist West Dbl 5 5 Lead 10 5 4 6	Branco NORTH 4 Pass Pass AP 2nd A 3 2 K	Fredin East Pass 4 NT 5 3rd 6 Q 9 A	Chagas South Pass Pass Pass 4th 5 K 7 2
K 10 A Q 10 9 2 7 5 A Q 7 6			5 2 J 8 5 3 A J 8 3 2 10 5
Par -100 4 × NS -1	6 4 K 7 6 K Q 9 6 8 4 3 2
4 +2		4 91-49		3 N =		+140		5 W -2		+200

1996 Olympiad Final, Segment 8					1 NS				4 NS
Case 18	A K Q 10 8 7 5 Q 2 J 6 5 8			Levy West Pass AP Lead 7 A 7 4	Sakul NORTH 1 3 NT 2nd 4 5 2 6	Mouiel East Pass Pass 3rd K 5 J A	Karwur South 1 NT 4 4th 8 9 3 9	Watulingas West Pass Lead 4 5 4	Multon NORTH 4 2nd 3 2 6	Panelewen East Pass 3rd 10 J A	Szwarc South Pass 4th Q 3 9
6 3 10 8 5 K Q 8 2 A K 3 2			9 2 J 7 6 4 A 4 3 10 7 6 5
Par +140 3 NS	J 4 A K 9 3 10 9 7 Q J 9 4
1 +2		4 91-51		4 N +2		+680		4 N =		+620

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