Data 9Z04 Main

Notrump vs. 5-3 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Partscore

Found 77 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 1, Bd 5

E deals E-W vul	K 10 9 5 9 4 2 J 10 9 6 10 3		West North East South West North East South FisherL Helgemo SchwartzRO Helness Zimmermann Graves Multon Schwartz Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 3 A 4 7 5 2 J 6 Q K 10 A 5 2 6 2 2 8 4 A 8 9 3 6 7 Q 4 4 Q K 6 J 5 7 5 10 7 4 Q 9 9 2 J 2 3 A Q 6 tricks claimed 6 3 5 10 Q 3 6 K 8 5 9 4 9 K 7 7
Q 8 7 Q 5 A 7 3 K J 9 5 2		6 3 2 K 10 6 K 8 2 A 8 7 6
58875 = 85568 = Par NS -100	A J 4 A J 8 7 3 Q 5 4 Q 4
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -50 -4 0	5-3 Major   2 S = +110   +4 4

3. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals Both vul	K 8 2 10 7 6 4 3 A K 10 K 10		West North East South West North East South Weinstein Stansby Levin Bramley Grabel Katz WeinsteinH Nickell Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 K 6 5 5 2 6 10 3 2 A J 10 8 5 Q 9 K 4 5 9 A Q 3 A 10 7 9 K 6 9 A Q 2 8 J 7 K 4 8 4 10 J 2 3 2 A J 3 8 4 8 J 2 2 7 7 K A 3 3 9 K A 10 Q J 6 8 tricks claimed 3 6 K 5 A Q 8 7
J 9 7 K J 9 7 6 A Q 4 3 2		A 10 4 Q 5 2 Q J 5 4 8 7 6
66755 = 77678 76678 Par NS -90	Q 6 5 3 A 9 8 8 3 2 J 9 5
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -200 -7 0	5-3 Major   2 N = +110   +7 13

12. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

S deals Both vul	6 5 4 A K 8 6 9 7 5 4 3 2		West North East South West North East South Fantoni WolpertG Nunes Kranyak Levin Helness Weinstein Helgemo 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 9 10 K 2 4 A 3 K 2 4 A 10 Q 4 7 6 K A 2 K 7 5 Q 10 3 J 8 J 8 6 5 8 2 J 7 10 4 2 7 A 5 5 3 9 6 3 6 9 4 Q 3 Q J 6 3 7 9 5 5 9 10 A 7 Q 10 7 6 K 2 2 5 5 tricks claimed 9 8 3 J A 4
8 7 2 J 4 A J 6 5 4 A 10 9		A Q 10 7 5 3 2 10 8 Q J 7 6
48545 58555 65887 = Par NS +110	K J 10 9 3 Q 9 K Q 3 2 K 8
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -200 -8 1	5-3 Major   2 S +1 +140   +8 27

15. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals None vul	J 6 4 K 9 5 3 4 2 K J 4 3		West North East South West North East South Sontag Hurd Berkowitz Wooldridge LallJ Pszczola Hamman Seamon 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 3 Q A 7 3 Q A A 7 3 2 3 9 4 10 Q 6 4 8 Q 6 5 2 J 4 5 6 K 2 Q 6 10 2 K Q A 5 2 J 9 7 3 8 J 3 9 4 J 9 2 10 10 K A 5 K 8 5 5 7 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
Q 9 8 7 4 2 A 9 5 10 7 6 5		A K 10 Q 6 Q J 10 8 7 9 8 2
57857 = 55576 65576 Par NS +110	8 7 5 3 2 A J 10 K 6 3 A Q
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +5 6	5-3 Major   2 S -1 -50   -5 32

24. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 98

E deals N-S vul	J 4 2 Q J 6 5 3 A Q 5 6 2		West North East South West North East South Lee Robinson Demirev Boyd Woolsey Garner Stewart WeinsteinH Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 5 J 8 3 2 Q K 7 10 6 Q 9 10 J A 3 10 A 2 10 K A 2 7 8 Q 2 J 6 4 Q 2 3 K A A 2 3 10 9 A 6 3 7 8 Q 3 2 5 K 3 4 5 8 7 Q J 6 4 4 K 5 6 4 K 5 A 9 J 9 5
10 7 3 K 9 8 2 K 9 6 4 A J		A Q 6 5 10 J 7 2 10 9 8 4 3
76866 77866 67577 56577 Par NS +100	K 9 8 A 7 4 10 8 3 K Q 7 5
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -100 -5 6	5-3 Major   2 S = +110   +5 47

37. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals Both vul	J 4 3 5 3 J 8 3 A J 7 5 4		West North East South West North East South Robinson Becker Boyd Strul Martel Wildavsky Stansby Doub Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 3 10 4 2 J 5 7 Q 5 9 K J 2 8 K 3 2 A 9 Q 3 6 A J 7 8 K A 6 3 5 J 3 8 7 Q 2 4 7 10 4 Q 6 8 2 J Q 6 9 7 5 10 K A 3 2 3 8 tricks claimed 6 tricks claimed
K 6 A Q J 7 2 Q 4 2 K 10 2		7 5 2 10 9 8 6 10 9 6 5 Q 9
67468 68468 65975 = Par NS -140	A Q 10 9 8 K 4 A K 7 8 6 3
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -100 -5 11	5-3 Major   2 S = +110   +5 60

39. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals E-W vul	K 8 7 6 5 4 3 K 7 6 3 Q 9		West North East South West North East South Martel Rosenberg Stansby Zia Jacobs Cohen Katz Berkowitz Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 3 K A 2 3 10 J 5 2 K 8 A 2 3 10 3 10 J Q 9 J 4 K 2 Q A 8 10 4 5 K 10 8 2 4 8 9 2 J 3 K 5 9 Q 5 7 8 3 A 8 6 5 9 A 8 J 6 4 4 3 K 2 Q 5 tricks claimed 3 A 9 tricks claimed
A J 5 Q J 2 Q 4 2 J 6 5 2		10 9 7 6 K 10 10 8 A 10 7 4 3
77995 = 66448 = Par NS +140	Q 4 3 2 A 9 8 A J 9 5 K 8
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -100 -6 11	5-3 Major   2 S +1 +140   +6 66

40. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals E-W vul	K 6 5 9 6 4 9 7 5 3 J 6 2		West North East South West North East South Baze Compton Cohler Hamman Rodwell Pszczola Meckstroth Lev Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 5 9 J J 3 A 2 Q 3 6 3 6 K 4 5 4 7 K 5 A 2 5 9 4 8 J A 4 3 K 7 J 3 Q K 2 9 K A 8 tricks claimed 8 J Q 4 10 5 3 6 5 J A 4 10 6 K Q 7
10 7 3 2 A 10 3 J 10 8 4 A 8		9 K 8 7 5 A Q 6 Q 10 9 7 3
67434 = 76898 = Par NS -110	A Q J 8 4 Q J 2 K 2 K 5 4
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 +6 17	5-3 Major   2 S -2 -100   -6 66

42. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

S deals N-S vul	9 8 7 4 2 Q J 7 7 K 10 7 5		West North East South West North East South Zmudzinski Gu Balicki Chechelashvili Ao Gromov WangJ Dubinin 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 10 6 2 9 J K 2 7 2 10 J 4 A 5 7 6 Q K 3 K 8 7 2 K 6 3 2 Q J Q 3 3 Q A 5 9 4 5 6 9 J A 2 3 6 2 5 10 4 8 7 7 3 Q A 8 9 5 4 9 K 6 2 5 Q 10 7 10 8 5 J
A J 10 3 9 6 J 8 5 A J 9 4		K A K 10 8 5 6 4 3 2 8 6 3
66565 55565 75767 = Par NS -90	Q 6 5 4 3 2 A K Q 10 9 Q 2
Notrump 1 NT S -4 -400 -5 17	5-3 Major   2 × S -1 -200   +5 71

48. 2006 WC Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals None vul	J 9 3 K J 9 2 7 5 K Q 8 3		West North East South West North East South Willenken Fantoni Schwartz Nunes Versace El Ahmady Lauria Sadek Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 J Q 6 4 J K A 4 Q A 5 5 7 9 6 2 7 K 6 3 8 Q 4 3 7 J 2 9 7 K 2 A 9 4 8 Q 6 5 10 9 3 10 2 3 J A 2 8 5 4 9 10 tricks claimed 6 tricks claimed
7 4 A 10 5 3 A J 9 2 10 7 4		K 8 6 Q 4 K 10 8 4 3 J 6 2
7A86A = 43573 = Par NS +420	A Q 10 5 2 8 7 6 Q 6 A 9 5
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -50 -6 17	5-3 Major   2 S +2 +170   +6 84

51. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

W deals E-W vul	A Q 10 8 3 7 4 A 6 5 Q 3 2		West North East South West North East South Casen Cohen Krekorian Berkowitz Lanzarotti Compton Buratti CohenS Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 4 3 K K 8 2 A 6 5 10 J 7 8 K A 9 2 A 7 10 4 6 2 Q 2 6 8 5 10 J 2 10 5 8 4 4 Q 3 5 2 A 4 8 4 9 Q 7 6 K 9 3 A 3 6 K 5 9 7 3 Q K A 4 6 A 4 3 10 J 6 Q J Q 5 9 tricks claimed 2 9 A 7
K 9 5 A Q J 10 J 7 3 2 7 4		J 7 9 8 6 5 3 K 4 K 10 6 5
79589 89589 43854 = Par NS +140	6 4 2 K 2 Q 10 9 8 A J 9 8
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -100 -6 17	5-3 Major   2 N +1 +140   +6 94

52. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 13

W deals Both vul	A 10 8 2 A 6 2 A 10 5 J 10 4		West North East South West North East South Fantoni Wong Kai In Nunes Theodore Tang Bocchi Hurpaul Duboin Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 5 K 6 A 6 5 4 2 6 7 10 K 9 7 10 A 3 5 4 2 Q 4 J 2 8 J 10 4 5 K 6 Q 4 6 K 7 Q 2 10 K 9 5 4 Q 10 2 K A Q 7 J 3 8 4 3 2 7 tricks claimed 3 7 tricks claimed
K Q 9 7 10 4 J 8 4 3 2 7 5		6 5 3 K 8 3 K 7 A K 8 3 2
76766 75766 57577 56577 Par NS +90	J 4 Q J 9 7 5 Q 9 6 Q 9 6
Notrump 1 NT S = +90 +5 22	5-3 Major   2 N -1 -100   -5 94

53. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 13

E deals Both vul	J 4 Q J 9 7 5 Q 9 6 Q 9 6		West North East South West North East South Kiema Clemmensen Koistinen Graversen MadsenL Salomaa MadsenM Backstrom Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 9 5 4 K A 6 4 Q 4 2 3 A 3 5 4 Q 2 5 K 2 K 7 10 K 6 7 10 K 9 5 4 A Q 8 J 8 Q 7 10 8 5 3 2 Q 8 6 8 3 4 10 6 J Q 2 3 3 J Q A 4 5 K 6 A 8 7 7 A 6 A 7 6 4 8 tricks claimed 10 5 9 J
6 5 3 K 8 3 K 7 A K 8 3 2		K Q 9 7 10 4 J 8 4 3 2 7 5
75766 76766 56577 57577 Par NS +90	A 10 8 2 A 6 2 A 10 5 J 10 4
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -100 -5 22	5-3 Major   2 N = +110   +5 99

54. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals Both vul	Q J 3 K 9 4 3 2 10 5 A K 4		West North East South West North East South CohenB Soloway Smith Hamman Meckstroth WolpertG Rodwell Demuy 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 A 8 6 2 6 Q 5 Q K A 4 4 Q K A 5 7 K A 5 7 9 J 3 9 10 K 9 A 3 10 J 5 2 6 6 Q K A 3 2 7 9 7 8 K 2 5 tricks claimed 3 8 10 8 tricks claimed
10 9 6 4 Q 7 K Q 3 J 10 5 2		K 5 A J 8 J 9 7 4 2 Q 8 3
67856 = 66587 = Par NS +110	A 8 7 2 10 6 5 A 8 6 9 7 6
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -200 -7 22	5-3 Major   2 N = +110   +7 106

58. 2003 BB Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals Both vul	9 7 6 3 2 J 9 3 7 3 A 8 6		West North East South West North East South Duboin Nickell Bocchi Freeman Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 8 9 J 5 8 9 Q 8 K A 3 J 7 6 9 4 A 3 2 2 K A 4 J 10 3 4 2 5 9 K 8 tricks claimed
10 8 4 A 10 6 5 A Q J 2 7 4		K Q K 8 10 8 6 5 4 Q 10 9 3
56636 = 857A7 = Par NS -130	A J 5 Q 7 4 2 K 9 K J 5 2
Notrump 1 NT S -2 -200 -7 24	5-3 Major   2 S = +110   +7 113

59. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals E-W vul	K J 6 5 10 8 2 K Q 8 3 A J		West North East South West North East South Nystrom Berkowitz Stromberg Cohen Zia Fredin Rosenberg Lindkvist Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q K A 4 7 K 2 J 3 7 10 J J K 2 Q 10 Q 3 7 5 A 3 10 9 4 2 5 10 A 3 4 8 2 8 6 6 2 A 3 7 9 J Q 2 J A 4 2 A 5 4 9 tricks claimed 6 6 A 3 K 8 3 9 6 tricks claimed
Q 10 2 K 7 4 A J 5 8 6 5 2		A 9 8 3 A Q 10 7 6 9 7 4 3
65875 = 77568 77567 Par NS +110	7 4 J 9 6 5 3 9 4 2 K Q 10
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -50 -5 24	5-3 Major   2 N +1 +140   +5 118

60. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103

N deals Both vul	Q 9 7 6 4 K 9 3 A 9 Q 7 4		West North East South West North East South Cayne Hamman Seamon Soloway Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell Levin 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 3 J 4 Q 4 2 K 2 4 10 A 4 5 K A 4 5 K A 3 4 10 A 7 9 Q 5 8 J Q 3 6 10 A K 3 J 5 7 8 9 6 5 6 10 A 9 J 6 Q 5 10 6 8 2 K 6 3 7 9 7 6 5 8 7 2 9 6 tricks claimed 3 2 10 Q 4 10 A 3
A J 10 A 8 7 2 J 10 3 9 3 2		5 3 Q J 6 K Q 8 2 K J 10 6
46444 = 87998 87898 Par NS -140	K 8 2 10 5 4 7 6 5 4 A 8 5
Notrump 1 NT S -4 -400 -5 24	5-3 Major   2 N -2 -200   +5 123

64. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals E-W vul	Q 10 9 6 A 7 3 J 8 5 7 4 2		West North East South West North East South Schwartz Wold Becker Lair Brachman Zia Burger Rosenberg 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 2 A 9 10 2 A 9 8 Q K 4 8 Q K 4 10 7 5 J 7 5 2 6 tricks won K 5 3 4 2 5 Q K 3 J A 6 8 A 6 10 9 tricks claimed
A 5 8 5 Q 10 7 4 K J 10 6 3		K 7 4 3 9 6 4 6 3 2 A 8 5
68754 = 65579 = Par NS -100	J 8 2 K Q J 10 2 A K 9 Q 9
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -50 -5 24	5-3 Major   2 S +1 +140   +5 132

66. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

S deals E-W vul	A K 8 3 Q 7 6 6 5 Q 7 5 4		West North East South West North East South TerraneoC Berkowitz Barnay Cohen WeinsteinH Strafner Garner Simon Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 A 2 5 8 4 A 10 4 2 K 3 2 5 Q A 5 9 Q A 6 J K 4 10 2 J 5 J 3 Q 6 Q 3 7 3 K 7 2 4 10 K 9 2 7 10 2 9 5 A J 8 8 tricks claimed 3 Q A 6 J 8 6 8 6 6 J 7 4 7 K 9
Q J 10 6 4 9 4 A J 8 4 8 3		9 7 2 A J 10 K 10 9 3 A 6 2
64848 = 79595 = Par NS -140	5 K 8 5 3 2 Q 7 2 K J 10 9
Notrump 1 NT S -3 -150 -6 24	5-3 Major   2 S = +110   +6 139

71. 1999 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

S deals N-S vul	A K 3 J 6 3 7 6 J 7 5 4 2		West North East South West North East South Rosenberg Sontag Zia Weichsel Jacobs Stansby Katz Martel 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 K 7 4 6 7 A 10 2 9 10 6 2 A 5 3 K 3 4 A K 3 2 8 J 6 5 A 4 5 A 7 3 2 K 5 4 9 5 9 6 tricks claimed 4 10 A 6 8 7 K Q 8 6 2 K 9 tricks claimed
Q 10 5 2 10 7 5 A 9 8 3 6 3		J 8 7 4 2 K J 4 2 A Q 9 8
87967 = 56375 56476 Par NS +140	9 6 4 A K Q 9 8 Q 10 5 K 10
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -100 -6 24	5-3 Major   2 S +1 +140   +6 150

76. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 4, Bd 47

S deals N-S vul	J 10 4 3 K J 6 4 2 10 8 4 6		West North East South West North East South Rodwell Lev Meckstroth Glubok Katz Hamman Weinstein Wolff 1 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 K A 5 4 6 tricks won 3 8 J Q 3 6 K 4 9 J Q 2 K A 5 6 5 9 K 10 10 7 6 8 9 tricks claimed
9 8 5 A 9 8 K 7 5 J 5 4 2		K Q 7 Q 10 J 9 3 2 K Q 8 7
67866 57865 76577 75577 Par NS +100	A 6 2 7 5 3 A Q 6 A 10 9 3
Notrump 1 NT S -1 -100 -6 24	5-3 Major   2 N +1 +140   +6 168

77. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 7, Bd 105

S deals E-W vul	8 7 5 3 K 10 9 10 5 2 A 10 4		West North East South West North East South Wolff Glubok Hamman Lev Katz Meckstroth Weinstein Rodwell 1 NT 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 3 J K Q 4 2 K 2 7 K 5 2 7 9 Q 9 Q 3 8 Q K 2 3 A 10 4 5 A 8 10 5 Q 7 6 7 3 J K 5 3 A 4 2 5 J 10 4 A J 10 2 A 4 6 7 6 6 8 8 7 3 10 6 4 9 4 5 A 9 8 J 7 J A 6 9 tricks claimed 10 9 K 3
9 6 4 2 J 8 7 Q 6 4 Q J 3		A Q J Q 5 K J 8 3 9 6 5 2
87877 = 56565 56566 Par NS +120	K 10 A 6 4 3 2 A 9 7 K 8 7
Notrump 1 NT S +1 +120 -1 24	5-3 Major   2 S +1 +140   +1 169

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