Data 9Z09 Main

Notrump vs. 6-1 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 97 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 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

W deals
N-S vul A K Q J 9 5
Q J 9
6 3
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Cheek Rosenberg Bertens Lair Fleisher Gu Martel
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 6 3 2
7
J 9 7 2
J 10 7 4 Table 7 4
A K 8 6
8 4
K 9 6 3 2
BABA5 AAAA5
22228 =
Par NS +660 8
10 5 4 3 2
A K Q 10 5
8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 2
6-1 Major
4 N = +620
-2 0

3. 2013 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

E deals
N-S vul K
7 6 3
A K J 4
A K 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Multon Dwyer Zimmermann Nunes Weinstein Fantoni Levin
2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 NT Dbl 2 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A Q 7
A 9
Q 9 3
10 7 6 5 3 Table 9 6 2
J 10 8 4 2
7 6 5
Q 8
8A8A8 =
53525 =
Par NS +620 J 10 8 5 4 3
K Q 5
10 8 2
J

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 2
6-1 Major
4 S = +620
+12 12

10. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul A K Q J 8 3
3
A K 8 3
J 2

West North East South West North East South
Jagniewski Narkiewicz Gawel Buras Gromov Nowosadzki Dubinin Kalita
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 9 7 2
A 10 5 4 2
7
Q 10 8 Table 5 4
Q J 6
Q 10 9 5 2
A 9 3
9A688 =
43745 =
Par NS +620 6
K 9 8 7
J 6 4
K 7 6 5 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 14
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 18

11. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul A 7 6 5
Q
6 4
A K J 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Fleisher Katz Kamil Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 4
K J 7 2
A 7 3 2
7 6 Table Q J 2
9 4
Q 9 8 5
Q 9 5 3
99A7A =
43353 44353
Par NS +620 K 8 3
A 10 8 6 5 3
K J 10
10

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 14
6-1 Major
4 S = +620
+12 30

21. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

S deals
E-W vul A 9 7
7
K Q J 6 5
K 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Nunes Verhees Fantoni Helness Muller Helgemo de Wijs
1 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 5 4
5
9 8 4 3 2
A Q 2 Table 10 6 2
K 9 8 6 4
10 7
J 8 4
99999 9999A
34433 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 3
A Q J 10 3 2
A
10 9 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 25
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 35

33. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 5
A Q J 7 4 3
7 5 4
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski AukenJ Balicki Sveindal Shenkin Versace van Cleeff Lauria
2 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

10 7 3 2
9 8 6
J 10 9 8
Q 4 Table J 6 4
K 10 5
K 3 2
A 6 3 2
A9A9B =
23242 33242
Par NS +430 A K 9 8
2
A Q 6
K J 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 46
6-1 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 41

38. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

E deals
E-W vul 2
K Q J 9 5 4
A 5
J 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Tessieres Landen Fantun Pollack Glubok Vinay MossM Seguineau
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

9 8 6 4
A 10 6 2
10 7 6
9 4 Table J 10 3
8 7
K Q J 8
K 7 5 3
89C8A =
12152 =
Par NS +980 A K Q 7 5
3
9 4 3 2
A Q 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 46
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +450
+11 59

41. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul 5
K 9 8 4 3 2
10 9 3
A J 2

West North East South West North East South
Karakolev Fantoni Danailov Nunes Lauria Trendafilov Versace Karaivanov
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8
Q 10 5
Q 6 4
Q 6 5 4 3 Table 10 7 6 3 2
A 7 6
K 7 2
K 7
87887 =
45445 55445
Par NS +120 A K Q 9 4
J
A J 8 5
10 9 8

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 59
6-1 Major
4 N -2 -200
-13 61

43. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul K Q
A Q J 9 6 5
J 6 3
8 3

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Granovetter Robinson Rubin Fleisher Doub Kamil Wildavsky
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 6 3
7 4 3 2
A 8 5 2
J Table 10 9 5
K 8
K 10 9
Q 9 7 5 2
98999 =
35344 =
Par NS +400 A 8 4 2
10
Q 7 4
A K 10 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 69
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 63

44. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

E deals
None vul K Q J 10 7 5
Q 6
A K 6
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Doub Milgrim Wildavsky Aker Rogoff Robinson Parker Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 6
10 7
10 8 5 4 2
K Q 10 3 Table 9 4 3 2
A 9 5 4 2
7 3
7 5
9A878 =
33455 =
Par NS +420 8
K J 8 3
Q J 9
A 8 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 79
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 63

45. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 6, Bd 82

N deals
E-W vul 5
A 9
K J 10 9 7 3 2
K J 3

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Hamman Welland Zia Rodwell Smith Meckstroth CohenB
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 10 4
Q J 7 5 4
Q 4
A 5 Table 7 6
10 6 3 2
A 5
10 9 8 7 6
A96B7 =
24725 =
Par NS +430 A K 9 8 3 2
K 8
8 6
Q 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 89
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 63

48. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul K 7
3
A K Q J 8
A K 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Cheek Lindqvist Grue Wold Duboin Bramley Sementa
2 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 6 2
Q 5
7 4 2
J 6 2 Table 10 5 4 3
K 10 9 8
10 9 5 3
Q
A69BC =
16310 =
Par NS +920 Q 8
A J 7 6 4 2
6
10 8 7 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 99
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 65

57. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

S deals
N-S vul 6 3 2
K Q J 10 9 4
A K 6
4

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Rubin Stansby Casen Martel Krekorian
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 3 3 Pass 3 NT
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q 10 5
—
J 10 8 7
A J 10 8 5 3 Table K J 7 4
A 8 7 5 3 2
2
9 6
86885 =
47558 =
Par NS +100 A 9 8
6
Q 9 5 4 3
K Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+14 116
6-1 Major
4 N -3 -300
-14 71

59. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

S deals
N-S vul 6 3 2
K Q J 10 9 4
A K 6
4

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Bramley Hamman Lazard Baze Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 Pass 2
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 5
—
J 10 8 7
A J 10 8 5 3 Table K J 7 4
A 8 7 5 3 2
2
9 6
86885 =
47558 =
Par NS +100 A 9 8
6
Q 9 5 4 3
K Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+9 125
6-1 Major
4 × S -2 -500
-9 71

62. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47

N deals
N-S vul 4
K Q 10 6 2
10 4
A 10 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Nunes Lesniewski Fantoni Lauria Jansma Versace Verhees
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 9 7 6
J 8 7
Q J 8
J 3 Table 3
9 5 3
A 7 5 3 2
Q 9 8 6
99A7A =
44263 =
Par NS +620 A J 10 8 5 2
A 4
K 9 6
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 138
6-1 Major
4 S -2 -200
-13 73

65. 2005 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul A K Q 8 7 5
K 7
Q 7 5
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Versace Bertheau Lauria Nunes Sylvan Fantoni Sundelin
Pass Pass
2 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 6
J 8 5 4 3
A 8 6 3
K 6 Table 10 4 3 2
A 9 6
K 9 2
7 5 3
88679 =
45764 =
Par NS +120 9
Q 10 2
J 10 4
A Q 10 8 4 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 150
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
-12 73

68. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K J 10 8 6 3
K 7 4
Q 10
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Khokhlov Armannsson Rekunov Jorgensen Erlingsson Matushko JonssonS Khven
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Dbl AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5
Q J 10 9 3
9 8 4
A Q 4 2 Table A Q 9 7 4
—
7 5 2
9 8 6 5 3
67773 66763
66559 =
Par NS -110 2
A 8 6 5 2
A K J 6 3
K 7

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
+14 164
6-1 Major
4 × S -4 -1100
-14 74

69. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul A Q J 8 5 2
Q J 4
J
A J 3

West North East South West North East South
Kolata RoyR Atabey MukherjeeM Kushari Zorlu MukherjeeS Assael
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 6
10 9 6
K 10 9 5 3
9 8 5 Table 10 9 7 4
A 3
Q 8 7 6
Q 10 4
8BC6A =
22162 =
Par NS +1430 3
K 8 7 5 2
A 4 2
K 7 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-13 164
6-1 Major
4 N +1 +650
+13 87

71. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul A 7 5 2
9
K J 9 5 3
7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Kolata Aronov Atabey Stefanov Zahariev Zorlu Karakolev Assael
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 6 3
J 10 7 5
10 2
10 8 5 Table K Q 4
6 4
A 7 6 4
A 9 3 2
88997 =
55335 =
Par NS +140 J 8
A K Q 8 3 2
Q 8
K Q J

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 178
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -100
-12 87

74. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

N deals
E-W vul Q J 9 5 4 3
8 3
6
Q J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Fallenius Gitelman Welland
3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

A 8 2
J 10 5 4 2
Q 10 4 2
3 Table K 10 7
9
A J 8 3
10 9 7 6 5
87857 =
55565 55575
Par NS +120 6
A K Q 7 6
K 9 7 5
A K 4

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 192
6-1 Major
4 S -3 -150
-11 87

81. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul A 9 8 2
7
10 5 2
K J 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Mittelman Campos Kokish Villas-Boas Branco Hanna Chagas Lebi
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 7 3
Q 9 6
K 4
Q 7 4 3 2 Table K 6 5 4
5 3 2
Q J 9 3
10 5
89999 =
44334 =
Par NS +140 J 10
A K J 10 8 4
A 8 7 6
A

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 204
6-1 Major
4 S -1 -50
-10 90

82. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul J 10
A K J 10 8 4
A 8 7 6
A

West North East South West North East South
Kopriva Allegrini Jires Palau Levy Volhejn Chemla Fort
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

K 6 5 4
5 3 2
Q J 9 3
10 5 Table Q 7 3
Q 9 6
K 4
Q 7 4 3 2
89999 =
44334 =
Par NS +140 A 9 8 2
7
10 5 2
K J 9 8 6

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 214
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 90

91. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 78

N deals
None vul A K 10 9 5 3
6
Q J 10 6 5
6

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Berkowitz Freeman Cohen Burger Meckstroth Cayne Rodwell
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

7 2
J 9 5 4 3
K 9 8 4
3 2 Table J 8 6 4
A 10 7 2
A 7
A 10 5
88589 =
55853 =
Par NS +100 Q
K Q 8
3 2
K Q J 9 8 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 227
6-1 Major
4 N -2 -100
-11 100

92. 1997 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 128

E deals
E-W vul K 8 5
K 9 7 6 5 2
9 5
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Perron Wolff Chemla Hamman Rodwell Multon Meckstroth Mouiel
1 1 1 NT Dbl
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 7 6 4 3 2
J 10 4
8 3
Q 2 Table J 9
A Q 3
Q 4 2
K J 10 6 5
96997 =
46336 47436
Par NS +400 A 10
8
A K J 10 7 6
A 9 8 3

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 237
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -50
-10 100

94. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

E deals
None vul A Q 10 8 6 5
2
10 9 6 5 2
3

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Seamon Szymanowski Passell Sontag Balicki Feldman Zmudzinski
2 2 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 4 3
8 6 5 4
K 7 4 3
J 8 Table K J 2
Q J 7 3
—
K Q 9 7 4 2
8A7C6 =
43415 43616
Par NS +920 7
A K 10 9
A Q J 8
A 10 6 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 237
6-1 Major
4 N = +420
+10 112

96. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 76

E deals
N-S vul K
A 9 5
Q J 7 4
A K Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Weinstein Freeman Katz Glubok Meckstroth Lev Rodwell
Pass Pass Pass 2
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 10
Q 8 7 3 2
A K 9 3
10 Table 7 6 5
J 4
8 6 5
J 5 4 3 2
9A89A 9989A
43543 33533
Par NS +620 A 9 8 4 3 2
K 10 6
10 2
9 8

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+13 250
6-1 Major
4 N -1 -100
-13 113

97. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul A K J 9 4 3
A J 9 4
10
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Szwarc Sakul Multon Karwur Manoppo Mouiel Lasut Levy
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

8 6 5 2
K 6
J 6 3 2
Q 8 7 Table Q 7
Q 10 7 5 3
9 7 4
J 9 3
CDACC CD9CC
10311 =
Par NS +2210 10
8 2
A K Q 8 5
A K 10 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-2 250
6-1 Major
4 N +3 +710
+2 115

Data 9Z09 Main Top Notrump vs. 6-1 Major