Data 9Z17 Main

Notrump vs. 6-4 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 55 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 Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 69

W deals
E-W vul A 4 3
3
A K J 10 5
A J 8 6

West North East South West North East South
GordonM Stark Pratap Baseggio Campanile Berkowitz McAllister Sontag
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 5 AP

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

Q J 5 2
A Q 10 8 7 6
9 4
9 Table 10 9 8 7
K 9
Q 8 7 6 2
Q 7
7659C =
37731 =
Par NS +920 K 6
J 5 4 2
3
K 10 5 4 3 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 0
6-4 Minor
5 S +1 +420
+11 11

2. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 109

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 3
Q J 3
3 2
A Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
McAllister Berkowitz Campanile Sontag Seamon Stark Pszczola Baseggio
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass 2 5 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 8 6 5
10 5 2
K 6 5
8 7 3 Table K 10 4
9 8 7 6 4
A Q J 10 9
—
8745B =
36882 =
Par NS +600 J 2
A K
8 7 4
K J 10 6 4 2

Notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-13 0
6-4 Minor
5 N = +600
+13 24

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

S deals
None vul Q 9
Q
K J 7 2
K 9 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Passell Meckstroth Jacobus Coren Levin Kamil Weinstein
1 NT 1 NT
2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 8 6 3 2
K 6 5
10 5 3
Q Table A 4
J 10 9 8 4
9 8 6 4
4 3
7569B =
26721 =
Par NS +400 10 7 5
A 7 3 2
A Q
A J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 0
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
+11 35

4. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

S deals
None vul Q 9
Q
K J 7 2
K 9 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Martel Lair Fleisher Gu Bertens Willenken Cheek Rosenberg
1 NT 1 NT
2 3 NT AP 2 2 NT 3 4
Pass 5 AP

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

K J 8 6 3 2
K 6 5
10 5 3
Q Table A 4
J 10 9 8 4
9 8 6 4
4 3
7569B =
26721 =
Par NS +400 10 7 5
A 7 3 2
A Q
A J 10 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-11 0
6-4 Minor
5 S = +400
+11 46

8. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 9 7 5 3
Q 9 5
J 8 6 3
6

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Gur Madala Yilmaz Kokten Zaleski AkerO Versace
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 5 AP

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

A 6 4
10 4 3 2
K
K 10 9 5 4 Table J 10 8
A J 7
5 2
J 8 7 3 2
796B5 997B5
33628 =
Par NS +600 Q 2
K 8 6
A Q 10 9 7 4
A Q

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 17
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-12 46

9. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul Q 10 8 7 6
J 4 2
A 9 4 3
10

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Helgemo Willenken Helness Multon Kamil Zimmermann Fleisher
1 2 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP

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

9 4 3 2
8
Q
J 7 6 5 4 3 2 Table K J 5
A K 10 9 7 5
J 7
Q 8
A77A3 =
35618 =
Par NS +630 A
Q 6 3
K 10 8 6 5 2
A K 9

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 29
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -100
-12 46

14. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul K Q 4 3
7 3
2
A K J 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Duboin Martel Sementa Madala Weinstein Bocchi Levin
Pass 1 1 1 1 2 Dbl 4
Pass 2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 4 5
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 8 6
A K 5 2
A 9
10 4 3 Table A 7 5 2
J 10 4
K 10 8 5 4 3
—
73439 =
699A4 =
Par NS -130 J
Q 9 8 6
Q J 7 6
Q 8 7 5

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+6 36
6-4 Minor
5 × N -2 -300
-6 46

16. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul A 7 2
K 9 5 4
—
A Q 8 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Madala Weinstein Bocchi Levin Stansby Duboin Martel Sementa
Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K J 10 6
Q 3
A K 7 5 4
9 5 Table 9 5 4
A 10 8 7 6 2
9 3 2
10
7635A 8636C
57A71 56871
Par NS +500 Q 8 3
J
Q J 10 8 6
K J 4 3

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-12 36
6-4 Minor
5 N = +400
+12 58

18. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 102

E deals
E-W vul Q
8 7
K Q 10 7 6 3
K 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Lev Hurd Pszczola Cohler Grue Seamon LallJ
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

A 10 9 7 2
Q 6 5
J 9 5
4 2 Table J 8 5 4 3
A K 10 4
8 4 2
7
9479A =
18611 =
Par NS +400 K 6
J 9 3 2
A
A Q J 6 5 3

Notrump
3 NT S +4 +520
+11 47
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -50
-11 58

27. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 10 3 2
7
6 4 3
A Q J 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Yeung Katz ChiuK Nickell Hamman Huang Zia Tse
Pass 2 2 NT 3 3 3 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 4 Pass Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 7 5
Q 8 2
K 9 8 7 5
10 8 Table A J 6 4
A 10 9 6 5 3
J 10
3
85469 95469
47974 =
Par NS +100 K 9 8
K J 4
A Q 2
K 9 7 4

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+5 60
6-4 Minor
5 × N -2 -300
-5 58

31. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 1

S deals
None vul K 8 3 2
K 10
A K 10 7 5 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Richman Meckstroth Gill Rodwell Compton Mullamphy Hamman Klinger
Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 2 3
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 10 7 5
Q 7 3
Q
A Q 10 8 2 Table J 4
8 6 5 4
8 3
K J 9 6 3
8A8C6 =
13217 12117
Par NS +920 A 9 6
A J 9 2
J 9 6 4
7 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 62
6-4 Minor
5 N = +400
+10 72

38. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul 10 4 2
10 5
K Q 9 4
K Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Wooldridge Greco Hurd Gerstman Ekeblad Maksymetz Rubin
1 1
Pass 2 2 2 1 Dbl 4 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 8 7 6 5
J 6
A 6 5
6 4 2 Table J 9 3
A 9 4 3 2
—
A J 9 8 5
74595 =
59848 69848
Par NS -140 A Q
K Q 8 7
J 10 8 7 3 2
10

Notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 75
6-4 Minor
5 × S -1 -200
-13 73

42. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

S deals
N-S vul 10 7 2
K 8 5
J
A 10 9 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Weinstein Fantoni Levin Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 4 3
10 4 3
A K Q 9 6 4
4 Table J 9 6 5
A 9 6 2
8 7 5
J 5
6665A =
56683 =
Par NS +130 A K 8
Q J 7
10 3 2
K Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 80
6-4 Minor
5 S -1 -100
+5 78

45. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul 9 8 4
—
Q 7 6 4
A J 10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Helgemo Rodwell Helness Aa Soloway Groetheim Hamman
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

A 7
A 9 4 3
A 9 8 3 2
4 3 Table Q J 10 6 3 2
K 10 7 2
10 5
8
4345A 7445B
58972 =
Par NS +400 K 5
Q J 8 6 5
K J
K Q 9 2

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-12 84
6-4 Minor
5 × S = +550
+12 90

51. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
MagnussonM Jassem Ingimarsson Tuszynski Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 3
4 5 Dbl AP

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

Q 10 8 7
A 10 8 5 4
3
Q 10 3 Table K J 4 2
J 9 3
6 5
A K J 8
73383 =
59959 =
Par NS -140 A 9 3
K 7 6
Q 10 7 4
9 6 4

Notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+10 98
6-4 Minor
5 × N -3 -500
-10 92

55. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A
Q J 8 3
A Q J 5
A K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Branco Meckstroth Chagas Rodwell Wolff Fonseca Hamman Mello
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q J 8 7 5 2
10 2
9 8 6 2
6 Table 10 9 4
A K 6 5
K 10 4 3
4 3
9697A =
47352 =
Par NS +400 K 6 3
9 7 4
7
10 9 8 7 5 2

Notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 111
6-4 Minor
5 N -1 -50
-10 94

Data 9Z17 Main Top Notrump vs. 6-4 Minor