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4-4 Major vs. 6-2 Major

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 14 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 Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

E deals None vul	A Q 9 7 5 3 J 9 7 3 10 A 10		West North East South West North East South Lee Katz Hamman Nickell Levin Bramley Weinstein Stansby Pass 1 Pass 1 4 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) 2 2 3 Pass 4 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 10 2 3 A 4 6 7 A 3 6 Q 6 3 A 10 J 2 4 6 K 3 4 Q 7 K 5 5 5 4 J 2 A 8 K 6 7 8 9 tricks claimed 2 3 A 5 A 10 4 5 J K 5 8 10 tricks claimed
6 2 6 A K J 9 8 7 5 Q 6 3		10 8 4 A K 10 2 6 4 2 8 7 5
49A49 = 52284 22282 Par NS +420	K J Q 8 5 4 Q 3 K J 9 4 2
4-4 Major 4 S -1 -50 -10 0	6-2 Major   4 N = +420   +10 10

2. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 21

S deals N-S vul	Q 8 7 3 A 5 J 10 8 3 K Q 10		West North East South West North East South Meckstroth Zmudzinski Rodwell Balicki Narkiewicz Zia Buras Hamman 1 2 Dbl Rdbl 2 2 Dbl Rdbl 3 3 Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 3 5 4 A 3 9 4 K 8 9 Q 6 8 5 Q A 10 2 7 2 3 A 6 6 10 7 2 5 9 K 7 3 5 A 6 Q 10 3 2 2 9 Q J 7 4 Q 6 9 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed
K 9 6 10 7 3 A K 6 2 A 8 4		J 5 9 6 9 7 5 J 9 6 5 3 2
99986 99A86 34347 = Par NS +620	A 10 4 2 K Q J 8 4 2 Q 4 7
4-4 Major 4 S -1 -100 -12 0	6-2 Major   4 S = +620   +12 22

3. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 21

S deals N-S vul	Q 8 7 3 A 5 J 10 8 3 K Q 10		West North East South West North East South Bertheau Madala Cullin Bocchi Sementa Upmark Duboin Nystrom 1 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 3 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 3 9 4 A 3 9 4 K 8 5 Q 6 8 7 Q A 10 2 7 7 A 10 2 2 10 7 2 6 Q 5 2 Q 5 2 K 5 6 J 3 6 J J A 11 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
K 9 6 10 7 3 A K 6 2 A 8 4		J 5 9 6 9 7 5 J 9 6 5 3 2
99986 99A86 34347 = Par NS +620	A 10 4 2 K Q J 8 4 2 Q 4 7
4-4 Major 4 S -2 -200 -13 0	6-2 Major   4 S +1 +650   +13 35

4. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

N deals Both vul	K 10 K 10 8 4 K J 10 7 9 8 6		West North East South West North East South Nickell Weinstein Katz Levin Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 6 10 J 6 10 3 4 4 8 Q 3 7 5 A 8 Q 2 4 6 4 7 K 5 4 7 K 5 K 9 J 9 9 K 5 5 A Q 10 6 A Q 10 6 5 2 K A J 7 8 9 10 tricks claimed 7 3 A 2 4 8 K 5
Q 7 7 2 Q 9 8 6 2 A 7 5 4		9 6 5 A J 6 5 3 K Q 10 3 2
7BB76 = 41257 = Par NS +650	A J 8 4 3 2 Q 9 5 3 A 4 J
4-4 Major 4 S -1 -100 -12 0	6-2 Major   4 S = +620   +12 47

7. 2007 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals None vul	A Q 10 8 A Q J 9 3 2 9 8 7 —		West North East South West North East South Kamil Rosenberg Fleisher Zia Weinstein Bramley Levin Feldman Pass Pass 3 3 Pass 3 NT 3 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 7 7 A A 3 J 7 4 7 10 K K 5 4 8 K 3 J 8 Q 10 K 9 A 5 4 9 8 A 6 8 8 4 9 8 3 6 10 K A 2 3 6 2 4 10 J 2 4 K 10 9 tricks claimed 5 J Q 10 tricks claimed
J 7 6 10 J 4 K Q J 9 6 3 2		K 2 8 7 6 4 A K Q 6 2 8 7
88962 = 5436A 5336A Par NS -100	9 5 4 3 K 5 10 5 3 A 10 5 4
4-4 Major 4 S = +420 +10 11	6-2 Major   4 N -1 -50   -10 47

8. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals Both vul	7 2 K J 9 2 Q 8 2 A Q 10 7		West North East South West North East South Khan Lauria Jafer Versace Fantoni Allana Nunes Fazli 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Pass 4 (AP) 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 A 8 9 10 J Q A 2 5 K 4 J 4 2 A 4 6 J Q 3 5 6 9 3 7 10 K 7 5 K 9 7 A 3 9 Q 3 7 10 K 4 7 2 8 3 2 2 5 6 A 8 4 7 K 8 9 tricks claimed A 8 4 4 10 tricks claimed
9 4 10 6 A J 10 7 3 6 5 4 3		A 10 5 Q 8 3 K 5 K J 9 8 2
89965 = 33368 34378 Par NS +140	K Q J 8 6 3 A 7 5 4 9 6 4 —
4-4 Major 4 S -1 -100 -12 11	6-2 Major   4 S = +620   +12 59

9. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

S deals Both vul	K Q J 8 6 3 A 7 5 4 9 6 4 —		West North East South West North East South Mesbur Schollaardt Fitzgibbon Drijver Brink McGann v.Prooijen Hanlon 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 5 7 10 J Q A A 8 6 3 K 4 2 5 2 5 K 9 J 9 7 A 4 6 K 3 K 6 3 2 7 A 3 4 5 9 A 8 K 9 3 2 10 Q 10 4 10 Q 10 J 9 tricks claimed 2 8 A 7 10 tricks claimed
A 10 5 Q 8 3 K 5 K J 9 8 2		9 4 10 6 A J 10 7 3 6 5 4 3
89965 = 34378 33368 Par NS +140	7 2 K J 9 2 Q 8 2 A Q 10 7
4-4 Major 4 S = +620 +12 23	6-2 Major   4 N -1 -100   -12 59

11. 2003 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals E-W vul	A Q 10 8 K Q J 6 4 3 7 K 7		West North East South West North East South Trendafilov Helgemo Karaivanov Helness Saelensminde Gunev Brogeland Stamatov 1 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 3 4 Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 7 3 A 2 10 A 7 9 5 K A 3 K 4 J 10 6 4 10 7 3 A 4 A 3 2 7 2 5 J 7 Q 7 2 3 Q A 9 5 J 8 10 5 10 2 8 3 3 10 5 6 K 8 5 6 J A 7 2 4 10 6 8 9 Q 9 5 9 J Q 6 K 4 2 8 A 3 2 7
7 5 K Q 9 8 4 A Q 8 6 5 3		J 6 4 3 A 10 8 7 10 3 9 4 2
7AA74 = 52369 53369 Par NS +420	K 9 5 2 9 2 A J 6 5 2 J 10
4-4 Major 4 S = +420 +10 33	6-2 Major   4 N -1 -50   -10 59

13. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

S deals E-W vul	A 7 6 4 A K Q 10 8 4 — J 9 4		West North East South West North East South Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel Lair Freeman Schwartz Nickell Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 4 AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 K A 10 J Q A 6 2 A 5 4 5 J 2 4 10 J K A 2 4 8 9 K 3 10 tricks won A 7 2 J 6 J Q 6 A 3 3 2 4 9 J 3 4 8 7 7
K Q 5 2 7 3 2 Q 10 8 2 8 2		10 9 5 K 9 7 6 3 A K 10 6 5
89955 = 33386 = Par NS +140	J 9 8 3 J 6 A J 5 4 Q 7 3
4-4 Major 4 S -2 -100 -11 33	6-2 Major   4 N = +420   +11 70

14. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 6

E deals E-W vul	A Q 10 9 4 2 A J 5 4 4 A 10		West North East South West North East South Zmudzinski Dalal Balicki Padhye Shivdasani Romanski Ghose Kowalski Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 10 8 6 3 K 6 5 3 A 7 4 J 7 2 K 11 tricks won 7 4 J A A 6 3 5 Q 3 6 8 10 6 9 2 9 8 8 3 4 2 2 5 4 7 Q 5
8 7 5 6 Q 10 7 5 Q J 5 3 2		K 6 10 7 3 2 K 8 6 3 K 8 7
8AB65 = 22177 = Par NS +450	J 3 K Q 9 8 A J 9 2 9 6 4
4-4 Major 4 S +1 +450 Tie 33	6-2 Major   4 N +1 +450   Tie 70

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