Data 9Z68 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 25 HCP, poor spots

Found 17 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 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul K J 9
K 5 2
Q 3 2
K Q 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Passell Stewart Jacobus Woolsey Krekorian Kamil Koneru Coren
Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 2
10 8
A 10 8 6
J 10 9 4 Table A Q 6 4
9 7 4 3
9 5
A 7 5
86887 =
56556 =
Par NS +120 8 5 3
A Q J 6
K J 7 4
3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 5

2. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul 8 3
J 7 6 5
K Q 8 4
Q 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Tuszynski Dubinin Klukowski Kasle Madala Kozlove Bocchi
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9
9 3 2
5 3
A 10 7 6 4 Table J 7 4 2
K Q 10 4
J 10 6
J 3
887A6 =
55535 =
Par NS +130 A Q 6 5
A 8
A 9 7 2
K 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 10

3. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul A 7 6 2
Q 6
8 7 4 3
K 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Jagniewski BessisT Gawel Nowosadzki Grue Kalita Moss
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 5
K 9 7 5 3
J 5
10 5 4 2 Table Q J 4 3
J 10 8
K Q 10 9
Q 9
88788 =
45554 =
Par NS +120 K 9 8
A 4 2
A 6 2
A J 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 0
Partscore
1 N = +80
+5 15

4. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

E deals
N-S vul 8 5 4
Q J 4
A J 8 4
K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Muller Madala de Wijs Drijver Lauria Brink Versace
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 2
A 5
10 9 5 3
Q 10 7 6 5 Table K Q J 9 6
9 8 7 6
K 6 2
4
77887 =
46444 46455
Par NS +110 A 7 3
K 10 3 2
Q 7
A J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 0
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
+5 20

5. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

S deals
Both vul 7 3 2
K 8 6
9 7 4
10 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Smith Jackson CohenB Sher Kolesnik Welland Etter Willenken
1 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 6 4
9 2
Q J 8 3
A K 4 Table 9 5
J 10 7 5 4 3
K 10 6
J 9
88678 =
55765 =
Par NS +120 A K Q J
A Q
A 5 2
Q 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 0
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 28

6. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Muzzio Khokhlov Bianchedi Matushko Khiuppenen Ventin Kholomeev Lambardi
1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

10 4 3
A 7 4
K 6 4 3
9 5 2 Table Q J 8
Q 10 8
Q 10
J 8 6 4 3
99987 98987
44456 =
Par NS +400 K 9 7
K 9 6 3
8 5 2
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
3 S = +140
+5 33

7. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals
E-W vul K 5
8 5 4 2
Q 10 7 4
K 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Saelensminde Rosenberg Brogeland Helgemo Katz Helness Jacobs
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 10 8 2
7 6
6 3
A 8 5 2 Table 9 6 4
J 10 9 3
A 9 2
10 6 4
769A7 =
67436 =
Par NS +140 J 7 3
A K Q
K J 8 5
Q J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 0
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 39

8. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

S deals
None vul 8 6 2
K J
A Q 10 4
Q 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Helness Bertens Helgemo Bakkeren Drijver Saelensminde Brink Brogeland
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 10 7 4 3
6 4 3
9 8
A K 4 Table 9 5
10 9 8 7
K J 6 5 2
J 10
86868 86879
56564 46564
Par NS +120 A Q J
A Q 5 2
7 3
8 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 6
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 39

9. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Welland Cayne Fallenius Sementa Lauria H-Welland Versace
1 2 3 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A J 10 8
J 9
10 7 6 4 3
8 5 Table 9 7 5
A Q 8 7 3 2
K
10 9 4
9868A A869A
35742 =
Par NS +430 Q 6 2
K 10 4
J 9 8
A K J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 6
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+7 46

10. 2006 USBC Round of 32, Seg 6, Bd 83

S deals
E-W vul 8 6 4
A K 8 4
9 8 6 4
Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Fout ClerkinD Roman ClerkinJ Compton Rengstorff CohenS Ehlers
1 NT 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT AP

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

A Q 10 7 3
10 2
7 3
K 10 9 7 Table 5
9 7 6 5 3
K Q 10 2
J 5 2
87776 87786
55656 =
Par NS +120 K J 9 2
Q J
A J 5
A 8 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 6
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 52

12. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

W deals
N-S vul 7 6 5 2
Q J 9 4
9
10 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fallenius Meckstroth Welland Rosenberg Nickell Zia Freeman
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 8 4
10 6
10 8 5 4
A J 8 7 Table K 10 9
8 7 5 3
K Q J 7 2
9
8A96A =
53473 =
Par NS +620 A Q 3
A K 2
A 6 3
K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 6
Partscore
3 N = +140
+8 60

13. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul A K 5
10 9 5 4
Q 9 2
8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Wold Becker Lair Brachman Zia Burger Rosenberg
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 7
A 6
A 8 6 5 4 3
Q 10 Table J 8 3
Q 8 7 2
10 7
9 6 5 2
99979 =
33464 =
Par NS +600 9 6 4 2
K J 3
K J
A K J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 16
Partscore
1 N +2 +140
-10 60

14. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Wolfson Robinson Silverman Stansby Stewart Martel Woolsey
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 2
10 7 2
7 6 2
9 7 6 3 Table 10 9 7
Q J 5
Q 10 4
A K 10 8
9A9A8 =
43335 =
Par NS +620 K 8 4 3
6 4 3
A K 3
Q 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 26
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 60

15. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Branco Levy Chagas Mari Chemla Fonseca Perron Mello
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 4
K J 4 3 2
A 10
10 8 6 5 Table A Q 10 7 3
8 7
8 3 2
9 3 2
76687 87687
56645 =
Par NS +120 K 9 6
A Q 6
J 9 7 4
Q J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 26
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 65

16. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul A K 8 2
8 5 3
A 5 2
8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Szymanowski Burger Lesniewski Cayne Passell Balicki Seamon Zmudzinski
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 7
J 10 7 6
K 9
K Q J 2 Table 6 5 3
Q 9
Q 8 7 6 3
10 9 7
99887 =
44456 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 4
A K 4 2
J 10 4
A 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 26
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 70

17. 1997 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

N deals
N-S vul 5 4 3
A K 9 8
K 2
8 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Passell Soloway Seamon Goldman Schwartz Sontag Lair Feldman
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 2 NT Pass 3 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q J 9 6
7 5 3 2
10 3
A 9 Table 10 7
Q 4
J 9 8 6 5
Q 10 3 2
88988 =
45454 =
Par NS +140 A 8 2
J 10 6
A Q 7 4
K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 26
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 78

Data 9Z68 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore