Data 9Z96 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 22 HCP, poor spots

Found 29 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. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Brenner Asbi Thoma Campos Karwur Villas-Boas George
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 2 1 NT 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 2
A Q J 10
9 4 2
A K 6 Table Q 10
9 8 4
8 7 5 3
J 9 5 3
79779 =
54554 53554
Par NS +140 A 5 4
3 2
Q 10 6
Q 10 8 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 0
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+8 8

2. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 6, Bd 86

S deals
N-S vul 10 6 3
K 4
A 3 2
K 9 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Madala Fantoni Bocchi Nunes Zimmermann Versace Multon Lauria
1 NT 1
2 Dbl 2 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A K
10 9 7 6 5 2
10 9
A Q 10 Table Q 8 5 2
8 3
Q 8 5 4
J 4 3
98688 =
44644 =
Par NS +600 J 9 7 4
A Q J
K J 7 6
8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 0
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 14

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul K 7
Q 2
K Q 4 3 2
10 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
HoC Maci ShenN Basiony Nonoo HuangJ Syed ChenR
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 4
K J 10 6
9 5
A J 8 3 Table J 10 6 5 2
5 3
A J 10 8
K 5
65766 =
78676 =
Par NS -110 A Q 3
A 9 8 7 4
7 6
Q 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-9 0
Partscore
1 NT N -1 -100
+9 23

4. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
SchwartzRO Grue FisherL Moss Bertheau Lindqvist BessisT Brogeland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

7 5 4 3
K J 9
8 2
K 9 8 4 Table K J 2
A Q 10 5
J 10 4
10 3 2
887A7 =
44535 54636
Par NS +130 A Q 8 6
8 6
K Q 9 5 3
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 23

5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul 5 4 2
8 3
9 5 4
A K Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Kokten Fantoni AkerO Nunes Multon Gur Zimmermann Yilmaz
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 2 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 10 8 3
K 10 5 2
A 3
5 3 2 Table 9 6
Q J 9 4
K Q 10 8 6
9 7
77448 =
66995 =
Par NS -140 A Q J 7
A 7 6
J 7 2
10 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 22
Partscore
4 S -1 -100
-12 23

6. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 108

W deals
N-S vul A Q 8 6 5
6 5 3 2
A 9 6 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Zia Moss Hamman Gitelman Hampson Rodwell Greco Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 1 Pass 2 Pass
Rdbl Pass 2 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 9
9 4
Q 5 4 3
9 8 5 3 2 Table K 7 3
A K 10
10 7
A J 10 7 6
99A85 99985
43348 =
Par NS +500 10 4 2
Q J 8 7
K J 8
K Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 22
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
+10 33

7. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul K Q J 3 2
A Q 7 3
8 3 2
3

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Hampson Compton Greco Platnick Jacobs Diamond Beatty
2 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5
J 10
Q 10 9
A Q 10 9 5 2 Table 10 8 4
6 5 4 2
A J 7 4
7 6
69865 79866
44467 =
Par NS +140 9 7 6
K 9 8
K 6 5
K J 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 28
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 33

8. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul A 5
K Q 6
10 3 2
J 8 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Lynch Meltzer Passell Gromov Helness Dubinin Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 7
10 2
Q J 6 5
10 9 6 Table K 8 3
9 8 7 5 4
K 4
A K 2
65667 =
57665 77665
Par NS -90 J 6 4 2
A J 3
A 9 8 7
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 28
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 38

10. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

W deals
N-S vul 7 3
A J 7
Q 10 8 7 4
7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Fleisher Meckstroth Kamil Ekeblad Nickell Weichsel Freeman
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
3 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8 5 2
Q 8 3
J 3
A K 9 8 Table A J 9 6
10 6 4
9 5
Q J 5 3
87AA7 =
46336 =
Par NS +620 K Q 4
K 9 5 2
A K 6 2
10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 37
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 38

11. 2008 WC Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul K J 9 2
A K Q 8 3
K Q 10
5

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Sandqvist Fantoni Malinowski HackettJA Duboin HackettJU Sementa
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 AP
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8
J 10 7 2
A 9 2
K 9 8 7 Table A Q 7 3
5 4
8 7 4 3
A 10 3
67765 66765
76678 76578
Par NS -90 6 5 4
9 6
J 6 5
Q J 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 37
Partscore
1 N +1 +110
+6 44

12. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Pazur Versace Zawislak Gierulski Duboin Skrzypczak Sementa
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 10 4 2
9 8 4
K 7 4 2
A 2 Table Q 7 5
J 6 5 2
10 8
K J 10 8
87788 77788
55655 =
Par NS +120 J 8 6 3
A K 10
9 6
Q 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 37
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+5 49

13. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul 8 7 4 3
J 10 4
A Q 7 5
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Baze Compton Cohler Lev Rodwell Pszczola Meckstroth
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 10 6 2
K 8 7
—
K 10 7 5 3 Table 9 5
A Q 9
10 8 6 3
Q J 8 2
85793 =
5754A =
Par NS -130 A K
6 5 3 2
K J 9 4 2
9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 37
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 57

14. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde WeinsteinH Brogeland Garner Rosenberg Helgemo Zia Helness
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

10 3
Q J 7 5
K Q 3
10 8 5 3 Table A Q 6 4
K 10 8
J 10 8 4
9 4
99669 =
44764 =
Par NS +400 K J 7
6 4 3 2
9 7 6 2
K 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 44
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 57

15. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul 9 6 4 3 2
8
A K 8 3
J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Bakkeren Nystrom Bertens Brink Morath Drijver Efraimsson
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 7 5
Q J 10 3
J 9 6 4
8 2 Table 10 8
K 9 5 2
10 5
A K Q 6 4
69585 =
63855 =
Par NS +140 A K J
A 7 6 4
Q 7 2
10 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-12 44
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+12 69

16. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 9

E deals
N-S vul A 2
6 4
K Q 8 6 2
K 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Brink Meckstroth Drijver Bakkeren Freeman Bertens Nickell
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT
Dbl AP

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

K 8 6 5
K 10 9 5 3
10 7 4
8 Table 10 9 7 4
A Q 8
A 9
Q 7 6 5
74589 =
69833 =
Par NS -140 Q J 3
J 7 2
J 5 3
A J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S -2 -500
-12 44
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+12 81

17. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

E deals
E-W vul 9
K 6 4 2
J 5 4
A K 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gu WangJ Dubinin Ao Gromov
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 8 7 4 3
A 9 8
A 10 7 2
9 Table J 6 2
Q J 5 3
Q 9 8
10 7 6
86669 =
57773 57774
Par NS +120 K Q 10 5
10 7
K 6 3
Q J 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 44
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 87

18. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

S deals
E-W vul 7 6
K 6 5 4
J 10 5 3
10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Gitelman Casen Moss Rubin Cohen Ekeblad Berkowitz
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 4 2
J 10 9 7 3
A 8
9 3 2 Table K 10 9 8 5 3
A 2
9 2
A J 5
657A9 =
47633 48634
Par NS +130 A Q
Q 8
K Q 7 6 4
K Q 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 44
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 92

19. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

E deals
E-W vul K 9 8 7 4
A J 8 6
10
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Morgan Moss Harris Gerstman Stansby Carmichael Martel
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT Pass Dbl Rdbl 1
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass Pass 1 2 (AP)

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

6 3 2
10 7 4 2
K 4
7 6 5 3 Table A Q J 10
5
A 9 6 5 2
A K J
66865 55765
77578 =
Par NS +110 5
K Q 9 3
Q J 8 7 3
Q 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT× S -3 -500
-12 44
Partscore
2 S = +110
+12 104

21. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals
E-W vul A Q 8 7 4
A
10 5 4
Q J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth GartaganisJ Rodwell GartaganisN Colbert Soloway Balcombe Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 3
K 9 7 6
Q J 7
10 8 2 Table K 5 2
Q 5 3 2
9 3
A K 9 7
68698 58698
64745 =
Par NS +110 J 6
J 10 8 4
A K 8 6 2
6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 44
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 109

22. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

E deals
E-W vul 8 7 2
Q 5 3 2
8 7 5 4
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace Duboin Hamman Bocchi Soloway
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 4 3
A J
2
J 10 9 7 6 4 Table Q J 6
K 10 7 6 4
J 10 3
Q 3
86694 =
57749 =
Par NS +110 A 9 5
9 8
A K Q 9 6
K 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 44
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 114

23. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 74

N deals
Both vul Q 8 7
J 6
9 7 2
K J 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Zia Greco Rosenberg Welland Gitelman Fallenius Moss
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 3 2
K 10 8 7 3
Q J
10 6 5 Table A J 9 5
A 9 5 4
10 8 4
7 4
44367 =
69966 =
Par NS -140 10 6 4
Q 2
A K 6 5 3
A Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-11 44
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+11 125

26. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Jacobus WeinsteinH Wold
1 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 9 7 3
6
Q 10 9 5
A K 9 Table 8 2
10 7 4 3
K J 7 4
10 7 4
76948 =
57385 =
Par NS +140 Q 5 4
A 9 2
A 8 6 2
8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 44
Partscore
3 N = +140
+5 133

27. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 9 7 5 2
K Q 9 4
A 6
7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Lucena Garner Lambardi WeinsteinH Jacobs Bianchedi Katz Rizzo
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Dbl Pass 3 1 Dbl Rdbl 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 3 3
Pass 3 AP

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

8 3
A 10 6 5 3 2
5 3
A 10 4 Table K J 10
J 8
Q 10 9 8 4 2
K 8
89769 =
44673 44674
Par NS +140 A Q 6 4
7
K J 7
Q J 9 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 54
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 133

28. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals
E-W vul K J 3
Q J 9 8 3
J
A 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Hamman Cohen Soloway Berkowitz
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 5
K 5 4
K Q 4 3
Q J 5 Table 8 6 4
A 10 2
10 9 8 7 2
K 6
68959 =
64484 =
Par NS +140 A Q 7 2
7 6
A 6 5
8 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 54
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 138

29. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul A 10 9 7 6
A K 2
J 6 5 2
7

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Groetheim Zia Aa Helness Stansby Helgemo Martel
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 3
10 9 6
A 7 3
Q J 9 8 5 Table J 2
Q 5 4
K 10 9 8
K 10 6 3
8A976 =
43367 43467
Par NS +620 K 8 5 4
J 8 7 3
Q 4
A 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 54
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
+7 145

Data 9Z96 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore