Source: IBPA Bulletin Nov 2019
Here is a deal from thes 27th European Youth Team Championship in Stokke, Norway, this past summer. It comes from the Under-26 match between the Netherlands and Poland, two of the favourites for the title. At one table …
Board 31. Dealer South.NS VUL.
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West | North | East | South |
J. Patreuha | Kiljan | P. Patreuha | Tijssen |
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Pass |
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Pass | Pass | Pass |
Kiljan cashed the king of clubs, then switched to his spade. Though he was given his ruff, that was all for the defence; ten tricks for minus 420. At the other table …
West | North | East | South |
Sprinkhuizen | Marcinowski | De Leon | Sobczak |
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2NT1 | Pass |
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Pass |
Pass | Pass |
1 Limit raise in hearts, 3 + trumps.

Marcinowski led his singleton spade, knowing that there could be at most one club to be cashed. Sobczak won with the ace and dealt his partner a ruff.
Marcinowski underled the ace-king-queen of clubs to put South back in with the jack to give him a second ruff. Very nicely done and the outcome was down one for minus 50 and 10 IMPs to Poland.
Jos Jacobs reported that the same defence was found by 15-year-old Ronald Goor of the Netherlands in their match against Germany in the Under-21s.
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