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.
 6 8 3 J 9 7 5 A K Q 10 6 4 |
||
| K Q J 9A Q 7 5 4K 10 69 |
7 3 2K J 2A Q 8 28 7 2 |
|
| A 10 8 5 4 10 9 6 4 3 J 5 3 |
| West | North | East | South |
| J. Patreuha | Kiljan | P. Patreuha | Tijssen |
| Pass | |||
| 1 |
3 |
3 |
Pass |
| 4 |
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 |
| Pass | |||
| 1 |
2 |
2NT1 | Pass |
| 4 |
Pass | 4 |
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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