vg|Practice match U20 Netherlands - Poland,9_9,I,1,16,Netherlands,506,Poland,615| rs|3HS=,4HN-1,3NS-4,4SEx-1,3SN-1,3SN-1,4HW+2,4HW+2,4CS-2,2SW-2,3HS=,3NEx-4,4SE+2,4SE+3,2SEx-5,4SS=,3SWx-1,2SW+1,3NN+2,3NN+2,3NN-2,3NN-1,3NN+2,3NS+2,4HN=,4HN-1,3SWx-2,3SW-1,3DW=,4SE+1,4SN+2,4SN+1| pn|Nijssen,Kopka,vd Paverd,Cichy,South,West,North,East|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SJ75HQJT8732D54C6,SA92H65DAJT72C432,SQ83HA94DKQ63CA75,SKT64HKD98CKQJT98|sv|o|nt|vugraphzag: We will now have comparison from the other table|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Just results though, no play|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Here NS in the closed room have reached a normal 4@H, down on a losing heart finesse|pg|| mb|1D|mb|2C|mb|3H|nt|vugraphzag: a result most likely duplicated here|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|h2|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|h3|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d5|nt|vugraphzag: A small error by declarer here. If South ducks the @DA, he will have no reentry to his hand we spade honnours divided|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|d4|nt|vugraphzag: But i very nice recovery. Whoever takes this trick is endplayed|pg|| pc|dT|pg|| pc|dA|mc|9|nt|vugraphzag: It would have been easier for declarer to play on diamonds before drawing the last trump, but this also works.|pg|| pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SQT83HKQT6DAJC942,SKJ9752H8DQ85CJT6,SHA943DK7632CK873,SA64HJ752DT94CAQ5|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: NS will not be able to make 3N, as it can be beaten down 5 (6 spades and 3 clubs). 4@H has a better chance, but declarer will also go down|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|c3|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|s9|nt|vugraphzag: West has to find the club switch, but this is difficult with no possible signal from partner|pg|| pc|d2|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: It is however still down a lot|pg|| pc|hK|pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|s2|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|c9|pg|| mc|5|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SKQ5HJ82DQJT82CJ6,S97HA974DK7543CK9,SAJT832HKT6DC7532,S64HQ53DA96CAQT84|sv|e|mb|1N|an|10-13|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: NS play a 10-13 NT 1st/2nd/3rd pos non vul|pg|| mb|3S|an|to play|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|nt|vugraphzag: East asking about the difference between 2@S and 3@S to play. North: "I want to play 3@S" :)|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|sQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dQ|mc|8|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2ST7653H54DKQ6C943,SJ2HKQ9876DA3CKJ2,S98HAJDJT72CQT875,SAKQ4HT32D9854CA6|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|an|GF, bal or clubs or fit|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|vugraphzag: This is a reasonable slam. You have to play the hearts for one loser.|pg|| mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: missed at both tables|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: As kibs suggest 6@H is down on a diamond lead, as spades ar 5-2|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SJ97HKQJTD986CAQ6,SAQ532H985DQJ72C5,SK64H72DKT43CKJ98,ST8HA643DA5CT7432|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|2S!|an|5+!S, 4+m|nt|vugraphzag: 3N in the right hand has some play, especially with @ST8 bare|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: But if North makes a bid, it will probably be 2N|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S!|nt|vugraphzag: Feels like this sequence is more likely to lead to a 4@H in the 4-2 fit, than a right sided 3N, but we will see|pg|| mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s2|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|s3|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|d6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h4|mc|8|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SK82HQJT863D932C3,SJT74H54DA875CQJ6,SA953HA7DT6CA7542,SQ6HK92DKQJ4CKT98|sv|e|nt|vugraphzag: Not sure whether this is a misunderstanding in the closed room, or maybe an agressive 1N led to a high 3N after a 3@H preempt|pg|| mb|1C|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: either way a huge result to the Poles|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cK|pc|h3|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|hA|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|h8|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|c5|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cT|pc|h6|pc|sT|mc|9|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1S84H92DJ83CAJ8752,S6532HA76DAQ95CQ6,SK9HQJ84DT764CT94,SAQJT7HKT53DK2CK3|sv|b|nt|vugraphzag: A simple 4@S, although in the closed room they made a few tricks too many|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C!|an|bal or !C or strong|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: Netherlands got their first swing when NS in the closed room went down in 4@H on board 13|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hJ|nt|vugraphzag: Probably South ducked a club in CR, and North got squeezed|pg|| pc|hK|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sT|pc|c5|pc|s5|pc|c9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|c7|pc|s6|pc|h8|pg|| pc|s7|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|d4|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SAKQ62HKTDKJT7C86,S973HJ95DQ82CAJ52,S854HA762D54CKT74,SJTHQ843DA963CQ93|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|vugraphzag: A psych by east|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Let us see how it plays out...|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Probably NS won't reach 4@S as in the CR|pg|| mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: This is why watching junior bridge is fun :)|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sT|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Unfortunately this psych din't work|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|d3|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Whole table laughigh|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d4|nt|vugraphzag: Maybe some chances for South to make @D7 in the last trick?|pg|| pc|dA|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Lets see if he goes for the beer, (although he is not of legal drinking age yet)|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c9|nt|vugraphzag: and also it is quite early in the morning|pg|| pc|s2|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|h6|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d7|pc|h9|pc|cT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|cA|pg|| pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SAT62HT7DAQ5CK843,SK94HKQ95DKJ92CA9,SQHJ6432D86CQ7652,SJ8753HA8DT743CJT|sv|e|mb|2H|an|!H + m|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|vugraphzag: With these 12 imps Netherlands overtook Poland in this session, but Poland will probably still win the match|pg|| mb|p|mb|3H!|nt|vugraphzag: There is however another table that we are not broadcasting|pg|| mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: This will not end well for the Dutch|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d3|nt|vugraphzag: So it will end well, one down and +200|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|d4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|c4|pc|s4|pc|c7|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|c6|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|dT|pg|| pc|d9|mc|8|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4ST85HK982DAKQC932,SAJ732H753DJT987C,SK94HJD65CAKQJ876,SQ6HAQT64D432CT54|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|2S|an|5+!S, 4+m|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: Is this a Forcing bid?|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Apparently it is :)|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|d7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d2|pc|s8|pc|dT|pg|| pc|c8|pc|h4|pc|sT|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c7|mc|11|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1S3HA732DAJ982CQ98,ST97652HKQDTCAT32,SA4H84DK7643CKJ75,SKQJ8HJT965DQ5C64|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2D|an|inverted|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: It is 5@D, but not 3NT|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: You do have stoppers in the majors, but only 7 tricks from the top|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|h3|pc|s5|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|h7|pc|s9|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s7|pc|d4|pc|c4|pc|d2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|c7|pc|h5|pc|c8|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2S754HKQJDKT5CA965,SK92HT9842D72CT32,SAQJTH65DQ98CKQ84,S863HA73DAJ643CJ7|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|1D|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: This is the last board of this practice match|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: You will see these players from 8 till 15 July in the European championships U20|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|s6|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3ST5HQ753DT5CAJT52,SA942HK2D972C8743,SKQJ863HA964DA8C6,S7HJT8DKQJ643CKQ9|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|3D|nt|vugraphzag: Welcome. This is the last session of the practice match U20 between the Netherland and Poland|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|vugraphzag: The teams are practicing for the European Championships in July|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|nt|vugraphzag: We will be broadcasting 1 table (out of 3). I will submit the scores from one other table|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: An agressive double by South led to an exciting 4@H on this first board. Declarer needs to guess the hearts to make it|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hK|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Defence can however counter by making a spade ruff|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d2|mc|10|nt|vugraphzag: well judged by North|pg|| pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4S9654HAQ9DAKCJ632,SKQJ873H875DQ852C,ST2HKJ3D9643CAQT8,SAHT642DJT7CK9754|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzag: Defence needs to make diamond ruffs immediately to beat it more than down one|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: Otherwise declerer will draw trumps and establish diamonds|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: South might have made it easier for north by playing @DA and @DK in that order|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|s4|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c2|pc|s3|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|s8|pc|cT|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SK92HKQJ83DK72C65,SQ7HAT75DAQJ63C72,S654H62DT4CKQJT94,SAJT83H94D985CA83|sv|n|nt|vugraphzag: But North still gets it right|pg|| mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: If North plays a club now, South can shed a spade, but declarer can counter by playing @DA and a diamond|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: If North plays a spade or a heart, declarer has no choice but to play on spades 3-3|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: This also works if North has 4 spades, as South may ruff, but he can then go for a heart ruff in dummy|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: As the cards lie going for a heart ruff immediately also works|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|vugraphzag: As defence cannot stop declarer from entering dummy and taking a diamond finesse|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|dT|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|d8|pc|s9|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d9|mc|9|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SKQ75HA764D5CK752,S4HQJ52DA643CQ983,SA98632H3DKJT98CT,SJTHKT98DQ72CAJ64|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4D!|an|splinter|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s2|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|c3|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|s6|pc|h9|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|nt|vugraphzag: declarer stealing a club trick and setting up the diamonds|pg|| mc|12|pg||