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Trump squeeze

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Note that the squeeze was not automatic; if the East-West diamond holdings are reversed, the squeeze will fail, as it will if West holds King-Jack doubleton. Bocchi understood that his only chance was to find West (Zia) with the King-doubleton and East (Rosenberg) with the Jack-doubleton. He read the
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If one pitched a spade and the other a diamond, then declarer's play depended on who released the diamond guard. If it were West, a spade to the Ace and a ruff of the Ten of diamonds would set up the Queen. If it were East, a spade to the Ace and a lead of the Queen of diamonds would smother the
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If West guards both minor suits, the trump squeeze is not necessary (although it will still work). South can simply play the two top clubs, ruff a club back to hand and then lead the final trump as the squeeze card, catching West in a simple positional squeeze.
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8, and the defence had no answer. If both pitched spades, declarer could play the Ace and King of spades, establishing the ten. If both pitched diamonds, a spade to the Ace and a diamond ruff would establish the Queen.
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A blocked threat in Suit A (the two clubs in the South hand) that is accompanied by a trump, which will provide the means of reaching the blocked threat if it becomes good because the defender drops his Suit A
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A very rare example is the double trump squeeze, where both opponents suffer the same fate. Here is an example from the quarterfinals of the 2004 Olympiad, in the match between Italy and the USA. Declarer,
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Jack and create a ruffing finesse position, since declarer has the Ten (if West covers, declarer will ruff; if West ducks the Queen, declarer will discard from dummy and then ruff the Ten).
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A from North, East must drop his guard in one of the minor suits. If he discards a diamond, then declarer ruffs a diamond, setting up the suit and takes the last two tricks with the
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a second threat in Suit B in the other hand that can be established by ruffing if the defender drops his guard in Suit B (the two diamonds in the North hand); and
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If East discards a club, South will play the Ace and King of clubs, ruff the third round of that suit and then return to dummy with the
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Here is perhaps the simplest possible example. Assume hearts are trump and both red suit Aces have been played. When declarer leads the
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This end position illustrates a trump squeeze play. Hearts are trumps, and the lead is in the North hand. Declarer plays the
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Another example illustrates the squeeze card (a trump) being led from South (declarer) and East being squeezed.
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situation accurately when West discarded the seven of diamonds and made the only play that gave him a chance.
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Q is the blocked threat and clubs can be established by ruffing if the squeezee discards a club.
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3 from hand, and East has no good discard. If East plays a spade, declarer cashes the
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A to set up the spade suit, which he can reach with a club ruff after cashing North's
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A) provides the means of reaching the Suit B threat if it becomes good via ruffing.
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8 squeezes East after South discards a small diamond from dummy. The
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A to cash the established club. If East instead elects to bare his
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K, ruffs a club, and has the Ace of spades as an entry to dummy.
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and achieved the following end position with the lead in dummy:
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is a suit that if unguarded can be established by ruffing.
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An entry to another suit which can also yield extra tricks
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A suit that declarer can ruff to set up extra tricks
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coup 1608: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1600:Merrimac coup 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1555:Alcatraz coup 1553: 1551: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1520:Declarer play 1518: 1512: 1511:Vacant Places 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1471:Probabilities 1469: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1432: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1403: 1401: 1397: 1393: 1386: 1382: 1368: 1365: 1364: 1362: 1358: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1238: 1236: 1232: 1226: 1223: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1213: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1191: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1180:Single suiter 1178: 1176: 1173: 1171: 1168: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1060:Brown sticker 1058: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1043: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1030:Balanced hand 1028: 1027: 1025: 1021: 1017: 1010: 1006: 992: 989: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 961:Rubber bridge 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 856:Bridge maxims 854: 852: 851:Bridge-O-Rama 849: 847: 846:Bridge ethics 844: 842: 839: 838: 836: 832: 828: 821: 817: 813: 806: 801: 799: 794: 792: 787: 786: 783: 776: 775:Trump Squeeze 773: 772: 768: 762: 756: 753: 747: 745: 741: 739: 735: 730: 726: 719: 709: 706: 705: 701: 698: 697: 693: 690: 689: 683: 680: 676: 672: 669: 666: 663: 662: 658: 655: 652: 649: 648: 644: 641: 638: 635: 634: 630: 627: 625: 624: 619: 614: 607: 604: 603: 599: 596: 595: 591: 588: 587: 583: 580: 579: 573: 570: 563: 560: 554: 548: 544: 521: 505: 502: 501: 497: 494: 493: 489: 486: 485: 479: 476: 475: 471: 468: 467: 463: 460: 459: 455: 452: 451: 447: 444: 442: 441: 436: 431: 426: 422: 419: 418: 414: 411: 410: 406: 403: 402: 393: 390: 389: 386: 380: 377: 374: 373: 372: 369: 355: 352: 348: 347: 346: 345: 342: 339: 328: 308: 305: 304: 300: 297: 296: 292: 289: 288: 282: 279: 278: 274: 271: 270: 266: 263: 262: 258: 255: 254: 250: 247: 245: 244: 239: 234: 229: 225: 222: 221: 217: 214: 213: 209: 206: 205: 196: 193: 192: 189: 171: 170: 155: 152: 151: 147: 144: 143: 139: 136: 135: 129: 126: 125: 121: 118: 117: 113: 110: 109: 105: 102: 101: 97: 94: 92: 91: 86: 81: 76: 72: 69: 68: 64: 61: 60: 56: 53: 52: 43: 40: 39: 36: 34: 31:in which one 30: 26: 25:trump squeeze 22: 2862:TV and Radio 2850: 2843: 2836: 2829: 2806: 2799: 2792: 2785: 2778: 2771: 2764: 2757: 2750: 2743: 2721: 2478:Goren Trophy 2433: 2278:Bermuda Bowl 1814:Smith signal 1789:Opening lead 1753: 1744:Vice squeeze 1738: 1719:Squeeze play 1624: 1590:Devil's coup 1545: 1526: 1491:Smother play 1461:Pin (bridge) 1426:Card reading 1341:Säffle Spade 1336:Romex system 1311:Little Major 1220:Weak two bid 1215:Void (cards) 1200:Three suiter 1085:Forcing pass 946:Masterpoints 871:Bridge whist 755: 742: 731: 727: 715: 622: 617: 612: 611: 549: 545: 522: 511: 439: 434: 429: 428: 397:Spades trump 384: 370: 363: 340: 329: 314: 242: 237: 232: 231: 200:Hearts trump 169:squeeze card 168: 161: 89: 84: 79: 78: 47:Hearts trump 24: 18: 2409:Buffett Cup 2107:Crockford's 2076:Dallas Aces 2038:Other lists 2019:Switzerland 1989:New Zealand 1924:Netherlands 1620:Vienna coup 1541:Safety play 1360:Conventions 1321:Polish Club 1286:Carrot Club 1266:Boring Club 1190:Strong pass 1155:Psychic bid 1080:Forcing bid 1040:Bidding box 738:Zia Mahmood 702:Q 10 584:A 10 309:J 10 218:J 10 2832:Magazines: 2523:Marcus Cup 2323:Venice Cup 2127:Savoy Club 1799:Rule of 11 1615:Trump coup 1331:Roman Club 1225:Zar Points 1205:Two suiter 1185:Stolen bid 1125:Minor suit 1120:Major suit 951:Minibridge 659:J 9 653:K 7 565:South in 4 506:3 2 498:Q 6 480:8 3 464:K 9 415:A 2 323:A and the 275:K Q 267:K Q 98:Q 9 2818:Magazines 2598:Reisinger 2081:Four Aces 2071:Blue Team 1884:Australia 1627:Squeezes: 1560:Bath coup 1416:Beer card 1389:Card play 1261:Blue Club 876:Bridgette 2908:Category 2628:Spingold 1999:Pakistan 1904:Bulgaria 1506:Uppercut 1486:Shooting 1296:Fantunes 1135:Overcall 1090:Game try 824:Overview 710:— 694:— 673:— 667:— 645:— 639:— 600:— 592:— 490:— 456:— 448:— 407:— 394:— 301:— 259:— 251:— 210:— 148:— 114:— 106:— 57:— 2255:General 1964:Ireland 1954:Hungary 1949:Germany 1939:Fiction 1934:England 1919:Denmark 1899:Britain 1889:Austria 1846:General 1536:Finesse 1451:Hold up 1436:Endplay 1399:General 1316:Moscito 1234:Systems 1140:Preempt 1070:Cue bid 1023:General 1013:Bidding 991:Vugraph 921:Goulash 886:Chicago 834:General 707:♣ 699:♦ 691:♥ 681:♠ 670:♣ 664:♣ 656:♦ 650:♦ 642:♥ 636:♥ 628:♠ 605:♠ 597:♣ 589:♦ 581:♥ 571:♠ 503:♣ 495:♦ 487:♥ 477:♠ 469:♣ 461:♦ 453:♥ 445:♠ 420:♣ 412:♦ 404:♥ 391:♠ 306:♣ 298:♦ 290:♥ 280:♠ 272:♣ 264:♦ 256:♥ 248:♠ 223:♣ 215:♦ 207:♥ 194:♠ 166:A (the 153:♣ 145:♦ 137:♥ 127:♠ 119:♣ 111:♦ 103:♥ 95:♠ 70:♣ 62:♦ 54:♥ 41:♠ 2746:Books: 2024:Taiwan 2014:Sweden 2009:Russia 2004:Poland 1994:Norway 1984:Monaco 1979:Mexico 1969:Israel 1944:France 1909:Canada 1894:Brazil 1809:Signal 1548:Coups: 1529:Basic: 1476:Revoke 966:Screen 350:guard; 33:threat 23:, the 2705:Books 2271:World 2090:Clubs 2064:Teams 1974:Italy 1959:India 1929:Egypt 1914:China 1496:Tempo 1441:Entry 1421:Caddy 986:Trump 748:Notes 718:dummy 1570:Coup 1481:Ruff 1431:Duck 1291:EHAA 1251:Acol 976:Suit 543:Q. 327:J. 283:10 19:In 2910:: 293:2 226:A 197:A 156:3 140:2 65:A 44:A 804:e 797:t 790:v 722:♠ 623:S 613:N 567:♥ 557:♥ 541:♦ 537:♦ 533:♦ 529:♦ 525:♦ 518:♦ 514:♠ 440:S 430:N 366:♣ 336:♣ 332:♣ 325:♦ 321:♣ 317:♠ 243:S 233:N 186:♣ 182:♣ 178:♠ 174:♠ 164:♦ 90:S 80:N

Index

contract bridge
simple squeeze
threat
squeeze card
Norberto Bocchi
dummy
Michael Rosenberg
Zia Mahmood
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Contract bridge
Auction bridge
Bridge ethics
Bridge-O-Rama
Bridge maxims
Bridge Murder case
Bridge scoring
Bridge whist
Bridgette
Cheating in bridge
Chicago
Computer bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge diagram
Duplicate bridge
Duplicate bridge movements
Five-suit bridge

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