tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140533172024-03-07T14:56:38.183-08:00Identifying squeezesAn Electronic Bridge Book that explains how to identify and execute a wide variety of simple and advanced squeeze plays. While the subject matter is more common to bridge experts, it is hoped that intermediate and advanced players can benefit from this presentation.bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120055543611346172006-06-29T07:32:00.000-07:002007-07-14T18:44:48.691-07:00Table of Contents<table bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#000000" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><table bordercolor="#fbf5c1" height="500" cellpadding="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="40"><tbody><tr><td><br /><p align="center"><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/preface.html">Preface</a></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/introduction.html">Introduction to Squeezes</a></p>Illustrates the meaning of the letters is BLUE, by showing a series of simple finesse positions. Then uses these positions to highlight the "defect" approach used to help classify squeezes throughout this book. <p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/chapter-one-simple-squeeze.html">Chapter 1. The Basic Squeeze ending</a></p>This chapter identifies the <span style="color:#006600;">"<strong>Basic Squeeze Ending</strong>"</span>, which is the easiest and most common of the four types of "simple squeezes". The Basic Squeeze ending, is one of two forms of simple squeezes often referred to as "automatic squeezes". This chapter shows how changing the location of the entry between the two hands distinquishes between these two automoatic squeezes, and how such changing entry conditions give rise to the two other simple squeezes: <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>The Vienna Coup</strong></span>, and the "<strong><span style="color:#006600;">criss-cross squeeze</span></strong>". <p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/chapter-two-defects-in-entry.html">Chapter Two: Defects in the<br />entry requirement of BLUE </a></p><p align="left">This chapter covers squeeze positions where the hand opposite the squeeze card lacks an entry in EITHER THREAT suit. The remedies for this defect covered in this chapter are <span style="color:#006600;">Trump Squeezes, Guard Squeezes, Positional Guard Squeeze, Clash Squeeze, Entry-Shifting Trump Squeeze, Clash Squeeze, Positional Clash Squeeze</span>, and <span style="color:#006600;">Trump Clash Squeeze</span>. And note, this is only chapter two!!! Are we having fun yet?<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/chapter-3-introduction-to-defects-in.html">Chapter 3: Defects in the “Both”<br />Requirement in the Simple Squeeze </a></p><p align="center"></p><br />This chapter introduces concepts around shaping the opponents hand when "B" is flawed for a simple squeeze. The first mechanism are isolating a menace, ruffing out a menace, and transfering a menace. If two threats can not be isolated to one opponent, we go on to introduce the double squeeze, and discuss the importance of an entry in the suit the opponents both SHARE responsibility guarding, and the tremendous flexibility having two winners in this suit provides. Also covered are recipricol double squeeze where you lack a squeeze suit, and playing a simple squeeze as if it was a double squeeze.<br /><p></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/chapter-four-additional-remedies-when.html">Chapter Four: Additional remedies<br />when "B-requirement" is lacking.</a> </p><p align="left"><br />In this chapter, we examine when things go wrong with a "both" that don't fit neatly into the double squeeze category. Mostly the thing that goes wrong are either the shared threat suit lacks an entry in its own suit, or you do not have one suit isolated to two players. This chapter covers <span style="color:#006600;">compound squeeze</span>, <span style="color:#006600;">double quard squeeze</span>, <span style="color:#009900;">compound guard squeeze</span>, <span style="color:#006600;">double clash squeeze</span>, <span style="color:#006600;">hexagonal squeeze</span>, and the neat sounding family of <span style="color:#006600;">hedgehog squeezes</span>.<br /></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/chapter-five-loser-defect-in-basic.html">Chapter Five: "Loser" Defect in<br />the Basic Simple Squeeze Position</a></p><p align="left">For most squeezes, the loser count is suppose to be "one". If you can correct the count (by losing a trick), that is usually the best thing to do. But this chapter will show you that having more than one loser can actually be useful in different squeeze endings. And you can sometimes gain more than one trick on a squeeze. This chapter deals with correcting the count, strip squeezes, repeating and non-repeating triple squeezes. </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/chapter-six-upper-defects-in-basic.html">Chapter Six: “Upper” Defects in<br />the Basic Simple Squeeze Position</a></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/chapter-seven-squeezes-to-correct-for.html">Chapter Seven: Squeezes to<br />correct for blocked entry positions</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr></tbody><br /></table>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1121485593032386582005-07-15T20:27:00.000-07:002005-07-15T20:46:33.046-07:00problem tswt2<strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Problem 3.2</span></strong><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><br /></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 6 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K 7 2<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> Q 4</span><br />♣ AKT943</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">2 <span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Dbl</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 NT </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 ♣</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">4 ♥</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Dbl</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">6 NT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ J983<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ JT8654<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> T6</span><br />♣ 5</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ QT74<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> KJ9873<br /></span>♣ 86</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> 10</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A K 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A 9 3<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A 5 2<br /></span>♣ Q J 7 2 </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><br />Examine Blue. You have 11 sure tricks in the form of 6♣’s, 1<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>, 2<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s and 2♠’s. So L=2. Assuming East holds at least 6<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s for his jump overcall, then only East can stop the third round of <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s. From the double of 4<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, you think that West might hold 5 or more hearts. In this case, both East and West will share the guard against the ♠2. Thus, ♠2 is the “S-guard”, the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>2 and <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>7 must be the suits the opponents guard. Note, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>9 can not be a threat, because the all three threats can not be in the same hand. The <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>7 is in the upper hand to WEST, and the other two are in upper hand to EAST. <p></p><br /><br />You play the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>Q with virtually no hope it will win. East overtakes with the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K and you duck. What you need to do is rectify the count ducking the first diamond. When you duck the first trick, EAST will continued with a <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>, which you win. Happy he didn’t lead a ♠ since you like to have two winners in endings where spades become a shared threat.<br /><br />We will revisit this hand in the next chapter where both opponents hold at least three cards in each major to show how to compensate for a flaw in the double squeeze ending.<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1121176723667987822005-07-12T06:57:00.000-07:002005-07-12T06:58:43.683-07:00Solution to Quiz 1.5<strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Quiz 1.5</span></strong><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>MP<br /></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ AKT9762<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 5<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> T 9 </span><br />♣ AQ5</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♠</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1NT </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">2 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 NT </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pas</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A T 9 7<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A 6 3<br /></span>♣ J9763 </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Your partner’s 2♣ cue-bid was at least game invitational, so with sound values you leap to game. Looking at dummy, you wonder why your partner didn’t correct the contract to 4♠. </p><p>This is matchpoints, so you have to worry about how many tricks people in spades will win. At trick one, you can see that if ♠s split 3-2, people playing in spades are likely to win 12 tricks. North would win the expected ♣ lead with the Queen, cross to the ♠Q, play <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A and ruff a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, then pull trumps. Then play ♣A and a club. The <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A serving as an entry to the long ♣’s for a <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> discard. So now you have to figure out a way to win 12 tricks in notrump if you want to assure a good matchpoint score.</p><p>Assuming ♠’s split 3-2, what is the best line to try and win 12 tricks so you can get a good matchpoint score? Can you find a squeeze? What will be the squeeze card? What will be the primary entry? What will be the two threats against West? Evaluate <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span>. </p><p>When ♠’s split 3-2, you have 7♠ + 1<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> + 1<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> + 2♣ (assuming on the bidding that the ♣ hook wins). So currenlty your loser count is two. From the bidding and opening lead, you assume that only West can guard against the ♣J and with the opening lead, it looks like WEST has <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>KQJ so only he guards against the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>10. However, for a squeeze, <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> is currently violated. For one thing, “<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>” is two, for another, both the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>10 and the ♣J are in the South hand, so the “<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>” requirement is violated. </p><p>If you think about it, you can fix the “L” count by simply ducking the first trick. It turns out that a <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> switch will destroy your entry condition, and you WANT to encourage West to continue <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s, so you drop the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>9. If he does, that will correct your Loser position. what about the problem with Upper (<span style="color:#333399;">U</span>) requirement?<br /><br />Wait a minute, in light of West’s opening club bid, you expect he has at least 3 clubs, so East has at most two. This means that instead of the ♣J as a threat, you can use the ♣5 in dummy as the threat, so <span style="color:#333399;">Upper</span> is correct after all. After you duck the first <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, West continues with the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q. Win the ace, unblock the ♠Q, take the winning hook of West's ♣King, and run ♠s. The ending you should have envisioned at trick one when you tried to encourage West to continue <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s is the one below, where the primary entry is the ♣A, the threats are the ♣5 and <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>10, and the squeeze card is surprising one: the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A, not one of your long spades. </p><p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Q1.5.1</span></strong><br /></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> 9 </span><br />♣ A 5</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ J<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">♦</span></span><br />♣ K T</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">♦</span> Q J 7</span><br />♣ </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A<br /></span>♣ J </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>For his opening bid, West held originally ♠852 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>KQJ8 <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K5 ♣K1084. If you saw the squeeze at trick one, you also should have seen that if West switched to a <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> it would destroy your entry situation. It is unlikely that West would find the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> switch, but it is worth noting that you could realize the danger and play a high <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> at trick one to make it easier for him to continue the suit. </p><p>Full credit to anyone who, on their own saw the diamond ACE as squeeze card, the club five as the threat club threat and the need to try to encourage WEST to continue hearts. Finding this squeeze was worth 12 out of 12 possible matchpoints, as an unexpected diamond lead beat the two pairs in six spades. We will return to this hand and play it in 6♠ with a diamond queen lead. Turns out this should not beat 6♠ either. But you have to win the diamond ACE (else heart switch will beat you). The squeeze that you ahve to play is one with loser count = 2, so we are not yet ready to look at that one (see chapter ). But after we cover those kind of squeezes, you should be able to identify this one as well (it is a vulnerable stopper squeeze). We will return to this hand as one of the quizes in that chapter. </p><p></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1121171987533263092005-07-12T05:39:00.000-07:002005-07-12T05:48:33.776-07:00Solution to quiz 1.4. The "Show Up Squeeze"<table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>P1.1<br /></strong></span>MP<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T 7<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A K T 9 2</span><br />♣ Q J 8 6 </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♠</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 ♠ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 NT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">6 ♠</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead ♣K</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥AKQ9862<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> J 8 5<br /></span>♣ 9 2 </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Opening Lead ♣K, East plays the ♣7. Opponents playing standard count and attitude Five hearts looks hopeless. West can cash 2♣’s, and they will win the ♠A, plus you have a possible <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> loser. Even though the contract looks hopeless, you have one small chance. What if West has a long ♣ suit and the ♣7 was a singleton? In this case, West with ♣A-K-T sixth will have to decide which of you have a singleton and which a doubleton ♣. West might be afraid to try and cash a second ♣, since the ♣ Q-J in dummy might provide you with two pitches for potential two ♠ losers. But, be careful. If you play the ♣3 at trick one, and EW are playing normal signals, West will know you still have the ♣9. So you have to false-card at trick one with the ♣ 9. </p><p>West thinks awhile but ends up leading the ♠9 to ♠3-A-Q. You hold you breath, but to you delight, East returns ♠J as you discard ♣ 9. One loser has evaporated, examine<span style="color:#6600cc;"> </span><span style="color:#333399;">BLUE</span> and figure out which threats and entries you have. </p><p>This is a nice feature of squeezes.... You have 10 tricks (7<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>+1♠+2<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>) so <span style="color:#333399;">loser</span> count is right. One threat card is the ♣ Q, the other is the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J or <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>T. If West has the diamond queen, he will be squeezed in two suits, with the primary entry being the diamond ACE (or king). So <span style="color:#333399;">Both</span> is right, and entry is right. </p><p>But why worry about squeeze when you can finesse? The answer is this. If west has three small diamond and EAST has doubleton queen... look what happens...<br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Q1.4.1<br /></strong></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ <br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A K T </span><br />♣ Q </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ <br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">♦</span> 9 7 6<br /></span>♣ A </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ J T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ <br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> Q 5<br /></span>♣ </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ <br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> J 8 5<br /></span>♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table>you cash the last heart, WEST has to keep the club ACE, so dummy can throw away the club queen after WEST's diamond discard. Now you lead a diamond and you don't hook, becasue if WEST has the diamond Queen it is going to fall down. <strong>So this is a bonus squeeze.</strong> If the finesse is working so is the squeeze, but if the finesse is losing, t<em>he bonus is you might drop the doubleton queen off-side.</em> This squeeze is often called a "<span style="color:#336666;">show-up squeeze</span>".</p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120929895809385602005-07-09T10:23:00.000-07:002005-07-09T12:33:15.746-07:00Solution to Quiz 1.2<table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.2<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A K 9 6<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A T 9 5<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 7 4 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">END</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="20">TRick</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">Lead</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">2nd</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">3rd</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">4th</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">1.W </td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠2</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠9</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠A</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠3</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; ADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="20">2.E</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>3</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>2</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A</td></tr><br /><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">3.N</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>5</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>4</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>6</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">4.S</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>2</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>7</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">5.N</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>5</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>3</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>7</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>T</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">6.S</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>T</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>4</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">7.N</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>9</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>5</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>8</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead ♠2</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 8 5 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T 8 7 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K 2<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ K J 2</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Analysis</strong></p><p><br />The matchpoint question was how to win 11 or even 12 tricks. The answer is a squeeze. For <span style="color:#333399;">BLUE</span>, the two threats will be against West and are the ♠Q and North’s fourth ♣ so "<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>" is Right.<br /><br />If East happens to have the ♣Q, you have 3 ♣ winners by playing low to the ♣ K-J. That gives you 11 tricks, correcting the loser count for a simple squeeze against West, so "<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>" will be right. The squeeze card will be the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>9. The club threat will be in the upper hand, so "<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>" is right. The entry, however is interesting. The ♠ threat has no entry in its own suit, so the ♣K will have to be the entry to South. After the ♣J wins, you have to get back to dummy, via ruffing a spade and then play the squeeze card (<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>10). <table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.2<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 6<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ T<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 7 5 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ T 8 6 4</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ T 7 6 4<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 7<br /></span>♣ Q </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead ♠2</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 8 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ K J 2</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Here you can play hook East ♣Q, ruff a spade, and cash <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>10 on which West is squeeze in the black suits. If he throws a ♣, you run 3♣’s starting with ♣K. If he throws ♠K, you win ♣K, cash ♠Q, then ♣A, making 12 tricks in this ending.</p><p><br /></p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.2.1<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 6<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ T<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 7 5 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ T 8 6 4</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ T 7 4<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 7<br /></span>♣ Q 9</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead ♠2</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 8 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ K J 2</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Alternatively, West may hold four clubs to the Queen. Can you still make 11 tricks in this ending? Yes! Lose the ♣ hook, win the ♣ return in dummy with ACE, temporarily blocking suit. Then cash the Diamond=ten executing a trump squeeze that we will study in chapter 2. But you should see that this squeeze is nothig but a crisscross squeeze using the last trump as a super ACE of spades<br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.2.2<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 6<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ T<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 7 5 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ Q T 6 4</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ T 7 4<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 7<br /></span>♣ 9 8</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 8 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ K J 2</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After the club jack loses, WEST must return a club, win ACE to arrive at this ending. </p><p></p>> <table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.2<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 6<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ T<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 7 5</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ T 8 </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ T 7 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 7<br /></span>♣ </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead ♠2</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 8 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ K</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120929280101996252005-07-09T09:58:00.000-07:002005-07-09T10:20:43.406-07:00Solution to Quiz 1.3<table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.3<br /></strong></span>Imps<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 9 8 5 3<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ T 9 4<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 5 2</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pas </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"><span style="font-size:0;">Pass</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<span style="color:#000000;">-<span style="font-size:78%;">1</span></span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass-<span style="font-size:78%;">2</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♠</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 NT</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">2 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">2 ♠ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table>1. 11-15 HCP and five or more <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A's<br />2. 0-7 HCP</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 9 8 3 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K 8 5 3<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q 4</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>East-West are playing precision. Essentially all opening bids are limited to 15 HCP except 1 ♣, which promises 16 HCP or more and 2NT which shows a big balanced hand. When you see dummy, you don’t rush to play the low <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, instead you start to do a little simple math. There are 40 HCP in the hand and you and your partner hold 18 of them. That leaves 22 for the opponents. West’s opening bid was limited to 15 HCP, and EAST’s pass shows 0-7 HCP. Since they hold 22 HCP, you believe West has 15 and East has 7. If East had one more point he would have responded initially, and if West had one more point, he would have opened 1♣. You don’t know what good this information will be, but you keep it in mind, just in case it is useful.</p>On the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, East signals with the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>8. This is an easy situation. You know West has at least 5<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> and dummy has 4, so East probably has 2. East is just sharing that information with his partner. West continues with the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K and East plays the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>4. <p></p>At trick 3 West switches to the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J East plays the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;"><strong>♦</strong></span>7 as you win the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K.<br /><br />Evaluate <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE </span>and determine how you will play the hand.<br /><p></p><p></p><p>After the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J switch, the hand becomes an open book. East must hold the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A-Q accounting for six of his “known” HCP. His seventh point must be the ♣ J as it is the only missing J. If West had 5 ♣’s and a maximum 15 HCP he would have bid 2♣ directly over 1♠. Therefore, you can place West with 4♣’s. If West held 3 or 4<span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s he also might have doubled 1♠ directly for takeout. Therefore, you should tentatively play West’s distribution to be is either 2-5-2-4 or 3-5-1-4. You know WEST has the club King and the spade ACE. If there is a squeeze, it will be on WEST in hearts and clubs.<br /><br />You plan on winning 4S, 2D, 1C for seven tricks. Where is the 8th one coming from? You see that WEST with club king and long hearts, might be subject to a squeeze. Entry will be club ACE, squeeze card last spade, threats heart nine and your club Queen. This time, you <strong>CAN NOT</strong> cash your club ACE for vienna coup as the heart threat has no entry in its own suit.<br /><br />When you play ♠ 2, West wins the A, leads <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>6 to East’s A. When East cashes the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>Q, West discards <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>2. East continues with the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>2 which West ruffs with the ♠ 7 which you then over ruff with the ♠K. Cash the ♠ J, ruff a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, and run ♠’s for a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>-♣ positional squeeze on West.<br /><br />When you lead your last trump, this will be the ending. If West discards his <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, the ♣5 is played from North, or if West discards ♣10, North throws away the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>9.<br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.3<br /></strong></span>Imps<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 9<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 5 </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span></span><br />♣ K T</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span></span><br />♣ J 9 8</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ 9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q 4</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table>The defense could have done better by playing four rounds of hearts, or east switching to a club after cashing two diamonds but squeeze defense is often missed at the table. To east, blotting out your diamond 8 winner might look logical, but you cash the diamond or ruff it, it is all the same trick.<br /><br />(browser back button to return to chapter one)<br /></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120925064831310222005-07-09T08:59:00.000-07:002005-07-09T09:27:40.043-07:00Solution to Quiz 1.1<table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.1<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K 8 4 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A K T 4<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ 9<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 5 4 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 ♠</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 NT</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦ </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 ♠ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 NT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">7 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span>K</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A Q 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q J 9 8 3 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A 5<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q T</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Analysis:</strong><br /><br />You have 12 sure tricks once you ruff the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>5 (win <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A and ruff <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>5 with the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A). If you find ♠ 3-3 you have no problem. However, how do you deal with an unbalanced ♠ split? You should consider <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span>. You will be out of <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s and all your <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s are good. So your possible threat cards are in ♠’s and ♣’s, all you need is one opponent to hold the fourth ♠ and the ♣K, in which case “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” is correct. The loser count is one, so “<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>” is correct. The ♠8 will be a threat against whoever holds the long ♠, and the other threat will be South’s ♣Q. With threats divided between the two hands, one must be in the upper hand, regardless of which opponent holds both ♣ and ♠ guard, so “<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>” is correct.<br /><br />This chapter deals with alterations in the entry condition. On this hand, the squeeze card will be South’s last <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, so you need an entry to the threat card opposite this card. The ♠ K provides this entry. Thus, you should recognize that if either opponent holds the ♣K and 4 or more ♠’s this is the basic squeeze position shown in <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>§1.1.1</strong></span>.<br /><br />To reach that ending you win the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A, ruff <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>5 with <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, play enough <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s to pull all the opponents trumps, then cash your side suit winners (♣A, ♠A-Q), then run your <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s. All you have to do is watch to see if someone plays the ♣K while you are winning your tricks. You will come to the following ending.<br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.1<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K 8<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 5</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ J 9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ K</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> 10<br />♣ x x </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>When you cash your last heart, WEST crumbles. You could reverse East-West hands without affecting the squeeze operation. Note, to reach the above basic squeeze ending, you simply visualized the entry condition and cashed the cards in any order that would allow you to arrive at the desired ending. So, just like problem <span style="color:#ff9966;"><strong>P1.1</strong></span> you happened to executed a <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Vienna Coup</strong></span> to reach this ending. </p><p>(The back arrow key will return you to your place in chapter 1)<br /></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120157301760150362005-06-30T11:46:00.000-07:002005-07-01T17:04:01.536-07:00bidding tbl<table style="cellspacing: '0'" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; medium: " valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH </td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; medium: " valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">1♠ </td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><br /><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">4NT</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">5<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">7 NT</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; valign: " width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass </td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">passpa</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">passpa</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"></td></tr></tbody></table>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120152491309520732005-06-30T10:22:00.000-07:002005-06-30T11:14:02.043-07:00Biddig diagram with cards<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 473.4pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; solid: "><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="115">1.0<br />DLR = </td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>VUL=</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH </td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1♠ </td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><br /><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">4NT</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">5<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">7 NT</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass </td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></span></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">Defect</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000000;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000000;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000000;"></span></p><br /><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p><br /><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120140976876123622005-06-30T07:15:00.000-07:002005-06-30T07:43:56.483-07:00table format<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 473.4pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; solid: "><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="115">1.0<br />DLR = </td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>S<br />H<br />D<br />C</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>VUL=</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH <p></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1a</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1b</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1c</td><br /><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1d</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1e</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1f</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1g</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1h</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1i</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1j</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1k</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1l</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1m</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1n</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1p</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">1q</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 40.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="54">Trick <p></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54">Lead<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p> <p></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54">2nd<o:p></o:p> <p></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54">3rd<o:p></o:p> <p></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54">4th<o:p></o:p> <p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 40.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54">1. <p></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 40.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; ADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="54"><br />2.<o:p></o:p> <p></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 40.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54">3.<o:p></o:p> <p></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54"></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 40.55pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="54">LAST ONE</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>S<br />H<br />D<br />C</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>S<br />D<br />H<br />C</p></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>S<br />H<br />D<br />C</p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">Defect</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120076193958805172005-06-29T13:15:00.000-07:002005-06-29T13:16:33.960-07:00Chapter Seven: Squeezes to correct for blocked entry positions.Sometimes you don't really need a squeeze to gain a trick. In these cases, you will have something like all the remaining tricks or all but one of the remaining tricks, but a blocked entry position will keep you from being able to cash them. In these cases, a squeeze might come to your aid by forcing the opponent to provide you with either an unexpected trick, or an unexpected entry that allows you to score all your tricks.<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Winkle</strong></span>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120076104494391422005-06-29T13:13:00.000-07:002005-06-29T13:15:04.496-07:00Chapter Six: “Upper” Defects in the Basic Simple Squeeze PositionUntil an incredible article by Geza Ottlik in The BridgeWorld magazine enlightened me, I thought that it was impossible to execute a squeeze if all of the <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span> requirements were satisfied except for the “U-requirement.” The logic for my incorrect view seemed flawless to me: The hand with the threats is squeezed before the defender who sits behind them. Thus, requiring the discard of the threats. However, Ottlik found a squeeze that does appear to work without meeting the “U-requirement” that he terms a “BACKWASH SQUEEZE.” The name backwash was suggested to Ottlik because of the highly unusual nature of the squeeze to work in a backward manner without an apparent threat lying over the hand being squeezed. It turns out, in reality, there is a threat over the hand but more of that in a moment.bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120076029776619272005-06-29T13:12:00.000-07:002007-04-29T20:48:18.231-07:00Chapter Five: "Loser" Defect in the Basic Simple Squeeze Position.There are many different ways you can a have a defect in the number of losers. The most common is to have two or more losers when you are trying to win just one extra trick. It turns out that defects in the “loser” requirement can be a blessing.<br /><br />The easiest remedy is to “correct the count”. There is not a lot of strategy to a many of the correct the count positions. You lose the trick(s) necessary as soon as feasible to get the count down to where the squeeze can be executed. Sometimes, complications will not let you correct the count at first. Just one example is if you duck a trick they will take an immediate ruff or cash an immediate second trick. These cases become a little more complicated, but lets start with the first, easy step, where you lose a trick as soon as possible.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Correcting the Count</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:+0;"></span>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120075940785068052005-06-29T13:11:00.000-07:002007-06-17T08:08:44.083-07:00Chapter Four: Additional remedies when "B-requirement" is lacking.In Chapter three, we examined three types of remedies when the "B-requirement" for a simple squeeze is lacking: transferring a menace, isolating the menace and the double squeeze. The double squeeze will come to your rescue quite often when you can not isolate the menace in just one opponent’s hand. This chapter will also cover a series of other recovery plays which, as a group, occur only rarely and as such would be difficult to remember by anyone who has not filed them away as methods for dealing with defects in the double squeeze positions discussed in the last chapter.<br /><br />As you recall from chapter 3, a <strong>double squeeze</strong> may occur when each opponent guards against one suit alone, and a third suit is guarded by both opponents (what we called a “<em>shared threat</em>”. We now turn our attention to the situation where one opponent has guards in all three suits, and his partner has guards in only two of these suits. The first corrective action, and perhaps the most common of these additional squeezes (at least in my experience) is the <strong>compound squeeze</strong>. If you were to study only one of these squeezes, the one to study would the compound squeeze, as in my experience, this one shows up more often than all the others. And for another, as a defender, you have some chances to break up compound squeezes if you and your partner manage to reconize the pending possible squeeze and try to make declarer's line of either more difficult, or better yet, impossible.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Compound squeeze</span></strong><br /><br />As you recall from chapter 3, a double squeeze occurs when each opponent guards against one suit alone, and a third suit is guarded by both opponents (what we called a “<em>shared threat</em>”). Clyde Love called the suit singlularly guarded the "basic threat". I don't like this term, but it is essential for compound squeeze that you do have one suit solely guarded. If I had to name it, I would call it the lone threat. To illustrate the Let’s examine one such hand played (MAY 9th 2004) on the BBO.<br /><br /><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="WIDTH: 250px"><tbody><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Dealer</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">N</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Vul</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">-</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Lead</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td"><span style="color:red;">♦</span>4</td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QT642</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK3</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T72</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T8</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J95</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T964</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">43</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J643</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><img style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 50px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; HEIGHT: 50px" src="http://firmit.awardspace.com/v2/img.php?dealer=2&vulnerable=0" /></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">3</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q8752</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J986</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q72</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK87</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKQ5</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK95</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 150px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; FONT-FAMILY: monospace; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: -1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">West</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: -1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">North</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: -1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">East</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: -1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">South</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">2</span><span style="color:#000000;">♣</span></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">2</span><span style="color:#000000;">♠</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">3</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></span></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">3</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">4</span><span style="color:#000000;">♣</span></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">4</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">♦</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">4</span><span style="color:#000000;">NT</span></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">5</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">♦</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">5</span><span style="color:#000000;">NT</span></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">6</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">♦</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:+0;">7</span><span style="color:#000000;">NT</span></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; LETTER-SPACING: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:#005500;">p</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />South decide to go for all the masterpoints by playing 7NT. The play in 7@spades would be trivial (ruff a heart in south).<br /><br />Opening lead was the D4 and you try, hopefully, the diamond TEN, but east covers and you win the ACE. This is followed by two more top diamonds. On the third diamond, WEST discards a club.<br /><br />Let's examine BLUE. We have 12 winners 5♠ (hopefully), 2♥, 3<span style="color:red;">♦</span>, 2♣. East alone guards against the diamond threat. If either opponent holds five clubs originally a squeeze is sure. If West holds five clubs, he is busy in clubs, EAST is busy in diamonds, and hearts is the shared threat and it has two winners. The double squeeze would work. If East holds five clubs, then you have a diamond-club simple squeeze on him. From the club discard, it looks like if anyone has five clubs it is West. The heart threat (small heart in dummy), cleary both opponents will protect against. But what if diamonds are split 4-3 (as here)? Now both opponents protect against hearts and clubs.<br /><br />You test clubs, by cashing the ACE (and dicarding club Ten, just in case (Ten and eight are equals, a later squeeze type will show why such unblocking discards can be important, on the current hand, it makes no difference). Then you cash three spades ending in dummy in this position, EAST pitching two hearts.<br /><br />Let's examine this ending closely.<br /><p class="dealheader">Basic Compound Squeeze Ending</p><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="WIDTH: 250px"><caption class="dealheader">Basic Compound Squeeze Ending</caption><tbody><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tbody><tr><td style="WIDTH: 80px"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T6</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK3</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">8</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T964</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J6</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><img style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 50px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; HEIGHT: 50px" src="http://firmit.awardspace.com/v2/img.php?dealer=2&vulnerable=0" /></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q87</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">9</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q72</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tbody><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">7</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">5</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K95</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />B: *defective<br />L: one<br />U: ♦5, ♥x<br />E: primary, ♣A, secondary ♥Ace<br /><br />Shared threat: **defective<br /><br />The B threat for simple squeeze is defective in that no opponent is solely responsible for two threats<br /><br />**The shared-threat for double squeeze is also defective (both opponents protect against ♣ threat and against the ♥ threat)<br /><br />However, watch what happens to EAST when you cash the ♠Ten. His three options are:<br /><blockquote>Discard diamond nine, which gives you your 13th trick immediately, so he will not do that</blockquote><br /><blockquote>Discard a club, which makes his partner soley responsible for the club guard, turning this into a double squeeze, with hearts the shared-suit, the R-suit is clubs, the L-suit is diamonds. North now must give up hearts but it doesn't matter. You play next spade (east and south throws club), but this squeezes the heart protection from west. Now the ♣ACE is the squeeze card on EAST, he can't keep three hearts and the diamond nine.</blockquote><br /><blockquote>Or East can throw a heart. Now West alone is left guarding ♥, east diamonds, and the shared-suit is clubs. A simpler squeeze could not be imagined. Cash spade, cash hearts. On last heart, East has to keep diamond, so he comes to one club, south can then pitch his diamond. North has to keep the 13th heart, so he comes to one club. The club king-nine win the last two tricks.</blockquote><br /><br />So what happened? If you have been following the sequence of thoughts for a squeeze ending, when you find loser = 1, and you have an upper theat (this case diamonds), you looks to see if EAST alone can guard against a threat in another suit (for a simple squeeze, if entries are right). But it is easy to determine that East probably does not guard hearts alone, and probably not clubs either (west with 3S and 2D would not discard a club from a doubleton with six hearts). So the simple squeeze "B" requirement is defective. When "B" is defectve, you turn next to see if there is only one "Shared-threat", such that one opponent alone guards against threats in one suit, and both share only one suit. Here you see instead of one 'shared-threat", there is likely two shared-suits (♣ and ♥).<br /><br />This dual "shared-threat" along with one isolated threat (which lies in the UPPER hand), however, provides you with an opportunity for a new type of squeeze: a compound squeeze. This example nicely shows how this squeeze works. On the next to last free winner, the hand protecting against the lone threat is squeezed in three suits. If he gives up the lone guard there is your extra trick. If he gives up his guard in either of the two suits in which he shares responsibility, he converts the hand to a potential double squeeze, as in this example.<br /><br />What are the general requirements for a compound squeeze?<br /><blockquote>Loser must equal one, </blockquote><br /><blockquote>The lone threat must lie in the upper hand,</blockquote><br /><blockquote>Each of the dual shared-threat suits must have a winner/entry in its own suit</blockquote><br /><br />This hand makes compound squeeze look easy, and sometimes they are. But some hands that meet these general requirements fail. The problem deals with after the hand with three suits stopped gives up a suit, you have to have a double squeeze that works, and remember some double squeezes failed if you didn;t have two winners in the "B" suit, or if you cashed your free winners in the wrong order.<br /><br />What have we learned?<br /><blockquote>If you can isolate only one guard to one hand, then a compound squeeze might work</blockquote><blockquote>The lone threat must be in the upper hand for compound squeeze, and </blockquote><blockquote>Each of the dual shared threat suits must have a winner/entry.</blockquote><br /><br />Types of compound squeezes<br /><br />Types of Compound Squeezes<br /><br />The above are the general requirements for a compound squeeze. These requirements are necessary, but not always sufficient for a successful compound squeeze. Let's see an illustrative example, then explain why this example fails.<br /><br /><p class="dealheader">Failing Case for a compound squeeze</p><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250"><caption class="dealheader">Failing Case for a compound squeeze</caption><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td style="width:80px"> </td></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">3</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">A9</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">2</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">JT</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KQ</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr></table></td><td><img style="width:50px;height:50px;padding:0px;margin:0px; " src="http://firmit.awardspace.com/v2/img.php?dealer=4&vulnerable=0"/></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KQ</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">JT</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">3</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">A2</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">3</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table><br /><br />B: *Defective<br />L: one<br />U: <span style="color:red;">♦</span>Q, ♠2<br />Entries, ♥A, ♠A<br />Lone threat: <span style="color:red;">♦</span>Q<br />On the surface, this ending looks very much like the compound squeeze in the last post. One opponent (west) has the lone guard against the diamond threat, which lies in the upper hand. There is only one loser, and both "shared-threats" have a winner/entry. All the rule given so far are satisfied, and yet the compound squeeze will fail with best defense (this doesn't mean give up, sometimes you don't get best defense). Let's try it out. When you cash the last club, West has to discard something. If the diamond, you are home, so he will discard a major. First, what if he discards a club? Then you will make. You will cash the spade ACE, then lead the last club, executing a very standard double squeeze. WEST will have to keep the diamond, so can't keep two hearts. Once he discards his heart, dummy lets go the ♦, and then the pressure turns to east. He can't keep two hearts and the spade to stop your two. Success... However, what if WEST, discards the ♥Queen? Now, no matter which way you go, you will not gain an extra trick. If you cash the ♥ACE then come to your hand to lead the last club, there is no entry to the diamond threat or heart threats in dummy. If you cash the spade ace, there will be no re-entry to your hand and no winner in the "shared-threat suit", which fails. And if you cash the last club, West throws another heart, and dummy is squeezed.. if you throw a heart or a diamond you lose a threat in dummy prematurely and if you thow a spade, you will have no entry back to south's hand. <br /><br />Exactly why this ending goes wrong is beyond the scope of this "introductory" sequence of post as it requires explaining all the different types of double squeezes (something I intentionally have avoided doing). Instead, I will just remind you of the two rules I gave for double squeezes. One is that is better to have two winners in shared-threat suits rather than one. The second is that it is best to cash your "R winners" before your last squeeze card (last free winner). Some compound squeezes will fail because the defense will set up a double squeeze for you (by abandoning the approriate suit) where you need two Shared suit winners when you have only one. Others will fail because the defense will set up a the double squeeze for you where you have to cash your last "R -WINNER" before the last squeeze card, but there is no way for you to do so and keep your entry conditions satisfied. This latter case is what happened above when WEST discards a heart. On a heart discard, the shared threat becomes spades in south, so the last R winner is the heart ACE. But if you cash that, the squeeze fails because it mucks up your entry conditions. <br /><br />So this example shows that compound squeezes can have some strick requirements. What types are there and are they all this complicated? There are two general types of compound squeezes, and each one has an easy layout and a difficult one. In all compound squeezes, at least one shared threat must be in a hand opposite the lone threat (or else no threat would be in the upper hand relative to one opponent). So the two endings are: Both shared threats in the same hand, and One shared threat in the same hand as the lone threat.<br /><br />When both shared threats are in the same hand (paired-shared threat), the ending is very easy if the lone threat has a winner in its own suit and an entry in any of the three suits (including the lone threat). You can run all the free suit winners, then enter (if not there) the hand with the lone threat and play the lone threat winner. These ending play themselves. For instance...<br /><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td style="width:80px"> </td></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">xx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Ax</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Kx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">2</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QT</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KQ</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">987</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr></table></td><td><img style="width:50px;height:50px;padding:0px;margin:0px; " src="http://firmit.awardspace.com/v2/img.php?dealer=4&vulnerable=0"/></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KJ</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">x</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QJTx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Ax</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Axx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table><br /><br />You can cash both clubs, throwing a spade from dummy. West has to abandon diamonds or spades, and the double squeeze can not fail.<br /><br />When you have a paired shared threat hand without a winner in the lone theat suit, or with no winner in either of the two shared threat suits, the compound squeeze will only work if the squeeze card (last free winner) is in the same hand as the lone threat. And here, after the hand with the lone guard abandones one of the shared threats, you must cash all the winner outside the shared threat suit in the hand with the double threat, then re-enter the hand with the sole threat and cash the last free winner. You need adequate entries for this and the LAST FREE winner has to be n the hand with the sole threat. This one is difficult to manage.<br /><br />The other type of compound squeeze has the shared suit threats split between the two hands. The best kind of these to have is where the shared suit opposite teh squeeze card has TWO WINNERS. These play themselfves, and this was the type of compound squeeze shown in the last post because it seems so utterly easy to see and excecute. (REMEMBER THE RULE, TWO WINNERS ARE BETTER THAN ONE FOR DOUBLE SQUEEZES AND FOR COMPOUND SQUEEZES).<br /><br />When the hand with just one shared threat lacks two winners, the compound squeeze becomes very difficult to execute and easy for the defense to mess it up. This is what happened in the failing case above. Let's revist it but give each hand an extra card, this time giving south two spade winners instead of one...<br /><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td style="width:80px"> </td></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">x</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Ax</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Qx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">2</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">JTx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QJ</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr></table></td><td><img style="width:50px;height:50px;padding:0px;margin:0px; " src="http://firmit.awardspace.com/v2/img.php?dealer=4&vulnerable=0"/></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q87</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T9</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">3</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">x</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table><br /><br />B: *Defective<br />L: one<br />U: <span style="color:red;">♦Q</span>, ♠2<br />Entries, ♥A, ♠A<br />Lone threat: <span style="color:red;">♦Q</span><br /><br />Now this compound squeeze works, just cash both clubs, and throw a low diamnond from dummy.<br /><br />Can the compound squeeze ever work where the lone shared suit has only one winner? The answer is yes, if the following strict requirements are met. First, the hand with only the one shared-threat must hold the last free winner. On the next to last free winner, you must have entry conditions necessary to cash the last R-winner, reenter the hand with the sole threat threat and cash the last free winner. The sequence of plays can trip up the best of us, and perhaps this will require extra study on your part, but for now, here is an example. <br /><br /><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td style="width:80px"> </td></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">xx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Axx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q87</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Kx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">JT9</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr></table></td><td><img style="width:50px;height:50px;padding:0px;margin:0px; " src="http://firmit.awardspace.com/v2/img.php?dealer=2&vulnerable=0"/></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">JT8x</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Qxxx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2"></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">x</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Ax</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:red;">♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Kxx</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span style="color:black;">♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table><br />On the club ACE, West is under pressure in three suits. If he discards a ♦, you have 8 tricks. If he discards a ♠, this becomes an easy double squeeze. Cash ♠AK, cross to the diamond King, cash the last club, west has to keep the diamond, so he will throw a heart, dummy small diamond let go, and you lead diamond to the ACE, squeeznig east in the majors. <br /><br />So West will discard a heart. Now cash ♥ACE (last right winner) then diamnond A then king, then lead the last club. West has to keep a diamond, Easat ahs to keep a heart, so no one can keep three spadesbboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120075869356721662005-06-29T13:09:00.000-07:002005-07-15T20:48:06.486-07:00Chapter 3: Introduction to Defects in the “Both” Requirement in the Basic Simple Squeeze Position<strong><span style="color:#009900;">A) Defects that can be corrected to result in a simple squeeze</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;"></span></strong><br />In the previous chapter, we examined possible ways to compensate for entry-related irregularities with the basic squeeze position. We now turn our attention to the situation where the only lacking <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> requirement is “both.” Actually, “both” is a double requirement: you must have two threat suits and only one opponent must guard against both threats. Either of these “both” requirements can be violated.<br /><br />When each opponent guards against one of the potential threat suit, the simple squeeze is flawed. There are two common ways to force the end position into one of the four standard simple squeezes. These plays are referred to as “transfer of a menace” and “isolation of a menace." In the first case, the opponents each guard against one threat. In the second case, both opponents guard against one threat, while only one guard against the other. The next three endings will demonstrate these two types of plays.<br /><br /><strong>TRANSFER A MENACE<br /><br /><br /></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.1</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A J 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: Defective E->♠, W-><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥Q</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: ♠A<br />SC: ♣A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ T 8 7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q 7 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ J<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ K 9 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Squeeze Card: ♣A. Both defect: West guards against <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K, East guards against ♠J.<br />* once the threats are both isolated against West<br /><br />Hand 3.1 looks similar to the positional squeeze ending you are familiar with if West held the ♠Q. Of course if West held the ♠Q you could simply finesse against it using the ♠A-J combination. We will assume that in this ending you received bidding clues that make you aware that that the ♠-finesse will fail. The basic squeeze position is therefore flawed since “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” is violated: East guards the ♠-threat, West the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> -threat. However, the position is flexible enough to overcome this defect. North leads the ♠J, forcing East to cover with the ♠Q, South winning the ♠K. Now, West has to keep the ♠10-8 to keep South from winning the ♠9. By forcing East to cover the ♠J with the ♠Q, the menace (guard) was transferred from East to West, which how this play earned it’s name. With this transfer of menace, you have transformed this ending into a positional simple squeeze similar to ending <span style="color:#006600;">1.4</span>. Cashing the ♣A now executes this automatic positional squeeze.<br /><br />There are other ways can transfer a menace from one hand to the other. In ending <span style="color:#006600;">3.2</span> ♣’s are trumps and it is North’s lead. If the ♠A was with West, south could ruff a ♠ and play the last trump to execute the positional simple squeeze on West. However, let’s assume that you can tell from bidding clues that East holds the ♠A and you hope that only West stops <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> ’s.<br /><br /><strong>Using Trumps to Transfer a Menace</strong><br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.2</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:0;">♣'s trumps</span></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A T<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: Defective E->♠, W-><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: ♠ A<br />SC: ♣ A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ Q T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q J</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ A 3 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 9<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A K</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Squeeze Card: ♣A.<br />Both defect: West guards against <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> 10, East guards against ♠K.<br />* once the threats are both isolated against West<br /><br />In this ending, <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> is again violated because neither opponent holds the single guard in both threat suits. However, you can once again remedy this situation by transferring the menace from East to West by forcing East to cover the ♠K. After you ruff the ♠A, you play your last trump and West has to give up either his <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> or ♠ guard. The use of trumps to transfer the menace in endings like this one is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a variety of a ruffing or trump squeeze, but nothing could be further from the truth. This is play is nothing more than using the ruffing power of trumps to transfer a menace similar to that shown in the related ending shown in <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>3.1</strong></span>.<br /><br />The second common play to solve the problem with “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” before playing the squeeze card is played is referred to as “isolating the menace.” In <strong><span style="color:#006600;">3.3</span></strong> ♣’s are again trumps. To reach the basic squeeze ending (<strong><span style="color:#006600;">1.1</span></strong>), you might win the ♠A and then play three rounds of trumps. However, the resulting ending would be “flawed” in that both opponents will hold a ♠ stopper violating the “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” requirement. The solution is easy: pull the outstanding trump with the ♣A, play ♠A, ruff a ♠, and then playing the remaining ♣. Note that ruffing a ♠ removes the guard from East, thus “isolating” West as the sole opponent guarding against the ♠ menace.<br /><br /><strong>Isolating a Menace<br /><br /></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.3</span></strong><br /></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 3 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: Defective<br />-----EW->♠, W-><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#000000;">♠ 3<br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: ♠ A<br /><br />SC: ♣ A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q 9</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q 9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T 3<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 2<br /></span>♣ K</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ 4<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 5 4</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Squeeze Card: ♣A. Both defect: West alone guards against <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> J, but both guard against the ♠3.<br /><br />Again, use of trumps in this manner is also occasionally mistakenly referred to as a trump squeeze. However, as we saw earlier, a trump squeeze (chapter 2) is when the trump suit plays a role after the squeeze card has been played. The use of trumps to remove the guard from one opponent’s hand is known as “isolating-the-menace.” Later, we will examine how to isolate a menace simultaneously with the loss of a trick. Such manoeuvres simultaneously overcome defects in both <span style="color:#000099;">B</span> and <span style="color:#000099;">L</span>.<br /><br />Obviously, plays involving the loss of a trick require the loser count to be more than one (or else you should have the remaining tricks after losing the trick), and will be covered in the chapter dealing with defects in “<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>.”<br /><br />B) When one opponent can not be isolated to guard both suits.<br /><br />When you can not isolate both menaces into one hand, a simple squeeze will fail because your two singly guarded threat suits are divided between the two opponents (flawed “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” requirement). As noted above, you should first consider ways to force one opponent to be the sole guard of both suits. Many times, however, you will be unable to transfer or isolate the menace. The next possible remedy for this defect in the basic “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” requirement is a family of endings known as “<span style="color:#006600;">double squeezes</span>.” In a double squeeze, each opponent has exclusive responsibilities to guard against a single threat suit and there must be a third threat suit in which both opponents maintain a guard. This third threat suit is often called the “both-threat” since both opponents hold guards in it. However, this use of the word “both” when talking about double squeezes leads to confusion since we also refer to “both” as one of the four basic requirements for a squeeze. So I will use the term “<em><strong><span style="color:#663366;">shared-threat</span></strong></em>” for this third suit since the opponents share responsibility for guarding against it.<br /><br />Before we begin to examine double squeezes, it is important to note the existence of a lot jargon that is specific for double squeezes. Not the least of which are the names for the different types of double squeezes. Clyde Love, in his timeless classic “<em>Bridge Squeeze Complete</em>” described three families of double squeezes, some with subfamilies, while Fook Eng’s “<em>Bridge Squeeze Illustrated</em>,” named and derived the specific requirements for eight different double squeezes.<br /><br />The differences between Eng’s eight specific double squeezes, and Love’s three classes of double squeezes are based upon how they oriented their readers to the double squeeze. Since there are three threat suits and one squeeze suit (we will see one exception in which there is no squeeze suit!), it should be intuitively obvious that not all three threat suits can be in the same hand (lack of <span style="color:#000099;">U</span> against one opponent). Thus, Love described the squeezes primarily by whether the suit “<span style="color:#330033;">shared</span>” by the opponents was in the same hand with another threat suit or not.<br /><br />Eng on the other hand, notes all of his eight endings depending upon which hand held the squeeze card. To help our discussion of the double squeezes, we shall identify the three threats as the “<span style="color:#663366;">shared threat</span>” in which both opponents hold a guard. The “<span style="color:#993399;">L</span>” threat, which is the threat suit guarded by the opponent behind the shared threat; and the “<span style="color:#993399;">R</span>” threat, which is the threat suit guarded by the opponent who sits to the right of the shared suit.<br /><br />While we will cover the essences of all of these double squeezes, we will do so without the emphasis on naming each possible ending and suggesting extensive memorization of the specific requirements for each. Instead we will continue with our model of “defects” in the basic squeeze position, and rely on these minimal instructions to work our way through the confusing morass of possible double squeeze endings. For completeness, however, I have included a description of Love’s double squeeze requirements in Appendix 2 for readers who want more of the technical feel.<br /><br />Before we discuss the general requirements for a double squeeze, let’s examine one such ending using our “defect” in the basic squeeze approach. In ending <strong>3.4</strong>, with South is on lead, if East had a singleton ♠, this would be a straight forward positional simple squeeze. The primary entry would be the ♠A, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K and ♠2 would be the threats, and West would be the victim. Likewise if West had a singleton ♠, this would be a ♠-<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> simple squeeze against East where you simply cash the ♣A discarding the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K. East will have to allow the ♠2 or your <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K win the last trick. However, both of this basic endings are flawed in that both opponents stop ♠’s.<br /><br /><strong>The “Basic” Double Squeeze</strong><br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.4</span></strong><br /></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: Defective W->♠, E-><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: W->♠, E-><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: ♠ A<br /><br />SC: ♣ A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> A<br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br />Squeeze Card: ♣A Lead: South Both defect: West alone guards against <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K, but both guard against the ♠2 menace. Alternatively, East alone guards against <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K, but both guard against ♠2.<br /><br />Since both opponents share a ♠ stopper and the ♠ threat can not be isolated to either opponent, the “simple squeeze” has a fatal flaw. However, a double squeeze comes to your rescue like a knight in shining armour. When you cash the ♣A, West has to decide what to discard. Clearly if he throws the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A a small ♠ is discarded and North wins the last two tricks. Thus, West will undoubtedly discard a ♠. But examine what happens to the ending after West’s ♠ discard. It is as if West had a singleton ♠ after all, North simply discards his now useless <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K and East, who had already been busy guarding against the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K, is now exclusively guarding against the ♠2. Thus, West ♠ discard converted this hand which was from a flawed positional squeeze against himself into the actual basic squeeze position against East.<br /><br />In fact, once West throws the ♠J, “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” has become repaired against East and the automatic simple squeeze works easily. Note that just as entry defects in a simple squeeze caused an increase in the strength “requirements” to compensate, problems with “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” require similar increases, in the form of a third threat suit.<br /><br />This is how double squeezes works: each opponent exclusively guards against one threat suit, and they share protecting against a threat in a third suit. On the squeeze card one opponent will be forced to either establish a trick for declarer immediately (i.e. if West throws away the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A in 3.4) or to give up his guard in the suit in which he shares responsibility with his partner (♠’s in 3.4). If all the other conditions are correct, the abandonment of the “shared-threat” will result in a simple squeeze against his partner.<br /><br />There are many ways the requirements for a double squeeze could be stated, and these requirements change to some small degree with each of the eight endings described by Eng. However, I will provide a much simpler view of a double squeeze. The requirements are:<br /><br /><br /><ol><li>there must be three threat suits, </li><li>each opponent must solely guard against one of the threats, </li><li>the “shared-threat” suit must contain a winner/entry, which is the only entry to that hand with the “shared threat”, and </li><li>entry and upper requirements for simple squeeze must be satisfied when one opponent discarded the guard in the “shared-threat” suit.<br /></li></ol>The requirement that “<span style="color:#000099;">upper</span>” exist against each opponent requires that each one single threat be directed against one opponent and one against the other. Don’t let the “S”, “R”, and “L” threats confuse you with regard to the upper requirement. In ending 3.4 the ♠2 is the S-threat, <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K the L threat (behind the double threat) and <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K the R threat (in front of the double threat). If you exchange the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K for the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K in this ending, the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K would still be the L threat, but with both the ♠2 and <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K both in front of East, no upper threat exist and the double squeeze will fail.<br /><br />Let’s re-examine 3.4 by these basic requirements. The ♣A was the squeeze card, so the primary entry would be the ♠A, which also is in the required entry in the “shared-threat” suit and there are no other winner or entries to the hand containing the “shared-threat.” Therefore, the squeeze works. Let’s examine another defective simple squeeze ending that can be salvaged by recognizing it as a double squeeze ending.<br /><br /><strong>Non-simultaneous Double Squeeze<br /><br /></strong><strong></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.5</span></strong></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: Defective E<br />--->S = ♠3, R = <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span>K</span>, L = <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥J</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: W = <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ J</span>, E = ♠ 3<br /><span style="color:#000099;">E1'</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E2</span>':♠ A<br /><br />SC: ♣ A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> A<br /></span>♣ 3</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A </span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />SC: ♣A* this is defective as it relates to a simple squeeze alone. This arrangement actually satisfies the “B” requirements for BLUE as it relates to normal double squeezes.<br /><br />Going back to the basic squeeze ending, if either opponent had small heart substituted for a ♠, then a simple squeeze would exist against his partner. As it is, both share the responsibility for guarding ♠’s (Defective B), and each is solely responsible for one red suit. The squeeze card is the ♣A, so the ♠A will be the secondary entry. There are no other entries in the hand with this secondary entry and no other side suit winners with it. The primary entry is <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A. The ♣A squeezes West who must not discard a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> for obvious reasons, so he will play a ♠. This discard leaves East as the sole guardian against the ♠3. Once West discards a ♠, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> J can be discarded on the ♣A. South only has to play a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> to the dummy. Strangely, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A which was initial thought of as the primary entry to North’s hand is no longer serving as an entry so much as a squeeze card in its own right. On the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A East must decide whether to throw the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A, setting up the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K or discarding a ♠ allowing South’s lowly ♠3 to win the last trick.<br /><br />Note, that in the “basic double squeeze” position given in 3.4 was “simultaneous” in that both opponents were squeezed on the same card. In 3.5 the squeeze was non-simultaneous in that West was squeezed on one trick and a trick later EAST was squeezed.<br /><br />When we first examined simple squeezes, we said the best type of entry of condition to have was when the primary entry was in the threat suit opposite the squeeze card. A similar statement can be made concerning double squeeze: the easiest double squeezes are those to play with two winners in the “shared -threat” suit. In fact, some ending absolutely require two winners in the “shared-threat,” the next one for example. This is the first of two generalized warnings associated with double squeeze endings.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Entries To Both Hand In “S” Threat Suit</strong><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.6</span></strong></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: Defective S->♠,<br />----------------W-><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> E -><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: ♠ A<br />SC: ♣ A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ J 9 7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ T 8 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> A<br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ K 3 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A </span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Squeeze Card: ♣A. * this is defective as it relates to a simple squeeze alone. This arrangement actually satisfies the “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” requirements for <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> as it relates to normal double squeezes.<br /><br />On this hand BLUE would be satisfied for a simple squeeze if either opponent had a doubleton ♠. The hand with the squeeze card contains the “shared-threat” (♠’s) and the hand opposite squeeze card has no entry outside of the “shared-threat” suit. Since the “shared-threat” must contain an entry within its own suit (to the shared-threat, in this case the ♠3) this forces the requirement that there be two “shared-threat” winners: one in each hand.<br />Cashing the ♣A will effectively squeeze West out of a ♠ after which the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K can be discarded and East can decide whether to set up an extra trick for you in <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s or ♠’s. Should you worry about counting the ♠’s to decide if the ♠2 will be good after you cash your ♠A-K? No. If after winning the ♣A neither of your red kings are winners just play your ♠’s. This is sort-of the standard rule for double squeezes: don’t waste energy counting discards in the “shared-threat,” just determine if your individual threats are established. If they are not, then cash your “shared-threat” winners.<br /><br /><strong>Double Winners in “S” Suit Required</strong><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.7</span></strong><br /></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A K 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 2</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B*</span>: Defective EW->♠,<br />---------W-><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥, <span style="color:#000000;">E -></span><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: 1' = ♠ A, 2nd =none<br />-----S = ♠ A<br /><br />SC: ♣ A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ Q T 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ J 9 8<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> A<br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A </span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />SC: ♣A, * this is defective as it relates to a simple squeeze alone. This arrangement actually satisfies the “B” requirements for BLUE as it relates to normal double squeezes.<br /><br />This ending is very similar to that of 3.6. Once again BLUE for a simple squeeze would be satisfied if either opponent held only two ♠’s. Note that in this ending the hand with the squeeze card also has the two singly stopped threat suits and requires a card to lead as an entry in the “shared-threat” suit. Because of all of these cards in the squeeze hand, there simply has to be two “shared-threat” winners in the hand opposite for the ending to work.<br /><br />To further illustrate the point about “S-suit” winners, let’s examine two ways of playing the following ending.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Only one Winners in “S” Suit<br /></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.8.1</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A T 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 6<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: *Defective EW->♠,<br />-------W-><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<span style="color:#000000;">, E-> </span><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: W - ♠2, E - <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span>K</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: primary ♠A<br />---> secondary, none<br />---> S suit, ♠A<br /><br />SC: ♣A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q 9</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">2</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q 7 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K J<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> K Q<br /></span>♣ 2</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">A J</span><br />♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />SC: ♣A, * this is defective as it relates to a simple squeeze alone. This arrangement actually satisfies the “B” requirements for BLUE as it relates to normal double squeezes. <p></p><br />There is one double squeeze that is unusual enough to deserve special mention, and to provide the name by which it is referred. It is called the reciprocal double squeeze. While this double squeeze has the same general requirements as other squeezes, it has one unusual characteristic: it lacks a separate squeeze suit. In the reciprocal double squeeze, the “shared-threat” must have a winner in its own suit, and you cash first one, then the other of last winners in the other two threat suits. The last winner in one threat suit must squeeze one opponent in the other two suits, then the winner in the suit he gives up must then squeeze his partner in the remaining two suits.<br /><br /><strong>Reciprocal Double Squeeze<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.9</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 2</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: *Defective EW->♣,<br />-------W-><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<span style="color:#000000;">, E-> </span><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: W - <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, E - <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: primary <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span>A</span><br />---> secondary ♣ A,<br />---> S suit,♣ A<br /><br />SC: ♣A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ K 1o</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> K Q<br /></span>♣ Q J</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">3 2</span><br />♣ A 3</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Lead: South SC: No separate squeeze suit… <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A and<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A serve as the squeeze cards against first West, then east.<br /><br />* this is defective as it relates to a simple squeeze alone. This arrangement actually satisfies the “B” requirements for BLUE as it relates to normal double squeezes.<br /><br />In this ending, <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> ’s is the threat suit against West, <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s is the threat suit against East, and they both stop ♣’s. There is no free suit winner. Amazingly, N/S win the remaining tricks regardless of if the lead is in North or South. North merely wins the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A. West has to let go a ♣ to avoid setting up the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> J. Now North wins the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A, and East must decide which minor to throw. All South need do is discard the three of the minor suit East keeps, then the ♣A and other minor suit three win the last two tricks. If it was North’s lead and he happened to lead the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A, East will have to throw a club, and south can discard a<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>. Now the ending is a typical simple squeeze against West with the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A as the squeeze card, and with a club and a heart threat.<br /><br />Earlier we mentioned that there were two generalized warnings associated with double squeezes. The first was that it is desirable, and often necessary, to have two winners in the “Shared-threat” suit. The second warning deals with a second problem that we have not yet discussed with double squeezes. In double squeezes it is sometimes critical that you cash your winners in precisely the correct order. Most books on double squeezes go to great lengths to clarify when, and why, cashing the winners in precisely the correct order is required for the squeeze to work. This book is designed to provide an overview of how to identify and execute squeezes in the heat of battle without the rote memorization. Thus, we don’t want to spend a lot of time enumerating the rules for these type squeezes. Instead, we hope that the same identification of the basic positions will make it possible to get the majority of these right without extensive memorization. The following ending is the most restricted of the double squeeze endings with respect to the order in which winners have to be taken. Can you see the proper sequence?<br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.10.2</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">A J<br /></span>♣ 2</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p></p><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 7 6</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">K Q</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q 10<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 7 6<br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">2</span><br />♣ A K</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />SC: ♣A* this is defective as it relates to a simple squeeze alone. This arrangement actually satisfies the “B” requirements for BLUE as it relates to normal double squeezes <p></p>There are five winners off the top, so only one loser. Each opponent alone guards one red suit jack threat, and both guard against the “Shared-threat”: the ♠2. In this ending, ♣’s is the squeeze suit. At this point, with N/S on the lead, they can cash their winners in any order they want. However, easy this ending looks, it really is treacherous.<br /><br />Let us just examine possible sequences of plays to see what would be obviously wrong. If South wins even one of his ♣’s now, the squeeze will not work. For instance, have South take both ♣’s, what is north to discard on the second ♣? If it is a spade, there will be no re-entry to south, and if it is either red jack, the opponent with the KQ in that suit will be able to pitch from that suit and keep two ♠’s. Likewise, if South takes one club now, the only entry to the squeeze card will be in ♠’s.but we know that double squeezes require an entry (or re-entry) in the “Shared-threat” suit after the squeeze card has been played, so taking even one club is clearly wrong. <p></p><br />Another obvious point is that both red suit Aces must not be cashed prior to playing on ♣’s since then there will be no “primary entry” to the hand opposite the squeeze card after ♣’s are cashed. <p></p><br />So even without rigorous study the obvious solution is that the first step will be to win one and only one of the red suit Aces. But as symmetrical as this position appears, those two A-J’s are not at all equal! The following two endings illustrate what happens if you cash first the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A then run ♣’s, versus cashing <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A first then running ♣’s.<br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.10</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 2</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Both Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: *Defective EW->♣,<br />-------W-><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<span style="color:#000000;">, E-> </span><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: W - <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, E - <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: primary <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span>A</span><br />---> secondary ♣ A,<br />---> S suit,♣ A<br /><br />SC: ♣A<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ K 1o</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> K Q<br /></span>♣ Q J</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">3 2</span><br />♣ A 3</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong><br /></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.10.2</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">A J<br /></span>♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p></p><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">K </span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q 10<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 7<br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">2</span><br />♣ A </span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />In panel §3.10 the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A was taken, followed by the ♣K. Now, on the ♣A West must keep the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K, but he can safely afford the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> 7, but the question becomes what can North discard. North must keep the ♠ as a re-entry to South, but if he throws away a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> at this point, so can East. On the other hand, if north discards the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J, then when a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> is lead to the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A on the next trick, West can discard his <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J and <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K and hold onto his <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K-J. Either way, the squeeze fails. <p></p><br />But look what a difference cashing the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> A first makes in the second panel (§3.11). When the last ♣ is played West must keep both of his <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s, so he is forced to discard his guard in ♠’s. Now, the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J having served it’s purpose, can readily be discarded. Although East can discard his <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>7 on this club, West’s spade discard has converted this to the familiar basic squeeze ending with East the victim, the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A as the squeeze card, the ♠A as the primary entry.<br />According to Clyde Love’s classification, this would be a special type of double squeeze he refers to as the RFL type B1. To remember this squeeze in his classification, you would have to know what “R, F, and L” referred to, as well as the difference in his classification between a B1 and a B2 double squeeze. Readers with excellent memorization skills are once again encouraged to purchase and read Love’s book on double squeezes to find out what these letters mean. As complicated as the correct sequence of plays are in double squeeze ending, the following simple rules will see you through most of these endings without the heavy memorization. First, “Shared-threat” must always contain a winner and entry in its own suit (two “B-suit winners, together or split between the two hands is especially desirable). Second, there should be only one primary entry to the hand opposite the squeeze card . Finally, after the first squeeze card is played, it is often necessary for the “primary entry” to serve in the role as an entry to a side threat, but also as the “new squeeze card” in the endings like in the second panel above. So the new ending must simplify to the standard basic squeeze position.<br /><br /><p></p><br />To meet these very general requirements in ending like §3.9.1 with two entries in the hand opposite the squeeze card, we need to cash one before the squeeze card. A moment of thought about the effect of cashing which honor will have on the eventual basic squeeze position will often then see you home. For instance, as you consider which red ACE to cash in §3.9.1 before entering South with a club and leading the last club you should be able to visualize WEST having to give up his spade guard on the second club. Why west? Because North will need to keep a spade entry card, so you will have to throw away one of the two potential threats from north on the second club. Since East gets to play after North, it must be the threat against WEST. With that simple piece of logic and without any extensive memorization you should be able to work out the need to cash the winner in the threat suit against WEST before playing clubs.<br /><br /><p></p><br />Simple squeeze played as a Double Squeeze<br /><p></p><br />Sometimes, you will know you have a simple squeeze against one or the other of the opponents, but you will not know which one. The typical situation is when each opponent exclusively guards against one threat suit, and in a third suit you hold a threat one, or the other, opponent can guard against but not both. This extra threat gives you some tremendous leeway in that you can often play the hand as if it is a double squeeze. The following ending is a simple illustration of this point.<br /><strong>Simple squeeze played as a double<br /></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§3.12</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A K Q 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">A J</span><br />♣ 2</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p><br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ (J) 9 6 5</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">K Q (2)</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="center" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ (J)T97<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 7 6 (5)<br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A 9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 4 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">3 2<br /></span>♣ A K</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />In this ending, East is known to guard exclusively against the ♠-threat, while West guards the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> -threat. With 6 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> ‘s in the N/S hands, only one opponent can guard against <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> s because there is a limited number of <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> ‘s in the deck (with seven outstanding hearts, only one opponent can have as many as four). In this example, either opponent can have the fourth heart (indicated by the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> J in parentheses), while the other opponent has the small diamond (indicated in the parentheses). All N/S need do is cash the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A (only one entry opposite the squeeze card) then take the clubs. If west keeps the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K or <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>Q, then the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J is discarded on the last ♣. After taking the last ♣, if the ♠9 is still not good, North wins all of his hearts from the top.</p><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Problem 3.2</span></strong><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><br /></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 6 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K 7 2<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> Q 4</span><br />♣ AKT943</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">2 <span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Dbl</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 NT </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 ♣</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">4 ♥</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Dbl</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">6 NT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ J983<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ JT8654<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> T6</span><br />♣ 5</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ QT74<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> KJ9873<br /></span>♣ 86</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> 10</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A K 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A 9 3<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A 5 2<br /></span>♣ Q J 7 2 </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><br />Examine Blue. You have 11 sure tricks in the form of 6♣’s, 1<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>, 2<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s and 2♠’s. So L=2. Assuming East holds at least 6<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s for his jump overcall, then only East can stop the third round of <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s. From the double of 4<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, you think that West might hold 5 or more hearts. In this case, both East and West will share the guard against the ♠2. Thus, ♠2 is the “S-guard”, the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>2 and <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>7 must be the suits the opponents guard. Note, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>9 can not be a threat, because the all three threats can not be in the same hand. The <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>7 is in the upper hand to WEST, and the other two are in upper hand to EAST. <p></p><br /><br />You play the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>Q with virtually no hope it will win. East overtakes with the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K and you duck. What you need to do is rectify the count ducking the first diamond. When you duck the first trick, EAST will continued with a <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>, which you win. Happy he didn’t lead a ♠ since you like to have two winners in endings where spades become a shared threat.<br /><br />We will revisit this hand in the next chapter where both opponents hold at least three cards in each major to show how to compensate for a flaw in the double squeeze ending.<br /></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120059969731174072005-06-29T08:35:00.000-07:002005-06-29T08:52:49.353-07:00PrefaceI have studied squeeze for more years than I would care to admit. The reason for this study was two fold. I had an incredible busy schedule and never could find time to finish work and get home in time to turn around and go back out to play bridge in the real world. So I sharpened my "skills" by study. Bridge World, books, hands I dealt myself. <br /><br />It is difficult, some would say impossible, to prepare for serious bridge competition by self-study. On this I agree. But I found the analytical pursuits of investigating squeezes was something that I both enjoyed, and could do while alone. This study lead to the collecton of hands from when I did get to play and a personal classification of squeezes that made them easier for me to identify at the table (yes I still miss some at the table, but I get a very large number of them correct). <br /><br />So I starting writing an explaination of my classification/identification scheme and it turned into a very large "book" with hundreds of bridge hands. This Blog will attempt to bring most if not all of that material to others who might benefit from the approach I use. <br /><br />As working on converting from hand written and computer files in "poor" english to something on the web for the world to see is time consuming and painstaking process. This Blog with its seven chapters on squeezes and anticipated added chapter material in the from of problem hands, will be completed only if sufficient interest is available from the web community. As I have no real way to know if people are even reading this without feedback, feel free to add comments to let me know what you think. Constructive comments are always appreciated, and example hands for others (or links to them) would be nice too. <br /><br />Ben, aka Inquirybboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120058465554298192005-06-29T08:20:00.000-07:002005-07-10T07:19:19.060-07:00Chapter Two: Defects in the entry requirement of BLUE<strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Entry Defect in Basic Squeeze Position: No primary entry in either threat suit.<br /><br />A. Trump Squeeze</span></strong><br /><br />The basic squeeze position requires that the threat suits opposite the squeeze card have its primary entry in its own suit. In the last chapter, we found that simple squeezes still worked if the primary entry was in the threat suit held by the squeeze hand, provided that a secondary entry (a re-entry back to the squeeze hand) existed in either threat suit. Because of this requirement for an extra (secondary) entry, the simplest squeezes are ones in which the primary entry is in its own suit. In this section, we will examine endings where the primary entry is not in either threat suit, and the significant extra values required compensating for the primary entry being outside of either threat suit. Up to this point, the squeezes shown have all been played at notrump. The ability to use trumps to set up winners and to serve as a late entry in suit contracts can play a key role in compensating for defects in the basic squeeze position. The simplest use of trumps in a squeeze ending is known as a trump squeeze and is shown in ending §2.1. In a trump squeeze the ability to ruff one of the guarded suits severely threatens one opponent in two distinct ways. First, the ruff can be used to set up a winner in the suit that is trumped. Second, the ruff can be used as an entry to an established winner. In the following ending <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s are trumps.<br /><br /><strong>TRUMP SQUEEZE<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§2.1</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q 8<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ 3<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 5</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Entry Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: ♠A+ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥K</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥Q</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: *basic ending defect<br /><br />SC: ♣A<br />1’ entry: Defective as no entry to hand opposite squeeze card in own threat suit (H) or squeeze hands threat suit (S).<br />2’ entry: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥A</span> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K 5</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ 32 <p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ K 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />This ending shows how the trump can be used to either establish a winner (the ♠K) or to serve as a late entry to an established winner (the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q). When the squeeze card is played (♣A), West must discard from a major. If he discards a ♠, The ♠6 will be ruffed, dropping the ♠A, and the last two tricks will be the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A and ♠K. That is, the trump is used to set up the ♠K. If West discards the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>5, South will cash the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, then use the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>3 to ruff a ♠ as an entry to <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q. This shows the second usage of the trump after the squeeze card as an entry to an established winner.<br /><br />The ability of the trump to be used to establish a winner in the hand opposite it or to serve as an entry to a winner in the hand with it should look oddly familiar. In fact, if you could substitute the small trump (<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>3) for a spade higher than Ace, you would have a crisscross squeeze similar to what was presented in ending (§1.3). This is exactly the purpose of a simple trump squeeze: the ability to ruff after the squeeze card has been played replaces the lack of a primary entry in the threat suit held by the squeeze hand. Thus, just as in the normal crisscross squeeze, the secondary entry (entry to the squeeze hand) must be in the threat suit held by the hand opposite the squeeze card. Note, to overcome the defect of the lack of an entry opposite the squeeze card in the squeeze hand’s threat suit, we have increased the requirements to include a trump suit and require a two card threat suit (in this example, two spades) to allow ruffing to establish a winner.<br /><br />This gives you two ways to view a trump squeeze. The first way is how a trump can be used as a “primary entry” to overcome the lack of the primary entry in either threat suit in a simple squeeze position. The other way often is to view a trump squeeze is as a means to solve a flaw in a crisscross squeeze position by substituting for the “Ace” of the threat suit held by the hand containing the squeeze card.<br /><br />Example hand<br /><br />♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br />•<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ West North East South<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Trick Lead 2nd 3rd 4th<br />1.W<br />2.<br />3.<br /><br />♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣ North<br />West East<br />South ♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br />•<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣<br />Lead: ♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><br />♣<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">B. Guard Squeeze</span></strong><br /><br />Due to the ability to ruff, a trump squeeze could be viewed as having its primary entry in the threat suit held by the squeeze hand. However, there are many endings in which you can squeeze your opponents even though the primary entry lays outside the threat suits, and the ability to trumps does not play a role in the squeeze. The first of these endings is shown in §2.2. At first glance, this ending looks very similar to the basic squeeze position with the exception that one side suit winner (<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A) has not yet been cashed. Examine this ending more closely looking at elements of BLUE.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Guard Squeeze<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§2.2</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ K</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Entry Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: ♦ K Q + ♣A<br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> J</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: *basic ending defect<br /><br />SC: ♠ A<br />1’ entry: Defective as North lacks entry in either threat suit. This hand is played in NT so no chance for trump squeeze as shown in <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>§2.1<br /></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q 5</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">3<br /></span>♣ 2</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> K Q<br /></span>♣ A </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">A J<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />By now, you should be able to quickly identify the threat suits in end-positions like §2.2. East is busy in ♣s and <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>s, there is only one loser, the threat suits are divided between North and South so upper is right, and a squeeze card exist (either the ♠A or <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A). However, you should also be able to identify the entry defect in the basic squeeze position.<br /><br />If you cash the ♠A and then use the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A as the squeeze card, there is no entry to the South hand. Likewise, if you cash the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A then use the ♠A as the squeeze card, there will be no entry to the North hand. Thus, the defect is that there is no entry to the hand opposite the squeeze card in either threat suit. You may have noticed that if North’s <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J was replaced by the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>2, the hand would be the basic squeeze position by first taking the ♠A and then using the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A as the squeeze card since the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A serving as the primary entry to South’s hand.<br /><br />If you cashed your free suit winner (<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A) before playing your squeeze card (♠A) the lack of any entry to South would be fatal. Fortunately, this ending contains yet another recovery manoeuvre that compensates for this “defect” in the entry condition. The compensating value is that the primary entry is in a side suit that is partially finessable. When the ♠A is played East is squeezed after all, this time not just in two suits, but in three. If he discards a <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>, you win the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>AJ, followed by the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A. If he discards the ♣A, you throw the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J on <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A then win the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A and ♣K in North. Therefore, East is likely to discard the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K after which you discard the ♣K on the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A and then play West for the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q by leading low towards the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A-J.<br /><br />This use of a partially finesseable “primary” entry in side suit (that is non-threat/non-squeeze suit) to compensate for the lack of entries in the threat suits is a guard squeeze. Because the squeeze victim is busy in both normal threat suits and must also guard against a finesse through his partner, he is in effect busy in three suits. The guard squeeze is just the first of many ending we will examine where one or both opponents are squeezed in three suits, instead of two. Note, if you didn’t (or couldn’t) identify the presences of the entry defect, you may have cashed the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A earlier as part of a rule you read somewhere or the other about cashing all your side suit winners in a squeeze ending.<br /><br />This example once again demonstrates that the lack of a primary entry in either threat suit dramatically increases the minimum requirements necessary for the compensating squeeze technique to work. In the guard squeeze, the minimum requirements are very high indeed. First, the primary entry must be partially finessable, something like the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>AJ in this position, or <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A10 if East held originally <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>KQ, <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>KJ, or <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>QJ (he will be squeezed out of both high honors). Second, the squeeze victim must stop both normal threat suits, and hold all but one of the partially finesseable cards. Finally, the threat suit held by the hand opposite the threat in which the finessee will be taken must contain at least one winner after the squeeze card has been played (in §2.2, this was the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A). This winner is necessary so that the non-established threat in the hand into which the finesse will be taken can be discarded after the squeeze victim gives up his guard. For example, in §2.2 had South won the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A prior to leading the ♠A, it will cost him a trick.<br /><br />Sometimes, the primary entry will be a side suit, and there will be no re-entry to the squeeze hand outside of the same side suit. That is, entry to both hands is in the same side suit. In this case, there may still be a guard squeeze if the threat suit opposite the squeeze card has a winner (but no entry), and the secondary entry is partially finesseable.<br /><br /><strong>GUARD SQUEEZE<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§2.3</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 9 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Entry Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span>A</span>+ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥KQ</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥J</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: *basic ending defect<br /><br />SC: ♣A<br />Entry Defect: North has no entry in either threat suits. Since this is a notrump contract, there is no chance for a trump squeeze<br />2’ entry: </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ J T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">A</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ Q 3 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 3 2<br /></span>♣ <p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ K 8 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />In this ending West is busy in <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s and <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s, but no simple squeeze exist since neither hand has an entry in either threat suit. With the ♣A as the squeeze card, the secondary entry in ♠’s is partially finesseable, so the guard squeeze can still compensate for this entry defect. South cashes his ♣A, and West feels the pressure. A discards of <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> or <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> sets up the fifth trick automatically, so West will discard the ♠10. North may discard the now useless <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J or, if he prefers, a ♠. However, if North discards a ♠, he must be very careful that it is specifically the ♠9 (do you see why?). North then wins the ♠A, dropping West’s ♠J, followed by the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A on which South discards the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K. Finally the secondary entry spade entry is used to finesses East’s ♠Q.<br /><br />The need to unblock middle cards, such as the ♠9 in the last hand, is common situation in such guard squeezes and often shows up in bridge problems. The discard of the ♠9 (if a ♠ at all) is necessary to avoid being locked in dummy if East refuses to cover the ♠9 with the ♠Q. Keep this unblocking play in mind whenever you identify the potential need for a guard squeeze.<br />The next example is a positional guard squeeze that you should have no problem identifying at the table (see §1.2).<br /><br /><br /><strong>POSITIONAL GUARD SQUEEZE<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§2.4</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Entry Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span>A</span>+ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥A</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥K <span style="color:#000000;">and</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span>K</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: *basic ending defect<br /><br />SC: ♣A<br />Entry defect: North has no entry in either threat suits.There are no-trumps in which to effect trump squeeze as in <span style="color:#006600;">§2.1</span>.<br />2’ entry: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥A</span> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ Q T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">A<br /></span>♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ J 8 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ 3</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ K 9 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />In this position, the both threat suits (<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s and <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s) are in the same hand, so this is a positional squeeze that works only against West. The simple squeeze position is also defective in that the primary entry is not in either threat suit. Fortunately, the primary and secondary entries are in the same suit, and this suit is partially finesseable. On the ♣A West will discard a ♠, and North can play either king. Now a ♠ to the ace and a ♠ hook through East’s ♠J will win all the remaining tricks for N/S.<br /><br />Guard squeezes are easy to identify at the table because they all share the same features, the lack of a primary entry in either threat suit and at least a partially finessable side suit. Using the deficit identification method on the following hand should help the right line to be crystal clear to you.<br /><br /><strong><br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">P2.1.1</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ Q 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">J 5 4</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff0000;">K T 8 3<br /></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ 5 4 3 2<br /></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p><span style="color:#006600;"><strong></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead: ♠ K</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ <span style="color:#000000;">A K</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<span style="color:#ff6666;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">A 7 2</span><br /></span>♣AKQJT987<br /></span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table style="cellspacing: '0'" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; medium: " valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH </td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; medium: " valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><br /><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">2 ♣1</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">2</span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"> 2</span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">3 ♣</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; valign: " width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">4♣ 3 </td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">4 ♠</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; valign: " width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">6♣ </td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">6 ♠</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; valign: " width="68">DBL</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">7 ♣</td></tr><tr><br /><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"></td></tr></tbody></table>1. Strong Forcing Opening Bid<br />2. Waiting bid<br />3. Major two-suiter<br /><br />You gambled that your partner would have something useful in <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s. You have 12 top tricks, so “<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>” is right. The ♠Q and <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J are probably both working threats against West, so “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” looks good. Both the ♠Q and <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J are in the upper hand with respect to West, so “<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>” is right for a positional simple squeeze against West. However, the simple squeeze fails due to an entry defect. What is this defect? It is that North lacks an entry in either of his threat suits.<br /><br />Fortunately, the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> suit offers a slim ray of hope. Can you see the right sequence of plays? If you did, pat yourself on the back, for you have just passed the test for identifying guard squeezes. After you cash all but your last ♣ and your two <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> winners , both North and West will be reduced to 1♠, 1<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, and 2<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s in an ending something like the following.<br /><br /><strong><br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">P2.1.1</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K 3<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p><span style="color:#006600;"><strong></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">J 9<br /></span>♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> Q 6 5 4<br /></span>♣ A 7 2</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<span style="color:#ff6666;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">A 7 2</span><br /></span>♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />On the ♣ A West is in a quandary. If he throws a major suit card, he gives up the 13th trick immediately. However, if he discards the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>9, he exposes his partner <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> holding to a finesse. But note how important it was for you to save the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>3 in dummy when as you discarded on ♣s. If you had not discarded the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>10 and <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>8 from dummy. East could defeat you by refusing to cover the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>10 or <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>8 when you lead it from the dummy at trick 12, and you can’t afford to overtake with the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A. However, the discarding the middle <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>s allow you to use the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A-7 to finesse East’s <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>Q-6. Once you are fully familiar with guard squeezes as a mechanism to overcome the lack of a primary entry in a simple squeeze type ending, this type of double unblocking is automatic and you can see it at trick one. If, by the way, West held <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>Q-J-T this will merely have been a triple squeeze, a topic we will cover in a later chapter. West actually held ♠AKJ10xx <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>QT98x <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J9 ♣void.<br /><br />You should probably think of these as “simple guard squeezes,” to differentiate these ending from a group of guard squeezes we will examine in a later chapter known as double guard squeezes. We have discovered that the simple guard squeeze is a way to compensate for entry defects in a simple squeeze. Later, we will learn that a double guard squeeze is a manoeuvre to compensate for entry defects in a double squeeze.<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>C. Entry-shifting Trump Squeeze<br /></strong></span><br />The trump squeeze and guard squeezes are the most common corrective responses when the primary entry is in neither threat suit. More rarely, you will run across three additional endings in which the primary entry is also in a side suit: the entry-shifting squeeze, the clash squeeze, and the trump clash squeeze. Also, as we shall see later, if you have both an entry defect and a loser defect (more than one loser) there are a host of additional plays that may gain a trick or more. We will deal with these multiple defect squeezes in later chapters. Below, we address the three other types of compensating manoeuvres when only an entry defect exist in blue.<br /><br /><br /><strong>ENTRY-SHIFTING TRUMP SQUEEZE<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>§2.5<br /></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">Lead S<br />♠ trumps<br /></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Entry Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE<br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">♦</span>A</span>+ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥A</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">J</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: *basic ending defect<br />SC: ♠A<br />Entry Defect: North lacks entry in either threat suits, and South lacks a re-entry in either threat suit<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A K </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">A K</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ A K </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead ♠ K</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ K 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">3 2<br /></span>♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />With ♠s as trumps, you would like to cross-ruff but East ♠10 would be used to over-ruff one of your <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> ruffs. So you have little choice but to pull trumps and look towards a squeeze for your extra trick. If you pull trumps, your loser count will be one, West will be busy in <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>s and <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>s, and the red suit threats are divided. Therefore, BLU is all correct. However, there is no entry to either hand in either <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s or <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s. But this ending allows you compensate nicely for the lack of entries to either hand in either threat suit through the ability to use trumps as a late entry to either hand. Since you are not sure which hand will require the late entry, you have to put off the decision of which hand to win the ♠ in until West has committed himself to discarding his long <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> or <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>. So when you lead the ♠K, West is caught in an entry-shifting squeeze. If he discards a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> you overtake with the ♠A, ruff out the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, and re-enter North to win the good heart with by ruffing a <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>. On the other hand, if West discards a <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> on the ♠K, you play low in dummy, ruff a <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>, then re-enter South by ruffing a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> to cash your long <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>.<br />In the entry-shifting squeeze, you are able to win the squeeze trick in either hand after the victim commits himself by abandoning a long guard in one of the threat suits. The compensating requirements for this entry-shifting trump squeeze are very high indeed. First, you have to have a trump suit in which you can win the last round of trumps in either hand, after the squeezed opponent has made his discard. This “either-or” requirement means this is a positional squeeze. If the east hands were reversed, the squeeze would not work. If you lead a low spade from dummy, EAST knows you have to win in South and would discard a heart. If you lead the Spade ACE, east would know you are going to have to win that trick in dummy and would throw a diamond. Second, the trump suit generally has to be balanced between the two hands, usually 2-2 or 3-3. We will acknowledge that it is possible to construct entry-shifting trump squeezes with an unbalanced position. We refer people interested in such rare beast to “Adventures in Card Play” by Geza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey for examples of these endings.<br /><br />Even though rare, the entry-shifting trump squeeze is very easily identified because of the lack of entries to either hand outside the trump suit. If you recognize this entry defect early enough in the hand, you may even be able to take corrective action to compensate for minor flaws in the ending. For instance, you may need to ruff a side suit early in one hand to get to a balanced trump position, or it may also be necessary to unblock the trump suit to preserve the ability to win the penultimate trump trick in either hand. You may find it even necessary to risk an otherwise unnecessary trump finesse early during the play in order to preserve sufficient top trumps at the end to be able to win the trump trick in either hand.<br /><br />If you are following this logic, you have just learned how to identify and execute an entry-shifting trump squeeze at the table. Hopefully, you will find it as easy to identify as we have made it seem, even if you have to take unnecessary ruffs and risk unnecessary finesses.<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>D. Clash Squeeze</strong></span><br /><br />Entry condition blocked so you can not cash your free winners, and return for the squeeze card.<br /><br />Examine §1.2.4 with the lead in the south hand. If the ♠ Ace had been cashed earlier, and the lead was in the south hand, this would be essentially identical to basic squeeze ending (§1.1). As a matter-of-fact, if the ♠2 was the ♣2, you would lead to the ♠A and play the ♣2 to reach the identical position used to demonstrate the basic squeeze position. The position §2.6, however, illustrates that entry defects can exist in which you can not cash your side suit winners and get back to play your squeeze card. In this ending, if you cash the ♣A and use the ♠A as the squeeze card, there will be no entry to the south hand.<br /><br /><strong>POSITIONAL CLASH SQUEEZE<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">§2.6</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Entry Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span></p><p><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥KQ</span> + <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span>A</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>:<span style="color:#ff0000;"> <span style="font-family:courier new;">♦J</span></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: *basic ending defect<br /><br />SC: ♣A<br />*Entry defect: North has no entry in either threat suits, and no re-entry exist to south in either suit.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">A<br /></span>♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ J T<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 2<br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">K</span><br />♣ A</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />The thought of a guard squeeze as the remedy for this situation is quickly discarded, since the ♠ suit is not even partially finesseable and there is no winner in the threat suit held in the south hand (<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>s). However, this position contains sufficient compensating values to overcome the entry deficit in the form of the singleton ♠Q. When ♣A is taken, West comes under tremendous pressure. He must keep the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>KQ and <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A , so the ♠K will most likely be discarded. This makes the ♠Q a winner, so North can discard the useless <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J, and the next three tricks will be won by the ♠Q, <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A , and ♠A.<br /><br />This singleton ♠Q serves as a menace against West, making him once again busy in three suits. The singleton ♠Q in an ending like this is known as a clash menace, and this type of squeeze is referred to as clash squeeze. Note that in this ending, if the East and West cards were reversed, no the squeeze would work. Also, notice that the requirements for this squeeze get very high again. You need winners in both side suits, a clash threat (in this case the singleton ♠Q), plus a primary entry. While this version of the clash squeeze is positional, if the threat in the hand with the clash menace (in this case <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>s) has a winner in its own suit, the clash squeeze works equally well against either opponent.<br /><br />Consider the next position, which is a minor modification to the ending in §2.7.<br /><strong>CLASH SQUEEZE<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>§2.7 </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 3 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ AJ<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Entry Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE<br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">♦</span>A</span>+ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥Q</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A J<br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: *basic ending defect<br />SC: ♣A, clash menace ♠ Q<br /><br />*Entry defect: North has no entry in either threat suits, and no re-entry exist to south in either suit.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ J T 9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">2</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ K<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> K Q<br /></span>♣ </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">A J<br /></span>♣ A </span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />On the ♣A, North can safely discard a ♠, but what is East to play? If it is a red suit honor, N/S will win the AJ in that suit plus the other two Ace. If it is the ♠K, the •A and ♠Q are played from south, and the two Aces in North win the last two tricks.<br /><br />Thus, you should see that the clash squeeze compensates for a blocked entry position in the normal simple squeeze. If at possible during the play, you should avoid blocking the ending by cashing your winners. However, this is sometimes not advisable or even possible. In these cases, the clash squeeze may see you through.<br /><br /><strong>TRUMP CLASH SQUEEZE<br /></strong><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>§2.8 </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><br />♣ trumps<br /></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A 3 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Entry Defects in <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE<br /></span><span style="color:#000099;">B</span>: <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Courier New;">♦</span>A</span>+ <span style="color:#000000;">♠KQJ</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">L</span>: one<br /><span style="color:#000099;">U</span>: ♠3<br /><span style="color:#000099;">E</span>: *basic ending defect<br />SC: ♣A, clash menace <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥Q</span><br /><br />*Entry defect: After ruffing a ♠, North will have no entry in either threat suits, and no re-entry exist to south in either suit.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K Q J<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">A</span><br />♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115">♠ T 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ J T<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ 3 </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ 4<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">K<br /></span>♣ A K</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />With ♣’s as trumps it looks like you have a simple squeeze by cashing ♠A and ruffing a ♠, then leading your last trump. But West will discard the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K. You can win the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q but then you lose <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K to <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A. It also looks like you might be able to play a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, ruff a heart, and play the last ♣. But in this case, East keeps 2♠s and you have no squeeze. In each case, the problem is the lack of adequate entries. But there is a solution to this hand in the form of a trump clash squeeze. When you take the ♣ A west is helpless. If he throws a ♠, you pitch <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> from dummy, cross to the ♠ A, ruff a ♠, making the dummy good. If he throws a <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>, the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K is good. Finally, if he discards his <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K, you cash the clash menace (<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q). Unlike the simple clash squeezes (§2.6 and §2.7) unblocking earlier in the hand is usually not an option when you need to use the trump clash squeeze.<br /><br /><br />((( More to come, not finished)))bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120056183664010392005-06-29T07:42:00.001-07:002007-05-31T12:28:43.941-07:00Chapter one. The Simple Squeeze<div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;"><strong>1.1 The Basic Squeeze Ending</strong></span> </div><p align="left"></p><div align="left"><br />The simplest squeeze ending, aptly enough, is one of several variants known collectively as simple squeezes. While there are four different simple squeeze endings, I will refer to the simplest of these four endings as the “basic squeeze ending.” Then, we will examine other squeeze position as logical variants based upon irregularities from this basic squeeze position.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">The basic squeeze ending has the following requirements:</div><div align="left"></div><ol><li><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> must be satisfied;</div></li><li><div align="left">the threat suits are split between your two hands; </div></li><li><div align="left">the threat suit in the hand opposite the squeeze card contains an entry in its own threat suit (see <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.1.1</span></strong>).</div></li></ol><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">The Basic Squeeze Ending</span></strong></div><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;"><strong>§1.1.1</strong></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ 2<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> --<br /></span>♣ --</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3">Analysis of <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> (require #1)<br /><span style="color:#333399;">B:</span> ♣ A+<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>KQ in one hand<br /><span style="color:#333399;">L:</span> 1 – loser left in 3 card ending<br /><span style="color:#333399;">U:</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J – lies over the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>KQ<br /><span style="color:#333399;">E:</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A – entry to hand opposite the squeeze card<br /><br />Req #2 Threats (♣ K & <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J) are divided between your two hands<br /><br />Req#3 Entry to threat (hearts) opposite the squeeze card (♠A) is in its own suit (<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A)</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ --<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> --<br /></span>♣ A</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ 5<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 2<br /></span>♣ - - </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead South</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ A<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦<br /></span></span>♣ K</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Let’s examine <span style="color:#333399;">BLUE</span> in this ending. In our examination of finesse endings in the <a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/06/introduction.html">Introduction</a>, we didn’t have to deal with the “<span style="color:#333399;">B</span>” requirement. The reason is because on a finesse, there is just the one suit. However, a general requirement for squeezes is that one opponent be “busy” guarding against “both” threats. In this context, <em>a threat is a card that will become a winner if the opponent throw away his guard in that suit</em>. In <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.1.1</span></strong>, we have two clear threats: <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J and ♣K. </p><p>If West were to discard either his club ACE or any heart, then one of our two threats would be come a winner. The “<span style="color:#333399;">B</span>” requirement has several facets. First, our side must hold both threats and one defender must be BUSY guarding against BOTH threats. The “<span style="color:#333399;">B</span>” requirement is fulfilled in this example since only one opponent (in this case, West) guards against both the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J and ♣K from becoming winners. After examining this hand, you should note that that if one opponent had the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>KQ and the other had the ♠A that you would have to lose a trick. The reason for this is simple. The opponent with two hearts could keep both, and the opponent with the ♣A could keep it. In squeeze language, this means the squeeze would fail due to lack of the "<span style="color:#333399;">B</span>" requirment since no single opponent would not be <span style="color:#333399;">Busy</span> (“<span style="color:#333399;">B</span>”-requirement) in two suits.</p><p>Next, you should observe that in this three card ending there are two obvious winners: (major ACES), with three cards left. Three remaining tricks minus the two sure winners, leaves us with one one potential “<span style="color:#333399;">loser</span>.” This satisfies the basic squeeze requirement calling for one-and-only-one loser left in the ending (the “<span style="color:#333399;">L</span>” requirement). The upper hand requirement (“<span style="color:#333399;">U</span>”) is also fulfilled, because the threat suits are divided between the N/S hands. In this case, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> threat is “above” (in the “<span style="color:#333399;">Upper hand</span>”) West’s guard in <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s.</p><p>Finally, in this ending the “<span style="color:#333399;">E</span>” requirement is also satisfied. The lead is currently in South’s hand, and when he is ready, he can enter the North hand with the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A. It is the presence of this ace that allows entry to the other hand, which meets the “<span style="color:#333399;">E</span>” requirement. Entry management is clearly the most complicated concept in advanced squeeze play, so we will elaborate more about the “<span style="color:#333399;">E</span>” requirement shortly. But first, we have to introduce one additional squeeze concept, <em>the squeeze card</em>.In a squeeze ending, you generally possess a winner in a side-suit. This side-suit winner is referred to as the squeeze card, because when you win the trick with it, your victim is squeezed out of his stopper in one or the other of the threat suits. In ending <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.1.1</span></strong>, the ♠A is “the” squeeze card. In virtually all squeeze positions (some modest exceptions that will be shown later) it is critical important that there be an entry to the hand opposite the squeeze card. Since the squeeze card is with South, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A serves this purpose.</p><p>We noted that in this, <em>the basic squeeze ending</em>, that there exist three general requirements. </p><ol><li><span style="color:#333399;">BLUE</span> is satisfied. As noted above, <span style="color:#333399;">BLUE</span> is satisfied in <span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>§1.1.1.</strong></span> </li><li>The threat suits must be divided between your own the two hands. Since the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J and ♣K are in separate hands this is met. </li><li>Finally, that the threats suit in the hand opposite the squeeze card have an entry in its own suit. In this case, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ </span>suit is the threat suit in the hand opposite the squeeze card, and the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A fulfills this last requirement of the basic squeeze position. </li></ol><p>Please note that other types of simple squeezes exist, and will be studied shortly, in which <span style="color:#333399;">BLUE</span> is met, but these later two requirements are changed. That is, both threats can be in the same hand, or the entry to hand opposite the squeeze card is not in its own suit. </p><p>Since <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> is met in <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">$1.1.1</span></strong>, West is squeezed when the Spade-Ace is played. His forced discard of the club ACE or any heart, allows you to win the last two tricks with ease. That is all there is to the basic simple squeeze position. In fact, this squeeze is so easy, it is called the automatic squeeze. But I like the term "basic squeeze position" because even changes to the entry location without voiding <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> reqiures either greater values between the two hands, or additional care in the play.</p><p>As an exercise, you should quickly review the individual requirements of <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span>. First you have two threats and West alone is Busy in both (<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>-requirement). Second, you have only one loser in the hand (<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>-requirement). Third, one threat (the heart J) is in the upper hand (<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>-requirement). Finally, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A is an entry (<span style="color:#000099;">E</span>-requirement) to the hand opposite the squeeze card (which was the ♠A).</p><p>The entry requirement plays a major role in most squeeze endings, primarily because as the number of cards remaining dwindles, the entries available to move back-and-forth between hands decrease. In the next few chapters, we will investigate how changing entry conditions effects squeeze techniques. But first, we will examine how changes in the entry conditions associated with the basic squeeze position (<span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>§1.1.1</strong></span>)<span style="color:#663366;"><strong> </span></strong>gives rise to two of the other three simple squeeze endings.But first, what should your goal be in virtually any squeeze position? </p><ol><li>Identify potential threats</li><li>Identify potential squeeze card</li><li>Identify entry to the hand opposite the squeeze card. I refer to the entry opposite the squeeze cards at teh "<em><strong>primary entry</strong></em>" It is primary because every squeeze hand requires an entry to the hand opposite the squeeze card (again there is a very small group of exceptions to list requirement that will be shown in a later chapter). In addition, in many endings, there will also have to be re-entry to the hand from which the squeeze card was played. We will refer to this re-entry as the "<strong><em>secondary entry</em></strong>". It is secondary, for two reasons. It is usually used after you have used the primary entry, and often no secondary entry is needed. Thus when compared t o the primary entry, it is of secondary importance. </li></ol><p><strong><span style="color:#006600;">The Basic Squeeze Ending</span></strong></p><p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;">§1.1.2</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ 2<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A J<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> --<br /></span>♣ --</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p>Analysis of <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> (requirement #1)<span style="color:#333399;"><br /><br />B:</span> ♣ A+<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>KQ in one hand<br /><span style="color:#333399;">L:</span> 1 – loser left in 3 card ending<br /><span style="color:#333399;">U:</span> <span style="color:#000000;">♣ K</span>– lies "over" the <span style="color:#000000;">♣ A<br /></span><span style="color:#333399;">E:</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A – entry to hand opposite the squeeze cardSqueeze card: </p><p>♠A Primary Entry:<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A Secondary entry: None</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ 5<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> 2<br /></span>♣ --</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ --<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> --<br /></span>♣ A</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead South</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ A<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦<br /></span></span>♣ K</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Figure <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.1.2</span></strong> re-examines the basic squeeze position with emphasis towards identifying primary and secondary entries. As you can see by comparing <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.1.2</span></strong> to <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.1.1</span></strong>, the basic squeeze position works equally well against either opponent, as long as he is <span style="color:#000099;">Busy</span> in <span style="color:#000099;">both</span> threat suits. For instance, in <strong><span style="color:#663366;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.1.2</span>,</span></strong> the E/W hands have been reversed without altering the result when N/S plays their Spade winner. </p><p>Once again the squeeze card is the ♠A, and the <em>primary entry</em> (that is, entry to the hand opposite the squeeze card) is the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A. The same two threat exist, and one opponent, this time East, is <span style="color:#333399;">busy</span> guarding both threats. It is a burden too much for his bare. At first glance you might think that the <span style="color:#333399;">U-</span>requirement has violated, since the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>KQ is behind the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>AJ. However, South’s ♣K is now in the “<span style="color:#333399;">Upper</span>” hand, and this is sufficient to meet the <span style="color:#333399;">U-</span>requirement. Thus, in <strong><span style="color:#663366;">$1.1.1</span></strong>, the upper threat had an entry in its own suit, while in <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>$1.1.2</strong></span>, the lead was already in the hand with the upper threat when the squeeze card is played, so an entry in the “<span style="color:#333399;">upper threat suit</span>” (this time, ♣’s) was not necessary. If East discards the ♣A when the ♠A is taken, South takes the ♣K, if he discards the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K or <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q, North wins the last two tricks in <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s. </p><p></p><p>Let’s examine a hand in which the basic squeeze ending arises, and thus the automatic squeeze can come to your rescue (<span style="color:#ff6600;">P1.1</span>). This hand arose late in a matchpoint game, in which south felt that they needed one more top score for a chance for first overall. South's 5NT bid was grand slam force, asking North to bid a grand slam with two of the top three ♠ honors: North's 7♠ bid confirmed that he held two of the top three ♠ honors. With fewer than two top honors, South would not have bid higher than six ♠’s. South realized that everyone would bid at least 6♠ and many would probably bid 7♠, decided to try to risk the small slam and try for matchpoint top in 7 NT. West’s opening lead was the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J. For those of you unfamiliar with matchpoints, or why someone would risk the Grand Slam Bonus for a measly 10 points extra, follow the following link for an explanation of matchpoint scoring and strategy: <a href="http://bboinquiry.blogspot.com/2005/06/matchpoint-strategy.html">BBOInquiry short description of Matchpoint strategey</a>. </p><p><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Squeeze Problem 1.1</span></strong></p><p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>P1.1<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ A K J T 9 7 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ 3 2<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q 6 3</span> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">NORTH <p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p>EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p>SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">-----</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">4♠ </td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">5 NT (1)</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">7♠ (2)</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">7 NT (3)</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68">Pass</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td></tr></tbody></table>1- GSF,<br />2- two of top three spades,<br />3- risk notrump at matchpoints</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> K</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 8 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A K Q 8<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 5 4 2</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Let’s quickly examine the hand to count our winners and determine our potential losers. We have 7-Spades, 1-Heart, 1-Club and 3-Diamond tricks off the top for a total of 12 trick: hence one loser. What chances do you have to make all thirteen tricks? </p><ol><li>Find ♣ K singleton,</li><li>Find <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> JT9 tripleton </li></ol><p>Combined, the odds that either of these distributions exist is approximately 4%, so that if you knew nothing about squeezes the chances of making this grand slam would appear to be very poor. However, since “<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>” is right for a squeeze (one loser), let’s also examine if the other requirements for the automatic squeeze might be met.</p><p>You have two obvious threat cards, the dummy's fourth diamond and the ♣ Q. These threats, by being split between the two hands, satisfy the <span style="color:#000099;">UPPER</span> requirement against either opponent. The next question is what will be the <span style="color:#ff6666;"><em>primary entry</em></span>? </p><p>Since you are very short of entries to your own hand, your last spade winner will serve as the squeeze card, so you will need an entry to the hand opposite that spade squeeze card. <em><strong>The “best” primary entry (entry to the hand opposite the squeeze card) in all squeeze ending is in the threat suit that hand contains</strong></em> (more on this later). Therefore, the primary entry to South’s diamond threat will be a high diamond, thus “<span style="color:#000099;">E</span>” is satisfied. </p><p>Since “<span style="color:#000099;">LUE</span>” is satisfied, the only other requirement is that one and only one opponent guard both threat suits. Clearly, only one opponent can hold the ♣K. Likewise, since E/W have only seven diamonds between them, only one opponent can hold as many as four (or more) diamonds. Thus, if the hand with four plus <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> ’s also hold the ♣-King , then “<span style="color:#333399;">B</span>” will be satisfied and the ending is automatic squeeze. </p><p>So now you should be able to visualize the ending. South’s hand should come down to some diamonds, and the dummy a good spade (squeeze card), a diamond (or two) for entry , and the ♣Q (threat). All you need do is play the cards to reach the ending you visualize. Win the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, cash ♠ J, K. On the second ♠ West throws a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>. Take ♣A (after all, someday the ♣K will be singleton, but not today). Then overtake the ♠Q with the ♠A and play three more ♠’s, discarding three ♣’s from North to reach this position.<br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">P1.1a</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> 3 2<br /><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">here</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /></span>♥<span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span>♦J T 5 4<br /></span>♣ K </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>immaterial</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">here</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A K Q 8<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ </span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">here</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />On the last ♠ South will discard the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>2. If either opponent started with exactly the <span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>JT9 South's hand will be good after taking the top diamonds. In addition, if either opponent held the ♣K plus any 4<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s (as shown for EAST in this ending), he will be squeezed out of one of his minor suit stoppers. The odds that the ♣K will be in the hand with long <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s is approximately 50%, so the overall chance of making this slam by either the squeeze or by the remote lucky drop of honors in one or the other of the minor suits is slightly higher than 50%. </p>That is essential all there is to the automatic squeeze! You should make a mental note that in this hand, it was necessary to cash the ♣A while you still have an entry to the North’s hand. If the ♣A was not taken prior to winning your last trump, the ending would have been quite different from the basic squeeze position ( <strong><span style="color:#993399;">§1.1.1</span></strong> or <strong><span style="color:#993399;">§1.1.2</span></strong>).<br /><br /><p></p><p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">P1.1b</span></strong></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 6<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> 3<br /><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q 6 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">here</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /></span>♥<span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span>♦J T 5 4<br /></span>♣ K T</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p>immaterial</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">here</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A K Q 8<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 5</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">here</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p></p><p>When the last ♠ is played, South must discard before West. Whatever suit South discards, West can safely discard too. If both discards are ♣’s, cashing the ♣A makes the ♣Q high, but there is no entry back to North’s hand to win it, and N/S will lose a <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> to West. </p><p>If the E/W hands in <span style="color:#006600;"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">P1.1b</span> </strong></span>were reversed, East would have to discard first, but South would need to guess whether West keep four <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s or one ♣, and discard accordingly. Cashing the ♣A early prevented this problem and cashing winner in the squeeze hand’s threat suit to avoid this re-entry problem when the squeeze card is played has a special name: <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>VIENNA COUP</strong></span>. There are a number of rules to help you remember to cash the side-suit winner to effect this play. However, the good news is that while you were asked to note this problem, you don’t have to worry a lot about it!! All you need do is remember the basic squeeze position, and strive to reach it, and you will cash winners like the ♣A in this hand automatically. Thus, by simply play to reach the basic squeeze end position, your hands requiring the Vienna coups will take care of themselves! </p><p><strong><span style="color:#006600;">1.2 Entry Alterations to the Basic Squeeze Ending:<br />Primary Entry in the squeeze hand’s threat suit. </span></strong></p><p>We will eventually examine defects that exist in the one or more of the <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> conditions. Such defects include having more than one loser, inappropriate entry conditions, the lack of an threat in the upper hand, or one opponent may not be busy in both threat suits. However, we will begin by investigating how a minor alteration in the basic squeeze ending such that the primary entry is no longer in its own threat suit affects the squeeze endings. It is important to realize that if “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>,” “<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>,” and “<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>” are all correct, that there must be a primary entry to the hand opposite the squeeze suit, or there is no way to avoid the lose of the trick. </p><p>The first alterations in the basic squeeze position we will examine is that the primary entry will be in the threat suit held by the squeeze hand, without changing any of the other <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE </span>requirements. This small change leads to the other three simple squeeze variations. Such a change is not a true defect in the simple squeeze position, just as ending <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>§0.2</strong></span> was not a true defect in the finesseable position. However, the changing entry condition puts an extra burden on the ending, just as moving the ♠Q’s in <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>§0.1</strong></span> from the North hand to the South hand in <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>§0.2</strong></span> added the extra burden on the position by requiring N/S to also hold the ♠J. The extra burden in the case when the primary entry is in the threat suit held by the squeeze hand is that the squeeze hand now will need a secondary entry back to its own hand after the squeeze card has been played. </p><p>The following two endings will illustrate the point concerning the secondary entry. In both endings, only one opponent is busy guarding both threat suits (“<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” is correct), there is only one loser (“<span style="color:#000099;">L</span>” is correct), and the threat suit (<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s and ♣’s) are divided between the N/S hands (“<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>” is correct). However, the basic squeeze position is altered in that the threat suit (in this case <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s) opposite the squeeze card lacks an entry in its own suit, but instead is in the threat suit held by the squeeze hand (in these examples, ♣’s). </p><p><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>1.3 Flaw from basic squeeze position:<br />Primary Entry in threat suit in squeeze suit hand 2nd entry in same</strong></span></p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;"><strong>§1.2</strong></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ 2<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> --<br /></span>♣ A 5</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3">Analysis of <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span><br /><span style="color:#333399;">B:</span> 3♣'S + <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A in one hand<br /><span style="color:#333399;">L:</span> 1 – loser left in 4 card ending<br /><span style="color:#333399;">U:</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K lies over the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span><span style="color:#000000;">A</span><br /><span style="color:#333399;">E:</span> see below<br /><br />Squeeze Card (♠A)<br />Primary Entry (♣A)<br />Secondary Entry (♣K)</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ --<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> --<br /></span>♣ J T 5</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> 2<br /></span>♣ 3 2 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead South</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ A<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 2<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦<br /></span></span>♣ K 9 3</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In ending<span style="color:#993399;"> <strong>§1.2</strong></span> the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K and ♣9 are threats against West: taking the ♠A squeezes West. If he throws the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, you win ♣K, then ♣A and <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K. If West throws a ♣, you win three ♣ tricks starting with the ♣A. This squeeze works equally well against East if the E/W hands were reversed. Thus, if you can not reach the basic squeeze position (<strong><span style="color:#993399;">§1.1</span></strong>) because of a lack of entry to the hand opposite the squeeze card its own threat suit, redundant entries to both hands in the threat suit in the hand with the squeeze card comes to your rescue. This squeeze ending is automatic against either opponent. Notice, however, that the requirements for <span style="color:#993399;"><strong>§1.1.2</strong></span> are higher than that for <strong><span style="color:#993399;">§1.1.1</span></strong> in that the threat suit with the squeeze hand must be strong enough to allow entries to each hand. The re-entry to the squeeze hand in its own threat suit was the secondary entry. The squeeze also occurs one trick earlier, in the four-card ending as opposed to the three-card ending.<br /><p></p><p><strong><span style="color:#006600;">1.4 Flaw from basic squeeze position:<br />Neither Primary Entry nor secondary entry in its own threat suits</span></strong></p><p>What if the hand opposite the squeeze card has an entry only in the threat suit from the hand with the squeeze card, but there is no re-entry to the squeeze card hand in its own threat suit? <em>That is, what if the secondary entry is not in its own suit?</em> In this case, there are two possible remedies. The first is that a re-entry exists in the threat suit in the opposite hand. This gives rise to something called a<span style="color:#006600;"><strong> crisscross squeeze:</strong></span> a name derived from the fact that after the squeeze card has been played, the player must carefully crisscross between each hand using the winners in the opposite threat suit to cash his winners. </p><p><strong><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#990000;">CrissCross Squeeze</span> </span></strong></p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;"><strong>1.2</strong></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ 2<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q T<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> --<br /></span>♣ A </strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3">Analysis of <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span><br /><span style="color:#333399;">B:</span> ♣KQ + <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A in one hand<br /><span style="color:#333399;">L:</span> 1 – loser left in 4 card ending<br /><span style="color:#333399;">U:</span> ♣Q lies over the <span style="color:#000000;">♣K</span><br /><span style="color:#333399;">E:</span> see below<br /><br />Squeeze Card (♠A)<br />Primary Entry (♣A)<br />Secondary Entry (<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A)</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ --<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> --<br /></span>♣ 5 4 2</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K J<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ K J </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead South</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ A<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦<br /></span></span>♣ Q 3</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The ♠A squeezes East in <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s and ♣’s. On a ♣discard, North with the ♣A (dropping the ♣K), and South <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A and established ♣Q. On the other hand, if East discards <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J on the ♠A, South cashes the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A (dropping the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K), then enters North with the ♣A to cash the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q. </p><p>Once again, this squeeze is automatic since it work against either opponent if the hands were reversed. However, in this ending, the side suit Ace’s must be cashed in precisely the correct order, or the squeeze fails. A good defender will try to mislead you by making it hard for you to determine which suit he has abandoned. The potential ambiguity that arises in the crisscross squeeze ending, makes it a much less desirable ending than the basic squeeze ending or the ending both the primary and secondary entries in the squeeze hand’s threat suit. Also, you should note that once again, that without the primary entry in its own suit, the minimum requirement is once again higher, in the form of the required secondary entry.<br /></p><p><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Positional Simple Squeezes</strong></span></p><p>Finally, the hand with the squeeze card may not contain an obvious re-entry card in either threat suit. This does not have to be fatal to the squeeze position, as long as the hand opposite the squeeze card contains a winner and small in the squeeze hand’s threat suit. The specific endings are all similar to that shown in <strong><span style="color:#993399;">§1.4</span></strong>.<br /></p>> <table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;"><strong>§1.4</strong></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ A 5</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3">Analysis of <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span><br /><span style="color:#333399;">B:</span> ♣KQ + <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A in one hand<br /><span style="color:#333399;">L:</span> 1 – loser left in 3 card ending<br /><span style="color:#333399;">U:</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K lies over the <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A</span><br /><span style="color:#333399;">E:</span> see below<br /><br />Squeeze Card (♠A)<br />Primary Entry (♣A)<br />Secondary Entry none obvious (but club ♣5 serves that purpose)</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ K Q</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ T 9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead South</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ A<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦<br /></span></span>♣ J 2</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>When south leads the ♠A, West must choose between throwing away the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A or a high ♣. In the first case, case North will discard a ♣ and wins the remaining tricks with ♣A and <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K. If the latter case, North discards the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K and the ♣AJ wins the last two tricks. </p><p>There are two important requirements in this end position that need to be noted. First, unlike the earlier simple squeeze hands, the squeeze will not work if the E/W hands were reversed. This type of squeeze works only against one opponent, and is often referred to as a <strong><span style="color:#009900;">POSITIONAL SQUEEZE</span></strong>. </p><p>A less obvious requirement is that there must be an entry to the hand with the squeeze card one trick earlier so that the squeeze card can be played (in this case, the ♠A). In the earlier squeeze examples were arranged so that the lead could be in either hand since both hands contained a card in the squeeze suit. In the positional ending, every card in the hand opposite the squeeze card is busy working against West in the squeeze ending, so that there is no room in North’s hand for a card to lead to the squeeze card. </p><p>It turns out that this last ending (<strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.4</span></strong>) is just a variant of another ending also referred to as a positional simple squeeze. In describing the basic squeeze position, we said the threat suits were divided between the two hands. It is, however, possible for both threat suits to reside in one hand as long as the squeeze card is in the opposite hand. In this case, there is no “<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>” threat against the opponent behind the hand with both threat suits, but there are two “<span style="color:#000099;">U</span>” threats against the other opponent. By simply exchanging the ♣J and ♣5 in example <span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>§1.4</strong></span> we arrive at the positional squeeze position given in <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">§1.5</span></strong>.<br /></p><p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>§1.5</strong></span></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ A 5</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3">Analysis of <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span><br /><span style="color:#333399;">B:</span> ♣KQ + <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A in one hand<br /><span style="color:#333399;">L:</span> 1 – loser left in 3 card ending<br /><span style="color:#333399;">U:</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K lies over the <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A</span><br /><span style="color:#333399;">E:</span> see below<br /><br />Squeeze Card (♠A)<br />Primary Entry (♣A)<br />Secondary Entry none obvious (but club ♣5 serves that purpose)</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ K Q</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 3<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span><br /></span>♣ T 9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead South</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ A<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦<br /></span></span>♣ J 2</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>When south plays the ♠A to trick 11, West has the same discard problem he had on the previous ending. For all practical purposes, these two ending are identical. While such positional squeezes only work against one opponent or the other, you will be amazed how frequently they will come to your rescue when you need just one more trick. <p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>P1.2<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ T 9 8 7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K Q 6 5<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ J 5<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A Q J</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">-</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♠</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 ♠ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 NT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">6 ♠</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">0</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead <span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;">♦<span style="font-family:times new roman;">K</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A K 6 5 4<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A 7 4<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A 8 3<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ K 7</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>You should be getting use to counting both your winners and losers. Outside of trumps, you have seven winners, eight if hearts split 3-3. If you have only seven winners in the side suits, you will need five trump tricks to make this slam. Next, evaluate your losers. With the <span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;">♦ </span>lead you have a potential <span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> and missing ♠Q-J-3-2 you may have a trump loser as well. <p></p><p>The question is can the slam make if you have a natural trump loser with east or west having ♠Q-J-x? Yes, as long as hearts split 3-3 and the player with the winner spade also has at least three clubs. You plan to win ♠A-K, followed by ♣K-A-Q discarding a <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>, then 4 rounds of <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>s discarding south’s last <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>.<br /><br />With this line in mind, you play ♠A on which west plays the ♠J. Three possibilities exist; west may hold ♠J, ♠Q-J or ♠Q-J-x. You play ♣ 7 to J and lead ♠10. If East shows out, you will win the ♠K and try to cash ♣'s then <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>'s. However, east follows with the ♠3. Based upon the principle of Restricted Choice (see appendix) you play low as West discards a small club. One more spade from dummy collects East's Queen, giving you five spade tricks to go along with your sure seven sure side card winners. Now the question is <em>can you see a way to make an overtrick if hearts are not divided 3-3</em>? </p><p>Let's check <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span>. You have 12 tricks, so the loser count is just one, so <span style="color:#3333ff;">L</span> is right. West's opening lead marks him with the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> Q making North's <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> J a threat against him. Further, the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J is in the "upper" hand, so <span style="color:#6600cc;">U</span> is right. If hearts are 3-3, you have 13 tricks, or if West holds four or more hearts he is busy in the two red suits, making “<span style="color:#000099;">B</span>” right. Finally, the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K provides the necessary entry to either the long heart or long diamond after you play your squeeze card, so “<span style="color:#000099;">E</span>” is right. You need to unblock your spade suit, cash ♣ A Q, <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q, and then lead to the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A to reach this position.<br /><br /></p><p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993399;"><strong>1.2b</strong></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K 6<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> J<br /></span>♣ </strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ J 9<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> Q<br /></span>♣ </strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">♦</span> T 7<br /></span>♣ 6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead South</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><strong>♠ 6<br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 7<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> 8<br /></span></span>♣ </strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p>The ♠6 crushes West. If he discards a diamond, North's Jack will be good, but to keep the <span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>Q will allow North to win the last two hearts. Note this is a positional squeeze, because both threat cards are in the same hand. However, since you already know that only West can stop hearts, this is no real limitation at all. </o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>NEXT QUIZES</p><p><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.1<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K 8 4 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A K T 4<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ 9<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 5 4 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 ♠</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 NT</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦ </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 ♠ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 NT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">7 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ A Q 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q J 9 8 3 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A 5<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q T</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>On this hand, you pushed perhaps too hard. Your agreement is that a reverse is forcing, so a jump reverse shows a short suit and support for partners suit, so that 3<span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> was splinter in support of hearts. Your partners could have jumped to 4<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> to show short <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> and enough to force to slam. During cue-bidding, partner has shown up with ♠K, ♣A and at least one of the two top heart honours. If you had thought about it, you would have realized that partner couldn’t hold both top <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> honours and the ♣AK. The reason being is that with ♠K-x-x(x) <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A-K-x-x <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>x ♣A-K-x-x(x) it is a toss-up rather or not he would consider his hand worth a game forcing leap to 4<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> instead of 3.<br /><br />Evaluate <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE </span>and determine how you will play the hand. Then click Soution to see how you did. <a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/07/solution-to-quiz-11.html">Solution to </a><span style="color:#ff6600;"><a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/07/solution-to-quiz-11.html">Quiz 1.1.</a></span><br /><br /><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.2<br /></strong></span>Matchpoints<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ 9<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A K 9 6<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ A T 9 5<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 7 4 3</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;">♦</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="20">TRick</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">Lead</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">2nd</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">3rd</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">4th</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">1.W </td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠2</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠9</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠A</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠3</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; ADDING-BOTTOM: 0in" valign="top" width="20">2.E</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>3</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>2</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>Q</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A</td></tr><br /><br /><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">3.N</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>5</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>4</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>6</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">4.S</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>2</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>7</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">5.N</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>5</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦<span style="color:#000000;"><strong>9</strong></span></span></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>7</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦<span style="color:#000000;">Q</span></span></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">6.S</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>T</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>J</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>4</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">7.N</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>9</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>5</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20"><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>8</td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 20pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="20">♠6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 8 5 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T 8 7 2<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K 2<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ K J 2</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>If you strengthen your card reading ability, you will be more successful in your executing squeeze plays. After 6 tricks, you should have a fair view of the opponent’s hands and your chances for 10, 11 or 12 tricks. Evaluate your chance for each, and decide on your line of play.<br /><br />At this point you are assured of <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s + 3<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>’s + 1<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> ruff +2♣’s for 10 tricks. Since East won the ♠A you can presume that West has the ♠K. Further, you know that West held exactly 2<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> and 3<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> and his opening lead suggest he holds 3 or 4 ♠, so you should tentatively anticipate West holds 4 or more ♣’s, with or without the ♣Q. How do you win 11 or even 12 tricks? </p><p>Evaluate <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> and determine how you will play the hand. Solution to Quiz 1.2.<br /></p><p></p><p><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Quiz 1.3<br /></strong></span>Imps<br />VUL= N/S</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K J 5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 9 8 5 3<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ T 9 4<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ A 5 2</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pas </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥<span style="color:#000000;"> -1</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass-2</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♠</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 NT</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">2 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">2 ♠ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table>1. 11-15 HCP and five or more <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A's<br />2. 0-7 HCP</td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q 9 8 3 2<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ Q J<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">♦ K 8 5 3<br /></span></span><span style="color:#000000;">♣ Q 4</span></span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>East-West are playing precision. Essentially all opening bids are limited to 15 HCP except 1 ♣, which promises 16 HCP or more and 2NT which shows a big balanced hand. When you see dummy, you don’t rush to play the low <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, instead you start to do a little simple math. There are 40 HCP in the hand and you and your partner hold 18 of them. That leaves 22 for the opponents. West’s opening bid was limited to 15 HCP, and EAST’s pass shows 0-7 HCP. Since they hold 22 HCP, you believe West has 15 and East has 7. If East had one more point he would have responded initially, and if West had one more point, he would have opened 1♣. You don’t know what good this information will be, but you keep it in mind, just in case it is useful.</p>On the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, East signals with the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>8. This is an easy situation. You know West has at least 5<span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> and dummy has 4, so East probably has 2. East is just sharing that information with his partner. West continues with the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>K and East plays the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>4. <p></p><p>At trick 3 West switches to the <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>J East plays the <span style="font-family:Courier New;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>7 as you win the <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>K. </p><p>Evaluate <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> and determine how you will play the hand. <a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/07/solution-to-quiz-13.html">Solution to Quiz</a> 1.3.</p><p><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Quiz 1.4 </span></strong></p><p><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>MP<br />VUL= Both</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ K 3<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ T 7<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A K T 9 2</span><br />♣ Q J 8 6 </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 <span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 ♠</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">4 ♠</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">5 <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pas</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; 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PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead ♣K</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥AKQ9862<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> J 8 5<br /></span>♣ 9 2 </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Opening Lead ♣K, East plays the ♣7. Opponents playing standard count and attitude Five hearts looks hopeless. West can cash 2♣’s, and they will win the ♠A, plus you have a possible <span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> loser. Even though the contract looks hopeless, you have one small chance. What if West has a long ♣ suit and the ♣7 was a singleton? In this case, West with ♣A-K-T sixth will have to decide which of you have a singleton and which a doubleton ♣. West might be afraid to try and cash a second ♣, since the ♣ Q-J in dummy might provide you with two pitches for potential two ♠ losers. But, be careful. If you play the ♣3 at trick one, and EW are playing normal signals, West will know you still have the ♣9. So you have to false-card at trick one with the ♣ 9. </p><p>West thinks awhile but ends up leading the ♠9 to ♠3-A-Q. You hold you breath, but to you delight, East returns ♠J as you discard ♣ 9. One loser has evaporated, examine<span style="color:#6600cc;"> </span><span style="color:#333399;">BLUE</span> and figure out which threats and entries you have.<a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/07/solution-to-quiz-14-show-up-squeeze.html"> Solution to QUIZ </a>1.4.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Quiz 1.5</span></strong><br /><table style="WIDTH: 473.4pt"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>MP<br /></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p>♠ AKT9762<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ 5<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> T 9 </span><br />♣ AQ5</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 214.2pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="286" rowspan="3"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />WEST</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><br />NORTH</td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />EAST</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p><br />SOUTH</p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1 ♠</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">1NT </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">2 ♣ </p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">3 NT </p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pas</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center">Pass</p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; 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mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr><tr><p align="center"><p></p><p></p><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.65pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 50.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="68"><p align="center"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="115"><p>Lead<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ K</span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"><p><span style="color:#000000;">♠ Q<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">♥ A T 9 7<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">♦</span> A 6 3<br /></span>♣ J9763 </span></p></td><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top" width="115"></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 473.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="631" colspan="4"><p lass="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Your partner’s 2♣ cue-bid was at least game invitational, so with sound values you leap to game. Looking at dummy, you wonder why your partner didn’t correct the contract to 4♠. </p><p>This is matchpoints, so you have to worry about how many tricks people in spades will win. At trick one, you can see that if ♠s split 3-2, people playing in spades are likely to win 12 tricks. North would win the expected ♣ lead with the Queen, cross to the ♠Q, play <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A and ruff a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, then pull trumps. Then play ♣A and a club. The <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span>A serving as an entry to the long ♣’s for a <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> discard. So now you have to figure out a way to win 12 tricks in notrump if you want to assure a good matchpoint score.</p><p>Assuming ♠’s split 3-2, what is the best line to try and win 12 tricks so you can get a good matchpoint score? Can you find a squeeze? What will be the squeeze card? What will be the primary entry? What will be the two threats against West? Evaluate <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span>. <a href="http://squeeze-analysis.blogspot.com/2005/07/solution-to-quiz-15.html">Solution to Quiz </a>1.5</p><p></p><p>(( More problems coming as I change format, check http://bboinquiry.blogspot.com for announcements of additions. )))<br />♣ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> ♣ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> ♠<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> ♣ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>♣ <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> ♠<span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff0000;">♦</span> ♣ </p><p></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14053317.post-1120056157721654472005-06-29T07:42:00.000-07:002007-07-07T20:16:40.578-07:00Introduction<p>At one time squeeze technique was a weapon found only in the arsenal of world-class bridge experts. Fortunately, a few brilliant players took the time to share their in-depth knowledge of squeeze plays with the rest of us. By studying Clyde Love’s classic “<em>Bridge Squeeze Complete</em>,” (1959), and early books on squeeze like Fook Eng’s “<em>Bridge Squeeze Illustrated</em>,” (1973) or Terrence Reese and Patrick Jourdian’s “<em>Squeeze Play Made Easy</em>” (1980) bridge students can quickly gain a high level of competence in this advanced play techniques. I have not read any of the more recently squeeze books, since the basic material on them will never change. </p><p>There are many different types of squeezes, each with its own name, such as simple squeeze, double squeeze, crisscross squeeze, hedgehog squeeze, backwash squeeze, entry-shifting squeeze, delayed-duck squeeze, and many, many more (see “SQUEEZE PLAY” in the glossary for a listing of such plays). </p><p>The sheer number of different squeeze endings that has been described overwhelms many players, who might otherwise seriously study squeeze play. Even more overwhelming is the exhaustive information on the strict requirements for each of these types of squeezes. The daunting task of memorizing these requirements force many people to forgo serious study of squeeze techniques. However, while the rare, extremely-serious bridge student should purchase each of the books listed above and use them as textbooks to memorize every nuance of each squeeze ending, the vast majority of students would benefit from a less-memorization intense illustration of squeeze technique. This free-online book is designed primarily for this latter group of players, but its logical approach to identifying squeeze ending should be useful to all students. </p><p>What one normally finds is that introductory material on squeeze play inevitably covers only a few types of squeezes, most notably the simple squeeze and the double squeeze. The logic behind this approach is to avoid the complexity associated with discussions of the depth and breath of squeeze play. Thus the task I have undertaken to provide an overview of a vast number of squeeze plays and helpful ways to recognizing the more exotic squeezes at the table when they occur is not something previously undertaken at the level I hope the "bridge blog" reaches. And with feedback from global readers, the methods presented here might easily be expanded upon. </p><p>As a further note, the same truly serious bridge students who purchase, study and fully comprehend the material covered in the books listed above should then rush out and purchase a copy of “<em>Adventures in Card Play</em>” by Geza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey. This book, originally published in 1979, and reissued in 1990 and again in 1996 contains squeeze plays (and other advanced carding techniques) of such breathtaking beauty and astounding complexity as to astound even world-class bridge players. It is truly a timeless classic, but it is not meant for the casual bridge player. </p><p><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>The Squeeze Format Used:</strong></span><br />Since there is more than enough specific jargon referring to squeeze techniques in the literature, I will try not to add to the confusion by creating a lot of new terms. However, I have ventured away from the usual approach in organizing squeeze material. Essentially, my description of squeeze plays will start with just one of a family of the most basic squeeze positions known as simple squeezes. I will then show how to identify one or more irregularities in that simple position that give rise to the other types of squeezes. I refer to these as <em>"defects"</em> in the <em>"basic ending"</em> and then describe the possible plays available to compensate for each type of defect. These maneuvers typically lead to other, increasingly more complex squeeze endings</p><p></p><p>While several authors have coined pneumonic to help remember the basic squeeze requirements, none seem so practical as Clyde Love’s <span style="color:#6633ff;">B.L.U.E.</span> Where the letters in <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span> stand for: </p><ul><li><span style="color:#6633ff;">B</span>: all the cards in the victim of the squeeze play is busy (against “both” threats) </li><li><span style="color:#6633ff;">L</span>: the loser count is correct (generally one loser, but not necessarily) </li><li><span style="color:#6633ff;">U</span>: at least one threat is in the upper hand </li><li><span style="color:#6633ff;">E</span>: the hand threat in the hand opposite the squeeze card has an entry to it. </li></ul><p>When all four <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span> requirements are “right”, the squeeze moves forward more or less naturally in one of just a few routine squeeze endings. Its when something goes wrong with one or more of these <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span> requirements, that gives rise to all the variations on the squeeze theme that makes studying squeeze play initially appear to be so overwhelming. I hope to show that by identifying the defects in one or more of these four basic requirements, you will often be able to find the right play that compensate for these defects. </p><p>It is the <span style="color:#660000;"><em>identification of defects in the basic ending</em></span> that will be the theme that moves us forward from the study of elementary to advanced squeeze techniques throughout our studies. </p><p><strong><span style="color:#009900;">A Simple Beginning: The Finesse Ending </span></strong></p><p>Although this book is on squeeze technique, we will begin with a brief study of endings featuring the <span style="color:#663366;">“lowly”</span> finesse. I find the following finesseable positions are very useful in illustrating three of the four <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span> squeeze requirements. In addition, a few of these finesseable positions are perfect examples of how the identification of a defect in the basic position can lead to the adoption of alternative lines of play to compensate for the “defect.” </p><p>We will examine <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span> on every hand in which a squeeze might be possible. Thus, you will quickly become very familiar with <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span>. But here, to aid you in understanding the meaning of <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span>, three of the four <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span> concepts are illustrated in the following non-squeeze endings.<br /><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top">§ o.1 <p></p><p></p><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> A Q<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> K T<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a> <td><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> 2<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> A<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td valign="bottom"><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> 6 5<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d4.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/200/d1.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>This common two-card ending is familiar to all bridge players. South has all but one of the remaining tricks of the top (since the Spade-A is a winner). Thus, the <span style="color:#6633ff;">LOSER</span> count (“<span style="color:#6633ff;">L</span>”-requirement) is one: if you think the loser count is not “one,” imagine that it was North’s lead in this ending.</p><p>However, consider this position with South on lead. When South plays a spade West is obligated to play before North. West’s obligation to play first assures both tricks for North: if West plays low, North play the Queen then Ace of spades. If West plays the Spade King, then North wins the Ace then Queen. Thus, North-South will win the remaining tricks because the hand with the threat (Spade - Q) has the advantage of playing after West has chosen which card to play. </p><p>This obligation on West, and North’s freedom to see West card before he plays is exactly what is meant by the “<span style="color:#6633ff;">U</span>”-requirement in <span style="color:#6633ff;">BLUE</span>: The Spade Queen lies in the Upper hand. The upper hand play after the opponent has been forced to choose a card to play. </p><p>Finally, as we noted earlier, South must have the lead in this ending to win the last two tricks. The lead with South is necessary for the <span style="color:#6633ff;">ENTRY</span> (“<span style="color:#6633ff;">E</span>”) requirement to get from the south to the north hand. Thus, this simple ending illustrates the concept of <span style="color:#6633ff;">LOSER</span> count, <span style="color:#6633ff;">UPPER</span> hand, and <span style="color:#6633ff;">ENTRY</span>. </p><p>Let us agree that §0.1 is a generalized form of the basic finesse ending. The next few endings will illustrate minor changes in this ending. With each change, we will discuss ways you might play the hand to “correct” for the alterations from this basic ending. </p><p></p><p></p><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663366;"><strong><span style="font-size:0;">§</span> 0.2</strong></span> <p></p><p></p><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> A 6<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> K T<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a> <td><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> 2<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> A<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /><span style="font-size:0;"> --<br /></a></span><tr><td valign="bottom"><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> Q J<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d4.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/200/d1.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This ending is very similar to <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§0.1</strong></span> but with one minor alteration that is not truly a defect, but rather a slightly more advanced form of the same ending. “<span style="color:#6666cc;">L</span>” is still one, and the “<span style="color:#6666cc;">E</span>” requirement is met in that it is south’s lead. However, at first glance there might appear to be no threat card in North over WEST’s K in <strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.2</span></strong>. However, all bridge players recognize a lead of either honor from South and the play of either the ace or deuce depending upon West’s plays will win both tricks. So in fact, the ♠2 combined with the ♠QJ with South serve the same “U” function that the ♠Q alone served in ending <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§ 0.1</strong></span>. </p><p>While it can be argued that <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§ 0.1</strong></span> and <strong><span style="color:#663366;">§ 0.2</span></strong> are identical “basic” finesse positions, not having the ♠Q and ♠A in the same hand has raised the minimum “strength requirements” for the ending. That is, in this ending in addition to the ♠Q, N/S must also possess the ♠J. In our examination of squeeze positions, we will discover that minor hand pattern modifications also cause similar increases in the strength requirements. </p><p>To continue our investigations of the ending, lets examine a minor change in this ending see by removing the ♠J from the NS holding (<strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.3</span></strong>). With this change we obtain the first real “defect” in the basic finesse position. This ending lacks an obvious threat card in the upper hand and the “extra values” found in <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§0.2</strong></span> (i.e. the ♠J).<br /></p><p></p><p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§ o.3</strong></span> <p></p><p></p><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> A 3<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> K T<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a> <td><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> 2<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> A<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td valign="bottom"><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> Q 5<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d4.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/200/d1.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A quick look at <strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.3</span></strong> might lead you to conclude that N/S must lose a trick in spades, which is true if it is either North’s or South’s lead. However, if West has the lead, he is endplayed. If he leads a low ♠ South wins the ♠Q then north the ♠A, and if West leads the ♠K, North wins the ♠A followed by South’s ♠Q. </p><p>This spade holding is so clearly easily identified that somewhere early in the play of the hand represented by the declarer should have been able to identifying the defect in the basic finesse position. This defect can be viewed as either the Queen being in the wrong hand, or not having a strong enough holding (missing the Jack). If he did, perhaps he was able to carry out a standard “throw-in” maneuver against West one trick earlier. <em>Such a throw-in compensates for this “defective” basic finesse position</em> by endplaying WEST on the trick immediately preceding the given ending. One such example is shown in <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§0.4</strong></span>.</p><p></p><p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§ o.4</strong></span> <p></p><p></p><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> A 3<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> 3<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> K T<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a>A<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a> <td><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> J T 9<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td valign="bottom"><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> Q 5<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> 2<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d4.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/200/d1.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Notice that in this ending it doesn’t matter whether North or South has the lead. Either N/S hand will play a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, which forces the lead into West’s hand giving rise to the two card ending seen in <strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.3</span></strong>. </p><p>Even without knowing the terminology for this endplay, most players can find and execute it because they can readily identify the <em>“defect”</em> in the basic positions (represented by <span style="color:#663366;">§0.1</span> and <strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.2</span></strong>) and find the obvious compensating response. It is hoped that by the time you finish studying this electronic book, you will be able to just as easily find defects from the basic squeeze endings and compensate for them just as readily and execute "advanced" squeezes. </p><p>You should also note the extra flexibility in the ending <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§0.4</strong></span> that was unavailable in the basic endings (<strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.1</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.2</span></strong>). In the first two endings, South had to lead to win two ♠ tricks. However, in §0.3 the lead could be in either hand! This is because the exit card in <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>’s solves both the entry problem (“<span style="color:#6666cc;">E</span>”) and upper hand problem (“<span style="color:#6666cc;">U</span>”) for N/S. A similar exit card could overcome the <span style="color:#6666cc;">ENTRY</span> problem in the <span style="color:#663366;">§0.1</span> if the lead was in the North hand, as shown in <span style="color:#663366;">§0.5</span>. In this ending when West wins the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, he is forced to lead a ♠. This solves the problem of the leading being in the wrong hand for basic sqeze ending. This shows that an exit card can be used to overcome entry problems in the basic finesseable ending. </p><p><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top">§ o.5<br />North<br />to lead<br /><p></p><p></p><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> A Q<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a>3<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></span></a> K T<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a>A<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a> <td><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> T 2<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> A<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></span></a> --<br /></span><tr><td valign="bottom"><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> 6 5 4<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></span></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d4.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/200/d1.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></span></a>--<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p>Thus, in §0.4, the exit card overcame both the lack of <span style="color:#6666cc;"><strong>E</strong></span> and <span style="color:#6633ff;"><strong>U</strong></span>, while in <strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.5</span></strong> the exit card compensated for the lack of E. You will see later how having an extra loser can be used to your advantage in overcoming defects in “<span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span>” in many squeeze positions. </p><p>Now, let’s imagine a finesse position which is fatally flawed in that the key card (♠K) is offside (that is, the UPPER requirement is not met).<br /></p><p><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top">§ o.6 <p></p><p></p><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> A Q<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a>3<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> J T<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a>5<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> -- <td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/t1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/t1.gif" border="0" /></a> <td><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> K 2<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="H" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> A<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/d2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><tr><td valign="bottom"><br /><td><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/s5.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 8px 8px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="S" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/s4.gif" border="0" /></a> 6 5 4<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/h3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/h2.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/d4.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="D" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/200/d1.gif" border="0" /></a> --<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/1600/c3.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="C" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5260/1233/320/c2.gif" border="0" /></a>--<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Perhaps you were able to diagnose the fact that the ªK is offside may from clues from the bidding. This defect (no Upper threat) however can be overcome once again by the flexibility provided by the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> exit card in both N/S hands. Since East will be forced to win with the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>A, N/S will win the ♠Q after all. Even if you were not able to diagnose the position of the ♠K in <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>§0.6</strong></span> (or in <strong><span style="color:#663366;">§0.5</span></strong>), with only one <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> outstanding, you should exit with a <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>. If East has the last <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, N/S are sure to win the last two tricks; regardless of the ♠K’s location. If West wins the <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span>, North can still try the ♠ hook on the forced ♠ return. </p><p>There are other ways to compensate for defective finesse conditions, but these few examples are sufficient for our purpose of illustrating the general approach that will use to study squeeze techniques. First we will examine the most basic of all squeeze endings and establish the need for each of the <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> components. Then we will introduce “defects” in one or more of the <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> components and show the endgame techniques available to try to compensate for each defect.</p><p>This approach is referred to as “defect-identification”. As such, I will not put nearly the emphasis on the exact requirements for all the squeeze variants found in the literature, but rather emphasize identifying a logical sequence of options to consider depending upon the type of defects you discover in the basic squeeze positions. Thus, instead of grouping squeeze material into organized chapters starting with the simple squeeze, then the double squeeze, then more advanced squeezes; I group material by the nature of the defects in the <span style="color:#000099;">BLUE</span> requirements for the basic squeeze position. </p><p>Using this approach, we will get right into the more advanced endings, such as <em>guard, trump, entry-shifting</em>, and <em>clash squeezes</em> as corrective technique for minor defects in the simple squeeze ending well before discussions of such elementary plays as <em>double squeezes</em>. However, learning to identify and compensate for flaws in the basic squeeze position is a better approach than a memory intensive approach of studying each class of squeezes individually.<br /></p>bboinquiryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255826266014717170noreply@blogger.com10