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Elements of a squeeze

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Automatic or positional Squeeze
  • A sueeze is 'automatic' when it works as well against one opp or the other! To work, the 'threats' must be shared between North and South (and communication between North and South must be possible !)
  • If both threats are in the same hand, the squeeze is 'positional' . It can only work against the opp positioned before the threats..

You are in South for that auomatic squeeze : there is only one loser, the squeezing card is the 10 ♦ and the threats are the 10 ♣ and 5 ♥
9
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K
10
6
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10
Q
5
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5
8
7
10
Exercise 25562 You play the squeezing card' 10 ♦ and discard the 9 ♥ from the dummy (free card) : East is stuck, if he discards the ♥, South's 5 is set. This squeeze also works if you swap East's and West's hands, It is an automatic squeeze.
 
 
Example with East's and West's hands swapped
9
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K
10
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Q
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6
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10
Exercise Q25569 You play the squeezer (10 ♦) If West discards the 10 ♥ you discard the 10 ♣ from the dummy: vous faites ensuite 2 ♣ et 1 ♥. . If West discards a small ♣, you discard the 9 ♥ and your >♣ are established.This squeeze also works if you swap East's and West's hands, It is an automatic squeeze.
 
 
The squeeze is 'automatic' if it also works if you swap East's and West's hands. In that case, it is required to have an entry into North's hand. In uour example, South must keep a small ♣ to be able to get to dummy if West decides to discard a ♣ on the 'squeezer'
 
The squeeze is positional when both threats are in the same hand. It is then necessary that the opp that has the guards' in the 2 suits of the squeeze, be placed before the threats... otherwise, you'd be the one that is squeezed.....
 
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