6. DOUBLE SQUEEZE EXAMPLES ======================= (i) NORTH S:A97 6NT by S: Lead HK H:10xx ----------------- D:AK109x C:AQ You have 11 tricks i.e. 2S, 1H, 5D, 3C. There -------------- are squeeze possibilities in S, H and C. H10 WEST |||||||||||||| EAST can be menace to W and if E is holding CJxxx, S:Q63 |||||||||||||| S:J10x C7 will be menace to E. Both these menaces H:KQJx |||||||||||||| H:xxx are rightly placed on the left of the D:xxx |||||||||||||| D:xxx threatened opponent. S will be 2 card menace C:xxx |||||||||||||| C:J109x and no additional entry or extension of -------------- 2 card menace will be necessary though SOUTH (D) extended 2 card menace is actually available. S:K842 As you have 11 tricks, you have to concede H:A97 13-12=1 trick to rectify the count or to come D:QJ to the n-1 position. Therefore, duck HK and C:K7xx take HQ with A. As one card menaces are rightly placed you can play any way you like. (a) NORTH S:x Take CAQ, SA and come to hand with DJ, take H:10 CK and start running D. On last D, E is D:x forced to throw S10 and you throw H7. Now W C:-- is also forced to throw a S, position being -------------- shown in (a). WEST |||||||||||||| EAST S:Qx |||||||||||||| S:J10 H:J |||||||||||||| H:-- D:-- |||||||||||||| D:-- C:-- |||||||||||||| C:J -------------- SOUTH (D) S:K8 H:-- D:-- C:7 OR (b) NORTH S:A97 Take CAQ and start running Ds, keeping H:10 2 card S menace in dummy. Five card position D:x will then be as shown in (b). On last D, E C:--- is forced to unguard S, you throw a H or C -------------- from hand and W discards a C. Now you come WEST |||||||||||||| EAST to hand with SK. S:Qxx |||||||||||||| S:J10x H:Jx |||||||||||||| H:--- D:--- |||||||||||||| D:--- C:--- |||||||||||||| C:J10 -------------- SOUTH (D) S:Kx H:x D:-- C:K7 NORTH S:A9 3 card position is as shown. Now when you H:10 play CK, W is also forced to discard a S. D:-- Then you get both S tricks. C:-- -------------- WEST |||||||||||||| EAST S:Qx |||||||||||||| S:J H:J |||||||||||||| H:-- D:-- |||||||||||||| D:-- C:-- |||||||||||||| C:J10 -------------- SOUTH (D) In (a), you are using D as squeeze card after S:x cashing CK, with 2 card menace in hand. In H:x (b), you are using CK as squeeze card and D:- keeping 2 card S menace in dummy. C:K (ii) NORTH S:Ax 6NT by S: Lead HQ H:9xx ----------------- D:Kxx C:K9xxx You have 2S, 2H, 5D and 2C=11 tricks. If C's -------------- break 3-2, there will be no problem. But if WEST |||||||||||||| EAST C's don't break 3-2, think of double squeeze. S:Jxxx |||||||||||||| S:Qxxxx H9 with N is likely to be a threat to W, H:QJ10xx|||||||||||||| H:xxx being rightly placed. Then E has to control D:xxx |||||||||||||| D:xx C's and C9 will be a threat to him but in is C:Q |||||||||||||| C:J10xx wrongly placed. Therefore, entry in S's hand -------------- or extension of two card menace will be SOUTH (D) necessary. Spade will be 2 card menace and it S:Kxx has the extension of SAx with N. Therefore, H:AK first duck a C, which is necessary to find D:AQJxx if C's break 3-2. Also this rectifies the C:Axx count to reach n-1 position. NORTH S:Ax W again leads HJ. You take K and play CA, H:9 knowing the bad break. Now cash CK also and D:-- run D's. The last 4 card position is as shown C:9 On DA, W will be forced to discard a S and -------------- you discard H9 from dummy. Now E is also WEST |||||||||||||| EAST forced to discard a S. Then you can cash in S:Jxx |||||||||||||| S:Qxx all three Spades. H:10 |||||||||||||| H:--- D:--- |||||||||||||| D:--- C:--- |||||||||||||| C:J -------------- SOUTH (D) S:Kxx "ONE CARD MENACE WRONGLY PLACED: EXTENSION H:--- OF THE TWO CARD MENACE OR ANOTHER ENTRY D:A NECESSARY" C:--- (iii) NORTH S:Jxxx 4H by S: Doubled by W: Lead SK H:J ------------------------------ D:AQ10x C:Axxx W takes SKQ and leads a D. You take DA and -------------- finesse the H, W winning with K and leading WEST |||||||||||||| EAST another D. You have a sure C loser. Now SJ is S:AKQx |||||||||||||| S:xxx menace to SA rightly placed on left of E. DQ H:Kx |||||||||||||| H:xxx will be menace to DK with W, wrongly placed. D:xxxx |||||||||||||| D:KJxx Therefore, extension of the two card menace C:Qxx |||||||||||||| C:J10x will be required which is already there. You -------------- have 6H, 1D, 2C=9 tricks. n-1 position is SOUTH (D) already reached. Therefore, put D10 on 2nd S:10x lead, E covering with J and you ruff. Now H:AQ10xxxx start running H's. D:x C:Kxx NORTH S:J The 4 card position is as shown. On HA, W is H:-- forced to discard a C. You discard SJ from D:Q dummy. Now E is also forced to discard a C and C:Ax you get all 3 C's. -------------- WEST |||||||||||||| EAST S:A |||||||||||||| S:--- H:--- |||||||||||||| H:--- D:--- |||||||||||||| D:K C:Qxx |||||||||||||| C:J10x -------------- SOUTH (D) S:--- "ONE ONE CARD MENACE WRONGLY PLACED: EXTENSION H:A OF 2 CARD MENACE OR ADDITIONAL ENTRY D:--- NECESSARY" C:Kxx (iv) NORTH S:AKx 6H by S: Lead CJ H:10xxx ---------------- D:Ax C:Kxxx You take CA and play HAK. Now 1H and 1D -------------- will be losers if C's do not break 3-3. WEST |||||||||||||| EAST You have then only 11 tricks: 2S, 5H, 1D S:9xx |||||||||||||| S:Q108xx and 3C's. The only extra trick, if C's H:Qxx |||||||||||||| H:--- don't break, can come from low S or D in D:10xx |||||||||||||| D:KQxxxx dummy. If E is controlling S and D, the C:J1098 |||||||||||||| C:xx menaces should be in opposite hands and -------------- therefore DA will have to be cashed to SOUTH (D) transfer the menace to South's hand. But S:Jx you have to make 12 tricks and have to H:AKJxxx rectify the count by conceding 1 trick. D:Jx Therefore, concede HQ. Now n-1 position C:AQx is reached. NORTH S:Kx W plays S, take SA, cash DA, CAQ and start H:-- running H's keeping SKx menace in dummy, D:-- 1 card C menace in dummy and 1 card DJ C:x menace in hand. The last 3 card position -------------- is shown. W has to keep CJ and is forced WEST |||||||||||||| EAST to discard a S. You discard C from dummy. S:9x |||||||||||||| S:Q10 Now E is squeezed. If he throws S10, small H:-- |||||||||||||| H:--- S in dummy becomes good. If he throws DK D:-- |||||||||||||| D:K your DJ becomes good. C:J |||||||||||||| C:--- -------------- SOUTH (D) S:J H:x "RECTIFYING THE COUNT AND ALSO VIENNA D:J COUP" C:- (v) NORTH S:KQJ10xx 7NT by S: Lead HK H:Jx ----------------- D:Kxx C:Kx You have 6S, 1H, 3D and 2C=12 tricks. If -------------- D's break 3-3, there is no problem, but WEST |||||||||||||| EAST if they don't, think of squeeze in H, D S:xx |||||||||||||| S:x and S. HJ is a threat to HQ with W and is H:KQ10xxx |||||||||||||| H:xxx rightly placed. If E is controlling D's, D:x |||||||||||||| D:J10xxx then last D with S is also rightly placed. C:Q10xx |||||||||||||| C:Jxxx and therefore no extension of the 2 card -------------- menace in C's is necessary even though it SOUTH (D) is present. n-1 position already exists. S:Axxx Therefore, take HA, cash DAKQ and run H:Ax spades. D:AQxx C:Axx NORTH S:K The last four card position is as shown. H:J On SK E is forced to discard a C, you D:-- throw the D, and now W is forced to throw C:Jx a C. Now all 3 C's are good. -------------- In fact, as both one card menaces were WEST |||||||||||||| EAST rightly placed, you could have cashed CK S:-- |||||||||||||| S:--- also as extension of two card menace was H:Q |||||||||||||| H:--- not necessary. D:-- |||||||||||||| D:J C:Q10x |||||||||||||| C:Jxx -------------- SOUTH (D) S:--- H:--- "BOTH ONE CARD MENACES RIGHTLY PLACED" D:x C:Axx (vi) NORTH S:xx 7NT by S: Lead HJ H:Axxx ----------------- D:QJx C:AKQx You take HK, E showing out. You have 1S, 3H, -------------- 5D, 3C=12 tricks. If C's break 3-3, you make WEST |||||||||||||| EAST 13. Therefore, you place CAKQ and find E S:K9xx |||||||||||||| S:QJ10xx holding CJ. Now you prepare for the squeeze. H:J10987x |||||||||||||| H:---- n-1 position already exists. Low h in N is D:x |||||||||||||| D:xxxx rightly placed on left of threatened C:xx |||||||||||||| C:J1098 opponent W, but small C with N is wrongly -------------- placed, being on right of E. Therefore, SOUTH (D) extension of the 2 card menace is necessary, S:Ax which is not available as N has only 2 small H:KQx S i.e. no entry in spades. Therefore, you D:AK10xx can't cash HA before starting to run D. C:xxx This is a situation where you will have to NORTH S:x keep 2 card menaces in H's with 2 card S H:Ax menace. Now cash HQ and start running D. D:-- Last 4 card position is as shown. Now on C:x D10, W is forced to discard S9 and E -------------- discards S10. You discard a H from dummy. WEST |||||||||||||| EAST Now you play HA when E is forced to discard S:K9 |||||||||||||| S:QJ10 SJ also, and S gets both SAx. H:109 |||||||||||||| H:--- D:--- |||||||||||||| D:--- C:--- |||||||||||||| C:J -------------- SOUTH (D) S:Ax "ONE ONE CARD MENACE WRONGLY PLACED: TWO H:x TWO CARD MENACES NECESSARY TO BE LEFT" D:10 C:- (vii) NORTH S:Axx 4H by S: Lead DK H:AQx ---------------- D:xxxx C:xxx W cashes DAK and leads a S. E taking SQ and -------------- backing a H. Now you have a sure S loser. You WEST |||||||||||||| EAST have 1S, 6H, 2C=9 tricks. You have to get an S:10x |||||||||||||| S:KQ9xx extra trick in C's. Therefore, prepare for H:x |||||||||||||| H:xxx double squeeze. You have already reached the D:AKJxxx|||||||||||||| D:x n-1 position. W is controlling D's and E is C:Q9xx |||||||||||||| C:Jxxx controlling S. D with N and SJ with S are -------------- the 1 card menaces rightly placed, but SA has SOUTH (D) to be cashed to transfer SJ menace to S's S:Jxx hand (Vienna Coup). Therefore, take out H:KJ9xxx trumps, take SA, come to hand with a D ruff. D:Qx C:Ax NORTH S:--- As the menaces are rightly placed, no H:--- extension of the 2 card menace is required. D:x Therefore, if you like, cash CA also, and run C:K10 H's. Last 3 card position is as shown. On -------------- last H, both W and E are forced to discard WEST |||||||||||||| EAST a C, and you get both C tricks. S:-- |||||||||||||| S:K H:-- |||||||||||||| H:-- D:J |||||||||||||| D:-- C:Q9 |||||||||||||| C:Jx -------------- SOUTH (D) S:J H:9 "VIENNA COUP:BOTH MENACES ARE RIGHTLY PLACED" D:- C:x (viii) NORTH S:Ax 6S by S: Lead HK H:Qxx ---------------- D:Axxx C:Kxxx W takes HK and switches to S. You have a -------------- certain C loser, or counting winners you WEST |||||||||||||| EAST have 7S, 2D, 2C=11 tricks. You have already S:xx |||||||||||||| S:xx reached n-1 position. Now W is controlling H:AKxxx |||||||||||||| H:J10xx H. If E is controlling D, neither E nor W D:Jxx |||||||||||||| D:Q10xx can guard C's, but D menace will be wrongly C:Qxx |||||||||||||| C:J10x placed i.e. on right of threatened opponent. -------------- i.e E. Therefore, extension of the 2 card SOUTH (D) menace i.e. Kx will be necessary in N's hand S:KQJxxxx which is available. Therefore, take out H:x trumps, DKA and a ruff, and start running S. D:Kx C:Axx NORTH S:-- The 4 card position is as shown. Now on S5, H:Q W is forced to discard a C, you discard HQ. D:9 Now E is forced to discard C and you get C:K7 3 C tricks. -------------- WEST |||||||||||||| EAST S:-- |||||||||||||| S:-- H:A |||||||||||||| H:-- D:-- |||||||||||||| D:Q C:Q84 |||||||||||||| C:J10x -------------- SOUTH (D) S:5 H:-- "ONE ONE-CARD MENACE IS WRONGLY PLACED: ENTRY D:-- IN TWO CARD MENACE NECESSARY IN BOTH HANDS" C:Axx (ix) NORTH S:Axxx 6D by S: Lead SK H:AQ8 ---------------- D:KJx C:xxx W has overcalled 1H. With H finesse, you -------------- have 1S, 2H, 6D, 2C or looking at it in WEST |||||||||||||| EAST another way you have 1S and 1C loser. You S:KQJ |||||||||||||| S:10xxx have to think of squeeze in S, H and C. H:KJ10xxx |||||||||||||| H:xx If W is controlling both H and S i.e has D:x |||||||||||||| D:xxx 4S, it will become simple squeeze, but if E C:Qxx |||||||||||||| C:J109x has 4th S, S menace in N's hand will be -------------- wrongly placed and extension of 2 card SOUTH (D) menace is required, which is not present. S:xx In that case N must hold an extra entry in H:xx some other suit which is available in HA. D:AQ10xxx But you have to concede a trick to rectify C:AKx the count. Therefore, duck SK and take SQ NORTH S:6 with SA and ruff a S. Now take out trumps, H:A8 finesse HK with Q, come to hand with CK and D:-- start running D's. Last 4 card position is C:x as shown. -------------- WEST |||||||||||||| EAST On last D, W is forced to unguard C's and S:-- |||||||||||||| S:10 you throw H8 from the dummy, E discards a H:KJ |||||||||||||| H:-- C. Now you play HA and E is forced to D:-- |||||||||||||| D:-- discard another C. C:Qx |||||||||||||| C:J109 -------------- SOUTH (D) S:-- H:x "ONE ONE-CARD MENACE IN WRONG HAND: ONE D:x ADDITIONAL ENTRY NECESSARY, NOT C:Ax NECESSARYILY IN TWO CARD MENACE" (x) NORTH S:Q6xx 3NT by S: Lead H H:xxx ---------------- D:A108 C:Kxx You have 3S, 1H, 2D, 2C=8 tricks. 9th will -------------- come only if C is 3-3 in which case you will WEST |||||||||||||| EAST have to give 1C and if H is 5 carder, then S:J10xx |||||||||||||| S:98 you are down in any case. Therefore, H with H:QJxx |||||||||||||| H:Kxx W has to be 4 carder. If E has 5 carder D and 4 D:J94 |||||||||||||| D:Q765 carder C, even if W has 5 carder H, then E C:Q9 |||||||||||||| C:J10xx will be under simple squeeze. Therefore, you -------------- you don't lose anything by trying to play for SOUTH (D) squeeze in S, D and C. Therefore, take HA, and S:AK7 play back a H. W cashes 3H, E discarding a D. H:Axx W now switches to S. You take SA and play a D:K32 low C and duck. W plays another S and you C:A842 take with K. NORTH S:Q6 Now the psoition will be as shown. You play CK H:--- and then SQ to see if S breaks. Now E is forced D:A108 to discard a D. You come to hand with CA and C:Kxx now W is forced to discard a D and you get an -------------- extra D trick. The squeeze works as S6 and C8 WEST |||||||||||||| EAST were the 2 one-card menaces rightly placed. S:J10 |||||||||||||| S:--- H:-- |||||||||||||| H:--- D:J94 |||||||||||||| D:Q76 C:Q |||||||||||||| C:J10x -------------- SOUTH (D) S:7 H:-- D:K3 C:A82