West	North	East	South  1	North deals	7 5 4 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	3	None vul	A K J 8 6		1. E	K	2	9	3
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		A 7 3		2. E	5?	7	A	6
Pass					3		3. N	A	2	5	3
				J 10 8 3		Q 9 6	4. N	K	4	7	4
9 10	12 14	7 9	12 13	4 3		2	5. N	8	10	9	6
				Q J 4		9 6 5 2	6. S	A	3	2	6
				A J 9 6		K Q 10 5 4	7. S	K	8	4	9
					A K		8. S	8	J	J	Q
					Q 10 9 7 5		9. N	5	Q	10	10
					K 10 8		10. S	Q!	?
Play	Isolate threat				8 7 2			West is squeezed
	Positional squeeze			4 North		Made 6 +480

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	8 5		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	10 9 7 6 2		1. S	7	9	5	2
2 NT	Pass	3	Pass		J 3		2. W	4!	2	J	Q
4	Pass	6	AP		8 6 5 4		3. S	3	4	8	Q
				J 9 4		A K Q 10 2	4. E	A	3	5	6
8 8	1 2	24 26	7 7	K 5 4		A J	5. E	K!	8	2	3
				7 6 5 2		A K 4	6. E	A	9	5	J
				A 9 2		K 10 3	7. E	10	6	J	4
					7 6 3		8. W	K	7	4	8
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				Q 8 3		9. W	6	9	K	10
	Slam decision				Q 10 9 8		10. E	A!	?
Play	Combine chances				Q J 7			South is squeezed
	Automatic squeeze			6 East		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	A K		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	J 10 9 8		1. N	J	A	4	2
1 NT	Pass	2	Pass		9 3 2		2. E	5	4	Q	A
2	Pass	3 NT	AP		J 10 8 4		3. N	8	5	6	Q
				Q J 6		10 9 7 5	4. W	J	K	7	2
17 17	9 10	11 12	3 4	Q 3 2		A K 7 5	5. N	9	K	3	3
				K Q 10		A 4	6. E	A!	5	10	2
				A K 6 5		7 3 2	7. E	4	6	K	3
					8 4 3 2		8. W	Q	9	2	7
					6 4		9. W	6	4	10	8
Bidding	Stayman convention				J 8 7 6 5		10. E	9	8	5	?
Play	Go after sure trick				Q 9			North is squeezed
	Automatic squeeze			3 NT West		Made 5 +660

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	J 4 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2	2	Both vul	7 6 4 2		1. W	Q	4	8	2!
3	3	Pass	4		A Q 9		2. W	J	5	3	A
Pass	Pass	Pass			6 5 4		3. S	A	9	2	3
				9		7 5 3	4. S	K	5	4	5
12 14	7 7	7 7	14 16	A Q 9 8 5		K J 10	5. S	3!	8	2	10
				K 5 3 2		10 8 6	6. E	K	9	10	6
				Q J 10		K 8 7 3	7. E	7	6	2	J
					A K Q 10 8 6		8. N	4	J	8	9
					3		9. S	4	3	Q	6
					J 7 4		10. N	6	K	10	Q
Play	Correct loser count				A 9 2		11. S	Q	?
	Isolate threat			4 South		Made 4 +620		West is squeezed

Practice 6C05   Main

Squeeze Plays II

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	K Q J 8		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	8 7 3		1. N	K	3	4	2
1	Pass	1	Pass		K 7 6 5		2. N	J	6	5	9
2 NT	Pass	3 NT	AP		10 3		3. N	Q	A	10	2
				9 2		A 7 6 3	4. E	Q	2	8	K
14 15	9 10	13 13	4 4	A K 6 5		Q 2	5. N	8	7	3	7
				A 9 8		Q J 10	6. N	5	J	4	9
				K 8 7 2		A 9 6 4	7. E	10!	?
					10 5 4			South is squeezed
					J 10 9 4
					4 3 2
Play	Automatic squeeze				Q J 5
	Holdup play			3 NT West		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	J 4 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	A 9 7 6 5		1. W	K	2	6	3
1	Dbl	Pass	3		3		2. W	A	4	7	3
Pass	4	Pass	5		K 9 7 2		3. S	6	5	K	4
Pass	Pass	Pass		A K Q 10 5		9 8 7 6	4. N	2	Q	A	J
				K 10 3		J 8 4	5. S	A	7	3	2
13 14	8 10	4 4	15 17	10 8 7		J 9 6 2	6. S	K	8	5	6
				J 5		Q 4	7. S	Q	10	6	9
					3		8. S	4	5	7	J
					Q 2		9. N	9!	8	10	10
					A K Q 5 4		10. S	5	3	7	4
Bidding	Negative double				A 10 8 6 3		11. S	8!	?
Play	Positional squeeze			5 South		Made 6 +620		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	K Q 10 4 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	8		1. E	K	3	9	8
Pass	1	Pass	2		Q 9 4 3		2. E	A	4	7	2
Pass	3	Pass	4		A K 5		3. N	3	5	K	A
Pass	Pass	Pass		7 3		6 5	4. W	6	Q	7	2
				Q 9 7		A K J 10 2	5. N	4	5	8	3
9 10	14 16	8 9	9 10	A J 8 6		10 7 5	6. S	5	Q	Q	2
				Q 10 9 3		8 7 6	7. N	4	10	9	8
					A J 9 8		8. S	6	3	10	10
					6 5 4 3		9. N	K	6	A	7
					K 2		10. S	J	?
Play	Dummy reversal				J 4 2			West is squeezed
	Positional squeeze			4 North		Made 5 +450

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	A Q J 8 4		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	1	2	Pass	Both vul	3 2		1. S	3	2	A	K
3	Pass	4 NT	Pass		Q J 10 8		2. N	Q	A	3	4
5	Pass	6	AP		7 4		3. E	K	8	4	2
				9 7 6 2		K	4. E	6	9	A	3
13 13	10 12	17 17	0 2	A 5 4		K Q J 10 7 6	5. W	6!	Q	7	5
				7 5 4		A K 9 2	6. E	5	2	A	4
				A K Q		J 5	7. W	7	4	10	10
					10 5 3		8. E	Q!	3	5	7
					9 8		9. E	J	6	5	8
					6 3		10. E	J	8	Q	8
Play	Automatic squeeze				10 9 8 6 3 2		11. W	K	?
	Isolate threat			6 East		Made 6 +1430		North is squeezed

Practice 6C09   Main

Squeeze Plays III

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	J 8		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Dbl	2	None vul	A K Q J 6 3		1. E	K	3	10	8
2	3 1	Pass	4		K		2. E	2	4	A	J
Pass	Pass	Pass			J 5 3 2		3. W	10!	2	6	A
				A 10 9 5		K Q 6 2	4. S	2	5	A	4
5 6	15 15	11 13	9 9	9 7 5		4	5. N	K	2	8	7
				J 10 3		A 9 8 7 2	6. N	K	A	4	3
				10 9 8		Q 7 6	7. E	Q	7	5	3
					7 4 3		8. N	6	6	10	9
					10 8 2		9. S	Q	10	3	7
Play	Isolate threat				Q 6 5 4		10. S	5	J	J	8
	Positional squeeze				A K 4		11. N	Q!	?
Defense	Attack dummy’s entry			4 North		Made 4 +420		East is squeezed

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	9		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	8 6 4		1. S	J	Q	4	2
1	Pass	1 NT	Pass		9 8 6 2		2. W	K!	2	3	A
4	Pass	4	Pass		10 9 8 6 2		3. S	J	A	9	2
6 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass	A K Q 6 5 4		3 2	4. W	3	2	A	5
				K Q		A 5 3 2	5. E	K	7	4	6
20 20	0 2	14 15	6 8	J 4 3		A K Q	6. E	4	5	Q	6
				K Q		J 7 4 3	7. W	K	6	3	7
					J 10 8 7		8. W	J	8	Q	10
Bidding	Gerber convention				J 10 9 7		9. E	A	9	4	8
	Slam decision				10 7 5		10. E	J	?
Play	Preserve entry				A 5			South is squeezed
	Automatic squeeze			6 NT East		Made 6 +990

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	5 4 3 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	J 4 3 2		1. W	K	2	6	3
Pass	2	Pass	2 NT		2		2. W	10	2	8	4
Pass	3	Pass	3		A J 6 4		3. W	Q	2	9	5!
Pass	3 NT	AP		J 8		Q 9 7 6	4. W	7	3	2	A
				10 8 7		Q 9 6 5	5. S	K	3	4	10
7 7	6 8	4 5	23 25	K Q J 10 7		9 8 6	6. S	Q	5	6	5
				9 5 3		10 2	7. S	7	9	A	6
					A K 10		8. N	4	7	A	8
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				A K		9. S	A!	7	3	6
	Stayman convention				A 5 4 3		10. S	K	8	4	9
Play	Correct loser count				K Q 8 7		11. S	8	10	J	?
	Automatic squeeze			3 NT South		Made 4 +430		East is squeezed

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	J 8 5		1. N	Q	2	4	A
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		A Q 10 9		2. W	3!	9	2	7
					Q J 10 5 3		3. N	3	4	7	K
14 17	10 12	7 9	9 9	K Q J 10 9 8		A 5 4	4. W	4!	10	5	J
				A 10 2		K 9 6 4 3	5. S	2	8	3	5
				4 3		8 6 5 2	6. W	9	10	A	6
				A 9		2	7. E	6	K	9	Q
					7 6 2		8. W	Q	5	3	6
					Q 7		9. W	J	J	4	7
Bidding	Follow up major raise				K J 7		10. W	10!	?
Play	Correct loser count				K 8 7 6 4			North is squeezed
	Isolate threat			4 West		Made 5 +650

Practice 6C13   Main

Squeeze Plays IV

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	A K Q 4 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	3	3	None vul	2		1. E	K	3	10	2
Pass	4	Pass	Pass		A 7 6 3		2. E	A	4	Q	Q
Pass					K 10 2		3. N	3	7	J	5
				7 5 2		—	4. S	5	4	A	8
8 8	16 18	9 12	7 8	Q 10		A K J 9 8 7	5. N	A!	2	10	5
				K 9 5		J 8 4 2	6. N	2	5	A	6
				Q J 8 6 4		9 7 5	7. S	6	8	K	9
					J 10 9 8 6		8. N	4	J	10	2
					6 5 4 3		9. S	9	7	3	4
					Q 10		10. S	8	9	6	8
Play	Dummy reversal				A 3		11. S	6	?
	Positional squeeze			4 North		Made 6 +480		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	6		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	1	N-S vul	9 7 2		1. N	6	3	A	2
2	Pass	3	Pass		9 5 2		2. S	9	10	7	5
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		K Q 10 9 8 3		3. N	2	A	8	4
				K 10 2		J 7 5 3	4. E	3	J	A	2
13 14	5 7	12 14	10 11	A K Q 10 5		8 6 4 3	5. W	2!	3	A	5
				J 6 4		A K 7 3	6. E	4	4	K	9
				4 2		A	7. W	4	8	6	6
					A Q 9 8 4		8. E	8	7	10	9
					J		9. W	Q	10	3	J
					Q 10 8		10. W	5	Q	7!	?
Play	Crisscross squeeze				J 7 6 5			South is squeezed
Defense	Suit preference signal			4 West		Made 5 +450

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	10 9 7		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	4 3		1. W	K	3	9	A
2	Pass	Pass	2		A 9 8 7		2. S	J	Q	4	7
Pass	3	Pass	3 NT		K 7 5 4		3. W	10	9	2	2
Pass	4	Pass	4	6 4 2		8 3	4. N	10	3	5	2
Pass	5	Pass	6	K Q 10 8 6 5		9 7	5. N	7	8	A	4
AP				J 6		K 10 5 3 2	6. S	K	6	7	3
				8 3		J 10 9 6	7. S	Q	5	8	5
6 7	7 8	4 6	23 23		A K Q J 5		8. S	J	6	9	?
					A J 2			East is squeezed
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				Q 4
	Cope with overcall				A Q 2
Play	Automatic squeeze			6 South		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	J 6 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	J 7 5 4 2		1. S	3	10	Q	A
3	Pass	5	Pass		K Q 7 6 5		2. E	A	5	10	2
6	Pass	Pass	Pass		—		3. E	2	8	J	5
				A Q 8 5 4		—	4. W	4	3	2	2
13 16	7 10	10 13	10 12	A 10 3		Q 9 6	5. E	4	9	Q	6
				10		A 4 2	6. W	A	6	6	7
				Q J 10 6		A 9 8 7 4 3 2	7. W	5	J	3	9
					K 10 9 7 2		8. E	4	K	6	4
					K 8		9. S	J	8	K	7
					J 9 8 3		10. E	9	10	3	7
					K 5		11. E	8!	?
Play	Positional squeeze			6 East		Made 6 +1370		South is squeezed

Practice 6C17   Main

Squeeze Plays V

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	10 6 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1 NT	Pass	2	None vul	A K 10 3		1. E	4	2	Q	A
Pass	2	Pass	3 NT		A J 5		2. N	2!	4	7	J
Pass	Pass	Pass			A 7 4		3. W	9	J	3	7
				A J 3		Q 5 4	4. N	10	5	8	A
11 11	16 17	2 4	11 13	Q J 8 4		9 7 6 5	5. W	Q	A	5	2
				Q 9		10 8 6 4 3	6. N	6	Q	K	3
				J 10 6 2		9	7. S	9	4	4	6
					K 9 8 7		8. S	K!	?
					2			West is squeezed
					K 7 2
Bidding	Stayman convention				K Q 8 5 3
Play	Automatic squeeze			3 NT North		Made 5 +460

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	Q 5		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	Q 2		1. S	J	3	5	2!
3	Pass	4	Pass		J 10 9 7 5		2. S	9	4	Q	K
Pass	Pass				Q 10 4 3		3. E	5	J	K	2
				A 6 4 3		K 8 2	4. W	3	Q	A	6
10 11	7 7	14 14	9 10	K 8 4 3		A 10 9 7 6 5	5. E	2	6	K	3
				8 4 2		K	6. W	5	4	A	7
				K 5		A 9 2	7. E	9	8	4	10
					J 10 9 7		8. W	8	5	10	3
					J		9. E	9	Q	2	7
Bidding	Limit raise				A Q 6 3		10. E	7	J	4	9
Play	Automatic squeeze				J 8 7 6		11. E	6!	?
	Correct loser count			4 East		Made 6 +480		South is squeezed

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	5 2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			3	E-W vul	10 4 3		1. N	3	5	K	6
3	Pass	4	Pass		J 10 7 6		2. S	J	2!	8	A
4 NT	Pass	5	Pass		K 8 7 5		3. E	Q	3	4	2
6	Pass	Pass	Pass	A K 8 7 6 4		Q J 10 9	4. E	9	2	K	5
				Q 6		5	5. W	Q	4	10	7
16 16	4 5	11 13	9 12	K Q 3		A 8 4 2	6. E	J	8	A	5
				Q 2		A 6 4 3	7. W	8	10	3	9
					3		8. W	7	7	4	J
					A K J 9 8 7 2		9. W	6!	?
Bidding	Cue-bid to show fit				9 5			North is squeezed
Play	Placing enemy cards				J 10 9
	Automatic squeeze			6 West		Made 6 +1430

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	K 7 2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1 NT	Pass	2	Both vul	10 9 8		1. W	K	A	2	3
Pass	2	Pass	3		A J 4		2. N	8	2	A	3
Pass	4	Pass	4 NT		A K 6 3		3. S	3!	6	K	9
Pass	5	Pass	6	8 6		Q J 10 9	4. N	2	10	A	8
AP				5 4 3		6 2	5. S	4	8	7	J
				K Q 10 9 8		7 6 5 2	6. E	5	J	9	4
7 8	15 15	3 4	15 17	Q 9 7		10 5 4	7. S	5	10	9	Q
					A 5 4 3		8. N	10	6	Q	4
					A K Q J 7		9. S	K	5	3	6
					3		10. S	7!	?
Play	Positional squeeze				J 8 2			West is squeezed
	Ruff in short hand			6 South		Made 6 +1430

Practice 6C21   Main

Squeeze Plays VI

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	10		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	1 NT	Pass	None vul	Q J 8 6 3		1. S	9?	4	J	K
3 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass		K Q J		2. E	2!	3	4	J
					A 9 6 5		3. N	5	Q	K	4
8 10	13 15	16 17	3 6	A 4 3		K Q J 2	4. S	3	5	A	10
				A 7 4		K 10 5 2	5. N	9	J	2	6
				10 8 7 6 5 4		A 2	6. E	K	5	3	10
				4		Q J 10	7. E	2	6	A	3
Bidding	Resp to 1 NT overcall				9 8 7 6 5		8. W	4	6	Q	7
Play	Duck to keep control				9		9. E	J!	8	7	?
	Unusual squeeze				9 3			N squeezed (lose 1)
Defense	Original club lead				K 8 7 3 2
	will defeat 3 NT			3 NT East		Made 3 +400

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	8 6 5		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Dbl	N-S vul	A K 10 9 5		1. E	2	K	A	5
1	4	5	5		Q 10		2. W	4	6	J	9
Pass	Pass	Pass			K 6 3		3. E	Q	4!	7	K
				A J 7 4 3		2	4. N	3	2	8	10
6 8	12 12	11 14	11 14	7 6		J	5. S	2	6	A	4
				J 7 3 2		K 9 8	6. N	6	8	Q	3
				10 7		A Q J 9 8 5 4 2	7. S	3	7	K	5
					K Q 10 9		8. N	Q!	K	A	2
Bidding	Resp to takeout double				Q 8 4 3 2		9. S	4	3	10	9
	Combat sacrifice bid				A 6 5 4		10. N	9	J	5	7
Play	Placing enemy cards				—		11. N	5	A	6	?
	Automatic squeeze			5 North		Made 5 +650		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	5 4 3 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	K 2		1. W	K	4!	2	3
1	3	Pass	3		Q J 8 7		2. W	2	Q	5	3
Pass	4	Pass	4		A 7 4		3. N	7	6	A	4
Pass	6	AP		K J 10 8 6		Q 9 7	4. S	4	7	K	3
				8 7		Q J 6 5 3	5. N	2	J	A	8
9 11	10 11	5 6	16 19	4 2		6 5	6. S	A!	6	2	7
				K Q 10 8		9 5 2	7. S	9	8	8	5
					A		8. N	3	9	9	10
					A 10 9 4		9. S	10	8	J	6
Bidding	Bidding is aggressive				A K 10 9 3		10. N	4	Q	10	J
Play	Correct loser count				J 6 3		11. S	K!	?
	Isolate threat			6 South		Made 6 +920		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	K J 9 3 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1 NT	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	6 5 4		1. N	3	5	Q	4
2	Pass	3 NT	Pass		10 8		2. S	10	7	2	A
Pass	Pass				Q 10 5		3. E	2	8	K	4
				8 7 4		A 5	4. W	8!	9	2	6
16 16	6 7	11 12	7 7	K Q		A 9 3 2	5. N	J	4	4	2
				A K 7 3		9 6 4 2	6. N	K	3	6	3
				A 9 7 2		K 8 3	7. N	10	6	5	A
					Q 10 6		8. W	Q	5	3	7
					J 10 8 7		9. W	A!	5	8	J
Bidding	Stayman convention				Q J 5		10. W	7!	10	K	?
Play	Break communication				J 6 4			South is squeezed
	Automatic squeeze			3 NT West		Made 3 +600

Practice 6C25   Main

Squeeze Plays VII

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	6 5 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	4	Dbl	None vul	Q 10 9 6		1. S	K	2	10	3
Pass	Pass	Pass			9 8 5		2. S	A	7	6	4
					K 10 8		3. S	5	J	Q	7
8 8	5 5	10 13	17 19	J 3		A K Q 10 9 8 7	4. E	A	4	3	2
				J 7 2		4 3	5. E	7!	9	2	10
				A Q 7 3		J 4 2	6. N	5	8	8	J
				5 4 3 2		7	7. W	3	8	9	6
					4		8. E	K	J	3	6
					A K 8 5		9. E	2	6	Q	5
Bidding	Combat preempt				K 10 6		10. W	4	K	10	Q
Play	Isolate threat				A Q J 9 6		11. E	Q!	?
	Positional squeeze			4 × East		Made 4 +590		South is squeezed

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	K 7 4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	J 2		1. E	Q	A!	9	4
Pass	1 NT	Pass	2 NT		A Q 8 2		2. S	3!	Q	2	6
Pass	3 NT	AP			6 5 3 2		3. W	Q	2	4	10!
				9		Q J 10 8 5	4. W	8	3	K	A
5 7	10 10	7 9	18 21	Q 10 8 4		9 6	5. S	5	4	J	9
				9 6 4		J 10 7 5	6. N	K!	5	2	7
				Q J 9 8 7		K 4	7. N	2	5	K	4
					A 6 3 2		8. S	A	8	5	8
					A K 7 5 3		9. S	K	10	7	10
Bidding	Rebid by opener				K 3		10. S	7	6	6	?
Play	Lead toward honor				A 10			East is squeezed
	Correct loser count			3 NT North		Made 5 +660

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	K 6 5 4 3 2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	5		1. W	K	5	8	3
2	4 1	Pass	4 NT		K 4 2		2. W	Q	2	3	A
Pass	5	Pass	6		A 10 6		3. S	A	2	2	7
Pass	Pass	Pass		—		8 7	4. S	Q	6	3	8
				A K 10 7 6 2		J 9 8	5. S	4	7	4	9
13 16	10 12	1 2	16 18	Q J 10 5		9 8 7 6 3	6. N	K	6	5	5
				Q J 8		4 3 2	7. N	4	7	9	10
					A Q J 10 9		8. S	J	J	5	8
					Q 4 3		9. S	10	10	K	9
Bidding	Key-card Blackwood				A		10. N	6!	2	7	?
Play	Ruff in short hand				K 9 7 5			West is squeezed
	Automatic squeeze			6 South		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	8 6		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2 NT	Pass	Both vul	10 5 4 3		1. N	K	2	8	3
3	Pass	4	Pass		A K J 9 6		2. N	A	4	5	4
Pass	Pass				J 9		3. W	Q	6	3	K
				Q J 10 9 5 4		A 7 3	4. S	Q	9	6	10
8 10	9 10	14 14	9 10	J 7 6		A K 2	5. W	5	8	A	2
				3		10 4 2	6. E	2	7	3!	9
				A 4 3		K 8 5 2	7. N	3	A	8	6
					K 2		8. E	7	7	J	9
Bidding	Resp to weak two-bid				Q 9 8		9. W	10	J	2	?
	Showing a feature				Q 8 7 5			South is squeezed
Play	Correct loser count				Q 10 7 6
	Automatic squeeze			4 West		Made 4 +620

Practice 6C29   Main

Squeeze Plays VIII

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	K 5 4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2 NT	Pass	3 NT	None vul	A K Q		1. E	2	3	A	4
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K 2		2. W	J	K	8	6
					J 10 9 3		3. N	A	3	4	8
8 8	20 20	3 5	9 10	A J 9		Q 10 8 2	4. N	K	2	5	7
				10 4 2		J 7 6 5	5. N	5!	10	7	9
				J 10 8 7		3	6. E	Q	3	2	3
				Q 7 6		8 5 4 2	7. E	4	A	6	9
					7 6 3		8. S	8	4	A	5
					9 8 3		9. N	10	5	K	7
					Q 9 6 5 4		10. S	9	10	K	6
Bidding	Opening 2 NT & response				A K		11. N	Q	7	6	?
Play	Correct loser count			3 NT North		Made 4 +430		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1 NT	Pass	N-S vul	K 10 8 6 4		1. N	6	J	A	3
3	Pass	4	Pass		Q 9 7 5		2. S	2	8	4	5
4 NT	Pass	5	Pass		K 8 7		3. W	3	2	K	6
6	Pass	Pass	Pass	A Q 10 8 5 4 3		K J 9	4. E	A!	3	2	5
				3		Q J 5	5. E	8	4	K	7
12 14	8 10	15 16	5 6	K J 2		A 8	6. W	J	Q	9	6
				Q 5		A 10 4 3 2	7. E	J	7	A	8
					7 6		8. W	Q	9	2	7
					A 9 7 2		9. W	10	10	3	9
					10 6 4 3		10. W	5	7	4	10
Play	Communication/entries				J 9 6		11. W	4!	?
	Positional squeeze			6 West		Made 6 +980		North is squeezed

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	Q 5 4 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A K 6 4		1. W	K	2	9	3
Pass	2	Pass	4		8 5 4 2		2. W	A	4	7	J
Pass	4	AP			2		3. W	6	5	3	Q
				9 8		6 3	4. E	K	A	4	2
9 10	9 11	5 7	17 18	Q 8 3		10 9 7	5. S	A	8	2	6
				A K 10 6		9 7	6. S	J	9	4	3
				10 8 5 4		K Q 9 7 6 3	7. S	J	5	5	6
					A K J 10 7		8. N	Q	7	K	8
					J 5 2		9. S	10	10	4	9
					Q J 3		10. S	7	?
					A J			West is squeezed
Play	Positional squeeze			4 South		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	10 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	2	Both vul	Q 10 9 7		1. S	K	2	9	10
2	Pass	4	Pass		Q 9 7 6 3		2. S	A	3	4	Q
Pass	Pass				9 4		3. S	J	5	10!	3!
				K Q 3		A 9 6 5 4	4. N	2	4	8	Q
13 13	4 6	13 14	10 11	A J 5		K 6 4 3	5. W	K	3	5	7
				K 10 8 4		A 5	6. W	3	7	A	J
Bidding	Cope with overcall			5 3 2		Q 10	7. E	A	2	4	6
	Rebid by opener				J 8 7		8. E	5	J	K	7
Play	Count hand pattern				8 2		9. W	8	9	6	6
	Automatic squeeze				J 2		10. E	9!	7	5	?
Defense	Uppercut				A K J 8 7 6			North is squeezed
	Attitude signal			4 East		Made 4 +620

Practice 6C33   Main

Squeeze Plays IX

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	J 10 9 5 4		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Dbl	None vul	7 6 5		1. S	K	2	8	3
Rdbl	1	Pass	Pass		10 8 7		2. S	A	4	5	J
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		8 5		3. S	7	6	7	Q
				A K		7 2	4. N	5	2	3	K
13 14	1 2	14 15	12 13	J 10 9		A K Q 8 3	5. W	J	5	3	2
				A J 9 6		Q 5 4	6. W	10	6	A	4
				9 6 4 2		Q J 3	7. E	4	2	J	7
					Q 8 6 3		8. W	A!	4	7	6
Bidding	Cope with T/O double				4 2		9. W	9	9	Q	8
	Rebid by redoubler				K 3 2		10. E	K	Q	6	10
Play	Finessing technique				A K 10 7		11. E	8!	?
	Positional squeeze			4 East		Made 4 +420		South is squeezed

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	A K 4 2		TT=4	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	K 3		1. E	10	J	3	2
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT		Q 6 3		2. S	4	3	J	A
Pass	Pass	Pass			K J 7 2		3. E	Q?	5	4	A
				3		Q 10 9 8 7 6	4. N	3	2	K	A
9 11	16 17	6 8	9 9	Q J 8 2		10 9	5. W	Q	2	8	5
				A 8 5 4		9 7 2	6. W	10	K	6	6
				Q 10 9 3		A 8	7. N	4!	7	4	5
					J 5		8. E	10	5	2	K
					A 7 6 5 4		9. N	K	8	6	8
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid				K J 10		10. N	6	7	J	8
Play	Count hand pattern				6 5 4		11. S	10!	?
	Correct loser count			3 NT North		Made 3 +600		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	Q 10 8		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	Q J 6 3		1. W	K	3	2	4
2	2	Pass	4		K 6 4 3		2. W	10!	J	7	8
Pass	Pass	Pass			Q 6		3. E	9	A!	5	3
				4 2		7 6 5	4. S	3	2	Q	5
10 12	10 10	3 5	17 19	A K 10 9 7 5		2	5. N	Q	K	A	4
				Q J 5		9 8 7	6. S	J	8	6	2
				8 4		K 10 9 7 5 2	7. S	3	5	8	5
					A K J 9 3		8. N	6	7	J	7
					8 4		9. S	A	4	10	6
					A 10 2		10. S	K	9	4	9
					A J 3		11. S	9	?
Play	Positional squeeze			4 South		Made 5 +450		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South  4	West deals	7 4		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	K Q J 7 5		1. N	K	6	2	3
2	Pass	3	Pass		7 6		2. N	J	9	4	A
4	Pass	4	Pass		J 10 8 3		3. W	A	4	3	2
4 NT	Pass	5	Pass	A K Q J 10		9 5 3	4. W	K	7	5	6
5 NT	Pass	6	Pass	A 3		10 9 6	5. W	Q	5	9	8
6 NT?	AP			K 4		A 10 5 3	6. W	J	7	3	9?
26 29	7 9	4 4	3 4	A K Q 9		6 4 2	7. W	10	6	2	8
					8 6 2		8. W	A	3	4	5
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				8 4 2		9. W	K	7	5	2
	Blackwood convention				Q J 9 8 2		10. W	4!	?
Play	Correct loser count				7 5			North is squeezed
	Automatic squeeze			6 NT West		Made 6 +1440

Practice 6C37   Main

Squeeze Plays X

Top   by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South  1	North deals	A J 10 9 6		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	2	None vul	K Q 8		1. N	K	5	9	3
5	Pass	Pass	Dbl		K 10 6 5		2. N	Q	7	A	4
Pass	Pass	Pass			5		3. S	J?	J	8	10
				7		5 4 3 2	4. W	A	5	2	6
12 15	13 15	5 5	10 11	4 3		10 7 5	5. W	K	6	3	10
				Q 4 2		A J 3	6. W	7!	9	2	Q
Bidding	Sacrifice bid			A K Q J 9 8 4		7 3 2	7. S	9	2	6	J
	Combat sacrifice bid				K Q 8		8. E	3	8	8	10
	Down 1 is good result				A J 9 6 2		9. W	4	5	7	2
	(N-S make 4 or 4 )				9 8 7		10. E	4	K	9	J
Play	Isolate threat				10 6		11. W	Q	?
	Positional squeeze			5 × West		Down 1 -100		North is squeezed

West	North	East	South  2	East deals	K 3		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	A K 7 5 3		1. W	10	A!	6	2
Pass	1	Pass	1		A 8 7 3		2. N	3	Q	2	6
Pass	2	Pass	2 NT		4 3		3. E	J	2	7	3
Pass	3 NT	AP		J 9 5		10 7 6 4	4. E	10	A	6	4
				10 9 8 6		Q 4	5. S	J	8	5	4
6 7	14 16	6 6	14 14	10 9		Q J 6 5	6. S	K	9	3	5
				K Q 7 6		J 10 9	7. S	2	5	K	4
Bidding	Rebid by responder				A Q 8 2		8. N	A	9	4	9
	Opener’s third bid				J 2		9. N	K	J	5	10
Play	Finessing technique				K 4 2		10. N	7	?
	Automatic squeeze				A 8 5 2			East is squeezed
Defense	Choose lead at notrump			3 NT South		Made 5 +660

West	North	East	South  3	South deals	6 4 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			Pass	E-W vul	J 9 8 7 2		1. S	3	9	2	8
Pass	Pass	2 NT	Pass		Q J 9		2. W	3	9	A	2
3	Pass	3	Pass		8 6		3. E	4	6	7	J
4 1	Pass	6	AP	Q J 9 7		A K 10 8	4. W	2	6	K	3
				Q 10 5 4		A 6	5. E	5	7	J	Q
9 11	4 5	20 22	7 9	3		A 10 5 4	6. W	5!	8	Q	4
				A 9 5 2		K Q 7	7. E	10	K	Q	2
					5 3		8. W	4	7	A	3
Bidding	Opening 2 NT & response				K 3		9. E	A	5	5	4
	Slam decision				K 8 7 6 2		10. E	K	8	10	6
Play	Timing the play				J 10 4 3		11. E	10!	?
	Positional squeeze			6 East		Made 7 +1460		South is squeezed