Practice 6K01
Main
Squeeze Defense
by Richard Pavlicek
West
Pass
Pass
Pass
NORTH
1 NT
2
4
6 NT
East
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
South
2
3
5 NT
Board 1
A 9 8
J 4 3
A K 9
Q J 10 2
Trick
1 E
2 N
3 W
4 S
5 N
6 N
Lead
Q
Q
10!
4
10
2
2nd
2
6
8
7
7
8
3rd
3
3
2
J
5
A
4th
A
K
K
2
7
4
W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
Q 10 6 4
Q 10 7 5
6 4 3
K 7
J 7 2
9 8 6 2
Q J 10 8 7
6
Bidding
Defense
Stayman convention
Slam decision
Shift to correct suit
Shift to proper card
Shift to spade honor is
crucial to defeat
Play
K 5 3
A K
5 2
A 9 8 5 4 3
6 NT North
7 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 1 -50
West
4
1
North
Pass
EAST
1 NT
4
South
Pass
All Pass
Board 2
J 9
J 10 9 5
J 3
Q 9 6 3 2
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 W
7 W
8 W
9 W
10 W
Lead
A
K
3
K
5
10
8
4
A
2
2nd
4
5
2
7
3
9
3
J
5
9
3rd
2
6
9
6
Q
10
6
6
7
Q
4th
7
8
A
J
3
7
4
8!
5
K
W L
0 1
0 2
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
7 3
Q 10 8 6 4 2
4 2
A 2
J 5 4
A K 5
A Q 6
K 8 7 6
10 8 7
Note 1
Defense
Texas transfer bid
Choose discard
Make declarer guess
South must blank
K to
have a chance
Play
7 3
K 8 7 3
Q 10 9 5 4
A K
4
East
9 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 1 +50
West
Pass
All Pass
North
4 NT
East
Pass
SOUTH
1 NT
6 NT
Board 3
K Q
6 4 3
Q 7 4 3
A K Q 3
Trick
1 W
2 S
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 N
7 S
Lead
Q
3
Q
A
K
3
10
2nd
3
10
4!
2
4
5
8
3rd
5
K
5
8
9
J
Q
4th
A
7
2
6
7
7
6
W L
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
10 2
Q J 10 8 7
J 9 8 6
7 6
A 9 8 7 6 4
9 5
10 2
5 4 2
Bidding
Defense
Quantitative 4 NT
Ducking play
Break up squeeze
If East takes
A
West will be squeezed
Play
J 5 3
A K 2
A K 5
J 10 9 8
6 NT South
9 top tricks
Lose 2 tricks
down 1 -50
WEST
1 NT
2
3 NT
North
Pass
Pass
All Pass
East
2
2 NT
1
South
Pass
Pass
Board 4
A 7 5
Q 10 8
J 9 5 3
Q J 5
Trick
1 N
2 S
3 E
4 N
5 S
6 W
7 W
8 S
Lead
3
7!
9
7
2!
Q
4
4!
2nd
4
8?
10
2
K
5
5!
6
3rd
A
!
9
K
8
5
7
8
J
4th
2
K
A
3
3
6
J
A
W L
0 1
1 1
1 2
1 3
2 3
3 3
3 4
4 4
K Q 4 3
A K 2
Q 10 8 2
K 6
9 2
J 9 7
K 6 4
A 10 8 7 3
Note 1
Defense
does not imply hearts
Attack dummy’s entry
Timing the defense
Toronto 92 (Root South)
Play
J 10 8 6
6 5 4 3
A 7
9 4 2
3 NT West
4 top tricks
Lose 1 more trick
down 1 +100
Practice 6K01
Main
Top
Squeeze Defense
© 2007 Richard Pavlicek