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Small Dimamond lead for the K, followed by 5 Hearts and Spade Q for the A of East, giving :
Scoring: IMP
1H-1S
2D-3NT
4NT-5D
5NT-6C
6NT
1H-1S
2D-3NT
4NT-5D
5NT-6C
6NT
Scoring: IMP
1H-1S
2D-3NT
4NT-5D
5NT-6C
6NT
1H-1S
2D-3NT
4NT-5D
5NT-6C
6NT
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Squeeze play and defence
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Posted 2007-March-24, 07:18
Small Dimamond lead for the K, followed by 5 Hearts and Spade Q for the A of East, giving :
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Posted 2007-March-24, 07:37
Thank East for taking ♠A. If he doesn't, there's no squeeze and 6NT is defeated 
If he counts declarer's tricks, he should not rectify the count for declarer this easily...
If he counts declarer's tricks, he should not rectify the count for declarer this easily...
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Posted 2007-March-24, 07:51
Free, on Mar 24 2007, 03:37 PM, said:
Thank East for taking ♠A. If he doesn't, there's no squeeze and 6NT is defeated If he counts declarer's tricks, he should not rectify the count for declarer this easily...
If he counts declarer's tricks, he should not rectify the count for declarer this easily...Yes, right.
...makes my think that this hand was already posted here before.
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Posted 2007-March-24, 09:13
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| South should keeps 3♣ (not 3♠). NOW even if East returns a small Club the contract makes. |
Actually, squeezes are a funny thing, and south went wrong keeping 3♠, he should keep two spades and 3 clubs and two spades as in the ending above. Thus the only way to really defeat this contract is to duck the spade QUEEN (don't win the ACE).
On a low club back.... now the threats against east are the club JACK and spade jack.. when the diamonds are cashed. So there is an another lesson here... not only should EAST duck the spade ACE, but south has to to keep three clubs to add a threat in the south hand. Notice how powerful Kx of clubs is compared to stiff king... after the club return.
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