[inquiry]

Scoring: IMP

T1. ♠6 Q 9 5
T2. ♥4 A 3 2
T3. ♠4 A 3 Q

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West    North   East    South
                        1♦      
Pass    2♣      Pass    2N      
Pass    6N      Pass    Pass    
Pass    

Here is a hand I found using the myhands site as I reviewed the play of one of my favorite players. This is not the worlds worse slam, but will require some luck to make. The good luck starts wtih a ♠ lead and dummy wins the ♠Q. And continues on low ♥ from dummy and EAST jumps up with the ACE and continues a ♠. Of course, you win the ♠ACE. Plan your play (in your plan, of course good luck can't continue, as when you eventually play a ♣WEST shows out on first round).

[bridgeboy]

First look at it:

First jumbled thoughts:
WE have 2S, 4C ,3D,1H. I am inclined to place East with the Q H or a Singleton A.

If East has Qxx(x) easy make on a club H squeeze.

Now, problem is to tackle East with Qx H, not the club Heart squeeze ( take all D end in dummy) does not really work.
This one has an easy solution, play a club to dummy(find the break) play a small H, if East follows Q, you're home. If East follows small, finessse 10 and home again.(On a squeeze if neccessary)

Now, let's see if we can cope with East having a singleton Ace Heart. He'll show out at trick 5. Take the K and we can place East with a (2-1-4-6 hand with fair confidence, looking at the S play to first 2 tricks). Now, no matter what I try I cannot get home. Looking back, nothing i do at trick 4 will help. so we cannot make if East is 2-1-4-6.
If East has singleton Ace H , i think there is no way to make your contract.
So, after some sorting out:
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Final play:

Win Spade Ace, play club to Ace. ( West shows out)

Small H from dummy.

If East follows small, play the 10. claiming on a squeeze.

If East follows Q, you have 12 tricks.

It East shows out, give up.

[inquiry]

Scoring: IMP

6NT south...

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As you can see, bridgeboy's line will work fine. East is in fact squeezed to death in ♣ and ♥. This hand was from a topflight event last week.

Any number of lines will all work to squeeze EAST, but you have to be careful of just one trap. If you casj the ♦KQ (keeping the ♦A in dummy, before leading the ♣. Now you have to be very careful. If you lead a low ♥, East will jump up with the ♥Q blocking the suit. The solution is to cash the third ♦ first, or retain a ♦ entry to your hand (by not cashing the ♦KQ). I can imagine someone testing ♦ with ♦KQ, finding the bad news (and a ♣ pitch, lead a ♣ to dummy, and now, while maintaining a ♦ control in dummy decide to test ♥'s. ouch.

Ben