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Backwash squeeze is a rare squeeze which involves squeezing an opponent which lies behind declarer's menace. A variation of this, known as the "Sydney Squeeze" or "Seres Squeeze", was discovered in play at a rubber bridge game in Sydney, Australia, in 1965, by the Australian great Tim Seres; it was later attested by famous bridge theorist Géza Ottlik in an article in The Bridge World in 1974 ...
N W E S ♠ ♥ A ♥ Q J 10 ♦ — ♦ ♣ — ♣ — South to lead ♠ 4 ♥ 2 ♦ — ♣ A South needs all three remaining tricks in a notrump contract. South leads the squeeze card, the ♣ A, and West is squeezed in hearts and spades. If West discards the ♥ A, North's ♥ K becomes a winner. If West discards either spade, North's ♠ J becomes a winner. Note the following features of ...
The simple squeeze is the most basic form of a squeeze in contract bridge. When declarer plays a winner in one suit (the squeeze card), an opponent is forced to discard a stopper in one of declarer's two threat suits. The simple squeeze takes place against one opponent only and gains one trick only.
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The Vienna coup is an unblocking technique in contract bridge made in preparation for a squeeze play. [1] It is so named because it was originally published by James Clay (1804-1873) after observing it being executed in the days of whist by "the greatest player in Vienna" — identity unknown.
N W E S ♠ — ♥ A ♥ — ♦ 3 ♦ 9 8 7 6 ♣ — ♣ — ♠ K ♥ K ♦ 2 ♣ A South has three winners: The ♠ K, ♠ A, and ♣ A. However, after cashing the ♠ K, there will be no entry to the North hand to enjoy the ♠ A. However, on the play of ♣ A, West is squeezed. Discarding a spade allows South to overtake the ♠ K to get two tricks in the suit. Throwing the ♥ A lets ...
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