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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 ...
N W S ♥ A ♦ — ♣ — South to lead ♠ 4 ♥ 2 ♦ — ♣ A ♠ A J Example 2 South to lead ♥ K ♦ — ♣ — N E S ♠ K Q ♥ A ♦ — ♣ — ♠ 4 ♥ 2 ♦ — ♣ A In Example 1, when the ♣ A is cashed, West is squeezed in the major suits. West must discard before North plays. If West discards a spade, dummy discards the ♥ K and declarer then wins the ♠ AJ. If West ...
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The backwash and the knockout squeezes can be distinguished by whether the squeezed defender must play before or after third hand ruffs: in the knockout squeeze, the squeezed defender plays prior to the ruff; in the backwash squeeze, after. The following example is from Kelsey and Ottlik: Against 4 ♠, West leads a small trump. The defense is ...