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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.
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 progressive squeeze (also termed a "repeating squeeze") is a contract bridge squeeze that gains two tricks by squeezing one and the same player twice, hence the name. A progressive squeezes is a subset of triple squeezes that, depending both on entries and on positional factors, may result in a subsequent, simple, two-suit squeeze that takes place against the opponent who has just been ...
A single-suit squeeze is a unique squeeze play in contract bridge that occurs with an awkward defensive distribution of one suit. It contains elements of a squeeze and a throw-in. [1] It is a kind of immaterial squeeze, in which a discard does not cost a trick directly, but gives up a position, allowing the opponents to adopt a winning line.
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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 ...
A strip squeeze is a declarer technique at contract bridge combining elements of squeeze and endplay. This squeeze occurs when declarer has two or more losers remaining. [ 1 ] By cashing winners, declarer forces the squeezed defender to discard cards so that he cannot defeat the contract.