Guard Squeeze
When 1 defender is squeezed in 2 suits, one of which is a direct threat and the other is a card necessary to guard partner from a finesse, we have a Guard Squeeze:
K2
Q3
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87
6
J2
K54
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3
AT
K
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South leads the good
King and West must keep the
87 so he discards the
2. Dummy throws the
2. A spade to dummy and South can now successfully finesse with the
Queen as West has discarded his guard.
To learn more about squeezes refer to Clyde Love's classic Bridge Squeezes Complete , now available in a fully interactive computer program.
Compiled by Lorne Russell 2005