Squeeze Plays... A Mystery in 13 Cards - Roy Wilson
The world of bridge has a number of good books written on how to create
squeeze plays, but these can be daunting the first time you read through
them. However, if you already understand such arcane things as squeeze
plays, these books are highly interesting. Unfortunately, that's sort of
a chicken and egg process. When a few of my bridge-playing friends asked
if I could clear up some of the mysteries of these interesting executions
I gathered some notes and made up these hands to illustrate the basics.
These notes and hands are not a text book. They were designed for use as
discussion points with a group of players around a kitchen table, but hopefully
when you are finished with this set of examples perhaps some of those mystery
books will be easier to read.
Anyone reviewing these hands would benefit from getting a deck of cards and
laying out the hands, and then playing them one card at a time.
Oh, and after you've studied these hands come back and look at Wilson's Maxim:
Better to lose one trick early than two tricks late.
NOTE: THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- ONLY A FEW HANDS ARE IN PLACE
The Three Card Ending
Declarer leads the 9 and West has to make a discard...
(Notice that East would have the same problem if he held the West hand.)
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