Single-suit squeeze

Single-suit squeeze

A single-suit squeeze is a unique
squeeze play in contract bridgethat occurs with an awkward defensive distribution of one suit.It is a kind of immaterial squeeze, in which a discard does not cost atrick directly, but gives up a position, allowing the opponents to adopt awinning line.The first example is a one-suit squeeze in which the victim can choosebetween an endplay or a simple promotion:BridgeHand
K85|-|3|-
102|K3|-|-
AQJ3|-|-|-
94|2|5|-
If the five of diamonds is played, East must choose whether to discardthe spade three or an intermediate honor.By throwing the three East chooses an endplay; South simply ducks a smallspade to East, who has to lead up to the king.By throwing an intermediate honor, East allows for a promotion of the eight;South leads the nine, West has to cover in order to avoid an endplay and theeight will eventually become master.Note that if the spade five and three were exchanged the squeeze still works.East can choose between an endplay to the king, or an endplay to the eight.


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