Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Suicide squeeze

There isn't much to this story, but I don't see a suicide squeeze every day so here it is:

J 9 6 5
Q 5 4
J 9 5 2
10 5
Q 8 7 K 10 3
K 9 7 6 10 3 2
A 7 Q 8 4 3
Q 7 6 4 A J 2
A 4 2
A J 8
K 10 6
K 9 8 3


I opened 1N and bought it. The defense started with a low club to the ace and jack. I won and continued the suit; LHO won that and played a 4th round, North and East both pitching hearts. I tried a heart and LHO won the king and continued the suit. I won in dummy, and ran 9 to LHO's A. Another heart came back and RHO pitched a diamond without trouble. This is the end position:

J 9 6
J 5
Q 8 7 K 10 3
9
7 Q 8
A 4 2
K 10


With 4 in the bank for each side, I tried a low spade, and when LHO played the ♠Q the defense was finished. In practice, he cashed the long heart and squeezed his partner, but a spade or diamond would not have been any better. At this stage, the only winning defense is to let RHO win the ♠10 and continue with ♠K.



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