Veering Squeeze Card Variant

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Here's an 8 card double-dummy problem demonstrating a secondary compound squeeze with a veering squeeze card in the ending:

		♠	A Q 9 2
		♥	A K 5 4
		♦
		♣
♠	J 10 8			♠	K 4 3
♥	Q J 10			♥	9 8 7
♦	K J			♦	A Q
♣				♣
		♠
		♥	3 2
		♦	4 3 2
		♣	A K Q

Clubs trump. South to lead and take 7 of the last 8 tricks.

Solution below the fold.



Cash a trump. West must pitch a diamond (or set up spades or heart-spade strip vs East), then East is triple-squeezed. If a spade is pitched, use the 2 heart entries to ruff out the king and then enjoy the queen. If a diamond is pitched, duck a diamond to set up that suit. So, East must part with a heart.

On the next trump, West is triple squeezed. On a spade pitch, you can again cross to ruff out the king while pinning West's honors. A heart pitch sets up that suit. So West must pitch another diamond.



Now, cash the hearts and lead a 3rd one in this position:

		♠	A Q 9
		♥	4
		♦
		♣
♠	J 10 8			♠	K 4
♥	Q			♥
♦				♦	A Q
♣				♣
		♠
		♥
		♦	4 3 2
		♣	Q

This is the "familiar" veering squeeze card ending. If East pitches down to one diamond, ruff and throw him in to lead into dummy's spade tenace. If East blanks the ♠K, pitch a diamond. West wins and leads a spade so you can drop the king and get home.

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