“Bridge
Squeezes for Everyone” by David Bird (Master Points Press).
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Dealer
South |
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10 4 2
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NS
Vulnerable |
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J
8 |
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A
K 7 2 |
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Lead
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J 6 |
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N |
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7
3
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9 6 |
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K Q 10 7 5 |
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W
E |
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9 6 4 3 |
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J 9 8 6 |
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10 4 |
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9 4 |
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10 8 7 5 3 |
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S |
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A
Q J 8 5 |
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A
2 |
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Q
5 3 |
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K
Q 2 |
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W |
N |
E |
S |
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NO |
1ª |
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3¨ |
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3ª |
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4NT* |
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5ª** |
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5NT |
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6¨ |
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NO |
7ª |
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4NT is Roman Key Card,
**5ª
shows two Key cards and queen of trump
How
can South make this grand Slam ?
This
hand comes from brand new book called “Bridge Squeezes for Everyone” by
David Bird (Master Points Press). On this hand declarer can rely on Diamonds
breaking 33 (28% chance) or he can hope that West holds 4 or more Diamonds along
with his marked Queen of Hearts (from the lead). With this in mind declarer runs
off ALL his Black Suit winners and now poor West cannot guard both red suits and
declarer gets home despite the Diamond suit breaking badly. This delightful book
proves that Squeeze play need not be just the domain of experts.