Tim Seres 1925-2007

[nickf]

Sadly, Tim Seres died today, Sep 29.

 

Tim was one of the all time great bridge players the world has ever seen. One of my great joys was taking off from work early on a Friday to kibitz his rubber bridge game.

 

No doubt an obituary will be posted on the ABF website in the next few days www.abf.com.au

 

nickf

sydney

[skjaeran]

Tim Seres discovered a rare triple squeeze in 1965 when playing a 6♣ contract he reached this end position.[hv=n=sq7hdck&w=shjdjc3&e=skhd97c&s=sh9dtca]399|300|[/hv]

The ♠7 was ruffed in hand and poor west was squeezed in three suits including trumps. This kind of squeeze is of course known as the Seres Squeeze.

[whereagles]

Didn't know of that ending. Pretty cute stuff ;)

[matmat]

Tim Seres discovered a rare triple squeeze in 1965 when playing a 6♣ contract he reached this end position.[hv=n=sq7hdck&w=shjdjc3&e=skhd97c&s=sh9dtca]399|300|[/hv]

The ♠7 was ruffed in hand and poor west was squeezed in three suits including trumps. This kind of squeeze is of course known as the Seres Squeeze.

looks a lot like a backwash squeeze?

[the hog]

This is very sad. I have played against Tim many times. He was a gentleman at the table as well as being one of the best players against whom I have had the pleasure to play.

Vale Tim.

[skjaeran]

Tim Seres discovered a rare triple squeeze in 1965 when playing a 6♣ contract he reached this end position.[hv=n=sq7 ♥   ♦   ♣ k

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the ♠7 was ruffed in hand and poor west was squeezed in three suits including trumps. this kind of squeeze is of course known as the seres squeeze.

looks a lot like a backwash squeeze?

only in the sense that trumps are involved.

a backwash squeeze include an endplay of the squeezed hand after the squeeze.

here's an example with hearts trump:

dealer: ????? vul: ???? scoring: unknown

♠ at8542 ♥ ♦ ♣ &w=s3h9dj6cq7&e=skqj9hd8c8&s=s6hkdqtcat]399|300|South need five of the six remaining tricks.[/hv] South leads the ♠6 to the ace and ruffs a low spade in hand and west is backwash-squeezed. If west throws from one minor suit south leads two round of this suit. West might ruff, but is then endplayed. If west elect to underruff the spade, south plays two rounds of one minor, againd endplaying west.

[1eyedjack]

Rather than mourn his passing I wonder if we should be better to rejoice his life. We all go eventually, and if I were to get to his age and earn a measurable proportion of the level of respect that he earned (and that ain't gonna happen), then I would count myself as having a good innings.

[Quantumcat]

I think someone told me that the seres squeeze is the only squeeze where you need absolutely no communication between the hands. Is that right?

 

It's pretty sad that Seres is gone. There will certainly be no more rubber bridge in Australia anymore.

[Fluffy]

I think someone told me that the seres squeeze is the only squeeze where you need absolutely no communication between the hands. Is that right?

A very common one: the strip squeeze, has often only 2 players involved, one attacker and one defender, so no comunication needed with a player who doesn't even contribute.