What squeeze is this?

[Lord Molyb]

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South is declarer in 6NT and on lead needing 4 of the last 5 tricks. He leads the ♦K

West must keep two spades or declarer will lead a low spade next and win ♠K, ♥AK, ♦K, so he discards a heart.

North follows suit and east must keep two spades or declarer will lead the ♠K next, smothering the queen, and wins ♠T, ♥AK, ♦K, so east discards a heart.

Now declarer plays ♥AK, establishing the ♥3.

[bgm]

Vice squeeze?

[ahydra]

Looks like it:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_squeeze

 

Fun squeeze though. Wonder if you'd be able to read it at the table until you've cashed the DK.

 

ahydra

[Fluffy]

I am a bit tired, isn't the third example on the wikipedia wrong?

[gszes]

note that the squeeze operates no matter which hand wins the dia trick.

This position is a GUARD squeeze with the only difference being the

spade QJ are in a finesseable position vs behind. I admit I do not

recall seeing the term "vice squeeze" before this.

 

The fact that the squeeze works does not automatically mean you should

try to play for it because lho might easily be able to pitch a spade from Qx or

Jx and keep hearts covered and you make six by simply leading a heart to dummy

and playing rho for the spade A. I will admit it is easier to get ones name in print

by pulling off the squeeze vs the more plebian spade toward the K play (though

I would consider the squeeze anti percentage unless I had a strong reason for

suspecting lho had the spade A)

[Lord Molyb]

I am a bit tired, isn't the third example on the wikipedia wrong?

the four card ending one? West lets go of a heart on the ♠5 or the ♦K establishes the 8, discard a diamond from dummy, now a heart to the king establishes the ten.

[Fluffy]

ah yeah I was missing ♦8

[nige1]

Vice squeeze?

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Agree with bgm.

 

Another vice double-squeeze

Notrumps.

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[rhm]

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Agree with bgm.

 

Another vice double-squeeze

Notrumps.

South to make 3 of the last 4 tricks[/hv]

To make it a vice squeeze ("where one defender holds cards of equivalent rank which split the declarer's pair of cards in front of him, where his partner has a winner in the suit") you need to change the diagram slightly:

 

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Rainer Herrmann

[Lord Molyb]

To make it a vice squeeze ("where one defender holds cards of equivalent rank which split the declarer's pair of cards in front of him, where his partner has a winner in the suit") you need to change the diagram slightly:

 

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Rainer Herrmann

that doesn't work though, south leads the ace, west lets go of ♥A, east discards ♥J, now declarer must lost ♥ + ♣

[Antrax]

Rainer, in your diagram, can't the defense prevail if W pitches ♥A and E ♥J? Or am I misunderstanding the position?

[Lord Molyb]

I think this is a vice squeeze that gains TWO tricks.

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Notrump. North leads the ♠A, south discards a heart, west must throw a heart. ♥Q is run, east covers the king, south wins the ace and leads to the ♥9. West is squeezed in the minors.

 

edit: apparently this isn't a vice squeeze according to a few posts above me? Also fixed diagram, west could throw a club and win a red-suit trick eventually