Regular one suited squeeze?

[Lord Molyb]

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South is on lead with hearts trumps and he needs 3 tricks.

South leads a club and west is sunk.

If he ruffs, north over-ruffs and plays a diamond to the queen. West wins and returns a high diamond, ducked (south unblocks the 8), and is endplayed.

If west instead discards a low diamond, north ruffs and plays a low diamond from both hands. West must win and lead away from his KJ after taking his trump.

If the ♦T or J is thrown instead, north plays a low diamond to the queen. West wins and must again lead into the diamond tenace after taking his trump.

Would this be classified as a regular one suited squeeze?

[Lord Molyb]

Here's a better example:

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Hearts are again trump and south needs three tricks. South leads a club. If west ruffs, discard a spade and west is forced to lead a trump. Win and cash the other trump, discarding a spade. If west discards ♦8, play a low diamond from both hands and make your king eventually. If west discards ♦Q or J, lead the ♦7. East must cover or you run it to the 8, eventually making your king. Cover the ten with the king and west must lead from his ♦J8 or ♦Q8 into dummy's ♦97.

If west discards either the diamond 8 or the diamond J/Q, ruff with the queen, cash the ♥A, and proceed as before.

[gszes]

COMMANDER PAWLE (died 1966) is considered the most prolific

writer of bridge double dummy problems. The themes you introduce

here can be found in his many many many puzzles. The one thing

you may find common in most of his problems however is that they

require not only the horrid splits etc but an obscure LOP that

one would never consider at the bridge table due to the risk

factor of going down if the cards split more normally. Just a

thought--------------------------------