Legend:
Green
= Menace Card; Blue
= Idle Card;
Red
= Trump
Segregated Saturated Squeeze
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One hand contains single threats against both
opponents
Triple-triple varieties
Here both double threats are in the same hand. The hand containing
the double threats must have an entry in one of the double threats,
and this cannot be the recessed threat or the position will reduce to
a double squeeze. There are two distinct types:
- If one of the single threats is not recessed, then
the hand containing the single threats needs two entries, one in
the non-recessed single threat, and the other in any threat suit
except the non-recessed double threat.
- If both single threats are recessed, then one of them must be
blocked, and there must be an entry in the non-recessed double
threat or in the non-blocked single threat.
1) Extra entry in non-recessed single threat:
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A 3
2
A 2
--
3 2
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Q 10
Q 10
--
Q J 10
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K J
K J
Q J
10
--
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4
--
A K 9
A K
9
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2) Extra entry in recessed single threat:
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A 3
A 2
2
A 2
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Q 10
Q 10
--
Q J 10
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K J
K J
Q J
10
--
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4
--
A K
9
K
9
3
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3) Extra entry in recessed double threat:
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A 3
2
A 3
2
--
A 2
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Q 10
Q 10 8
--
Q J 10
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K J
J 9 7
Q J
10
--
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4
K
A K
9
K
9
3
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South cashes the club A, squeezing East out of a major suit
stopper. South uses the extra entry (if necessary) to cash both
diamond winners, and North discards the threat card in the major suit
in which East has retained a stopper. Cashing the major suit aces now
completes a simple squeeze against West. Note that this is an
automatic squeeze, since the opponents will still be squeezed if the
East-West hands are interchanged; however, in 2) and 3),
interchanging the East-West hands reduces the position to a double
squeeze: South cashes red suit winners, discarding the heart threat
on the second diamond winner; then a club to the A for a standard
inverted double squeeze
ending.
4) Extra entry in non-recessed double threat:
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A 4 3
2
A 3
2
--
A
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Q 10 8
Q 10
--
Q J 10
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J 9 7
K J
Q J
10
--
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K 5
--
A K
9
K
9
3
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5) Extra entry in single threat:
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A 3
2
A 2
2
A
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Q 10
Q 10
--
Q J 10
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K J
K J
Q J
10
--
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4
--
A K
9
K
9
3
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South cashes the club A, squeezing East out of a major suit
stopper. If East abandons spades, South plays for a simple spade club
squeeze against West, discarding a diamond on the heart A, then
re-entering the South hand to play the minor suit winners. If East
instead abandons hearts, then South plays for a double squeeze, West
guarding hearts, East diamonds, both spades; the play is to discard a
club on the heart A, re-enter the South hand, then cash diamond
winners followed by the club K.
An alternative line which works in case 4) is to first cash the
diamond A, squeezing West out of a major suit stopper. If West
abandons spades, the spade-diamond simple squeeze against East is
established, while if West abandons hearts, the club A will squeeze
East out of a spade, leaving a simple spade-club squeeze against
West.
Triple-simple varieties
Here the double threat is accompanied by a simple threat against
the 3-stopper hand. As before, there are two distinct types:
- If one of the single threats is not recessed, then
the hand containing the double threat must have an entry, which
can lie in any suit except the suit of the recessed single menace
in the hand containing two single threats.
- If both single threats in one hand are recessed, then one of
them must be blocked, and there must be an entry in the double
threat or in one of the non-blocked single threats.
1) Extra entry in single threat against 3-stopper
hand:
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A J
A 2
--
3 2
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3
Q 10
--
Q J 10
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K Q
K J
K Q
--
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2
--
A
J
A
K
9
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2) Extra entry in double threat:
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A J
A 2
--
3 2
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3
Q 10
--
Q J 10
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K Q
K J
K Q
--
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--
3
A
J
A K
9
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3) Extra entry in single threat against 2-stopper
hand:
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A J
A 2
--
A 2
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2
Q 10
--
Q J 10
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K Q
K J
K Q
--
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--
3
A
J
K
9
3
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South cashes the club A, squeezing East out of a heart, and
leaving a simple heart-club squeeze against West.
4) Extra entry in double threat:
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A 3
2
A J
--
A
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Q 10 8
--
--
Q J 10
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J 9 7
K Q
A
--
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K 5
--
K
K
9
3
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5) Extra entry in single threat against 3-stopper
hand:
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A 2
A J
2
A
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Q 10
2
--
Q J 10
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K J
K Q
K Q
--
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3
--
A
J
K
9
3
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South cashes the club A, squeezing East out of a spade and setting
up a spade-club simple squeeze against West.