West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q J 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	J 6 5		1. W	K	6	4	8
2	Pass	Pass	4		A K 3 2		2. W	5	Q!	3	7
Pass	Pass	Pass			Q 7 6		3. N	5	2	9!	A
				5		6 4 3	4. W	4	A	5	6
12 14	13 13	5 5	10 12	A 7 4		K 10 8 3 2	5. N	6	K	Q	4
				8 7 4		Q 5	6. E	5?	8	2	7
				A K J 10 3 2		9 5 4	7. S	9	3	J	4
					A K 10 9 8 7		8. N	J	3	9	7
					Q 9		9. N	2	6	K	10
					J 10 9 6		10. S	A	J	2	8
					8		11. S	10	7	Q	10
Play	Show-up finesse			4 South		Made 4 +420	12. S	J	8	K!	Q

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	9 8 6 5		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	2	N-S vul	5 2		1. N	5	3	A	7
2	Pass	4	Pass		J 10 8 6 5		2. S	Q	K	2	6
Pass	Pass				A J		3. W	K	5	3	4
				K Q J 10 2		A 7 3	4. W	Q	6	7	4
16 17	6 8	11 11	7 9	K 7		10 6 3	5. W	2	8	A	8
				Q 4		A K 7	6. E	3	6	K	A
				K Q 10 2		7 5 4 3	7. N	J	7	2	Q
					4		8. W	J	9	4	9
					A Q J 9 8 4		9. W	10!	5	5	3
					9 3 2		10. W	4	6	A	9
					9 8 6		11. E	K	8	2	8
Play	Show-up finesse			4 West		Made 5 +450	12. E	7	9	Q!	J

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	5 4 2		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	9 7 2		1. S	K	3	2	J
Pass	Pass	3	Pass		Q 8		2. S	A	4	7	9
4	AP				9 8 6 5 4		3. E	A	6	3	5
				8 7 3		A K Q J 10 9	4. E	7	3	K	4
7 8	2 2	17 19	14 17	8 5 4 3		J	5. W	2	5	10	J
				K J 4 3		A 7 5	6. S	Q	5	9	10
				K 2		Q 10 7	7. E	K	6	7	2
					6		8. E	Q	A	8	6
					A K Q 10 6		9. W	3	8	A	2
Bidding	Balancing bid				10 9 6 2		10. E	Q	6	4	4
	Good jump overcall				A J 3		11. E	J!	9	8	8
Play	Show-up finesse			4 East		Made 5 +650	12. E	5	10	K!	Q

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	9 6		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	1	1	2	Both vul	A K		1. E	K	2	10	6
Pass	2	2	3		K Q J 10 8 7		2. E	A	3	7	9
Pass	3	Pass	4		J 6 4		3. E	Q	4	5	7
Pass	5	AP		10 7		A K Q J 5	4. N	8	2	A	6
				10 9 7 5		Q J 6 4 2	5. S	9	2	K	4
2 3	14 16	13 16	11 13	6 5 4 3 2		—	6. N	Q	5	3	3
				Q 5		9 8 7	7. N	J	6	2	4
					8 4 3 2		8. N	10	J	3	5
					8 3		9. N	4	7	A	5
Bidding	Cope with overcall				A 9		10. S	8	7	A	Q
	Strength-showing bid				A K 10 3 2		11. N	K	8	8	9
Play	Show-up finesse			5 North		Made 5 +600	12. N	6	9	K!	Q

Practice 6D05 Main

Austrian Affair

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	Dbl	Pass	None vul	A K Q 8 6 2		1. N	K	5	9	3
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		7 6 4		2. N	A	J	7	4
					9 7 6		3. N	Q	10	J	10
9 11	9 11	15 16	7 8	A K Q 7 6 5		10 9 4 3	4. S	8	A	2	3
				10 4 3		J 5	5. W	K	2	4	2
				10 3		A Q J 8	6. W	3	6	K	4
				5 3		A K 10	7. E	A!	2	3	4
					J 8		8. E	9	8	Q	6
					9 7		9. W	7	8	8	5
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid				K 9 5 2		10. W	6	7	J	9
Play	Placing enemy cards				Q J 8 4 2		11. W	5	6	Q	?
	Vienna coup			4 West		Made 4 +420		South is squeezed

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A 10 8		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	1 NT	N-S vul	A 10 2		1. W	9	10	J	K
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass		J 10 9 6		2. S	3	5	J	K
Pass					5 4 3		3. E	J	A	2	3
				9 2		Q J 7 6 5 4	4. S	Q	2	6	A
1 3	9 10	14 16	16 17	J 9 8 7 4		K 5	5. E	10	K	6	4
				8 7 5 2		A K	6. S	4	7	10	4
				6 2		J 10 9	7. N	9	5	3	8
					K 3		8. N	A!	5	6	4
					Q 6 3		9. N	5	9	Q	7
					Q 4 3		10. S	8	8	2	6
Bidding	Choose defensive action				A K Q 8 7		11. S	7	9	10	?
Play	Vienna coup			3 NT South		Made 5 +660		East is squeezed

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K Q J 6 5		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	7 6 5		1. E	10	6	Q	4
Pass	1	Pass	4		J 4		2. W	A	J	3	K
Pass	Pass	Pass			J 8 6		3. W	J	5	4	A
				9 7		A 3	4. S	2	7	K	A
9 10	8 8	4 6	19 20	J 10 9 2		8 4	5. E	8	K	2	6
				A Q 7 2		10 9 8 5 3	6. S	4	9	Q	3
				Q 5 4		10 9 7 2	7. N	5	5	10	2
					10 8 4 2		8. S	A!	4	6	2
					A K Q 3		9. S	K!	5	8	7
					K 6		10. S	8	7	J	8
Bidding	Rebid by opener				A K 3		11. N	6	9	3	?
Play	Vienna coup			4 North		Made 4 +420		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	A 9 8 7 4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
Pass	Pass	1	1	Both vul	5 3 2		1. S	Q	3	9	2
2	Pass	3 NT	Pass		5 3		2. S	J	5	4	K
Pass	Pass				10 7 5		3. E	6!	10	2	A
				5 3		K 6 2	4. N	8	4	6	6
6 8	4 5	19 19	11 11	10 4		A K 9	5. N	7	8	7	7
				J 9 7 6 2		A 10 8 4	6. N	5	K	8	10
				A J 9 3		K Q 6	7. E	K	2	3	5
					Q J 10		8. E	Q	4	9	7
					Q J 8 7 6		9. E	A!	Q	9	3
Bidding	Follow up minor raise				K Q		10. E	6	8	A	10
Play	Correct loser count				8 4 2		11. W	J	2	10	?
	Vienna coup			3 NT East		Made 3 +600		South is squeezed

Practice 6D09 Main

Squeezes Can Be Ruff!

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	Q 4 3		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	2	4	None vul	A K J 10 8		1. E	K	5	9	Q!
Pass	Pass	Pass			K 2		2. E	A!	6	5	3
					J 6 3		3. E	7	J	5	4
5 7	14 15	7 9	14 14	9		A K 10 8 7 2	4. W	Q	K	3	4
				6 5 2		4 3	5. N	J	3	7	2
				Q J 10 7		9 8 3	6. N	K	4	9	6
				Q 10 8 7 5		9 2	7. N	3	2	K	7
					J 6 5		8. S	Q	8	A	2
					Q 9 7		9. N	10	8	4	?
					A 6 5 4			West is squeezed
					A K 4
Play	Ruffout squeeze			4 North		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	7 5		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	1	N-S vul	K 10 2		1. N	2	3	A	5
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		Q 8 6 4		2. S	K?	2	8	9
					9 8 5 4		3. S	A?	7	4	10
7 10	5 6	13 13	15 17	K Q J 10 9 6 4		A 8 2	4. S	3	9	6	J
				5		J 6 4 3	5. W	K	5	2	3
				7 2		J 10 9	6. W	4	7	A	7
				J 7 2		A K 3	7. E	4	8	10	10
					3		8. W	Q	Q	8	5
					A Q 9 8 7		9. W	J	4	3!	?
					A K 5 3			South is squeezed
					Q 10 6
Play	Ruffout squeeze			4 West		Made 4 +420

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	K		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			2	E-W vul	9 7 6 5		1. S	K	A	5	2
Dbl	4	4	Pass		A J 10 9 5		2. W	J	K	A	2
Pass	Pass				Q 10 3		3. E	3	4	7	6
				J 9 7 4		A Q 10 8 5 3	4. W	4	7	Q	6
17 19	10 10	7 10	6 8	A		3 2	5. E	2	3	K	A
				K Q 7 4		2	6. N	J	2	6	Q
				A K 9 6		J 5 4 2	7. W	9!	5	10	8
					6 2		8. E	8	10	6	9
					K Q J 10 8 4		9. E	5!	J	9!	?
					8 6 3			North is squeezed
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid				8 7
Play	Ruffout squeeze			4 East		Made 6 +680

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K J 7		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	1 NT	Pass	4	Both vul	A 5		1. W	10	4	A	6
Pass	Pass	Pass			K J 10 7 3		2. E	3	4	A	7
					K Q 4		3. W	10!	J	2	5
12 15	17 18	4 6	7 10	A Q 10 9 2		3	4. E	4	7	2	3
				3		9 6 4 2	5. S	8	3	A	4
				A Q 8 2		9 6 5 4	6. N	7	5	10	8
				10 9 8		A 5 3 2	7. S	K	2	5	6
					8 6 5 4		8. S	Q	8	10	9
					K Q J 10 8 7		9. S	7!	9	K	2
Bidding	Resp to 1 NT overcall				—		10. N	Q!	3	J	?
Play	Ruffout squeeze				J 7 6			West is squeezed
Defense	Suit preference signal			4 South		Made 4 +620

Practice 6D13 Main

Four Ruff Slams

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A Q 9 6 5		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	2	4 1	None vul	J 5 4 3		1. E	K	2	7	3
Pass	4 NT!	Pass	5		A K 2		2. E	A	7	8	4
Pass	6	AP			3		3. S	2	4	A	3
				4		3	4. N	3!	5	A	2
2 4	14 16	14 16	10 12	9 8 7		A K Q 10 6	5. S	9	4	5	7
				10 9 7 5		Q 6 3	6. N	6	6	J	6
				Q 8 6 4 2		K 10 7 5	7. S	J	Q	9	10
					K J 10 8 7 2		8. N	Q!	K	K	8
					2		9. S	10	9	2!	?
					J 8 4			East is squeezed
Bidding	Key-card Blackwood				A J 9
Play	Ruffout squeeze			6 North		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	10 7 5		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1 NT	Pass	N-S vul	Q J 10 9 4		1. N	Q	A	3	2
4	Pass	4	Pass		J 10 3		2. E	J	3	4	K
6	AP				K 2		3. N	4	K	5	7
				J 3 2		A K 8 4	4. E	9	9	5	2
11 14	7 8	15 16	7 9	7 2		A K	5. E	2	Q	A	3
				A		6 5 4 2	6. W	6	9	8	6
				A Q 10 7 6 5 4		J 9 8	7. E	4	K	7	10
					Q 9 6		8. W	A	10	4	8
					8 6 5 3		9. W	Q	J	8!	?
					K Q 9 8 7			South is squeezed
Bidding	Gerber convention				3
Play	Ruffout squeeze			6 West		Made 6 +920

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A K Q 3 2		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	J 10 8		1. W	Q	7	3	A
Pass	1	Pass	2		K 7		2. S	2	3	J	A
Pass	4 NT	Pass	5		A 10 4		3. E	8	9	2	K
Pass	6	AP		10 8		J 9 7 6 5	4. N	10	5	6	4
				4 3		A 5	5. N	8!	6	K	4
4 6	17 19	8 9	11 14	Q J 10 5 4 2		8 6 3	6. S	Q	5	4	7
				J 9 5		K 8 7	7. S	9	10	10!	?
					4			East is squeezed
					K Q 9 7 6 2
					A 9
Bidding	Key-card Blackwood				Q 6 3 2
Play	Ruffout squeeze			6 South		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	9 6 2		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1 NT	Pass	4	Pass	Both vul	K 9 6		1. S	9	K	A	5
4	Pass	6	Pass		3		2. N	2	J!	3	3
Pass	Pass				A J 10 8 7 2		3. E	5	2	A	3
				K 5 4		A Q 3	4. W	4	7	K	8
16 17	8 10	14 16	2 4	A 2		Q 10 8	5. E	6	9	10	2
				A 10 4		K Q J 7 6 5	6. W	Q	8	8	4
				K Q 6 4 3		5	7. W	4	6	A	7
					J 10 8 7		8. E	Q	5	2	6
					J 7 5 4 3		9. E	Q	8	5	9
					9 8 2		10. E	3	10	K	?
Bidding	Gerber convention				9			North is squeezed
Play	Ruffout squeeze			6 East		Made 6 +1370

Practice 6D17 Main

Daily Doubles

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	A		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	Dbl	Pass	None vul	Q J 10 8 7 4		1. N	Q	5	6	K
4	Pass	Pass	Pass		8 3 2		2. W	3	A	2	5
					Q 8 7		3. N	10	A	2	3
11 13	9 11	15 15	5 6	10 8 7 6 4 3		K Q 9 2	4. E	K	J	4	4
				K 3		A 9 5	5. E	Q	4	6	7
				A J		Q 7 6	6. E	9	5	7	8
				K 6 4		A 3 2	7. E	6	9	J	2
					J 5		8. W	10	3	2	5
					6 2		9. W	A!	8	7	10
					K 10 9 5 4		10. W	8!	?
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid				J 10 9 5			N then S squeezed
Play	Double squeeze			4 West		Made 6 +480

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K 6		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	A 8 2		1. W	K	3	8	5
2	2	Pass	2		10 9 8 5		2. W	A	4	2	10
Pass	3	Pass	5		7 6 4 3		3. W	Q	6	4	4
AP				Q 2		J 10 9 7 5	4. S	A	3	5	2
				Q 10 3		J 9 7 6 4	5. S	K	6	8	5
15 15	7 8	2 5	16 18	J 6 3		2	6. S	Q!	J	9	6
				A K Q J 9		8 2	7. S	3	2	K	7
					A 8 4 3		8. N	6	9	A	Q
					K 5		9. S	4	9	10	10
					A K Q 7 4		10. N	2	7	K	3
					10 5		11. S	7!	?
Play	Double squeeze			5 South		Made 5 +600		W then E squeezed

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q 5 3		TT=6	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	A Q J 5		1. E	10	2	J	Q
Pass	1	Pass	1		J 9 8 4		2. N	9	5	3	A
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT		K 4		3. W	J!	K	6	2
AP				J		10 9 8 7 4	4. N	4	Q	K	2
				K 10 9 8		7 6	5. S	2	8	Q	6
9 10	13 14	4 5	14 14	A 7 6 2		Q 5	6. N	8	4	10	6
				J 10 9 5		Q 8 6 3	7. S	3	9	J	7
					A K 6 2		8. N	3!	7	A	7
					4 3 2		9. S	K	5	5	8
					K 10 3		10. S	4	10	A	3
Bidding	Rebid by responder				A 7 2		11. N	J	?
Play	Double squeeze			3 NT North		Made 6 +490		E then W squeezed

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	K J 9 7 6 5		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	1	2	Pass	Both vul	A 7		1. S	10	2	7	Q
3	Pass	4	Pass		Q 8 7 2		2. E	2	6	J	A
Pass	Pass				10		3. N	K	A	4	3
				4 3 2		A Q 8	4. S	J	K	8	4
14 14	10 13	14 15	2 4	J 9 3		K Q 10 8 2	5. W	3	7	K	5
				A K 3		5 4	6. E	Q	6	9	5
				A Q 5 4		K 3 2	7. E	10	6	4	6
					10		8. E	2	7	Q	10
					6 5 4		9. W	A!	9	3	8
					J 10 9 6		10. W	4	2	K	9
Bidding	Resp to 1 of a suit				J 9 8 7 6		11. E	8!	?
Play	Double squeeze			4 East		Made 5 +650		S then N squeezed

Practice 6D21 Main

Double Your Pleasure!

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	J 6		TT=5	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1 NT	Pass	3 NT	None vul	A K 2		1. E	5	2	9	J
Pass	Pass	Pass			K Q 10 5		2. N	5	2	J	A
					Q 7 6 5		3. W	J	A	6	3
5 6	15 15	7 8	13 13	9 7		Q 10 8 5 3	4. N	5	8	J	2
				J 10 8 7		Q 6 5	5. S	A	3	6	K
				A 9 6		8 4 2	6. S	4	9	Q	4
				10 9 3 2		K 8	7. N	K	8	3	6
					A K 4 2		8. N	Q	3	7	9
					9 4 3		9. N	10	5	4	7
					J 7 3		10. N	6	8	K	7
					A J 4		11. S	A	?
Play	Double squeeze			3 NT North		Made 6 +490		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	A K 10 7 5		TT=8	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1	Pass	N-S vul	6 3		1. N	K	4	2	J
1	1	1 NT	Pass		Q 10 8 5		2. N	3!	4	J	Q
4	AP				J 5		3. W	2	5	Q	A
				J		Q 9 6 4	4. S	2	5	6	K
10 13	10 11	14 14	6 6	A Q 9 8 7 5		K 10 4	5. E	6	3	7	5
				2		A K 6 3	6. W	K	J	6	7
				K 8 4 3 2		Q 6	7. W	3	7	10	9
					8 3 2		8. E	9	8	8	10
					J 2		9. W	A	5	3	4
					J 9 7 4		10. W	9!	?
					A 10 9 7			N then S squeezed
Play	Double squeeze			4 West		Made 5 +450

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A 2		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1 NT	E-W vul	A K 9		1. W	Q	K	7	2
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass		7 5 4		2. N	2	6	K	7
Pass					Q 10 9 8 2		3. S	J	4	Q	A
				8 7 3		Q J 10 9	4. E	Q	4	3	A
4 5	13 14	7 9	16 16	Q J 10 8 6 5		7	5. N	10	3	3	5
				J 2		10 9 8 6	6. N	9	5	5	6
				7 4		A 6 5 3	7. N	4!	6	A	2
					K 6 5 4		8. S	K	J	5	8
					4 3 2		9. S	Q	8	7	9
					A K Q 3		10. S	4!	10	A	9
					K J		11. N	8	?
Play	Double squeeze			3 NT South		Made 6 +490		E then W squeezed

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 6		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	2	Both vul	J 6		1. S	K	2	J	3
2	Pass	4	Pass		9 8 5 4 2		2. S	A?	5	6	4
Pass	Pass				10 8 7 5		3. S	Q	6	2	K
				K Q 3		A 10 9 8 7	4. E	10	2	K	6
14 14	2 2	11 13	13 13	8 7 5 2		4 3	5. W	Q	J	7	4
				A 7 6		K 3	6. W	7	4	8	9
				K Q 4		A 9 3 2	7. E	A	5	3	5
					5 4 2		8. E	2	6	K	5
					A K Q 10 9		9. W	Q	7	3	J
					Q J 10		10. W	4	8	A!	10
					J 6		11. E	9!	?
Play	Double squeeze			4 East		Made 5 +650		S then N squeezed

Practice 6D25 Main

Slams & Double Squeezes

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	K J 10 9 7 5		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	2	2 NT	Pass	None vul	9		1. N	9	5	4	Q
3	Pass	3	Pass		K 7 2		2. W	J	3	2	7
4	Pass	4	Pass		6 4 3		3. W	5	4	A	2
6	AP			6 2		A Q 8 3	4. E	Q	4	8	6
				A Q J 3		6 5	5. E	6	7	J	5
11 14	7 9	17 18	5 9	3		A J 9 6	6. W	2	7	Q	4
				K J 10 9 8 5		A Q 2	7. E	A	8	6	9
					4		8. E	3	5	9	10
					K 10 8 7 4 2		9. W	K	J	6	8
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid				Q 10 8 5 4		10. W	10	2	9	10
	Control-showing bid				7		11. W	A	?
Play	Double squeeze			6 West		Made 7 +940		North is squeezed

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K Q J 10 9 8		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	Pass	N-S vul	A 4		1. E	K	2	9	4!
Pass	3	Pass	4		6 4		2. E	10?	6	5	A
Pass	4	Pass	5		A K 4		3. N	8	2	A	4
Pass	6	AP		7 5 4		6 2	4. S	3	5	K	6
				9 5		K Q J 10 7 3	5. N	Q	3	5	7
4 5	17 19	8 10	11 12	Q J 10 2		8 3	6. N	J	7	2	Q
				J 10 9 3		Q 8 7	7. N	10	J	7	3
Bidding	Combat weak two-bid				A 3		8. N	9	3	5	9
	Good jump overcall				8 6 2		9. N	4	8	A	2
Play	Correct loser count				A K 9 7 5		10. S	K!	10	6	?
	Double squeeze				6 5 2			East is squeezed
Defense	Club shift trick 2 beats			6 North		Made 6 +1430

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	8 7 6 5 2		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	Q 3		1. W	4	3	7	8
Pass	1	Pass	4		A 7 6 4		2. S	A!	3	2	4
Pass	4 NT	Pass	5		A 3		3. S	4	2	A	7
Pass	5 NT	Pass	7	K J 10 3		Q 9 4	4. N	5	9	6	10
AP				5 4		7 2	5. S	K	6	3	8
				Q 10 9 8		K J 5 2	6. S	5	9	Q	J
6 7	10 11	9 10	15 20	9 6 2		Q J 8 7	7. N	6	Q	9	J
					A		8. S	A	5	7	2
					A K J 10 9 8 6		9. S	K	8	4	2
					3		10. S	J	9	6	5
					K 10 5 4		11. S	10	?
Play	Double squeeze			7 South		Made 7 +1510		W then E squeezed

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	J 10 6		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
1	Pass	1	Pass	Both vul	4 3		1. S	Q	A	2	4
1 NT	Pass	3	Pass		7 6 2		2. W	8	3	Q	5
4	Pass	6	AP		J 8 7 5 4		3. E	2	J	K	4
				K 4 2		A 9 3	4. W	2	4	Q	K
13 13	2 3	16 19	9 9	K 9 8		A Q 10 7 6 2	5. S	J	K	6	5
				A K 9 3		5 4	6. W	9	5	6	5
				10 6 2		A Q	7. W	3	7	7	8
					Q 8 7 5		8. E	A	3	2	7
					J 5		9. E	A!	9	6	8
					Q J 10 8		10. E	10	7	9	6
					K 9 3			Win the rest
Play	Double squeeze			6 East		Made 6 +1430

Practice 6D29 Main

Squeeze These Slams!

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	7 3 2		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	Pass	None vul	K Q 9 6		1. S	J	3!	9	2
2 NT	Pass	3	Pass		J 10 4		2. S	7	A	6	8
4	Pass	5	Pass		J 8 5		3. W	4	K	8	10
5	Dbl	6	AP	K 10		A Q J 9 8 6	4. E	6	4	K	2
				A 5 4 3		8 2	5. W	10	3	J	5
13 14	7 7	15 17	5 6	K 8 7 5		A 3	6. E	A	3	4	7
				K 7 4		A 9 2	7. E	A	2	5	4
					5 4		8. E	3	6	K	10
					J 10 7		9. W	7	J	9	9
Bidding	Control-showing bid				Q 9 6 2		10. E	Q!	6	8	?
	Lead-directing double				Q 10 6 3			North is squeezed
Play	Double squeeze			6 East		Made 6 +980

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	8		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		2	2 NT	N-S vul	K 8 7 4		1. E	K	5	2	8
Pass	4	Pass	4 NT		K Q 10 9 8 7 2		2. E	4!	A	3	2
Pass	6	AP			6		3. S	A!	5	4	2
				10 7 2		A K 9 6 4 3	4. S	3	9	K	6
8 9	8 12	8 9	16 18	Q J 9 5		10 6 2	5. N	7	10	J	J
				6 3		5 4	6. S	J	7	7	3
				K Q 10 2		J 7	7. N	K	5	3	6
					Q J 5		8. N	Q	4	4	10
					A 3		9. N	10	6	5	2
Bidding	Natural 2 NT overcall				A J		10. N	9	9	8	10
	Gerber convention				A 9 8 5 4 3		11. N	8!	?
Play	Double squeeze			6 North		Made 6 +1370		E then W squeezed

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	A K 9 7 3		TT=12	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	3 2		1. W	Q	A	2	4
2	Pass	Pass	4		A 5 3		2. N	K!	6	K	4
Pass	4	Pass	4 NT		Q 6 2		3. N	3	J	K	5
Pass	5	Pass	6	Q J 10 8 5 4		6 2	4. S	A	Q	2	2
AP				Q		J	5. S	10	3	3	6
				K J 9		Q 10 8 7 6 2	6. S	9	7	2	5
9 9	13 14	7 9	11 16	9 7 3		A 10 8 5	7. S	8	8	6	7
					—		8. S	7	9	Q	8
Bidding	Trap pass				A K 10 9 8 7 6 5 4		9. S	6	10	7	10
	Cue-bid to show fit				4		10. S	5	9	3	8
Play	Try for overtrick				K J 4		11. S	4	?
	Double squeeze			6 South		Made 7 +1010		W then E squeezed

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	6 3		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	2	3	Pass	Both vul	K Q J 9 7		1. N	K	2!	5	3
3	Pass	3 NT	Pass		K J 4 2		2. N	J	A	6	4
5	Pass	6	Pass		10 2		3. E	2	4	A	3
6	AP			A K Q J 10 8 7		9 2	4. W	K	6	9	5
				4 3		A 10 2	5. W	Q	7	3	8
17 20	10 12	8 9	5 6	7		A 9 6 5 3	6. W	J	9	3	6
				A K 9		5 4 3	7. W	10	2	5	7
					5 4		8. W	8	4	6	8
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				8 6 5		9. W	7	2	4	10
	Bid of 5 in a major				Q 10 8		10. W	A	10	5	8
Play	Correct loser count				Q J 8 7 6		11. W	K	?
	Double squeeze			6 West		Made 6 +1430		North is squeezed

Practice 6D33 Main

Climb To the Top

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	K 4		TT=7	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	1	Pass	1	None vul	K 9		1. E	10	2!	Q	K
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT		A 9 2		2. N	K	9	2	10
Pass	Pass	Pass			A K 7 5 4 3		3. N	A	5	6	J
				Q		10 9 8 7 6 5	4. N	3	6	8	Q
10 10	17 19	2 4	11 11	Q 8 6 5 3		J 7 4	5. W	5	9	J	A
				K 8 5 4		J 10 6	6. S	2	3	K	4
				Q J 10		9	7. N	7	7	3	4
					A J 3 2		8. N	5	6	7	6
					A 10 2		9. N	4	10	3!	8
					Q 7 3		10. N	4	7	A	5
Play	Play to trick one				8 6 2		11. S	J	?
	Double squeeze			3 NT North		Made 6 +490		West is squeezed

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	9 4 2		TT=11	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		1 ?	2	N-S vul	8 7		1. S	K	6	3	4!
Pass	2 NT1	4	Pass		J 9 3		2. S	J?	10	2	A
Pass	Pass				A Q 10 8 2		3. E	K	2	3	4
				10		A K Q 8 7 6 5 3	4. E	Q	2	4	9
7 10	7 8	16 18	10 11	A K 9 5 3		4	5. E	8	6	3	2
				7 6		A 5 4	6. E	7	8	5	8
				9 7 5 4 3		K	7. E	6	J	7	10
					J		8. E	5	6	5	7
					Q J 10 6 2		9. E	3!	10	9	Q
Bidding	Michaels cue-bid				K Q 10 8 2		10. E	4	10	A	8
Play	Correct loser count				J 6		11. W	K	?
	Double squeeze			4 East		Made 6 +480		North is squeezed

West	North	East	South	3. S deals	Q J 4 2		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
			1	E-W vul	Q 10 8 5 4		1. W	3	2	5	7
Pass	2	Pass	3		A 8 7 3		2. S	A	6	4	2
Pass	4	Pass	6		—		3. S	3	7	4	2
AP				6 3		5	4. N	5	3	8	7
				K J 9 7 6		3 2	5. S	4	J	J	5
10 11	9 12	6 9	15 20	K 10 9		Q J 6 5 4	6. N	8	4	9	9
				Q J 7		K 10 6 5 2	7. S	8	Q	Q	6
					A K 10 9 8 7		8. N	10	5	10	J
					A		9. S	A	6	3	6
					2		10. S	A	9	7	10
					A 9 8 4 3		11. S	K!	?
Play	Double squeeze			6 South		Made 7 +1010		W then E squeezed

West	North	East	South	4. W deals	10 5 4		TT=12	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
2	Pass	2	Pass	Both vul	J 3		1. N	Q	3	2	A
2	Pass	2 NT	Pass		Q 10 8		2. W	A	4	2	3
4	Pass	4	Pass		Q J 10 8 6		3. W	K	5	4	6
5	Pass	5	Pass	A K Q J 9 8		2	4. W	Q	10	2	7
7	AP			6 2		A K 9 5 4	5. W	J	6	4	5
				A K 3		7 6 4 2	6. W	9	8	6	7
21 23	6 6	10 12	3 3	A 4		K 9 3	7. W	2	3	A	7
					7 6 3		8. E	K	8	6	J
					Q 10 8 7		9. E	5	10	8	8
Bidding	Opening 2 & response				J 9 5		10. W	4	10	K	?
	Gerber convention				7 5 2			South is squeezed
Play	Double squeeze			7 West		Made 7 +2210

Practice 6D37 Main

Ruff Night in Vienna

Top by Richard Pavlicek

West	North	East	South	1. N deals	9 7 5		TT=9	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Pass	1	4	None vul	J 9		1. N	J	3	Q	5
Pass	Pass	Dbl	Pass		10 9 8 7		2. S	K	8	9	4
4	AP				K 9 8 7		3. S	J	2	7	Q
				Q J 10 8 6		A K 2	4. E	A	3	6	5
3 5	4 4	20 21	13 15	8 5		4 3	5. E	K	4	8	7
				6 5 4 2		A K Q 3	6. E	2	2	Q	9
				10 4		A 6 5 3	7. W	4!	9	3!	J!
					4 3		8. S	A	10	7	3!
Bidding	Combat preempt				A K Q 10 7 6 2		9. W	4	8	K	6
	Optional double				J		10. E	A!	2	10	8
Play	Pursue extra chance				Q J 2		11. E	5	Q	J	K
	Ruffout squeeze			4 West		Made 4 +420		Dummy is good

West	North	East	South	2. E deals	K J 7		TT=10	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
		Pass	1	N-S vul	A K 5		1. W	Q	3	A	9
Pass	3	Pass	3		5 3		2. E	4	K	6	5
Pass	5	Pass	6		A K 10 5 2		3. S	2	5	K	6
AP				10 5		8 6	4. N	7	8	A	10
				8 6 2		Q 10 3	5. S	3	4	A	6
3 5	18 19	9 10	10 13	Q J 10 8 7 6		A 4 2	6. N	K	7	4	8
				8 4		Q J 9 7 6	7. N	2	9	3	7
					A Q 9 4 3 2		8. S	Q	8	J	2
					J 9 7 4		9. S	9	10	5!	?
					K 9			East is squeezed
					3
Play	Ruffout squeeze			6 South		Made 6 +1430