Study 9K65   Main


Clash Squeeze


  by Richard Pavlicek

A clash squeeze is a triple squeeze against one opponent, although one of his stoppers is not the ordinary kind but the only outstanding card between your winner and its communication card; hence if discarded, your communication card becomes a separate winner. In practice this almost always occurs as a double clash squeeze, where the clash threat overcomes a defective double squeeze or pure squeeze. For further details see Non-Pure Squeezes.

1. Clash squeeze

NT win 4
S A 9
H A J
D
C
Trick
1 S
Lead
C A!
2nd 3rd 4th
S K
H K Q
D A
C
Table S J 10 3 2
H
D
C
South leads S Q
H 4
D K
C A

Rare since S A won early leaves a simple squeeze.

2. Double clash squeeze

NT win 5
S A 9
H J 4
D A
C
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 N
Lead
C A!
D 4
H J!
2nd
D Q
K
3rd
H 4
A
4th
S 2
10
S K
H K Q
D K Q
C
Table S J 10 2
H
D J 10
C
South leads S Q
H A
D 9 4
C A

3. Inverted double clash squeeze

NT win 5
S Q
H A J
D 9 4
C
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 S
Lead
C A!
D A!
H 4!
2nd
D Q
K
Q
3rd
H J
4
A
4th
S 2
10
S K
H K Q
D K Q
C
Table S J 10 2
H
D J 10
C
South leads S A 9
H 4
D A
C A

4. Twin-entry double clash squeeze

NT win 5
S A 9
H K 9 5
D
C
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 N
Lead
C A!
H 4!
H 9!
2nd
D K
10
3rd
H 5
K
4th
S 2
S 3
S K
H Q J 10
D K
C
Table S J 10 3 2
H
D A
C
South leads S Q
H A 4
D Q
C A

5. Inverted twin-entry double clash squeeze

NT win 5
S Q
H K 9 5
D Q
C
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 S
Lead
C A!
H A!
H 4!
2nd
D K
10
J
3rd
H 5
9
K
4th
S 2
S 3
S K
H Q J 10
D K
C
Table S J 10 3 2
H
D A
C
South leads S A 9
H A 4
D
C A

6. Extended double clash squeeze

NT win 5
S A 7 4
H A J
D
C
Trick
1 S
2 S
Lead
C A!
H 4!
2nd
D K
Q
3rd
H J
A
4th
S 2
S Q 6
H K Q
D K
C
Table S 10 9 8 2
H
D A
C
South leads S K J
H 4
D Q
C A

7. Inverted extended double clash squeeze

NT win 5
S K 10
H J 4
D Q
C
Trick
1 S
2 S
Lead
C A!
H A!
2nd
D K
Q
3rd
H 4
J
4th
S 2
S Q J
H K Q
D K
C
Table S 9 8 7 2
H
D A
C
South leads S A 6 4
H A
D
C A

8. Simultaneous double clash squeeze

NT win 5
S A 7 4
H K
D A
C
Trick
1 S
Lead
C A!
2nd
D Q
3rd
H K
4th
S Q 6
H A
D K Q
C
Table S 10 9 8
H
D J 10
C
South leads S K J
H
D 9 4
C A

9. Inverted simultaneous double clash squeeze

NT win 5
S K 10
H K
D 9 4
C
Trick
1 S
Lead
C A!
2nd
D Q
3rd
H K
4th
S Q J
H A
D K Q
C
Table S 9 8 7
H
D J 10
C
South leads S A 6 4
H
D A
C A

10. Double clash squeeze (RHO)

NT win 6
re
S A 9
H Q 4
D Q
C 2
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 N
4 S
Lead
C A!
H 5
H 4
H A!
2nd
S 2
S 3
9
3rd
2
Q
K
4th
D A
8
D 2
S J 10 3 2
H
D K 2
C
Table S K
H J 10 9 8
D A
C
South leads S Q
H A K 6 5
D
C A

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11. Double clash crisscross squeeze

NT win 6
S A 9
H K 4
D 9 4
C
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 N
4 S
Lead
C A!
H 5
D 4
H A!
2nd
D 2
S 2
J
3rd
H 4!
K
A
4th
D 10
10
Q
S J 10 2
H
D K Q 2
C
Table S K
H Q J 10
D J 10
C
South leads S Q
H A 9 5
D A
C A

12. Compound clash squeeze

NT win 6
bi
S Q
H A 9
D 9 4
C 2
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 S
Lead
C A!
C K!
D A!
2nd
D 2
H 10
10
3rd
2
D 4
9
4th
D Q
D K
S K
H J 10
D J 10 2
C
Table S J 10
H K Q
D K Q
C
South leads S A 9
H 4
D A
C A K

13. Compound twin-entry clash squeeze

NT win 6
bi
S Q
H K 6 5
D Q
C 2
Trick
1 S
2 S
3 S
4 S
Lead
C A!
C K!
H A
H 4!
2nd
D 2
D K
10
J
3rd
2
H 5
6
K
4th
H 7
H 8
9
S K
H Q J 10
D K 2
C
Table S J 10
H 9 8 7
D A
C
South leads S A 9
H A 4
D
C A K

14. Compound extended clash squeeze I

NT win 6
bi
S K 10
H 9 4
D Q
C 2
Trick
1 S
2 S
Lead
C A!
C K!
2nd
D 2
H 10
3rd
2
D Q!
4th
D A
S Q J
H J 10
D K 2
C
Table S 9 8 7
H K Q
D A
C
South leads S A 6 4
H A
D
C A K

15. Compound extended clash squeeze II

NT win 7
re
S K 10
H A 9
D 4
C K 4
Trick
1 S
2 N
3 S
Lead
C 5
C 4
D A!
2nd
H 2
D K
10
3rd
K
A
4
4th
D Q
H 10
S Q J
H J 10 2
D J 10
C
Table S 9 8 7
H K Q
D K Q
C
South leads S A 6 4
H
D A 9
C A 5

Clubs may be cashed in either order.

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Anti clash squeeze

16. Clash stopper release anti clash squeeze

NT win 1
auto bi
S K
H K
D K Q
C
Trick
1 W
Lead
C A
2nd
S K!
3rd 4th
S A 9
H
D 4
C A
Table S Q
H Q
D A J
C
West leads S J 10 2
H A
D
C

With S A only West entry, good S Q is useless.

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© 2014 Richard Pavlicek