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Progressive Squeeze

by Richard Pavlicek

A progressive squeeze is a triple squeeze against one opponent that gains two tricks. First the opponent is forced to abandon one of his three stoppers, then the newly established trick squeezes him again in the remaining two suits. Alternatively, the two tricks may develop instantly if the opponent abandons an extended threat.

1.  Positional progressive squeeze

NT win 5	A J		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
re	4		1. S	A!	Q	2	2
	K		2. S	A	K	4	2
	2		3. S	J!
K Q		10 9
K Q		3 2
A		2
—		—
	4 2
	A J
	—
South leads	A

2.  Automatic progressive squeeze

NT win 5	A J		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto re	4		1. S	A!	2	2	Q
	Q		2. S	A	2	4	K
	2		3. S	J!	3	Q
3 2		K Q
3 2		K Q
2		A
—		—
	4
	A J
	K
South leads	A

3.  Twin-entry progressive squeeze

NT win 6	A J		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto re	K 8 4		1. S	A!	10	2	2
	—		2. S	5	J	K	3
	2		3. N	4	6	A	Q
K Q		3 2	4. S	9!
Q J 10		7 6 3
A		2
—		—
	4
	A 9 5
	K
South leads	A

Auto case does not require 8.

4.  Dual twin-entry progressive squeeze

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

5.  Extended progressive squeeze

NT win 4	A J 10		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto bi	—		1. S	A!	A	2	2
	—		2. S	K!
	2
K Q		3 2
A		3 2
A		—
—		—
	4
	K
	K
South leads	A

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6.  Inverted extended progressive squeeze

NT win 5	4		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto re	A J		1. S	A!	2	2
	K
	2
3 2		K Q
3 2		K Q
2		A
—		—
	A J 10
	4
	—
South leads	A

7.  Split extended progressive squeeze

NT win 5	A J 10		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	A 5		1. S	A!	Q	10	2
	—		2. S	4	K	A	9
	—		3. N	5	10	J
K Q		3 2
K Q		10 9
A		2
—		—
	4
	J 4
	K
South leads	A

8.  Twin-entry extended progressive squeeze

NT win 5	K 4		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto re	K		1. S	A!	2	2	A
	K		2. S	5	2	K	10
	2		3. N	K!
3 2		Q J 10
3 2		A
2		A
—		—
	A 9 8 5
	—
	—
South leads	A

9.  Split twin-entry extended progressive squeeze

NT win 6	K 4 2		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
bi	A J		1. S	A!	3	2
	—
	2
3		Q J 10
3 2		K Q
3 2		A
3		—
	A 9 8 5
	—
	K
South leads	A

10.  Inverted split twin-entry extended PS

NT win 6	A 9 8 5		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	A J		1. S	A!	Q	5	2
	—		2. S	4	K	A	2
	—		3. N	J!	3	2
Q J 10		—
K Q		3 2
A		3 2
—		3 2
	K 4 2
	4
	K
South leads	A

Also works with J and K swapped.

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11.  Dual extended progressive squeeze

NT win 5	A J 10		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	—		1. S	A!	Q	10	2
	K Q		2. S	A	K	Q	2
	—		3. S	J!
K Q		3
K Q		3 2
A		3 2
—		—
	4 2
	A J
	—
South leads	A

12.  Tri-entry extended progressive squeeze

NT win 6	A Q 7 6 5		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	—		1. S	A	A	5	2
	K		2. S	2	8	Q	3
	—		3. N	K!	4	3
J 10 9 8		—
A		3 2
A		5 4 3
—		2
	K 4 3 2
	K
	—
South leads	A

13.  Crisscross progressive squeeze

NT win 6	10 4		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto re	A J		1. S	A!	Q	2	2
	A		2. S	4	K	A	2
	2		3. N	J	3	J
K Q		3 2
K Q		3 2
K Q		3 2
—		—
	A J
	4
	J 4
South leads	A

14.  Jettison progressive squeeze

NT win 4	A J 10		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto	K		1. S	A!	2	K!	A
	—		2. S	Q!	3	10
	—
3 2		K Q
3 2		A
—		A
—		—
	4
	Q
	K
South leads	A

15.  Transfer progressive squeeze

NT win 5	4		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	A 10		1. S	Q!	K	A	5
	K		2. N	A!
	A
3 2		K Q
K 9 2		J 5
—		A
—		—
	A J 10
	Q 4
	—
South leads	—

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16.  Transfer jettison progressive squeeze

NT win 5	4		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	A 9		1. S	Q!	K	A	5
	K		2. N	A	J	10!	2
	A		3. N	9!
3 2		K Q
K 8 2		J 5
—		A
—		—
	A J 10
	Q 10
	—
South leads	—

17.  Finesse jettison progressive squeeze

NT win 5	A 5		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	A 5		1. S	Q!	4	5	2
	K		2. S	A!	K	A!	2
	—		3. S	J!
K J		10 9
K 4		3 2
A		—
—		2
	Q 4
	Q J
	—
South leads	A

If West covers Q then just a simple squeeze.

18.  Entry progressive squeeze

NT win 6	A Q J 6 5		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
	Q		1. S	A!	A	5	2
	—		2. S	K!	A	6	3
	—		3. S	2	7	J	3
K 9 8 7		3	4. N	Q	2	K	8
A		3 2
A		3 2
—		2
	10 4 2
	K
	K
South leads	A

Anti progressive squeeze

19.  Entry-stopper release anti progressive squeeze

NT win 1	3 2		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto bi	3 2		1. W	A	2	2	Q!
	—
	—
4		A J
K		—
K		2
A		2
	K Q
	A
	A
West leads	—

Limits squeeze to 1-trick gain.

20.  LHO-stopper release anti progressive squeeze

NT win 1	K Q		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
bi	K Q		1. W	A	Q!
	A
	—
4		A J
A J		4 2
K		—
A		2
	3 2
	10 9
	2
West leads	—

Limits squeeze to 1-trick gain.

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21.  Lone-LHO-stopper release anti progressive squeeze

NT win 1	K Q		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
auto bi	A		1. W	A	A!
	A
	—
4 2		A J 10
K		—
—		K
A		—
	3
	3 2
	2
West leads	—

Limits squeeze to 1-trick gain.

22.  Entry attack anti progressive squeeze

NT win 1	Q 8 7		Trick	Lead	2nd	3rd	4th
bi	A		1. S	3!	J	7!	4
	A		2. W	A	A!
	—
A J 10 9		K 4
—		K Q
—		K
A		—
	3 2
	—
	—
South leads	K Q J

Limits squeeze to 1-trick gain.

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