Compound Guard Squeeze

A Compound Guard Squeeze is a squeeze in three suits, in which two suits are stopped by both opponents, and the third suit holding requires a defender to retain certain cards to prevent Declarer from taking a winner finesse. The concept of the Compound Guard Squeeze was analyzed and named by Mr. Julian Pottage of Great Britain.

Mr. Julian Pottage was born and grew up on the south coast of England. He studied mathematics at Trinity College Cambridge, later gaining election as an Associate and then Fellow of the pensions Mananagement Institute. Mr. Julian Pottage is a qualified bridge teacher and has been writing simultaneous pairs commentaries for many years. He has a regular themed column in the two principal United Kingdom bridge journals, the topics covered being Defence and Opening Leads. He has written or co-written several bridge teaching books, which include among others:

The Extra Edge in Play, Master Bridge Series, co-author Terence Reese, 1994

Clues from the Bidding, Master Bridge Series, 1990

Positive Declarer's Play, Masterbridge Series, co-author Terence Reese

Positive Defense, Master Bridge Series, co-author Terence Reese

Bridge Problems for a New Millennium, March 2001

The Golden Rules of Defence with Marc Smith, Cassell 2000

The Golden Rules of Declarer Play with Marc Smith, Cassell 2001

Masterpieces of Declarer Play, Cassell 2001

The Golden Rules of Constructive Bidding with Marc Smith, Cassell 2002

Masterpieces of Defence, Cassell 2002

More Hocus Pocus with Erwin Brecher, Panacea Press 2002

Masterpieces of Defence

 

The illustration below should clarify this type of squeeze:

	K6 4 7 6
Q4 A A 9		J65 K K
	A108 AK

South leads the Ace of Clubs to squeeze East. East must discard either the King of Hearts or the King of Diamonds. South then leads the King of Clubs. West must discard the suit the red suit, which East has kept. If East has discarded the King of Hearts, then West must discard the Ace of Hearts. If East has discarded the King of Diamonds, then West must discard the King of Diamonds on the second trick. However, East, when South plays the King of Clubs on the second trick, is squeezed in Spades and the red King, which he has kept.

 

 

If you wish to include this feature, or any other feature, of the game of bridge in your partnership agreement, then please make certain that the concept is understood by both partners. Be aware whether or not the feature is alertable or not and whether an announcement should or must be made. Check with the governing body and/or the bridge district and/or the bridge unit prior to the game to establish the guidelines applied. Please include the particular feature on your convention card in order that your opponents are also aware of this feature during the bidding process, since this information must be made known to them according to the Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge. We do not always include the procedure regarding Alerts and/or Announcements, since these regulations are changed and revised during time by the governing body. It is our intention only to present the information as concisely and as accurately as possible.

 

 

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