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A friend of mine was declaring 4♠ on an uneventful auction. He received the ♠J opening lead.

♠ x

♥ AKxx

♦ AKQT

♣ KTxx

♠ AKxxxxx

♥ J9x

♦ xx

♣ x

Declarer cashed a second spade (both opponents following, West with the ♠T), played 3 rounds of diamonds pitching a club (all follow, no ♦J). He then led a low club from the table, East playing the ♣J as he ruffed. He then exited a trump to East, to this ending:

♠ —

♥ AKx

♦ T

♣ KT

♠ xxxx

♥ J9x

♦ —

♣ —

A complex ending to be sure. If East gets out the JD, declarer is …read more

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In the first part of this series, we were faced with the following declarer problem after West bid both majors:

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In addition to the ACBL, there is another American bridge orginization, one which has been around about as long: The American Bridge Association. The ABA was created back in the days of racial segregation. Most of its membership consists of Black bridge players, however all events (just as in the ACBL) are open to all races.
The ABA recently had its summer nationals in Atlanta, where I live. I had obligations which kept me from playing throughout the tournament, but I was able to play in one national event, a swiss team event.

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A double squeeze is a squeeze performed against both opponents.The classical ending is something like this, south to lead (assume no trumps):

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