This page supplies links to the

This page supplies links to the interesting deals posted online
Most of the hands here are not squeezes - I'll keep those for the books. I welcome hands for inclusion here - please e-mail them to bridgesqueezes@yahoo.co.uk Some of the deals have been animated with Vu-Bridge and the link to the page is in the last column.
No.	Link		VB link
1	Delicate play in three suits	Double dummy and suit combinations
2	Gambit and refusal	Delicate play in a suit to force refusal of the gambit	VB1
3	Lots of possibilities	With two suits offering a possible extra trick and residual squeeze possibilities the slam was made
4	Get your signals right	You want partner to shift but what is the best way to convey that information	VB2
5	Difficult to bid accurately	Strong hands with a singleton high honour, especially in a major, are hard to bid
6	The power of spot cards	Sometimes miracles can happen if the opponents' cards are just right	VB3
7	Play depends on your opponent	Against an expert you play for legitimate chances but weaker opponents give you more latitude
8	Trump elimination	When two suits are "frozen" look for an elimination rather than play for a finesse	VB4
9	Help your partner in defence	When partner has a choice of plays be careful to play the card which helps him do the right thing	VB5
10	Best bid and best play	A hand that requires judgement and technique in bidding and play
11	A telling lead	When an opponent makes a passive lead it can give a lot of information
12	Top quality defence needed	Only two expert defenders would get this one right; even then it's a tough one
13	Percentage play	A hand where the correct play is counter-intuitive
14	Points schmoints	A hand that needs violent revaluation in the light of the bidding
15	A trap for the unwary	Doubling 1NT should be based on a good hand with a good lead, not just points
16	Avoid silly results	After 1NT is doubled your priority should be to minimise loss and avoid silly results
17	Aggressive bidding	After aggressive bidding declarer has to play the hand delicately
18	Cue bidding a Queen	It is not often that a Queen is of such importance that it can be cue bid
19	Superficial analysis	Analysing one suit is not enough - it is important to see the whole hand
20	Directly bid slams	Although most slams are bid using Blackwood or cue bids some are better bid directly
21	Changing odds	The odds on suit breaks change when long suits are known to exist
22	Percentages	At the table there are often two nearly equal lines of play
23	Delicate part score	Playing parts cores often entails delicate handling in several suits
24	Entries and Unblocking	It is easy to miss the need to unblock and retain entries
25	Choice of plays	It is not always obvious which is the safest line of play
26	Double dummy elimination	The cards were placed but even so it was possible to make a mistake
27	Winning pairs tactics	Pairs often requires deeper analysis than teams or rubber
28	Delicate play required	Timing is the essence in this ordinary looking hand
29	Two way throw in	The defence can decide who will be thrown in
30	Combining chances	Many hands need declarer to plan the play based on possibilities in several suits
31	Finesse or drop?	After several tricks have been played the odds change
32	An opportunity missed	Sometimes the less obvious play offers a better chance of success
33	Double Dummy Problem	A delicate play is needed to succeed
34	Zia's instinct was right	A master player does not need to calculate the percentages
35	Surprising percentages	The odds were not that obvious at the table
36	A difficult defence to find	When you seem to have an obvious loser in two suits in a slam think before cashing a "winner"
37	The missing seven	If the hearts were stronger a safety play might work but the pseudo compound squeeze did
38	Oops my trumps broke badly	When you are unlucky in one suit maybe you can get lucky in another
39	A matter of timing	An opportunity missed for a good result
40	A missed safety play	Not all safety plays are in the danger suit; this is to find out the opponents' distribution
41	On the horns of a dilemma - twice	It seems obvious to capture a singleton King with the Ace holding A Q J 5 doesn't it?
42	Removing an option	By forcing declarer to make an early decision the defence can improve their chances
43	Gather all the evidence	A delicate inferential bid made by an expert
44	A pretty trump coup	Surprising things happen where trumps are involved
45	A difficult slam	Bidding good slams is half the battle. Then you have to make them. You be the judge.
46	Play the opponents	If opponents are less than stellar it may be better to hope for a mistake.
47	Best play to succeed	A deal to find the best line to succeed - test your play
48	Another double dummy exercise	Eliminate the impossible and the unlikely must be true
49	Playing the best percentage game	Pairs is a game of percentages as well as technique	VB6
50	A pretty trump coup	Sometimes an opponent's trumps can be eliminated by plain suit leads
51	Another trump coup	Another example of plain suit leads to kill the opponent's trumps
52	Third level analysis needed	It is easy to overlook a line of play which will improve your chances
53	A latecomer at the feast	Just to show that triple squeezes do arise at the table