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Triple (Barco) Squeeze -  A squeeze where the leader has two losers against one opponent who must guard three suits.  The defender in the unenviable position having to successively pitch winners before the leader plays each suit, the first being played on the squeeze card.  Technically, the Triple Squeeze requires 2 one card menaces as well as a two card menace - with sufficient entries.
 

  7
A 10
7
 
K
K J
A
 
  6
6 5
8
  8
8
Q
5
 

South wins the last Club, the C5 and West must discard one of three guard suits.  Declarer carefully watches West's suit pitched, successively leading that suit on the next trick.

Also see Squeezes and Bridge Books on Squeezes
 


 

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