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Squeeze to Unblock a Suit
The question in Mystery #5 was posed by the late Norm Roshel more than 30 years ago. To the best of our knowledge, no one has ever produced a satisfactory answer.
Question 5: Is there a deal in which South, the declarer, can execute a squeeze against an opponent whose guards include a card preventing the run of a blocked suit?
Here is an example of a blocked suit:
| NORTH
 A K J 3 2
| WEST
10 9 8
| | EAST
Q
| | SOUTH
7 6 5 4
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At notrump, South, declarer, can take only four spade tricks if the North hand has no side entry. However, if West were to discard a spade, declarer could take five spade tricks.
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