[mr1303]

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Diagram includes the bidding, pips and the play up to this point.

I chose to run the spades and clubs to play for a double squeeze, which rather failed as the cards lie, and instead I should play a minor suit squeeze against West. Any suggestions as to how I should know this?

TYIA

[Cyberyeti]

Well simpler was to play ♣AK and ruff one before playing the second trump

[Douglas43]

It would help to see the discards on the spades, but isn't West squeezed anyway? HA, D ruff, Spade, HK

[Cyberyeti]

 Douglas43, on 2022-September-04, 02:25, said:

It would help to see the discards on the spades, but isn't West squeezed anyway? HA, D ruff, Spade, HK

He is, but it's equally reasonable to play for W to be 1363/1462 and when E discards hearts to keep the club guard, leaving the sole heart guard with W you now need to cash the clubs to squeeze him in the reds.

I think the guide would be that W would have to discard a club on the spades if he had less than 4, so the minor suit squeeze is the one to play when he doesn't discard one.

W is actually under pressure on the penultimate spade as he can't let go a diamond without you ruffing them out and discards a heart which is the revealing card.