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    Compound Trump Guard Squeeze - This is a variation of the Compound 
        Guard Squeeze, operating when opponents must discard on declarer's 
        trump.  Similarly, the strategy is a triple suited squeeze, where 
        two suits are stopped by both opponents.  While the defenders 
        attempt to cooperatively each guard one suit, the declarer discards 
        holding in the suit retained over the opponent (positionally, the Right 
        Hand Opponent). Finally, declarer cashes tricks that squeeze the other 
        opponent in the remaining retained suits.  Declarer 
        needs the remaining tricks, with an apparent loser and no chance to 
        finesse or promotion. On trick one, declarer leads trump 
        SK. East is squeezed 
        and must unprotect a minor - the 
        D8 here.  On the 
        second trump,  West 
        cooperatively unprotect the other suit playing 
        C9. 
         Dummy's should follow East's prior discard, pitching  
        D6. Now cashing DK 
        (East's empty suit), East is squeezed to play the 
        H2. Finally, declarer 
        ruffs a Heart, Dummy's 
        remaining Club and Hearts are winners.
 Also see Squeezes and Bridge Books on 
        Squeezes
 
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