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One Suit Squeeze - A play tactic containing elements of a squeeze and a throw-in.

	J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 2 K 2
6 5 A K Q K J 9 8 Q J 10 9	Dealer: West Contract: 4S Declarer: South	2 J 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 6 5 4 3
	A K Q 4 3 3 2 A Q 10 A 8 7

West opens 1N, with South ending up in 4S. West plays three rounds of Hearts. West plays Hearts, South ruffing the third round.  Declarer wins 3 rounds of trump, opponents' discarding Clubs.  South next wins two rounds of Clubs, ruffing the third round in dummy to ensure defenders cannot put declarer on lead using a Club throw-in. 

Considering West opened 1 Notrump, declarer can assume West holds the Diamond honors, frustrating a repeated Diamond finesse.  Thus, declarer plays a low Diamond, to West's likely Diamond tenaces, completing the Diamond endplay.

Also see Squeezes and Bridge Books on Squeezes