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Besides being a bridge player, Australian Tim Bourke is a well-known author of books and a contributor to various publications. He is thought to own the largest collection of bridge books in the world.

When a co-worker here in the office received an e-mail from Tim, it included this jewel:

                ♠ A J 7 5 4
                ♥ A Q J 4
                ♦ A 2
                ♣ J 9
♠ K Q 10 9 6 2                  ♠ 3
♥ 6                             ♥ 10 9 5
♦ Q 8 4                         ♦ J 9 7 6 3
♣ Q 3 2                         ♣ 10 7 5 4
                ♠ 8
                ♥ K 8 7 3 2
                ♦ K 10 5
                ♣ A K 8 6

Against 7♥, West led the ♥6. Declarer cashed the ♣A K and played a spade to the ace. Declarer continued with a low spade from dummy.

If East ruffs, South can overruff and play for a traditional double squeeze.

If East discards a club, South can ruff a club, ruff a diamond, cash dummy's remaining high trump, ruff a spade, draw trumps and claim.

So, East does best to discard a diamond. Declarer ruffs a club, ruffs a spade and plays a trump to the queen to leave:

                ♠ J 7
                ♥ J
                ♦ A 2
                ♣ ---
♠ K 10                      ♠ ---
♥ ---                       ♥ 10
♦ Q 8 4                     ♦ J 9 7
♣ ---                       ♣ 10
                ♠ ---
                ♥ K
                ♦ K 10 5
                ♣ 8

A spade from dummy squeezes East in three suits, including trumps. On a diamond discard, West is subsequently squeezed in the pointed suits. A club discard sets up the ♣8, so the best play is the ♥10.

Declarer overruffs, crosses to the ♦A and the ♥J executes a standard double squeeze.

Advanced readers probably know about a material squeeze and a non-material squeeze that you can read about here. Tim has a sense of humor. He says perhaps this one is an Immaterial Squeeze!