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Contract bridge technique
A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a technique used in contract bridge and other trick taking games in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces an opponent to discard a winner or the guard of a potential winner. The situation typically occurs in the end game, with only a few cards remaining. Although numerous types of squeezes have been analyzed and catalogued in contract bridge, they were first discovered and described in whist. Most squeezes operate on the principle that declarer's and dummy's hands can, between them, hold more cards with the potential to take extra tricks than a single defender's hand can protect or guard. Infrequently, due to the difficulty of coordinating their holdings, two defenders can cooperate to squeeze declarer or dummy on the same principle.

Squeeze plays are considered by many "to be the domain of the experts but many of the positions are straightforward once the basic principles are understood." And according to Terence Reese, the squeeze play "in its practical aspects is not particularly difficult. It takes time, admittedly and has to be learned – it cannot be 'picked up'".

Squeeze plays are important in difficult to make high level contracts and in matchpoint play where the taking of one more trick than generally achieved by the field is a real difference maker likely to result in a top The opportunity to employ a squeeze play arises sufficiently frequently that it is essential to learn if one aspires to become an advanced player.,

: Cards held by defenders which are winners or protecting winners. : Determining or assuming the location of the opponents' cards. The : The number of tricks that must be lost before the squeeze can function. : To lose the necessary number of tricks. Entry: A high card or trump that enables declarer to place the lead in the hand that holds, or that will hold, another card that the squeeze has established. : Cards that can safely be discarded by defenders (i. e., are not busy). Rectifying the count removes idle cards from the defenders' hands. : Cards held by declarer or dummy which start out as losers, but which may be promoted to winning rank when the squeeze forces the defense to discard its stoppers. Squeeze card: The card which (when led) forces the defense to discard a busy card or cards. Before the squeeze card can bring the squeeze about, several conditions described below must be met.