The Whitfield Eight
by William Whitfield

Spades are trump. South to lead and win all.
South trumps a club, then leads a spade. East must hold onto clubs to
prevent establishment of declarer's long card, so he discards a red
suit — say, hearts. South also sheds a heart,
then plays a heart to the ace. The
A
is cashed, discarding a diamond from dummy, and a club is ruffed. Now the lead
of dummy's last spade effects a double squeeze; east must guard clubs and west must
guard hearts, so neither opponent can guard diamonds.
Trap: cashing the
A early would
cause a premature commitment from dummy. East would hold the same red suit
as the dummy, and the squeeze would evaporate.
