Following is the example authored by Mr. Edward T. Barco and compiled in The Encyclopedia of Card Play Techniques at Bridge by Mr. Guy Leve in 2003. He incudes the example of a Suicide Trump Triple Squeeze, as published in The Bridge World, in the January issue in the year 1988, and presented for publication by Mr. Edward T. Barco. Portions of this bridge book can be viewed via Google Books.
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This example of a Suicide Trump Triple Squeeze is presented below.
Suicide Trump Triple Squeeze
North 2 J J 4
West A AK A
East AKQJ
South 10 65 3 Position N-4, Clubs are trumps and East is on lead.
The squeeze is non-positional, with an automatic
discard. East leads a Spade and declarer discards
the10. If West ruffs, declarer scores two trump
tricks.If West discards a Diamond, then declarer also
discards a Diamond on the second Spade and
West is triple-squeezed.The Spade is ruffed in dummy and the established
Jack is led. Declarer agains scores two trump tricks.
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