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 Choices on opening leads by linda j green

How many times do you have two suits and cannot make up your mind what suit to lead?

If the suits are equal in value, lead the one with better intermediate cards. If the suit is only a 4-card and not equal in value, lead the top or second highest of the worst suit, to discourage partner. Hoping partner will return another suit through a weak dummy.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 10 8 7 6
♥ A Q J 2
♦ 6 5 4
♣ 9 8 		 
Q: 1 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 8♠. When the opponents do not bid Stayman, a major suit is the way to go! However, lead from what you do not want back by leading the second highest. Let us hope that partner will see the weak suit to be returned is the heart suit to collect 4 tricks and the trick partner won.

Should you lead the Q♥ one cannot defeat the contract as it is only a 4-card suit. If the heart suit was a 5-card suit, the Q♥ is clear cut for the opening lead.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 9 7 6 5
♥ K 10 8 4 3
♦ 5
♣ J 2 		 
Q: 2 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1 NT
2♣*3NTPassPass
Pass


* Majors

 Your choice:
A: 4♥. When one has a choice of two suits, choose the one that does not have the Ace! That will serve as the entry for the long side suit once extra tricks are finally set up.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ Q 10 7 3
♥ K 6 5 4
♦ J 10
♣ 7 4 2 		 
Q: 3 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 3♠. A major suit is necessary after no Stayman. Lead the suit with better intermediate cards.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 9 7 4
♥ J 7 5 2
♦ A K 10
♣ A Q J 		 
Q: 4 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 9♠. Holding all the remaining HCP and partner holds zero points, lead passive. From what you do not hold. Leading the top of nothing and wait for declarer to play to you.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 7 2
♥ J 5 4 3
♦ A Q 6 5
♣ Q J 10 		 
Q: 5 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass2♥Pass2NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: Q♣. Try to avoid leading from AQxx. It is better to not give the declarer a trick, the K♦, which he do not deserve. Lead another suit.

Your result so far:
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