Choice of Suit Contract Leads by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quizz, you will have to choose between available leads against a Suit Contract.

In No-Trump you try to set up tricks, in a Suit Contract, you can do mutiple things: set up tricks, try to get a ruff, or lead passively, to try and give nothing.

Your leads.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 6 2
♥ Q J 10 6
♦ 6
♣ K 7 6 5 2

Q: 1 - What do you lead as West?

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	2♠	Pass
4♠	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦6 - A singleton lead is a very good lead, you are trying to make some ruffs, before declarer can draw your trumps.

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 6 2
♥ K 9 6 2
♦ Q 6 2
♣ Q 8 6 5

Q: 2 - What do you lead as West?

South	West	North	East
2♣	Pass	2♦	Pass
2♠	Pass	4♠	Pass
Pass	Pass

A: ♠2 - If you underlead an honor, you migt blow a trick by going right into a tenace, since all of North-South high card points are in South's hand.

The best lead is a passive Spade, and wait for tricks to come.

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ Q J 10 9
♥ 9 2
♦ K Q J 6
♣ 6 4 2

Q: 3 - What do you lead as West?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	Pass
1♥	Pass	2♥	Pass
4♥	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦K - You have two very good three-card sequences. It's best to choose the one with the King, it will be quicker to set up tricks there.

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K 9 6 2
♥ 7 2
♦ Q J 3 2
♣ A 6 2

Q: 4 - What do you lead as West?

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	3♥	Pass
4♥	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦Q - Two touching cards are making a sequence against a suit contract.

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 6 5 2
♥ A K 6 2
♦ J 9 6 5 2
♣ 6

Q: 5 - What do you lead as West?

South	West	North	East
1♠	Pass	2♠	Pass
4♠	Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♥A - When you have Ace-King and a singleton in an other suit, it's best to lead the Ace first.

At trick two, seeing the dummy, you will be able to decide whether to continue Hearts or to switch to your singleton.

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