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 Which card to lead? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have a choice regarding which card to lead. The suit to lead will be clear-cut.

Can you find all the right answers?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
 7 6
 K Q 7 6 2
 A 6 2
 8 3 2
 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 6 - You need to lead your fourth-best.

Two touching cards are not enough to form a sequence to lead against No-Trumps.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
 Q J 10 6 3
 8 2
 A 8 3
 8 4 2
 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1Pass2 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: Q - This time, you have three touching cards, which make a sequence. You need to lead the top of the sequence.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
 K Q 10 6 2
 8 5
 K 5 4
 10 6 3
 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1Pass3 NT
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: K - Yes, you don't have three touching honors, but you have two, and another accompanying them.

It's called a broken sequence. From such a holding, you need to lead the top of the touching honors.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
 A 6 3
 J 9 8 7 3
 K 5 4
 10 6
 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---2 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 7 - The 9-8-7 are touching cards, but they do not form a sequence, since they don't include an honor. They're just spot-cards, so you need to lead your fourth-best.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
 Q 6 2
 K Q 6 3
 Q 9 6 2
 J 6
 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
Pass1Pass1
Pass3Pass4
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: K - Against a suit contract, you only need two touching cards to form a sequence to lead from. Lead the K.

Your result so far:
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