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 Leading Against Slams by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be leading against slams, or at least after your opponents have made a slam try.

Listen to the bidding sequence to find the killer lead.

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
 J 9 6 3
 J 10 9
 8 4
 A 6 5 2
 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
Pass2 NTPass4 NT
Pass5Pass6
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: A - With the Spades breaking badly, the slam is likely to go down, since you have a natural trump trick.

Cash your Ace as soon as possible.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
 A 6 5 2
 J 5
 J 10 9
 10 6 5 2
 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
Pass2 NTPass4 NT
Pass5Pass6
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: J - It's not always right to lead an Ace against a slam. It might help declarer when he's missing a trick. It's best to make a neutral Diamond lead.

You might lead an Ace at matchpoints when you think declarer might be making an overtrick if you don't cash it right away.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
 J 7 5
 J 10 9 6
 K 6
 8 7 6 3
 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1Pass1
Pass2Pass4
Pass4Pass4
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: K - Listen to the bidding sequence. East-West have tried for a slam, but didn't bid one. Why?

Because they don't have a Diamond control. This means your partner has the Ace. Lead your K.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
 9 8 7 6 3
 8 6 2
 7 4
 8 4 2
 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1Pass1
Pass2Pass4 NT
Pass5PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 7 - Your opponents have stopped at the 5-level. Your partner will have two keycards (or one keycard and the Q).

Therefore, if he has two tricks, your best shot of making a trick of your own is with a Diamond ruff. Lead your doubleton and hope your partner can play a third round of Diamonds later on, for you to ruff.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
 A 3 2
 K 6 5 2
 8 7 6 3
 8 7
 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1Pass1
Pass3Pass4
Pass4 NTPass5
Pass6PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 2 - Dummy will have long Clubs, since he has shown an unbalanced hand with 15-17 points.

To prevent declarer from discarding his losers, you need to make an aggressive lead, to set up a Heart trick while you still have the A.

Your result so far:
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