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 Lead inferences by linda j green

When partner does not lead your suit, assume partner is void, or has a side suit singleton, or has a side suit sequence, like an outside AK to look at dummy, or has forgotten the bidding!

When partner overcalls it is usually a "Lead-Directing" suit, not necessarily to buy the contract, but to get partner to lead that suit.
When partner does not double an artificial bid (Stayman, Transfers, Cue-bids) particularly at a high level use the inferences of what to lead.





Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A
♥ A 5 4 3
♦ 9 5 4 3
♣ Q 10 3 2 		 
Q: 1 - As South what suit due you lead from this bidding?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦Pass1♠
Pass2♣Pass3♦
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 9♦ - Listen to the bidding! You have the Ace of ♠ entry. How many diamonds does partner have according to the bidding? Either one or a void!
Leading a high diamond will guide partner whether to return a heart or a club, as an entry for a second trump trick by ruffing diamonds.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 9 7 3
♥ 8 2
♦ 9 8 5 4
♣ A K 7 6 		 
Q: 2 - As South, what do you lead when partner overcalled?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣1♥1♠
Pass3♠PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: A♣ - Although partner overcalled a suit, it is best to tell partner where you have values first and look at dummy.
Thereafter you can direct the hand with a heart if dummy warrants it.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 8 7 6
♥ K 5 4 2
♦ K J 10 5
♣ 9 8 		 
Q: 3 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♦
Pass1♥Pass1♠
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 8♠ - When the opponents bid 3 suits, settle in the 3rd suit, and you have length in their first suit, a trump lead is mandatory, to prevent them from crossruffing the hand.
Leading a doubleton of an unbid suit on this auction will not gain, as they are likely to have stoppers in that suit when you hold the high cards in their 2 bid suits.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ Q J 7 6 4
♥ K 3 2
♦ J 10 8
♣ 9 4 		 
Q: 4 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: J♦ -When the opponents have used Stayman, and responder denies a heart fit, by inference, responder has 4 spades. One cannot lead that suit.
The J♦ looks the safest on this bidding auction.
Partner did not double 2♣ for a lead.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ K 5 3 2
♥ Q 2
♦ 8 7 6
♣ K 5 4 3 		 
Q: 5 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♦
Pass1♥Pass2NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 3♣ - When partner had the opportunity to overcall the spade suit and did not, by inference lead the unbid minor.

Your result so far:
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