Leading Against A Part-Score by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be leading from five hands where your opponents have stopped in a part-score.

How will this help you find the right lead?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ J 10 7
♥ K 7 6 2
♦ 8 3
♣ A 7 6 2

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♠J - Against 1NT, you will get on lead multiple times. You don't need to make such an aggressive lead as you would against 3NT.

Lead the ♠J. You'd prefer the Hearts to be attacked by your partner, in case declarer has the ♥A-Q.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A Q 6 2
♥ 7
♦ A 6 4 3 2
♣ J 10 2

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♥7 - Even with those trump tricks, you want to get ruffs. Your partner won't be broke, since your opponents failed to go higher than 2♠, so he will have some entries.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ J 6 4 2
♥ K 3 2
♦ 6 3 2
♣ A 6 2

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	3♦
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♥2 - When a preempt is not supported, you cannot lead trumps, since that could give declarer a finesse he couldn't take himself.

You need to make an active lead, to take your tricks as soon as possible. A Club would be too dangerous, so you need to lead a Heart. Any Heart honor in your partner's hand will be fine to set up tricks there.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A Q 10 3
♥ 7 2
♦ K Q 10 2
♣ A 6 3

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
1 NT	2♣*	Double	2♥
Pass	Pass	Double	Pass
Pass	Pass

2♣ - Landy - at least 5-4 in the majors

A: ♥2 - Your partner has doubled, so he must have Hearts. Declarer will try to make tricks by ruffing dummy's Spades. Lead a trump to prevent him from doing that.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 6 4
♥ A 9 7 3
♦ K 9 6 2
♣ Q 8 3

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♥	Pass	2♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♠4 - When the strong hand is on your right, underleading honors is too dangerous, since you could be playing right into a tenace.

Lead a trump. If your partner has values in Spades, they will be behind dummy's long Spades anyway.

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