Leads in Your Partner's Suit by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be on lead after your partner has taken a bid.

Will you always lead his suit? Which card are you going to lead?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 10 7 6
♥ K 3
♦ J 10 8 2
♣ 7 6 5 3

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♥K - You need to lead the highest card from a doubleton.

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♣	1♠	2♥
Pass	3♥	Pass	4♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♠2 - With three cards in your partner's suit, you need to lead the small one, to show your length in the suit.

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♠3 - Even with three small cards, you need to lead the lowest, so that your partner knows how many cards you have in the suit.

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 8 5 4 2
♥ J 4 2
♦ 6
♣ 9 7 6 5 3

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♦	1♥	1♠
Pass	2♠	Pass	4♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦6 - The singleton makes for a better lead than your partner's suit. Taking ruffs is your best chance of making tricks with your hand, before declarer can draw trumps.

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 8 3
♥ A 6 3
♦ 9 6 4
♣ 8 5 4 3 2

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♥A - With three cards to the Ace, if you decide to lead partner's suit, you shouldn't lead a small one. You cannot underlead Aces against suit contracts, but you can lead the Ace.

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