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 Leading Against a No-trump Game by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be leading against No-trump games.

Will you find the best lead?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 10 6 2
♥ 9 7 2
♦ 6 3
♣ Q 7 4
 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1 NT
Pass2♣Pass2♦
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♠6 - Even with a tenace in Spades, you need to lead your five-card suit. It's your best shot at defeating the game.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q 8 3
♥ K J 10 6 2
♦ 10 7 4
♣ 8 3
 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣Pass2 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♥J - You have a broken sequence in Hearts (K J 10). You need to lead top of the touching cards.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ Q 7
♥ Q 9 7 6 2
♦ 9 6 3
♣ A 4 2
 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♥Pass1 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♦6 - Leading your five-card suit when your opponent also has five cards there would be a waste of time.

You should lead a three-card suit as your partner did not bid Spades when he could have done. Three-small is safer than Ace-third.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ J 6 3
♥ 8 2
♦ Q 9 6 3
♣ K 9 4 2
 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass1♠Pass1 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♦3 - You have a choice between the minors. It's better to underlead a Queen than a King. Therefore, lead your fourth-best Diamond.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A 4 2
♥ 8 3
♦ Q 8 6 2
♣ Q 8 6 2
 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass1♠Pass2♣
Pass2♦Pass2 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♦2 - It looks like they have bid all the suits, but 2♦ was not a natural bid. It was Fourth-suit forcing.

Lead a Diamond.

Your result so far:
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