Leading Against Slams or After Slam Tries by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your opponents will have bid a slam, or were close to bidding one.

Will you find the right leads?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ J 10 6 5 2
♥ 9 6 3
♦ 7
♣ 8 4 3 2

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♦	Pass	2♥
Pass	4 NT	Pass	6♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦7 - Even against a slam, a singleton lead is a great lead. If your partner has the Ace of Hearts or the Ace of Diamonds, the slam will go down really quickly.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 7 3
♥ J 10 9 8
♦ K J 3 2
♣ 9 6 4

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♦2 - Look at the bidding sequence. Your opponents have denied a Diamond control. Therefore, lead a Diamond.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 7 6 2
♥ K 9 6 2
♦ 8 7 5 2
♣ A 3

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	2♣	Pass	2♦
Pass	3♣	Pass	3♠
Pass	4♠	Pass	4 NT
Pass	5♠	Pass	6♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♥2 - What will your opponents' game plan be? Taking out the trumps, then setting up the Clubs to discard every loser they have.

You need to set up a trick as quickly as possible. The easiest suit to do that in is Hearts. Lead a small Heart.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ Q 6 5 3
♥ 10 6 2
♦ 9 8 7 6
♣ 10 3

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	6 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦8 - Against 6 NT, you need to lead as passively as possible. The safest suit to lead is Diamonds.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 7
♥ A 6 3
♦ 10 6 3 2
♣ J 10 9 7 5

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♦	Pass	1♥
Pass	2♥	Pass	4 NT
Pass	5♥	Pass	6♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♣J - Why do you lead singletons? For your partner to give you a ruff. Here, he doesn't have an Ace, therefore he won't be able to get on lead to give you a ruff.

Abandon your singleton Spade and lead the top of your Club sequence.

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