Leading Against a Slam or After a Slam Try by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be on lead against a slam, or after an auction where your opponents have tried for a slam, but stopped short.

Will you find the best lead?

Good luck!

Question 1

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

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♣	Pass	2♦
Pass	6 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♥7 - Against a No-trump slam, you need to lead passively, and let declarer take care of his finesses himself. Don't lead from strength.

A high Heart is a safe lead.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

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

2 NT - Jacoby, at least four Spades with game values.

A: ♦6 - If your partner has the Ace of Diamonds or the Ace of Spades, the contract will go down immediately. Lead your singleton.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	4 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♥2 - Against 4 NT, lead the same as you would against 3 NT. That's your fourth-best in your 4-card major suit here.

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ Q 8 6 3 2
♥ 3
♦ A 5 4 2
♣ 7 3 2

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	3♣
Pass	4 NT	Pass	5♥
Pass	6♣	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♠3 - How would your partner give you a ruff if you led your singleton? You're the one with the Ace.

You need to try and set up a second trick, and that can only be done in Spades.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

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

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♦2 - Look at the auction. They have cue-bid every suit but Diamonds. They must have no Diamond control. Therefore, your partner has the Ace.

Lead a Diamond to cash at least two tricks there.

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