Leading After a Long Auction by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your opponents will have bid to a contract after taking many calls. You will have to look at the bidding to find the killer lead.

Good luck!

Question 1

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

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♣
Pass	1♥	Pass	1♠
Pass	2♦	Pass	3♣
Pass	3♦	Pass	4♣
Pass	5♣	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦2 - Look at the bidding. West has bid Fourth-suit Forcing, asking for a Diamond stopper.

The opponents would have bid to 3NT if they had a Diamond stopper. Lead a Diamond.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♦2 - Leading a Heart in West’s suit would be too risky without any intermediate cards. Lead the unbid suit, Diamonds, selecting your fourth-best.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

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

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♠J - Even though East has bid Spades, you have all the intermediates and can lead the suit. You have nothing else to lead.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ Q 4 3 2
♥ K 4 3 2
♦ 10 9 3
♣ 3 2

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♦10 - You know West has at least four Diamonds (with three, he would have 4=4=3=2 shape and would have supported Hearts), but lead one anyway.

You are leading through dummy and don’t have a good suit elsewhere. Your partner could have long Diamonds, which he wouldn’t have been able to bid.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 7 5 2
♥ K Q J 8
♦ Q 10 9 4
♣ 10 4

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♠2 - You know dummy will have five Diamonds, four Clubs, three Spades and therefore only one Heart. Lead a trump to try and prevent your Hearts from being ruffed.

Your result so far:

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