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 Lead with Barry by Barry Rigal

THE OBVIOUS SHIFT?

Sometimes even if partner hasn’t actually bid a suit, you might consider a suit lead to be obvious.

Your holding in a key suit, or the opponents’ auction, may send a message to you.

But ‘Obvious’ isn’t always right. Let’s see if I can lure you into a trap or two, by setting you up for a sin of omission or commission.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 9 4
 A K 7 2
 J 10 4
 Q 8 7 2
 
Q: 1 - What will you lead against 4?
SouthWestNorthEast
-PassPass1
Pass2Pass2
Pass3Pass4
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: J: Although I am a firm believer in leading an ace-king combination when I can, I would not do it here, since hearts are the most likely source of declarer’s tricks. I’d lead the diamond jack and try to set up tricks there before declarer can get the hearts going.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
 K 7 4 2
 A J 9
 10 4
 A K 6 5
 
Q: 2 - Against 5 doubled, what do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
Dbl.335
Dbl.PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: T: Lead a trump. This contract is surely not going to make unless declarer can score a large number of tricks on a cross-ruff. So lead a trump now with the general idea of leading another trump when you regain the lead, to reduce a possible cross-ruff.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 8 6 2
 Q 4 2
 9 3
 Q 9 6 5 4
 
Q: 3 - What do you want to lead against 3NT?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1
Pass1Pass2
Pass3Pass3NT
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 8: Lead the spade eight. Partner will need some decent values to set this game. Since he was silent in the auction, and since declarer appears to be very short in spades, maybe partner will come through with five spades. If so, on a good day you can get in with one of your queens to lead spades through again.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 7 5 4
 A J 7 5
 J 10 7
 10 6 2
 
Q: 4 - Against 5, what do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
--Pass1
Pass1Pass2
Pass2Pass2
Pass3Pass5
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: A: Here the opponents have gone round the houses and not bid no-trump. No matter what your heart holding was I would advocate leading one here. And on this occasion the ace is the obvious card to lead. Since declarer cannot have three hearts, a low heart lead is very unlikely to be necessary.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 7 5 4
 J 7 5
 Q 10 4 2
 Q 7 6 2
 
Q: 5 - What's your lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1Pass1
Pass2Pass3
Pass3Pass4
Pass4Pass4
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: Q: The defenders have tried for slam but stayed low – almost certainly because they do not have the fourth suit, diamonds, controlled. If you are going to lead diamonds, can you see why leading the diamond queen might be right? Imagine partner with ace-jack third of diamonds and dummy with king-third. Now you had better lead a card to retain the lead at trick one, so you can cash out effectively.

Your result so far:
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