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 Leads after pre-empts by Matthias Huberschwiller

Your opponents have opened with a pre-emptive bid and now they play the final contract.

How will this influence your lead?



Question 1

  Your Hand
 Q 9 6 3 2
 4 3 2
 A 9
 K 3 2
 
Q: 1 - You are West. What do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
3PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 3 - When a pre-empt is not raised, leading a trump is too risky. Imagine that dummy has a void and partner holds Qxx.

Leading a Spade from your length is the safest lead - If opponents have something in the suit, the honors will certainly be in dummy.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
 K J 9 2
 4 3
 9 6 2
 9 4 3 2
 
Q: 2 - You are West. What do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
2Pass4Pass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: 2 - North has certainly continued the pre-empt with a good hand because your partner could not bid.
This means that there is a risk of discards, you need to lead agressively: Fourth best in Spades.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
 8 7 6 3 2
 J 6 4 3 2
 7
 7 4
 
Q: 3 - You are West. What do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
--3Pass
3 NTPassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 7 - South has not bid 3NT without a stopper in both majors. To be able to establish one of them, you would have to kick out his honors and then get on lead - this will be impossible.

As it is your partner who has a good hand and who can get on lead later, you need to lead for him: from your doubleton in Clubs!

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
 7 6 2
 7
 A J 9 2
 A Q 8 4 3
 
Q: 4 - You are West. What do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
--2Pass
2Pass4Pass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: 2 - South has a good hand, but he is certainly short in Hearts. Leading your singleton without hope of overruffing will only help establish dummy's suit.

What will dummy have? Certainly three Spades and a singleton in one of the minors!
In order to prevent ruffs in the short hand, you need to lead a trump (your partner has certainly something in Spades) and hope to get four tricks in the minors once the trumps are gone.


Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
 J 9 6 2
 A 7 3 2
 4
 Q J 6 2
 
Q: 5 - You are West. What do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
3Pass5Double
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 4 - Here, your partner has doubled North's continuation of the pre-empt. This means that now it is your partner who has a good hand, not North.
This means that North has a good fit in Diamonds and the best way of keeping his trick count low is to lead a trump.

Your result so far:
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