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 Leads against No-Trump Contracts by linda j green

We usually like to make an attacking opening lead, to set up tricks in your long suit. Lead the fourth highest (count down from the top), from your longest and strongest suit.

Avoid leading a short suit unless partner has bid the suit.
Avoid leading Aces "from spaces" or "unprotected high cards".
Avoid leading declarer's bid suit.
Remember :
1. Three cards touching or nearly touching each other are sequences against a No-Trump contract. We lead the top.
2. Two cards touching each other in a No-Trump contract, we lead 4th highest.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ Q 9 8 2
♥ J 10
♦ J 10 8 6
♣ 9 8 7 		 
Q: 1 - As South what card and suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass2♣Pass2♥
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: J♦. As responder denied a heart fit and went to game, responder promises 4 spades. When one card is missing, the 9♦, out of the three cards almost touching, this constitutes a sequence. We lead the top card. Another example is QJ98, lead the Queen. Only the ten is missing.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q 10 9 6 5
♥ K Q 4 2
♦ 9 8
♣ 4 3 		 
Q: 2 - As South what suit and which card do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 10♠. When the opponents did not use Stayman, a major suit lead is usually right. Leading the longer suit is more attractive to develop extra tricks. Leading the 10, top of an interior sequence. It guarantees the 9. Should one hold QT865, one would lead the 4th highest.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 9 8 7
♥ A K 9 7 2
♦ Q 2
♣ A 6 5 		 
Q: 3 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1 NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 7♥. With all the remaining high card points and partner holding an almost Yarborough, lead your longest suit. Ace-King are not enough for a sequence.

For more advanced players, you might want to lead your lowest, since there is no meaning for a 4th highest with your partner being so weak, so bluff the opponents that you hold a 4-card suit !

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 8 5
♥ J 8 7 5
♦ J 10
♣ 10 9 7 5 4 		 
Q: 4 - As South what suit do you lead and which card?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass2♥*Pass2♠
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


* Transfer to spades.

 Your choice:
A: J♦. When one has hardly any HCP, lead the shortest suit to try and find partner. Leading a long suit and no entry is a waste, as Xmas will come before the long suit can be developed!

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 9 2
♥ Q 10 6 5 4
♦ 8 7 3 2
♣ 9 2 		 
Q: 5 - As South what suit and which card do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♦Pass3 NT
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 9♣. Since declarer bid your long suit and partner did not overcall
1♠, lead the other shortest suit. Holding very few HCP, try to find partner with a long suit, having the remaining HCP.

Your result so far:
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