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 Leads against 3 No-Trump by Matthias Huberschwiller

Your opponents have bid to 3 NT and you're on lead.

Which suit and card will you lead, keeping the auction in mind?

Good luck.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ K 5 2
♥ J 9 6 2
♦ Q J 7 2
♣ 7 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣Pass
1♥Pass1♠Pass
3 NTPassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦2 - You will lead the unbid suit, since you have four cards there.

The Queen and Jack are not enough to make a sequence to lead from. You need three touching cards to lead the top of the sequence against No-trumps.

Lead your fourth-best.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q 6
♥ K 9 6 2
♦ K 9 6 2
♣ J 6 3 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass3 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥2 - North did not bid Stayman, therefore he will probably have more minor-suit cards than major-suit cards. You need to lead a major.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 9 8 6
♥ J 9 7 6 2
♦ 8 3
♣ 7 4 2 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass2♦Pass
2♥Pass3 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠9 - Hearts is dummy's five-card suit. You'd better lead your top-of-nothing in the other major.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 9 2
♥ K 9 8 7 4
♦ 9 6 2
♣ A 4 2 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass3 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥7 - Of course, you are going to lead a Heart. But which card?

9-8-7 do not form a sequence. You need to lead your fourth-best, the 7.

If you had King-10-9-8-4, you would lead the 10, top of a broken sequence.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ Q 6 5 2
♥ A 6 5 2
♦ J 5
♣ 8 7 3 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass3 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠2 - You need to lead a major, but which one?

Underleading Ace-fourth is usually a bad idea, since it often gives away a trick, while Queen-fourth is a good lead. If your partner has a Spade honor you have good hopes of setting the suit up.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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