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 Leads against a slam by Matthias Huberschwiller

Your opponents have bid a slam.

Will they take 12 tricks? Or can you take two tricks before?

It’s your lead!



Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ Q 10 6 2
♥ 9 7 6 3
♦ 7 5
♣ 9 6 4 		 
Q: 1 - As West, what do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass6 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥7 – Against 6NT, underleading the Queen of Spades bares the risk of offering the twelfth trick to your opponents.
You need to find a neutral lead, in a suit that is long and composed of small cards like your hearts.
With four small cards, against No-trump we lead the second highest so that partner does not mistake it for a fourth highest, coming from a solid suit.


Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 8
♥ 6 4 2
♦ J 9 6 3
♣ 8 7 5 4 2 		 
Q: 2 - As West, what do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
2♣ *Pass2♦ **Pass
2♥Pass6♥Pass
PassPass

* 2 ♣ - Strong
** 2 ♦- Relay

 Your choice:
A: ♠8 – Your best chance to beat the slam, taking two tricks, is to put your partner on lead so that he can give you a Spade ruff.
Leading a singleton is excellent against a slam in trumps.


Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 9 5
♥ K Q 7
♦ A 6 2
♣ 10 9 7 6 5 		 
Q: 3 - As West, what do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♣Pass1♥Pass
1 NTPass4 NTPass
6 NTPassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥K – You are very likely to beat this slam!
If you lead the King of Hearts, and South is forced to lose the lead, you’ll get your Ace of Diamonds and the Queen of Hearts.
If you lead the Ace of Diamonds instead, South will be able to take his diamond tricks in peace and you’ll get no trick in Hearts!


Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A 9 6 5 2
♥ 7 2
♦ 9 7 6 2
♣ 4 3 		 
Q: 4 - As West, what do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♣Pass1♥Pass
2 NTPass6 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦7 – Against a No-Trump slam, leading an Ace or underleading an Ace is forbidden because these leads could establish tricks that the declarer needs; you need to find a neutral lead!
Therefore, you should turn towards the diamonds and lead the second highest from your small cards, the seven.


Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ J 7 6 5
♥ Q 9 5 2
♦ J 10 9
♣ 7 2 		 
Q: 5 - As West, what do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass2♣Pass
2♦Pass6 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦J – A lead from any of your majors is too dangerous as they risk helping declarer to find his twelfth trick.
Leading the top of your sequence in diamonds is a less dangerous lead.


Your result so far:
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