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Leading Against Suit-Contract Games by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be leading against suit-contract games.

Will you find the best lead?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 8 6 2
♥ 10 7 6 3 2
♦ Q J 10 6
♣ 8 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♣8 - A singleton makes for one of the best possible leads against a suit contract. It gives you a chance to take ruffs with your small trumps before declarer can draw them.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 8 3 2
♥ K Q 10 6
♦ Q J 9 6
♣ 7 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣Pass1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥K - You have two sequences to lead from. How can you choose?

When the two suits are of the same length, you need to lead the one with the highest honor.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 8 5 3
♥ 10 3
♦ Q 6 3 2
♣ K J 8 3 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
Pass1♥Pass1♠
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠3 - East has bid Clubs and West Hearts. Declarer might want to play on a cross-ruff.

To prevent this, lead a trump.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A 5 3
♥ Q 6
♦ Q 8 6 2
♣ 9 7 6 3 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♣7 - It's best to make a passive lead, from small cards, when you don't know about declarer's plan.

Lead a Club, specifically the second-highest, to show you have nothing in the suit.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ J 7 6
♥ 5
♦ 8 7 6 4 3
♣ A K 9 6 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♣A - When you have an A-K in a suit and a singleton in another, it's best to lead the Ace, to see dummy and decide if it's a good idea to play your singleton at trick two.

Your result so far:
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