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 Leads against a No-Trump Game by Matthias Huberschwiller

Your opponents bid a No-Trump Game.

You'll need to watch the bidding sequence carefully to decide which suit would offer the best opportunity of defeating their contract.

Good luck.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 9 7 6 2
♥ 7 4
♦ 9 6 5 2
♣ Q 7 4 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass3 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: 7♠ - A Spade leads works better than a Diamond. The sequence means they have no majors, so leading a major is best.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 7 6 2
♥ Q 6 4 3
♦ 7 2
♣ Q 9 4 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass3 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: 3♥ - You have the choice between both majors. You need to look at your holdings to choose between them.

Underleading Ace-4th is not a good idea: There's too much of a risk of giving away a trick without much to gain in return.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

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


 Your choice:
A: Q♣ - South has Hearts, and North has Spades and Diamonds.

Therefore a Club lead will work best.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ Q 9 4 2
♥ K 7
♦ J 7 4
♣ Q 10 8 2 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♦Pass
1 NTPass3 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: 2♠ - You could lead either black suit.

North has a balanced hand, and let's think about South's distribution: he has no 4-card major and no Diamond fit. He must have some Clubs. Therefore a Spade will work better than a Club.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ J 4 2
♥ J 7 6 3
♦ K 7 2
♣ 9 7 6 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣Pass
1♥Pass1♠Pass
3 NTPassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 9♣ - Even though North opened 1♣, a Club is the best lead here. South must have a Diamond stopper to bid 3 NT. A Diamond lead might be straight into declarer's tenace. North could have as few as 3 Clubs for his opening, so you have good hopes of finding some Clubs in your partner's hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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