Would you lead your own suit? by Matthias Huberschwiller

A: 6♠ - You have nothing else to lead. You need to set up your Spades. You'll get back on lead with your Aces.

Your result so far:

A: 4♣ - You have exactly the same holding in both black suits, so what's the difference? Your opponents know you have Spades, and have bid 3NT accordingly. But they don't know about your Clubs, so they might not have any Club stoppers.

Your result so far:

A: 8♦ - You have a very good Heart sequence, but the singleton Diamond will be more effective.

You have only 9 points, so there is room for your partner to have the Ace of Diamonds or the Spade Ace to give you a ruff.

Your result so far:

A: A♥ - This time you can lead the Ace of Hearts because you'll stay on lead. If a Diamond switch is needed you will be able to do it after seeing the dummy.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Your result so far:

A: 7♠ - Even if the King of Spades is marked in South's hand, you need to lead a Spade.

When your partner gets back on lead, if he has a second Spade, he'll be able to play to your tenace, but you need to start setting them up first.

Imagine if declarer has King-Jack-10. You give him the 10 on the first trick, and when your partner plays a Spade back, you make 5 Spade tricks.

Your result so far: