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 Which Card to Lead? (Suit Contract) by Matthias Huberschwiller

You are going to lead against a suit contract, but which card will you lead?

Good luck.

Question 1

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


 Your choice:
A: ♦K - Two touching cards are enough to make a sequence to lead against a suit contract.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 7 5 2
♥ K 6 2
♦ 5 4 3 2
♣ 8 5 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣1♥
1♠Pass2♠Pass
4♠PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥2 - With three cards, you need to lead the smallest one in your partner's suit. It does not promise an honor, it simply shows count.

If you lead the King, you could be helping declarer to make a Heart trick with the Queen.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

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


 Your choice:
A: ♦9 - You're not going to lead North's suit, nor will you underlead an Ace.

With two small Diamonds, you need to lead the top of your doubleton.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 9 5 2
♥ K 7 2
♦ K 7 6
♣ A 9 4 2 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♠Pass2♠Pass
4♠PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠2 - Underleading an honor in one of the side-suits would be really too dangerous. Your best lead is a trump.

In the trump suit, you should lead a small one. You always need to keep your biggest trumps in case you need to over-ruff later on.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

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


 Your choice:
A: ♣6 - If you lead a small Club, your partner will think you have an honor. If you lead the 8, he'll think you have a doubleton.

With three small cards against a suit contract, you need to lead the middle card, and then play the highest on the second round. This is known as MUD - Middle-Up-Down.

Your result so far:
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