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 Leads when you know your opponents are playing in a misfit by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be leading from five hands on which, after the bidding, you can make an educated guess that your opponents are playing in a seven-card fit.

Your opponents will have done a lot of bidding, so you'll have lots of information to hand.

Good luck.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 5 2
♥ K Q 6 5
♦ Q J 10 8
♣ K J 10 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦Pass1♠
Pass2♣Pass2♥
Pass2♠Pass3♥
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠2 - East was asking for a Heart stopper, but when he learnt that his partner doesn't have one, he chose to play in a 4/3 fit.

What is dummy's shape? West has shown five Diamonds, four Clubs and three Spades. He must have a singleton Heart. Therefore, a Heart lead would only help declarer to take ruffs in the short hand. Lead a trump to prevent this.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ K 9 4 2
♥ 6 2
♦ K J 6 5 2
♣ 8 6 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--Pass1♠
Pass1 NTPass2♥
Pass2♠PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♦5 - West has merely given preference to Spades, so he needn't have proper support. It looks like they're playing in a 5/2 fit, so East will have problems keeping trump control.

Leading your longest suit is often the best course of action when you have trump length, to start a forcing defense.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K Q 3 2
♥ A 4 3 2
♦ 6 5 2
♣ 5 2 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♠
Pass3♦Pass3♠
Pass4♥PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♠K - They must be playing in a 5-2 fit, since West didn't bid 3♥ over 2♠ and East didn't bid 3♥ over 3♦.

You don't have anything in the minors, so if you help declarer to draw trumps, he will simply run dummy's long suits. You need to go for a forcing defense. Lead the King of Spades.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A J 9 8
♥ 8 2
♦ Q 6 5 2
♣ J 10 9 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--Pass1♠
Pass1 NTPass2♦
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦2 - True, they might be playing in a 4-4 or 5-3 fit, but they could also be in a 4-3 fit.

What does dummy have? A weak hand and short Spades. Lead a trump to prevent declarer from taking ruffs. Even if it costs you a trick, that trick will return with interest.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 6
♥ K J 9 8
♦ K 6 5 3 2
♣ Q J 9 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--Pass1 NT
Pass2♦Pass2♥
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♣Q - Leading your singleton would be pointless, for you have natural trump tricks. Underleading the ♦K, while it could work well if a forcing defense is needed, is too risky and could well blow a trick.

A Club lead is a lot safer. Meanwhile, you stand to set up some tricks in the suit.

Your result so far:
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