Leading When Your Partner Has Opened by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be on lead after your partner has opened the bidding.

Should you always lead his suit?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 9 8 7 6
♥ 7 5
♦ Q 5 3
♣ 10 8 5 2

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♦	1♥
Pass	2♥	Pass	4♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦3 - With three cards in your partner's suit, you need to lead the lowest, to show your length in the suit.

Don't lead the Queen unless you also have the Jack, or shortness.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 7 2
♥ J 10 9 8 7
♦ 8 6 2
♣ 9 4 2

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♠	1 NT
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♠7 - Even if you can set up the Hearts, you won't have the entries to cash them. Lead for your partner.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ Q J 10 8 7
♥ A 5 2
♦ 5
♣ Q 6 4 3

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	3♦	3 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♠Q - This time, your partner has the weak hand and you have the entries. He won't be mad if you lead a Spade rather than a Diamond, a suit you won't be able to continue later on.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A 6 5 2
♥ 5 4 3
♦ 8
♣ K 8 6 5 2

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	2♥	Double
Pass	3♦	Pass	3♠
Pass	4♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦8 - Lead your singleton. It's your best shot at defeating the contract. You'll use the Hearts as entries to partner's hand later on.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 9 7 4 2
♥ 8 3
♦ Q J 9 8
♣ Q 6 4

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♣	1♥
Pass	2♥	Pass	4♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦Q - Your partner has not promised much in Clubs. Lead from your Diamond sequence instead.

Your result so far:

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