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 Leading Against Slams by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be leading against slam contracts.

Will you get every lead right?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 9 8 7 6 5
♥ 8 6 2
♦ 7
♣ 9 6 5 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass2 NT*Pass3♥
Pass4 NTPass5♥
Pass6♥PassPass
Pass


2 NT: Jacoby - four-card support and game-going values

 Your choice:
A: ♦7 - Against a slam, a singleton lead often works well.

You will defeat the slam if your partner has the Ace of Diamonds, but also probably if he has the Ace of Hearts.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 8 5 2
♥ 8 6 2
♦ J 10 9 6 3
♣ 6 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass2 NT*Pass3♥
Pass4 NTPass5♥
Pass6♥PassPass
Pass


2 NT: Jacoby - four-card support and game-going values

 Your choice:
A: ♦J - This time, with an outside Ace, you know your partner won't have an Ace. Therefore, it would be pointless to lead your singleton.

Lead your Diamond sequence to try and set up a trick there.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ J 7 6 2
♥ 10 5 3
♦ 10 4
♣ 9 8 7 6 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1 NT
Pass6 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♣8 - Against a No-trump slam, you need to make a passive lead, to not risk giving away the 12th trick.

Underleading a Jack or a ten could be dangerous. The safest choice is a Club lead.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ J 3 2
♥ J 6
♦ J 9 5 2
♣ J 6 4 2 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦Pass1♠
Pass3♠Pass4 NT
Pass5♠Pass7♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠2 - Against a grand slam, you will often lead a trump because you know declarer has the Ace, King and Queen of trumps.

Therefore, you won't give away a trick by leading one, except if you have a singleton trump (when you could blow partner's Jack-fourth).

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 8 7 5
♥ 9 5
♦ Q J 4 3
♣ A 6 5 2 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass4♣*Pass4 NT
Pass5♥Pass6♥
PassPassPass


4♣: Splinter bid - short clubs and four-card support

 Your choice:
A: ♦Q - West has shown a singleton Club, so there's no point in leading the ♣A. Lead a Diamond to try and set up a trick there, while you still have the Ace of Clubs to get back on lead.

Your result so far:
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