Which Suit? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have five hands to lead from where you could reasonably lead either of two suits (or more). Which one will you choose?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ K J 8 2
♥ K J 8 3 2
♦ 8 2
♣ 9 4

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♥3 - It's better to lead your five-card suit than your four-card suit. You have better chances of setting up enough tricks to defeat the contract in Hearts.

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♦8 - A singleton lead is better than a sequence lead. It gives you a chance of taking a ruff before declarer can draw trumps.

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 8 7 6 2
♥ 9 7 4 3 2
♦ A K 9
♣ 6

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♠
Pass	2♠	Pass	4♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦A - This time, with an Ace-King sequence and a singleton, it's best to lead the Ace first, and then decide whether to play your singleton at the sight of dummy.

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 9 2
♥ Q 10 9 3
♦ Q 10 9 3
♣ A 4 2

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♣	Pass	2♠
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦10 - Why did West bid Stayman? Because he has four Hearts. Lead a Diamond.

Q-10-9 form a broken sequence. Lead the top of touching cards.

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Question 5

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

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♠3 - They did not bid Stayman. Therefore, dummy will have more minor-suit cards than major-suit cards. That's why you should choose to lead a major over a minor.

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