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 Trump Leads by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have five hands where you might want to lead a trump.

Should you?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 7 6 2
♥ K 8 6
♦ Q 8 3
♣ A 9 6 3 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠2 - Every side-suit makes for a bad lead, therefore you should lead a trump. It won't give a trick away, and could prevent declarer from making short-hand ruffs.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q 6 2
♥ K 8 6
♦ Q 8 3
♣ A 9 6 3 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦3 - This time, every side-suit lead is still a bad one, but a trump lead is worse. You would surely blow the trick you rated to take with your ♠Q.

Underlead the smallest honor you have in the side-suits - the ♦Q.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A 6 2
♥ 8 6 3
♦ A 8 4 2
♣ K 9 6 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---2♥
Pass4♥PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♣6 - After a preemptive opening, it's usually a bad idea to lead a trump, since dummy will have strength and declarer will want to discard his losers, so a trump would give him a tempo. Lead a small Club to set up your tricks.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 8 6 2
♥ K J 6 2
♦ J 10
♣ A Q 9 6 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
Pass1♥Pass1♠
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♠2 - You have strength in both their Heart and Club suits. Declarer might want to play on a cross-ruff, and you should lead a trump to prevent this.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ Q 3
♥ A Q 10 2
♦ A 6 2
♣ J 10 6 2 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass1 NTPass2♦
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦2 - You need to lead a trump, since dummy will usually be short in Hearts with some diamond support, and declarer will want to ruff his Hearts.

Lead a small one, to unblock in case your partner has an honor in the suit.

Your result so far:
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