Leading When You Have Opened by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have opened the bidding, but you'll be on lead.

Will you get all the leads right?

Good luck!

Question 1

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

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
1♥	Double	Pass	3 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♥5 - You're the one with the entries. Lead your five-card suit, hoping to set it up.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A J 8 5 2
♥ A 2
♦ 7
♣ K J 10 9 4

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♣J - Lead your Clubs. East must have a good Spade stopper to bid 3 NT.

Lead the top of your interior sequence.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A Q 6 2
♥ 8 7 2
♦ K 6
♣ K J 8 5

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

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

A: ♥2 - It would be too dangerous to underlead an honor. Lead a passive trump. It probably won't give away a trick, and you might stop them from taking too many ruffs.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K 6 3
♥ A 2
♦ K Q 7 5 2
♣ J 9 4

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
1♦	Double	Pass	1♠
Pass	2♦	Pass	2 NT
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦5 - K Q is not enough to form a sequence to lead from against 3 NT. Lead your fourth-best.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ K Q 9 5 2
♥ 8 6 2
♦ 9
♣ A K 4 2

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
1♠	Double	Pass	2♥
Pass	4♥	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♣A - You have a singleton to lead, but your partner might not have the entries to give you a ruff.

Start by leading your A K sequence, and decide at the sight of dummy if playing your singleton is the right idea.

Your result so far:

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