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 Should You Lead Your Singleton? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be on lead to a suit contract with a singleton.

Will you lead it?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ Q 8 5 2
♥ 8 6 5
♦ J 10 7 6 2
♣ 5 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣Pass1♥
Pass2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♣5 - Even in West's suit, a singleton lead is a great idea. If your partner can get on lead before declarer draws all your trumps, you will get a ruff.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q J 10 9
♥ 8
♦ K 6 5 3 2
♣ J 7 4 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠Q - What's the point of leading a singleton? To take ruffs.

Here, you don't want to ruff with your solid Spades. Lead your Spade sequence to try and prevent East from taking ruffs.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K 6 5 2
♥ 2
♦ J 8 5 2
♣ A 6 5 2 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦2 - Don't lead a singleton in the trump suit. You could blow your partner's trump trick(s).

Lead from your smallest honor; your fourth-best Diamond.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 8 7 4 2
♥ 8 6 2
♦ Q 9 8 5 2
♣ 3 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣1♥1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♣3 - A singleton in another suit is a good enough reason not to lead your partner's suit. Lead a Club. North won't be mad.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

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


 Your choice:
A: ♦10 - There's no point in leading your singleton when your partner is not going to get on lead.

Lead your long Diamond suit. If you manage to make declarer ruff in his own hand, you could end up with more trumps than he has!

Your result so far:
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