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Leading Against Major-suit Games by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will be on lead against major-suit games.

Will you find the right leads?

Good luck!

Question 1

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


 Your choice:
A: ♣5 - West will have a weak hand with five-card support, so you don't want to make an active lead away from your honors; East could have some tenaces. Lead a passive Club.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

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


 Your choice:
A: ♣5 - You must lead your singleton, even in West's suit. You must try and take ruffs before declarer can draw trumps.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K Q 5 2
♥ Q 4 2
♦ 9 2
♣ Q 7 4 2 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦Pass1♥
Pass2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠K - Two touching cards are enough to form a sequence to lead from against a suit contract.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 5
♥ Q 6 5 2
♦ K 8 5 2
♣ A 7 4 3 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥2 - Don't lead a singleton in the trump suit. You have to lead from an honor. Choose the smallest one; the ♥Q.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 9 4 2
♥ K 8 5
♦ 9 6 3
♣ 5 4 3 2 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣Pass1♠
Pass2♣Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥5 - This auction is different from the others; declarer will have Club tricks to discard his losers on.

Therefore, an active lead is required. Lead away from your King of Hearts to try and cash tricks quickly.

Your result so far:
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