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 Should You Lead Your Singleton? by Matthias Huberschwiller

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

Should you always lead it?

Good luck!

Question 1

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


 Your choice:
A: ♥7 - This is a perfect hand for a singleton lead. You hope your partner can take the lead to give you a ruff before declarer can draw trumps.

With your Ace of trumps, you are certain that declarer will have to give up the lead before he can draw your small trumps.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

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


 Your choice:
A: ♣J - Why would you want to lead your singleton when you have natural trump tricks? You would be ruffing with your own money.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ J 6 5 2
♥ 5
♦ K 7 5 2
♣ A 6 4 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. It's risky and there would be no point, since you can't ruff Hearts!

Lead from your smallest side-suit honor, in Spades.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 9 6 2
♥ J 10 9 5
♦ 5
♣ 8 7 4 3 2 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦Pass1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦5 - You can lead your singleton even in an opponent's suit. It's not a problem, especially when you have a weak hand.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

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


 Your choice:
A: ♣5 - Even though your partner has bid another suit, you should still lead your singleton. The Hearts will be useful as transportation to get multiple ruffs.

Your result so far:
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