Leading Against Two-suiters by Matthias Huberschwiller

Your opponents have shown a two-suited hand during the auction, and you're on lead.

Will you find the right leads?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ Q 8 6 5
♥ 9 4 2
♦ 8 3
♣ Q 8 6 3

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
Pass	1♥	Pass	2♣
Pass	2♠	Pass	2 NT
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♠5 - Lead your fourth-best Spade. West bid Fourth-suit Forcing. East has a stopper, but he doesn't have length in the Spade suit.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ Q 8 5
♥ A Q 6 5 2
♦ A 3 2
♣ J 8

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
1♥	2 NT	Pass	3♣
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♠5 - You cannot lead a minor, which would help declarer, and the tenace in Hearts is way too dangerous to lead from. Lead your smallest Spade.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ K J 9 5 2
♥ Q 6
♦ 8 6 2
♣ J 10 9

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♠
Pass	1 NT	Pass	2♦
Pass	Pass	Pass

A: ♦2 - West passed over 2♦. He probably has Spade shortness and some Diamond support. Lead trumps to prevent declarer from ruffing too many Spades.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ J 5
♥ Q J 5 2
♦ Q 10 8 5
♣ A 3 2

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♠
Pass	1 NT	Pass	2♦
Pass	2♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♥Q - This time, dummy will have only two trumps, so declarer won't have too many ruffs to make. Lead the top of your Heart sequence to try and set up tricks there.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A 4 3 2
♥ 10 6 2
♦ Q 6 2
♣ A 6 3

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♠
Pass	1 NT	Pass	3♥
Pass	4♥	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦2 - Your Spades are not too good. Declarer will set them up easily. Try and establish tricks in Diamonds before it's too late.

Your result so far:

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