Leading Against Minor-suit Games by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your opponents will have bid to a minor-suit game.

Will you gather all the information available from the bidding to find the killer lead?

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 6
♥ J 10 9 8
♦ K 10 4 2
♣ 5 3 2

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♣
Pass	1♥	Pass	1♠
Pass	2♦	Pass	3♣
Pass	3♦	Pass	3♠
Pass	5♣	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦2 - Look at the bidding. West bid Fourth-suit Forcing. Your opponents would surely have played in 3 NT if they had a Diamond stopper.

Lead a Diamond and see how many tricks you can cash there.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ K 3 2
♥ 10 6 5
♦ J 8 5 2
♣ 8 6 2

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	2♠	Double
Pass	3♠	Pass	4♣
Pass	5♣	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♠2 - With three cards in your partner's suit, lead the small one. If you lead the King, partner will think that you have a doubleton.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ Q 10 8 4
♥ K 8 5 3
♦ 5 2
♣ A Q 4

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	1♥	2♦
3♦	5♦	Double	Pass
Pass	Pass

A: ♦2 - Your side has the points and your opponents have sacrificed. How will they make tricks without any points? By taking ruffs.

Lead a trump to limit their ruffing potential.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 9 6 5
♥ K 7 5 2
♦ 8 7 5
♣ A 3 2

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	3♣
Pass	5♣	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♥2 - East has a weak hand with Clubs. There is a risk that declarer will try to discard his losers on dummy's strong suits.

To prevent this, lead your own strong suit, Hearts, to try and take tricks immediately.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 9 7 6 5 4 2
♥ A 6 5 2
♦ 7
♣ 4 2

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1♦
Pass	1♠	Pass	2♣
Pass	2♥	Pass	3♦
Pass	5♦	Double	Pass
Pass	Pass

A: ♠9 - Your partner has made a Lightner double. He wants you to make an unusual lead. These doubles apply against games, not only against slams.

Partner is probably void of Spades. Lead a high Spade as a suit-preference signal. Your partner will play back a Heart to your Ace, and you will be able to give him a second ruff.

Your result so far:

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