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 Should You Lead Your Singleton? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have five hands containing a singleton.

Should you always lead it?

Good luck!

Question 1

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


 Your choice:
A: ♣10 - Why do we lead singletons? To try and get a ruff. You cannot ruff without trumps!

Lead the top of your (small) Club sequence.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 4 3 2
♥ J 10 9
♦ 5
♣ Q 8 5 4 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦5 - Lead your singleton. You want to try and take ruffs with your small trumps.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

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


 Your choice:
A: ♣3 - Even though your partner has bid Hearts, you should still lead your singleton. He won't be mad.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

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


 Your choice:
A: ♠A - Lead your Ace-King sequence. You will still have time, when you see dummy, to play a Diamond if necessary. Don't put all your eggs in the same basket.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 3
♥ A Q 4 2
♦ K J 9 5 2
♣ A J 2 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass2♣Pass2♥
Pass4♥PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♦5 - How could your partner get on lead to play a Spade back? He wouldn't be able to, since he has one or two points at maximum.

Lead your long Diamonds to try for a forcing defense. If you can make declarer ruff twice, you will have more Hearts than he does.

Your result so far:
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