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Occasional Lessons on Play Opening Leads Part 1. 3 Things to consider  Active or Passive?  Which Suit?  Which Card? Honour Sequence Honour Sequence.

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1 Occasional Lessons on Play Opening Leads Part 1

2 3 Things to consider  Active or Passive?  Which Suit?  Which Card? Honour Sequence Honour Sequence No Honour Sequence No Honour Sequence  I’ll deal with Honour sequences later  But for now a short quiz:

3 Which Card to Lead? K 9 8 4 2 From: K 9 8 4 K 9 4 K 4 4 Lead: 4 4 K 9 From: 9 8 9 8 4 9 8 4 2 9 Lead: 9 8 8 9 8 4 3 2 8

4 4 th Highest from an Honour  Example From K 9 8 4 2lead 4 From K 9 8 4 2lead 4  Important Remember that this rule says: Remember that this rule says:  From an Honour  This is the standard lead in No Trumps and if you choose to lead a long suit against a suit contract

5 3 rd Highest from 3 to an Honour  Example From K 9 4lead 4 From K 9 4lead 4  Makes things easier for partner  Not a very common lead but may occur when leading: Unbid suit or Unbid suit or Partner’s suit Partner’s suit

6 2 nd from ‘Nothing’  Example From 9 8 4 3 2lead 8 From 9 8 4 3 2lead 8  From long suits without an honour: So it is different from leading from an honour So it is different from leading from an honour  Consider the following layout:

7 2 nd from ‘Nothing’ K T Q 8 7 9 6 4 3 2 A J 5 N S EW  Quite a common lead, either: To try to establish a suit, or To try to establish a suit, or Simply as a safe lead Simply as a safe lead

8 MUD from 3 small  Example From 9 8 4lead 8 From 9 8 4lead 8  Middle Up Down  Differentiates between a doubleton and 3  BUT – you MUST play the 9 next Else partner will think you had a doubleton Else partner will think you had a doubleton  Not an ideal lead but use if honours elsewhere or honours elsewhere or this is partner’s suit this is partner’s suit

9 Top of a Doubleton  Examples From K 4lead K From K 4lead K From 9 4lead 9 From 9 4lead 9  Doubleton leads from honours are risky  But it can be effective if it is: The unbid suit or The unbid suit or Partner’s suit Partner’s suit

10 So – a general rule is:  Lead a low card from an honour  Lead a higher card without an honour  Why such a fuss about holding an honour?  Consider the following two situations:

11 Leading low from Honours A J 5 2 A J 5 2 Q 4 Q 4 9 8 7 3 9 8 7 3 K T 6 K T 6 N S EW by South 4  by South A J 5 2  A J 5 2 7 4  7 4 Q 9 8 3  Q 9 8 3 K T 6  K T 6 N S EW

12 Leading low from Honours  So:  It is IMPERATIVE to lead low from honours only Another example:

13 Leading low from Honours   9 7 4 A J 8  A J 8   A J T 6   T 6 4   K Q J Q 6  Q 6   9 8 4   A K 9 8 5   T 8 6 5 3 K T 4  K T 4   Q 7 2   J 7   A 2 9 7 5 3 2  9 7 5 3 2   K 5 3   Q 3 2 7 lead 7 lead 8 played 8 played 3NT by S

14 Which Card to Lead? K 9 8 4 2 From: K 9 8 4 K 9 4 K 4 4 Lead: 4 4 K 9 From: 9 8 9 8 4 9 8 4 2 9 Lead: 9 8 8 9 8 4 3 2 8

15 Honour Leads K Q J 4 3 From: K Against Suit: K Q 5 4 3 K K Q T 4 3 K Q J 5 4 3 Q Q J 9 4 3 Q K J T 4 3 J A J T 4 3 A K J 9 4 3 4

16 Honour Leads K Q J 4 3 From: K Against NT: K Q 5 4 3 4 K Q T 4 3 K Q J 5 4 3 4 Q J 9 4 3 Q K J T 4 3 J A J T 4 3 J K J 9 4 3 4

17 Honour Leads K Q J 4 3 From: K Against Suit: K Against NT: K Q 5 4 3 K4 K Q T 4 3 KK Q J 5 4 3 Q4 Q J 9 4 3 QQ K J T 4 3 JJ A J T 4 3 AJ K J 9 4 3 44

18 Honour Leads   T 8 6   J 9 2   A 7   K Q 5 4 3 3NT by S Now swap dummy’s holding with partner’s:

19 Honour Leads   T 8 6   J 9 2   A 7   K Q 5 4 3

20 Broken Sequences  So, the rule is:  Against Suits,  with two or more touching high cards  LEAD HIGH  Against NT,  with more than two touching high cards  LEAD HIGH  Note, for example:  K Q T and  Q J 9 etc.  count as 2 ½  but NOT eg, K J T

21 Broken Sequences   8 6 5   J 9 2   A 7   K Q T 4 3

22 Interior Sequences   A 6 5   9 2   Q 8 7   K J T 4 3 With three high cards, When the lower two touch lead the higher of the touchers.

23 Last Rule Never lead away from an Ace on the opening lead against A suit contract

24 Leading from an Ace  K T 7  A 5  Q 8 2  J 9 6 4 3 Partner leads 4

25 Leading from an Ace  K T 7  J 5  Q 8 2  A 9 6 4 3 Partner leads 4

26 Leading from an Ace  K T 7  9 5  Q 8 2  A J 6 4 3 Partner leads 4

27 Honour Leads K Q J 4 3 From: K Against Suit: K Against NT: K Q 5 4 3 K4 K Q T 4 3 KK Q J 5 4 3 Q4 Q J 9 4 3 QQ K J T 4 3 JJ A J T 4 3 AJ K J 9 4 3 44

28 Next Session  Choosing the suit  Basic leads against NT  Basic leads against suit contracts Short suits Short suits Long strong suits Long strong suits Trumps Trumps  What else? Unbid suits Unbid suits Partner’s suit Partner’s suit Active or passive? Active or passive?  Things to avoid


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