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Occasional Lessons on Play

Occasional Lessons on Play. Opening Leads Part 1. 3 Things to consider. Active or Passive? Which Suit? Which Card? Honour Sequence No Honour Sequence. I’ll deal with Honour sequences later But for now a short quiz:. Which Card to Lead?. From:. Lead:. From:. Lead:. K 9 8 4 2. 4. 9.

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Occasional Lessons on Play

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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 • No Honour Sequence • I’ll deal with Honour sequences later • But for now a short quiz:

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

  4. 4th Highest from an Honour • Example • From K 9 8 4 2 lead 4 • Important • 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. 3rd Highest from 3 to an Honour • Example • From K 9 4 lead 4 • Makes things easier for partner • Not a very common lead but may occur when leading: • Unbid suit or • Partner’s suit

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

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

  8. MUD from 3 small • Example • From 9 8 4 lead 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 • Not an ideal lead but use if • honours elsewhere or • this is partner’s suit

  9. Top of a Doubleton • Examples • From K 4 lead K • From 9 4 lead 9 • Doubleton leads from honours are risky • But it can be effective if it is: • The unbid suit or • 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 4 by South  A J 5 2 N W E  K T 6  9 8 7 3 S  Q 4  A J 5 2 N W E  Q 9 8 3  K T 6 S  7 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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 • A 7 • K Q T 4 3 •  8 6 5 • J 9 2

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

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

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

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

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

  27. Honour Leads From: Against Suit: AgainstNT: K Q J 4 3 K K K Q 5 4 3 K 4 K Q T 4 3 K K Q J 5 4 3 Q 4 Q J 9 4 3 Q Q K J T 4 3 J J A J T 4 3 A J K J 9 4 3 4 4

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

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