{"id":47955,"date":"2022-09-01T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=47955"},"modified":"2022-08-29T16:54:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T14:54:11","slug":"find-the-lead-philippe-soulet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/find-the-lead-philippe-soulet\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the best lead!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deal #1: What do you lead as South?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All Vul.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♥Q:<\/strong> East has shown five Clubs, four Diamonds and a Spade residue. He is necessarily short in Hearts. Leading the Heart Queen seems more constructive than a small Spade from an anemic suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Count your points!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♦Q:<\/strong> 10 points
♠7:<\/strong> 4 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deal #2: What do you lead as South?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All Vul.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♣Q:<\/strong> With a strong holding in the trump suit, you should hope to force declarer to ruff in order to get a trump trick from your length and simultaneously set up a long Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Count your points!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♣Q:<\/strong> 10 points
♦3:<\/strong> 4 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deal #3: What do you lead as South?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All Vul.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♣10: <\/strong>The Double of Stayman shows a very good five-card suit. Your partner has better chances of setting up his suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Count your points!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♣10: <\/strong>10 points
♠5:<\/strong> 2 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deal #4: What do you lead as South?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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N\/S Vul.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♠Q:<\/strong> Obviously, West has Diamond shortness. All that leading that suit can do is liberate honors in East’s hand. There is more future in leading the Queen of Spades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Count your points!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♠Q:<\/strong> 10 points
♦6:<\/strong> 3 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deal #5: What do you lead as South?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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All Vul.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♥A: A Diamond lead is not very promising. The Ace of Hearts has the merit of probably setting up a Heart or, if not, keeping the lead to find a switch to a better suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Count your points!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

♥A:<\/strong> 10 points
♥3:<\/strong> 6 points
♦3:<\/strong> 4 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How many points do you have? What do you think of this article?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please share your view with the Funbridge Community in the Comments<\/em> section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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