Exercise 4H29   Main

Leads Against Slams

by Richard Pavlicek

As West, what is your opening lead with each hand?

1.	None Vul		West Pass Pass All Pass	North 3 5	East Pass Pass	SOUTH 1 4 NT 6
J 3 Q 9 7 4 J 6 2 Q 8 6 3

Your lead:

2.	E-W Vul		West Pass All Pass	NORTH 1 3	East Pass Pass	South 2 6
8 6 2 5 A Q 6 5 3 J 10 9 4

Your lead:

3.	E-W Vul		West 1 Pass	North 3 6	East Pass All Pass	SOUTH 1 4 NT
A J 10 7 5 3 A 10 4 — J 10 6 2

Your lead:

4.	N-S Vul		West 4 Pass	North 4 NT 6	East Pass All Pass	SOUTH 1 5
— Q J 10 9 8 7 4 K 9 6 4 10 9

Your lead:

5.	None Vul		West Pass Pass All Pass	NORTH 1 1 NT 4	East Pass Pass Pass	South 1 3 6
3 8 7 4 2 K 7 4 3 K J 10 7

Your lead:

6.	N-S Vul		West 3 Pass	North 4 NT 6	East Pass All Pass	SOUTH 1 5
7 K J 8 7 6 5 2 9 7 10 9 8

Your lead:

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7.	E-W Vul		West Pass Pass	North 4 NT 6	East Pass All Pass	SOUTH 3 5
Q J 5 4 10 8 7 6 5 3 5 A 8

Your lead:

8.	Both Vul		West Pass Pass Pass	North 3 4 NT 6	East Pass Pass All Pass	SOUTH 1 4 5
J 10 6 3 A 10 6 4 3 Q 9 7 4

Your lead:

9.	None Vul		West Pass All Pass	North 4 NT	East Pass	SOUTH 1 NT 6 NT
A J 8 4 3 J 8 5 2 9 8 J 3

Your lead:

10.	N-S Vul		West Pass Pass All Pass	NORTH 1 3 5	East Pass Pass Pass	South 1 4 NT 6 NT
8 4 2 K 7 4 3 A 2 9 8 4 3

Your lead:

11.	Both Vul		West Pass Pass Pass	NORTH 1 4 NT 6 Pass	East 2 Pass Dbl	South 3 5 Pass
8 3 2 8 J 10 8 7 5 J 9 7 2

Your lead:

12.	None Vul		West Pass 5 Pass	North 2 6 Pass	East 3 Dbl	SOUTH 1 3 Pass
Q 8 6 5 4 3 4 Q 8 7 2 8 2

Your lead:

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© 2012 Richard Pavlicek