Advanced Quiz 4W69 by Richard Pavlicek
Advanced Quiz 4W69 by Richard Pavlicek
| West Pass Pass | North 2 NT Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 NT 3 NT |
 9 2 A J 8 7 6 J 10 9 K 7 6 | ![[W - E]](t.gif) |
Your lead:
8 7 JWrong!
Sorry!
| West Pass Pass | North 3 NT | East Pass | South 2 NT Pass |
| 8 6 A Q 9 2 Q 10 2 K J 8 4 | |
Your lead:
8 2 4No way!
Not right!
| West Pass Pass | North 3 NT | East Pass | South 1 NT Pass |
| Q 9 7 3 A K 3 Q 9 8 4 10 2 | |
Your lead:
3 K 4Ouch!
Not best!
| West Pass Pass | North 2 NT Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 NT 3 NT |
| 8 7 6 4 2 J 10 8 7 6 J 10 9 | |
Your lead:
4 J JWrong!
Sorry!
| West Pass Pass | North 3 NT | East Pass | South 1 NT Pass |
| J 9 4 3 A 10 4 3 K J 2 J 4 | |
Your lead:
3 3 JNo way!
Not right!
| West Pass Pass | North 2 NT Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 NT 3 NT |
| Q J 2 K Q 3 8 6 4 2 Q J 8 | |
Your lead:
Q K 2Ouch!
Not best!
| West Pass Pass | North 2 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| Q J 8 A 9 8 5 3 J 9 2 8 6 | |
Your lead:
A 2 8Wrong!
Sorry!
| West Pass Pass | North 3 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| A 8 2 K Q 6 2 5 J 10 9 4 3 | |
Your lead:
K 5 JNo way!
Not right!
| West Pass Pass | North 2 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| 6 4 K J 8 2 A Q 7 J 10 4 2 | |
Your lead:
4 2 2Ouch!
Not best!
| West Pass Pass | North 2 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| K Q 10 3 J 9 7 6 3 J 9 8 7 | |
Your lead:
3 6 7Wrong!
Sorry!
| West Pass Pass | North 3 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| K A 9 7 6 K 10 4 3 Q 9 7 2 | |
Your lead:
A 3 2No way!
Not right!
| West Pass Pass | North 3 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| A 3 2 Q 9 6 K 10 6 2 Q 10 2 | |
Your lead:
2 6 2Ouch!
Not best!
| West Pass Pass | North 2 NT Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 NT 3 NT |
| 9 2 A J 8 7 6 J 10 9 K 7 6 | |
Right! Lead fourth-best from your long suit. Note that the 8-7-6 is not considered a “sequence” because it is not headed by an honor.
| West Pass Pass | North 3 NT | East Pass | South 2 NT Pass |
| 8 6 A Q 9 2 Q 10 2 K J 8 4 | |
Excellent! With scattered strength and no five-card suit, make a passive lead. You rate to win more tricks if you wait for partner or declarer to lead your good suits.
| West Pass Pass | North 3 NT | East Pass | South 1 NT Pass |
| Q 9 7 3 A K 3 Q 9 8 4 10 2 | |
Correct! Prefer a major suit to a minor suit when you have similar holdings in the two suits. Leading a heart from A-K-3 is more likely to help declarer establish tricks.
| West Pass Pass | North 2 NT Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 NT 3 NT |
| 8 7 6 4 2 J 10 8 7 6 J 10 9 | |
Super! With such a weak spade suit and no outside entry, your best strategy is to try to hit partner’s long suit. This is almost surely hearts on the bidding.
| West Pass Pass | North 3 NT | East Pass | South 1 NT Pass |
| J 9 4 3 A 10 4 3 K J 2 J 4 | |
Very good! There is no safe lead, but a spade is less likely to help declarer. The old myth, “Never lead from a jack,” holds no water in my view.
| West Pass Pass | North 2 NT Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 NT 3 NT |
| Q J 2 K Q 3 8 6 4 2 Q J 8 | |
Brilliant! Rather than guess which of your honor sequences to lead from, take the passive route. With stoppers in three suits you will regain the lead, then you can shift if appropriate.
| West Pass Pass | North 2 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| Q J 8 A 9 8 5 3 J 9 2 8 6 | |
Well done! This does not imply that doubletons are a “lead of choice.” It’s just that any other lead is very risky, so it is wise to be passive.
| West Pass Pass | North 3 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| A 8 2 K Q 6 2 5 J 10 9 4 3 | |
Right! A singleton is an excellent lead, especially when you hold the ace of trumps. When you later win the A, you will try to get partner on lead to give you a diamond ruff.
| West Pass Pass | North 2 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| 6 4 K J 8 2 A Q 7 J 10 4 2 | |
Excellent! A low club would be the safest side-suit lead, but I wouldn’t want to risk even that. The trump lead is safest of all. Note that it is proper to lead low from a doubleton trump.
| West Pass Pass | North 2 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| K Q 10 3 J 9 7 6 3 J 9 8 7 | |
Correct! You will almost surely win two trump tricks by default, so it is unwise to lead your singleton. With no clear-cut choice just lead your longest suit.
| West Pass Pass | North 3 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| K A 9 7 6 K 10 4 3 Q 9 7 2 | |
Super! It is slightly safer to lead from a queen than a king or ace. Further, if your lead happens to give declarer three club tricks, it often turns out that it wouldn’t matter anyway.
| West Pass Pass | North 3 Pass | East Pass Pass | South 1 4 |
| A 3 2 Q 9 6 K 10 6 2 Q 10 2 | |
Very good! Another difficult choice is best resolved by waiting. The trump lead is reasonably safe, and you can decide which side suit (if any) to lead later.
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