As the Wicked Witch of the West, you are the opening leader and must decide witch card to lead against these 10 contracts from major events.
Choose your lead from the two options offered, then compare your choice with the two experts who faced the same situation in real life and led differently. Click Score Me at any time to see your running score. Finish plus after 10 boards, and its lucky you, as everyone who goes minus will be invited for the stew!
Your lead? K 10
Brad Moss led the 9. Down 1 +100.Bart Bramley led the A. Made 1 -90.
Note: Choices for this quiz assume standard leads, so the 10 and K were substituted for the 9 and A above.
Your lead? 3 2
Michael Seamon led the 2. Down 1 +100.Zia Mahmood led the 3. Made 2 -120.
Your lead? 10 3
Jim Krekorian led the 9. Down 3 +300.Thomas Smith led the 3. Made 3 -620.
Your lead? 4 7
Grant Baze led the 7. Down 1 +50.Paul Soloway led the 4. Made 3 -400.
Your lead? 2 J
Roger Bates led the 10. Down 2 +200.Gary Cohler led the 2. Made 3 -600.
Your lead? Q 3
Jiang Gu led the C3. Down 1 +50.Andrey Gromov led the Q. Made 2 -90.
Your lead? 3 5
Boguslaw Gierulski led the 9. Down 1 +50.Rose Meltzer led the 5. Made 4 -420.
Your lead? 7 7
Jeff Meckstroth led the 7. Down 1 +50.Howard Weinstein led the 7. Made 4 +430.
Your lead? 3 7
Zia Mahmood led the 3. Down 4 +200.Steve Weinstein led the 7. Down 3 +150.
Your lead? K 7
Bobby Levin led the Q. Down 2 +100.Jim Mahaffey led the 7. Made 1 -90.
Results and IMP scores are determined from actual play, so the winning lead is not necessarily correct in theory nor proves anything. This is how it happened in a major event! Therefore, luck is a big factor in your score.
Congratulations! You made it to the end. Only question is whether youre through, or sticking around for a pot of stew. Hmm Let me add those scores again.
© 2012 Richard Pavlicek