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Open leading A is good

#1 User is offline   mikl_plkcc 

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Posted 2008-December-03, 08:04

Scoring: IMP

My table plays:
N [space]E [space]S [space]W 
 [space] [space] [space] [space] [space]/ 
1[di] / [space]1[sp] 2[cl] 
4[di] 5[cl] 5[sp] / 
6[di] / [space]/ [space]//

Open lead: ♥7
Result: +1

Another table plays:
N [space]E [space]S [space]W
 [space] [space] [space] [space] [space]/ 
1[di] / [space]1[sp] / 
2[di] / [space]4[sp] / 
6[di] X [space]/ [space]/
//

Open lead:♥a
2nd trick lead:♣a
Result: -1

Conclusion:
Leading a non-trump A is good for defensing a large suit contract.
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Posted 2008-December-03, 08:09

Um, ok??
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Posted 2008-December-03, 08:14

Certainly superior to underleading Aces, this time.

Of course, a bazillion examples could be provided where the heart 7 lead from A7x might be the only lead to set the contract.
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Posted 2008-December-03, 08:21

kenrexford, on Dec 3 2008, 02:14 PM, said:

Certainly superior to underleading Aces, this time.

Of course, a bazillion examples could be provided where the heart 7 lead from A7x might be the only lead to set the contract.

See This hand

South led a low heart from A83 as the only lead to beat the slam.
As a mild matter of interest, west made 7NTx in the other room.
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Posted 2008-December-03, 08:30

a better conclusion: when you can cash two fast tricks against opponents slam, it's a good thing to do it ;-)
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