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Lead and defense will we attack and what?

Poll: Offensive or defensive? (3 member(s) have cast votes)

What is your lead?

  1. a spade (0 votes [0.00%])

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  2. a heart (0 votes [0.00%])

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  3. a diamond (1 votes [33.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 33.33%

  4. a club (2 votes [66.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 66.67%

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#1 User is offline   affe82 

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Posted 2012-September-13, 08:20

Up against a world class partnership (recent champions in Lille) in the local league you face the following problem:


1= precision style: 1)Nat, may have longer 2)any 4441 3)4-4-0-5 4)11-13 balanced
What is your lead? And your reasoning therefore?

If you as me chose an attacking 5, you will be faced with the following:



Partner plays Queen headed by ace and declarer returns 7. Now what?
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Posted 2012-September-13, 08:28

Isn't dummy in the wrong spot if you were opening leader?
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Posted 2012-September-13, 08:42

East is playing with West as dummy and you are South.
Should be correct although might be an unorthodox presentation, no?
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Posted 2012-September-13, 08:45

Had to think long and hard about where West and South are on the table - it's right. Feels like the play is going in the wrong direction though.
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Posted 2012-September-13, 23:00

I lead a .

Makes no sense for declarer to push back holding less than 4 cards. The 7 might be cute from an original AT87(x) holding. Let's let declarer work for their potential trick. Declarer should be 2=3=3=5/3=3=2=5, 2=3=4=4 or 3=3=3=4. Win J and play 5 hoping to find KQ10x with partner. Plan to win the 3rd trick and judge from partner's cards whether to continue a or try a . Partner's likely shapes seem to be 3=4=2=4, 2=4=3=4, 2=4=4=3. S/he can get back to you with a after winning the . That card is likely a count card. If partner has 3 play the 8 early so pard is not endplayed. Hope s/he has the 10.
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