KamalK Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hello I have no idea when its right (mostly, usually) to lead trump. When I do, I mess it up, when I dont, movie 'says' it should have been done. Any basic 'rules' for trump leads? All help welcome.....thanks in advance. Regards Kamal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hello I have no idea when its right (mostly, usually) to lead trump. When I do, I mess it up, when I dont, movie 'says' it should have been done. Any basic 'rules' for trump leads? All help welcome.....thanks in advance. Regards Kamal I assume you mean opening leads. The auction and your hand needs to suggest that the opponents will be either crossruffing or trying to establish a long suit by trumping small cards in the suit. A small caveat if the long suit will be overruffed by partner a trump lead is not as critical as if you are short in the suit and declarer will be overruffing behind you or discarding losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 A specific hint: I think if you always lead a trump on the auction1X p 1Y p 2Z p p pwhere X is higher than Z, you are doing well. Like 1♥ p 1♠ p 2♣ all pass. That is advice that is often given and I have just seen it be right time after time after time, from really any trump holding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 No trump lead - from four trumps- from a singleton- if it might give away a trump trick (Qxx / Jx)- when they show strenght and tricks (lead aggresive) Lead trump - when declarer plays in his second suit: 1H - 1S - 2D - pass. Declarer will try to ruff hearts.- with highcards in declarers second suit (not trump)- against a doubled partscore- when they play 2X after garbage stayman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 jdonn are you abandoning your law? http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?sho...ndpost&p=296291 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 jdonn are you abandoning your law? http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?sho...ndpost&p=296291 Now just giving different advice, the law is still valid. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hi, The first question is, what a trump lead does / is. #1 A trump lead cuts down declarers ruffing power, so if the deck is yours, and they are sac. a trump lead is usally asked for. Also if you have a strong holding in one of their long side suits (usually declarer has shown a two suiter), you usually want to prevent that the side suit gets established, i.e. that declarer ruffs with trumps from the short suit, to get take away your tricks. #2 A trump lead is usually safe, if we only consider typicall holdings from which to lead a trump, e.g. excluding Qxx, it usually gives nothing away, but it does also usually not help your side to develop tricks. So if they are in a tight spot, a trump lead is usually not the worst idea, similar, if you are clearly holding the strong hand, and p is basically dead, i.e. can hold at most a jack or a queen, it makes sense to try to find a passive lead. But this consideration is not specific to trump leads, you need to ask yourself, is the auction asking for an agressive or an passive lead, if the answer is passive lead, than a trump lead is an option. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 http://books.google.be/books?id=r0dtP5H3NJ...page&q=&f=falseEddie Kantar Teaches Modern Bridge Defense; p.32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamalK Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Many thanks to all for the valuable inputs and links. Appreciate your help. All responses were very useful. Regards Kamal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 :( isn't it illegal to post copyrighted material on the internet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 :) isn't it illegal to post copyrighted material on the internet? Man, I hope not...my best recollection is that copyright attaches upon creation, not registration - so my liberal use of the "quote" button a few seconds might get me in trouble... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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