rusinow as per the rodwell book

[wank]

I'm a big fan of rusinow v NT and would definitely lead top from a touching doubleton. All fine.

 

In the Rodwell book though one of the pairs leads the top honour from 3 within a rusinow context. This sounds like the sort of agreement that you would only make if there was a good reason for it, so what is that reason?

[Zelandakh]

This sounds like the inverse of the idea in Slawinski leads, where you lead the highest from a sequence of 2 but (optionally) the second highest from a sequence of 3. Effectively you have one way of emphasising the highest card and another of emphasising the lowest card from 3 card sequences. Another popular and related idea idea is to lead the Queen from AKQ.

[rogerclee]

There are arguments for both but I prefer to lead rusinow only from 4, I find a huge percentage of the time you care a lot about whether partner has 3 or 4+, and it is often readable.

 

Not going to claim that it doesn't create issues sometimes but for example, if partner leads the Q and you have Kxx and dummy has Axx you know to discourage rather than encourage because you are just setting up declarer's xxxx.

 

KQx is an issue however if you play K = power, I lead Q from KQx unless it's known that I cannot have 5+ in that suit (ex: I open 1D and lead a spade honor).

[TWO4BRIDGE]

Another note: Upon watching the USA games week before last, it was stated that Meckwell play Rusinow ONLY if they have bid the suit .