Jinksy Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 [hv=pc=n&e=skjt4hj4dajt3c875&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1c(4%2B)1s2h3c(Spade%20support)3hp4hppp]133|200[/hv] Teams. Pick a card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 There's a good case for the king of spades here, in case we need a switch. A diamond is a gamble that could be right (but could also be very wrong), a club seems to have little upside, and this looks more like a cash out situation, so a trump doesn't stand out. I don't like to lead an unsupported king (from length), so I will lead the presumably standard Jack. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 We may well need two diamond tricks to beat it but even then, it may be necessary that diamonds are played from partner in case declarer has the king. So I lead a spade. Hopefully partner can figure out that the diamond switch is necessary. I think that is the biggest danger. As long as partner has one of the spade honours it is hard to see how a spade lead could be losing DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 [hv=pc=n&s=sq52h72dkq64ckqt9&w=sa9876ht6d985caj4&n=s3hakq9853d72c632&e=skjt4hj4dajt3c875&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1c1s2h3c3hp4hppp]399|300[/hv] I am not saying ♠J lead is wrong. But there are cases where K lead can be important. It has also other side effects. I have seen declarers playing me for AK of the suit I led and misplacing the remaining honors he needs.Almost all good players are aware that leading K in an agreed suit in defense does not promise Q. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyC Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Mr Ace: Although you did manage create a layout (albeit completely inconsistent with the bidding :P ) where switching to a club is the only winning defense, it's an absolutely minuscule chance. By far our best chance to defeat the contract is in diamonds (either via tricks or a ruff). Leading a lower spade (J or T) gives us the best chance to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Mr Ace: Although you did manage create a layout (albeit completely inconsistent with the bidding :P ) where switching to a club is the only winning defense, it's an absolutely minuscule chance. By far our best chance to defeat the contract is in diamonds (either via tricks or a ruff). Leading a lower spade (J or T) gives us the best chance to do this. "By far best chance" kind of words by you is consistent with your other replies in other topics.http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Im not going to be a genius here. The sK is imaginative for sure and it will never blow a trick double dummy. But single dummy its possible and even likely that partner overtakes to fire a diamond through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I am a little concerned about the JS lead for the reason that if there is Qxx in the dummy it can be hard for partner to realise he is supposed to put the ace on and play a diamond back. For that reason there is a strong case for a low spade here I would have thought, force partner to win and play a diamond back. Of course, by the time I realise this it is already some minutes since I led the spade J. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Wow I hate the spade king lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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