luke warm Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 these are about the same difficulty level as the first set (same chapter), with hints given from the bidding... your lead, have fun 1} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E1D........1S........2C.........P2NT.......P.........3NT 2} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E1NT.......P..........2C.........P2S.........P..........3NT.......P 3} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]N...........E..........S..........W1C.........1D........1NT.......P2NT........P..........3NT.......P 4} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E3NT* (gambling).... all pass 5} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E2NT.......P..........3NT........P 6} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]N..........E..........S..........W1D........P..........2C.........P2S........P..........2NT........P3C........P..........3S..........P3NT 7} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E1NT...all pass 8} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E1D.........P..........1S.........P1NT........P..........2NT.......P3NT 9} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W...........N..........E1NT all pass 10} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E2NT.... all pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 1. Heart2. Diamond3. Top spade - they are going to need red suit tricks to make this4. Diamond ace5. Small heart6. Small heart - the weak hand has the heart length7. Spade ten - top heart could let them set up hearts before you set up spades8. Diamond jack9. Spade10. Spade jack The motto? Never lead clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 No hidden solutions this time? OK here are mine: 1) 4th best heart. Partner didn't support spades, and they showed stoppers.2) Low diamond. Dummy has hearts and we have a sure side entry.3) spade jack. I prefer to lead partner's suit, but here I have a good suit, two sure side entries, and only a singleton in diamonds.4)Diamond ace, as usual against gambling 3NT I lead an ace.5) Very difficult! Low heart?6) heart lead seems obvious.7) spade ten.8) partner is almost broke. The heart queen is not enough to set it, since declarer can hold up twice. The diamond queen would give much better chances. I lead a LOW diamond.9) 7 of hearts, safest. Usually defend passively against 1NT, aggressively against 3NT.10) delighted to lead the spade jack! Maybe I'm missing something, but I thought that nr.5 was very difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 I see that I have two different answers than Micky.. perhaps they weren't so simple after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 I tend to avoid leads from xxx, mainly because I'm normally made to play MUD...I think the other one is quite close, but I guess that if they do have the top three diamond honours then they only need 5 tricks outside of their red suit tops, so a low diamond is probably the better lead. I agree that number five is nasty as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 1. 5♥ partner didnt support my ♠, if she has any honor hopefully its ♥ 2. 4♦ opps have both majors, hoping to help partner. 3. J♠ dont want to lead thru my partners ♦ 4. Q♠ top of sequence 5. K♥ I'll be happy with 2 tricks here? 6. 7♠, partners length? 7. 10♠ top of sequence 8. J♦ top of sequence 9. 4♠ - 4th best 10. J♠ - top seq Thanks Jimmy,, these are good to do! <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Jillybean, Though I think that nr. 5 is very tough, I'm pretty sure that the heart K is NOT the right answer. Leading an honor from KQxx or QJxx against a suit contract is fine, but against notrump you should lead low. Lead an honor from KQJx or QJ10x, or from a broken sequence like KQ10x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Jillybean, Though I think that nr. 5 is very tough, I'm pretty sure that the heart K is NOT the right answer. Leading an honor from KQxx or QJxx against a suit contract is fine, but against notrump you should lead low. Lead an honor from KQJx or QJ10x, or from a broken sequence like KQ10x. Hannie,yes, I'm sure you are quite correct :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochinko Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 I feel so lonely. Does noone else lead ♦8 on #5? Petko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 ok guys, here are the 'answers' as given by robert ewen... thanks for looking, i hope this helps... i'll post some more later (they should get increasingly difficult) 1} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E1D........1S........2C.........P2NT.......P.........3NT most of you got this one correct... declarer is ready for a spade lead, so a low heart is correct... you might even consider the 5 since your partner probably doesn't have many hcp and the chance to mislead declarer slightly about the number of hearts you hold might give you an edge 2} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E1NT.......P..........2C.........P2S.........P..........3NT.......P ewen gives the diamond 4 since, absent a pretty poor psych, responder has 4 hearts and declarer 4 spades 3} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]N...........E..........S..........W1C.........1D........1NT.......P2NT........P..........3NT.......P ♠J ... normally it's right to lead partner's suit, but most of you understand why that isn't advisable this time... a stiff, a decent suit to lead, and outside entries 4} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E3NT* (gambling).... all pass no surprises here, the ♦A lets you peek at dummy 5} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E2NT.......P..........3NT........P this is the one most of you found the toughest (wtg petco!)... in general, when declarer shows strength like this it's not bad strategy to go passive... lead the ♦8, let declarer do his own work 6} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]N..........E..........S..........W1D........P..........2C.........P2S........P..........2NT........P3C........P..........3S..........P3NT yep, the ♥2... unbid suit, a seeming reluctance to commit to the nt game 7} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E1NT...all pass ♠10... normal lead 8} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E1D.........P..........1S.........P1NT........P..........2NT.......P3NT ♦6 (or 5)... partner probably has very little, maybe he can help here... the jack would be ok except the suit was bid on your right 9} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W...........N..........E1NT all pass try the passive ♥7 against 1nt... a lead from your honors might (probably will) help declarer 10} [hv=s=saq865haq865d72c3]133|100|[/hv]S..........W..........N..........E2NT.... all pass the ♠J is safe and potentially constructive... it's unlikely to help declarer and can possibly be good for your side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 strongly disagree with the analysis on 5. You need to get a major suit setup before the club ace is knocked out and they have 9 tricks. Leading a diamond here gives up what could be a very vital tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Thanks Justin, that makes me feel a little bit better about getting the tough one wrong :-( More lead problems coming Jimmy?? These are fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 that's the good thing about this type problem, different people can feel differently about them... as far as #5 goes, i have always been taught to go passive when a strong 2nt is opened (unless there's a sequence or something from which to lead)... but that doesn't mean there aren't other philosophies... maybe thinking has changed in the years since this book was first published i'll post more han, just as soon as i can :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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