Deal 4
 
  4



 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
1
pass2♣pass2
pass4passpass
pass

The bidding has been as shown.
The contract is 4 and it is your lead.

When you have made your choice click NEXT .
♠ K Q 7 3
K J 9
10 8 4
♣ 9 5 2



 


 

 
Deal 4
 
  4
♠ 9 8 2
A 7 5
K 3
♣ A Q J 10 4
  Lead the ♠K, the top of a 2-card honor sequence.

Against a suit contract you want to try to set up a quick winner in the suit.


Notice that with any other lead declarer would have been able to discard a ♠ loser (maybe both of them) on dummy's ♣s.

 Deal 5 
♠ K Q 7 3
K J 9
10 8 4
♣ 9 5 2
♠ 10 6 4
7
J 9 7 6 5 2
♣ K 8 6
  ♠ A J 5
Q 10 8 4 3 2
A Q
♣ 7 3