Bridge with Harold Schogger © Opening Leads. Bridge with Harold Schogger © Blind Opening Leads Against Suit contracts 1. TOP of Sequence So if I lead

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Opening Leads


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Blind Opening Leads Against Suit contracts

1. TOP of Sequence

So if I lead a King I will be promising Q J 10

So if I lead a 10 I will be promising

10 9 8

WHY ?

To eventually build TRICK


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Blind Opening Leads Against Suit contracts continued

2. TOP of Singleton

So if I lead a 7 I might be promising Just one or ?

Why ?

Looking FOR A POSSIBLE RUFF


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3. TOP of Doubleton

So if I lead a 8 I might be promising

A lower one next time part of doubleton OR ?

Why ?

Looking FOR A POSSIBLE RUFF


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4. TOP of Nothing

So if I lead a 9 I might be promising

Lower ones to come or ?

Why ?

SAFE GIVING LITTLE AWAY


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The 4 TOPS :-

1. TOP of Sequence

2. TOP of Singleton

3. TOP of Doubleton

4. TOP of Nothing


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TWO DON’TS WHEN BLIND :-1. Don’t lead from a Tenace – a broken sequence of Honour cards

2. Don’t lead from an Unsupported Honour ie honour with small cards


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Differentiating between a doubleton & trebleton rubbish

Standard methods you lead top of doubleton and top of nothing so how does Partner know whether you have two or three

With the 4 TOPS Both of these we lead the 8

RECOMMEND MUD = Middle Up Down with three And stick with top of Doubleton

Now we lead 8 Now we lead 5 then 8


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BLIND OPENING LEADS against suit contracts

The 4 TOPS :-1. TOP of Sequence 2. TOP of Singleton 3. TOP of Doubleton 4. TOP of Nothing

1. Don’t lead from a Tenace – a broken sequence of Honour cards

2. Don’t lead from an Unsupported Honour ie honour with small cards

So what shall we lead from these hands :- against a 4 contract

Can’t lead ? Can’t lead ?

Can’t lead ?

A Club as it’s a Tenace

So you can lead either K top of Doubleton or 9 top of nothing

A club as its unsupported honour

A diamond as its unsupported honour

So you can lead Q (top of sequence)


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ALPSA =

P =

L =

S=

Always

Lead

Partner’s

Suit

Which one ?

1. Ace if you have it

2. Top from Doubleton

3. Top from sequence

4. Top of nothing

5. Top from singleton

6. Low from an honour other than Ace so with Q642 or K82 lead the 2 on both occasions


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More points on Opening leads :-Contract 4

Lead ?

K probably best

DON’T LEAD A SINGLETON WITHGOOD HAND IT PARTNER CANNOT HAVE ANYTHING

THEIR 26 PLUS your 14 PARTNER HAS ZILCH


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More points on Opening leads continued :-

Contract 4Lead ?

K probably best

LONG IN TRUMPS LEAD LENGTH

YOU HAVE LOADS OF TRUMPS


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More points on Opening leads continued :-

Contract 3NTAfter auction Of 1NT – 3NT

Lead ?

9 probably best

TRY AND FIND PARTNER WITH BAD HANDS

YOU HAVE VERY BAD HAND


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Analyze the lead

1. Is it 4th highest ?

2 . Is it top of sequence ?

3. Is it top of Nothing ?

4. Is it promising an honour (entry) later ?

5. Is it a singleton ?

USE THE BIDDING TO WORK ALL THIS OUT

LOOK AT DUMMY AND YOUR OWN HANDESPECIALLY THE SMALL CARDS FOR ALL THE CLUES


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Some examples

Probably top of nothingOr singleton

Probably 4th highestPromising honourNo sequence at top Of suit

Almost certain to be top of sequence

USE THE BIDDING TO WORK ALL THIS OUT

LOOK AT DUMMY AND YOUR OWN HANDESPECIALLY THE SMALL CARDS FOR ALL THE CLUES

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Bridge with Harold Schogger © Opening Leads. Bridge with Harold Schogger © Blind Opening Leads Against Suit contracts 1. TOP of Sequence So if I lead