You usually want to make an attacking opening lead to set up tricks in your long suit. Lead the fourth-best card (count down from the top) from your longest and strongest suit unless: Partner has bid a suit. You should then lead his suit.
Who makes opening lead in bridge?
The opening lead is the first card played in the playing phase of a contract bridge deal. The defender sitting to the left (LHO) of the declarer is the one who makes the opening lead. Since it is the only card played while dummy’s cards are still concealed, it can be critical for the outcome of the deal.
How to determine opening lead in bridge play?
D. Defenders have a long suit/s which force declarer to ruff. Choices Based on Strength- Based on bidding inferences, determine partner’s likely point and suit holdings: 1. If partner does not hold honors, lead to preserve possible tricks based on own holdings 2. If partner has useful honors, lead to finesse dummy 3.
What are the cardinal rules of opening leads?
Opening Leads There are 2 considerations to opening leads: • which suit (more important) • which card Which Suit to Lead (in order of preference) 1. partner’s suit – one of my cardinal rules is always lead your partner’s suit. You never lose the post mortem by leading partner’s suit.
When to lead your partner in a bridge contract?
Basic bridge defense. Bridge opening leads for notrump contracts and suit contracts. When to lead your suit and when to lead partner’s suit. When to make an attacking lead and when to make a passive lead. What suit to choose and what card to lead. You are here: Home > Defense > Opening Leads
What’s the non standard opening lead in bridge?
There are other “non-standard” opening lead agreements such as: > Leading Attitude against notrump (the lower the card you lead, the more you like the suit). > Rusinow Leads: You lead the second of touching honors (so from KQ you lead the Q, from QJ the Jack). > 10 or 9 shows 0 or 2 higher cards, Jack denies a higher card.
