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Tor
Helness World Grand Master |
Leads and Signals
Hello Bridge friend!
Leads and Signals
Standard count, upside down attitude.
3rd/5th Leads
Lead vs suit vs NT
Ace AKx, Ax(+) AK, AK(+)
King AK, KQ(+),KQ109 KQ, AKJ10
Queen QJ, QJx(+) KQ109, QJ, QJ(+)
Jack J10, J10(+), KJ10(+) J10, J10(+), KJ10(+)
10 10 x, 109(+), H109(+) 10x, 10 9x(+), H109(+)
9 9x 9x
X Xx, xxX, xxXx, xxxxX Xx, xxX, xxXx, xxxxX
Note: vs NT A KJ10(+) and KQ109(+).
This leads ask your partner to put a possible Q( J) under your K( Q).
Discarding:
First free discard:
Discard a low card in a suit you want your partner to play or a high card
in a suit you don't want him to play.
On partner lead:
Discard a low card in the suit if you want your partner to continue,
a high card if you want him to change suit.
Exceptions:
If partner leads an ace vs suit contract and dummy holdes a singelton, a
low card from you indicates change to the lowest ranked suit and a high
card to the highest ranked suit(Lavinthal).
If dummy holdes Qxx(+), show your distribution. Your partner need to
know if he can safely play the King or not.
Change suit:
If you change to a new suit in the middle of a board play a low card if
you hold A, K, Q or better in the suit, if not play a high card. From a
sequence lead as if it was an opening lead.
Tor Helness in 2002 for Topbridge.com
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