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This is the 4th in a serie of newsletters from Topbridge.
 
 

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.


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