Lesson 14 - Opening the lead - 30 mins
Your Helpcard contains all the below information.
Right, the bidding is over and your opponent's have won the contract. You are sitting to the left of the declarer and it is your job to open the lead. Which card do you choose to lead?
In any suit contract e.g. 1 spade or 3 hearts, don't lead a trump. Bearing that in mind, follow the list below in order.
- Always lead a singleton first, a singleton is where you only hold one card of a suit
- If no singleton then lead the highest of your partner's bid suit
- If neither of the above and you have an ace and king of the same suit - lead the king
- If none of the above and you hold a king, queen and jack of the same suit - lead the king
- If none of the above lead the highest card of a doubleton suit (two cards only held)
- If none of the above then lead the 4th highest of your longest and strongest suit
In any no trumps contract e,g, 1 no trump or 3 no trumps, you have a choice. Either:
- lead the highest of your partner's bid suit, or
- lead the 4th highest of your longest and strongest suit
Either is good but experience will help you decide which of them works best with different types of bidding.
If you follow the bridge starter system, both you and your partner will understand each other better and will become a strong club partnership. Now have a go at the quiz.
Opening the lead - quiz
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