European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse I by Charles Goren and Omar Sharif think before you Lead both vulnerable North a 1083864 3 4 a South k9vqj 10753 0 k44976 the bidding North East South West 1 it pass .4.9? pass pass. Pass opening Lead ? most textbooks contain a table of opening leads but they Tell Only part of the Story. While the compilation does give you the right card to pick from specific holdings quite often you do not have the sort of Combina Tion shown and have to select the Best suit As Well the right card to Lead. Consider West s dilemma on this Deal. The auction is straightforward. North South who were using a 15 17 Range for a one no Trimp open ing reached four hearts via a direct route. With Only nine Points in High cards South was not interested in anything More than game. As West All you have to do is choose the opening Salvo. We know that some Bridge columns would feature a Lead of a Low Diamond. The King would turn up in Dummy partner would hold the Queen and you would steal a Dia mond trick to fracture an otherwise unbreakable contract. That s too Clever a Lead for us and the Ace of diamonds is More Likely to Cost a trick and a Tempo than gain. The next suit to eliminate is Spades. To Lead from an unsupported Knave on this sort of auction begs for trouble and Here it would Cost a trick and hand Declarer the con tract. That leaves a Choice Between Trumps and clubs. We think it s a toss up. If you selected a Trump Declarer will eventually go Down because every card is wrong. There s no Way to avoid los ing two tricks in each minor suit. If you opted for a club there s a Bonus. Partner can score a club Ruff As Well for Down two. Different strokes for different folks 0 4 East West vulnerable. West deals. 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