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Detail specifications 71BG - Level 3 ★
Leading against a NT contract doubled
Leading against a NT contract : Your Partner has doubled.
Opps haven't bid any suit.:
Your Partner has asked for a lead in a major suit, a priori ♠. But, first of all, you should carefully examine your cards.
Opps haven't bid any suit.:
Your Partner has asked for a lead in a major suit, a priori ♠. But, first of all, you should carefully examine your cards.
- if you only have one or two low-ranked ♠ cards, then lead this suit.
- if you have5 ♠ cards with one or more high ranking honors, then your P can't have ♠. Therefore, he is signalling for CO!
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Leading against a NT contract : Your Partner has doubled.
Opps have bid one or more suits.,
Opps have bid one or more suits.,
- if Opps have bid a suit, your P is asking for a lead in the suit bid by dummy.
- if Opps have bid several suits, your P is asking for a lead in the 1st suit bid by dummy.
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Exercise Q3921. 8♦ Your Partner is asking for a ♦ lead, the suit bid by the dummy. Don't let him down.
Leading against a NT contract : Your Partner has doubled.
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Exercise Q3828 9♠ Your Partner is asking you to lead dummy's 1st bid suit.
Leading against a NT contract : Your Partner has doubled.
Example :
Example :
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QCM 3918
7♠. Opponents haven't bid any suit. Here, double is asking for a lead in a major suit. There's no doubt with only 2 ♠ cards.
7♠. Opponents haven't bid any suit. Here, double is asking for a lead in a major suit. There's no doubt with only 2 ♠ cards.
FR version
6♥ Opps haven't bid any suit. Double is asking for a lead in a major suit. Here, there is no ambiguity : with your Jack 5th in Spades, you know that your P is waiting on a ♥ lead!