No-Trump: you are P1, the Forehand and the Declarer; P2, P3 and P4 passed. Trick 1 of 12: you lead.
P3Defender
P2Defender
P4Dealer and Defender
Your hand
Pad
- Talon: you took C♥, Q♠ and V; the Defenders got XIX, 4♦ and 8♣. You discarded V, VI and VII.
- You want to win this trick.
Which card do you lead?
Answer
The K
. In No-Trump nothing trumps anything, and the K is the highest Heart, so it takes this trick whatever the others hold. The 9
loses to any higher Club, and the J
loses to the C if another player holds it.
. In No-Trump nothing trumps anything, and the K is the highest Heart, so it takes this trick whatever the others hold. The 9 loses to any higher Club, and the J loses to the C if another player holds it.Rule: When you lead, choose a card that can win the trick if your contract needs tricks or Card Points, or one that is likely to lose it if your contract wants as few of them as possible.