Question: What is the best lead?Vic:
Defending against a suit
contract, inexperienced players seem to have an overwhelming compulsion to lead
from doubletons. Because, I suspect, they are imagining voiding themself in
that suit & subsequently scoring a ruff. This is badly flawed logic at
best.
For West to score a diamond
ruff, diamonds would have to be led three times. And by the 3rd diamond lead
West would need to still have a trump left to ruff with. Facing a competent
Declarer, that is highly unlikely to happen, unless Declarer wanted it to
happen.
Unless they are leading a
suit partner bid during the auction, leading from a doubleton vs a suit
contract tends to be a very poor choice. In this particular case the card led
was an unsupported honor, making the choice to lead it even worse.
Generally speaking, leading
from length is much better than leading from shortness. Holding the West hand,
I would have been inclined to lead the spade Five (Bottom of Something). Some
would lead the spade Six (4th Highest).
Subsequent to a low spade
lead by West, good EW defenders will take the first 5 tricks. South deserves
only 6 tricks total for down two.
Ain't bridge a great game?
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