First Lead (when defending)
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In NT lead your fourth highest card of your longest suit
In suit contracts the lead is intuitive but some to consider are
| The suit you would like to lead back |
| Top of a sequence (say Q,J,10 lead Q) |
| Your partners suit if called |
| Through strength |
| Singleton (not a singleton trump) |
| Top of nothing |
| Lead an un-bid suit |
| A small card from your longest suit |
Principles when playing the Hand
General
Make sure that your can get the lead in the hand where you have winners. Do not waste your entries.
Do not automatically lead out your aces - try and use them to cover the opponents Kings
In No Trumps
It is probably best to play your longest suit at every opportunity to try and make the last few tricks in that suit
Keep 'stops' in other suits until the end to stop your opponents running away with that suit
In trump contract
Draw out all you opponents trumps first
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