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The lead chart

This lead chart below will only find the correct card to lead once you have
chosen the suit. The card to lead is shown in magenta.

Trumps/
Lead From Defence type
notrumps
Top of a sequence K Q J x (x) Either Attacking/safe
King from three honours A K Q x (x) Either Attacking/safe
Ace from Ace/King(1) A K x (x x) Either Attacking/safe
Top of a sequence Q J 10 x (x) Either Attacking/safe
Top of an exterior sequence K Q 10 x (x) Either Attacking/fairly safe
Top of an exterior sequence Q J 9 x (x) Either Attacking/fairly safe
Middle of interior sequence K J 10 x (x) Either Attacking/fairly safe
Middle of interior sequence A J 10 x (x) Notrump only Attacking/fairly safe
Fourth highest K 9 6 5 (3) Either Attacking/fairly
dangerous
Fourth highest A 10 8 4 (2) Notrump only Attacking/fairly
dangerous
Fourth highest(1) A K 8 3 (2) Notrump only Attacking/fairly
dangerous
Lowest from 3 to an K 8 2 Either Can mislead partner
honour
nd
2 highest from small 9 8 4 3 (2) Either Passive
cards
Middle, Up, Down 9 8 2 Either Passive
Top of a doubleton 9 4 Either but most Attacking/dangerous
often against
trumps

Things to note about leads.

! Notice first that some of the leads in the chart apply to either
trump or notrump contracts. (See the third column marked
Trumps/Notrumps). This is mainly because against a trump
contract we almost never lead a low card away from an Ace.

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