The Opening Lead in Bridge - Learn Bridge Online with Graeme Tuffnell

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Stumbled upon your vlog recently and I must say, the lessons you share are truly timeless. Thank you so much for your valuable content.

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YES !!! thank you !! This free lessons are like gold for me. From Argentina always gratefull

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Thanks for enlightening me on the importance of understanding the concepts of “Leads”

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Amazingly jam packed content! Ty!

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My first lesson with Graeme, from Brasil!

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Best ever teaching video. Most amazing

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I learned SO MUCH.

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So appreciative of your lessons. J from Victoria BC Canada

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love your lessons have help a lot.

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thank you bajir, had a good morning!

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Big thank you from Egypt

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Hi there from Cambridge UK!

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Canadian enjoying your lessons, Graeme

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Thanks Graeme! Good explanation Regards Anna

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Great lesson!

[@dianaveitch395]

Good as usual! Learning a lot with Graeme..

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Great to hear! :) Thanks, Diana

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Lesson on leads made so much sense.

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That's exactly what we like to hear, Dennis!

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Thank u from Ireland ..

[@archie6945]

Did you mention that "top of a sequence" is three cards in NT but only two cards otherwise? After partner bid spades, isn't that enough reason to lead it (regardless of whether it's your joint longest suit)? Not sure how you worked out to return a spade when partner led a diamond...spent a long time wondering what the 8D lead might be but West had overcalled spades so should have had 5+; South had 3, so should have expected North to have more than 3....but spades was the only suit that might not have lost the lead.

[@dianaveitch395]

The best " teaching video" I've watched ever!!!!!

[@tWoforgamenot1]

nice play ! i love nt ! always have :)

[@diannejoyfulartistmattar8586]

Wow, appreciate your dialogue on the play of hand, Dianne Sacramento CA

[@walky240251]

35:33 how do you know north has the ace of hearts?

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Thank you so much, its Sunday morning in New Zealand.

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It's fantastic that we have people joining our community from all over the world! We hope you enjoyed :)

[@kogienaidoo6475]

Thank u for the awesome lesson & refesher

[@immirvine2825]

Technically I bid we'll. Playing is a bit of trouble. Thanks for this.

[@tashasgran]

leavewould you think of trying 4th highest heart?

[@bibo965]

Thanks LBO from Egypt

[@georgemorey2196]

if u only had the k/9 or k/3 would the k be the right lead ?

[@cmpask1731]

Best lesson ever

[@simonh306]

Top rate class, thank you

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Thank you, love you lessons

[@margaretwalker1369]

What about choosing which suit? On this auction isn't it best to lead a major?

[@gerryarty8342]

Thanks Mr G. :) Great

[@subramanimahadevan6847]

best teaching bridge

[@VictorMollo]

Terence Reese, in "Play of the Cards", lists four ways of winning tricks, which match pretty well with what you say: 1. Play a high card that nobody else can beat 2. Trump (ruff) someone else's trick 3. Establish a card using it's position, such as with a finesse or leading up to a king 4. Establish long cards. And, as he says, the first two ways are easy :-)

[@archie6945]

1. Not sure you always want to play an ace unless you've also got the king.

[@VictorMollo]

@@archie6945 Reese wasn't talking about opening leads, just about the mechanics of taking tricks. Which match pretty well with what Graham was saying.

[@archie6945]

@@VictorMollo And I was just commenting on "1. Play a high card that nobody else can beat"

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What is the 8 ever and 9 never rule

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Please explain 2 over 1 convention

[@tWoforgamenot1]

need to make 1 :)

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Why did the 8 of diamond automatically say to play spade?

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Watching and learning in nz

[@barbarabloch8587]

all of this pertains only for NT games?

[@margaretwalker1369]

It's often good to lead up to weakness in dummy.

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70%

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Thank you

[@carolynr2422]

Hi from Montreal

[@margaretwalker1369]

Developing tricks in your long suit only works in NT contracts really, doesn't it?

[@subramanimahadevan6847]

thanks a lot

[@carolynr2422]

volume is fine

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Here in new york

[@JohnWilson-bp3il]

middle up down

[@margaretwalker1369]

Lead the unbid suit, Diamonds. Save spades to knock off East's spades

[@tashasgran]

4th highest

[@annecooney2450]

8 of d

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I dont know what the “T” is …just a beginner

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Diamond

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Thankyou Im one for the rules so now I will try to think outside the square 🤔

[@joannrooney2081]

TRULY FANTASTIC LEARNED ALOT THX

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3s

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establish hrts 6h lead

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middle diamond

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High/low

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6 of diamondsd

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8

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8s

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lead the 8 of diamond

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7

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D8

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it was bid

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As then return spade

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4th H

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Count me in for next week. Best defence lesson I have had. Hope I have taken it all in.

[@joanbrookes5538]

Very helpful Graeme Please send me the link Bajir

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lead 6H

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opponents bid spade

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Not bid suit

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7d

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8D

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6h

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diamonds

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opp bid

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when you do not lead from the Ace

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unbid suit

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Z

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top of nothing

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middle up down

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8

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8D

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unbid suit

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top of nothing