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

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Anybody can win a trick with an ace or a king. The cornerstone of declarer play and defence is to establish extra tricks so you can win tricks with your 2s and 3s. We’re focussing on the opening lead in this lesson but the skills we develop will help throughout the full hand.
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[@Calgree]

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

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

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My first lesson with Graeme, from Brasil!

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Best ever teaching video. Most amazing

[@dennisforsythe2095]

Lesson on leads made so much sense.

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

[@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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Amazingly jam packed content! Ty!

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So appreciative of your lessons. J from Victoria BC Canada

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thank you bajir, had a good morning!

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

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

[@dianaveitch395]

Good as usual! Learning a lot with Graeme..

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Great to hear! :) Thanks, Diana

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Thanks Graeme! Good explanation Regards Anna

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Big thank you from Egypt

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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 :)

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Canadian enjoying your lessons, Graeme

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I learned SO MUCH.

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love your lessons have help a lot.

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Hi there from Cambridge UK!

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Great lesson!

[@clarkewi1]

Thank u from Ireland ..

[@tWoforgamenot1]

nice play ! i love nt ! always have :)

[@cmpask1731]

Best lesson ever

[@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.

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Thanks LBO from Egypt

[@simonh306]

Top rate class, thank you

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Thank u for the awesome lesson & refesher

[@georgemorey2196]

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

[@tashasgran]

leavewould you think of trying 4th highest heart?

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best teaching bridge

[@margaretwalker1369]

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

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70%

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Thanks Mr G. :) Great

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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?

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Watching and learning in nz

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need to make 1 :)

[@rareessentials4889]

Please explain 2 over 1 convention

[@margaretwalker1369]

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

[@walky240251]

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

[@carolinedrissaig8912]

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

[@carolynr2422]

Hi from Montreal

[@ciaranbroadbery1458]

Thank you

[@barbarabloch8587]

all of this pertains only for NT games?

[@carmenroyall899]

What is the 8 ever and 9 never rule

[@margaretwalker1369]

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

[@subramanimahadevan6847]

thanks a lot

[@JohnWilson-bp3il]

middle up down

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3s

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4th highest

[@anniemackmckenzie4642]

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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Diamond

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volume is fine

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Here in new york

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8 of d

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middle diamond

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establish hrts 6h lead

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8

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6 of diamondsd

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lead the 8 of diamond

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High/low

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

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7

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lead 6H

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opponents bid spade

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8s

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it was bid

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7d

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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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As then return spade

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opp bid

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diamonds

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D8

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Not bid suit

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8D

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6h

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unbid suit

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when you do not lead from the Ace

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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