If a trump has been declared by the dealer it is not, as a rule,
good play to lead trumps up to his strong hand; this lead would
necessarily place any high trump cards that your partner may hold
in a bad position. If, however, you hold a sequence in trumps and
strength in the side suits consisting of combinations from which you
do not wish to lead, a trump lead is admissible.
The following are given as examples of hands from which the trump
should be led when the dealer is the maker. In these cases hearts are
trumps.
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| ♥ | ♦ | ♣ | ♠ |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| [K] Q J | A Q x x | K x | K J x x |
| [K] Q | K J x x | A Q x | K x x x |
| [Q] J 10 | A J x x | A Q x | K x x |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
The underlined card indicates the lead.
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Transcriber's Note: |
| The underlines have been replaced with square brackets. |
| For example [K]. |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
When dummy is the maker of the trump, there are many hands from which
the trump should be led as an initial opening. If you hold tenace
suits, or suit containing single honours, and the adversary or your
partner leads to you, you are in a better position to make your high
cards, hence a trump opening in order to throw the lead.
If, however, you hold a sequence in any one suit, the trump lead
is not necessary. Leading from a sequence is always good play, and
rarely results in loss.
The following hands are given as examples of original trump openings
when dummy is the maker.
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| ♥ | ♦ | ♣ | ♠ |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| [J] 10 | A Q x | K J x x |A Q x x |
| [9] x | A J x x | A x x x |K x x x |
| [7] 3 | A Q x | K x x x |K J x x |
| [8] 5 | A Q x x x | A J x |K Q x |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
The underlined card indicates the lead.
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Transcriber's Note: |
| The underlines have been replaced with square brackets. |
| For example [K]. |
+---------------------------------------------------------+