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

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.

[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.

[devikagoone]

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

[gracielajuda]

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

[mariondorin]

My first lesson with Graeme, from Brasil!

[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 :-)

[ghaniyabin-dhaaeral-yafei]

Best ever teaching video. Most amazing

[jaeranschaert]

So appreciative of your lessons. J from Victoria BC Canada

[diannejoyfulartistmattar]

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

[dianaveitch]

Good as usual! Learning a lot with Graeme..

[judekelly]

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

[dianaveitch]

The best " teaching video" I've watched

[annaflastershtein]

Thanks Graeme! Good explanation

Regards Anna

[janetpalin]

Canadian enjoying your lessons, Graeme

[tWoforgamenot]

nice play ! i love nt ! always have :)

[kogienaidoo]

Thank u for the awesome lesson & refesher

[archie]

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.

[margaretwalker]

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

[georgemorey]

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?

[carolinedrissaig]

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