LEAD WITH THE ACES

ANSWER: The spades may not be splitting for declarer, but it still seems right to go active by leading a top diamond rather than a relatively passive heart. Anytime your partner has diamond length or one of the top three diamonds, this is a sensible lead. Moreover, if the diamond ace-king are to your right, the lead doesn’t cost a trick.

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