Kit Woolsey's The opening leads (part 1)

Finals segment 6 Board 18 *

North

♠

KJ4

♥

Q65

♦

AKJ93

♣

KJ

W

N

E

S

1NT

P

2♦

X

2♥

P

1NT: 14-16

2♦: Transfer

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 6 Board 19 *

South

♠

J6

♥

A10854

♦

1096

♣

K65

W

N

E

S

1♥

P

1♠

2♣

P

2♥

P

3♣

P

3NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 6 Board 20 *

North

♠

10853

♥

J3

♦

AQ43

♣

J85

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

P

1♦

P

1♥

P

3♥

P

4♥

P

1♣: Strong

1♦: 0-7

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 6 Board 21 *

North

♠

KQ3

♥

J3

♦

108432

♣

J102

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

1♥

X

P

2♣

P

3♣

P

3NT

P

1♣: Strong

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 6 Board 23 *

North

♠

864

♥

6532

♦

AK73

♣

87

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

P

1♠

P

2♦

P

2♠

P

1♦: 11-15 2+ diamonds

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 6 Board 28 *

South

♠

Q

♥

J1087

♦

AJ1054

♣

K65

W

N

E

S

1♦

P

1♠

P

2♣

P

2♦

P

1♦: 11-15 2+ diamonds

Partner short diamonds

This is a required question

Finals segment 6 Board 29 *

North

♠

107

♥

Q6

♦

10632

♣

KJ1084

W

N

E

S

P

1♥

P

1♠

P

3♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 6 Board 31 *

South

♠

K52

♥

A654

♦

93

♣

KJ103

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1♠

X

P

2♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 2 *

North

♠

9864

♥

KQ105

♦

94

♣

AQ3

W

N

E

S

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♠

P

4♠

P

Partner short spades

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 3 *

South

♠

75

♥

QJ86

♦

J10952

♣

72

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

4♣

4NT

P

5♦

P

6♠

P

Partner short spades

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 4 *

North

♠

J42

♥

K1092

♦

87

♣

K1062

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♥

P

2NT

P

3NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 5 *

North

♠

K6

♥

10

♦

AQ962

♣

KQ864

W

N

E

S

1♦

1♥

1♠

4♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 7 *

South

♠

J73

♥

J952

♦

Q109

♣

965

W

N

E

S

P

1♥

X

1NT

P

3♥

P

4♥

P

Partner short hearts

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 8 *

North

♠

1076

♥

865

♦

A543

♣

Q97

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

2♠

3♥

P

4♠

P

2♠: Hearts and a minor

Partner short spades

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 11 *

South

♠

KJ96

♥

A2

♦

Q53

♣

AQ98

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1♦

X

P

2♣

P

2♦

P

4♥

P

1♣: Strong

1♦: 0-8

2♦: 5+ diamonds, 4 hearts

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 12 *

South

♠

5

♥

8732

♦

109843

♣

764

W

N

E

S

1♠

3♣

4♣

P

4♦

P

4NT

P

5♦

P

5♥

P

6♦

P

6♠

P

Partner short diamonds

This is a required question

Finals segment 5 Board 13 *

North

♠

KJ7542

♥

♦

95

♣

Q10985

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

P

1♦

2♠

3♥

3♠

4♥

4♠

P

5♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 3 Board 4 *

North

♠

K87

♥

Q

♦

KQ10653

♣

973

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

1♥

P

2♦

P

4♣

P

4♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 3 Board 5 *

North

♠

J1064

♥

10653

♦

QJ964

♣

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♥

P

4♦

P

5♣

P

7♥

X

P

7NT

P

4♦: RKC hearts

Partner short hearts

This is a required question

Finals segment 3 Board 9 *

South

♠

A3

♥

632

♦

J10532

♣

AK9

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

P

1♥

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♦

P

2♥

P

2♣: Relay to 2♦ for invite

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 3 Board 10 *

North

♠

Q942

♥

K943

♦

1082

♣

A6

W

N

E

S

2♣

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 3 Board 11 *

South

♠

975

♥

Q4

♦

72

♣

J109743

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

2♣

X

2♦

P

3♥

P

3NT

P

3♥: 4 hearts, 5 spades

Partner short clubs

This is a required question

Finals segment 3 Board 12 *

North

♠

98

♥

A54

♦

J1094

♣

QJ52

W

N

E

S

1♦

P

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♦

P

2♠

P

4♠

P

1♦: 11-15 2+ diamonds

2♣: Relay to 2♦ for invite

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 3 Board 13 *

North

♠

A943

♥

K873

♦

932

♣

65

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

1♠

X

3♠

5♦

X

P

1♦: 11-15 2+ diamonds

Partner short diamonds

This is a required question

Finals segment 3 Board 16 *

North

♠

J

♥

A85

♦

AJ10742

♣

Q82

W

N

E

S

P

2NT

P

3♣

P

3♦

3♠

X

P

2NT: Both minors or 6+ diamonds

3♣: Pass or correct

Partner short spades

This is a required question

Finals segment 2 Board 18 *

North

♠

943

♥

Q75

♦

Q9542

♣

43

W

N

E

S

1♦

1♥

2♣

2♥

3♣

P

3♥

P

3NT

P

1♦: 11-15 2+ diamonds

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 2 Board 20 *

South

♠

♥

9853

♦

Q872

♣

J9843

W

N

E

S

1♠

2♦

4♠

P

Partner short clubs

This is a required question

Finals segment 2 Board 22 *

South

♠

J6

♥

76542

♦

A9754

♣

7

W

N

E

S

2♦

P

2NT

P

3♣

P

3♦

P

3NT

P

4♦

P

4♥

P

4♠

P

2♦: Short diamonds

3♣: Minimum

3NT: 4-4-1-4

4♦: Forces 4♥, planned signoff

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 2 Board 23 *

South

♠

83

♥

AJ85

♦

J8632

♣

Q4

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

P

1♥

P

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

3♣

P

3NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 2 Board 24 *

South

♠

AQ10864

♥

3

♦

K2

♣

10653

W

N

E

S

1♥

P

4♥

P

4♥: Not necessarily preemptive

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 2 Board 30 *

North

♠

Q10

♥

K1085

♦

542

♣

K1054

W

N

E

S

2NT

P

3♥

P

3♠

P

3NT

P

4♠

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Finals segment 2 Board 31 *

North

♠

Q10986

♥

♦

982

♣

KQJ53

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

3♣

X

3♥

P

4♥

P

3♣: Puppet Stayman

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 6 Board 18 *

North

♠

J843

♥

85

♦

Q1095

♣

J103

W

N

E

S

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♥

P

4♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 6 Board 21 *

South

♠

Q765

♥

93

♦

AKJ9653

♣

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

1♥

2♦

X

3♥

3♠

P

4♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 6 Board 23 *

South

♠

AKQ765

♥

J6

♦

982

♣

J7

W

N

E

S

2♠

P

3♣

P

3♥

3♠

4♥

P

4♠

P

5♥

X

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 6 Board 24 *

South

♠

Q632

♥

K104

♦

A95

♣

AK2

W

N

E

S

3♦

P

Partner short diamonds

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 6 Board 26 *

North

♠

Q98765

♥

Q832

♦

8

♣

QJ

W

N

E

S

1♥

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 6 Board 28 *

South

♠

4

♥

QJ762

♦

AQ65

♣

532

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

1♥

X

3♥

5♥

P

5♠

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 6 Board 30 *

South

♠

5

♥

853

♦

KQ764

♣

J1087

W

N

E

S

1♦

P

1♠

P

2NT

P

3♥

P

3♠

P

4♣

P

4♦

X

XX

P

4NT

P

5♦

P

6♠

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 5 Board 1 *

South

♠

9

♥

AQ8754

♦

A7

♣

J1096

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1♥

1♠

X

P

Partner short hearts

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 5 Board 2 *

South

♠

KJ2

♥

986

♦

J92

♣

A986

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 5 Board 3 *

North

♠

A73

♥

1086

♦

J4

♣

AJ1065

W

N

E

S

P

1♥

2♦

2♠

P

2NT

P

Partner short clubs

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 5 Board 4 *

South

♠

AQ

♥

107532

♦

108

♣

QJ76

W

N

E

S

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♦

P

2♠

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 5 Board 10 *

North

♠

QJ105

♥

63

♦

A8

♣

QJ1073

W

N

E

S

1♦

P

1♠

P

1NT

2♥

X

P

2♠

P

3NT

P

Partner short spades

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 5 Board 14 *

North

♠

Q5

♥

J732

♦

AK8762

♣

Q

W

N

E

S

1♠

P

2♠

3♦

3♥

P

4♠

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 5 Board 15 *

South

♠

97

♥

1094

♦

J9852

♣

K95

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

P

2♠

P

4♠

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 3 Board 4 *

North

♠

432

♥

Q9762

♦

Q

♣

10975

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

P

1♠

P

2♣

X

2♦

P

X

P

Partner short hearts

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 3 Board 8 *

North

♠

1074

♥

A107532

♦

96

♣

74

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 3 Board 9 *

North

♠

85

♥

KJ943

♦

J6432

♣

J

W

N

E

S

P

2NT

X

5♦

P

X

P

5♥

P

Partner short hearts

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 3 Board 11 *

South

♠

AJ10

♥

83

♦

J1042

♣

10983

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

2♥

X

P

2♠

P

4♠

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 3 Board 13 *

South

♠

108

♥

QJ

♦

A874

♣

Q9864

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

2♦

P

2♥

P

X

P

2♠

P

2♦: 1 major

Partner short clubs

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 3 Board 14 *

South

♠

Q9

♥

AQ84

♦

A73

♣

AQ103

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

1♠

P

X

P

XX

P

2♣

P

X

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 3 Board 16 *

South

♠

842

♥

QJ62

♦

KQ97

♣

72

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1♠

P

2NT

P

3NT

P

Partner short diamonds

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 2 Board 18 *

North

♠

♥

K96

♦

86432

♣

87532

W

N

E

S

1♠

P

2NT

P

3NT

P

4♠

P

Partner short diamonds

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 2 Board 19 *

North

♠

3

♥

AK72

♦

A962

♣

6532

W

N

E

S

1NT

2♥

2♠

4♠

P

X

P

2♥: spades

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 2 Board 22 *

South

♠

QJ2

♥

10543

♦

KQ85

♣

107

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

P

1♠

P

2NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 2 Board 24 *

North

♠

K10872

♥

Q65

♦

A8

♣

976

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♣

2♥

3♣

P

3♦

4♣

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 2 Board 25 *

North

♠

KQ75

♥

K532

♦

J3

♣

KQ2

W

N

E

S

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♠

P

2♣: majors

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 2 Board 29 *

North

♠

K103

♥

106

♦

K10985

♣

754

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

P

1♥

P

1NT

P

3NT

P

Partner short diamonds

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 2 Board 30 *

South

♠

6543

♥

1082

♦

J42

♣

AK9

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

P

1♥

P

1NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Semi-finals segment 2 Board 32 *

South

♠

AJ83

♥

K85

♦

Q105

♣

K87

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1♦

P

1♥

P

1♠

P

3♣

P

3♦

P

3NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 19 *

South

♠

A

♥

K9742

♦

983

♣

Q986

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

P

3♦

P

4♠

P

3♦: Limit raise

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 22 *

North

♠

AJ87

♥

105

♦

Q5

♣

J9865

W

N

E

S

1NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 23 *

North

♠

Q83

♥

A9

♦

AJ1072

♣

643

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♠

P

3♥

P

3NT

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 24 *

South

♠

A93

♥

1073

♦

6542

♣

QJ7

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

1♥

P

1♠

2♣

2♠

3♦

X

P

3♠

P

Partner short spades

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 25 *

North

♠

K96

♥

A9

♦

J10953

♣

1052

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♥

P

4♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 26 *

North

♠

9

♥

AQ6

♦

AK106

♣

A7653

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

1♠

3♥

3♠

4♥

4♠

P

X

P

Partner short diamonds

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 27 *

South

♠

QJ965

♥

Q5

♦

1094

♣

Q65

W

N

E

S

P

1♥

P

2♣

P

2♥

P

3♣

P

3♦

P

3♥

P

4♥

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 28 *

South

♠

94

♥

Q965

♦

K853

♣

843

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1♥

P

1NT

P

2♥

P

2♠

P

2NT

P

3♣

P

4♠

P

1♣: Strong

1♥: Spades

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 29 *

South

♠

962

♥

J954

♦

A

♣

Q10875

W

N

E

S

1♥

1NT

3♥

4♥

P

4NT

P

5♣

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 31 *

North

♠

K10982

♥

AK4

♦

73

♣

A75

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

P

2♠

X

XX

3♦

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 6 Board 32 *

North

♠

85

♥

652

♦

A10652

♣

432

W

N

E

S

1♥

P

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♥

P

2♠

P

2♥: transfer to spades

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 5 Board 1 *

South

♠

AJ43

♥

1083

♦

Q95

♣

KJ3

W

N

E

S

1NT

X

P

2♣

P

X

P

Partner balanced

This is a required question

Quarter-finals segment 5 Board 2 *

North

♠

7

♥

K93

♦

AKQ3

♣

87532

W

N

E

S

1♣

2♥

P

4♥

6♠

P

1♣: Strong

Partner short spades

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Quarter-finals segment 5 Board 5 *

North

♠

Q87

♥

A106

♦

10743

♣

865

W

N

E

S

P

1♥

2♣

P

X

P

2♠

P

3♦

P

3♥

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 5 Board 8 *

South

♠

J102

♥

J73

♦

Q765

♣

1063

W

N

E

S

2♥

P

3♣

P

3♥

P

3♠

P

3NT

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 5 Board 14 *

North

♠

A865

♥

2

♦

K1084

♣

J982

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

P

1♥

P

3♥

P

4♣

P

4♥

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 5 Board 15 *

South

♠

843

♥

J2

♦

10942

♣

9854

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

X

XX

2♦

P

3♦

3♠

P

4♠

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 18 *

North

♠

Q3

♥

J9643

♦

8754

♣

95

W

N

E

S

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♠

P

4♠

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 20 *

South

♠

K962

♥

98753

♦

964

♣

5

W

N

E

S

1♦

P

1♥

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♦

X

P

Partner short hearts

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 21 *

South

♠

54

♥

Q3

♦

Q8764

♣

A865

W

N

E

S

1♣

P

1♦

1♠

P

2♣

3♥

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 22 *

North

♠

43

♥

74

♦

854

♣

KJ5432

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

2♦

P

3♦

P

3♠

P

3NT

P

Partner short clubs

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 24 *

South

♠

J652

♥

10854

♦

105

♣

A54

W

N

E

S

1NT

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 25 *

North

♠

♥

AQ10763

♦

Q42

♣

J864

W

N

E

S

2♥

2♠

P

2NT

P

3♦

P

Partner short diamonds

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 26 *

South

♠

Q106

♥

A9

♦

10873

♣

8652

W

N

E

S

P

1♠

P

1NT

P

2♥

P

3♥

P

4♥

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 27 *

South

♠

Q3

♥

K53

♦

QJ10432

♣

63

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2♠

P

3NT

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 31 *

South

♠

J62

♥

K103

♦

95

♣

AKQ104

W

N

E

S

1♣

4♥

P

Partner short hearts

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Quarter-finals segment 4 Board 32 *

North

♠

J102

♥

J9

♦

AK2

♣

KQJ105

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

1♠

P

2♣

X

3♠

P

Partner short clubs

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Quarter-finals segment 3 Board 7 *

South

♠

K1097

♥

1065

♦

764

♣

762

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

3NT

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 3 Board 10 *

South

♠

♥

Q8643

♦

J76

♣

108543

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

2♣

P

2NT

P

3♥

P

3♠

P

4♠

P

X

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 3 Board 11 *

South

♠

KJ7542

♥

J

♦

AK86

♣

42

W

N

E

S

2♠

X

3♠

P

4♥

P

4♠

P

5♣

P

5♥

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 3 Board 12 *

North

♠

103

♥

765

♦

QJ42

♣

9842

W

N

E

S

P

1♣

1♠

2♦

P

2♥

P

3♣

P

4♥

P

Partner short clubs

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Quarter-finals segment 3 Board 14 *

North

♠

Q986

♥

AJ3

♦

Q96

♣

J65

W

N

E

S

P

1♦

P

1NT

P

Partner balanced

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Quarter-finals segment 3 Board 15 *

South

♠

1075

♥

J103

♦

653

♣

AQJ2

W

N

E

S

P

1NT

P

2♥

P

2♠

P

Partner short spades

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Kit Woolsey's The opening leads (part 1)

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