Lancia Club

ROMAN DEFENSE

Opening-leads(suit):

A=AK alone

K=Ace incl.

Q=King incl.

J=Q or T incl.

X=Mostly 4th best

No good lead=2nd of 3

        (top of nothing)

Opening-leads(NT):

A=Mostly K+Q incl

K=Ace incl.

Q=King incl.

J=Queen incl.

Opening-lead in partner-suit

or when dummy is known:

K=AK

K=KQ

Q=QJ

J=JT

Hxxx=4th

Hxxxxx=4th best

Discards:

Odd=Encourage,

    if none high-low

Even=Discourage,

     size=Lavinthal

Partner from a solid suit=

     Size=Lavinthal

Opps set up a long suit:

     Low-high=3+cd

     High-low=2cd

Leading for partner trump:

     Lavinthal