🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Steve wrote:

> Last night pard and I held:
> 
> SOUTH (dealer)
> Qxx
> 10xx
> QJ
> AKQ10x
> 
> NORTH
> KJx
> AJ8xxx
> AK
> Jx
> 
> Most Souths opened 1C or 1NT, depending on methods, and a huge number of
> pairs got to the impossible 6H contract.
> 
> The diamond duplication is, indeed, as ugly as it gets ..but I wondered
> whether folk in here had methods/suggestions to avoid reaching such a
> doomed contract.
> 
> STEVE in NZ

Apart from sophisticated systems, there is a way in those naturaln, too:
simply agree hearts and N should ask 4NT (RKCB). After 5D response
(1 of missing 3), there is a chance to stop (some players will bid 6H
on a finesse, but many wouldn't).
example:
1NT (12-14)	3H
4H		4NT (RKCB)
5D		5H

or 
1C 		1H
1NT(2C)		2D (new minor forcing)
2H		4NT
5D		5H

Piotr Radzikowski