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  1. 1. Your approach

    • Pass, I will guess right later
      0
    • Double, we may have a heart game
      7
    • 2 clubs, let's see what partner has
      7
    • 2 diamonds, this might make
      1
    • 2 hearts, this won't get passed
      0
    • 2 spades, a better cue than 2 clubs
      9
    • 3 clubs, of course this is a mixed raise
      2
    • 3 diamonds, should be safe
      2
    • 3 hearts, fit jump
      6
    • 4 diamonds, the LAW tells me so
      3
    • 4 spades exclusion KCBW (there is always a monkey)
      0
    • 5 diamonds, this may make or they may guess wrong
      1
    • 2N, this shows roughly 2=4=5=2 with better hearts than diamonds
      2

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It is partner's shape that is critical if they get to 4♠. I do not want to show ♥s (unless also promising lonnnnng ♦s) and face a decision over 4♠, feeling I should consider saving due to my undisclosed support.

Isn't this the best reason for a fit jump?

 

I'm not tempted to go to 5♦ if pard doesn't fit hearts. If we have a double fit however, 5♦ rates to be very cheap.

 

My biggest fear is that our hands are mirrored.

We may play fit-jumps differently: for me, the fit jump would deliver at least 5♥s along with long ♦s: I do not want to be in a 4-3 fit in 4♥ and I do not want to be in a 4-4 ♥ fit, saving against 4♠, when we have a 5-5 ♦ fit! Remember that it is partner who will be taking the save decision and he won't worry about an inadequate ♥ fit if he holds 4 of them (if you show 5, as I would via a jump)

If my pard is playing me for 5♥ / 4♦, why would he automatically take preference to hearts with 4? Is there a strategic reason for diving in hearts instead of diamonds?

 

Even then, the 4-4 may play fine, altough a diamond ruff becomes a possibility.

 

We aren't buying this hand in 4♥ under any circumstances, so I'm not concerned about the prospects of a 4-3 fit.

The strategic reason is obvious if this is at the 4-level, and lies in "at least 5 hearts" at the 5-level. I think 3♥ is possibly 6=3 but never 4=5 in the red suits, so with 4 hearts partner will always bid 5♥ not 5♦.

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