Bless me WordPress, for I have sinned. It’s been over two weeks since my last blog …
Since it has been a while (I won’t regale you with the excuses) just a quick recap to sum up where we were after the last “Responding to 1NT” blog. So far, the key parts (mainly INV) of the response structure to 1NT look like
- 2C: STAY
- ART FG R or BAL (near-BAL) no M INV, or
- 4S &/or 4H INV, or
- 5S maybe with 4H INV, or
- 5+m maybe with 4M INV
- 2D: TRF to H
- WK H, or
- 5H maybe with 4S INV, or
- 5H with 4+m INV, or
- some other strong hands as yet not spelled out
- 2H: TRF to S
- WK S, or
- 5S & 5H INV, or
- some other strong hands as yet not spelled out
Finally, I have been thinking of a motto to try and encapsulate the approach with DIP. After consulting some experts, I have gone with
cogitare, constituere, conficere
There’s a nice bit of Ciceronian alliteration in it, not simply with the first letter, but also with the final one. However, that’s not the reason: it’s my preferred translation (of the phrase “Calculate, Determine, Execute”) from the ones offered. It’s literal piece by piece translation is closer to
think, set-up, realise
but I think it gets the idea across as a whole.
Regards, DipBridge
