Rusty I love your 1nt opening. It also follows rule of 3 queens which says try to play nt with 3 queens. However, I learned that if I open 1d and rebid 2c I may be 5-4 or 4-5 which are equally likely patterns AND partner does not take a preference to 2d with 6-7 points and 3 clubs and 3d's or even 2c's and 2d's. The preference is taken only when dummy has 8-9 or more d's.